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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Encino memories

Posted on March 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 26, 1938 Los Angeles

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March 26, 1938

Posted on March 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Immigration, by the numbers, March 1938, according to The Times: 260,000 Jews in Austria. 25,957 annual quota of Germans eligible to immigrate to the U.S. 8,000 annual quota of Jews allowed to immigrate to Palestine under Britain. 1,413   annual … Continue reading →

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March 26, 1908

Posted on March 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, with the Great White Fleet on its way to Los Angeles, the PE promotes pleasure excursions to see ships in Venice … Below, 14 socially prominent women patients who have undergone face peels testify on behalf of J.T. Harris, … Continue reading →

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Art Aragon, RIP

Posted on March 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 18, 1949 Los Angeles

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Paul Coates

Posted on March 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 24, 1958 I’ve been accused of making some uncomplimentary remarks about Elvis Presley in the past. I’ve been accused of saying that he struck me as the kind of child that other children are traditionally "not allowed to play … Continue reading →

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Dodger parking

Posted on March 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith ThursbyTimes Staff Writer The Dodgers’ one-night return to the Coliseum has the team wrestling with a familiar problem—parking. The Dodgers are offering round-trip shuttles from the Dodger Stadium parking lot to the Coliseum for their March 29 exhibition … Continue reading →

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March 25, 1958

Posted on March 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a Navy officer is welcomed home by his family after a Westpac cruise. Below, Jack Smith visits Pershing Square and his column shows that it hasn’t changed much from today–except for the landscaping. Art Buchwald writes about the Amazing … Continue reading →

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March 25, 1938

Posted on March 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, "Yiddle With His Fiddle." The Times apparently erred in calling it the first talking picture in Yiddish. … Below, the U.S. can take 1,400 Austrian immigrants and in the last 48 hours, more than 3,000 people have applied at … Continue reading →

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March 25, 1908: U.S. Advisor to Japan Assassinated in San Francisco

Posted on March 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, time to get ready for barbering the lawn … Below, the Korean community voices strong criticism of Durham W. Stevens, an American adviser to Japan, who was assassinated in San Francisco.  Feelings against Stevens are so strong among local … Continue reading →

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Recalling Michael Todd

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s Cecil Smith’s two-part series on Michael Todd, published in The Times in May 1957. David Niven called him, "The best thing to ever hit Hollywood." John Farrow, fired as the director of "Around the World in 80 Days," said: … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 24, 1958 A Beverly Hills lady named Eve is willing to stipulate that–at the moment at least–it’s a very temporary world, particularly for those who aspire to the drama. A few mornings ago she was visited by a tax … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 24, 1958 In the movies, they make it out like reporters aren’t averse to drinking one too many. That they’d trade their mothers’ wedding bands for an exclusive expose. And that when they’re on a hot crime story, they … Continue reading →

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The Queens Arms

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

As I was contemplating our Easter dinner last week, I thought of the Kings Arms and Queens Arms restaurants in L.A. They used to have the best orange sauce for ham. It was the best sauce I have ever tasted … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo II

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times That was so much fun I thought I’d do another one. Who are they? Email me No. 1. Robert Wise? Sorry, no. Robert Walker? Sorry, no. Joey Foreman? (Fred Ahlert). Yes… Outstanding! No. 2. … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo OK, who are they? Email me No. 1: Stanley Kramer? (Sorry, no). Fred Zinnemann?  (Richard P. May). Excellent! No. 2: Richard Rodgers? Fred Ahlert. Right! No. 3 Oscar Hammerstein? Fred Ahlert. Right! No. 4. Dr. … Continue reading →

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March 24, 1958

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the pill is 100% effective in preliminary tests … Below, Bob Hope returns from the Soviet Union, where it was 20 below, and says "Palm Springs, open up your pearly gates" … A makeshift bomb is found in the … Continue reading →

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March 24, 1938

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the dazzling hands of Los Angeles visitor Albert Tangora, who can type 141 words a minute for an hour, The Times says. Tangora, the world’s champion typist, was married in Los Angeles in 1926 to the former Dorothy Lane, … Continue reading →

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March 24, 1908

Posted on March 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the daily horoscope as it existed a century ago. Below, the plight of hobos who are running afoul of a tough constable around Burbank. In an interview, a homeless man complains of being sentenced to the chain gang … … Continue reading →

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March 23, 1958

Posted on March 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Uppity womenfolk who don’t know their place are destroying the American home, according to Dr. Arthur Mandy. Click on the thumbnail to read the entire story and find out why it’s their own fault if women are "frigid." Below, the … Continue reading →

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The comics

Posted on March 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 23, 1958 It’s a sundial! A ballpoint pen! A whistle! … I can’t even find one on EBay.

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