Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

Matt Weinstock — January 15, 1959

Posted on January 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Frontier Pusher-Back To newsman John Cornell goes a silent roll of drums, a bugle call and maybe a flag-raising for alertness above and beyond the call of routine. John was banging out a rewrite about Les White, Southland auto dealer, … Continue reading →

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January 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Capricious Electron An engaging stranger named Peter Buchanan came into the office, apologized for taking my time, handed me a typewritten half-sheet of paper and asked me to read it and perhaps check it. It was a theory he had … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 13, 1959

Posted on January 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Losing Battle Perhaps you’ve noticed that a Data Card for Highway Planning came along with your auto registration renewal. Well, a Van Nuysian (or should it be a Van Nuyser?), who felt it was an invasion of his privacy, at … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 12, 1959

Posted on January 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Taxing Times A young lady singer is very angry at the Internal Revenue Service. Her federal income tax last year came to around $380. She had paid all but about $70. Christmas week the revenuers attached the amount from her … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 10, 1959

Posted on January 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Chinese Puzzle On a recent excursion to San Francisco, a Hollywood press party with TV executive Ted Galenter as host went to a Chinese restaurant. The food was wonderful but a writer named Jim didn’t eat. He said he wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 9, 1959

Posted on January 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Rugged Fisherman The telephone rang at 3 a.m. Wednesday in the Venice home of Bill O’Connor. It was Pat Lister, Santa Monica harbor master, informing him that gale winds were whipping the bay and his boat was dragging its mooring. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 8, 1959

Posted on January 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dogs, Diapers, Taxes Comes now that hiatus between cries, when the feverish race begins to clear away Christmas bets in time to pay for auto license renewals by Feb. 4 and then face up to income taxes in April. … Continue reading →

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January 7, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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News From Detroit A group of grimly playful fellows at SC who call themselves Asthmatics Anonymous advise that at a raw-lunged meeting in the basement which serves as headquarters they have regrouped as Asthmatics Militant. First move was to change … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 6, 1959

Posted on January 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Law Is Upheld A very upsetting ruling came down recently from Appellate Justice Paul Vallee. Shocked by the discovery that three men were held in jail for five days before being arraigned, he stated in an opinion, "It appears the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 5, 1959

Posted on January 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Men of Good Will As the chill of dusk settled over 2nd and Spring streets Newsboy Bill Franklin noticed his helper, Juan Jiminez, 10, was shivering. Juan sells papers for him after school. "You’ll freeze in that T-shirt," Bill said. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 2, 1959

Posted on January 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Reader’s Choice A man in the VA hospital in West L.A. writes, "Lying here, a person has time to think of many things, especially things he has missed. I am writing to ask what you think is the most interesting … Continue reading →

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January 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Unsung Heroines Today the focus is on that thriving city north of South Pasadena. The bands will play, the crowds will roar, the traffic will snarl. But in all the gigantic gymkhana there will be no mention of those unsung … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

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June 6, 1958

Posted on June 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

A couple of odd, sad stories… A Spanish American War veteran’s widow dies while donating the flag from his casket to a junior high … A student with polio graduates as valedictorian from Washington and Lee University … And the … Continue reading →

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June 5, 1958

Posted on June 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s where we have a rare convergence: The Dodgers, columnists Matt Weinstock and Paul Coates, and Jack Searles writing about Chavez Ravine residents’ reaction to the passage of Proposition B. How can you not love an interview with … Continue reading →