Category Archives: #courts

L.A. firefighter buys job for $600, October 21, 1938

Posted on October 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

A 2,000-acre brush fire burns from Stone Canyon Dam to Beverly Glen and north to Mulholland Drive. A political bombshell explodes in the Los Angeles City Fire Department: The sale of jobs for $600 ($8,745.89 USD 2007). Fire Chief Ralph … Continue reading →

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Stolen statue — Nuestro Pueblo, October 19, 1938

Posted on October 19, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Officers buy police jobs for $150, October 16, 1938

Posted on October 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, imagine my surprise to recognize the Coliseum in this panel from "Ella Cinders" by Bill Conselman and Charlie Plumb.  Ruth Etting’s ex-husband Martin Snyder kidnaps Etting’s husband, Myrl Alderman, forces him to drive to their home at 3000 Lake … Continue reading →

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Civil Service chief arrested, card players held in vice crackdown, October 13, 1938

Posted on October 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

At left,  the general manager of the city’s Civil Service Commis-sion is arrested on charges of tampering with the final results of employment tests. Police Chief James Davis calls a meeting to tell captains  to focus on serious vice and … Continue reading →

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Dodgers and Philadelphia in the playoffs, October 4, 1977

Posted on October 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Note the Dial Torgerson byline in a story datelined Jerusalem. Torgerson and freelance photographer Richard Cross were killed in Honduras on June 21, 1983, when their car drove over a U.S.-made landmine evidently placed by Nicaraguan forces.   By Keith … Continue reading →

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Young cancer patient cheers for Cubs, October 6, 1938

Posted on October 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Nazis bill Czechs for "reparations"; Mayor Fletcher Bowron plans investigation of civic corruption. Crowds gather outside on 1st Street outside The Times Building to watch World Series results on the newspaper’s scoreboard. It looks like they had loudspeakers as well. … Continue reading →

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‘There is no longer any violence in the eyes of O.J. Simpson,’ October 6, 1968

Posted on October 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

 Nixon leads Humphrey in state poll By Keith Thursby Times staff writer It’s easy to pick apart an old profile of a famous person. The celebrity talks of hopes and dreams and you can see what went according to the … Continue reading →

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Nazis roll into Czechoslovakia, October 4, 1938

Posted on October 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Triumphant Hitler enters with troops into the Sudetenland Cheering crowds greet Nazi leader, shouting, ‘We thank our Fuehrer!’     Films in production: Claire Trevor is cast is "Stagecoach." Apes throw hand grenades British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain defends his … Continue reading →

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Leading defense attorney dies; Dodgers win against Cubs, September 27, 1958

Posted on September 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

LeCompte Davis dies at 95 Prominent attorney represented the McNamara brothers in The Times bombing and Alexander Pantages in his famous sexual assault case.  Stewart Granger in "Harry Black and the Tiger."   LeCompte Davis, left, with Frank Bryson in … Continue reading →

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Black civil rights leader stabbed; Dodgers win, September 22, 1958

Posted on September 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Martin Luther King Jr. hospitalized Woman judged insane after plunging a letter opener into the civil rights leader’s chest. Black civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 29, is in critical condition at Harlem Hospital in New York after being … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles gets a new mayor, September 18, 1938

Posted on September 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Bowron: Liberal, moderate and conservative The Times’ Timothy G. Turner writes: ‘Fletcher Bowron is no longhair nor will he turn the town over to Psalm singers. He is little concerned with gambling and prostitution as such, only in their effect … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles mayor removed in recall, child killer executed, September 17, 1938

Posted on September 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Bowron defeats Shaw Superior Court judge, elected with 65% of the vote, will take office Sept. 26. He says: ‘This election, in no sense, is a personal triumph. This is not my fight. I have merely been part of a … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles votes in recall election, September 16, 1938

Posted on September 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

City voters decide on removing Mayor Shaw Judge Bowron predicts that he will win the election by 85,000 votes. In fact, he took an early lead and defeated Shaw by 100,000 votes, The Times says. Above, a political ad for … Continue reading →

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British diplomat meets with German leader, Detroit wins against Cleveland, September 10, 1938

Posted on September 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

British envoy meets Hitler in bid to avoid war Above, Britain’s Sir Nevile Henderson with Adolf Hitler. Britain tells Germany that it "will not stand aside if Czechoslovakia is attacked." Opponents denounce Bowron Greenberg hits No. 47 At left, it’s … Continue reading →

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City attorney expects court battle to delay Dodger Stadium, September 7, 1958

Posted on September 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

City attorney sees long battle for Chavez Ravine Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley expects legal challenges to be resolved quickly and predicts stadium construction will begin in February 1959. By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer Jeane Hoffman’s interview with Los Angeles City … Continue reading →

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Death stalks Spanish nobleman, Angels win, September 7, 1938

Posted on September 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Roy Rogers and Smiley Burnette: happy trails! Death stalks Spanish nobleman In Miami, the the former heir to the Spanish throne dies from injuries in a car crash because he carries the hereditary disease of hemophilia. His companion, a nightclub … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama, Harvard Law Review editor, March 19, 1990

Posted on September 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Barack Obama’s Law Personality: Harvard Law Review’s first black president plans a life of public service. His multicultural background gives him unique perspective. By Tammerlin Drummond Times Staff Writer Barack Obama stares silently at a wall of fading black-and-white photographs … Continue reading →

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Comic artist Al Capp visits LA, House panel questions Red official, September 3, 1958

Posted on September 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

A panel from Al Capp’s "Li’l Abner," April 25, 1943. During a visit to Los Angeles, "Li’l Abner" cartoonist Al Capp says he once again has the freedom to satirize American institutions "lovingly and savagely," after being limited during what … Continue reading →

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August 31, 1958: Woman kills husband as children sleep, Giants win over Dodgers

Posted on August 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

Lillian loved Ed. She loved him even though he beat her. She loved him even though he was on probation for beating her. And she loved him even when he lay dying on the kitchen floor after she stabbed him … Continue reading →

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TV game show is faked, player says, LA bids for Olympics, August 29, 1958

Posted on August 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, the incident that inspired the 1994 movie "Quiz Show," directed by Robert Redford.  Read Charles Van Doren’s first-person piece about the scandal, "All the Answers," in the New Yorker.     New York Dist. Atty. Frank S. Hogan … Continue reading →

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