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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

October 2, 1947: On Skid Row, Homeless Children Mourn Their Beloved Sister Ollie

October 2, 1947: Sister Ollie (though she was famous under another name) died happy, according to her mother, Sister Sibbie, the superintendent at Sunshine Mission, 558 S. Wall St., a shelter for homeless women and children on skid row. Continue reading

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, October 2, 1944

October 2, 1944: Danton Walter says: Part of the campaign to eliminate Nazi influence in the postwar world is an order from Washington to commanding generals to destroy all films made in Germany since 1933, Danton Walter says. Continue reading

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October 2, 1907: Patient Dies After Chiropractor Treats Spine With Mallet and Drill

October 2, 1907: Thomas H. Storey, an unlicensed chiropractor, has a patient lie with his head on one chair and his knees on another. Storey gets on the patient’s back so all his weight is resting on the spine. Next, he puts his knee in the small of the patient’s back. Then he twists the neck. Continue reading

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October 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock

October 1, 1959: A caller tries to tap Matt Weinstock for a few dollars. He’s not an easy touch. Continue reading

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October 1, Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

October 1, 1959: Paul Coates writes about Caryl Chessman and his scheduled execution. And Mickey Cohen plans to marry Beverly (Jean) Hills. Continue reading

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October 1, 1947: Meet Matt Weinstock, Author of ‘My L.A.’

October 1, 1947: Meet Matt Weinstock, author of “My L.A.” Everybody’s parents or grandparents seem to have purchased this little red-bound book with the blue title on the spine. There was a time when you could find a copy in just about any secondhand store or used bookshop in the Southwest next to “Inside U.S.A.” or one of the WPA guides. Continue reading

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, October 1, 1944

October 1, 1944: The always unpredictable and exciting Maria Montez never fails to come through with some unexpected and dramatic episode when I talk to her, Louella Parsons says. Continue reading

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October 1, 1910: ‘A Terrible Roar’

October 1, 1910: The Los Angeles Times Building is bombed, killing 20 employees. Continue reading

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October 1, 1909: Fatal Land Dispute Near El Monte

October 1, 1909: High winds ground the aeroplanes of the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss…. A property dispute near El Monte ends in a death with racial overtones. Continue reading

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September 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Sept. 30, 1959: “The body of a San Bernardino Freeway crash victim was hurled into a tree where it hung unnoticed for five hours today” … W.C. Fields vs. Cecil B. DeMille … and Matt Weinstock on some friendly traffic officers. Continue reading

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September 30, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

September 30, 1959: Paul Coates follows up on the tale of a young man pulling a magazine subscription scam, and on the troubles of Barbara Burns. Continue reading

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1944 in Print — Hollywood News and Gossip by Louella Parsons, September 30, 1944

September 30, 1944: Lucille Ball, since her separation from Desi Arnaz, has gone to live in the Hollywood home of Jody and Renee (DeMarco) Hutchinson, Danton Walker says. Continue reading

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is October 7

Reminder: I will be doing a live Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case on YouTube next Tuesday, October 7, at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Have questions? Leave them in the comments. Continue reading

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September 30, 1907: The Quick Brown Fox and Friends From A to Z

September 30, 1907: A list of sentences using all the letters of the alphabet. “Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs seems to have fallen out of favor.” Continue reading

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: It All Began With a Barn

In Hollywood Heights, Mary Mallory looks at the history of Hollywood Heritage Museum, which began as a barn that served as the first moving picture studio. Continue reading

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September 29,1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

September 29, 1959: Paul Coates has the story of Dorothy Roseborough and her adventures writing articles and eventually a book as Dorothy Ross. Whenever she sold something, the pay was deducted for her pension, so she saw no point in writing. But she did anyway. Continue reading

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September 29, 1919: Omaha Mob Burns Courthouse, Tries to Kill Mayor Before Lynching Black

Sept. 29, 1919: Trigger Warning: Graphic coverage of a lynching in Omaha, Nebraska. A mob burns the courthouse, tries to lynch the mayor and murders a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman. Many women take part in the lynching, saying the mayor didn’t do enough to guard their virtue Continue reading

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

For Monday, we have a mysterious woman. Continue reading

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September 28, 1959: Matt Weinstock

September 28, 1959: Matt Weinstock has the story of a woman who attended a movie at Grauman’s Chinese Theater and felt a light tap on her leg. It was her seatmate’s pet snake, Gertrude, who loved the movies. Continue reading

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September 28, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

September 28, 1959: Paul Coates has the story of Namichi Senzaki and how the gap in his employment during World War II affected his pension — until a new agreement was reached. Continue reading

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