 U.S. Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford tells the North and South Vietnamese to stop squabbling over seating arrangements at the Paris peace talks.
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A team that finished 10-3-1 and second in its division would be "We played well enough to win but we made too many mistakes," Coach George Allen told The Times’ Mal Florence. Rams’ kicker Bruce Gossett had a tough day. He had two field goal –Keith Thursby
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The Christine Collins letters
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Los Angeles, Calif.
Sept. 13, 1925  Mr. Gannon,No. 1 Sansome St. San Francisco, Calif. Dear Sir, I am writing you in regard to my husband Walter J. Collins imprisoned at Represa, Calif. Mr. Gannon will you please see what can be done to gain my husband’s freedom? He I have done all I could to Which is worse. Mr. Mr. Gannon, will you please do what you can for me and speak a good word for Mr. Colins in order to gain a parole for him? Please help us. Hoping you will grant me this one great favor, I remain, Very respectfully,
Mrs. W.J. Collins, |
 Photograph by Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times Bullock’s Wilshire, at Wilshire and Westmoreland, opened in 1929 and closed in 1993. It is now the library of Southwestern University School of Law. |
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Above, an autographed program from Rachmaninoff’s 1933 concert at the Philharmonic Auditorium on EBay. It’s listed as Buy It Now for $671.40. According to The Times review, Rachmaninoff played six encores, including works by Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov as well as one of his own compositions. |
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Another Irene Lentz item from Bullocks Wilshire has been listed on EBay. It’s priced at $350 under Buy It Now. |
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Here’s what appears to be a needlepoint purse, made in Austria for J.W. Robinson and listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99. |
 Above, The Times’ Philip K. Scheuer interviews Egyptian film star Lobna Abdel Aziz, who attended UCLA in 1954 as an exchange student. She says she appeared in two plays while attending classes in Los Angeles.
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The Times’ Cal Whorton said the "tame tilt was played in near Forest Lawn silence." Bill Wade finished his outstanding season at quarterback by nearly –Keith Thursby |
The Christine Collins letters
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Los Angeles, Calif.
Dec. 29th, 1923 Mr. A.H. Wright
State Clerk, Represa, Calif. Dear Sir:
I appreciate this great consideration very much. Mr. Collins is not a criminal by any means but simply had the misfortune of meeting such a fate. He has held some very responsible positions in Los Angeles and was liked and respected by all. The poor boy has known suffering and sorrow in his life and when our mothers passed beyond it was almost as much as he could stand. He could not bear to owe a debt and when expenses came upon us so heavily he became discouraged and sick at heart at the turn of events. He is a wonderful man and ever since I have known him he has never done anything that I did not approve of. It seems a shame such a good fellow should meet with such a fate. I know he is proving to you just what sort of a person he is. He is a very devoted husband and loving father and it just about breaks his heart to be away from me. If the prison board would only give Walter a chance I am sure he would prove a worthy citizen as he has always been until this terrible prejudice condemned him. I was at his trial and only one man could say that he could identify him and even he in a doubtful nod. I was told that the jury is picked and approved by the district attorney’s office so consequently Walter didn’t have a fair chance in the least.
I am not very strong, Mr. Wright, and we need Walter’s support. It is very hard on me to try and work out care for junior as well. Mr. Collins hasn’t a soul in the world but baby and I and it is very sad to think we have to be separated. Junior is calling for his daddy all the time and I know your good people would not have the heart to separate us much longer. Hoping you will be very successful in your attempts to aid us, I am, Very respectfully,
Mrs. Walter J. Collins I wish you a very bright and happy New Year and God bless you!
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I stumbled across–guess what–a daily history blog at the New York Times, headed by William S. Niederkorn. Here’s the New York Times’ review of “Mr. Mahler’s Last Concert.” But wait, what’s this? Overemphasis of the brass? (gasp) … Untunefulness in the ‘wood winds?’ (horrors!) “Mr. Mahler was much applauded and several times recalled.” Continue reading
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A bit of movie history has been listed on EBay: The Auburn 12 cabriolet driven by James Cagney in "Mayor of Hell." The seller says Cagney used this as his personal car. It’s listed under Buy It Now for $375,000.
Below left, a clip of "Mayor of Hell" showing the car. |
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Isn’t this dress something? It’s from J.W. Robinson of Los Angeles and is listed on EBay with a starting bid of $10 (there is a reserve). |
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“Women are rarely bald, a condition largely due to wearing thin airy hats. Indians who have never worn a hat never suffer from baldness.”
–A. Victor Segno,
“How to Live 100 Years,” Los Angeles, 1903 |
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Thanks to Chris Garmire at the California State Archives, the Daily Mirror is going to be posting the letters of Christine Collins, written to authorities in an attempt to get her husband freed from prison. Look for them starting Monday. |
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A jacket (sorry it’s a small) has been listed on EBay, bidding starts at $14.99. |
 Actress Tallulah Bankhead dies at the age of 65 … or 67. |
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But this wasn’t Phil against Shaq or Kobe. It was an old-school battle: Butch vs. Wilt. Things were bad enough that Fred Schaus, the Lakers’ general manager Schaus said there were more issues than Wilt Chamberlain’s complaints to and about Coach Butch Van Breda Kolff. Right. Star and coach made dueling appearances in John Hall’s column, with the coach complaining, then the star defending himself. Van Breda Kolff: "I’ve reached a point where I don’t give a blank. Chamberlain: "I’ve never professed to win any popularity contests Chamberlain apparently was unhappy about being benched (the coach –Keith Thursby |
This is one of those haunting stories from The Times. I wonder what happened to Kenny Ross and whether he ever became a writer. Continue reading
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Photograph by Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times CHILD OF THE ’30s: Pat Box grew up in a large family in Boyle Heights. No one went hungry, but it took ingenuity. |
Food lessons from the Great Depression
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A pair of pumps from Bullock’s Wilshire (including the 1950 price tag) has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $17.99. |
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Tom Chamales’ "Never So Few," which The Times’ Robert Kirsch called, "Easily one of the best novels to come out of World War II," has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.95. |
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