Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

November 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock, Nov. 21, 1959

Posted on November 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Car Troubles Two years ago, Bob Joseph bought a two-cylinder French Panhard, which has positively no area in front for a license plate.  He has been driving it with only the rear plate. On consecutive days recently he received two … Continue reading →

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November 20, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

About Football This is Big Game Week and I might as well get into the act, too.  I suppose it’s true — once a sports writer, you never get over it entirely. SC and UCLA are being criticized for the … Continue reading →

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November 18, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

It’s  Still ‘Professor’ Everyone remembers certain of his teachers, particularly the ones who inspired or stirred him, even if he has lost touch with them and never sees them now. Julius Sumner Miller, physics instructor at El Camino College and … Continue reading →

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November 19, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Cross Your Fingers Well, today’s the day.  If we get past it we’re in.  Of course, no one is sure for what or for how long. Today, according to Kenneth D. Wilkins of Manhattan Beach, a momentous event in world … Continue reading →

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November 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Farming Lesson Young schoolchildren who are found after tests to be retarded are placed in a Point 1 group, as it is called, and given special tasks to perform. A little boy in such a group in a suburban school … Continue reading →

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November 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Conditioned Reflexes After a business failure several years ago a young man decided to pursue the career he’d always wanted — teaching.  He was aware that it meant a drastic change and involved great sacrifice but he and his wife … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 14, 1959

Posted on November 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

       Today Is Forever     Thirty years ago R. Julian Dashwood, a Britisher, found himself broke and hungry in Sydney, Australia.  Standing in a free food line, he determined never to be dependent again on how others mismanaged the … Continue reading →

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November 13, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

The End Is in Sight Bravely ignoring the tear-inducing smog which was seeping in through the woodwork, the gentlemen of the copy desk yesterday, between, editions, went into their daily seminar titled “Whither Drifteth?”  Their despondent conclusion, delivered to my … Continue reading →

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November 12, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Serious Slapstick As you may have read, that was quite a comedy of errors the other night in the little city of Cypress in Orange County. On a tip that Louis Ross Lord, 35, road camp escapee, was there, two … Continue reading →

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November 11, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

A Dog’s Life Several weeks ago Glen Shahan’s miniature schnauzer, Henry, developed a cough.  When it persisted, the veterinarian recommended that Henry’s tonsils come out.  This was done but poor Henry continued to wheeze, and the other day Glenn, ABC … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 10, 1959

Posted on November 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The Satirizing Americans     The persons probably most amused by the movie and TV stereotype of the American Indian are the scores of Indians themselves now working in industry in the L.A. area.     Many of them take a … Continue reading →

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November 9, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Those Quizzes Clearly it’s no more possible to control the gags about the quiz show scandal than it is to control the mushrooming scandal itself, and the other day a group of coffee break philosophers of my acquaintance got around … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 7, 1959

Posted on November 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  The Fight Against City Hall Continues     It's an old adage that you can't fight City Hall.  Nevertheless, some people keep trying, whether they get anywhere or not.  Today's candidate for head bumping is Kenneth Reiner, who writes in … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 6, 1959

Posted on November 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Racing the Stork     A woman in the throes of becoming a mother was being driven to General Hospital by a  neighbor one night recently and as they reached the Civic Center it became apparent they weren't going to … Continue reading →

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November 5, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on November 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Tax Bite Tuesday was the day of the big blow.  No, it wasn’t windy.  It was the day the tax bills hit the fan. The resultant moans have ranged from low and plaintive, tapering off into controlled disgust, to … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 4, 1959

Posted on November 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confused Stranger     Let us stipulate that people are rushing into the L.A. area at the rate of 640 — or is it 704? — a day and it is inevitable that there are strangers in our midst.  Now … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 3, 1959

Posted on November 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

      Lockheed has plans for a monorail system for Southern California. Haven in Cyprus     How does it go, one may wonder, with those resolute citizens who muster the courage to drop everything and leave the rat race for … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 2, 1959

Posted on November 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Power of a Pet     An old man whose increasing bitterness in his last years antagonized his family and friends died recently.  Despite their feeling toward him and toward each other because of him, they all came to the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 31, 1959

Posted on October 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Still another panel you'll never see in the legacy version of "Peanuts." Eccentric? Us?     Deserved or not, people in Los Angeles have acquired a reputation for eccentricity.  Today there's evidence that we normal, ordinary folk may be the … Continue reading →

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October 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

In case you’re too young to understand Matt Weinstock’s reference, Crest toothpaste had a famous – and frequently satirized – ad campaign in the 1950s. Seized by Indians*  Last Saturday as Hildred M. Hodgson, a lively grandmother, was walking along … Continue reading →

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