Monthly Archives: July 2009

Found on EBay — Quiet Birdmen

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

This Quiet Birdmen belt buckle has been listed on EBay. Not much has been written about the QBs, a select group of test pilots, astronauts and other elite aviators, because they were quiet. In addition to this belt buckle, the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 31, 1959

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

Responsibility Law Every motorist has heard of the financial responsibility law. Today a man named Tom furnishes a horrible example of how it can work. On May 20 he stopped in the left lane at Sepulveda Blvd. and Vose St., … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 31, 1959

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File 'Stop the Press,' Cries Flash Reporter Joe To you, the Laurel Canyon fire may be old news. But I just heard about it. And I've got to admit that it's a matter of special embarrassment to me, because … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 31, 1953: "Ride Vaquero!" has a giant, full-stage screen. And it's not on Netflix.

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

     Los Angeles Times file photo July 6, 1960: Barry Atwater in "Alcoa Presents: The Day the World Wept — the Lincoln Story." Update: As many people guessed, this is Barry Atwater, who died in 1978. Just a reminder … Continue reading →

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Pilgrimage Play Opens

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

  May 31, 1920: Preparations are underway in El Camino Real Canyon for "The National Pilgrimage Play."   Aug. 26, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit what was then Pilgrimage Play Theater for Nuestro Pueblo. The play wasn't presented … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo — San Pedro

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 31, 1939: Nuestro Pueblo visits San Pedro and encounters an irascible lighthouse keeper, Irving Conklin. "Some idiot will write a story with a lighthouse in it," Conklin says of filmmakers. "It doesn't matter if the lighthouse is in the … Continue reading →

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For Men Only

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 31, 1899: Dr. Talcott for whatever ails men. Private entrance.

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Small Boys in Trouble!

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

    July 31, 1889: This looks like a dull, gray page. But read some of the stories: A saloon fight … a feud between neighbors over dirt thrown down a well … a man writes an insulting letter to … Continue reading →

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Drinking With the Junior League — 1952

Posted on July 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Special Daiquiri Cocktail: "This cocktail hits like a sap to the back of the head." Brady Potts takes over in this week's Cooking With the Junior League and examines mixology from Memphis, 1952: "Oh my. "This…this is a tasty, tasty … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 30, 1959

Posted on July 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Seems to Me You Have a Complete Disregard for the Female of the Species." Beatnik Memo As others before him, Lawrence Lipton, Boswell of the beatniks, has learned that all sorts of unlikely things can happen when a person writes … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 30, 1959

Posted on July 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File A Crumbled Kookie Caper, and No Comb I don't know Edd Byrnes personally, and it's probably for the best. In person, he might be a charming, very likable young man. And if that were the case, all of … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Elite Spy Agency

Posted on July 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 30, 1952: Look, the also-ran weekly rival to Life, runs a story about the elite, super-secret Central Intelligence Agency. The title, "Inside CIA," is a play on John Gunther's book "Inside USA" and its successors.

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Bicycles on Sale!

Posted on July 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 30, 1899: A bicycle on sale for $35 ($894.21 USD 2008).

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Sanity Hearing for Clara Lightfoot

Posted on July 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 30, 1889: Former Mother Superior Clara Lightfoot is suffering from acute mania. She will be taken to the asylum today … Henry Penk and J.H. Gomer shoot a dog and are arrested for discharging firearms within the city … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 29, 1959

Posted on July 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Great Scott! I've Kept You Rigid for Almost Two Hours! Why Didn't You Stop Me, Miss Simmons? Body Surfers It appears that Bob Lee, who, as reported here, was knocked down by an unidentified object, which turned out to be … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 29, 1959

Posted on July 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 29, 1959: The "Orientals" being sent to Congress from Hawaii include future Sen. Daniel K. Inouye. And notice the story about Nikita Khrushchev being invited to visit the U.S. And the Mirror-News brings out an extra about the arrest … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Reading Material

Posted on July 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 29, 1951: Some familiar titles: "The Caine Mutiny" and "From Here to Eternity" and then there's "Communism, Democracy and Catholic Power." What's this? "A study of the Kremlin and Vatican as suppressors of free thought?" Of course, you … Continue reading →

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L.A. Olympics Begin

Posted on July 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 29, 1984: Two wire obits (George Gallup and James Mason) and a lead story out of Beirut with the Olympics as the main art. Below right, July 30, 1984. The Summer Olympics opened in LA. with equal doses of … Continue reading →

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Police Court

Posted on July 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 29, 1899: John Hasty pleads not guilty to begging — and may get a bath.

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