Category Archives: Paul Coates

July 2, 1959: Another panel that will never appear in the legacy version of "Peanuts." Confidential File One New Chapter in Adventures of John (From the files of The Mirror News) May 15, 1959 — A man of 27 who, … Continue reading →

Confidential File Your Court Chances Are Under Scrutiny In case you've ever wondered about a poor man's chances in our courts of justice, read on. I'm going to quote you a conversation which took place a few weeks ago in … Continue reading →

Nobody Has Died Laughing Yet Watch in Shark Just Sad Joke Joe St. Denis, occupation sea captain, swabbed the panic a little thicker and a little wider last week. Returning from Catalina Island waters, he reported that he landed a … Continue reading →

  Confidential File Kid Racketeers Outdoing Mafia I can tell by looking at you that you are a wide-awake member of this community. When you read this daily newspaper you don't limit yourself to the dated happenings of the Paleolithic … Continue reading →

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments "Dear Mr. Coates, "Are you acquainted with the following fact? "A cat can stray into your garage, find a comfortable place to sleep. "You put your car in the garage, lock the door and … Continue reading →

Confidential File A New Instrument for Crime Detection A man without a camera took my picture yesterday. It's not a particularly flattering one, but it wasn't intended to be. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy C. E. MacElroy, who took it, … Continue reading →

Confidential File A Stirring Problem When You're in Stir Among men doing hard time, the proper care and handling of a parole board is a priceless skill. It's an art practiced and polished and passed along from generation to generation … Continue reading →

Confidential File Hear Duncan Trial on New LP Record The murder trial of Elizabeth Ann Duncan is past, but the din isn't In fact, momentarily, another story may break in the same Ventura courtroom where Mrs. Duncan was convicted of … Continue reading →

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments (Press Release) "Although 40 foreign nations and 46 states in the Union will send candidates to the 1959 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant, to be held in Long Beach, Cal, July 16 to 26, lovelies … Continue reading →

Confidential File Orval Faubus Adds to the Ad Absurdum I know I'll hate myself in the morning. But right now, I can't resist the temptation to confess that I really admire Gov. Orval Faubus. Can't help it. I just do. … Continue reading →

"A Huge Door Slowly Begins to Swing Open." Confidential File If Stomach's Strong, Visit Tijuana Prison Robert Petersen, a slightly built 18-year old kid from Belmont, Cal., was released from Mexico's La Mesa State Prison, near Tijuana, this week. He'd … Continue reading →

Here's another panel you'll never see in the legacy version of "Peanuts." Confidential File 'Practical' Advice to June Graduates Eleven months out of the year I've got no feud with the eggheads of my generation. It's only in the month … Continue reading →

  Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments "Dear Paul, "There is a new game going around that I am the sole instigator of which has the skeptics saying, 'How about that?' It's spreading like wild flowers. "Here's all you do: … Continue reading →

  Confidential File As Humans Manage to Be Very Inhuman On the first day of June, Robert Greer, 79, received his old age pension check. It came in the mail, as always, to his small apartment at 920 W. 11th … Continue reading →

  Confidential File A Case of Zsa Zsa Vs. Zsa Zsa Impends Zsa Zsa Gabor, the lovely and somewhat blond Hungarian, is news copy again. In fact, the days are rare when she isn't. If you go by what you … Continue reading →

Confidential File  Keeny Bares Facts on Fight With Kid H. Keeny Teran's back home. The former boy wonder of boxing who went sour on narcotics is, at the age of 28, going to give life another try. This week, he … Continue reading →