Category Archives: #courts

Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 4, 1959

Posted on February 4, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Christine Collins, August 24, 1932

Posted on February 4, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 3, 1959

Posted on February 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Bail Cut on Yanks in Tijuana Bail on some of the 20 U.S. residents held in Tijuana on gambling charges has been reduced from $1,600 to $400 and on others to $800. State Atty. Gen. Stanley Mosk was informed by … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 22, 1932

Posted on February 3, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Matt Weinstock — February 2, 1959

Posted on February 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Cadillac Calculus Martin Ragaway, the comedy writer, a few days ago picked up a youth hitching a ride near Fairfax High. The boy appeared depressed, Martin observed after they’d gone a few blocks, and he asked if something were wrong. … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, February 2, 1959

Posted on February 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Really, Has Cuba a Barber Strike? Somebody’s got to say it. And it’s obvious that even the man’s best friend won’t tell him. So I guess, as usual, it’s up to me. I mean about Fidel Castro. He … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 18, 1932

Posted on February 2, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Christine Collins, August 17, 1932

Posted on February 1, 2009 by lmharnisch
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January 31, 1959: Paul Coates — Confidential File

Posted on January 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Junks ‘Junk’; Grads Applaud It’s commencement week, but the proudest graduate in Southern California today isn’t from any institution of learning. He went through his ceremony in a shabby Ocean Park store-front dwelling crowded with friends whose combined … Continue reading →

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Voices — Christine Collins, August 17, 1932

Posted on January 31, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Christine Collins, August 16, 1932

Posted on January 30, 2009 by lmharnisch
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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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