Category Archives: 1947

Black L.A., 1947: ‘Why Do 14-Year-Old Girls Get Drunk and Fall Into Bed With Men?’ Judge Asks

Posted on February 14, 2018 by lmharnisch

The Sentinel runs a publicity photo of Flora Washington, who released “Broken Hearted” and “If I Ever Cry, You’ll Never Know” on the United Artist label in 1946. Flora Washington sings “Broken Hearted” via Archive.org. Feb. 13, 1947: Municipal … Continue reading →

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Black L.A. 1947: Judge Backs Racial Ban, Orders Native Americans Out of West Hollywood Home

Posted on February 13, 2018 by lmharnisch

Feb. 13, 1947: Dorothy Bradley becomes the first African American cashier hired at the Safeway grocery store in Watts. She was hired as the result of a campaign by the Watts Citizens Welfare committee protesting Safeway’s refusal to hired black … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, African Americans, Crime and Courts, Real Estate | Tagged 1947, African Americans, crime and courts, deed covenants, Native Americans, West Hollywood | 2 Comments

Black L.A. 1947: Jazz Musicians Outraged by Esquire Jazz Book for 1947

Posted on February 12, 2018 by lmharnisch

Feb. 13, 1947: Coming to the Shrine Auditorium – Esquire Award winners Lester Young, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Lucky Thompson, Benny Carter, Dodo Marmarosa, Barney Kessell and Vic Dickenson. Feb. 13, 1947: Esquire magazine began an annual poll in 1943 … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, African Americans, Music | Tagged #Jazz, 1947, African Americans, Arnold Gingrich, Esquire magazine, Los Angeles Sentinel | 3 Comments

Black L.A. 1947: Black Passenger Sues Greyhound After Driver Has Her Arrested for Not Giving Up Seat

Posted on February 9, 2018 by lmharnisch

At left, a three-unit property at 3509 5th Ave., listed for sale in 1947 at $17,500. Above, the property sold for $600,000 in 2016, according to Zillow. Feb. 6, 1947: The Sentinel reports on a lawsuit filed by Alpha … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, African Americans, Architecture, Crime and Courts, Transportation | Tagged 1947, African Americans, architecture, crime and courts, Greyhound, Los Angeles Sentinel, real estate | 4 Comments

Black L.A. 1947: Ascot Hills Rapist, Shot by Police, Faces 51 Counts

Posted on February 7, 2018 by lmharnisch

Minton R. Scott, the Ascot Hills Rapist, after being shot in the head by police. Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive. Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA Feb. 6, 1947: Minton Robert Scott is accused of being … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, African Americans, Crime and Courts, LAPD, World War II | Tagged 1947, African Americans, Ascot Hills Rapist, Los Angeles Sentinel, Minton Scott | Comments Off

Black L.A. 1947: Black, Jewish Protesters Picket Disney’s ‘Song of the South’ at RKO Hillstreet

Posted on February 6, 2018 by lmharnisch

Above, the “trackless trolley,” which was powered by overhead cables but used tires rather than running on rails, is coming to Central Avenue. The trackless trolleys solved streetcars’ problems of maneuverability (passengers could board and disembark at the curb rather … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, African Americans, Film, Hollywood, Transportation | Tagged #disney, 1947, animation, Beale Street Mama, film, hollywood, Los Angeles Sentinel, Song of the South, Tales of Manhattan, trackless trolleys | Comments Off

Black L.A. 1947: Dodgers Organization Signs 3 More Negro League Stars

Posted on February 5, 2018 by lmharnisch

Feb. 6, 1947: Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey Sr. signs three more stars of the Negro baseball league: Monty (Monte) Irvin and Larry Doby of the Newark Eagles and Bus Clarkson, formerly of the Philadelphia Stars who most recently played … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, African Americans, Dodgers, Sports | Tagged 1947, Bus Clarkson, Dodgers, Don Newcome, Jackie Robinson, Larry Doby, Los Angeles Sentinel, Monte Irvin, Negro leagues, Roy Campanella, sports | Comments Off

Black Dahlia: Blogging Donald Wolfe’s ‘Black Dahlia Files,’ an Encore From 2006

Posted on February 1, 2018 by lmharnisch

Starting Saturday, I’ll begin reposting all 88 entries that I wrote in 2006 when I blogged in real time as I read Donald H. Wolfe’s awful “The Black Dahlia Files,” a book that refutes Piu Eatwell’s claim in “Black Dahlia, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Books and Authors, Cold Cases, Donald Wolfe, LAPD | Tagged black dahlia, Black Dahlia Red Rose, Books and Authors, cold cases, donald wolfe, lapd | Comments Off

Jan. 31, 1947: Herald-Express Publishes Name and Address of Rape Victim

Posted on January 31, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I wrote in 2006 for the 1947project. It is difficult to believe that there was a time when newspapers published rape victims’ names and addresses, but the Herald-Express had no misgivings about it. Aggie Underwood, … Continue reading →

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Jan. 30, 1947: Salesman on Main Street Corner Sets Off Riot

Posted on January 30, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I wrote in 2006 for the 1947project. The rewrite desk in action: The Examiner: Free Cash, Nylons and Gum— Then They Took Him Away! Dollar bills, nylons and bubble gum pelted persons at 6th and … Continue reading →

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Black L.A. 1947: Four African Americans File for City Council 7th District Race

Posted on January 29, 2018 by lmharnisch

Jan. 30, 1947: An ad in the Sentinel announces a preview of a model home in Carver Manor, a housing development designed by Paul R. Williams at 135th Street and Avalon Boulevard. Stanford Avenue in Carver Manor, via Google Street … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, African Americans, Architecture, City Hall, Politics | Tagged #Paul Revere Williams, 1947, African Americans, architecture, City Council, Los Angeles Sentinel, politics | Comments Off

Jan. 29, 1947: Thief Steals Box of Rattlers From Snake Expert’s Car

Posted on January 29, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I wrote in 2006 for the 1947project. Wanted: Thief Who Took 3 Snakes SAN GABRIEL, Jan. 28—Chief Frank L. Carpenter sent out a police broadcast tonight for capture of the boldest and most daring thief … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Animals, Comics, Crime and Courts | Tagged 1947, Animals, comics, crime and courts, quote of the day, rattlesnakes | Comments Off

Jan. 28, 1947: Man Leaps From Top of Empire State Building, Lands on Iowa Woman

Posted on January 28, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I wrote in 2006 for the 1947project. Yet another of the kind of story that would never see Page 1 of The Times, but was featured on the front of the Examiner, with a picture … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Comics, Suicide | Tagged 1947, comics, Suicide | 2 Comments

Jan. 27, 1907: L.A. Studies Elevated Trolley Line to Ease Traffic

Posted on January 27, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is an encore post from 2007. Jan. 27, 1907 Los Angeles One thing you can say about Angelenos: We love to talk about traffic. The only thing we love more is to commission studies and draft plans to … Continue reading →

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Jan. 26, 1947: 2 Murders, 83 Assaults in Weekly Toll of Crime in L.A.

Posted on January 26, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I wrote in 2006 for the 1947project. L.A. Crime Total 1,229 During Week In the last week 1,229 crimes were committed in Los Angeles. They were: 553 thefts 337 burglaries 83 robberies 83 assaults with … Continue reading →

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Jan. 25, 1947: Shadows in Photograph Clear Man Convicted of Molesting Girl

Posted on January 25, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I wrote in 2006 for the 1947project. He said he didn’t do it. He said he didn’t lure the little girl into his garage on her way home from school. But he was convicted of … Continue reading →

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Jan. 24, 1947: Electrical Engineer Seeks to Unlock Secret of Mind Reading

Posted on January 24, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I wrote in 2006 for the 1947project. Savant seeks key to mental telepathy in radar, light waves PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 24—(U.P.) An electrical engineer said today he thought the answer to mental telepathy might be … Continue reading →

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Jan. 23, 1947: Four Held for Trial in ‘Red Hibiscus Murder’

Posted on January 23, 2018 by lmharnisch

Note: This is a post I wrote in 2006 for the 1947project. Murder Four held for Trial in ‘Hibiscus’ Slaying After a weeklong preliminary hearing, four of five youths arrested in the Lincoln Park “hibiscus” murder case were today held … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Comics, Crime and Courts, Music | Tagged 1947, comics, crime and courts, quote of the day, Red Hibiscus Murder | 4 Comments

Black Dahlia: D.A.’s Final Report Says Elizabeth Short Was Never at Aster Motel

Posted on January 22, 2018 by lmharnisch

The Aster Motel, 2901 S. Flower, via Google Street View. Elizabeth Short was never here, according to the district attorney’s files, regardless of claims made in Piu Eatwell’s “Black Dahlia, Red Rose.” In response to continuing questions about the Aster … Continue reading →

Posted in 1947, Black Dahlia, Cold Cases, LAPD | Tagged 1947, Aster Motel, black dahlia, Frank Jemison, Piu Eatwell | Comments Off

Jan. 22, 1947: Police Hunt ‘Large Nose Bandit’