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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Found on EBay — 1959 Predicta TV

Posted on February 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

A 1959 Philco Predicta has been listed on EBay. Warning: It doesn’t work and is evidently for display purposes only. Bidding starts at $9.99, but there is a reserve. 

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Matt Weinstock — February 19, 1959

Posted on February 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Snowball Madness Last week, when Walter H. Wright was driving his family up to Crestline, someone in a car coming down threw a large snowball which shattered his windshield, impairing his vision. At the ranger station he learned this is … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 19, 1959

Posted on February 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Labor Force Exile Because She’s 65 Nellie Malone is 65 years old and proud of it. But she’s not very proud of the position to which she’s been relegated by society. "I guess they want me to die," … Continue reading →

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At the Movies, March 2, 1924

Posted on February 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

I love the artwork in these 1920s movie ads. Check out the "Flaming Youth" Girl and the Knickerbocker Syncopaters.

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Airliner Vanishes En Route to L.A., Coin Flip for Alcindor, February 19, 1969

Posted on February 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Mineral County Airlines DC-3 was found in August on the northeast face of Mt. Whitney. Lew Alcindor and the New York Nets –what might have been. Back when two basketball leagues were battling over the best players, the Nets … Continue reading →

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LBJ Upstages Ike, What’s Wrong With the Dodgers, February 19, 1959

Posted on February 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sen. Lyndon Johnson steals the show from President Eisenhower during a stop in Texas. Gene Sherman calls Richard Nixon"one of the world’s great extemporaneous speakers." Woman’s arms, legs, found on highway between Tijuana and Rosarito Beach. Above, Robert Leonard Mason … Continue reading →

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Changeling Articles

Posted on February 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

The boy claiming to be Walter Collins poses with Christine Collins, Aug. 18, 1928 Note: Typepad’s indexing feature is a little off. Here are the "Changeling" stories appearing in the Daily Mirror: Christine Collins’ letters All "Changeling" stories Part 1  … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on February 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

This is a Prince Pure Mongolian cashmere coat from the Collegienne department at Bullock’s Wilshire. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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February 18, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on February 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Hairy Hunch When a Cuban Revolution hit the headlines a month ago actor Paul Fierro craftily played a hunch. Sooner or later, he reasoned, someone would make a movie about Fidel Castro. So he let his whiskers grow. It was … Continue reading →

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February 18, 1959: Paul Coates — Confidential File

Posted on February 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Wall of Prejudice: Job Age Barrier The events which led up to Toni Hyatt’s becoming an outcast don’t make much sense. But neither does the fact that today she’s an untouchable in our society. That’s why some background … Continue reading →

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Tragedy Strikes in Pasadena, December 29, 1948

Posted on February 18, 2009 by lmharnisch
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World Mourns Death of Pope; Ban Baseball on Radio? February 18, 1939

Posted on February 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The Daily Mirror is a few days late with coverage of the passing of Pope Pius XI, who died at the Vatican on Feb. 10, 1939. In Los Angeles, Pius XI was remembered in an elaborate Mass at St. … Continue reading →

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Voices — Louie Bellson, 1924-2009

Posted on February 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Louie Bellson and Pearl Bailey at the Cocoanut Grove, July 19, 1959. Friday August 23, 1991 Big-Band Ambassador Louie Bellson Drums Up American Jazz as a Catalyst for Global Cooperation By BILL KOHLHAASESPECIAL TO THE TIMES Earlier this week, during … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on February 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

These Garolini shoes from Bullock’s Wilshire have been listed on EBay. The Buy It Now price is $24.99. 

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Matt Weinstock — February 17, 1959

Posted on February 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Right-Hand Waiver Play No. 995 is very popular in the legal league these days. It is the argument for dismissal of a charge against a defendant on the grounds that the evidence was searched through illegal search and seizure. Atty. … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 17, 1959

Posted on February 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Phony Tax Expert Flaunts Shingle It’s that season again. Not the rainy season. That’s here, too, but it’s not the one I’m talking about. I’m referring to the season when phony income tax "experts" begin sprouting up along … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo — February 6, 1939

Posted on February 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Citizens Chevrolet, 2030 Colorado Blvd. I was pleased to find a little documentation of this method of advertising. I first heard about it when I interviewed Walter H. "Tim" Leimert Jr., who said his father did the same thing to … Continue reading →

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Random Shot — Hollywood 1941

Posted on February 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s another picture I found while looking for something else. It’s the Hollywood Professional Building, 7046 Hollywood Blvd., built about 1925, in a photo dated July 2, 1941. Luckily, there are all sorts of details … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Haggarty’s

Posted on February 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

This hat from Haggarty’s has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $29.

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February 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on February 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mishmash of Muse When she appeared at the state employment office for her weekly dole, a lady I know reported she’d sold an article for $15. The clerk looked at her file and frowned, “You do free-lance writing? It isn’t … Continue reading →

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