Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock, April 7, 1961

Posted on April 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

       April 7, 1961:  A bail bondsman takes a lesson from “The Untouchables” and finds his missing client in a barber chair, Matt Weinstock says. CONFIDENTIAL TO "HAVING OUR TROUBLES": A very wise woman once told me that … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, April 7, 1961

Posted on April 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

               April 7, 1961: I came across a letter to the editor (on the jump) about Gov. Pat Brown’s grant of clemency for William Erwin “Machine Gun” Walker, which I overlooked (so many stories, … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler, April 7, 1941

Posted on April 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 7, 1941: Reporter Leland Stowe certainly drew attention on his sweep through Los Angeles. Lee Shippey has another column about him! Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II for The Times, says: A … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 7, 1961

Posted on April 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

Trouble for Giants Manager Alvin Dark: Phoenix police found Harvey Kuenn, who weighs 200 pounds, Jim Davenport and Bob Schmidt, one of the few men in baseball who could arm-wrestle Frank Howard even up, being attacked by a 140-pound college student at an hour of the morning no self-respecting student should be roaming the streets. Moreover, the college student kept hitting the players on the fists with his eyeglasses.
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Matt Weinstock, April 6, 1961

Posted on April 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

    April 6, 1961: Regular passengers on the 5:15 p.m. bus that leaves the 6th and Los Angeles Street terminal for Seal Beach gave a farewell party Wednesday to Glenn Van Auker, the nice driver, who is being transferred, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, April 6, 1961

Posted on April 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

    April 6, 1961: Paul Coates has an update on Synanon, which was praised for the way it treated drug addiction. Later on, as many may remember, Synanon developed into a notorious cult.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 6, 1941

Posted on April 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

The country is virtually at war. Its defense efforts are being hamstrung by unjustified strikes, uncooperative industrialists and blathermouthed, spotlight-hunting politicians. The average man in America has, with excellent reason, such a deep distrust of inefficient nincompoops in public office that his patriotism is in danger of being poisoned by his distrust.
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Jim Murray, April 6, 1961

Posted on April 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 6, 1961: James Gilliam Jr. is with the Dodgers but not of them. He starts every season in the dugout. He sleeps every night with his bag packed at his feet and rumors of a … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 5, 1961

Posted on April 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

       April 5, 1961: Anyone who patrols the downtown beat becomes accustomed to odd sights. There are the resolute pigeon feeders and the sad characters who poke through refuse cans for hidden treasure. There are the men with … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, April 5, 1961

Posted on April 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

       April 5, 1961: The Army is looking for a cartoonist who can make the service look attractive – and not humorous (in other words, forget “Beetle Bailey” and “Sad Sack”), which is fodder for a Paul Coates … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 5, 1941

Posted on April 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

           April 5, 1941: A well-paid reporter was thinking of quitting journalism to write fiction. He sought advice from a reader for a publishing house, who told him to stick to reporting and write fiction on … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 5, 1961

Posted on April 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

            April 5, 1961: Four years ago, Doug Ford restored the prestige of the Masters after a disastrous attempt to thin the field eliminated some of the greats of golf. Now Ford is returning to … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 4, 1961

Posted on April 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

    April 4, 1961: ONLY IN L.A. — On a recent dewy day, an ad stating "Utter-McKinley Understands" on the side of a bus had soaked through, revealing the previous ad underneath, which John Watson was delighted to observe, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, April 4, 1961

Posted on April 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

    April 4, 1961: Paul Coates has an update on the Watts Towers. On the jump, Al Capp writes about Jim Hagerty, President Eisenhower's former press secretary, who is heading ABC's news operations. One goal is to cut 90 … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 4, 1941

Posted on April 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 4, 1941: Lee Shippey has an item on Leland Stowe, the reporter who was the subject of a Tom Treanor column. Treanor, meanwhile, writes about Arthur Ernest Morgan, the former president of Antioch College and … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 4, 1961

Posted on April 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 4, 1961: Jockey Johnny Longden must choose between two troublesome horses for the Kentucky Derby – Flutterby or Four-and-Twenty, Jim Murray says.  [He finished seventh on Four-and-Twenty, by the way—lrh.]

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 3, 1941

Posted on April 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 3, 1941: Tom Treanor, who died covering World War II for The Times, writes about Leland Stowe, a reporter for the Chicago Daily News who was visiting Los Angeles. Stowe and Treanor had crossed paths … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 3, 1961

Posted on April 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 3, 1961: Jim Murray has a wonderful feature on featherweight champ Davey Moore. Don’t miss it!

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 2, 1941

Posted on April 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 2, 1941: Tom Treanor talks to Richard Neutra about a 300-unit housing development he designed for a community outside Dallas.  Betty Grable tells Jimmie Fidler: “Any girl in the Hollywood spotlight is handicapped in the … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 2, 1961

Posted on April 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 2, 1961: Golfer Porky Oliver  is dying of liver cancer, as gallantly as the way he lived. There’s an Easter lesson there, Jim Murray says.

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