Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock, Feb. 15, 1961

Posted on February 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 15, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item about hospital care 50 years ago.  Read it and remind yourself that this was supposedly a “kinder, simpler time.”  CONFIDENTIAL TO BROWN EYES: Don't confess "all" to a man who … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 15, 1961

Posted on February 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 15, 1961: Paul Coates writes about a house for rent, “an ornate, slightly garish Mediterranean-style home on a hill overlooking Hollywood” built in the ‘20s by a movie star. “Never heard of her,” says one prospective … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 15, 1941

Posted on February 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 15, 1941: Tom Treanor, who died covering World War II for The Times, has an interesting and, in fact, prophetic piece about the difficulty of any attack on the oilfields of Romania to keep the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 14, 1961

Posted on February 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 14, 1961: A valentine to Matt Weinstock from a longtime reader: "Back in 1947 a romance developed between myself and a man with no more auspicious beginning than his sharing your column with me at … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 14, 1961

Posted on February 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 14, 1961: Officials of Birmingham College of Advanced Technology in England approved a fund-raiser for women's athletic programs in which male students could win a female student for the night. But the male students rejected the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 13, 1961

Posted on February 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 13, 1961: An employee at a missile component company was studying Russian and while on a trip to New York decided to buy a Soviet newspaper to test his skill. Then he took the newspaper to … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 13, 1961

Posted on February 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 13, 1961: It’s not easy being a columnist in Los Angeles. Paul Coates writes about some of the calls and letters he gets that never end up in print … until now.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 13, 1941

Posted on February 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

           Feb. 13, 1941: Tom Treanor says that watching America from overseas is something like seeing yourself in a home movie. “You're quite surprised at how you look, a little displeased and completely fascinated,” he says. … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 12, 1941

Posted on February 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

            Feb. 12, 1941: Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II for The Times, writes about his experiences in Romania. “Poor old beautiful, callous, hard-luck Rumania, a happy-go-lucky country trying not to be … Continue reading →

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Boy, 15, Hangs Self; Pound Killed His Dog

Posted on February 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 11, 1961: Of all the headlines I have seen while doing the Daily Mirror, this is one of the worst. What a sad story. Coates, Weinstock and Abby are on the jump…

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 11, 1941

Posted on February 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

           Feb. 11, 1941: Tom Treanor, recently returned from Europe, says: There is no place so confusing and so dismal as a grimy old European railroad station, where you're getting your legs knocked by bags and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 10, 1961

Posted on February 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 10, 1961: A young lady interviewing for a secretarial job typed: "Now is the time for all good Commies to get the hell out of the country,"  Matt Weinstock says. CONFIDENTIAL TO "BUD": A very wise … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 10, 1961

Posted on February 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 10, 1961: Paul Coates dips into the mailbag and gets an angry note for his remarks on Elvis Presley!

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 10, 1941

Posted on February 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

           Feb. 10, 1941: Tom Treanor writes about Europeans’ attitudes toward America. “The impending clash between America and Germany fills the Europeans with a sort of dreadful and delightful anticipation. It's so tremendous as to be … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 9, 1961

Posted on February 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 9, 1961: Matt Weinstock discusses the joys of homemade bread…. and Odetta performs at UCLA.  DEAR ABBY: Should  marry the man I love or should I find a tall, good-looking guy to please my mother?

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Paul Coates, Feb. 9, 1961

Posted on February 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 9, 1961: Paul Coates takes a humorous look at the written driver’s test but his column includes some interesting details. To take the written in Spanish one must first take (and fail) the written test in … Continue reading →

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Town Called Hollywood, Feb. 9, 1941

Posted on February 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 9, 1941: Tom Treanor , who was killed covering World War II for The Times, says people always ask "When was your life in the greatest danger during your European trip?"A reply about riding in … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 8, 1961

Posted on February 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 8, 1961: Matt Weinstock has a follow-up on the mysterious death of Norman Siegel, who fell to his death from the Guaranty Building on Hollywood Boulevard. DEAR ABBY: I am a high school student who makes … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 8, 1961

Posted on February 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 8, 1961: Paul Coates has this problem with remembering names. It’s easy for him to recall most folks, but when it comes to the city’s movers and shakers … well, let him tell it.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 8, 1941

Posted on February 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

            Feb. 8, 1941: Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II for The Times, tells the story of Harry the deck steward on the S.S. Exeter from Lisbon, Portugal, to New York – … Continue reading →

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