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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Your Movies

Posted on July 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 15, 1938: Norma Shearer and Tyrone Power in "Marie Antoinette" at the Carthay Circle.

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Police Court

Posted on July 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 15, 1899: An old panhandler … a man arrested for speeding … theft … prostitution and public intoxication. Yes, The Times referred to an Asian as a "slant-eyed celestial."

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Killing in Chinatown

Posted on July 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 15, 1889: Siegel the Hatter, under the Nadeau Hotel. July 15, 1889: A killing in Chinatown. The old newspapers never spared the gruesome details.

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Found on EBay — Polytechnic High School

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  A lot of 12 postcards, including Polytechnic High School, top left, and the library, bottom left, has been listed on EBay. Other postcards include Angels Flight, Bullock's downtown, the fountain at what is now Pershing Square, the alligator farm … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 14, 1959

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Morbid Morons It isn't a nice thing to say but an indignant Hollywood hillsider said it and hoped it might be repeated here. He lives a few ridges away from Friday's holocaust in Laurel Canyon. He said, "If we'd had … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 14, 1959

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Life Must Go On, Even After Murder On Feb. 19 of this year, Robert L. Mason, 40, went wild with a gun. He entered the Glendale home of jazz musician Johnny Zorro. He shot Zorro's wife, 31-year-old Mrs. … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Your Movies

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 14, 1937: Spencer Tracy and Freddie Bartholomew in "Captains Courageous."

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Architectural Rambling, R.M. Schindler

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photo by Susanne Hayek Photography The 1941 Jose Rodriguez house at 1845 Niodrara Drive in Glendale, designed by R.M. Schindler, has been listed at $2,475,000. The home is an official Glendale landmark. Read more>>> This home sold for $550,000 in … Continue reading →

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President Carter to Address Energy Crisis; Nolan Ryan Misses No-Hitter

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 14, 1979: The Carter administration's energy crisis… gasoline shortages … Los Angeles County deputies are ordered back to work after a two-day sickout … and Gov. Brown trims the budget by vetoing raises for state employees. In his final … Continue reading →

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Why Women Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Vote

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 14, 1899: Why women shouldn't be allowed to vote: "The ballot at the present time implies service to the state which women may not give and retain unimpaired their place in the social economy."

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Streetcar Official Arrested for Speeding

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 14, 1889: A streetcar company official is arrested for speeding. He says he was late to work and driving briskly but not dangerously fast.

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Artist’s Notebook — The Huntington Gardens

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Watercolor by Marion Eisenmann Marion stopped by the Huntington on Friday and did this before we went on a sketching expedition to Grand Central Market. (More on that in a later post).  She says: Here is the bench at the … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Figueroa Street

Posted on July 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of Figueroa near Adams (close to the site of the old Auto Club headquarters) has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $5.99.

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Matt Weinstock, July 13, 1959

Posted on July 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Highway Manners While driving on Highway 1 recently, Jean Meredith of CBS ran over a rock and in a few minutes was marooned on this picturesque, narrow, winding, lonelyMonterey Peninsula road with a flat left front tire. But luck was … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 13, 1959

Posted on July 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 13, 1959: California, the welfare magnet. Confidential File Are Juveniles Really Delinquent? Let me speak for the record. I'm against juvenile delinquents. They're a menace. No question about it. Not only are they constantly getting into trouble themselves, they're … Continue reading →

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Santa Susana Meltdown

Posted on July 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Reactor opens, July 16, 1957, in the Daily Mirror. Times reporter Louis Sahagun takes a look at the July 14, 1959, meltdown at the Santa Susana Field Lab: On the morning of July 14, 1959, Sodium Reactor Experiment trainee John … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies.

Posted on July 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 13, 1936: Hedy Kiesler stars in "Ecstasy."

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Republicans Break Ranks to Pass Budget; Disco Demolition Turns Violent

Posted on July 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Legislature approves a budget after a few Republicans break ranks to end a stalemate. The Times takes a long look at the crash of American Airlines Flight 191, bound for Los Angeles, on takeoff from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, … Continue reading →

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Former Principal Commits Suicide

Posted on July 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 13, 1899: Former school Principal John H. Brown commits suicide, citing financial problems. He asked to be buried near his wife, who had died several years earlier. Brown left an 11-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son, and two children … Continue reading →

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Woman Turns Informant in Jewel Robbery

Posted on July 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 13, 1889: A smash and grab robbery at 1st and Spring … an old man robbed by a prostitute … a forgetful woman … and The Times finds fault with the new City Hall on Broadway, shown below left. … Continue reading →

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