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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

March 6, 1938

Posted on March 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

It’s Sunday in Los Angeles, which means The Times runs all our special weekly features. At top, the home plan of the week. Above, a full page ad for Camels in the comics, showing that champion skaters smoke like chimneys … Continue reading →

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March 6, 1908

Posted on March 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Fritz Kreisler and ostriches, with the White Sox thrown in. No shortage of things to do in 1908 Los Angeles … Below, in an ideal world The Times would have packaged its three stories about red activists, two on the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on March 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 5, 1958 A few days before his father died in 1936, F.B. Kelley sent him a postal money order for $50. Last month, in going through some old papers, Kelley came upon the familiar green piece of paper–uncashed. It … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay

Posted on March 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Regular reader Callbox Sam pointed out this item on EBay: A copy of the Feb. 8, 1947, Herald-Express with the Page 1 story about Joseph Dumais’ confession in the Black Dahlia killing. Dumais conned Army investigators (but not the LAPD) … Continue reading →

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Pellicano file

Posted on March 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

June 29, 1977 Isn’t this a grim little story…. How odd that Pellicano was involved in it. Hm.

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March 5, 1958

Posted on March 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, note the longstanding popularity of mysteries–alas, the Daily Mirror won’t be doing mystery tunes anytime soon. Below, a prowler who cures his nausea by being a peeping Tom is arrested near the scene of the Marjorie Hipperson killing …  … Continue reading →

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March 5, 1938

Posted on March 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles begins to repair the damage from the floods, finding time to run a photo of a couple of attractive young women … The death toll reaches 85 … Be sure to look at the photos of the storm’s … Continue reading →

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Columnist death match

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s a fun game … Whom would you read in a hypothetical match-up? William F. Buckley on Sunday Telegraph editor Peregrine Worsthorne’s newfound opposition to the Vietnam War? Or Dear Abby on women’s padded fannies? Both columns are from March … Continue reading →

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March 5, 1908

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

A cat poisoner is loose in Watts … Mayor Harper plans to crack down on free boxing match tickets for his aides … Three months ago, the mayor caused a near-riot at City Hall by forbidding his secretary to let … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 4, 1958 A midtown resident was awakened at 2 a.m. recently by a woman screaming outside his apartment. He rushed to the phone and called police. Before he could fully give the circumstances he was asked his name and … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 4, 1958 Oct. 3, 1957–A former Santa Monica councilman was announced as winner of the $140,000 capital prize in the Irish Sweepstakes today. Jack Guercio, 49, had a ticket on Stephanotis, which brought home his $140,000 by winning the … Continue reading →

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Ewing Scott

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 4, 1958 Los Angeles Late one night in his cell at the County Jail, in fitful sleep, convicted killer L. Ewing Scott had a dream: An arm … his missing wife’s arm … bloody … wrapped in newspapers … … Continue reading →

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Dear Abby

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 4, 1968 Let’s get this straight: You have two kids, you’re pregnant, and you "can’t imagine how this happened." All right, I won’t make fun of your predicament. This guy is a heel and you sure don’t want to … Continue reading →

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March 4, 1958

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a Jack Smith piece on religious figure Daddy Grace. Click at the bottom of the post to read the entire column. Below, a very dull news day in The Times. So dull, in fact, that I’m adding the Mirror … Continue reading →

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March 4, 1938

Posted on March 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, when housework really meant work. Below, Southern California tallies the destruction from the great storm of 1938. Please look at the pictures of what the L.A. and Santa Ana Rivers can do.  The inundation of Orange County is particularly … Continue reading →

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March 4, 1908

Posted on March 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, I am always a sucker for stories about religious cults … Below, in fraternal lodge news, two chapters of the Knights of Pythias merge–perhaps the last time the organization appeared in a Times cover story … The Times describes … Continue reading →

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Dear Abby

Posted on March 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 3, 1968 Let’s get this straight: Your son rummages through your purse and takes money, he shoplifts and there are items in his room that he didn’t buy. And you ask, "Am I raising a criminal?" The short answer … Continue reading →

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March 3, 1958

Posted on March 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, this is hard to believe, isn’t it? Below, things get nasty in the DUI case of Marjorie Durant Waller, wife of  Rams star Ron Waller, who accuses two LAPD officers of making "improper advances" after a traffic stop … … Continue reading →

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March 3, 1938

Posted on March 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

The great storm of 1938 roars through Los Angeles, isolating the city from the outside world by taking out bridges and utility lines, touching off mudslides and leaving the city in darkness. Ten spectators are killed when a pedestrian bridge … Continue reading →

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March 3, 1908

Posted on March 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Judge Smith tries to sort out a drunken brawl between neighbors … Police arrest John Herr, a local red agitator, during a speech at 7th and Grand as the nation fears the spread of anarchy …   Three reds are … Continue reading →

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