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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1938

Page

5

Jerusalem reels after execution sparks deadly unrest

Thousands of orthodox Jews marched through Jerusalem as martial law spread following the dawn execution of Solomon Ben Joseph, 18, in Acre Prison. British troops deployed while protests grew across Palestine over the alleged Jewish terrorism charge and the Day of the New Moon tensions.

Jerusalem Solomon Ben Joseph Acre Joseph Jabotinsky Zion Revisionist Organization Ben Joseph Jesus Armelus David Israel Palestine

Rollicking Tunes For Stamford Fete

Old-time musicians will play at Stamford Old fiddlers contest on Wednesday June 6 in the City Auditorium. Part of The Texas Cowboy Reunion July 4 5 6 free entertainment. Fiddlers must be aged 50 plus professional musicians barred. Prizes total 32.50.

Stamford City

Local piano contest announces prize money and rules

First prize is 15 dollars, second 10, third 5, and fourth 2.50. Contestants may play two tunes of their choice with the stipulation that break down tunes must be used. The fiddler may perform solo or with one accompanist. Jim Stell of Stamford chairs the organizing committee.

Jim Stell Stamford

Hollywood Uses Big Firecrackers

Hollywood reports a box office slump with stars and directors idle while studios seek fresh pictures. The piece notes 25 top money makers produced only 39 films in a year, and mentions Lubitsch, RKO, Wendy Barrie, Shirley Temple, Mitzi Green, Dolores Costello, and Bobby Breen in various industry shifts and projects.

Hollywood Motion Picture Herald Hollywood Turf Club Ernst Lubitsch RKO Wendy Barrie Wendy Paramount Joe Penner the City Los Angeles Gail Patrick Mitzi Green Boonville Missouri Shirley Barbara Stanwyck Miss Manton Dolores Costello Bobby Breen

To Buy New Buses for Bowen Co Proposal

The Bowen Motor Coach Co of Fort Worth asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to issue 132,288 dollars of five percent equipment purchase notes to fund the acquisition of 19 new buses of various types.

Washington WUP Bowen Motor Coach Co Fort Worth Interstate Commerce Commission

Elder Vanderbilt Dies at 82 in Hyde Park Estate

Frederick William Vanderbilt, the eldest Vanderbilt, aged 82 and a longtime railroad figure, died today at his Hyde Park estate. He was a prominent member of the Vanderbilt family and from this lineage.

Hyde Park N. Y U.P Frederick William Vanderbilt Vanderbilt

First Map of Heredity Under Construction by CIT Scientists

The first map of heredity is under construction at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. It shows the location of chemical determiners for 500 physical traits in a fruit fly, mapped as tapelines on chromosomes. Researchers compare the fly map to human chromosomes, noting vast uncertainty about the number and nature of such markers in people.

Howard W. Blakeslee Associated Press Pasadena Calif California Institute of Technology

Kennedy Returns to England as Ambassador to Britain

Joseph P. Kennedy sailed aboard the Normandie to England to resume his post as American ambassador to the court of St. James. He dismissed claims that he dodged service in a $1,000,000 suit and denied connections to James Roosevelt’s career, calling himself self reliant and noting no secret whereabouts.

New York A.S Joseph P. Kennedy Normandie England Court of St. James J. Edward Jones Kennedy Jones Securities and Exchange Commission Saturday Evening Post James Roosevelt Jimmy Roosevelt United States

Potato Notes Relation to Peanut Surfaces

The article states the Irish potato is not related to the sweet potato but is closely related to the peanut, highlighting botanical relationships among these tubers and legume.

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