Monthly Archives: November 2009

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 12, 1949: "I wish Metro would find a good dressmaker for Judy Garland instead of making her rip off those much-needed pounds. What if she is fat? A clever dressmaker can hide the bumps.”

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Former Nixon Aide Kills Family, Self

Posted on November 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Lifeguard Duffie Fryling pries his arm out of a shark's jaws while swimming near Paradise Cove. Fryling, who was treated for cuts on his wrist, says he eluded several other sharks in rushing to the beach. “The Lovers” is … Continue reading →

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IWW Official Lynched After Shots Are Fired at Armistice Day Parade

Posted on November 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 12, 1919: An AP dispatch says a mob in Centralia, Wash., hanged an IWW official –originally believed to be Britt Smith and later identified as Wesley Everest – for allegedly being one of the union members who … Continue reading →

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Illinois Mob Lynches Two Men

Posted on November 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

   Nov. 12, 1909: A mob in Cairo, Ill., goes on a murderous rampage, lynching a Will “Froggy” James, an African American, and Henry Salzner, who was white. Sheriff Frank Davis tells Illinois Gov. Charles S. Deneen: "The streets are … Continue reading →

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November 11, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

A Dog’s Life Several weeks ago Glen Shahan’s miniature schnauzer, Henry, developed a cough.  When it persisted, the veterinarian recommended that Henry’s tonsils come out.  This was done but poor Henry continued to wheeze, and the other day Glenn, ABC … Continue reading →

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Nov. 11, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on November 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

John Law Gets Sort of Rough Now and Then For a minute.  Talk to him for just a minute and you know that he’s not the man who looks for trouble. He’s a quiet man.  Everything about him is quiet.  … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

   Nov. 11, 1948: Edgar “Slow Burn” Kennedy dies of throat cancer at the Motion Picture Country Hospital. “He had been ill quite a long time and suffered untold agonies,” Hedda Hopper says. 

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Pro Hockey for L.A.

Posted on November 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 11, 1959 Would L.A. warm up to ice hockey? Bob Hannam apparently thought so. Described in The Times as a Pasadena insurance man and president of a local amateur league, he was the front man for an … Continue reading →

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Beating Victim Identified

Posted on November 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

  A Senate subcommittee hears testimony about drug traffic from Mexico. Reading may become a lost art!   Nov. 11, 1959: Here’s a name that may sound familiar to people who follow the Black Dahlia case: Lillian Lenorak. You may … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on November 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 12, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit a produce stand on Atlantic Boulevard run by a man “who looked as though he had seven kids and lumbago.” At least we learn that Owens did the driving and … Continue reading →

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Nation Observes Armistice Day

Posted on November 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

     Nov. 11, 1919: Among the activities planned in Los Angeles for the first anniversary of the end of World War I is a "war pageant showing a night battle scene in all its phases." Interestingly enough, a similar … Continue reading →

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Cat Fight Interrupts Trial

Posted on November 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 11, 1909:A cat fight on the porch of a building directly opposite the courtroom windows stops a trial in the Hall of Justice. Judge Davis ordered the sheriff to deal with the cats, so a deputy climbed to an … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Oviatt’s

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Here’s a remarkable item from Oviatt’s – a necktie that the vendor says belonged to James Benton Van Nuys. And by remarkable, I mean remarkably hideous.  But it is from Oviatt’s, one of the most distinguished men’s stores … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 10, 1959

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The Satirizing Americans     The persons probably most amused by the movie and TV stereotype of the American Indian are the scores of Indians themselves now working in industry in the L.A. area.     Many of them take a … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Nov. 10, 1959

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Evelyn Is a Real Old Hand at Drum Beating     I'm not one to go around saying I told you so.   But I did.     Three years ago I warned you about Eloise's alter ego, Evelyn Rudie.     I … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 10, 1947: Hal Wallis’ script “Be Still, My Love,” is “too stupid to shoot.”  "Be Still, My Love," from a novel by June Truesdell, was to be about a Southern California college teacher who kills one of her … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Don’t Expect Any Bargains

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 10, 1959 The Dodgers were feeling generous. Frank Finch reported on the team's prospects during the interleague trading period and found Vice President Buzzie Bavasi talking about what teams he could help. "With that short porch in left … Continue reading →

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Wife Stabs Bob Crosby

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 10, 1959: June Crosby stabs her husband, Bob, with a 10-inch letter opener during a fight. She tells Beverly Hills police that she grabbed the letter opener to fight him off after he pushed her down during a violent … Continue reading →

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Mexico, U.S. Blame Each Other After Border Crackdown Fails

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Lerdo’s Typical Grand Mexican Orchestra and “Eyes of Youth” at Tally’s Kinema at Grand and 7th and “Her Game” at Tally’s Broadway, 833 S. Broadway. Nov. 10, 1919: A plan by American and Mexican authorities to deport 100 to … Continue reading →

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Woman Whistles for a Cop

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 10, 1909: Hope Whittaker, who works until midnight as a cashier at the Peking Cafe, carries a police whistle in case of emergencies and used it when accosted by Eric Eich. Officer Blaisdell arrested Eich after Whittaker said: … Continue reading →

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