Face Execution Del All Four Guilty In Insurance Syndicate
In Philadelphia on September 29 police branded a four man syndicate as the big four in a poison murder ring that killed for insurance payouts across Eastern states. Paul Petrillo pled guilty to the 1932 poison murder of Luigi La Vecchio as Assistant District Attorney Vincent P. McDevitt called him the No 1 man.
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Philadelphia
Paul Petrillo
Vincent P. McDevitt
Luigi la Vecchio
McDevitt
Frisch or Wilson May Manage Pirates Next Season
Pittsburgh Sept 29 talks centered on a successor to manager Pile Traynor. Rumors linked Frankie Frisch, former Cardinals manager, and Jim Wilson, current Cincinnati coach, to the Pirates job. Officials said no decision yet and an announcement was expected soon.
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Pittsburgh
Pile Traynor
Pirates
Frankie Frisch
Cardinals
Jim Wilson
Cincinnati
Buc
Frisch
Florida Houses May Go To South Pole
SHAMROCK Fla September 29 Houses pre fabricated in Florida for Byrd expedition base No 1 were inspected by expedition members. One unit was set up at Putnam Lumber Co for Richard B Black who will lead base No 1. Black and his party arrived by automobile from Ocala after a Navy transport flight from Washington.
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Shamrock
Fla
Florida
Antarctic
Richard &. Byrd
United States
Putnam Lumber Co
Richard B. Black
Black
Ocala
Washington
Curb Service On Liquor By Drink To Stop
Florida will prohibit curb service sales of liquor by the drink starting tomorrow night under a 1939 law. Beverage commissioner Thomas W. Long said agents will enforce the rule, despite a prior court ruling. current licenses expire Oct. 1. The ban does not affect curb sales of liquor in sealed bottles or drink sales inside licensed premises. Officials warned arrests for opening new liquor places without licenses Monday.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Thomas W. Long
J. B. Johnson
Long
Beverage Department
Serial Story Working Wives
Marian and Dean drift apart as marriage strains rise over work jealousy and home life. Sally Blake sharpens ambition while Marian battles irritability and fear of losing status. A heated quarrel with Dan exposes fault lines in money, papers, and affection. Dolly’s weekend trip adds pressure as tension builds toward a finale.
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Marian
Dean
Dan
Dolly
Texas Pecans Reach Fifty Million Trees Milestone
A state agricultural report highlights roughly 50 million pecan trees across Texas, noting their significance for growers, industry output, and possible market expansion amid regional climate shifts and demand trends.
Army Enlistments Open in South for Engineers and Air Corps
Sergeant Allen J Gilbert of the U S Army Recruiting Office in Jacksonville announces quotas for enlistment into the Corps of Engineers and Infantry at Fort Benning Georgia and for the Air Corps at Maxwell Field Alabama and Barksdale Field Louisiana. Applicants aged 18 to 35 with good character and education. Air Corps require high school or equivalent or journeyman trade rating. Panama Canal Department vacancies effective Oct 1 1939, with more for that and Hawaiian departments expected soon. apply at the Jacksonville address promptly to be notified of vacancies.
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Allen J. Gilbert
U. S. Army
U. S
Jacksonville
Fla
Corps of Engineers and Infantry
Fort Benning
Air Corps
Maxwell Field
Ala
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Panama Canal Department
Byrd Plans South Pole Trip Despite Setbacks
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd said the government supported Antarctic expedition would depart Boston around November 1 despite reduced fleet due to the international situation. He noted the Northland's withdrawal would alter plans but said prep on the Martin Bear and Interior Department's North Star was nearing completion.
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Boston
Richard E. Byrd
Anarctic
Coast Guard
Northland
Byrd
Interior Department
North Star
Hobo King Denies Dethronement in Pittsburgh
Jeff Davis, the self styled King of the Hoboes, rejected reports he was dethroned after reading clippings about Dr J Leon Lazarowitz being named hobo president in Duluth. The 57 year old insisted he was elected King For Life at the 27th annual hob o Convention in 1985 and that hoboes cannot elect a president now.
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Pittsburgh
Jeff Davis
Buzzard
Davis
Hobology
J. Leon Lazarowitz
Duluth
Minn
Lazarowitz
Pie making like baseball wins 1st in 4-H contest
Eleven year old Robert Bagaon of Rochester thinks pie baking mirrors baseball and trained for a 4 H club contest. He baked his first pie and then his second, winning first prize over six competing girls.
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Rochester
N. Y
Paxton Sarben district to field six-man football this fall
Paxton Sarben rural school district will field a six man football team this fall after voters approved the plan two to one despite the school board’s initial rejection. The board is now seeking teams to schedule games.
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Paxton, Neb
Paxton-Sarben
Board of Education
Plane found in Pittsburgh yard prompts police removal
George Jauncey reported finding an upright plane in his back yard in Pittsburgh. He said someone left it there overnight and police promised to haul it away.
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Pittsburgh
George Jauncey
Unclear garbled note on assignments and vacancies
Fragmentary text mentions six assignments and vacancies, with vague references to Becreta Wooaring and today. No coherent events, names, or places emerge suitable for a news summary.
Man Killed in Plane Crash as Wife Looks On
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a sightseeing flight ended in tragedy as John Stempkowski 22 and his brother Charles 25, both of Cleveland, were killed when the plane nose dived 400 feet into a corn field after takeoff from Mayer Airport Bridgeville. Pilot Robert Foley 28, of Ingram, Pa., was seriously injured.
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Pittsburgh
John Stempkowski
Charles
Cleveland
Robert Foley
Ingram
John
Mayer
Bridgeville
Girl Slayer Hopes to Delay Seat of Death
West Palm Beach Fla Sept 29 A 29 year old former radio director and script writer Charles Jefferson awaits legal moves that could delay his death sentence for the first degree murder of 17 year old Frances Dunn and 17 year old Jean Bolton. His attorney plans a new trial then a supreme court appeal if denied. Jefferson said heavy drinking lack of sleep and money pressures drove him to the crime and that his courtroom testimony was an ordeal. He admitted feeling near a nervous breakdown and said dying may be easier than living with the stain of the case.
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Marian
Dan
Marion
Sally Blake
Sally
West Palm Beach
Fla
Florida
Miami
Charles Jefferson
Jack Saisbury
Supreme Court
C. EB. Chillingworth
Jefferson
Frances Dunn
Jean Bolton
Boca Raton
Miss Dunn
Appea Peater
United States
Episcopal meet of Woman's Auxiliary at Mrs Wills home
The monthly meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church will be hosted by Mrs John Wills on Monday at 3 pm. The United Thank Offering will be received during the gathering and all members are urged to attend.
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Episcopal
Woman's Auxiliary of the
Episcopal Church
John Wills
Archibald Keeps Feather Title Amid Protests
Archibald remains featherweight champion after a 15 round decision over Harry Jeffra of Baltimore. Fans in Baltimore booed and shouted after the ruling, protesting the controversial verdict as lingering controversy sparked by the title bout.
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Joey Archibald
Harry Jeffra
Baltimore
Capital Fight
Fight Ends Close, Officials Report No Knockdowns
Phrases indicate a boxing bout where the fight stayed competitive and neither fighter was knocked down. Officials describe a tightly contested match with a near-even outcome.
Moore Low Bid Filed by Panama City Firm for Road Surfacing
C. C. Moore Construction Co of Panama City submitted the lowest bid of 9752 dollars to the State Road Department to surface about five miles of Road 62 in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
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Tallahassee
Fla
C. C. Moore Construction Co
Panama City
State Road Department
Pecambis
Santa Rosa Coun- Co
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