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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1937
Page
16
June 8 Hollywood reels report the death of Jean Harlow once famed as a hardboiled siren. Friends and colleagues remember her warmth on set and mourn a stellar career cut short. The studio hints at remaking Saratoga and replacing Harlow in future productions as rumors swirl.
Five residents reported thefts to police including clothing lost by Jones at 1409 North Korea Street and J R Geraghty at 1929 North New Braunfels Avenue, while Miss Olle Mae Griffin, Joseph Sparks, Miss Josephine Gongldson, D H Rodenburg, and Miss Eve Crisp reported jewelry, a case, a coffee urn, and a traveling bag stolen from vehicles around local streets and bridges.
A retrospective note recalls tragic demises of silent era icons including Maria Dressler and Wallace Reid, with mentions of Renee Adoree, Dor othy Dell, Elma Todd, Fay Wray, Helen Burgess, and Buffalo Bill Cody. It links early Hollywood glamour to premature deaths from accidents, poisoning, and illness.
One man died and twelve others were injured a day after an organ separator exploded at the Carbide and Carbon Chemical plant in Whiting Indiana. Edwin S Kemp a line setter was killed in the blast.
Hollywood icon Jean Harlow rose from Kansas City roots to film stardom in Hell's Angels. Her life blended glamour with heartbreak—from marriages to Paul Bern and Hal Rosson to a later bond with William Powell. Bern’s mysterious death and Harlow’s enduring public image shaped a life marked by triumphs and private sorrow.
The census bureau reported a 1938 death rate of 115 per 1000 population in the United States, up from 10.8 in 1935. Deaths last year totaled 1,494,177, an increase of 1,425 from the prior year.
Detroit June 4 A-Laws Nisnowitz 45 Brooklyn pastor clerk confessed conscience led him to steal from a New York City post office branch. He was in custody on charges of embezzling 1890 dollars.
Dr Timmons pastor of Travis Park Baptist church was elected president of the San Antonio Ministers association for the coming year. Other officers named include Arthur Swartz as vice president and Robert Tate as secretary with J M Kadyk as treasurer. Executive committee members listed include Br Timons Swartz Kadyk Tate Lindley Well Jesse Swig Schultze and R B Goodrich. Additional committees feature Swartz Chariton Redmond Boend Lindley Marmion and Todd with Sewell and Catmichael on legislative and radio work.
Wallragan June 8. Police in North Shore towns watched roads into Wisconsin for members of Al Brady's gang of desperadoes said to have passed through Chicago from Indiana heading north. Deputies guarded routes near here but did not sight the suspects whose auto bore Ohio license plates. Indiana reports had the car crossing the state line into Miluata. Toxin Retards Fungus. Scientists at Iowa State College report a toxin that retards fungus and mold growth on corn, barley, fruits and vegetables.
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