Monthly Archives: June 2010

Matt Weinstock, June 30, 1960

Posted on June 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 30, 1960: Matt Weinstock has an update on the case of Ida Gutierrez, who was wrongly accused of stealing a sweater.  A reader asks: “Abby, would people think we were out of our minds if I went back … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 30, 1960

Posted on June 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Mary Lou Rogers says she is in love with sex strangler Donald Kinman. "For 18 months I lived as Don's common-law wife," the comely divorcee said. "I never suspected that he was a sex strangler. A killer. Even though, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 30, 1941

Posted on June 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 30, 1941: UNIVERSAL'S 'ALMOST AN ANGEL' SET AT A GLANCE: Deanna Durbin phoning her cook between scenes to detail her dinner menu — and looking very proud of her new housewife role, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Pinball Raids in South Gate

Posted on June 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Women’s swimsuits are on sale for $11.99 [$85.89 USD 2009]. June 30, 1960: Bad news for the Buzz Inn, 3025 Tweedy Blvd., and the Chug a Lug, 3042 Tweedy Blvd. And yes, the Chug a Lug is still there. … Continue reading →

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Fight of the Century Revisited

Posted on June 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Women’s bathing suits are on sale for $3.45 [$78.45 USD 2009]. June 30, 1910: Jack London (yes, that Jack London) has the latest on the James Jeffries – Jack Johnson fight in Reno, coming up on the Fourth of … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Herald Examiner

Posted on June 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

Here’s an unusual fashion item: A jacket promoting the Herald Examiner (d. 1989). Bidding starts at $20.

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Matt Weinstock, June 29, 1960

Posted on June 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 29, 1960: A young lady from Sweden wants to know why Americans, who have so much,  are so cynical, Matt Weinstock says. CONFIDENTIAL TO BUZZ: Your friends sound like blisters. They show up after all the work has been … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 29, 1960

Posted on June 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 29, 1960: Paul Coates gets a column out of a 30-second phone call about a man with a wife and eight children who dropped out and became a beatnik.

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Jimmie Fidler, June 29, 1940

Posted on June 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Look! It’s the boyhood home of GOP presidential nominee Wendell Willkie in Elwood, Ind.! June 29, 1940: Boss, you should have shared our table the other night and listened in while Wayne and Bubbles Morris dished out baby advice … Continue reading →

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Times Bombing Revisited

Posted on June 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Unless you have lived in Los Angeles quite a while, you probably only remember the northeast corner of 1st and Broadway as a deserted moonscape where a state building was once located. I’ve spent some time combining an 1890 … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Theda Bara and ‘Salome’

Posted on June 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

Another still from the lost movie “Salome,” starring Theda Bara, has been listed on EBay. You may recall the one posted recently, which sold for $79. Bidding on this item starts at $16.66.

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Matt Weinstock, June 28, 1960

Posted on June 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 28, 1960 Jimmie Adams was a ticket seller for the Pacific Electric and MTA for more than 40 years and remembered when the Red Cars went to Mt. Lowe and Mt. Wilson. He died the other day — … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 28, 1960

Posted on June 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 28, 1960: Former hotel clerk Otis T. Carr has a plan to send a man to the moon and back – and Paul Coates has the story.

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Dodgers Beat Yankees

Posted on June 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 28, 1960: An emotional point in the Dodgers' early history in Los Angeles was the 1959 exhibition game against the Yankees to honor Roy Campanella, the star catcher who had been paralyzed in a car accident. The Dodgers … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 28, 1940

Posted on June 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 28, 1940: “Height of swank: The dress Mary Martin's sporting in nitespots; it's trimmed with real gardenias which have to be renewed hourly from a reserve supply in the cafe icebox,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on June 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Los Angeles Times file photo  Update: This is Lawrence Gray in an undated photo. This week’s mystery guest was chosen by Daily Mirror reader Mike Hawks. Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on … Continue reading →

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From the Vaults: ‘Inferno’ (1980)

Posted on June 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

OK, here's where I alienate all you nice "His Girl Friday" fans from last week; sorry. This week's movie does not have Cary Grant, but it does have a man being eaten alive by rats! "Inferno" is the second in … Continue reading →

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Pages of History [Updated]

Posted on June 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Central Park, later named Pershing Square, and Philharmonic Auditorium.   One of the most influential books ever written about the city is Morrow Mayo’s 1933 “Los Angeles.” It is, in fact, easy to argue that Mayo was the father … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 27, 1960

Posted on June 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 27, 1960: More people are taking vacations in smalltown America to look for a getaway from the rat race, but find that the other rats have already beaten them to it, Matt Weinstock says.  CONFIDENTIAL TO "UNDERAGE AND … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 27, 1960

Posted on June 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 27, 1960: Paul Coates has the day off. Notice that engineer Irvan F. Mendenhall has proposed a 75-mile system of electric cars with rubber tires running on elevated concrete tracks. On the jump, The Times’ coverage of the … Continue reading →

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