Tag Archives: 1958

Matt Weinstock

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 11, 1958 Committees have been formed, speeches are being made and posters and slogans are everywhere to discourage that abomination of society, the litterbug. It is clear that in the scale of villainy he is barely one notch below … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 11, 1958 He sat across the desk from me, and while he didn’t admit it outright, I got the feeling that he knew–by standards of our society–he was the lowest form of human being. Because in our kind of … Continue reading →

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Dirty pix

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 11, 1958 Los Angeles As rackets go, it was a pretty good one. There was a lot of quick, easy money to be made from suckers. And because the victims were breaking the law, they couldn’t complain that they … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Examiner Negatives Collection in the the Regional History Collection of USC Libraries OK, who are they? Jerry Geisler and Lana Turner? (Chris Morales and Mike Mynahan). Yep, they were easy. Now for the fun part: Who are the … Continue reading →

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March 11, 1958

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an early column by Jack Smith. Click on the thumbnail for the entire story … Below, meat prices are going up by 3 cents to 21 cents a pound (22 cents to $1.53 USD 2007) … The U.S. will … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on March 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 10, 1958 In the dark days of the Depression of the 1930s, Police Chief James E. Davis deployed 40 L.A. policemen to the Arizona state line to turn back the stream of jobless people heading for California. The rumor … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on March 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 10, 1958 He’s a character actor. In movie circles his name is well known, and if I told it to you you’d probably say it sounded familiar. But he’d prefer that I didn’t use it. He’s suffered enough embarrassment … Continue reading →

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Videotape

Posted on March 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 28, 1958Los Angeles As The Times noted in November 1957, NBC planned to introduce videotaped programs with the switch to daylight saving time. Although the time switch didn’t occur until April 27 in 1958, we have already rolled the … Continue reading →

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March 10, 1958

Posted on March 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, yes, it’s William Peter Blatty, author of "The Exorcist," writing about the Middle East. In fact, he was in the U.S. Foreign Service and stationed in Beirut … Below, attempts to control air pollution in California … Mamie Eisenhower … Continue reading →

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March 9, 1958

Posted on March 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a literary time capsule: Thomas B. Costain … James Jones … James Gould Cozzens … and Vance Packard. Below, Republican President Dwight Eisenhower calls for a huge spending program to end the U.S. recession. Eisenhower advocates civil works programs … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on March 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Frank Q. Brown / Los Angeles Times OK, this photo is from the funeral of Columbia executive Harry Cohn, which was held on a massive sound stage that had been turned into a chapel. Who are these pallbearers, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on March 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 8, 1958 A high school official who nearly died from stab wounds inflicted by a sheriff’s vice officer said today that he intends to take legal action against the deputy. William R. Barringer, 43, dean of boys and vice … Continue reading →

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March 8, 1958

Posted on March 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Transportation in Los Angeles as it was 50 years ago. A motorist is stranded on the median of the Harbor Freeway. Significant point: At this time in Los Angeles history, the freeways were patrolled by the LAPD, not the CHP … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on March 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 7, 1958 Another citizen is resentful because police came and got him at 2 a.m. on a warrant for an unanswered parking violation. Eventually, after the long ride to City Jail, the processing and waiting, a neighbor put up … Continue reading →

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March 7, 1958

Posted on March 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a look at upcoming films with African American casts, "St. Louis Blues" and "Porgy and Bess." Click on the image to read the complete story. Below, time to take the classic Porsche 356 up to see the snow …  … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on March 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 6, 1958 They’ve stuck a flock of pictures on the walls of the County Museum by some fellow named Degas and, well, I was shanghaied by some well-meaning friends the other night just like in "This Is Your Life" … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on March 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 6, 1958 I was visited yesterday by one of the women who placed the following classified ad in a local community newspaper: WIVES of union members who protested conditions at Union Headquarters–sued by Union officials for 1/2 million dollars–need … Continue reading →

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March 6, 1958

Posted on March 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Hey look what I found! An interview with Saul Bass. Is this cool or what? Below, Marie McDonald and Harry Karl, alias "Karl the Shoe Man." You may recall earlier posts about the Jane Russell film "Fuzzy Pink Nightgown." … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on March 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

March 5, 1958 A few days before his father died in 1936, F.B. Kelley sent him a postal money order for $50. Last month, in going through some old papers, Kelley came upon the familiar green piece of paper–uncashed. It … Continue reading →

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March 5, 1958

Posted on March 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, note the longstanding popularity of mysteries–alas, the Daily Mirror won’t be doing mystery tunes anytime soon. Below, a prowler who cures his nausea by being a peeping Tom is arrested near the scene of the Marjorie Hipperson killing …  … Continue reading →

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