Monthly Archives: September 2009

Dodgers, Braves Tie for Pennant

Posted on September 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Dodgers and Braves would meet in a best-of-three playoff series to determine the National League representative in the World Series. Both teams won their regular-season finales to stay tied for first. The Dodgers beat the Cubs, 7-1, and the Braves beat … Continue reading →

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White Sox vs. Reds in World Series

Posted on September 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 28, 1919: "Buster Brown" takes a look at what causes homelessness. LAPD Sgt. Frank Harlan talks about the motorcycle unit: "The worst offenders we have to contend with are boys under 20 and new drivers. Many of the latter … Continue reading →

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Egghead Prof. Doesn’t Want Babies, Wife Sobs

Posted on September 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 28, 1909: Prof. Zorn doesn't want babies! The secret life of John Fitzgerald is finally revealed.

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Voices — William Safire, 1929 – 2009

Posted on September 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Here are some of the basic characteristics of the Nixon inner style, or method of operation: –A preference for persuasion rather than coercion. –An identification with heartland qualities, leaning unabashedly toward the square side. –A frustrating assumption of opposition … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 27, 1945: Lt. Col. James P.S. Devereux, Marine hero of Wake Island, is back home after spending several years in Japanese POW camps. Deanna Durbin in “Lady on a Train.”

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Polanski Case Revisited

Posted on September 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 16, 1977: Roman Polanski says he's not guilty of raping an underage girl. March 13, 1977: The unidentified victim told police she was given drugs and raped. March 25, 1977: Polanski is indicted on sex charges. May 1, 1977: … Continue reading →

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Ike, Khrushchev Deadlock on Berlin; Cubs Beat Dodgers

Posted on September 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 27, 1959: Not so fast. The Cubs routed the Dodgers, 12-2, and the Braves edged the Phillies, 3-2, creating another tie atop the National League standings. The Dodgers could have clinched at least a tie for the N.L. title … Continue reading →

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Car Thief in Short Pants Is the ‘Human Eel’

Posted on September 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 27, 1919: Don Clauser is a car thief in short pants … and the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm seeks to dissolve the corporation. March 15, 1921: Don Clauser, the “Human Eel,” escapes from the Whittier school with the superintendent’s … Continue reading →

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Death in a Small Cafe

Posted on September 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 27, 1909: A tale of murder in a San Fernando Street cafe. And imagine: "A ranch on Adams Street west of the city limits."

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September 26, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

September 26, 1959: Al Capone’s widow is preparing to sue over the film “Al Capone,” seeking a share of the profits, Matt Weinstock says. Gene Tierney has been released from the Menninger Clinic, a news story says.

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

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch
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New Cartoon Show Premieres

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Dodgers Lose! Pennant Race Tied!

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 26, 1959: An 11-year-old girl is in serious condition after being dragged 25 feet when her brother tied her to their father's pickup truck while playing cowboy.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

California gets 16,000 Nazi POWs as farm workers. Spencer Tracy in "The Seventh Cross." Funeral services are planned for Harry Chandler, who died Sept. 23, 1944, at the age of 80. "Until a few days before his death he had … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Take 1-Game Lead

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

How could this pennant race get more exciting? The Dodgers beat the Cubs in 11 innings, 5-4, with a home run from one of the remaining Boys of Summer, Gil Hodges, giving them a one-game lead over the Braves, who lost … Continue reading →

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‘Cut Wife Into Little Pieces!’

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

All was not well in the De Barbadillo household. Sept. 26, 1919: Rabbi Isidore Myers leads the People’s Synagogue in celebrating the new year.

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School Segregation

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 26, 1909: African American parents in Marshfield, Ore., don’t want their children to go to the separate school set up for blacks and Asians.

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Artist’s Notebook — Huntington Gardens

Posted on September 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Huntington Gardens by Marion Eisenmann The Huntington Gardens by Marion Eisenmann The Huntington Gardens by Marion Eisenmann Marion Eisenmann and I were going over some of her recent work and this caught my eye: A page of value studies … Continue reading →

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George ‘Evil Genius’ Hodel Rides Again III

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Above, Page 79, “Most Evil,” by Steve Hodel So far, the majority of votes are against dissecting the problems in “Most Evil,” which is fine with me because it would be almost as much work as debunking John Gilmore’s “Severed,” which … Continue reading →

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Voices — Alicia de Larrocha, 1923 – 2009

Posted on September 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

April 22, 1980: The late Daniel Cariaga profiles pianist Alicia de Larrocha. The New York Times has reported that Larrocha died in Barcelona at the age of 86. The Times plans an obituary in upcoming editions.

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