Category Archives: Sports

Secretary of State Dies; Dodgers Lose

Posted on May 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I've Been Thinking of Doing Some Writing!" The Times seems to have gone to one of Dale Carnegie's programs and been reading Norman Vincent Peale on positive thinking. At left, we have a sermon by the Rev. Richard J. Sneed, … Continue reading →

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Woman Tells of Being Shot by Stalker; Dodgers Beat Giants, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I'll Be Darned." "It was about dusk when my mother and I and my 5-year-old son, James H., returned from shopping. For months I had been living in fear for my life at the hands of Mr. Mason…." Customs agents … Continue reading →

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Father Turns in Son in Fatal Stabbing, May 22, 1959

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Just Wait There!  — I'll Come Right Down." Kenneth A. Merriam is accused of helping to kill the two children of his girlfriend, Wanda Brogdon. Evidently, both of them were mentally disabled. At right, Ernie Kovacs needs a 100-foot piano … Continue reading →

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May 19, 1939: Soldier Killed, Hundreds Hurt in Holy Land Riots

Posted on May 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

I can accept a talking cartoon pelican. I can even accept a talking cartoon pelican that has human hands. But I’m having a hard time with a talking cartoon pelican carrying a machine gun. Maybe it’s just me.

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Millionaire Picked Up for DUI, Episcopalians Call Atomic Power Part of God’s Creation, May 16, 1959

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Kim Novak and Cary Grant dance until dawn at Cannes. The Geneva summit talks provide a little humor for our favorite Pasadena gun dealer. Some of the Arechigas are still in Chavez Ravine. Evidently it takes time to build new … Continue reading →

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Ammo Train Explodes; the Art of the Knuckleball, May 15, 1969

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

I wonder whatever became of James W. Hutton, above. And get a load of Los Angeles County Coroner Dr. Thomas T. Noguchi, who calls Asians "yellow submarines."  Los Angeles Times file photo Sept. 19, 1971: The Times' art department at … Continue reading →

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Top Comedian Goes Crazy in San Francisco! May 14, 1959

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Winters later used his hospitalization in some of his routines. The Arechiga family, featured in the news because members were forcibly removed from two homes in Chavez Ravine, own 11 homes, The Times says. Mayor Norris Poulson angrily says: "The … Continue reading →

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31 Die When Plane Explodes in Midair, May 13, 1959

Posted on May 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Emergo was a fake skeleton hanging from a wire that was pulled out into the audience. My little hometown theater didn't have it, alas. There's no shortage of interesting items today. A Capital Airlines  plane en route from New York … Continue reading →

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L.A. Orders Two-Man Streetcar Crews, May 11, 1939

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

  These old papers are fantastic; all you have to do is stick a shovel in the dirt and you strike gold. At left and above, Los Angeles struggles to solve its problems with congested traffic. The Times shows work … Continue reading →

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Game Honors Roy Campanella, May 8, 1959

Posted on May 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo May 7, 1959: Between the fifth and six innings of the benefit game for Roy Campanella, the lights at the Coliseum were extinguished and spectators struck matches and lit cigarette lighters as a tribute to … Continue reading →

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The Latest Fashions; Dodgers vs. Angels? May 7, 1969

Posted on May 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

OK, ladies, fess up. How many of you dressed like this? The scarf on the arm thing is really intriguing–what kept it up? And those glasses! But to be honest, I usually enjoy the bold, dramatic artwork in the fashion … Continue reading →

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Times Wins Two Pulitzers; Lakers Lose, May 6, 1969

Posted on May 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Above, the edition of The Times that most people received at home. A team headed by George Reasons, with Art Berman, Gene Blake, Robert L. Jackson and Ed Meagher wins a Pulitzer for a series on government corruption. Bill Tuohy … Continue reading →

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GOP Senator Calls for Troop Withdrawal, NBA Championships Blacked Out in L.A., May 3, 1969

Posted on May 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Let's keep Pepperland neat and tidy! "The belief that drugs are a bigger problem in the suburbs than the ghetto is just a myth. At a school a kid can get anything he wants in 30 minutes." At left, a … Continue reading →

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Union Station Preview, May 2, 1939

Posted on May 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

"That I love peace is perhaps best shown by my work." –Adolf Hitler Tim Turner covers Al Smith's arrival in Los Angeles, featuring quotes from a Negro porter and a Mexican bootblack … in dialect: "Ahl Esmeeth."  The Times runs … Continue reading →

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Jockey Hospitalized in Track Accident; Profile of Dodger Broadcaster, May 1, 1969

Posted on May 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ross Newhan filed an interesting game story involving current Dodger broadcaster Rick Monday. The Oakland A's beat the Angels, 9-4, with Monday's grand slam off George Brunet the key blow. Newhan told how Monday was offered lucrative signing bonuses from several teams … Continue reading →

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Police Hunt Gunmen as Officer Fights for Life; Dodgers Win, May 1, 1959

Posted on May 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 1, 1959: Another LAPD officer is shot in the line of duty. Robert D. Cody will survive being hit in the stomach with a shotgun blast because his Sam Browne belt blocked some of the pellets.  A police commissioner … Continue reading →

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Israel Raids Egypt, Celtics Beat Lakers, April 30, 1969

Posted on April 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

The 1960s were surely the hair decade. Ask your mom if she ever had a hairdo like this model in a Broadway ad.  President Nixon urges "backbone" against student unrest. Israel strikes Egypt. Nixon plays "Happy Birthday" for Duke Ellington. … Continue reading →

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Bob Oates on O.J. Simpson, October 12, 1973

Posted on April 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 12, 1973: The late Times sportswriter Bob Oates interviews O.J. Simpson, who was playing for Buffalo. Oates: You say ball carrying can't be taught. Do you mean this literally? Simpson: You never hear a great running back say, "I'm … Continue reading →

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Hitler Reviews Nazi Troops, Hollywood Celebrates Barrymore’s Birthday, April 28, 1939

Posted on April 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sending photos in the old days: By ship. At left, you're wondering what a statue of a naked babe has to do with freedom of the press? According to news accounts, it represented "the unadorned truth." It was part of … Continue reading →

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British Plane Missing Over Turkey, Dodgers vs. Camping, April 27, 1959

Posted on April 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

The debut of the majestic new Cadillac. A small civilian plane crashes into the mountains near Pasadena, touching off fears that an airliner had gone down.   A British cargo plane with a crew of 12 disappears over eastern Turkey. … Continue reading →

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