Tag Archives: Harry Raymond

Feb. 23, 1938 — Editorial: U.S. Doesn’t Need Anti-Lynching Law

Posted on February 1, 2025 by lmharnisch

Feb. 23, 1938: The Los Angeles Times editorializes that the U.S. doesn’t need a federal anti-lynching law. Backed by New Dealers, it’s merely an appeal to Black voters and lynchings hardly ever happen anyway, The Times says. And a pig test out San Quentin’s new gas chamber. Continue reading →

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June 15, 1938

Posted on June 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

A detail of the arch, as shown on San Pedro High School’s website. For the full image, go here.   A cloverleaf interchange, as envisioned in 1938. Note the extensive landscaping on both sides of the freeway. A map of … Continue reading →

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June 10, 1938

Posted on June 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

There are times when the old newspapers absolutely leave me speechless–and not in the good way. Yes, I realize this is a comic strip ("Tarzan") and yes, I realize it’s 1938 and not 2008. But good grief, I still find … Continue reading →

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June 9, 1938

Posted on June 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Special prosecutor Joseph Fainer, left, Deputy Paul Casey and George Sakalis, a key witness in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing. Because of the attempts to intimidate Sakalis … Continue reading →

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June 6, 1938

Posted on June 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above and at left, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin poses with Jewish ceremonial items brought from Europe by Henry Weinberger and his wife and presented to Wilshire Boulevard Temple. The Times says the donations include Paroches (hangings for the Ark) from … Continue reading →

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May 28, 1938

Posted on May 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Police chemist Ray Pinker with the steering wheel from Harry Raymond’s car, in a photo from the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette dated May 4, 1938. At left, here’s where we see corruption … Continue reading →

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May 27, 1938

Posted on May 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times, dated April 13, 1938 Above, the defendants and their attorneys in the Harry Raymond bombing … At left, more angry exchanges between Deputy Dist. Atty. Eugene Williams and Police Capt. Earle Kynette … Also: … Continue reading →

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May 26. 1938

Posted on May 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Harry Raymond testifies about his injuries from the bomb placed in his car, in a photo dated April 30, 1938. Police Capt. Earle Kynette insists that he is being framed as he argues with … Continue reading →

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May 25, 1938

Posted on May 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Andrew H. Arnott / The Los Angeles Times Attorney Joe Fainer, left, and police chemist Ray Pinker examine pieces of Harry Raymond’s bombed-out car in a photo dated May 6, 1938. Police Capt. Earle Kynette testifies in the … Continue reading →

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May 23, 1938

Posted on May 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

It’s another slow day in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing … In the meantime, let’s take a look at former police investigator Fletcher E. Felts, whose father was one of the longest-serving officers … Continue reading →

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May 21, 1938

Posted on May 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

It’s a slow day in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing. The defense is trying to present its case, but almost nothing is happening because of continual objections from the prosecution. Instead, here’s some … Continue reading →

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May 18, 1938

Posted on May 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Esther Sichler shows off her skill in a match at Elysian Park with a .38: A 3-inch group at 25 yards, breaking all women’s records in target shooting, The Times says. Her husband is a sheriff’s deputy, the story … Continue reading →

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May 15, 1938

Posted on May 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

At left, John Charles Thomas performs in "Blossom Time." Below left, shots are fired in a raid on water taxis taking customers to the gambling ship Rex, right out of Raymond Chandler. Authorities also seize 51 Rex employees … In … Continue reading →

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May 13, 1938

Posted on May 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Albert "Baby" Arizmendi vs. Wally Hally at the Olympic. Arizmendi died in 1963 at the age of 48 after a long illness … Below, George Sakalis, a key witness in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette, is cleared … Continue reading →

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May 12, 1938

Posted on May 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

It’s fun to imagine the first crowds going into the movie palaces for the premiere of "Robin Hood" with nobody to say "Oh, I saw that on TV as a kid" or "Isn’t Basil Rathbone a great villain"?" and no … Continue reading →

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May 11, 1938

Posted on May 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a scenario that sounds tragically familiar … Below, George Sakalis, a prosecution witness in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing, is wanted in Arizona–or is he? Dist. Atty. Buron Fitts says the arrest … Continue reading →

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May 8, 1938

Posted on May 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an arresting and perhaps inflammatory title for a book that’s fairly obscure today. It appears to have been written by a Swedish Christian who advocated assimilation … The book also appears to have evoked a response from Rabbi Stephen … Continue reading →

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May 7, 1938

Posted on May 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, theater manager Boris Posner is accused of "misconduct" while measuring young women for a beauty contest. Charges were eventually dismissed and he vanished from the pages of The Times … In Cleveland, welfare recipients overwhelm relief stations, chanting "We … Continue reading →

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Jack Parsons, RIP

Posted on May 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

May 7, 1938   Above, John W. "Jack" Parsons poses with his replica of the pipe bomb used in an attempt to kill Harry Raymond. Parsons, one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is an enigmatic figure who … Continue reading →

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May 6, 1938

Posted on May 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, former President Hoover speaks to people at Union Station in Kansas City (yes, the headline says "Oklahomans") … Italian troops and police quiet an angry crowd in Naples that had been waiting six hours to see Hitler and Mussolini. … Continue reading →

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