Tag Archives: 1957

Sex change

Posted on November 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 25, 1957 Scotland Frank Little, 40, was a brilliant scientist, a husband, the father of three children–and he was terribly unhappy being a man, according to an Associated Press story from Rosyth, Scotland. Little said that his psychological and … Continue reading →

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Nov. 25, 1957

Posted on November 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Best sellers

Posted on November 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 24, 1957

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Nov. 24, 1957

Posted on November 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Hidden wealth

Posted on November 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 23, 1957 Los Angeles Julius L. Schlosser was a successful, wealthy auto executive who owned Chevrolet dealerships at 1015 S. Western Ave. and 4403 W. Adams. He built a fine Glendale home in 1925 designed by Paul R. Williams … Continue reading →

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Grid irony

Posted on November 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 22, 1957Los Angeles

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Nov. 22, 1957

Posted on November 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Wife shoots husband

Posted on November 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 21, 1957 Los Angeles You remember that 35-year-old woman out in the Valley who hooked up with her daughter's 16-year-old boyfriend three years ago? Well, she shot him. Accident. Jimmy and Dee Dee got married in 1957 and … Continue reading →

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Nov. 21, 1957

Posted on November 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Mental patient flees

Posted on November 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 20-21, 1957 Los Angeles There are many things we don’t know about Mary H. Andrews. We don’t know, for example, why Judge Elmer D. Doyle committed her to a Glendale mental hospital in November 1952, the first in … Continue reading →

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Main Street

Posted on November 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

Several weeks ago, I took this picture of King's Market at 5th Street and South Main while on the L.A. Conservancy's Main Street tour.   Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Then in rummaging through the archives, I … Continue reading →

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Nov. 20, 1957

Posted on November 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Times endorsements

Posted on November 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 19, 1957Los Angeles Here’s something from another era in politics: An endorsement masquerading as a Page 1 item urging people to vote. And in case people missed it on Page 1, The Times ran another item on Page 4 … Continue reading →

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Santa Claus Lane

Posted on November 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 19, 1957Los Angeles Hollywood Boulevard gets ready for Christmas.   I’ll see if I can find a better photo of this in the archives. Meanwhile, here’s a 1946 postcard that shows the electric Christmas trees, courtesy of Nathan Marsak … Continue reading →

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Ed Gein

Posted on November 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s my old pal Terry McGarry’s piece on Robert Bloch and Ed Gein from June 19, 1983: Part 1  

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Wish list

Posted on November 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 18, 1957Los Angeles Mom! Dad! I know what I want for Christmas! A 1958 L.A. DODGERS uniform!!!

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The front page

Posted on November 18, 2007 by lmharnisch

The Mirror News gets a redesign for the front page. Eighteen stories plus the index on an eight-column grid. Wow.   Matt Weinstock moves from the editorial page to the cover of the second section. (20 stories on one page! … Continue reading →

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Ed Gein arrested

Posted on November 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 18, 1957 Plainfield, Wis. “It appears to be cannibalism.” What more does anyone need to say? (Notice that The Times did not put this on Page 1).  

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Nov. 18, 1957

Posted on November 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Nov. 17, 1957

Posted on November 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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