Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

His Is a Good Job Last November, Frank Frohnhoefer’s daughter Francine wanted something different to "share" at school, so Frank, who did 27 months as an infantryman in the South Pacific during WWII, went through his mementos and found some … Continue reading →

She Stood in Bed They said it couldn’t be done, but it was to a lady who lives in a large apartment house in midtown L.A. She turned over in bed around 1 a.m. and the bed, installed a few … Continue reading →

Snowball Madness Last week, when Walter H. Wright was driving his family up to Crestline, someone in a car coming down threw a large snowball which shattered his windshield, impairing his vision. At the ranger station he learned this is … Continue reading →

Right-Hand Waiver Play No. 995 is very popular in the legal league these days. It is the argument for dismissal of a charge against a defendant on the grounds that the evidence was searched through illegal search and seizure. Atty. … Continue reading →

A Raid, A Hunch Deputy sheriffs this week raided a bookmaking joint in West Hollywood with 10 telephones, indicating it was a big operation. As the two suspects were taken into custody and evidence was gathered, the phones kept ringing. … Continue reading →

Thorns and Fragrance It’s the time of year when the two factions of the greeting card world, the sentimental and the offbeat, resume their snarling. The hearts-and-flowers folks have lost a little ground in the last few years to the … Continue reading →

Firing-Squad Mood A jobless newspaperman subsisting on his unemployment insurance writes: "My weekly seance with the female martinet who holds my fate in her hands reminds me of what I have read of the upheaval in Cuba. "This hardened slave … Continue reading →

Squirrely Linguist Nobody’s going to believe this but I find I can speak squirrel language. For months a wild squirrel with a beautiful brown coat has been visiting the back yard, swinging from branch to branch of the eucalyptus trees, … Continue reading →

Wrong Number Tonight as usual TV addicts will turn on a program titled "77 Sunset Strip," a private eye action thriller featuring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Edward Byrnes, beautiful girls in deep trouble and a reverberating and contagious theme … Continue reading →

Sleeping Dogs Roused A man came into the Earl V. Lewis camera shop several weeks ago and asked if a batch of old, unedited home movies could be spliced. He’d inherited them, he explained, from the estate of a relative … Continue reading →