Category Archives: #courts

Wife Stabs Bob Crosby

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 10, 1959: June Crosby stabs her husband, Bob, with a 10-inch letter opener during a fight. She tells Beverly Hills police that she grabbed the letter opener to fight him off after he pushed her down during a violent … Continue reading →

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Mexico, U.S. Blame Each Other After Border Crackdown Fails

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Lerdo’s Typical Grand Mexican Orchestra and “Eyes of Youth” at Tally’s Kinema at Grand and 7th and “Her Game” at Tally’s Broadway, 833 S. Broadway. Nov. 10, 1919: A plan by American and Mexican authorities to deport 100 to … Continue reading →

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Woman Whistles for a Cop

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 10, 1909: Hope Whittaker, who works until midnight as a cashier at the Peking Cafe, carries a police whistle in case of emergencies and used it when accosted by Eric Eich. Officer Blaisdell arrested Eich after Whittaker said: … Continue reading →

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Woman Driven Mad by Divorce Attempts Suicide

Posted on November 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 9, 1909: Emma Rogers divorced her husband, then began having hallucinations when she failed to reconcile with him and he remarried. She tried to kill herself in a restroom at the Chamber of Commerce, but her aim was … Continue reading →

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A Sad Tale in Divorce Court

Posted on November 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Hamburger’s has a special on coveralls. Nov. 8, 1919: "When I came home from working 18 or 20 hours carrying 100-pound sacks I was hungry and wanted something to eat," William E. Davis says. "I had to do the washing, … Continue reading →

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House Committee to Investigate Payola

Posted on November 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nov. 7, 1959: A U.N. group finds no proof that Laos had been invaded by communist troops from North Viet-Nam but discovers that Laotian rebels were supplied by Viet-Nam Reds. You may hear more about Viet-Nam in the days ahead … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Horse Thief

Posted on November 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "Buster Brown" visits Athens.   Nov. 7, 1909: A 25-year-old man describes his downfall, including stealing horses and betting money on baseball games. "Tell the young men that sin always brings suffering," Robert Perry says.

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The Problem of Vice

Posted on November 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Clare Briggs on golf.   Nov. 6, 1919: A judge blames gambling and other forms of vice at a Spring Street hotel on the lack of a segregated vice district. "It is one of the penalties we have to pay … Continue reading →

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Deputies Protect Black Suspects From Lynch Mob

Posted on November 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

     Nov. 4, 1909: The daughter of Leonard Dunmore is shot to death while trying to rescue her father from being burned alive. Dunmore was dragged from his home, doused with oil and set on fire over suspicions that … Continue reading →

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Men Sentenced for Hitting Women

Posted on November 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Pig’n Whistle – next to City Hall on Broadway. Nov. 3, 1909: Justice Williams hears several cases involving violence against women. A blacksmith was sentenced to 100 days in jail for hitting his wife and a lodger was sentenced … Continue reading →

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Neighbors Seek to Block Home for Japanese Children

Posted on November 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Resolved: That in the course of human events woman will have her rights. And she should be free. When she frees herself from the tyranny of dressmakers and of milliners, the tyranny of Mrs. Grundy and the "gab fest" … Continue reading →

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Love Was Just Chickenfeed

Posted on November 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Shoes on sale for $3.50 ($82.86 USD 2008).   Nov. 2, 1909: A neighbor becomes infatuated with a young woman after borrowing chickenfeed from her. Eventually her stepfather complains to authorities … Abbie Sheehan, 17,  is sent to the … Continue reading →

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Horse Stable a Relic of Long Beach’s Past

Posted on November 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

     Nov. 1, 1919: A judge decides that getting drunk three times a year isn’t grounds for a divorce … And Long Beach police have nowhere to put a runaway horse since the city’s last stable was converted to … Continue reading →

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Black Soldier Refuses to Pass as White

Posted on October 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

“You don’t have to pass as a Negro in California. If you aren’t black you can pass for anything.” Oct. 31, 1919: A fascinating glimpse of African American life in Los Angeles surfaces in divorce proceedings. A black soldier says … Continue reading →

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Halloween Pranks

Posted on October 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

 A cheese elephant from “The Terrors of the Tiny Tads” by Gustave Verbeck/Verbeek. A five-passenger Cadillac is stolen – police say it’s a prank. Oct. 31, 1909: Three motorcyclists are charged with going almost 30 mph, in violation of the … Continue reading →

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Attorney General Rules Against Using Bibles in School

Posted on October 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Elgin watches are the timepieces of choice for job-seekers.     Aug. 1, 1947: U.S. Webb dies at the age of 82. Oct. 30, 1909: California Atty. Gen. Ulysses S. Webb says: “When we force our citizens to pay for and … Continue reading →

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Women in Little Tokyo Charged as B-Girls

Posted on October 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

And all this time, I thought people were joking about winning the Irish Sweepstakes.  The prolonged steel strike puts 6,100 local General Motors employees out of work. The affected factories are GM's Chevrolet, Fisher Body and truck plants in the … Continue reading →

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Teen Hoped to Bear Errol Flynn’s Child

Posted on October 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo Errol Flynn and Beverly Aadland in a photo published Oct. 15, 1959. Oct. 28, 1959: Jack Smith interviews Errol Flynn’s teenage girlfriend Beverly Aadland (whom Smith describes as the actor’s “last playmate”)  and her attorney … Continue reading →

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Judge Foils Attempt to Get Women on Jury

Posted on October 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Arctic turbans are the latest rage — $82.86 USD 2008. Oct. 28, 1909: Prosecutor Guy Eddie is determined to get women on juries despite Police Chief Dishman’s order that they not be summoned. His latest tactic is an attempt to … Continue reading →

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Grand Jury to Investigate USC Fraternity Hazing Death

Posted on October 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 27, 1959: General Motors lays off 2,103 autoworkers in Los Angeles because of the continuing steel strike … And the grand jury will investigate the death of Kappa Sigma pledge Richard Swanson.

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