Monthly Archives: July 2009

Matt Weinstock, July 9, 1959

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Way, Way Out The Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America have been sending me daily notices concerning their convention here this weekend and, although I am open-minded on flying saucers, I simply don't know how to handle thisoverwhelming situation. As … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 9, 1959

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 5, 1959: Ira Cockrum is arrested in the death of his grandson. Confidential File About a Grandpa Who Killed Michael Gary Cockrum, a stocky little kid with blond hair and desert-brown skin, was buried yesterday. After 14 years … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 9, 1932: Constance Bennett stars in "What Price Hollywood."  Don't you just love this lettering?

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Dodgers Back in First Place

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

A memorable night for the Dodgers and Manny Mota. The Dodgers climbed back into first place in the National League West by sweeping the Atlanta Braves in a Dodger Stadium doubleheader, 5-3 and 4-3. Mota led the way with four … Continue reading →

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Executive’s Killing Reveals Double Life

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

View Larger Map Seco Street, Pasadena, in the vicinity of the killing, via Google maps' street view. George T. Judd lived a model life as far as anyone could tell. He was a respected financial executive, and he and his … Continue reading →

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Funeral Home Refuses to Give Up Body of Murder Victim

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 9, 1899: The coroner gets enmeshed in a grim dispute over the body of a murder victim. Before C.D. Howry, the coroner's preferred funeral home, could claim the remains of Mrs. Earl Hanchette, Bresee and Shafer, a rival company, … Continue reading →

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Drunk Woman Rescued From Surf

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

   July 9, 1889: A drunk woman is rescued after she wanders into the surf at Santa Monica. She had just lost her job as a servant because she was an alcoholic.

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Found on EBay — Marilyn Monroe Pictures

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

If you have $10,000* that isn't doing anything, you might want to pick up some Marilyn Monroe photos by Joe Jasgur that have been listed on EBay. And yes, you may recall him as the guy who said Monroe had … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 8, 1959

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mother's a Smuggler There is a nice old doll, maybe 60, who drinks along with the boys in a Hill St. bat cave. Every now and then some longtime friend calls her Mother, which leads to mutual merriment. The Mother … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 8, 1959

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confidential File How Secrets Filter From Me to Kozlov WASHINGTON, July 8 — Allowing Soviet Deputy Premier Kozlov to visit the University of California's radiation laboratory at Berkeley has been called "soft-headed nonsense" by Rep. Lipscomb (R-Los Angeles). Lipscomb … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Your Movies

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1930: Will Rogers in "So This Is London" and Gary Cooper in "A Man From Wyoming." Then there's "Anybody's War," a black face film about World War I. And Helen Kane in "Dangerous Nan McGrew."

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Holy Barbarians — Continued

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Reading "Holy Barbarians" has turned into a curious case of role reversal. I was a youngster when the book was published and the beats and squares who populate Lawrence Lipton's study of the Venice scene would have been my parents' … Continue reading →

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Chessman’s Execution Upheld; Drysdale Throws Perfect Innings

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1959: The state Supreme Court upholds Caryl Chessman's death sentence. A fire breaks out at the compressor plant at Kanola and Fullerton roads in Union Oil's drilling field. Kanola and Fullerton via Google maps' street view. Don Drysdale … Continue reading →

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Officer Arrests Boy, 7, in Burglary

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1899: Officer Ziegler arrests a couple of youngsters in the theft of some tools. "Officer Ziegler holds the record for being a terror to small boys," The Times says. "All lawbreakers look alike to him, regardless of age, … Continue reading →

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An Unusual Bet on Boxing Match

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

   July 8, 1889: Dutch Pete and Charles Beaucaire make a bet on the Sullivan-Kilrain fight. Evidently the loser will carry the winner in a wheelbarrow from the Anheuser saloon to the Nadeau Hotel, at 1st and Spring, and back. … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on July 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

This rather remarkable pink elephant dress from the Playdeck department at Bullock's Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $100.

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Matt Weinstock, July 7, 1959

Posted on July 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Feverish Fourth Let us calmly reflect on the Independence Day weekend. July 4 came on Saturday and by all rights it should have been observed then and then alone. But a kind of fever now seems to grip people … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 7, 1959

Posted on July 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Ensenada's Brooding About Tijuana's Sins For natives of Ensenada there's a long, lean summer ahead. The gaiety picked up a little over the Cuatro de Julio* weekend, but so far this year, the Baja California resort city has … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Your Movies

Posted on July 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 7, 1927: Now playing in Los Angeles, Pola Negri in "Barbed Wire." And look! It's our old pal Rube Wolf! What's this? "Her Unborn Child." "A startling problem play of youth   love   sex."

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Services for Theater Organist Bob Mitchell

Posted on July 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Daily Mirror fan Karie Bible of Film Radar reports the death of theater organist Bob Mitchell. Mitchell was a regular feature of the Los Angeles Conservancy's Last Remaining Seats series. He was quite frail at this year's event but … Continue reading →

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