Monthly Archives: December 2009

Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 8, 1959

Posted on December 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

  A Civic Confessional on Sin and Stupidity     A few miles north of Charleston, South Carolina, on Highway 52, there's a brand new billboard welcoming travelers to the gracious, growing Dixie city.    It reads: The Association ofSouth Carolina … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on December 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 8, 1945: Larry Storch, 22,  gets a lucky break.

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Boy Kills Mother, Wounds Stepfather in ‘Dream’

Posted on December 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 8, 1959: A teenager kills his mother and wounds his stepfather during what he calls a bad dream.   Edna Fisher, 38, was killed and Donald Fisher, 28, was injured. Dec. 9, 1959: Edgar Lee Cox was suspended from … Continue reading →

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The Complicated Geometry of the Eternal Triangle

Posted on December 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

“When a Feller Needs a Friend” by Clare Briggs Dec. 8, 1919: To help raise money for Liberty Loans during World War I, a fundraising campaign was begun in which an engaged couple would win furniture, linens and other items … Continue reading →

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Drunk Man Kills Food Wagon Vendor

Posted on December 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

What women want for Christmas: a desk. Dec. 8, 1909: The operator of a food wagon at 9th and Main streets is shot to death after refusing to give some food to a drunk man. The killer escapes through a … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay: Silverwood’s

Posted on December 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

 This Royal Stetson DeLuxe from Silverwood’s has been listed on EBay – with what the vendor says is the original box. Bidding starts at $49.

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 7, 1959

Posted on December 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The Rainbow's End     One by one the old landmarks are disappearing.  Last week the Rainbow, with its old-fashioned mahogany bar, folded.     The shabby Rainbow was known in bat cave circles as the saloon that cared.  Great men … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 7, 1959

Posted on December 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Is This Really Tokyo Rose?         Her name is Iva Toguri d'Aquino, but you know her as Tokyo Rose.     And that's why she hides.     She's 43 now.  She has a small business and a smaller circle … Continue reading →

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John Birch Society Official to Speak in L.A.

Posted on December 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  535 S. Hoover via Google maps’ street view. Dec. 7, 1959: Robert Welch is speaking in Los Angeles on the first anniversary of the John Birch Society. The Freedom Club was founded in 1952 by Dr. James W. Fifield … Continue reading →

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Christmas Snapshots

Posted on December 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dec. 7, 1919: Continuing our exploration of Christmas ads in The Times, we find an electric car “for her” …  … home-brewed beer … … Tetrazzini records … … QRS piano rolls … [I think "All the Quakers are Shoulder … Continue reading →

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Predictions for Aviation Week

Posted on December 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 7, 1909: How would you describe flying in an airplane to someone who’s never done it in a time when all but a few people are earthbound?  "By climbing to the top of a tall tree in a … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on December 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 6, 1943: “Even though Martha Raye has the biggest mouth in these parts, she didn't make enough noise to stop a runaway camel that she was riding in 'Four Jills and a Jeep!' Gosh! Imagine getting out of … Continue reading →

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Christmas Snapshots

Posted on December 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 6, 1959: Let’s look through The Times’ Christmas ads and see what we can find …  … This Schwinn Speedster costs $386.92, USD 2008 …   http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=2170759913343757068&hl=en&fs=true How many girls do you think got Erector Sets for Christmas … Continue reading →

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Bank Robbers Captured

Posted on December 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times publishes a map by Charles Owens, who later contributed to “Nuestro Pueblo.” This is about the earliest work of his I’ve seen in the paper.  The bank robbery story carries the byline of Otis M. Wiles, which is … Continue reading →

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A Deadly Encounter With John Barleycorn

Posted on December 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles is getting ready for Aviation Week, Jan. 10-20, 1910.   Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times I found a copy of the Aviation Week poster on the L.A. Conservancy’s “The Sixties Turn 50” tour.   Reprints … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook: Echo Park

Posted on December 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  “Echo Park,” Marion Eisenmann, Nov. 22, 2009 Marion Eisenmann says of this week’s sketch: “I love the lake of Echo Park. I don't know why, but there's something about the muddy water and the diagonals of the birds' flight, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 5, 1959

Posted on December 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

      Television Judge     Three days a week Edgar Allen Jones Jr. rushes from UCLA, where he is a law prof, to ABC-TV studio, where he puts on a robe and becomes Judge Edgar Allen Jr. of the program … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 5, 1959

Posted on December 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment       "Mr. Coates:     "In your column of last Wednesday, you delved into the timely issue of 'Is TV on the Up-and-Up?'     "You suggested, rather broadly, that maybe it isn't.     "You cited Desi … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on December 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 5, 1942: "Aldous Huxley didn't rush in from his desert home to confer with David Selznick on a new story but for a quick polishing job on 'Jane Eyre' so it can roll immediately."

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Cohen Freed in Slaying

Posted on December 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Akron has Terri Lee dolls!  Dec. 5, 1959: And on the third day, The Times puts the Jack Whalen killing inside. Those $15 ties from Oviatt's would cost $109.61 in 2008 dollars. There really was a pink submarine like the … Continue reading →

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