Category Archives: Religion

A trip through skid row bars, October 18, 1958

Posted on October 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Times religion editor Richard Mathison puts on a Salvation Army uniform and makes the rounds of skid row bars soliciting money. The organization instructs its workers: "Remember, this could be you or someone you love very much."

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Coming attractions — Concert of early music

Posted on October 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Oct. 19, 2008, 7:30 p.m. Church of the Angels, 1100 Ave. 64, Pasadena. Jouyssance early music ensemble, conducted by Nicole Baker, will perform works by Carissimi, Cavalieri, Monteverdi, Caccini, d’india, Viadana, Gabrieli and Grandi. Tickets $15/$20. Jouyssance also performs Oct. … Continue reading →

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49ers coach says Californians live too well, October 14, 1958

Posted on October 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith Thursby Times staff writer The coach was fed up with losing. So he blamed it all on … living in California? Frank Albert, coach of the San Francisco 49ers and a former star at Stanford, told the … Continue reading →

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Synagogue bombed; Rams win against Lions 42,28, October 13, 1958

Posted on October 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

"If we are to live true to the faith that inspired our founding fathers, we must think of our self-respect as a nation. I think we would all share in the feeling of horror that any person would want to … Continue reading →

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Pope dies, October 10, 1958

Posted on October 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Thousand file past the body of Pope Pius XII, who died after a lingering illness.

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October 6, 1965: Koufax chooses faith over Dodgers

Posted on October 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Gary Rubin Times Staff Writer Would he pitch? That was the question Dodger fans were asking themselves 43 years ago on the eve of their World Series opener against the Minnesota Twins. The “he” in this case was Sandy … Continue reading →

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Jews pay tribute to the dead, October 8, 1962

Posted on October 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Frank Q. Brown / Los Angeles Times Rabbi Meyer H. Simon of Glendale sounds the shofar to begin services at Mt. Sinai Memorial-Park in honor of Jewish dead. Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin of Wilshire Boulevard Temple spoke before … Continue reading →

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Rosh Hashana, 1954

Posted on October 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Rabbi Julian Feingold of University Synagogue of Brentwood sounds the shofar as Cantor Samuel G. Broude, Sigmund Lample and Sanford Barbas watch in a photo published Sept. 26, 1954. The girl in the photo was … Continue reading →

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Rosh Hashana, 1951

Posted on September 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Rosh Hashana preparations in Pasadena, September 1951. The Times reported a novel approach to holiday celebrations all under roof: Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstructionist and youth services. Louis B. Silver, left, was to conduct the Orthodox … Continue reading →

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Rosh Hashana, 1948

Posted on September 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Ray Graham / Los Angeles Times Rosh Hashana at the Jewish Home for the Aged, 325 S. Boyle Ave., in a photo taken in advance, Sept. 29, 1948. (In 1948, Rosh Hashana began Oct. 3). From left, Abraham … Continue reading →

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Europe at brink of war, September 26, 1938

Posted on September 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Diplomats race to prevent fighting Czechoslovakia destroys bridges along its border to hinder German invasion. "Too Hot to Handle," with Clark Gable and Myrna Loy. Times staff artist Harlan Kirby draws a Page 1 map of the way Hitler proposes … Continue reading →

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Black civil rights leader stabbed; Dodgers win, September 22, 1958

Posted on September 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Martin Luther King Jr. hospitalized Woman judged insane after plunging a letter opener into the civil rights leader’s chest. Black civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 29, is in critical condition at Harlem Hospital in New York after being … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles history–Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on September 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Grateful family erects frontyard shrine The doctor said Generosa Bruno was dying and there was nothing to save her. ‘You might pray,’ he told her family. And they did. 739 Yale St. in 1938 and, below, Yale Street via Google … Continue reading →

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Muslim leader attacks series on harems, September 7-15, 1958

Posted on September 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

U.S. Woman Tells of Life in Moslem Harem –September 1958 Ever wonder about life in a harem? Here’s your chance to find out what it’s like. Just go with this young American explorer on her most exciting adventure — behind … Continue reading →

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Accident kills children of ex-football star, Dodgers beat Cardinals, 7-5, September 8, 1958

Posted on September 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Tragedy strikes at Big Bear Lake Lightning bolt kills two children as father and brother watch from a distance, unable to help. The family’s two-week summer vacation at the cabin in Big Bear was nearly over. Soon they would be … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles History: Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on August 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Eagle Rock as seen via Google Earth. I don’t recall reading anything about a cross at the base of Eagle Rock, but there it is. According to The Times archives, a cross of electric lights was placed … Continue reading →

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July 26, 1938

Posted on July 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

aul "the Porpoise" Chotteau collapses within 10 miles of his goal of swimming from Santa Barbara to Venice … A bomb in Haifa kills 50 people, wounds 58 others and touches off rioting … Kentucky Gov. A.B. "Happy" Chandler is … Continue reading →

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June 30, 1938

Posted on June 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Rodney "Gipsy" (or "Gypsy") Smith, famous evangelist, takes a wife. He died in 1947 while sailing from England to New York on the Queen Mary. He was 87. APD "squadmen" (now there’s an interesting coinage) are questioned before a police … Continue reading →

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June 28, 1938

Posted on June 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

ometimes one can only sigh. At his sentencing in the Harry Raymond bombing, former Police Capt. Earle Kynette speaks for half an hour in defense of his conduct. Unfortunately, The Times didn’t quote a single line of his remarks. Instead, … Continue reading →

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June 28, 1908