Category Archives: Front Pages

Feb. 9, 1958

Posted on February 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

  It’s Sunday in 1958, and The Times features a suburban tract home, designed with young (and growing) families in mind.  There’s no address for this house, so we don’t where it was. Click here to download the page: Download … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 9, 1938Los Angeles Let’s cruise down Wilshire and take a look at the Ambassador–oh wait, I forgot. We let L.A. Unified tear it down, didn’t we?  Meet a colorful minor character in the Harry Raymond case: T. Ray Costerisan. … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 8, 1938Los Angeles Above, Lutheran minister Martin Niemoeller protests a secret trial by the Nazis on charges of treason. Niemoeller, who survived the war, was one of hundreds of dissident German ministers who were arrested by the Nazis in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 8, 1908

Posted on February 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

  A brawl on a Hollywood ranch may be to blame for the death of William Schumaker, hit above the right ear with a lantern and booted in the head … Empty streetcars heading back to the barn often speed … Continue reading →

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Feb. 7, 1958

Posted on February 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Test pilot Henry C. Bosserman, a distinguished World War II flier, dies when his chute fails to open in the crash of a F-104A near Palmdale. The debris endangers children waiting at bus stops … Wedding bells are to ring … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

  A "bodacious riot of hillbilly hotcha"–with Humphrey Bogart? And who else is in the cast? Ronald Reagan? Coming up next year, Bogart as a cowboy (with Jimmy Cagney) in "The Oklahoma Kid." The Carnegie Foundation warns that colleges risk … Continue reading →

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Feb. 6, 1958

Posted on February 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

  (Click below to read the rest of Gene Sherman’s interview with Meredith Willson). A price war sends gasoline to 25.9 cents a gallon ($1.89 USD 2007) … Sarah Churchill gets into a scrap with reporters … A boy suspected … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 6, 1938 Los Angeles It’s Sunday in Los Angeles, and the weekly real estate section features the floor plan of a modern home–cost $3,990 ($57,055.15 USD 2007) … Japan builds a navy … As Hitler consolidates his power, … Continue reading →

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Feb. 6, 1908

Posted on February 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  As I keep saying, the carnage on the streets of early 20th century Los Angeles is not to be believed. A detailed story on a fatal car accident … A brave teamster struggles to control a runaway team of … Continue reading →

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Feb. 5, 1958

Posted on February 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Eisenhower has a cold (the president’s health has been an issue for some time now) … A Vanguard rocket is destroyed after it breaks up during a launch … More rainfall … Could cloud seeding be working?   Click … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 5, 1938Los Angeles The Harry Raymond bombing drops to the back page on this Saturday morning in Los Angeles … The Assembly vice investigation continues … The gagged and beaten body of a Filipino houseboy from Beverly Hills … Continue reading →

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Feb. 5, 1908

Posted on February 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Here’s what I like about the 1908 papers: The stories are a crazy mix of tragedy and sentiment, flowery language and daily life that can be absolutely brutal … The county puts unemployed men to work building Laurel Canyon … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Watts

Posted on September 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

Yes, it really happened.

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