Category Archives: Paul Coates

Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 8, 1960

Posted on January 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

That Silly Season's With Us Rather Early     You've heard of the "silly season."     It's a special time of year when everything, and everybody, goes haywire.  People stop behaving like people.  Animals don't act like animals.     What generally … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 9, 1960

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment           “Dear Mr. Coates:           “It is again our privilege to have a dance date for the purpose of raising funds for the ‘March of Dimes’ Saturday evening, Jan. 23.           “We were unfortunate in having … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 6, 1960

Posted on January 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Story of Little Indian Boy's Broken Heart     (From the files of The Mirror News, Oct. 19, 1959.)  The raging Angeles Forest fire claimed a second life today.  Philip Chavez, 27, an Indian firefighter from Zuni, N.M., died in … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 5, 1960

Posted on January 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

      I spent an uncomfortable morning standing over the city room teletypes and watching the Holy Season dispatches pour out of Germany.     I read the bulletin from Cologne about the synagogue that had been desecrated on Christmas Eve.  … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 4, 1960

Posted on January 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

'Blacklist' Charge Brings an Answer     The controversy over Hollywood's real or fancied "blacklist" has had more than a decade to smolder down to embers, but it's still burning.     The issue is kept alive by extremists.  But occasionally, it's … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 2, 1960

Posted on January 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Mash Notes and Comments "Dec. 22, 1959       "to Paul Coats,     "Paul I am enclosing a sixty dollar money order I wrote out to myself which I want you to hold for me.  My old girl friend of … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential file, Jan. 1, 1960

Posted on January 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Extermination for 19-Year-Old Son     This is the story of a murderer — a cop-killer.     He's 19 years old.  His name is Alexander Robillard.  On Aug. 5, 1959, he pumped six bullets into Officer Gene Doran of the … Continue reading →

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December 31, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on December 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

So We Call Them as We See Them, Sort Of (News item)   CHICAGO, Dec. 30 — Wilbur Geoffrey Gaffney, associate professor of English from the University of Nebraska, today revealed the results of a 10-year study on the significance of … Continue reading →

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December 30, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on December 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Pappy Coates Cases Learning With Kids Feeling good all over, today.  In this age of neurotic juveniles and delinquent parents, I, at least, have met my responsibility as a father. Maybe you don’t know “Where Are Your Children, Tonight,” but … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 28, 1959

Posted on December 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Bus Crash felt in Redondo Beach             (News item) TUCSON, Ariz., Dec. 20.  A double-decker bus and a cattle truck collided head on today, killing nine persons and injuring 32.           The bus was a Greyhound special added … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 26, 1959

Posted on December 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Tipping Tip: Don't Forget Your Barber     As we approach the turn of a new decade, the soundest advice I can offer you for a long, full life is never lie to your doctor or your lawyer.     And above … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 24, 1959

Posted on December 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

  A Christmas Carol of Olden Day, 1959     The stockings are hung, the scented evergreen gaily adorned and the eggnog's about gone, so gather 'round the hearth, children, while I tell you a Yuletide tale of yore.     It … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 23, 1959

Posted on December 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

  A Refugee From Terrible Infamy     I talked to a man-come-out-of-hiding last night, a man who's been living precarious inches out of notorious headlines.     He's 33 years old now, but since the age of 7 he's been living … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 22, 1959

Posted on December 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Payola Suspected in Fourth Grade     NEWS ITEM:  WESTBURY, N.Y., Dec. 21 — Teachers here have been warned against students who try to curry favor with "Christmas payola."     Supt. of Schools Cecil I. Rice sent teachers a memorandum indicating … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 21, 1959

Posted on December 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Tokyo Rose Story Stirs Up Little Ire     If you're a newspaperman, it's nice to stay in the good graces of your readers.  But it's not essential.     There's no hard-and-fast rule in journalism that the customer is always … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 19, 1959

Posted on December 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Mash Notes and Comment     (Form letter)  "Kind Friends —     "A joyous year of rich fulfillment to you all!     "A severely bitten hand (received when a frightened little dog at our shelter misunderstood my attempts to feed … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 18, 1959

Posted on December 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Captain Is Dedicated to Prisoners' Return     Capt. Eugene R. Guild, U.S. Army (ret.), has a few close friends in his home town of Glenwood Springs, Colo.     Townfolk shy away from him.  He's a distinguished looking man, clean … Continue reading →

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December 17, 1959: Paul V. Coates – Confidential File

Posted on December 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

We Have Living Dead Living in Red China Historically, war is a cold fact of life. And one of its most terrifying aspects is that some men conscripted by their nations to fight are swallowed up and lost in its … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 16, 1959

Posted on December 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mother Wants Probe on Case of Missing GI The U.S. government says that Donald Sybrant is dead.  It lists him as one of the 142,000 casualties of the Korean war.It first reported him missing in action on Nov. 30, 1950, … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 15, 1959

Posted on December 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  That Limp-Brain Gang Is on the Loose Again     Last week, late one afternoon, a ringing phone snapped the quiet of a typical home in this town.     The man of the house, who had just come in from … Continue reading →

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