Tag Archives: Matt Weinstock

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 →

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 →

March 4, 1958 A midtown resident was awakened at 2 a.m. recently by a woman screaming outside his apartment. He rushed to the phone and called police. Before he could fully give the circumstances he was asked his name and … Continue reading →

Feb. 28, 1958 There’s a widespread belief among cynics that civilization hangs by a gossamer thread and if it ever falls it will be because of a trivial miscue somewhere, not, as others think, from a covey of guided missiles. … Continue reading →

Feb. 26, 1958 After a hard day at the office, two fellows named Bob and Mike like to drop into a Hill Street dive for a cooling draught, to brood, to contemplate the infinite or merely to read THE evening … Continue reading →

Feb. 25, 1958 Everyone, it seems, is trying to write television scripts, but Al Blake hadn’t given it a thought until a friend called him one day and said, "Al, I’m in an awful fix. I’ve got a job as … Continue reading →

        Feb. 22, 1958 There has been quite a literary lament lately to the effect that youngsters today don’t have as much fun as kids used to. Of course, the lament comes from those who have reached … Continue reading →

Feb. 20, 1958 The case of Tom Garrett, 21, who was denied his $40 weekly unemployment compensation because he was detained for 24 hours at gunpoint by two criminals and therefore was not "available for work," rang a bell for … Continue reading →

Feb. 19, 1958 Popular music can be a fragile commodity. good tunes die at birth if they don’t have popular appeal, whatever that is. Bad ones make the top 80 without a hitch if the right guy with a guitar … Continue reading →

Feb. 4, 1958 Everyone is out to make an extra buck but sometimes opportunity knocks so hard it takes a man off his feet. As in the case of a mail pitch received by E. Hewe of Pasadena from a … Continue reading →

Jan. 31, 1958 It is generally conceded that newspapermen have an infinite capacity for nonchalance, irreverence and wryness. No one is sure why. Maybe it’s the interesting people they don’t meet. Anyway, several reporters were reminiscing the other day and … Continue reading →