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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Body of Missing Woman Found in Car Trunk; Dodgers Win in 13th Inning

Posted on July 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 10, 1959: A heatwave sears Southern California as a fire threatens homes in the Linda Vista neighborhood of Pasadena. More attacks are feared in Vietnam after a bombing kills two American advisors. An Inglewood police officer putting a ticket … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo: Long Beach

Posted on July 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 10, 1939: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens go down to Long Beach and visit Shorty Orr.

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Black Man Survives Lynching

Posted on July 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 10, 1899: Dick "Trilby" Williams, an African American charged with killing two white men, survives being lynched because the marshal of Alma, Kan., cut him down after six minutes. Although this story says Williams wasn't expected to live, … Continue reading →

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Bullets Fly When Men Try to Kill Mule

Posted on July 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

   July 10, 1889: Two men trying to shoot a sick mule nearly kill a neighbor. The mule had glanders, an incurable disease passed in public watering troughs, so they shot it five times. One of the bullets almost hit … Continue reading →

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Cooking With the Junior League, 1979

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Bread and Butter pickles In the latest post on Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy visits 1979 cuisine with the Junior League of Tuscaloosa’s "Winning Seasons." Mary says: "Canning is really, really fun, and makes you feel like some … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

This children's menu from Bullock's Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $7.99.

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Matt Weinstock, July 9, 1959

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Way, Way Out The Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America have been sending me daily notices concerning their convention here this weekend and, although I am open-minded on flying saucers, I simply don't know how to handle thisoverwhelming situation. As … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 9, 1959

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 5, 1959: Ira Cockrum is arrested in the death of his grandson. Confidential File About a Grandpa Who Killed Michael Gary Cockrum, a stocky little kid with blond hair and desert-brown skin, was buried yesterday. After 14 years … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 9, 1932: Constance Bennett stars in "What Price Hollywood."  Don't you just love this lettering?

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Dodgers Back in First Place

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

A memorable night for the Dodgers and Manny Mota. The Dodgers climbed back into first place in the National League West by sweeping the Atlanta Braves in a Dodger Stadium doubleheader, 5-3 and 4-3. Mota led the way with four … Continue reading →

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Executive’s Killing Reveals Double Life

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

View Larger Map Seco Street, Pasadena, in the vicinity of the killing, via Google maps' street view. George T. Judd lived a model life as far as anyone could tell. He was a respected financial executive, and he and his … Continue reading →

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Funeral Home Refuses to Give Up Body of Murder Victim

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 9, 1899: The coroner gets enmeshed in a grim dispute over the body of a murder victim. Before C.D. Howry, the coroner's preferred funeral home, could claim the remains of Mrs. Earl Hanchette, Bresee and Shafer, a rival company, … Continue reading →

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Drunk Woman Rescued From Surf

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

   July 9, 1889: A drunk woman is rescued after she wanders into the surf at Santa Monica. She had just lost her job as a servant because she was an alcoholic.

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Found on EBay — Marilyn Monroe Pictures

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

If you have $10,000* that isn't doing anything, you might want to pick up some Marilyn Monroe photos by Joe Jasgur that have been listed on EBay. And yes, you may recall him as the guy who said Monroe had … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 8, 1959

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mother's a Smuggler There is a nice old doll, maybe 60, who drinks along with the boys in a Hill St. bat cave. Every now and then some longtime friend calls her Mother, which leads to mutual merriment. The Mother … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 8, 1959

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confidential File How Secrets Filter From Me to Kozlov WASHINGTON, July 8 — Allowing Soviet Deputy Premier Kozlov to visit the University of California's radiation laboratory at Berkeley has been called "soft-headed nonsense" by Rep. Lipscomb (R-Los Angeles). Lipscomb … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Your Movies

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1930: Will Rogers in "So This Is London" and Gary Cooper in "A Man From Wyoming." Then there's "Anybody's War," a black face film about World War I. And Helen Kane in "Dangerous Nan McGrew."

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Holy Barbarians — Continued

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Reading "Holy Barbarians" has turned into a curious case of role reversal. I was a youngster when the book was published and the beats and squares who populate Lawrence Lipton's study of the Venice scene would have been my parents' … Continue reading →

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Chessman’s Execution Upheld; Drysdale Throws Perfect Innings

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1959: The state Supreme Court upholds Caryl Chessman's death sentence. A fire breaks out at the compressor plant at Kanola and Fullerton roads in Union Oil's drilling field. Kanola and Fullerton via Google maps' street view. Don Drysdale … Continue reading →

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Officer Arrests Boy, 7, in Burglary

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1899: Officer Ziegler arrests a couple of youngsters in the theft of some tools. "Officer Ziegler holds the record for being a terror to small boys," The Times says. "All lawbreakers look alike to him, regardless of age, … Continue reading →

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