August 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

August 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock is on vacation. Matt Weinstock is on vacation.

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August 17, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note from 2009: Devon McReynolds, the Daily Mirror’s UCLA intern, is off to
Paris. Until our next intern starts in September, the Daily Mirror
won’t be able to transcribe Paul Coates or Matt Weinstock. Rather than
discontinue the columns, we’ll be posting them as image files. Because
of the way Typepad handles images, the thumbnails are murky, but the
full-size images are readable.

 

August 17, 1959: Paul Coates has the story of a judge and a defendant charged with public intoxication who insisted on pleading not guilty and demanding a

 

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Deputies Raid Spahn Movie Ranch; Booed by Fans, Wills Hits Grand Slam

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 17, 1969, Cover

Aug. 17, 1969: I suppose we at the Daily Mirror HQ should be talking about "Amerika" and how the military-industrial complex sucks the blood of the Woodstock Nation. But we're not. The only thing up against the wall here are the filing cabinets. Coming up in October: The Moratorium peace march!

South African golfer Gary Player is pelted with ice by civil rights protesters at the PGA championship … and the Fire Department has fewer blacks than it did in 1956.   

Aug. 17, 1969, Manson Tick Tock

Aug. 17, 1969, Manson Tick Tock

"Frykowski [fixing the original error] and Miss Folger were involved with strange people. She was interested in witchcraft, Black Masses, that sort of thing, and she and Frykowsky would go to weird, kinky places."

At left, an odd juxtaposition: Dial Torgerson's "tick tock" story on the Manson killings next to the arrests of a group of people "living like animals" at George Spahn's Movie Ranch. 

Aug. 17, 1969, Nancy

Nancy becomes a stalker.

Aug. 17, 1969, Ash Grove

"Somehow the business details were worked out and the Ash Grove not only survived but became the biggest and busiest showplace for folk music in America."

Aug. 17, 1969, Ash Grove

"…the artist does not have to stand up on the stage and look at the audience, as in a nightclub, and ask himself how he can please those people out there. He can reach deep within his soul to find his deepest values and, hopefully, bring the audience along with him."

Aug. 17, 1969, Sports Maury Wills returned to Canada for the first time since leaving the
Expos so he could return to the Dodgers. There were plenty of boos to
go around, almost all of them directed toward Wills, who in the long
run didn't let it bother him.

""It's as if the fans here thought I played poorly because I wanted
to be traded and now I'm playing good because I was traded," Wills told
The Times' Ross Newhan. "Unfortunately I'm not that good of a player to
do one thing one day and another thing the next. I also have too much
pride."

There was plenty to be proud about against the Expos. Wills singled
twice, scored two runs and stole a base in the Dodgers' 9-2 victory
in the first game of the series. Then he hit the first grand slam of
his career in a 9-3 victory.

Gene Mauch, the Montreal manager and future Angel manager, had
an interesting perspective on Wills' short stay with the Expos: "When
Maury first came to us from Pittsburgh the fans expected him to be
perfect. They booed him when he wasn't and he became tense. Then
he tried to meet it with indifference and that certainly isn't Maury
Wills."

–Keith Thursby
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Daily Mirror Lunch

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch
Daily_mirror_philippe_2009_0815
Photograph by the friendly folks at Philippe
Here's the group from Saturday's Daily Mirror lunch in the mass transit alcove at Philippe. From left, Greg Clancey; Larry Harnisch (Daily Mirror); Mary Mallory (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences); Brady Potts and Mary McCoy (Cooking With the Junior League); Lisa Wade and Gwen Sharp (Sociological Images); and Catriona Lavery (Daily Bruin, Daily Mirror). Also attending, Carmen; Marion Eisenmann (Daily Mirror); and Bob Timmerman (Baseball Toaster, All the Presidents Books). Keith sent his regrets as he was making his first appearance as weekend obits editor.

We plan to have more lunches, probably every other month. Stay tuned for details!

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Chief Abolishes Vice Squad

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 17, 1939, Football

Aug. 17, 1939: USC football player Al Kreuger keeps in shape over the summer by milking cows.

Aug. 17, 1939, Vice Squad

Above, in a radical move, Police Chief Arthur C. Hohmann abolishes the LAPD's vice squad
and transfers all the officers to other divisions. He also forms an
intelligence unit. Hohmann, part of Mayor Fletcher Bowron's reform
movement, served as chief for a relatively brief time and was replaced
in 1941 by Clemence C.B. Horrall.

Aug. 17, 1939, Stagecoach Driver

Former stagecoach driver Prestley A. "Bud" Swinney dies at the age of 82.

Aug. 17, 1939, Jan Peerce

Artur Rodzinski and Jan Peerce perform at the Hollywood Bowl in a program including "El Salon Mexico" and a suite from "Der Rosenkavalier."

Aug. 17, 1939, Tarzan

… and human sacrifice in "Tarzan."

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Voters Approve Bonds to Buy Water Company

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 17, 1899, Water Bonds

Aug. 17, 1899: Above, an ad opposes issuing $2 million in bonds to buy the water company. Notice that Hoover Street, indicated by a dotted line, was the western boundary of Los Angeles.

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Aug. 24, 1889: Voters overwhelmingly approve bonds to buy and improve the water works.

Below, jurors deadlock in the case of Mrs. May Huxley, accused of stealing two pairs of shoes.

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The Wrong Body

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

  

Aug. 17, 1889, Poultry Powder  

Aug. 17, 1889: Patented poultry powder … but stay away from the gasoline stoves!


Aug. 17, 1889, Wrong Body

A body found on Fire Island is not missing aeronaut F.D. Hogan, who lost a propeller on his airship and drifted out to sea. Below, a little background. Bonus item: Jack the Ripper.

July 18, 1889, Hogan

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on August 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Great Dane EBay

Here's a real period piece on EBay: A  ceramic sculpture of a Great Dane, sold at Bullock's Wilshire about 1960. It's a large ceramic (32 inches) that's been been chipped and repaired. Bidding starts at $850, which seems pricey. This isn't something I would want around the Daily Mirror HQ, but it is a remarkable piece for what it is. 
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Christmas Toy Sale!

Posted on August 16, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 16, 1959, Christmas

Aug. 16, 1959: My goodness, isn't it such a shame the way they have commercialized Christmas these days. Ads in the middle of August, can you imagine such a thing! That's not the way it was when I was a child. Why it's as if the spirit of the season has been forgotten with all the focus on material things. I don't know what the world is coming to.  On the other hand, that's a good deal on Tinker Toys. I may have to get some.

Aug. 16, 1959, Gallup Poll

Sen. John F. Kennedy gets a favorable reaction in a Gallup poll — even among Republicans, who describe him as "Very smart … deep-thinking … nice-looking … young … of fine lineage … likable … millionaire … headline-hunger … attractive … smart-alec … wrong party … honest … up-and-coming … knowledgeable about politics." 

Aug. 16, 1959, Cover

Robert T. Hartmann writes of Nixon's visit with Nikita Khrushchev:

"It's an ironic fact that the very traits which Nixon's critics have treated most scornfully, a certain icy ruthlessness in verbal battle, aggressive and agile counter-punching rather than direct defense, a lawyer's facility (or trickiness) with words and the knack of swiftly seizing upon any advantage, served him and his country best in the public (and presumably the private) slugfests he had with the communist heavyweight champ."

Aug. 16, 1959, Nixon

"Nixon accomplished his difficult mission of pioneer scout but the powwow is out of his hands. Khrushchev started out by giving him the business exactly as he has every western caller since he disposed of his principal rivals and found out his missiles would fly. He sailed into Nixon after their first handshake but the vice president has, as he told his host, "been insulted by experts.' "

Aug. 16, 1959, Foundations

They weren't kidding when they called these "foundations."

Aug. 16, 1959, Peggy Lee

Peggy Lee tells Jack Smith: "Whenever I do anything I go all the way. I knock myself out. It has to be that way. Do it or don't do it."

 Aug. 16, 1959, Peggy Lee

"I don't know what the extent of my
talent is. But I have to find out. I don't want adulation or publicity. I just have to do what I can do."

Aug. 16, 1959, Comics

"What Good Are Votes for Women if We Have to Be Logical?"

Aug. 16, 1959, Sports

Hey, Keith, look! It's a tilt between the Rams and the Redskins.

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A Family Dispute Lands in Court

Posted on August 16, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 16, 1899, College

Aug. 16, 1899: Full particulars on universities, colleges and schools are available at The Times offices, 1st Street and Broadway. This is the building that was bombed in 1910.


Aug. 16, 1899, Potts
I don't expect stories about African Americans in the 19th century to be models of tolerance. Issues of The Times from the 1880s and 1890s are full of references that are abhorrent to today's readers. Even so, this account seems to take an even more condescending tone than the stories from the 1880s. 


Aug. 17, 1899, Samuel Potts

Samuel Potts is sentenced to 35 days in jail. According to ProQuest, The Times used "Br'er" to refer to African Americans from about 1885 to about 1905. In  1908, The Times sometimes referred to William Jennings Bryan as "Br'er Bryan." After that, "Br'er" is used to refer to Uncle Remus stories.

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Husband, Wife Try to Arrest Each Other

Posted on August 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  

Aug. 16, 1889, Shoes  

Aug. 16, 1889: The shoe extension.


Aug. 16, 1889, Briefs  
Everything seemed well at the household of attorney W.W. Stewart after the husband came home early and chased away his wife's drinking companion with a few gunshots. Then after a night of drinking, the Stewarts decided to have each other arrested … and beware of the wild cow.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  

Aug. 16, 1964, Pfeiffer

Aug.
16, 1964: And then suddenly, Ernie Bushmiller, perhaps under the influence of the social upheaval across America, undergoes a radical shift in style, subject matter and tone. Notice the new, sparse austerity that blends perfectly with the strip's caustic, topical satire. The familiar backgrounds of the old strips are — hey, wait a minute, this is Jules Pfeiffer!

1964_0816_nancy_thumb

Ah, that's better.

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August 15, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note from August 2009: Devon McReynolds, the Daily Mirror’s UCLA intern, is off to
Paris. Until our next intern starts in September, the Daily Mirror won’t be able to transcribe Paul Coates or Matt Weinstock. Rather than discontinue the columns, we’ll be posting them as image files. Because of the way Typepad handles images, the thumbnails are murky, but the full-size images are readable.

Also Note: Matt Weinstock is going on vacation.

August 15, 1959: Matt Weinstock says a Fern Dell fountain dispenses spring water -- not an urban legend.
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August 15, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note from August 2009: Devon McReynolds, the Daily Mirror’s UCLA intern, is off to Paris. Until our next intern starts in September, the Daily Mirror won’t be able to transcribe Paul Coates or Matt Weinstock. Rather than discontinue the columns, we’ll be posting them as image files. Because of the way Typepad handles images, the thumbnails are murky, but the full-size images are readable.

August 15, 1959: Paul Coates runs a letters column. One writer asks why grownups are so mean to teenage idols.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 15, 1963, Nancy

Aug.
15, 1963: Ernie Bushmiller uses his bully pulpit on the comics page to call for recycling!

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Lunch With Larry and Keith, Aug. 15

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Philippe the Original
Larry Harnisch/Los Angeles Times

I always assume Daily Mirror readers are familiar with Philippe. It's at 1001 N. Alameda, just north of Union Station.

We had so much fun at our last Daily Mirror lunch at Philippe that Keith and I decided to do it again. We're shooting for noon on Aug. 15 in the mass transit alcove (that's the train room) at Philippe. Stop by and chat about your favorite mystery photo, Paul Coates, the Dodgers, the Angels and the Hollywood Stars. 

Update: Marion Eisenmann, who is doing the terrific drawings of Los Angeles landmarks, says she plans to join us. 

More info on our Facebook page.

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To Our Readers

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch
Jan. 5, 1896, Eminent Specialists

To Our Readers:

As you have noticed, The Times'  website has been redesigned, and that includes The Daily Mirror. The elements that used to be on the right rail are gone, including Sid Hughes' badge and many of the links. We have a tag cloud (very useful as all our posts get tagged), and the links to the archives have been changed to a drop-down menu for a much cleaner presentation.

Please remember that this is a work in progress. More links are going to be added to the right rail in the future (like the blog-o-rama).

In the meantime, bookmark The Daily Mirror (latimes.com/dailymirror) and keep up with us on Facebook  and Twitter.

http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://www.google.com/coop/api/017922208573280426277/cse/-ws0s1xoy84/gadget&synd=open&w=220&h=75&title=Search+the+Daily+Mirror&border=%23ffffff%7C0px%2C1px+solid+%23595959%7C0px%2C1px+solid+%23797979%7C0px%2C2px+solid+%23898989&output=js

Here's a quick link to the archives, arranged by week.

And this is a handy tool for searching The Daily Mirror back to April 2007. 

Larry and Keith

Update: In response to readers' requests, here's the information from our old sidebar: 

Blog-O-Rama

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A Hasty Marriage Unravels

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 15, 1899, Divorce  

Aug. 15, 1899: Thomas Jefferson White swept Verna Lincoln off her feet. But the money soon ran out and White revealed himself to be brutal and dishonest.

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Man Arrested as Stalker

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 15, 1889, Stalker

Aug.
15,
1889: When questioned he admitted that he has followed the lady but he stated that it was done for fun only.

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Artist’s Notebook — Union Station

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Union Station by Marion Eisenmann, Aug, 8, 2009

Marion sends her impressions of Union Station, the crossroads for countless travelers since it opened in 1939. Think of how many people have rushed through the station to catch their train — and how many more have spent tedious hours waiting to leave or anxiously anticipating someone's arrival. The nation no longer travels by rail as it once did, but I still feel a spirit of adventure whenever I see the sign: "TO TRAINS."

Marion writes: This place is interesting, what I mean by it are its visuals, sound 
and
situations. Back in Germany I commuted a lot by train, I am glad I only
joined these people on their wait, for a quick sketch, I then took the
Metro home. I like the acoustic, the cave-like shelter and cool.

Note: In
case you just tuned in, Marion and I are visiting local landmarks in a
project inspired by what Charles Owens and Joe Seewerker did in Nuestro Pueblo. Check back next week for another page from Marion's notebook. In the meantime, you can contact Marion here.

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