Category Archives: #courts

Man Kills Dentist Over Picture, 1936

Posted on January 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

I said in a previous post that the fate of Peter Voiss' burros was unrecorded. Unrecorded in The Times, that is. Regular Daily Mirror reader Dick Morris sent along some information about Voiss and his beloved animals, Trixie, Jimmie and … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 16, 1932

Posted on January 29, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Woman Loses Children Over Nude Photos; Angels Earn Most of Cubs’ Income, January 29, 1949

Posted on January 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

A panel from "Terry and the Pirates," by George Wunder. At left, The Times’ comics page from 1949. Moon Mullins … Li’l Abner …  Brenda Starr … Dick Tracy … Orphan Annie … but also Ella Cinders … Napoleon … … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 13, 1932

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Man Kills Dentist Over Picture, 1936

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

A reader asked if I would do more stories from 1939. Here’s what I found. I guess you can never have too many stories about cantankerous old coots with shotguns. Update: Several people have asked what became of Sylvester Warner. … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, June 10, 1932

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Christine Collins, June 9, 1932

Posted on January 25, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Christine Collins, March 8, 1932

Posted on January 24, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Christine Collins, February 27, 1932

Posted on January 23, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Christine Collins, February 12, 1932

Posted on January 22, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Christine Collins, February 9, 1932

Posted on January 21, 2009 by lmharnisch
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February 2, 1932: Voices — Christine Collins

Posted on January 20, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Christine Collins, December 24, 1931

Posted on January 19, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Historic Images of Los Angeles on Flickr

Posted on January 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

This is my new favorite thing: The Library of Congress’ Flickr account with thousands of photos such as the panorama of flying officers at Love Field, Texas, Aug. 20, 1918. And this is the first all-woman jury in Los Angeles, … Continue reading →

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December 14, 1931: Voices — Christine Collins

Posted on January 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

  “I have tried real hard to secure some kind of employment for my husband…”

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January 16, 1959: Paul Coates — Confidential File

Posted on January 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Someday, Butch H., Try to Be Forgiving Some stories I’d rather not print. And when I first heard about what a bunch of grown men and women were doing to a kid named Butch Harris, I filed the … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, September 28, 1931

Posted on January 16, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Vivian Leigh cast as Scarlett O’Hara, January 1939

Posted on January 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  On January 14, 1939, The Times published the news that an English actress had been cast in the lead of "Gone With the Wind." Excuse me, but Jean Arthur as Scarlett? Hedda Hopper covers the furious reaction over David … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 15, 1959

Posted on January 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Frontier Pusher-Back To newsman John Cornell goes a silent roll of drums, a bugle call and maybe a flag-raising for alertness above and beyond the call of routine. John was banging out a rewrite about Les White, Southland auto dealer, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, January 15, 1959

Posted on January 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Mother Knows Best (She Says So Herself) REPORT FROM A BOY’S BEST FRIEND: Deep down in the grimy recesses of my mind lives the unreasonable conviction that, in my dear mother’s eyes, I’m a bum. As I say, … Continue reading →

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