Category Archives: 1947

Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is December 2

Posted on November 25, 2025 by lmharnisch

Reminder: I will be doing a live Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@lmharnisch) next Tuesday, December 2, at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Have questions? Leave them in the comments. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Coming Attractions | Tagged 1947, Ask Me Anything, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Steve Hodel | Comments Off

November 25, 1947: House Indicts the ‘Hollywood 10’ for Contempt

Posted on November 25, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 10, 1947: The House cites the Hollywood 10 for contempt. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Crime and Courts, Film, Hollywood | Tagged 1947, Adrian Scott, Albert Maltz, Alvah Bessie, Communism, Dalton Trumbo, Edward Dmytrk, film, Herbert Biberman, hollywood, Hollywood 10, HUAC, Lester Cole, Red Scare, Ring Lardner Jr. John Howard Lawson, Samuel Ornitz | Comments Off

November 23, 1947: ‘Lonesome’ Woman Sought Threesomes and Husband, Ex-Wife Says

Posted on November 23, 2025 by lmharnisch

Kitty Higgins in all its uproarious humor. Note: This is an encore post from 2005 and originally appeared on the 1947project. This was rather a racy edition of The Times, especially for a Sunday paper. Next to the Kertz’s saga, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Chicago, Comics, Crime and Courts, Food and Drink | Tagged 1947, Chicago, comics, crime and courts, higher education, UCLA | Comments Off

November 21, 1947: Judge Tells Joel Thorne to Quit ‘Fooling Around’ With Racecars, Nightclubs

Posted on November 21, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 21, 1947: A judge admonishes Joel Thorne, who sneaked out of Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after being injured in a motorcycle crash to avoid paying alimony to his ex-wife. In 1955, Thorne was killed when his Beachcraft Bonanza plunged into an apartment building, killing eight others. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Books and Authors, Crime and Courts, Sports | Tagged 1947, crime and courts, Joel Thorne, motorcycles, Motorsports | Comments Off

November 20, 1947: Contralto Carol Brice to Perform in L.A.

Posted on November 20, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 20, 1947: Carol Brice, contralto, is performing at Philharmonic Auditorium on December 7. Continue reading →

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November 20, 1947: Bobby-Soxer Kills Girl, 5

Posted on November 20, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 13, 1947: Joyce, 13, forces Myretta Jones, 5, to undress, then smashes her with a rock and a shovel until she’s dead. Why? Joyce said she didn’t know. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Crime and Courts, Homicide | Tagged 1947, Bakersfield, crime and courts, George Hodel, homicide | Comments Off

November 17, 1947: Miracle Red Toothpaste Tints Gums a Healthy Pink

Posted on November 17, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 17, 1947: Miracle toothpaste colors gums a healthy pink! Yellow teeth look white! Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Frightening Food From the 1940s | Tagged 1947, dentistry, Frightening Food From the 1940s, Rougeryl, toothpaste | 2 Comments

November 16, 1947: Alvira Earp, Widow of Frontier Lawman Virgil Earp

Posted on November 16, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 16, 1947: Alvira Earp, widow of Virgil Earp and sister-in-law of U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp, dies in Los Angeles at the age of 98. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Obituaries | Tagged 1947, Clanton gang, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, obituaries, Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp | Comments Off

Black L.A. November 13, 1947: Little Miss Cornshucks; St. Paul Baptist Church Plans a New Building

Posted on November 13, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 13, 1947: Little Miss Cornshucks is at the Last Word, 4206 Central Ave. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, African Americans, Architecture, Music, Religion | Tagged 1947, African Americans, Little Miss Cornshucks, Los Angeles Sentinel, Rev. John L. Branham, St. Paul Baptist Church | Comments Off

November 12, 1947: Pasadena Girl Recovers From Mystery Illness

Posted on November 12, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 12, 1947: Andrea Brodine, 6, for whose life many have prayed since she was stricken by a deadly paralysis two weeks ago, walked again at the Huntington Memorial Hospital yesterday—supported by a mechanical carrier device but strongly on the road to full recovery. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Medicine, Pasadena, Religion | Tagged #Polio, 1947, health, medicine, Pasadena, religion | Comments Off

November 10, 1947: Remains of Kidnapped Girl Found in Orange County Ravine

Posted on November 10, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 10, 1947: The remains of 6-year-old Rochelle Gluskoter, kidnapped February 15, 1946, are found in a small ravine in Orange County. Her case was never solved. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Homicide | Tagged #Kidnapping, 1947, crime and courts, Orange County, Rochelle Gluskoter | Comments Off

November 8, 1947: Tokyo Rose Seeks to Return to U.S.

Posted on November 8, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 8, 1947: Iva Toguri of Los Angeles seeks to return to the U.S. after being stranded in Japan during the war, when she was known as Tokyo Rose. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Crime and Courts, Immigration, Radio, World War II | Tagged 1947, broadcasting, crime and courts, immigration, radio, Tokyo Rose, World War II | Comments Off

November 7, 1947: Santa Makes Second Appearance in Downtown L.A.

Posted on November 7, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 7, 1947: Santa Claus makes his *second* visit to downtown Los Angeles. Continue reading →

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Black L.A. 1947: Sentinel Offers $100 for Proof That LAPD has Black Motorcycle Officer

Posted on November 6, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 6, 1947: The Sentinel offers a $100 reward to anyone who can identify a Black motorcycle officer in the LAPD. Continue reading →

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November 6, 1947: LAPD Officer Kills Black Suspect in Market Burglary

Posted on November 6, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 6, 1947: Clarence Wallas is shot during a struggle with Officer J.L. Brown during an attempted arrest in the burglary of a market. Officer R.F. Williams captures Roosevelt Everline, as he tried to flee. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, African Americans, Comics, LAPD | Tagged 1947, African Americans, comics, lapd, officer-involved shootings | Comments Off

November 5, 1947: ‘Amazing Career of a Girl Drug Addict’

Posted on November 5, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 5, 1947: Arrested in October for driving erratically on Wilshire Boulevard, a woman calling herself Margaret Burton told police she was a former actress and had become addicted to sedatives during the London Blitz, when a physician gave her tranquilizers to calm her nerves. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Crime and Courts, Film, Hollywood, World War II | Tagged 1947, drug addiction, film, hollywood, Hoot Gibson, Margaret Burton, World War II | Comments Off

Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, November 2025

Posted on November 4, 2025 by lmharnisch

This month’s Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, including a progress report on Heaven Is HERE! and why the Black Dahlia case shouldn’t be treated as a game of “Clue.” Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, Homicide, LAPD | Tagged Ask Me Anything, Black Dahlia, Cleveland Torso Killings, Elizabeth Short, John Gilmore, lapd | Comments Off

Nov. 4, 1947: East L.A. Junior College Observes ‘Women’s Week’; Jokes Ensue

Posted on November 4, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 4, 1947: In a possible riff on Sadie Hawkins Day, the co-eds of East Los Angeles Junior College observe Women’s Week, devoted to frustrating the male students, at least according to The Times. And in the “Kinder, Gentler Time Dept.” Women’s Week ends with “slave day.” Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Comics, Education | Tagged 1947, comics, East L.A. City College, education, women | Comments Off

November 1, 1947: UCLA Ruffians Kidnap USC’s George Tirebiter!

Posted on November 1, 2025 by lmharnisch

November 1, 1947: Ruffians from UCLA kidnap USC mascot George Tirebiter and shave “UCLA” into his coat. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Animals, Sports | Tagged #USC, 1947, Animals, George Tirebiter, sports, UCLA | Comments Off

October 25, 1947: Toyoda of Japan Sells First Postwar Sedan for $5,000

Posted on October 25, 2025 by lmharnisch

October 25, 1947: Toyoda Automobile Co. unveils its first postwar car, a small, four-passenger sedan with 27 horsepower. The company has produced five cars so far, reserved for doctors. Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Comics, Transportation | Tagged #cars, 1947, comics, Toyota, transportation | Comments Off