Category Archives: Religion

Hawaii Becomes 50th State; Redskins Beat Rams

Posted on August 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 22, 1959: The Redskins beat the Rams in The Times annual charity game ,,, Sir Thomas Beecham, 80, marries his 27-year-old secretary … and Hawaii officially becomes the 50th state. The House Un-American Activities Committee cancels hearings on communist … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook — Olvera Street

Posted on August 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Olvera Street by Marion Eisenmann, Aug. 8, 2009 To visit the old Plaza is to stand at the crossroads of the city's past and present — and maybe even its future. I wonder what the preservationists who envisioned "a Mexican … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Temple B’nai B’rith

Posted on August 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

A postcard of Temple B'nai B'rith, a wonderful building at Hope and 9th streets, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $2.99.

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Found on EBay — Biblical Mystery

Posted on August 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Edgar J. Goodspeed was a famous Bible scholar who spent the last years of his life in Los Angeles and died here in 1962. He was a prolific writer on religious subjects and an avid mystery fan, so he combined … Continue reading →

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Russian Leader to Visit L.A.! A.L. Wins All-Star Game

Posted on August 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Bruce Russell's editorial cartoon is appalling today, but this style is typical of the 1950s, when artists frequently relied on a small repertory company of characters that included the Peace Dove, the Russian Bear, Mr. A-Bomb, Uncle Sam, the … Continue reading →

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Billy Graham Tent Revival

Posted on August 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 17, 1949: Billy Graham's tent revival is coming to Los Angeles. http://bogtube.com/player/ePlayer.swf?f=http://bogtube.com/player/eConfig.php?vkey=3c29048673252e490f73 Here's an intense, young Billy Graham preaching in Los Angeles in 1949. http://www.tangle.com/flash/swf/flvplayer.swf And here is his speaking style 30 years later.

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Pilgrimage Play Opens

Posted on July 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

  May 31, 1920: Preparations are underway in El Camino Real Canyon for "The National Pilgrimage Play."   Aug. 26, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit what was then Pilgrimage Play Theater for Nuestro Pueblo. The play wasn't presented … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Your Impure Movie

Posted on July 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 27, 1949: Sally Forrest, Leo Penn and Keefe Brasselle in "Not Wanted," co-written and co-produced by Ida Lupino.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Mideast Terrorist Bombing

Posted on July 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 24, 1946: Wreckage of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.

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Devout Family Trusts Diphtheria Patient to Prayer

Posted on July 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

   July 6, 1889: The father of a diphtheria victim tells The Times, "if the Lord could not save his child it was no use to trust in doctors."

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Minister, Wife, Pray as Confession to Sex Crime Is Read

Posted on June 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo May 4, 1939: Church members rally around the Rev. Joseph Jeffers and his wife, Zella, after their arraignment. June 27, 1939: The Rev. Joseph Jeffers and his wife, Zella, pray as her confession is read … Continue reading →

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Brazil Offers to Accept German Refugees

Posted on June 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 25, 1939: At the request of Pope Pius XII, Brazil offers to accept 3,000 German Catholics "of Jewish origin"

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Minister, Wife Tried on Sex Charges

Posted on June 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times June 24, 1939: The Rev. Joseph Jeffers and his wife, Zella, sit at the defense table during their sensational morals trial, in which prosecutors showed a film of them taken during a raid on … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — First Methodist Episcopal Church

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 20, 1899: The cornerstone is laid for First M.E. Church This postcard showing First M.E. Church has been listed on EBay. The church was designed by Austin and Skilling and built on the northeast corner of  6th and Hill … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Religion

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 22, 1965: Japanese spiritual leader Ogamisama visits Los Angeles.

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Found on EBay — Veterans’ Chapel

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

This postcard of the chapel at the National Soldiers' Home near Sawtelle has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at 99 cents. In 1917, The Times reported that widows usually remarried within two weeks of moving to Sawtelle because of … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: New Pope

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 21, 1963: Pope Paul VI becomes the successor to Pope John XXIII and Jerry G. Tees is arrested on charges of impersonating an astronaut. I can't find any further information on what became of Tees — sounds like an … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Your Faith

Posted on June 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 20, 1960: At a crusade in Washington, D.C., Billy Graham says that Americans are letting their souls "go to seed."

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Religion and War; Dodgers’ Attendance Declines

Posted on June 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

"You pray that you get back alive and in one piece," says Spec. 5 Michael G. Johnson of Miami. The Times didn't run any photos with Harry Trimborn's nondupe from Saigon about religious faith among the military in Vietnam.  All … Continue reading →

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Police Kill Man Mistaken for Freeway Sniper! A Dodger Returns

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

"What Are We Going to Do With the Pair of You?" Bishop Timothy Manning of Fresno is coming to Los Angeles. After his death in 1989, he will be repeatedly cited in allegations that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles covered … Continue reading →

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