Category Archives: Columnists

Paul Coates, Oct. 27, 1960

Posted on October 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Oct. 27, 1960: Paul Coates digs into his mailbox and finds “Johnny Grant was once a stunt car driver … and Dick Whittinghill sang with the Pied Pipers.” Notice: Art Pepper is arrested for possession of heroin.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 27, 1941

Posted on October 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 27, 1941: Already-rich Robert Stack is piling up more as prexy of a water heater factory supplying Army camps, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 26, 1960

Posted on October 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 26, 1960: Matt Weinstock says, “When he receives a letter with the stamp cancellation ‘Report Obscene Mail to Your Postmaster,’ a troublemaker I know mails it back to the postmaster with the note, ‘What — and spoil … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 26, 1960

Posted on October 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Oct. 26, 1960: Paul Coates takes another look at the gang killing of Manuel Castro. This time he talks to Manny Tovar, a skid row bartender whose son was charged in the shooting. "I tried to be … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 25, 1960

Posted on October 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Oct. 25, 1960: Bunker Hill residents are sleeping undisturbed again after three weeks of terror during which a burglar broke into seven apartments, held a knife to occupants who awoke and robbed them. Dets. Joe Medina and … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 25, 1960

Posted on October 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Oct. 25, 1960: Paul Coates uses the gang killing of teenager Manuel Castro, whose crime was being in the wrong neighborhood,  as a point of departure for wondering why some youths reclaim their lives from gangs while … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 25, 1940

Posted on October 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Oct. 25, 1940: Josephine Baker, broke and stranded near Paris, is beseeching friends for aid, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 24, 1940

Posted on October 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 24, 1940: Aside to Patricia Morison: A word to the wide should be sufficient, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 23, 1941

Posted on October 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 23, 1941: Luck child, Dick Powell — his Arizona "gold" mine, rated a washout — has uncovered a valuable alunite deposit, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 22, 1940

Posted on October 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 22, 1940: Never saw a child with better dining-out manners than 9-year-old Harold Lloyd Jr., Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Paul Coates, Oct. 21, 1960

Posted on October 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Oct. 21, 1960: What if college students studying in the student union put records into the jukebox that were blank –- so they could study without being distracted by music? A gag dreamed up by a university … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 21, 1960

Posted on October 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Oct. 21, 1960: Matt Weinstock reports from the trenches in the battle between Democrats and Republicans for the White House.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 21, 1940

Posted on October 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 21, 1940 –  HOLLYWOOD AFTER DARK: Lucille Ball startling La Conga patrons with a wild grab for a water pitcher when escort Desi Arnaz coaxes her into tasting a Mexican pepper, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 20, 1960

Posted on October 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Oct. 20, 1960: Matt Weinstock writes an update on a story about a runaway youth from Lancaster. DEAR ABBY: You goofed! How could you advise parents to get their small boy a miniature French poodle?

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Paul Coates, Oct. 20, 1960

Posted on October 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Oct. 20, 1960: Paul Coates ponders the news and wonders if he has supernatural powers….

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 20, 1941

Posted on October 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

          Oct. 20, 1941 — HOMES ON THE RANGE: Looks like the Clark Gables will be Nevada ranch neighbors of the Rex Bells (Clara Bow) they've practically closed a deal, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 19, 1960

Posted on October 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Those ears… the eyebrows…. What is it with Starr Sapphire?   Oct. 19, 1960: A student at Valley College night school turned in a book report expressing enthusiastic agreement with the theme of Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince" … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 19, 1960

Posted on October 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Oct. 19, 1960: Paul Coates interviews Brenda Allen and does a terrific job. Where has she been for the last 10 years? Coates has the answer.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 19, 1940

Posted on October 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Oct. 19, 1940: Wot's this about a free-for-all feud twixt The Three Stooges so serious that it may split the partnership? Jimmie Fidler’s staff says.

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 18, 1960

Posted on October 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Oct. 18, 1960: Matt Weinstock has an item on Robert Nathan’s satire “The Weans.” CONFIDENTIAL TO 'SICK INSIDE': Tell your husband you found the letter. He owes you an explanation.

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