Monthly Archives: August 2009

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 28, 1976: A time capsule of the '70s: Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and President Gerald Ford with the logo of the 1980 Olympics in Jim Berry's "Berry's World." The U.S. led the boycott of the 1980 summer Olympics, held … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo — Ft. Moore Hill

Posted on August 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 28, 1939: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit Ft. Moore Hill for Nuestro Pueblo and The Times writes about Lt. E.O.C. Ord's 1849 survey of the city, giving a history of early street names.

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Chinese Troops Cross India Border!

Posted on August 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 28, 1959: The Times brings out an extra as Chinese troops cross into India. Are these girls really supposed to be chubby? At left, strange occurrences at the Gas House (d. 1962), 1501 Ocean Front Walk in Venice. "Mrs. … Continue reading →

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Detective Captures Elusive Chicken Thief

Posted on August 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 28, 1899: Mullen and Bluett, 1st and Spring. Karl Schillinger is an elusive chicken thief, but Detective Auble tracked him down.

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Soldier’s Widow Spends Pension on Getting Drunk

Posted on August 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 28, 1889: The Times has a bonus for subscribers to the Weekly Mirror — a book on embroidery. Officer Dugan picks up a chronic alcoholic who spends her widow's pension on liquor.

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 27, 1959

Posted on August 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Matt Weinstock is on vacation.

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August 27, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on August 27, 2009 by lmharnisch
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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

          Aug. 27, 1975: The Times adds "The Circus of P.T. Bimbo," a short-lived comic that is just as dumb as it sounds. Plus "Doonesbury," "Mary Worth," "Momma" and "Broom-Hilda."

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Cooking With the Junior League, Las Vegas

Posted on August 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

This week in Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy focuses on the brunches of Las Vegas. She writes: Food-wise, Las Vegas has come a long way in recent years.  From commercially proven brand names like Wolfgang Puck, Bobby Flay, … Continue reading →

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Theater Troupe Near Riot Over Pay

Posted on August 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 27, 1899: Alexandra Dagmar at the Orpheum … and at base-ball at Fiesta Park. Ladies free.   The backer of a theatrical troupe is taken to the police station for protection after performers threaten to riot because they … Continue reading →

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Hallucinations of a Cocaine Fiend

Posted on August 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 27, 1889: Hanna Los Angeles College, at Hope and 8th streets, is opening for the fall term. An unidentified visitor at the New Natick House on Los Angeles Street tries to throw a woman out of his room — … Continue reading →

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Voices — Dominick Dunne, 1925 – 2009

Posted on August 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times / August 7, 2001 Dominick Dunne gestures during an introduction before reading to a small group of people from his book "Justice: Crimes, Trials and Punishments" at a Beverly Hills hotel. Dominick Dunne's Dangerous … Continue reading →

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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s Eulogy for Robert F. Kennedy

Posted on August 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Love is not an easy feeling to put into words. Nor is loyalty, or trust, or joy. But he was all of these. He loved life completely and lived it intensely." June 9, 1968: The Times' obituary of Sen. Edward … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 26, 1959

Posted on August 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Matt Weinstock is on vacation.

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August 26, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on August 26, 2009 by lmharnisch
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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

         Aug. 26, 1974: Here's a real slice of the 1970s — "Tank McNamara" and a redesigned "Lolly." "Lolly" was an old 1950s strip that had undergone several incarnations at this point and although the fashions have been … Continue reading →

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Saving the Watts Towers

Posted on August 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Simon Rodia (or Rodilla as The Times referred to him in early stories) with his creation in 1952. By Devon McReynolds On a recent smoldering Tuesday afternoon, I visited the Watts Towers for the … Continue reading →

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Hair Trigger

Posted on August 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Aug. 26, 1899: For healthy babies, give them Gail Borden's Eagle Brand condensed milk.   A following story clears up some of the confusion. Louis Mayer was a barber and Mary E. Smith was a hairdresser who had … Continue reading →

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Followed by ‘Woman in Black’

Posted on August 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 26, 1889: Gibson & Lemon, 54 N. Spring St., has Johnston & Murphy shoes. The Times interviews an unidentified woman who complains of being followed by a unseen "woman in black," who steals things. No one believes her. Not … Continue reading →

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Voices — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, 1932 – 2009

Posted on August 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Those Who See Only Dwarfs Today Are the Sort Who Belittled Giants Past December 3, 1987 By EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Edward M. Kennedy is the senior senator from Massachusetts. This commentary is adapted from a speech that he gave recently … Continue reading →

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