Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock, April 11, 1960

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“ ‘Library Fever’ Is Similar to Other Mental Disturbances.”   Pay-as-You-Breathe Plan       Everyone, it seems, wants to help the beleaguered councilmen find a way to raise desperately needed revenue.  And it is a heartening thing indeed to witness the … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 11, 1960

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  Patty Gardenseed Walks the World       John Chapman . . . born 1773 . . . in Pennsylvania . . . a pioneer . . . also known as Johnny Appleseed . . . he devoted his life … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler, April 11, 1940

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  “Weird experiments of a mad scientist.” Are there any other kind?  April 11, 1940: Ode to mayhem: "And now, Miss Velez, DO try to act like a lady!"

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 10, 1940

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  April 10, 1940: How come Metro finds such difficulty in fitting Hedy Lamarr with a story? The biography of Lola Montez has never been screened.

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Matt Weinstock, April 9, 1960

Posted on April 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Bed Burners Beware     Too often there are stories in the papers about persons who are badly, even fatally burned by falling asleep with a lighted cigarette.  Well, something has been done about them.     An amendment to the fire … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 9, 1960

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Mash Notes and Comment       (Newsletter) "VAGABONDING WITH VANDERBILT, by Cornelius Vanderbilt . . .     "I WRITE AS I PLEASE . . .       "People are always writing me and asking why I don't write 'exactly' what … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 9, 1940

Posted on April 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Young Tom Edison Was a Bad Boy!” April 9, 1940: Are those Saturday afternoon air jaunts of Jimmy Stewart and Olivia de Havilland dress rehearsals for an elopement, as intimates insist? … Now it's Akim Tamiroff who's bought a … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 8, 1960

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“And When You Go Up to the Front Desk, the Librarian Looks at You With Her Great Big Eyes, and She….”  The Fourth at State     A crew of painters has been working on the sixth floor of the Hall … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 8, 1960

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Two Women Tell of Some Frantic Hours     For Gwendolyn Tarpy and Pauline Rose, the day of danger is over. It's two weeks buried in old headlines.       But to them its immensity remains undiminished.     It began on the … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 8, 1940

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  April 8, 1940: Don't let Charlie Laughton's flabby appearance fool you. He has a grip like a blacksmith … She's been gone for more than a year, but RKO workers invariably cite Katharine Hepburn's screwy doings when they want … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 7, 1960

Posted on April 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

'Good Evening, Friends…'     The TV cliche file is overwhelming again so let's drain off another batch.     Irene McCroskey of Burbank shrinks every time she hears the line, which she contends is in every British film, "Darling! It must … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 7, 1960

Posted on April 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

S. Smith Griswold's Finest Hour at Hand     The man's name:  S. (for Sam) Smith Griswold.     He's 51 years old, married, father of two, and — by his own admission — a descendant of Aaron Burr.     This last … Continue reading →

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Hedda Hopper, April 7, 1941

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  April 7, 1941: James Cagney … female impersonator? That’s a new one on me.

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Matt Weinstock, April 6, 1960

Posted on April 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Silly Season     Obviously the sun spots which jammed radio and TV reception a few days ago didn't do people any good, either.  The kids are all mixed up, or at least pretending to be.     Bob Owen thinks … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 6, 1960

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Prudery Not So Very Practical These Days     Read a report the other day that a French sociologist named Pierre-Louis Weil sees the western world entering upon an era of prudery.     He bases it on the belief that sex … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 6, 1940

Posted on April 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

   April 6, 1940: After I ran across a mention of Hollywood gossip columnist Jimmie Fidler in an upcoming Paul Coates column, I thought it would be fun to take a break from Hedda Hopper with a small dose of … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 5, 1960

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Facts We Won't Find in the Census Report       There's nothing profound about the lady's story.  Nothing glamorous.  Nothing shocking.       For 17 years she worked diligently at being a housewife, raising four kids.  It's a job with … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 4, 1960

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The Stamp Age and Its Problems       It turns out that an idea projected here — trading stamps redeemable for cash instead of premiums — is already working fine at Tom Robertson's service station in Arcadia.     The customer … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, April 4, 1960

Posted on April 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

Sawdust Trail Leads Through Midway       To you, Cucamonga may mean nothing but a Jack Benny joke, but to history it may be remembered as the scene of one of Christianity's major jurisdictional disputes.       Recently, a syndicate … Continue reading →

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Westbrook Pegler, April 4, 1926

Posted on April 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 4, 1926: Westbrook Pegler, writing of Connie Mack and the Philadelphia Athletics, says, “The dealers came crowding from neighboring stands and bought up Mr. MacGillicuddy's athletes and soon he was left with nothing but his franchise and a wardrobe … Continue reading →

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