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About lmharnisch

I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

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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Couple Held in Bank Robbery

Posted on December 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Police arrest Edward Hudson and “Jane Smith” in the Hellman bank holdup. Police also find the blue getaway car… … and a second vehicle. Authorities are pursuing Arthur Brown in the Hellman robbery.  Hudson and “Smith” are arrested in a … Continue reading →

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Dime Novels Blamed in Death of Teenager

Posted on December 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 5, 1909: Claude Williams, 16, of Cannelton, Ind., kills 13-year-old James Hall and escapes to Kentucky. Williams is a reader of dime novels.

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December 4, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on December 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Half a century hasn’t dulled the tragedy of these Christmas stories. Start With People and Where Are You?  Top public relations executives took a long, searching look at themselves and what they referred to as “continuing attacks” on their work … Continue reading →

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December 4, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on December 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Touhy, Jake Factor, J. Edgar Hoover. Et Al. Roger (The Terrible) Touhy, prohibition era gangland boss who was released from Illinois State Penitentiary last week, is remembered most for his kidnapping of John (Jake the Barber) Factor.  That crime earned … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on December 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 4, 1941: Is Warners casting Errol Flynn in John Huston’s “Moby Dick?” Perhaps not. You may have to wait for a while on this one.

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on December 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Marion Burns in “Man Eater,” May 14, 1933. Evidently the film was released as “The Devil Tiger.” Marion Burns. the daughter of the former head of Western Costume Co.,  gets a contract with … Continue reading →

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Mickey Cohen Arrested

Posted on December 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mickey Cohen is booked on suspicion of murder in the shooting of Jack “the Enforcer” Whalen, along with George Piscitelle and Sandy Hashagen, 18, who was found by The Times at 2284 1/2 Holly Drive. Above, Holly Drive as shown … Continue reading →

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Hole in Brain Doesn’t Kill

Posted on December 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  “That Guiltiest Feeling” by Clare Briggs A man of mystery tries to kill himself … and a husband tries to divorce a wife who believes in free love.    Dec. 4, 1919: Movie star William Stowell and Dr. Joseph … Continue reading →

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Man Seeks Former Comrade in Arms

Posted on December 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

   The Republicans hold a dinner  in support of George A. Smith for mayor. Despite strong backing from The Times, Smith was defeated Dec. 8, 1909, by George Alexander. Alexander, in turn lost the mayor’s race to H.H. Rose in … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Duesenberg

Posted on December 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

What is described as an original manual for a Duesenberg Model J has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $1,200. A little pricier than the set of eight pistons, with bidding that started at $100. Then again, a lot … Continue reading →

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