Category Archives: Religion

March 26, 1908

Posted on March 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Joseph H. Maulhard becomes the first firefighter to be buried in the Firemen’s Relief Assn. plot at Inglewood Park Cemetery. Unfortunately, I can’t find any information about whether his death was related to his job or some other cause. … Continue reading →

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March 26, 1958

Posted on March 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, one movie that is not on Netflix (although "Bitter Victory" is available) … Below, The Times’ editorial page pays tribute to attorney Joseph Scott … and notes the fifth anniversary of Jonas Salk’s announcement that he had discovered a polio … Continue reading →

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March 24, 1938

Posted on March 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the dazzling hands of Los Angeles visitor Albert Tangora, who can type 141 words a minute for an hour, The Times says. Tangora, the world’s champion typist, was married in Los Angeles in 1926 to the former Dorothy Lane, … Continue reading →

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March 23, 1908

Posted on March 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an exhausted mother kills herself … Below,  Bishop Conaty dedicates St. Patrick’s Church at Central Avenue and 34th Street. According to the church’s website, the Long Beach earthquake heavily damaged the building, which was eventually destroyed in the Sylmar … Continue reading →

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March 22, 1938

Posted on March 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, "Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife," from Ernst Lubitsch. Below, Earle Kynette’s last attempt to get out of jail is rejected as his defense prepares for a trial to begin April 12 … Carl Warr is arrested 25 years after strapping a … Continue reading →

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March 21, 1908

Posted on March 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, baseball and ostriches. Below, the Rev. G.W. Woodbey, an African American minister described in The Times as a rabid radical, is convicted of speaking on a street corner without a license. Woodbey sounds like an interesting fellow and he … Continue reading →

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March 17, 1938

Posted on March 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, as Austrian Jews flee for their lives, only to be turned back at the border, Los Angeles congregations prepare to celebrate Purim. Note the name of Jacob Sonderling, identified in The Times as former chief rabbi of the German … Continue reading →

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March 15, 1938

Posted on March 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, in the midst of a story about Hitler’s takeover of Austria, we find the sentence: "Strange men embraced." I suppose we would recast that now. On the jump, church bells ring throughout Vienna from the moment Hitler crosses the … Continue reading →

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Hitler seizes Austria!

Posted on March 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an excerpt from the Saturday religion page featuring the Church of the Open Door and Sister Aimee at Angelus Temple … Below,  Hitler seizes Austria and the world holds its breath. Quote of the day: Developments in Austria "make … Continue reading →

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March 9, 1908

Posted on March 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

A woman nearly dies when she runs into a burning home at  1707 Brooklyn Ave. to retrieve $25 hidden under a mattress–another killer gasoline stove is to blame … Westminster Presbyterian Church (this time reported to be at Denker and … Continue reading →

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Feb. 17, 1908

Posted on February 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

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Scientology HQ

Posted on February 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

July 20, 1950Los Angeles Here's a street view of the 1950 Scientology HQ, 3950 W. 6th St. Email me

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Saved by the cross

Posted on February 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 6, 1958Los Angeles This was supposed to be a simple story, a story about second chances: A 75-cent crucifix saves the life of a teenage thief who is shot in the chest. Lying in his hospital bed, he … Continue reading →

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Raymond bombing

Posted on February 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 8, 1938Los Angeles Above, Lutheran minister Martin Niemoeller protests a secret trial by the Nazis on charges of treason. Niemoeller, who survived the war, was one of hundreds of dissident German ministers who were arrested by the Nazis in … Continue reading →

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Maharishi RIP

Posted on February 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Sorry, folks. The 25-city tour by the Beach Boys and the Maharishi was abandoned after appearances in Washington, New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New Haven, Conn. The May 19, 1968, Hollywood Bowl concert was canceled. Email me

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Raymond bombing

Posted on January 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

    The February 1938 issue of Vogue–delayed because of antisemitic words hidden in a cartoon. A big news day: Japanese soldiers brutalize Nanking, China, while Japanese authorities apologize and eventually issue an edict that malicious cables discrediting the Japanese … Continue reading →

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The cardinal speaks

Posted on January 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s a time capsule of Catholic thought as it stood 50 years ago from the Mirror. Cardinal McIntyre approves of censorship and picketing indecent films (when necessary), discourages teenagers from "going steady," doesn’t think Sen. John F. Kennedy’s religion will … Continue reading →

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Jan. 20, 1908

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

  More than 200 African Americans gather at First Methodist Church to protest the vandalism of a house on East 33rd Street that was rented to a black family (above, the original Jan. 16, 1908, story) …  A man on … Continue reading →

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Jan. 19, 1908

Posted on January 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

A prop man gets in trouble for stealing greenery from Elysian Park … A devout Methodist and street corner evangelist severs his connections to the church, saying it has nothing to do with his relationship with a troubled woman … … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 15, 1958 I talk to a lot of men who are fresh out of prison. I do because each one has a story–usually each is in bad need of someone to listen. So I do. I listen as each … Continue reading →

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