Your Horoscope

Posted on October 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 2, 1909, Horoscope

Oct. 2, 1909: Astrology as practiced 100 years ago.

Oct. 2, 1909, Divorce

Seamy details in a divorce case involving the wife of a restaurant operator and the butcher next door.

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Found on EBay — William Manker

Posted on October 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

William Manker Bowl EBay

Here's an intriguing item: A bowl by William Manker (1911-1989), the professor of ceramics at Scripps College and design coordinator for California Federal Savings. It's dated 1935 and inscribed to E.A Batchelder. Bidding starts at $34.95. 
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October 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

October 1, 1959: A caller tries to tap Matt Weinstock for a few dollars. He’s not soft touch.

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October 1, Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on October 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

October 1, 1959: Paul Coates conducts a telephone survey about Caryl Chessman and his scheduled execution. October 1, 1959: And Paul Coates conducts a telephone survey on Caryl Chessman. The results reveal the common misconception that Chessman was a killer.

And Mickey Cohen plans to marry Beverly (Jean) Hills.

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Sox Clobber Dodgers, 11-0

Posted on October 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 1, 1959, Mirror Cover

Oct. 1, 1959: Forget the World Series for a moment. The Mirror sent Dick Bergholz to cover President Eisenhower's golfing vacation in Palm Springs. Ike's foursome included George Allen, Freeman Gosden of "Amos 'n' Andy fame and William Robinson, an executive for a soft drink firm.

Scalpers are selling $10 World Series tickets for $30 (#219.22 USD 2008).

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on October 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct., 1, 1929, Movies

Oct. 1, 1929: "Say It With Songs" will premiere at the Warner Bros. Theatre in Hollywood. "Hard to Get" is a "melange of mirth."

Oct. 1, 1929, Women

Now this came as something of a surprise. I had always assumed that the 1920s were the golden age of women's clubs, an era that continued into the 1950s. But this story by Myra Nye features young women who were pursuing careers instead of joining clubs. For example, Miriam Olden, who graduated from USC with a law degree, was an attorney for many years. She married another lawyer, Harold Fendler, and in 1960 their son Robert was admitted to the bar.

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Bomb Kills 20 Times Employees

Posted on October 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

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Photo courtesy of the USC Digital Library
Oct. 1, 1910: The bombing of the Los Angeles Times Building at 1st and Broadway.

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I’m Shocked — SHOCKED — That Anyone Would Lie in a Hollywood Documentary

Posted on October 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

A retired Los Angeles County prosecutor, who now says he lied on an
HBO documentary when he said
he advised a judge to sentence Roman
Polanski to prison for having sex with a minor, tried to explain his
actions this way: “Embellishing a story sounded like a good idea."

“I’m known to the world as a liar. It’s mortifying,” David Wells told The Times. “But it’s my duty [now] to tell the truth.”

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Sox, Dodgers Ready for World Series

Posted on October 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 1, 1959, Cover

Oct. 1, 1959: Dodgers vs. Sox in Chicago.


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It was banner news in the Mirror-News but merited only a couple paragraphs in The Times.

Depending on which newspaper you chose to believe, 1,500 angry Dodger fans stormed the Coliseum in a ticket mixup … or several people "turned unruly and hauled down signs from the windows."

The Mirror-News had the story on Page 1 on Sept. 30, with The Times catching up in a story about the fans preparing for the World Series. You had to read deep into the story to find out about the ticket troubles.

What else was in The Times?

Readers learned the sad tale of a Dodger fan waiting in line for tickets and hoping he'll survive his brain tumor long enough to watch his favorite team.

Hollywood Park delayed its opener until Oct. 7, hoping the series would be over by then.

Sports columnist Braven Dyer was still mad that the playoff games against the Braves had been played during the day: "This town won't go for most afternoon sports except on Sunday but there still are a lot of dumb people who don't realize it."

Roger Craig will start for the Dodgers against Early Wynn for the White Sox.

–Keith Thursby
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Black Sox World Series Begins To-Day

Posted on October 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 1, 1919, Sports Cover

Oct. 1, 1919: The White Sox and the Reds prepare for Game 1 of the World Series.


Sept. 23, 1920, Black Sox

Sept. 23, 1920: The Cook County Grand Jury begins an investigation into whether the 1919 World Series was fixed.

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October 1, 1909: Fatal Land Dispute Near El Monte

Posted on October 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

October 1, 1909: High winds ground the aeroplanes of the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss. A century ago, the Wright brothers hadn't flown as high as the Eiffel Tower.October 1, 1909: A century ago, the Wright brothers hadn’t flown as high as the Eiffel Tower.

A property dispute near El Monte ends in a killing with racial overtones.

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September 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

September 30, 1959: “The body of a San Bernardino Freeway crash victim was hurled into a tree where it hung unnoticed for five hours today” … W.C. Fields vs. Cecil B. De Mille … and Matt Weinstock on some friendly traffic officers.

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September 30, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on September 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

September 30, 1959: Paul Coates on a young con man, and on the tragic tale of Barbara Burns, the daughter of Bob “Bazooka” Burns.

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Crowd Storms Coliseum in Ticket Mix-Up

Posted on September 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 30, 1959, Mirror Cover

Sept. 30, 1959: "Chisox" is one of those words we don't see in headlines these days. Keith says: "Gotta love the pale hose."


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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movies

Posted on September 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 30, 1948, Movies

Sept. 30, 1948: "Apartment for Peggy" and "The Creeper!"
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Dodgers Champs!

Posted on September 30, 2009 by lmharnisch


Sept. 30, 1959, Cover

Sept. 30, 1959: The Dodgers are the lead story over the explosion of an airliner. Of course, this isn't the home delivery edition, which probably had a different layout.

Sept. 30, 1959, Knitting
The Dodgers swept their playoff series with the Braves, becoming an
unlikely World Series participant that found an unlikely way to win the
deciding game.

Trailing by three runs in the bottom of the ninth, the Dodgers
rallied to tie it and then won the game in the 12th, 6-5. A former
Brooklyn Dodger hero, Carl Furillo, pinch-hit in the ninth and his
sacrifice fly scored Gil Hodges to tie it. In the 12th, Furillo's
chopper over the mound was fielded by shortstop Felix Mantilla but his
throw skipped past first baseman Frank Torre, scoring Hodges from
second.

Never before had a National League team jumped from seventh place to
the pennant in one season. The Dodgers headed to Chicago for Game 1 of
the Series.

–Keith Thursby

At left, Mrs. Buzzie Bavasi is doing a lot of knitting for good luck! 

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White Sox, Reds Prepare for 1919 World Series

Posted on September 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 30, 1919, Baseball

Sept. 30, 1919: Keith came over yesterday and said: "Hey, Lorenzo, you know that World Series page you posted is the Black Sox, right?" Actually, I didn't. So we're going to be following the 1919 World Series.

Oct. 21, 1977, Black Sox

Oct. 21, 1977: Robert Kirsch reviews Eliot Asinof's "Eight Men Out."

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Bad Drivers … Socialist Agitators … and Divorce Court

Posted on September 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

SEpt. 30, 1909, George Zobelein

Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale draws George Zobelein, head of the Los Angeles Brewing Co.

Sept. 30, 1909, Briefs

Bad drivers … socialist agitators in Central Park (Pershing Square) … and divorce court…. It was hard to decide which was the more interesting story so I uploaded the whole page.These little briefs are a wonderful time capsule of life in Los Angeles 100 years ago.
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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on September 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Bullock's Wilshire Sweater EBay
Bullock's Wilshire Sweater EBay

This very bright sweater from Bullock's Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at 50 cents.
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September 29,1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on September 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

September 29, 1959: Paul Coates on Dorothy Roseborough, a woman who liked to write…
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