Peacox confesses to Mt Vernon murder in Greenburgh arson case
Karl F Peacox radio repairman confessed to killing his estranged wife Dorothy Heinzelman Penacox and burning her body near Greenburgh after a quarrel in Mt Vernon. He reenacted the crime for police and was booked on murder charges. Evidence included a kerosene soaked suit and other items found by the building’s new occupant.
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MT. Vernon
N. Y
Karl F. Peacox
Frank H. Coyne
Dorothy Heinzelman Penacox
Greenburgh
Coyne
Peacox
Phillip McQuillan
Edwards Estate
Greenhursh
Albert E. Smith
James Clark
Smith
National Guard
Clarks
Morrows Arrive In Cleveland
Miss Anne Morrow arrived with her mother and sister in Cleveland for a several day visit before heading to the Morrow estate in Maine. A June marriage to Col. Charles A Lindbergh may take place. They were greeted by Mrs. Charles Long Cutter, Miss Morrow's aunt, after leaving Mexico City last week.
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Cleveland
Anne Spencer Morrow
Morrow
Maine
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mexico
Elizabeth
Charles Long Cutter
Miss Morrow
Morrows
Mexico City
Wednesday's Five Best Radio Features
Radio listings from 1929 note WOR CBS and other networks scheduling Hank Simons Show Boat The Master Musicians Variety Hour Revellers and others. Also Ohio State University Glee Club and Rudy Valley Dance Orchestra appear in the program lineup. London reports a small Edmonton fire station prompting the chief to drive the engine into the street to clean it.
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United Press
WOR
CBS
Hank Simons
WIZ
NBC _ network
WEAF
NBC Network
Revellers
CRBS
Ohio State University Glee Club
NBC
Rudy Yallee
London
Edmonton
Edison Seeks Successor with Free College Scholarship
Edison announces a nationwide search for a youth with a scientific bent to carry on Thomas A. Edison’s work. Charles A. Edison says the inventor offers a four year free college tuition scholarship to the best answering high school or preparatory student, with state and DC officials selecting 49 finalists for a trip to Edison laboratories where one winner will receive the scholarship.
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Orange
N. J
United States
Thomas A. Edison
Charles A. Edison
Edison
District of Columbia
Edison Laboratories
Three Cleveland Meetings Expected to Draw Nearly 500
Cleveland April 30 three conventions in August are expected to draw almost five hundred persons from across the country. About 100 will attend the Federal Court Clerks Association annual convention August 6 to 10, with Hotel Cleveland as headquarters. The Supreme Lodge of the Daughters of Scotland meets August 7 to 9 with 75 plus in attendance. The National Airport Managers Association plans its annual convention August 24 to September 2, with headquarters at Hotel Cleveland. R W Whitney of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of New York City is secretary of the association.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland
Federal Court Clerks Association
J. W. Menzies
Covington
Supreme Lodge, Daughters of Scotland
Columbus
National Airport Managers Association
R. W. Whitney
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of New York Ciy
Te Assciation
Monks Direct Traffic With Self Built Road at Cumberland
Monks of a Cumberland Ohio monastery construct a three quarters mile road to divert traffic from the main highway near their retreat, following Henry Ford’s example at Sudbury.
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Cumberland
R. I
Henry Ford
Sudbury
Mass
Manila adopts English as official language for courts
The Philippine Legislature has adopted English as the official language for court pleadings and records. Spanish will remain co legal until January 1, 1940, with interpreters available to translate English into Spanish for those who do not understand English. Also notes that Wats decorated with musical notes in a buyer material are popular in Europe.
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Manila
Washington
Philippine
Commerce Department
Europe
Rebels Near End as Mexican Revolt Loses Leaders
Deser tions strip rebel ranks as General Fausto Topete and brother cross into Arizona with Jesus Lizarraga and Eduardo Garcia after failed campaigns. Topete eyes Masiaca but federal air raids force retreat. 7,000 troops unpaid, poorly provisioned, withdrawing toward Sono ra. General Escobar departs Agua Prieta to rally forces at Colonia Morelos.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Fausto Topete
Topete
Ricardo Topete
Francisco Bor- Borquez
No Bales
Agua Prieta
Colonia Morelos
Box Score Oddity In Interfraternity Baseball
In Austin a fraternity game produced an unusual out at third base when a Sigma Alpha Epsilon runner slid late and was ruled out. He bowled over the fielder, ignited a pocket box of matches, and subsequently put out the third baseman per the play description.
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Austin
Tex
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
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