Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

September 27, 1957: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

September 27, 1957 I never thought the time would come when I would write an ode to a single-chamber incinerator but here I am, doing it. Well, not exactly an ode but maybe a panegyric or at least a paean. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 26, 1957 You can’t fight City Hall, states an old dictum, but Kenneth Reiner, 41, doesn’t agree. Last April, work started on Reiner’s showplace home at 2138 Micheltorena St. Located atop a high hill in the Silver Lake district, … Continue reading →

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September 24, 1957: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 24, 1957 As dedicated ocean fishermen know, this is one of the greatest seasons in years for pulling in the elusive beauties of the deep. For many years they’ve had to be satisfied with getting “skunked” completely or with … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 13, 1957 Every Friday after work, Roy Huerta, 38, drives to Tijuana and spends the weekend with his beloved family–his wife, Manuela, 32, and their three girls and two boys. It is an unsatisfactory arrangement but it can't be … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 7, 1957 The week’s cordon bleu for eccentric behavior goes to a sharply dressed young man who came into a hill Street bat cave around midnight and ordered a beer. Before sipping any, he unlatched a luggage case, extracted … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 6, 1957 Last week while driving between Cortez and Durango, Colo., Paul Weeks turned on the radio to relieve the monotony. After a while it came through his consciousness that the station, KWIK in Farmington, N.M., was playing the … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Matt Weinstock Sept. 5, 1957 An Altadena family took off recently on a trip to Europe. The other day, the next-door neighbor, Ed Murray, was advised by his youngster that a skunk was trapped in the cement crawl hole at … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on August 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 24, 1957 There are two basic rules for pretty girls who wish to set Hollywood on its pink, shell-like ear. The first is to meet the right people. This one has nothing to do with me, so I’ll dismiss … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 31, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 31, 1957 The whole thing started many months ago when Sparks Stringer poured out his chagrin here at being unable to find any farkleberries in L.A. He had in mind whipping up a farkleberry pie like his mother used … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on July 29, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 29, 1957 I tore a taco the other day with my favorite villain, Paul Fierro. Chances are that you’ve seen him in movies or TV without knowing who he was. He’s the tall, dark, grim guy who gives the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on July 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 26, 1957 This is to report that the Swiss family Caserini has held its annual picnic at Steckel Park near Santa Paula and it is now OK for things to get back to normal. Caserini is a generic term … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on July 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 23, 1957 There have been so many homicides lately it’s almost impossible to remember one from another. But David Swaim, the news photog, won’t soon forget an incident in connection with a slaying he covered in Baldwin Park a … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 25, 1957 You know how some newspapermen are–gay and carefree. Well, a reporter–let’s call him Mac–was driving home the other day after suitably observing the decline of common sense with a few literate friends. Two blocks from his home, … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 22, 1957 This is to report that a distressing situation has arisen in MacWestlake Park. Certain pigeons–just a few of the hundreds in the park, mind you–have adopted a decidedly unmilitary attitude toward the recently dedicated statue of the … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 16, 1957 Account 727-1 in the auditor's office of the Southern Pacific is known within the company as the "Conscience Fund." It consists of money sent in by people for services rendered but unpaid for. An average of $200 … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on July 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 15, 1957 Farther and farther go the freeways, preceded by roaring monsters which sweep aside or reduce to rubble everything in their paths, then claw and shape the earth. But all is not lost. Every Tuesday, Lenard Kester takes … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on July 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 11, 1957 There was a traffic tie-up at the Harbor turnoff the other day as Inspectors Ed Walker and Bob Houghton were traveling inbound on the Hollywood Freeway. They threaded their way through it and came upon a woman … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1957 Readers may have noticed that, except when vital to the story, this paper no longer uses the names of victims of rapists. The policy was prompted by the editors’ opinion that printing these names only added to … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on July 3, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 3, 1957  We have on our hands today a taxpayer in that happy frame of mind known as irate. He is enraged because he finds himself helpless at fighting City Hall. Half a dozen years ago he bought a … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on July 2, 2007 by lmharnisch

July 2, 1957 You simply have no idea of the hazards of journalism. The city desk got a call from a woman on East 6th Street who proudly announced that she had become a great-grandmother at 48. This was indeed … Continue reading →

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