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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

This red outfit from Bullock's Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $99.99.

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Matt Weinstock — June 12, 1959

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Wrong Rite It seems incredible but people keep going to the wrong funerals. Announcement was made in a church on a recent Sunday that a faithful parishioner named Fred Johnson had died and services would be held on the following … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confidential File As Humans Manage to Be Very Inhuman On the first day of June, Robert Greer, 79, received his old age pension check. It came in the mail, as always, to his small apartment at 920 W. 11th … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Health

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 12, 1936: Irene Rich is over 40 but weighs what she did at 16.

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Lunch With Larry and Keith, June 13

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Larry Harnisch/Los Angeles Times Keith and I thought it would be fun to get together with Daily Mirror readers for lunch at Philippe at noon on June 13. We can chat about mystery photos, Chavez Ravine, Mamie Van Doren, Gail … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

      Photograph by Gordon Wallace / the Los Angeles Times Update: Our mystery star is Ana Bertha Lepe, shown above in 1953! Please congratulate Cinnamon Carter, Dewey Webb and Mary Mallory for correctly identifying her. Just a reminder … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo | 43 Comments

Police Kill Man Mistaken for Freeway Sniper! A Dodger Returns

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

"What Are We Going to Do With the Pair of You?" Bishop Timothy Manning of Fresno is coming to Los Angeles. After his death in 1989, he will be repeatedly cited in allegations that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles covered … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Freeways, Front Pages, LAPD, Religion | 1 Comment

Nuestro Pueblo: Weller Street

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Today, we know Weller Street as Little Tokyo's Onizuka Street, named for the astronaut who was killed in the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in 1986.

Posted in Architecture, Downtown, Nuestro Pueblo | 1 Comment

Cop With Long Memory Recognizes Old-Time Convict

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 12, 1899: A police officer with a long memory recognizes a man pretending to be insane as Harry Nichols, who earned a reputation for landscaping during his prison terms at Folsom and San Quentin. He was "one of the … Continue reading →

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Diplomatic Appointment Protested

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 12, 1889: Louis I. Jacobs calls a meeting to protest R.C.O. Benjamin's appointment as envoy to Antigua.

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wynshire

Posted on June 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

This black beaded dress from the Wynshire department at Bullock's Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $10.

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Matt Weinstock, June 11, 1959

Posted on June 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Missing $113,200 The case of the missing $113,200 is obviously a classic of its kind and don't think for a moment that the whodunit boys aren't fully cognizant of its implications. Why, it could revolutionize the TV private eye … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confidential File A Case of Zsa Zsa Vs. Zsa Zsa Impends Zsa Zsa Gabor, the lovely and somewhat blond Hungarian, is news copy again. In fact, the days are rare when she isn't. If you go by what you … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Movie Star’s Property Auctioned

Posted on June 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 11, 1933: Walter Hiers, who died Feb. 27, 1933, He was 39.

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Illegal Immigrants on Welfare! Child Psychic Says Missing Man Was Murdered

Posted on June 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

"What Do You Make of This Hole Under the Instrument Panel?" California, the "welfare magnet," for illegal immigrants. Above, UCLA's famous "pansy ring" for future brides. Hitler pays a surprise birthday visit to Richard Strauss …   … and welcomes … Continue reading →

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Body Left in Room While Sister Sobers Up

Posted on June 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 11, 1889: Louis Bejas dies and his sister is so drunk they take her out in the front yard and pour buckets of water over her to sober her up.

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Found on EBay — Los Angeles Examiner

Posted on June 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

A weathered and bedraggled copy of the Los Angeles Examiner has been listed on EBay. This March 1, 1949, copy is the Sunrise Edition, which came out at 9 a.m. I am assuming this was similar to The Times' 9 … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 10, 1959

Posted on June 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Balm of Bother The differences of opinion over background music in offices — whether it soothes or disturbs — continues to echo. The original complaint came from a City Hall worker who found the music there shattering to his nerves … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, June 10, 1959

Posted on June 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File  Keeny Bares Facts on Fight With Kid H. Keeny Teran's back home. The former boy wonder of boxing who went sour on narcotics is, at the age of 28, going to give life another try. This week, he … Continue reading →

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Disney Animator in the News; Nolan Ryan Strikes Out 16

Posted on June 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 10, 1979: Disney animator Ward Kimball sends a caboose from his train collection to the California State Railway Museum. Nolan Ryan struck out 16 Detroit Tigers en route to a 9-1 Angels victory and the compliments flowed in. "That's … Continue reading →

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