Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Feb. 18, 1961

Posted on February 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 18, 1961: Young persons, note the sophisticated, pipe-smoking college man in a letter sweater.  Such folks would be extinct on college campuses by the end of the decade. Matt Weinstock ruins another good story, this one about … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 17, 1961

Posted on February 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 17, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item on an exhibit of works by blind artists and he explains how blind people are taught to paint.  CONFIDENTIAL TO "MADAME BUTTERFLY": Have nothing more to do with him until … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 16, 1961

Posted on February 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 16, 1961: One lesson a person learns over and over in this business, but never accepts entirely, is not to get overly playful with words. If he does, he's likely to lose or confuse people, even on … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 15, 1961

Posted on February 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 15, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item about hospital care 50 years ago.  Read it and remind yourself that this was supposedly a “kinder, simpler time.”  CONFIDENTIAL TO BROWN EYES: Don't confess "all" to a man who … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Matt Weinstock

Posted on February 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

  Matt Weinstock’s “My L.A.” and “Muscatel at Noon” have been listed on EBay. “My L.A.” is fairly common and is available in a modern reprint, but “Muscatel at Noon” is a little more difficult to find. Notice that “Muscatel” … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 14, 1961

Posted on February 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 14, 1961: A valentine to Matt Weinstock from a longtime reader: "Back in 1947 a romance developed between myself and a man with no more auspicious beginning than his sharing your column with me at … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 13, 1961

Posted on February 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 13, 1961: An employee at a missile component company was studying Russian and while on a trip to New York decided to buy a Soviet newspaper to test his skill. Then he took the newspaper to … Continue reading →

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Boy, 15, Hangs Self; Pound Killed His Dog

Posted on February 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 11, 1961: Of all the headlines I have seen while doing the Daily Mirror, this is one of the worst. What a sad story. Coates, Weinstock and Abby are on the jump…

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 10, 1961

Posted on February 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 10, 1961: A young lady interviewing for a secretarial job typed: "Now is the time for all good Commies to get the hell out of the country,"  Matt Weinstock says. CONFIDENTIAL TO "BUD": A very wise … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 9, 1961

Posted on February 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 9, 1961: Matt Weinstock discusses the joys of homemade bread…. and Odetta performs at UCLA.  DEAR ABBY: Should  marry the man I love or should I find a tall, good-looking guy to please my mother?

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 8, 1961

Posted on February 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 8, 1961: Matt Weinstock has a follow-up on the mysterious death of Norman Siegel, who fell to his death from the Guaranty Building on Hollywood Boulevard. DEAR ABBY: I am a high school student who makes … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 7, 1961

Posted on February 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 7, 1961: Score one for Marjorie Freeman. She won a claim against her employer, Bank of American, that she had to be paid the same as a man. Matt Weinstock has the story of a … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 6, 1961

Posted on February 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 6, 1961: Matt Weinstock has a follow-up on the demise of the Pioneer Dairy Lunch, a haven for the homeless in downtown Los Angeles. One homeless man writes: I just now sold a pint of blood. … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Feb. 4, 1961

Posted on February 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 4, 1961: ANYONE WHO keeps up with his reading or listening knows we've gone into the four-year Civil War centennial. Unfortunately, some aspects of the commemoration make it appear the war was a rather pleasant interlude, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 3, 1961

Posted on February 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 3, 1961: What does a Burbank family do about their 4-year-old son, who refuses to go outside because he’s afraid of the street sweeper? CONFIDENTIAL TO "TROUBLE AT HOME": Someone once said "Divorce is hash made … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 2, 1961

Posted on February 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 2, 1961: A police call about a man with a gun turns out to be … you guessed it: A film crew, Matt Weinstock says.  CONFIDENTIAL TO KANSAS BACHELOR: Making a marriage work is like running a … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 1, 1961

Posted on February 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 1, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item on the great controversy over what verb to use in this sentence: "For within this tremendous area IS/ARE produced two-thirds the oats, more than half the corn, more than … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 31, 1961

Posted on January 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 31, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item about author Leonard Wibberley’s experiences in Portugal – recounted in the book “No Garlic in the Soup.” DEAR ABBY: Help me make a decision that involves a child's future. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 30, 1961

Posted on January 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 30, 1961: Can anybody do abstract art? Matt Weinstock has an item on a man who thinks so – but there’s a twist to the story. And Abby has a follow-up on the controversy over square … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Jan. 28, 1961

Posted on January 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 28, 1961: Matt Weinstock’s daughter Jane graduates from Paul Revere Junior High. After the ball was over one weary father said to another: "We got them this far but I don't know if they'll make it … Continue reading →

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