Monthly Archives: October 2009

Jealous Boyfriend Stabs Actress to Death

Posted on October 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 12, 1959: Chester Harvey Smith stabs LaJean Ethridge to death while on location for the filming of “The Alamo.” He was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

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Final Arguments in Black Sox Trial

Posted on October 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

    July 30, 1921:  "This man, by his own confession, sat in his room at the Warner Hotel here and arranged to receive $10,000 for the dirty work he planned. Then Judas-like, he went downstairs to hobnob with his … Continue reading →

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President Taft Has a Bully Time in Los Angeles

Posted on October 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 12, 1909: President Taft has a bully time in Los Angeles.   Oct. 12, 1909: Fire breaks out at 143 N. Gless in “Little Russia.”  "Eighteen complaints have been filed against members of the Russian colony because of their … Continue reading →

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L.A. in the grips of Gustavo-mania

Posted on October 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gustavo Dudamel throws himself into his conducting during his inaugural performance at Walt Disney Concert Hall as new music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times / October 8, 2009) Through the generosity and … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 11, 1938: Judy Garland leaves her prints in concrete at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre before the premiere of "Babes in Arms."

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Witnesses Scheduled in Black Sox Trial

Posted on October 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Chick Gandil, Buck Weaver, Swede Risberg and Happy Felsch are expected to testify in the Black Sox trial. Arnold Rothstein says he didn’t pay $10,000 for the missing confessions in the Black Sox case.  Rothstein also says he has no … Continue reading →

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President Visits L.A.!

Posted on October 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Over the years, Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale drew many variations on “Miss Los Angeles” before adopting the best known version, a Latina. Above, here she is in 1909, welcoming President Taft. At right, Miss Los Angeles, Feb. 26, 1920 l … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Dyas-Cline

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gunsmith W.H. Billy Wilshire dies, Oct. 11, 1935. This shoulder holster from Dyas-Cline Co. sporting goods in Los Angeles has been listed on EBay.  Dyas- Cline became Cline-Cline about 1913, which would make this holster older than I suspected. Bidding … Continue reading →

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October 10, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

As for Baseball . . . Now that the madness has abated slightly, let us take a calm second look. The Dodgers, a Horatio Alger team, won a stirring victory, breaking all known records for everything. With it came a … Continue reading →

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Driver Trapped in Crushed Car

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1959: The obituary of Carl Frank Ludwig Ed (pronounced "Eed"), creator of “Harold Teen,” makes the front page. Firefighters use hydraulic jacks to free Thomas Kerry Richmond, 16, who crashed into an abutment beneath the Southern Pacific overpass … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 10, 1938: MGM plans a series of mystery films for Melvyn Douglas (casting him in “The Thin Man?” Now there’s an interesting idea). And Bulldog Drummond gets a wife for his next movie.

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Crowd Roars Welcome to Dodgers

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1959: L.A. welcomes Dodgers. NBC game show producer Howard Felsher says 75% of "Tic Tac Dough" was rigged. Hey, it’s “The Crawling Eye” with Forrest Tucker! That would make a nice double-feature with “Fiend Without a Face.” And … Continue reading →

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Reds Take Black Sox Series

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale on the Reds taking the 1919 World Series.   “Mutt and Jeff” on the pronunciation of “Cicotte.”  Oct. 10, 1919: Rath up. Strike one. Foul, strike two. Rath opened the contest with a pop fly that … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates Is on Vacation

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 10, 1959: “Would you allow your child to eat garbage? Then why do you permit her to read such trash? Replace those four-letter words with another four-letter word –“LOVE”—and give her something worthwhile to read.” I wonder if … Continue reading →

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Our Troubled Constitution

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  How about women? Aren’t they citizens? Then why can’t they vote? Oct. 10, 1909: The great state of California, the most rapidly growing and one of the largest commonwealths of the nation, is struggling along under a Constitution that … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook – Brookside Golf Course

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 2, 2009, Brookside Golf Course, Marion Eisenmann This week, Marion visited a place in Pasadena. She writes: It is a section of the golf course, viewed from the north side of the  Rose Bowl. I walked inside, and sat … Continue reading →

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October 9, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Refreshing View People who were reared in small towns and now live in big, busy cities are inclined to forget the life they knew unless, as in the case of Mrs. Pat Bernesser of Inglewood, they get a look at … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Oct. 9, 1959

Posted on October 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 9, 1959: What to do with a boy-crazy girl. And Ignored asks: My husband has made it plain that he prefers the television set to me. Several of my women friends have the same complaint. What could be … Continue reading →

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Welcome Home Champs!

Posted on October 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 9, 1959: Welcome Home Champs! The “Cinderella Boys” made it! Oct. 9, 1959: A bit of road rage from Frank Sinatra!

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 9, 1937: “Lost Horizon,” which opened March 10, 1937, features rare instruments.

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