Category Archives: Religion

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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Fugitive caught

Posted on January 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 6, 1958 Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies finally caught up with escaped mental patient Mary H. Andrews (alias Mary Mitchell Andrews), who vanished in November after kidnapping her mother and a friend. Since then, The Times said, Mary had been … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah past

Posted on December 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 29, 1951 Los Angeles   Los Angeles Times file photo At the Jewish Home for the Aged, Benjamin Gorelik* lights the candles to illustrate Hanukkah in a photograph published Dec. 29, 1951. Gorelik, who died Feb. 1, 1952, was … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah past

Posted on December 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 6, 1950Los Angeles Los Angeles Times file photo On a tour of the University of Judaism and its museum, Peter M. Kahn Sr. tells the story of Hanukkah to Lawrence Shapiro, Judith Ann Simon, Ned and Michael Shapiro and … Continue reading →

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Church shooting

Posted on November 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 11, 1957 Los AngelesThomas J. Tophia and James Wallace were arguing outside a bar when Tophia drew a gun and hit Wallace over the head with it. The gun fired, sending a bullet through the open door of a … Continue reading →

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Actress seeks divorce

Posted on November 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 6, 1957 Los Angeles A dissolute, self-centered millionaire playboy with two marriages under his belt meets a gorgeous starlet on the rebound from her second marriage and the outcome should be obvious to everyone. But it wasn’t. Frederick … Continue reading →

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Knights of Columbus

Posted on October 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 6, 1957And what Catholic senator from Massachusetts might be running for president in a few years?

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Comic pages

Posted on September 29, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 29, 1957Los Angeles Fifty years ago, The Times included Bible stories in the Sunday comics with a strip titled "Tales From the Great Book," drawn by John Lehti. This is a sample of his work, telling the story of … Continue reading →

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Political prayers

Posted on September 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 10-30, 1957 Los Angeles I have only touched in passing on Arkansas Gov. Orville Faubus’ fight to prevent the integration of Central High School in Little Rock. (Faubus called out the Arkansas National Guard to block federally ordered integration. … Continue reading →

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Faith journey

Posted on July 2, 2007 by lmharnisch

  July 2, 1957 Los Angeles I wonder what the preacher told worshipers at Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church in Miami about his faith journey. Did he talk about his years with the San Diego Chargers and the Chicago Bears? … Continue reading →

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June bride

Posted on June 30, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 30, 1957 Milwaukee Mary and Leeland met while taking summer courses at Harvard and are so in love that they want to get married. But while Leeland loves Mary, his parents hate her. She “shot holes through our heart,” … Continue reading →

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They said it

Posted on June 27, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 27, 1957Los Angeles "The Lord made distinctions between the races in the beginning of time. This idea of amalgamation of races and one world and all that is of the devil." J.H. Seal, chairman of the board of trustees, … Continue reading →

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Exodus

Posted on June 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

  June 21, 1957 Los Angeles If there was ever a headline that said: "Do Not Read Me," it would be "Chain-Reaction Tithing Adopted by Methodists." The real news, buried down in the story, is that the Southern California-Arizona Conference … Continue reading →

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I love to tell the story

Posted on April 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

  April 19, 1957 Los Angeles It seems incredible, but The Times never ran an obituary on Charles E. Fuller, who helped found Fuller Theological Seminary and was one of the pioneers of radio evangelism. Broadcasting live from the Long Beach … Continue reading →

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A Tumultuous Season

Posted on March 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 10, 1907Los Angeles Someone who opened the Los Angeles Times on this Sunday might be forgiven for wondering what had become of the world, for Page 1 was full of news about the demise of two religious leaders. The … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Medicine

Posted on January 31, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 31, 1907Los Angeles Showing once again that Los Angeles is out of touch with Sacramento, local health officials are fighting an education bill that would lift mandatory smallpox vaccinations for schoolchildren. Vaccinations were opposed for several reasons in the … Continue reading →

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A Most Remarkable Man

Posted on January 28, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan 28, 1907Los Angeles “If my career seems strange to you, it seems stranger and more incredible to me,” Gen. Homer Lea once said. And indeed it was, for Lea’s life was the tale of a poor and badly handicapped … Continue reading →

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If They Had Only Known

Posted on January 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 21, 1907Los Angeles Mayor Arthur C. Harper addressed the crowd for a moment, reminiscing about a teacher who used to tell his pupils that someday, long after he was gone, people would get around Los Angeles in self-propelled vehicles. … Continue reading →

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