Paul Bern Death Shrouded in Hollywood Mystery
Hollywood remembers Paul Bern, husband of Jean Harlow, found dead with a gunshot wound in his apartment. Reports say he appeared to have shot himself, while friends note possible mental strain and a recent nervous breakdown. Jean Harlow, devastated, was away with her mother when word arrived. Bern, a longtime producer and sponsor of film workers, had just married Harlow in July.
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Hollywood
Calif
Paul Bern
Jean Harlow
Bern
John Carmichael
Miss Harlow
Paul
Liss Harlow
Marina Bello
Irving Thalberg
Bernaad
Harlow
New York
Stag
Hell's Angels star helped popularize a new screen image
The article notes Bern's widow survives him along with brother Henry, a Kan-Mo member tied to New York. Henry, conated, came from Harlow and was married to Charles McGrew of a family linked to the screen surge.
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Bern
Henry
New Ys Harlow
Charles McGrew
Helium Discovery and Early Earth Presence
A 1868 solar spectrum observation by a French astronomer revealed a new line indicating an unknown element later named Helium. It was not shown to exist on Earth until 1805, noted as a very light nonburning gas ideal for balloon fillings. Kansas natural gas contains 1.84 ner con, while Helivan and sinker proportions appear in North American gases.
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Kansas
North America
Warm late summer to plague Kansas with hot forecast
Topeka reports continued warm pleasant late summer weather under a United States Weather Bureau forecast. Temperatures across Kansas were projected to run from 90 to 95 degrees today and again tomorrow with 60 to 65 degree lows in the east and south and lower in the west. Skies were mostly clear with sun expected, little if any rain previously. Winfield hit 100, Liberal recorded a 50 degree low at night.
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Topeka
Kansans
United States Weather Bureau
Flora
Mercury
Winfield
Plymouth coach stolen from Tom Drake at Emery apartments
A Plymouth coach owned by Tom Drake of the Emery apartments at 1423 Ohio street was stolen around 1 o clock this morning. The vehicle was driven into a wheat field north of Brown's grove and stripped. Sheriff’s deputies found the car later pulled into Lawrence after a farmer sighted the abandoned vehicle. Thieves took five tires and various accessories and clothing. Drake stated the loss is covered by insurance. Drake had just returned from a trip to California.
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Tom
Drake
Emery Apartments
Ohio Street
Brown's Grove
Lawrence
California
McGee Plans Exhibit of Farm Products for State Fairs
Lester McGee collects a Douglas County booth for display at the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka and the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. The exhibit will feature 1 to 5 varieties from about seventy farms, including small grains, corn, forage crops, legumes, grasses, vegetables and fruits, focusing on legume production essentials.
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Douglas County
Lester McGee
Topeka
Hutchinson
McGee
Vice President Curtis Attends Topeka Funeral
Vice President Charles Curtis and his sister Dolly Gann arrived in Topeka to attend the funeral of Jerome A. Colvin, who died Saturday after indigestion. Services by Dean John Warren Day at 3 p.m. at the Colvin home, burial in Topeka Cemetery.
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Topeka
Charles Curtis
Dolly Gann
Washington, D. C
Jerome A. Colvin
John Warren Day
Grace Cathedral
Colvins
Curtis
Topeka Cemetery
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
Marriage licenses were issued to Harold Brown and Bernice Tarbell of Stockton, to Edward W. Collins and Viola Train of St. Louis, to Alvah Maynard and Gertrude M. Myers of Wichita, and to William F. Smith and Dorothy Watts of Kansas City, in a Journal-World note detailing expected ceremonies and officiants.
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Harold Brown
Bernice Tarbell
Stockton
L. H. Menger
Edward W. Collins
Viola Train
St. Louis
Charles Thomas
Alvah Maynard
Kansas City
Gertrude M. Myers
Wichita
William F. Smith
Dorothy Watts
Kansas
Market City
Journal-World
C. A. Puls
Race horse Splendid Bet destroyed after Riverside collision
Kansas City dispatch reports during morning exercise at Riverside track two horses collided injuring jockey Richard Merrick 26 and stable boy David Upton 1. Splendid Bet a 2 year old chestnut filly was maimed and euthanized. Merrick suffered a dislocated shoulder and possible internal injuries. Upton endured bruises and shock. Both were taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Kansas City
Splendid Bet
Riverside
Richard Merrick
Colonel Cloister
David Upton
Fainting Incident Ends at Highway 40
Yesterday afternoon Undersheriff Jude Anderson responded to Big Springs after a caller reported a man dead beside highway 40. Joe Dawson of 630 Rhode Island Street was found to have fainted from over exertion while traveling, and authorities investigated the scene for further details.
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Jude Anderson
Big Springs
Highway 40
Joe Dawson
Rhode Island Street
Judge Means Returns to Duties After Cross-Country Trip
Lawrence courthouse welcomed Judge Hugh Means of the fourth judicial district back this morning after a vacation trip spent motoring across the country. In Fort Smith Arkansas strawberries bring about 240000 dollars as large yields from roughly 1000 acres indicate a strong fruit season.
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Means
Hugh Means
Fourth Judicial District
Roy Lawrence Market Wednesday Specials and Fresh Meats
Wednesday specials feature fresh pork cuts, spare ribs at 10 cents per pound, home made pork sausage, fresh pork liver and brains, lard in five pound buckets, Brookfield sausage, sliced bacon, boned and rolled hams, pure pork link sausage, river fish and fresh Nordic fillet, Leghorn sprung dress orders, beef cuts including rib roast and hamburger, veal cuts, Armour products, beans, barbecued ribs, and Lawrence’s boiled hams with delivery across the city.
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Brookfield
Leghorn Springs
Lee
Armour
Lawrence
Strawberry harvest nets Fort Smith area return
Strawberries in the Fort Smith area yielded about 240000 dollars this spring. Average production reached 120 crates per acre with an average price of 2 dollars per crate, indicating strong local farming activity and market demand.
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Fort Smith
New Discoveries Confirm Virtues of Bran in Diet
Kellogg's All-Bran offers bulk to exercise the intestines and B vitamins to tone the tract. It contains more iron by weight than beef liver and forms a soft mass in the gut to clear wastes. Two tablespoons daily usually suffice, with meals. if unresolved, consult a doctor. Made by Kellogg in Battle Creek and sold at grocers.
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Kellogg
Battle Creek
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Legee
Fort Smith, Ark
Roy Lawrence Market
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Blondell
George Brent
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Warner
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Clive Brook
Conrad Nagel
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