Category Archives: Columnists

Paul V. Coates, Confidential File, March 12, 1960

Posted on March 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Uh-oh. Mash Notes and Comments     "Dear Paul,     "Ever ask yourself WHY so many women look worse after they return from the powder room than they did before they entered?     "Ask Ed Cabrera, the lighting specialist whom … Continue reading →

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Westbrook Pegler, March 12, 1926

Posted on March 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 12, 1926: Sportswriting as it was practiced in the 1920s. In this item, Westbrook Pegler covers the intrigue surrounding the Gene Tunney-Willie Stribling match. As tortured as the writing is, I have to admit that it sounds like it’s … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 11, 1960

Posted on March 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “This Will Be Almost Painless” A Peep by Wire       This is to alert the ladies that the "Dr. Seaton" is busy again.  He phoned a lady I know the other day and in his pleasant voice said … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Deep South's Constant Sullen Hate, Contempt, Sadism Bared (Second of two articles)     John Howard Griffin became a Negro by choice.     He did it with special pills, ultraviolet ray treatments and vegetable dyes.     And he did it … Continue reading →

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Westbrook Pegler, March 11, 1926

Posted on March 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

Before he emerged as a columnist on the national scene, Westbrook Pegler was a sportswriter. Here’s one of his columns about spring training by the Brooklyn Dodgers. And, frankly, he reads like a pretty fair writer.

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Matt Weinstock, March 10, 1960

Posted on March 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Lesson for Today     A group of firemen have been engaging lately in baffling exercises with the fire hose at the north end of Echo Park Lake and a lady who lives nearby says she is losing her mind … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 10, 1960

Posted on March 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

The book Coates is talking about is, of course, "Black Like Me." DARING THE 'HATE STARE' A White Man Turns Negro (This is the first of two exclusive columns on the remarkable story of a white author who turned "Negro" … Continue reading →

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Robert Hilburn on 38-Special, Rush

Posted on March 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 10, 1980: “Bearable by most standards, 38-Special was a godsend next to headliner Rush,” Robert Hilburn says. 

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Hedda Hopper, March 10, 1945

Posted on March 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 10, 1945: Hedda Hopper has lunch with Clark Gable … and quite a few other folks.

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Matt Weinstock, March 9, 1960

Posted on March 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Board Meeting     The hostess at a house party in Santa Monica happened to mention that she had a late model Ouija board,  and several surprised guests, who thought the boards had gone out with mah-jongg, insisted that it be … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Father, Son Talk Over the Slaying of Seven     In his 57 years, stolid Ralph Whitney never made a more difficult phone call.      He placed it late yesterday afternoon from the quiet Pomona Valley community of Upland to the … Continue reading →

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Hedda Hopper, March 9, 1944

Posted on March 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 9, 1944: Hedda Hopper tells Betty Bacall to forget this Lauren stuff. “ ‘Betty Bacall’ is euphonious and easy to say,” Hopper says. Gosh did she ever get anything right? 

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Matt Weinstock, March 8, 1960

Posted on March 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Nervous Cat's Tale     As the animal regulation department's files prove, life in our vast jungle compound is fraught with peril.  It is not uncommon for people to be frightened, by roving pythons or straying wildebeests and to be … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  About Common Folks, Even as Many of Us     For a while yesterday, I felt fine.     I got up on the right side of bed (which in itself is no easy feat for a Monday), showered, talked for … Continue reading →

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Hedda Hopper, March 8, 1944

Posted on March 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

   March 8, 1944:  Hedda Hopper says, "How would you like to see Joan Crawford play 'Nurse Kenny?' She wants to do it badly." I can’t help but wonder whether that slip was intentional. On the jump, divorce for Myrna … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 7, 1960

Posted on March 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jiggers! The Revenooers!       On a recent weekend, as reported here, a Laurel Canyon couple held an old-fashioned home brew party for 40 guests.  The man obtained the crock and makings from a market which stocks them, put up … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Alarmed Officials Often Alarming     In case you haven't noticed, all public officials worth their salt have, for years, been opposed to traffic accidents.     They're against drunk drivers, speeders, reckless drivers — any individuals who endanger the lives of … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Westbrook Pegler

Posted on March 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 7, 1941: I thought it would be interesting to spend some time this month looking at the columns of Westbrook Pegler, a 1920s sportswriter who became a rather vicious national columnist and was ultimately sued for libel by … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 5, 1960

Posted on March 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Praise Allah for These Crooked Streets!” A Boy Can Dig        All actor Neil Hamilton did was inquire innocently if anyone remembered the entire alphabetical sentence of which the first words were A Boy Can Dig Enough Fine … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

Leonard Warren, 1911-1960 Telephone Girls Belie Propaganda       I'm a client, reasonably well paid up, of Pacific Telephone Co.  And I'd like to assure you that my complaint is nothing personal.       In fact, over the years, I've … Continue reading →

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