Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 15, 1940

Posted on October 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

 

Oct. 15, 1940, London Battered

 

  
  Oct. 15, 1940, Tom Treanor

Tom Treanor files a story on a military parade in Hungary. There were no bands in the parade. “Machine guns play the tune in a modern army,” he says.

 

Oct. 15, 1940 — CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNIQUE TO Carole Lombard: Your very dramatic performance in "They Knew What They Wanted" is really GREAT. But don't let critics' praise blind you to the fact that lots of faithful fans will be disappointed if you now disdain those zany roles you do so well, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Movieland Mystery Photo — Updated

Posted on October 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 11, 2010, Mystery Photo  
  Los Angeles Times file photo  

Well, this should be fun – for me, anyway. What’s the mystery? That’s for you to figure out. A typical room of a certain era, eh?

[Update: Oct. 13, 10:56 a.m. Everybody seems to recognize this as William Desmond Taylor's apartment on Alvarado. Stay tuned for more photos!]

Mary Mallory, Donna, Carol Gwenn, Steven Bibb, Anne Papineau, Allison Francis, Gregory Moore, Lee Ann, Thom and Megan, Zabadu and RJ are on the case!

Periwinkle, James Curtis, Bruce Long, Elsie, Pamela Porter, Pete Nowell, Patricia van Hartesveldt and Rinky Dink are on the right track!   

“Remember, you do not have to fight, you do not have to struggle, you only have to know.” "Know what?"

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The Times Gets an Emergency Makeover

Posted on October 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

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The Times Page 1 nameplate on Sept. 15, 1910, before the bombing.

Oct. 15, 1910, Nameplate

Oct. 15, 1910, Nameplate
The Times nameplate, Oct. 15, 1910, after the bombing  

  
   
Sept. 15, 1910, Part II
Part II, Sept. 15, 1910, before the bombing.

Oct. 15, 1910, Part II
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Oct. 15, 1910: I pulled up an Oct. 15 issue of the paper and immediately noticed the new headline font. The Times was being published at its auxiliary plant in what is now Chinatown but had to buy all new cases of type. Notice that an artist re-created the Page 1 nameplate and simplified the Part II nameplate.

In 1913, The Times will again alter the nameplate to show the destruction of the old building and add the new building.

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Found on EBay – Oviatt’s

Posted on October 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

 

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This hat from Oviatt’s has been listed on EBay. You may recall another hat, which was listed in August at $375.  Bidding on this item starts at $33.97.
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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 14, 1960

Posted on October 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 14, 1960, Comics  

You know, I don’t think this Vulcan – if he is a Vulcan – is entirely honest.

Oct. 14, 1960: Matt Weinstock has the story of Richard, a 16-year-old runaway.

And Abby has a letter from a milkman’s wife, listing some of her complaints….

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Paul Coates, Oct. 14, 1960

Posted on October 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 14, 1960, Cover  

Oct. 14, 1960: Paul Coates revisits the “good old days” of Oct. 14, 1950 … and a relic from political cartooning as it was 50 years ago. 

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 14, 1940

Posted on October 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 14, 1940, Reds Threaten Balkan War  
  Oct. 14, 1940, Catholics  

A Mass celebrated by then-Rt. Rev. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen at the Coliseum marks the centennial of the Catholic Church in Los Angeles.

Oct. 14, 1940: Hollywood After Dark: Franchot Tone unsuccessfully attempting to rescue Peggy Moran's hat as they whip around an Ocean Park roller coaster, Jimmie Fidler says. I never thought I'd see Arthur Murray and Nijinsky in the same sentence, but Fidler does it!

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Nixon Accuses Kennedy of Using Notes During Debate

Posted on October 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

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Oct. 14, 1960: Vice President Richard Nixon accuses Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) of breaking their agreement by using notes during their televised debate. Press secretary Pierre Salinger said the only item Kennedy had was the text of President Eisenhower's letter to Sen. Green, but later added that Kennedy had a “copy of a page from a book by Gen. Matthew Ridgway, former Army chief of staff, and some quotations from the late Secretary of State Dulles."

If you recall the debates, you'll remember that Nixon sweated heavily under the hot TV lights, and The Times says, "The studio, at the request of his aides, had lowered the temperature from its normal 72 deg. to a chill 58 but even so, he mopped perspiration from his upper lip and chin 13 times during the program while cameras were focused elsewhere."

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Found on EBay – Billy Wilder

Posted on October 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

billy_wilder_art_ebay You may know that film director Billy Wilder was an avid art collector but have only a vague notion of what he owned. Toward the end of his life, he put much of his artwork up for sale. The catalogue of the 1989 Christie’s auction has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $12.99.
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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 13, 1960

Posted on October 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 13, 1960, Comics  

Hey! Wait a minute! Those pointy ears! Haven’t I seen them before? Why you don’t suppose…. But… this is 1960!

Oct. 13, 1960: A BULLETIN BOARD memo instructs employees at ABC-TV, including maintenance men and technicians, to wear white shirts and neckties for Richard Nixon's appearance there today for his end of the marathon debate, Matt Weinstock says. 

DEAR ABBY: A 16-year-old boy lives next door. Last night he told me he was never told the facts of life….

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Paul Coates, Oct. 13, 1960

Posted on October 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 13, 1960, Cover  

Oct. 13, 1960: A woman writes to Paul Coates about … well, you'll just have to read it for yourself.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 13, 1941

Posted on October 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

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Oct. 13, 1941: “Hattie McDaniel's first extravagance after winning an Academy Award was the purchase of an up-to-date washing machine as insurance against the collapse of an enjoyable, but undependable, career,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Nixon for President!

Posted on October 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

 
Oct. 13, 1960, Galapagos

Oct. 13, 1960, Galapagos

Oct. 13, 1960: The Times endorses Richard Nixon for president. In fact, an editorial notes that the paper has been endorsing Nixon for the last eight years!

On the jump, Chuck Hillinger goes on a jaunt to see how a colony of American emigres is faring in the Galapagos Islands and Barry Goldwater says liberals are the true reactionaries.

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Found on EBay – Parkey Sharkey

Posted on October 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

Whiskey Road A copy of Parkey Sharkey’s “Whiskey Road” has been listed on EBay. According to the vendor, that is an authentic Parkey Sharkey signature with the date, 1966.

“Whiskey Road” is quite difficult to find. It’s more of a brochure than a book and much of it is Sharkey’s letters to Paul Coates of the Mirror. Still, I’m glad I have a copy. This one – and it looks rather beat up – is priced at $25. 

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 12, 1960

Posted on October 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 12, 1960, Caltechium!  

Oct. 12, 1960: Bill Day tells Matt Weinstock that traffic is even worse in India than it is on the local freeways!

And Abby’s readers respond to a letter from a 14-year-old girl who signs herself Feels Like Cinderella because she can't be out past midnight on her dates.

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Paul Coates, Oct. 12, 1960

Posted on October 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct., 12, 1960, Cover  

Oct., 12, 1960: Big Daddy Eric Nord is relinquishing his throne as King of the Beatniks, Paul Coates says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Oct. 12, 1940

Posted on October 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

 
 Oct. 12, 1940, Turks Hurl War Threat

Oct. 12, 1940, Bomber

Oct. 12, 1940: If Hollywood wants to please fans in EVERY section of America (which it must do or else take a severe licking now that remunerative foreign markets are lost) it must get back to fundamentals of good entertainment, to the BASIC EMOTIONAL VALUES. People everywhere, no matter how they earn their livings, enjoy love, laughter and excitement, Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Kennedy, Nixon in Tight Race, Poll Finds

Posted on October 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

 
  Oct. 12, 1960, Comics

Oct. 12, 1960: The race between Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Vice President Richard Nixon is so close that if the election were held today, the edge in the popular vote would probably be determined by a small minority who are – as of now — undecided, a Gallup poll finds.

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Give Up, Hero! Oct. 11, 1960

Posted on October 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 11, 1960, Comics  

Oct. 11, 1960: DEAR ABBY: I married a man who never came home on time so I went to see his boss ….

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 11, 1960

Posted on October 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 11, 1960, Cover  

Oct. 11, 1960: A homeless fellow called Front End Freddy complains about cleanup crews that are removing tumbleweeds from a vacant lot near downtown Los Angeles. Tumbleweeds in Los Angeles? Evidently so.

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