Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

Matt Weinstock, Jan. 11, 1960

Posted on January 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

   News for Nose             There may be some question as to whether the world is ready for them, but odoriferous movies are here.           Patrons of the art of motion pictures have already been exposed to Smello Vision and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 9, 1960

Posted on January 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Albert Camus           Albert Camus, 46, an important man in modern world thinking, was killed in an auto accident near Paris this week and it is appropriate that his most comprehensive obituary here should be in a university paper, the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 7, 1960

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Samaritans, 1960     While driving Monday on Pico Blvd. near Crenshaw, Joe Gamba and Frank Tallman, telephone company splicers, saw a woman's purse in the gutter.  They stopped, picked it up and examined the contents.  The purse contained money, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 6, 1960

Posted on January 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Turn Me Down and I'll Spill Everything!” Stay-Away Record     Before the record book for the decade is closed, J. Barrington Farrington Arrington, who retired undefeated as a police reporter for the old Daily News and now gets his kicks … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 5, 1960

Posted on January 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

Pity the Plants     All over town it's leotards for the ladies and old but wool-lined army and navy jackets for the men and shocked talk about the icy blasts.     A girl named Kathy, 14, on the way to … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 4, 1960

Posted on January 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Contest With Clam     A friend  of a friend who had gone clamming near Pismo Beach asked Viola Swisher, "Would you like a clam?"  Viola, who covers ballet for the drama department and loves steamed clams and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 2, 1960

Posted on January 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

More Quaint Quotes     The quaint quotes of former S.F. County Supervisor James McSheehy ("The handwriting on the wall is as clear as a bell") were uncorked here recently with the comment that no such language mangler has been uncovered … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 1, 1960

Posted on January 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  This Too Shall Pass     It is the moment for looking hopefully ahead.     Most people don't ask much, just a fair break and a few improvements in manners, a little more consideration in traffic and maybe a sound … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 31, 1959

Posted on December 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

Modern Shepherd It is an era of compulsions.  Apparently everyone has had them all along but now it’s considered not only proper but fashionable to express them, no matter in what murky paths they lead. Publicist Doris Hellman, for instance, … Continue reading →

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December 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on December 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Year-End Recess Again this year there’s an unmistakable though unorganized trend toward calling everything off between Christmas and New Year’s Day and letting the week drift itself out, which it does anyway. Nobody feels up to anything, especially answering the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 29, 1959

Posted on December 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

   Blacklist Blunder           The case of writer Louis Pollock, who was unaware for five years that he was on a film and TV blacklist through mistaken identity, has recalled an even weirder case.           About a year ago a … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 28, 1959

Posted on December 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Pigeon Problem           A woman on the telephone a few days ago asked excitedly, “What should I do about these crazy pigeons?  They’ve moved into our neighborhood (3rd and La Cienega) and they’re all over the place.  One of … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 26, 1959

Posted on December 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Paper in a Trash Pile     Another frantic call came into the county sanitation office the other day.  This time it was a woman on the west side excitedly reporting she'd inadvertently discarded her divorce papers in the trash can.  … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 25, 1959

Posted on December 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Ribbing St. Nick     In December, 1823, Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) wrote a poem titled "A Visit From St. Nicholas" which, as everyone knows, began: 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the houseNot a creature was stirring … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 24, 1959

Posted on December 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

  A Christmas Story     Forty-one years ago a young attorney named Patrick J. Cooney came to Calexio from Chicago.  One of his first clients was Jimmy Wong, who had 5,000 acres in cotton on the Mexican side of the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 23, 1959

Posted on December 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Erring Blacklisters Sorry     A week after it was disclosed, the strange case of Louis Pollock is still the big talk among Hollywood writers.     Pollock has written a dozen screenplays and 30 television plays in the past five … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 22, 1959

Posted on December 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

  World Refugee Year     As she sorted out her memories on her return from a pleasure trip around the world many months ago, actress Marsha Hunt found herself deeply troubled by recollection of endless hordes of refugees in Hong … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 21, 1959

Posted on December 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

   Death in December     The National Safety Council has focused its apprehension this Christmas on the office party.  Before me as I write this is its Drinking and Driving Fact Sheet, a sobering document.    It begins, "During 11 … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 19, 1959

Posted on December 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

  On Eucalyptus Trees     On a distinct hill, eucalyptus trees are things of beauty, particularly to roving artists, who depict them standing as graceful sentinels against the sky.  Up close as in your backyard, phooey!  In a strong wind … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 18, 1959

Posted on December 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Code 3     Late one afternoon about two weeks ago, as Jack Fuller was driving past Pico Blvd. and Roxbury Dr., en route home from his job at the Hollywood office of civil defense, he saw a commotion inside the … Continue reading →

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