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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Police Seek to Close Dance Halls

Posted on September 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 13, 1909: Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale draws Dr. Reinhardt Wernigk. A campaign endorsed by Police Chief Dishman is underway to shut down the dance halls of Los Angeles. The businesses would have already been closed except that they their … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — Sept. 12, 1959

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "There are a million definitions of public relations. From my own experience in the business, I have found it to be the craft of arranging the truth so that people will like you. Public relations specialists make flower arrangements … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, Sept. 12, 1959

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 12, 1959: A setback for the U.S. in the space race and a boost for Nikita Khrushchev as he prepares to visit America.   Dear Know-it-all: I read your smarty remarks about Sen. Dirksen and his plan for him … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 12, 1930: Do Mr. Drysdale and Miss Jane know about this?   American talking pictures take Paris by storm — and not in the good way. Note to copy desk, it's "revue" not "review." June 20, 1929: Joan Crawford … Continue reading →

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Jack L. Warner Ankles Studio; Tough Times for the Padres

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 12, 1969: Al Capp features a wrestling promoter named William Fastbuckley. Jack L. Warner, 77, ends his association with the family studio to concentrate on a Broadway musical titled "Jimmy," starring Frank Gorshin as New York Mayor Jimmy Walker. … Continue reading →

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Cabdriver Accused of Attempted Rape

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 12, 1919: Why risk buying a poor hat? "When a Feller Needs a Friend," by Clare Briggs. Cabdriver R.M. Kennedy is accused of trying to rape Sara Revalee, 16. Yes, we identified sexual assault victims back then. And look: … Continue reading →

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Man Convicted of Shooting Wife Fights a Team of Officers

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 12, 1909: Winsor McCay's "Little Nemo in Slumberland." McCay's drawings are a mixed blessing. He was a wonderful artist with a fabulous imagination — and he drew this appalling character, Imp. A police automobile speeding on a call crashes … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — Third Street Promenade

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Third Street Promenade by Marion Eisenmann, Sept. 4, 2009 Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade awakens a bit at a time in the sweet coolness of a summer morning near the ocean. Along the darkened strip of gleaming glass and steel … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

This menu from Bullock's Wilshire, dated 1949, has been listed on EBay. These menus rarely turn up, but there was one from 1946 a few days ago from a different vendor. Bidding starts at $14.95.

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Matt Weinstock, Sept. 11, 1959

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nikita Khrushchev is getting a luxurious suite at the Ambassador Hotel. Wouldn't it be great to go see it? Oh wait, we let L.A. Unified tear down the hotel. 

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Voices: Larry Gelbart, 1928 – 2009

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 17, 1951: How Larry Gelbart got started in show business while he was a student at Fairfax High.   Nov. 25, 1951: Rehearsals of "My L.A.," sketches inspired by Matt Weinstock's book, with a script by Larry Gelbart, Laurence … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, Sept. 11, 1959

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Actor Paul Douglas dies at the age of 52. "The reading public is seldom aware of the enterprise, imagination, teamwork and tireless digging that goes into the achievement of an exclusive newspaper story. The Mirror News published such a scoop … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 11, 1929: All talking … singing … dancing! "Broadway Melody." Note Lon Chaney in "Thunder," a film that is now lost.

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo Oct. 23, 1954: Lance Fuller (1928 – 2001) in a publicity shot from Universal. Update: The cool cat is Lance Fuller. Please congratulate Dewey Webb, Michael Christian, Richard Heft and Stacia for identifying him!  At … Continue reading →

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Dangers of Police, Firefighters Unions

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

 "Wonder What Venus de Milo Thinks About" by Clare Briggs.   The Times editorializes against unions for police officers and firefighters, asking: "Shall we expect union firemen to put out union-set fires?" "Only a few days ago The Times called … Continue reading →

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Colored YMCA to Dedicate Headquarters

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 11, 1909: The daily horoscope, which The Times published on the editorial page. "Women will hear good news from afar." The Colored Young Men's Christian Assn. will open at 829 S. San Pedro St. The building has a gymnasium, … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Fireplace

Posted on September 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

An entire Batchelder tile fireplace has been listed on EBay. Not to be confused with the other Batchelder fireplace in a Fullerton house that was listed in April, with a starting price of $20,000. Bidding on this fireplace starts at … Continue reading →

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September 10, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 10, 2009 by lmharnisch
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September 10, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on September 10, 2009 by lmharnisch
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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Jazz Mad Morals

Posted on September 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 10, 1928: "Once Overs" by Clarence Daniel Batchelor, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for this cartoon: "Come on in, I'll treat you right. I used to know your daddy." Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky in "Two Lovers," … Continue reading →

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