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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
February 22, 193622 de febrero de 1936 · Washington [D.C.] · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

The Washington times

SourceFuente: The Washington times · Washington [D.C.] · February 22, 193622 de febrero de 1936
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1936-02-22/ed-1/?sp=22

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 Times* reported that the Dominican Republic celebrated George Washington's birthday with a 21-gun salute from Ozama Fortress and extensive festivities in Trujillo City. In an act proposed by President Rafael L. Trujillo and approved by Congress, Avenida Presidente Trujillo was officially renamed Avenida George Washington. Dedication ceremonies featured addresses by President Trujillo and U.S. Minister H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld, alongside the unveiling of a large commemorative bronze plaque.

*The Washington Times* informó que la República Dominicana conmemoró el natalicio de George Washington con una salva de 21 cañonazos desde la Fortaleza Ozama y festejos multitudinarios en Ciudad Trujillo. Mediante una disposición propuesta por el presidente Rafael L. Trujillo y aprobada por el Congreso, la Avenida Presidente Trujillo fue renombrada formalmente como Avenida George Washington. Los actos de consagración incluyeron discursos del presidente Trujillo y del ministro estadounidense H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld, junto con la develación de una gran placa conmemorativa de bronce.

A note: the passage found for this article seems to run into the item beside it on the page, so read this summary as a first pass until the article itself is ready.Una nota: el pasaje encontrado para este artículo parece mezclarse con el texto vecino en la página, así que lea este resumen como una primera versión hasta que el artículo mismo esté listo.

Where this standsEn qué punto está

The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

From the original pageDe la página original

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.

holiday.

With an opening salute of 21

guns from the batteries of Ozama

Fortress, the Dominican Republic

today Inaugurated the most ex

tensive and elaborate celebration

of Washington’s birthday ever

held outside the United States.

In a gesture of friendship and

admiration for the United States

and its first President, George

Washington, Pres. Gen. Rafael L.

Trujillo recently suggested that

the name of Trujillo City’s most

beautiful boulevard, until today

called Avenida Presidente Trujillo,

be changed to Avenida George

Washington. Acting on this sug

gestion the national congress ap

proved an ordinance to that ef

fect and named February 22, 1936,

as the date for the official in

augural ceremonies.

Solemn dedication ceremonies

were held here, including an ad

dress by President Trujillo, and

another by the American Minis

ter Hans F. Arthur Schoenfeld. A

commemorative bronze plaque of

large dimensions, suitably in

scribed, was unveiled. Band con

certs and other festivities were ah

tended by many thousands cele-

this great event.

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ALL CONTRIBUTIONS

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ALL-HIGH FIVE

PICKED BY

REPORTER

Eastern Gets Three

Court Stars on

Team

A brilliant array of

basketers, replete with

the luminaries who so

brightly shone for their

Alma Mammies—name

ly, Eastern, Roosevelt

and Western— during

the past court series go

into the makeup of the

1936 edition of the Re

porter All-High quintet.

The coveted team meas

ures up to one of the

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Washington times. (1936). Washington [D.C.], 1936-02-22. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026749/1936-02-22/ed-1/?sp=22

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Washington times, 1936-02-22.

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