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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
July 1, 19391 de julio de 1939 · Washington, D.C. · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

The Washington daily news

SourceFuente: The Washington daily news · Washington, D.C. · July 1, 19391 de julio de 1939
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82016181/1939-07-01/ed-1/?sp=10

In contextEn contexto

The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura · 1924–1960

Rafael Trujillo ruled for 31 years. US papers reported the 1930 hurricane that leveled Ciudad Trujillo, the 1937 Haitian massacre, sugar commerce, WWII U-boat sinkings, Tito Mella's Compañía Naviera Dominicana shipping fleet, and Trujillo's Washington lobbying.Rafael Trujillo gobernó durante 31 años. La prensa informó sobre el huracán de 1930, la masacre de 1937, el azúcar, hundimientos de submarinos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la flota de la Compañía Naviera Dominicana de Tito Mella.

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SummaryResumen

The *Washington Daily News* outlined the itinerary for General Rafael Trujillo's visit to Washington, D.C., following an invitation from Marine Corps Commandant Major General Thomas Holcomb. The schedule included wreath-laying ceremonies at Mount Vernon and Arlington National Cemetery, official meetings with Secretary of State Cordell Hull and President Roosevelt, and a Senate luncheon. Trujillo was also scheduled to inspect military sites including the Navy Yard, Marine Barracks, and Fort Meade.

El *Washington Daily News* detalló el itinerario de la visita del general Rafael Trujillo a Washington D.C., tras una invitación cursada por el comandante del Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina, mayor general Thomas Holcomb. El programa incluía ofrendas florales en Mount Vernon y en el Cementerio Nacional de Arlington, reuniones oficiales con el secretario de Estado Cordell Hull y el presidente Roosevelt, así como un almuerzo en el Senado. Se tenía previsto además que Trujillo inspeccionara instalaciones castrenses como el Astillero Naval, el Cuartel de Marines y Fort Meade.

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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

and subject to change if the general

chooses to spend more time seeing

people than sightseeing.

As a former member of the United

States Marine Corps—during the Ma

rine occupation of the Don mean Re

public some years ago. Rafael Trujillo

served with them —the general has been

invited to Washington by the Maj.

Gen. Commandant of the Marine

Corps, Gen. Thomas Holcomb. And as

such a guest many of his activities

during his several days in Washington

will be with the military.

On Thursday the visitor will go to

Mt. Vernon, and Arlington where he

will lay wreathes on the tombs of

George Washington and the Unknown

Soldier. He. will

then visit the CCC

camp at Fort Hunt,

following much the

same schedule that

the King and Queen

followed on their

recent visit. On

Friday morning

Gen. Trujillo will

call on the Secre

tary of State, and

later on President

Roosevelt and will

then be entertained

Gen. Holcomb

at luncheon at the

Senate by a group of senators, prob

ably including Sen. Theodore Green of

Rhode Island who was among the dele

gates who went to Trujillo City for

the dedication of the Christopher Co

lumbu s Memorial site.

BUSY SCHEDULE

That afternoon the general will visit

the United States gun factory, the Navy

Yard and the Marine Barracks, and

that evening will be the dinner guest

of Gen. Holcomb. July 8, will be de

voted to a visit to Fort Meade followed

by luncheon at the Army-Navy Club,

and an afternoon of sightseeing pre

liminary to the reception that evening

at 10 o’clock.

On Sunday. July 9, past differences

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Washington daily news. (1939). Washington, D.C., 1939-07-01. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82016181/1939-07-01/ed-1/?sp=10

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Washington daily news, 1939-07-01.

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