Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock

Posted on May 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 20, 1957 It is characteristic of our pueblo to blow up a typhoon over matters which might more wisely be handled quietly and in proper perspective. For instance, the fuss over the impending arrival of the Brooklyn Dodgers. As … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on May 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 20, 1957 The quality of mercy, according to an old-time scenario writer, is not strained. But much as I dislike taking the man on at this late date, I am forced to argue the point. Because I have just … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on May 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 17, 1957 Anyone who does any downtown strolling can’t help noticing the parade of shabby gentlemen lost in misfortune and alcoholism. Most of them are obviously drifting aimlessly and hopelessly. But many of them, beneath their ragged clothes, are … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on May 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 16, 1957 The story appeared in the Mirror-News about a month ago. Venus Gonzales, 17, read it. That evening, when her husband, Buddy, 21, came home from work, she showed it to him. Both of them shuddered at the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on May 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 14, 1957 They are reluctant to say so publicly, but many men of science are extremely apprehensive about the continued testing of atomic bombs. As scientists, they know what it means that a single present-day bomb has several hundred … Continue reading →

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Pepe Arciga

Posted on May 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 13, 1957 City of varied ills as Tijuana is mostly regarded to be, there’s one aspect about the town which the majority of people, stateside, haven’t heard too much about. It concerns the number of orphanages there which give … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on May 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 10, 1957 At the rate landmarks are disappearing, a person could easily make a career of chasing down outmoded civic scenery under some such title as "What Happened to (Insert Name Here)?" I don’t know what happened to Insert … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on May 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 6, 1957 Los Angeles SUBJECT’S NAME: Sandra Brandner SUBJECT’S DESCRIPTION: Age 16. Height, 5 feet, 5 inches. Weight, about 135 pounds. Light brown hair. Brown eyes. The subject was last seen in El Segundo in July 1954. Any person … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on May 2, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 2, 1957 Los Angeles In the last couple of weeks Kay Cataldi has repeatedly observed a strange sight–young women walking barefooted along a street, carrying their shoes. She saw one on Hill street, another on 1st street. The other … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on May 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

        May 1, 1957 Los Angeles Now that the law is catching up on the scandal magazines–seven were indicted in New Jersey Monday–some things can be told. For several years beaters for Confidential have been trying to … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on April 29, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 29, 1957 Los Angeles A bus driver who hauls a cargo of housemaids to the Beverly Hills area daily on his early morning run heard a conversation the other day that made him realize life isn’t always as orderly … Continue reading →

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Missing

Posted on April 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

Paul V. Coates Confidential File April 22, 1957  SUBJECT’S NAME: Stella Catherine Meyer. SUBJECT’S DESCRIPTION: Age, 36. Height, 5ft., 1 in. Weight, 140 lbs. Black hair. hazel eyes. Stocky build. The county sheriff’s office reports that Mrs. Meyer left her … Continue reading →

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Ex nihilo nihil fit

Posted on April 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 20, 1957 Los Angeles By Matt Weinstock ONLY IN L.A.–A woman about to board a Metro 91 bus at Hollywood Blvd. and Vine asked, “Do you go on La Brea?” (Some turn on Fairfax). The driver said no. She … Continue reading →

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Con game

Posted on April 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 18, 1957 Los Angeles By Matt Weinstock  Dist. Atty. William O. Weissich of Marin County has announced that he plans to ask all persons with access to San Quentin’s death row to take lie-detector tests to find out how … Continue reading →

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Strictly: Human Interest

Posted on April 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 8, 1957Los Angeles   Latin Holidayby Pepe Arciga Here's how the anguished voice of a stricken lady, Norberta Venegas, pleaded for what should not be perhaps a lost cause. This she said to me in hesitant Spanish: "Senor Arciga… … Continue reading →

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Smog Is a Four-Letter Word

Posted on April 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Paul V. CoatesConfidential File April 10, 1957 And it is a comparatively new word in the American vocabulary. The 1953 Webster in my office defines smog as "a fog made heavier and darker by the smoke of a city." But … Continue reading →

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Silver Starlight of G. Louis Gabaldon

Posted on April 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 8, 1957 Paul V. Coates Confidential File I found another hero today, a local boy who made good in battle. What he did on the island of Saipan perhaps equals in achievement and guts any story of any man … Continue reading →

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Ovation for Ollie

Posted on April 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

April 3, 1957     If you haven’t taken a look at the Civic Center scenery lately—and many longtime residents boast they haven’t been downtown for years—a surprise awaits you. Except for the public buildings and a few others, it’s … Continue reading →

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The Celebrity Inteview

Posted on March 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 14, 1907Los Angeles Harry C. Carr, future author of “Los Angeles: City of Dreams,” visits Fely Dereyne, who is starring in the San Carlo Opera Company’s touring production of “Carmen.” Accompanied by Times artist Harold R. Coffman, who sketched … Continue reading →

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An Artist Makes His Point

Posted on October 18, 2006 by lmharnisch

Oct. 18, 1907 Los Angeles For the last month, the pages of The Times have been peppered with pen-and-ink cartoons signed Gale—in fact some of them have already appeared in the blog, with Nathan’s post on Japanese hobos and mine … Continue reading →

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