Category Archives: Columnists

Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 31, 1960

Posted on March 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

Major Family Tragedy of Our Atomic Times       There's sadness in the face of Jackson McVey.  Lined into his forehead and around his mouth, it never completely disappears, even when he smiles.       It's a sadness not without … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 30, 1960

Posted on March 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Ditched Duck     Easter is nigh and again doting parents will buy livestock for their children.  Let them take heed.     Last Easter a man named Norm, who lives in Palos Verdes, bought his son, 4, a duck.  The … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 30, 1960

Posted on March 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

A Condemned Man Wants to Give an Eye     The question now before the California Supreme Court is an eerie one, with no easy answer.     How much control — it asks — does the state have over a condemned … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 29, 1960

Posted on March 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

Here's Unsqueezed Juice     The moans are low and constant from the civic Center.  Our leaders have squeezed every drop of juice out of the turnips, oops, I mean taxpayers, and still there isn't enough.  Unless new sources of revenue … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 29, 1960

Posted on March 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

Dollar-Down Crowd Gangs Up on Kiddies       Yesterday, I got the latest pitch on "friendly credit buying."       By mail, I received a circular from a jewelry store chain which is spread across Southern California.       It … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 23, 1960

Posted on March 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Police Problems in Hunting Arsonist       You're a cop and, maybe, he's a pyromaniac.       A special kind of criminal.       His weapon isn't a gun or a knife.  Shake him down and you learn nothing. … Continue reading →

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Hedda Hopper, March 23, 1946

Posted on March 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 23, 1946: John Ford is at work on “My Darling Clementine,” Hedda Hopper says.

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Matt Weinstock, March 22, 1960

Posted on March 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Hello? Anybody There?” A Courageous Move     Along with spring, a sign has appeared in the Brentwood Country Mart, out in bosky del country, stating firmly, "Men Must Wear Shirts."  It is the first voice of protest in a … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 22, 1960

Posted on March 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Cynical Columnist Gets More Cynical       You think I seem a little sallow lately?  A kind of drawn, hunted look about me?  Deepening circles under the eyes?       You're right.  I'm sick.       But it's nothing … Continue reading →

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Hedda Hopper, March 22, 1946

Posted on March 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 22, 1946: Metro shelves “Frankie From Frisco” because the subject matter is too tough to lick, Hedda Hopper says. Based on a James M. Cain story with a screenplay by Robert D. Andrews, "Frankie From Frisco" was set … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 21 1960

Posted on March 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

Journalism Lesson From a Dixie Editor     My mother didn’t exactly cancel her subscription to The Mirror News. What she did, she called me up — collect — from her flat in the Bronx just before Christmas last year with … Continue reading →

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Westbrook Pegler, Fair Enough, March 21, 1941

Posted on March 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 21, 1941: Westbrook Pegler breaks down the organization of the Army and compares it to the way the service was arranged in what was then known as the World War.

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Jim Murray, March 20, 1980

Posted on March 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 20, 1980: Jim Murray on the Fosbury flop.

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Westbrook Pegler on the Phillies, March 22, 1926

Posted on March 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 20, 1926: I have to say, Peg was a pretty fair sports columnist, as he shows in this piece on the Phillies.  He writes: "They will lose with rousing reluctance, the customers will see earnest, if not polished, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 19, 1960

Posted on March 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “?” Pig Stickers, En Garde     Sportsmen who complain they have to go farther and farther for good fishing and hunting — prepare to drool.  Dr. Louis Higger of L.A. writes from Kati, New Zealand: "Here we are on … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 19, 1960

Posted on March 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Mash Notes and Comment     (Press Release)  "John Mason Brown is a conversationalist critic whose verbal outpourings since birth have never ceased  to be witty and original, as well as readily and steadily forthcoming . . . " … Continue reading →

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Hedda Hopper, March 19, 1945

Posted on March 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “The Three Caballeros” premieres at the Guild Theatre. March 19, 1945: “The Academy should never be allowed to give awards without Bob Hope as m.c.,” Hedda Hopper says.

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Matt Weinstock, March 18, 1960

Posted on March 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

For Liquid Prose     Today's study in wonderful irrelevance brings us to a brochure announcing Writer's Digest's annual $3,500 short story contest.  First prize is $500 and contestants must subscribe to qualify.  But money and fame aren't the only incentive … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates Is Ill

Posted on March 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 18, 1960: I always worry when Coates is sick because the poor fellow died at the age of 47 in 1968.

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Hedda Hopper, March 18, 1944

Posted on March 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 18, 1944: Jennifer Jones replaces Gene Tierney in “Laura?” Did this woman ever get anything right?

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