Keep It Dark, We Like It That Way!

December 7, 1947
Inglewood

Those grousing murmurs regarding the ornamental lighting proposal for the business district at Crenshaw and Manchester Boulevards will be formally heard on January 2 in City Council Chambers. At issue are the costs for the bulbage, a hefty $6.10 per foot frontage for business owners.

Kim Cooper

Kim Cooper is the creator of 1947project, the crime-a-day time travel blog that spawned Esotouric’s popular crime bus tours, including The Real Black Dahlia. She is the author of The Kept Girl, the acclaimed historical mystery starring the young Raymond Chandler and the real-life Philip Marlowe, and of The Raymond Chandler Map of Los Angeles. With husband Richard Schave, Kim curates the Salons and forensic science seminars of LAVA- The Los Angeles Visionaries Association. When the third generation Angeleno isn’t combing old newspapers for forgotten scandals, she is a passionate advocate for historic preservation of signage, vernacular architecture and writer’s homes. Kim was for many years the editrix of Scram, a journal of unpopular culture. Her books include Fall in Love For Life, Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth, Lost in the Grooves and an oral history of Neutral Milk Hotel.

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Kim Cooper

Kim Cooper is the creator of 1947project, the crime-a-day time travel blog that spawned Esotouric’s popular crime bus tours, including The Real Black Dahlia. She is the author of The Kept Girl, the acclaimed historical mystery starring the young Raymond Chandler and the real-life Philip Marlowe, and of The Raymond Chandler Map of Los Angeles. With husband Richard Schave, Kim curates the Salons and forensic science seminars of LAVA- The Los Angeles Visionaries Association. When the third generation Angeleno isn’t combing old newspapers for forgotten scandals, she is a passionate advocate for historic preservation of signage, vernacular architecture and writer’s homes. Kim was for many years the editrix of Scram, a journal of unpopular culture. Her books include Fall in Love For Life, Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth, Lost in the Grooves and an oral history of Neutral Milk Hotel.

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  1. Ferdinand is dead. He ran five miles in his flight for freedom before police bullets cut him down. He escaped at 3811 S. Soto, and lurched through traffic, pursued by three police cars and Officer R.S. Saveley on a three-wheeled motorcycle.

    As he ran through downtown, he shoved Neda Feathersone against a building at 8th Street and South Spring. She was taken to the Georgia Street Receiving Hospital for treatment.

    He went up Spring Street to 1st Street, by The Times Building, then turned right on 1st to Main and over to Alameda. Near Union Station, he hit William F. Willaims, who was treated by an ambulance crew.

    Finally, police cornered Ferdinand on West Ann Street, north of downtown.

    The 1,000-pound bull charged officers and Saveley shot him to death.

    Quote of the day: “Christmas carols with reference to the nativity may not be sung nor any decorations include religions symbols of any faith.â€Â
    Letter sent out to schools in Brooklyn, N.Y., prompting protests in which the Board of Education left holiday celebrations up to the principals of individual schools. Of the 30,000 students in the Brooklyn schools, 20,000 are Jewish, The Times notes.

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