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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 25, 194425 de febrero de 1944 · Washington, D.C. · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · February 25, 194425 de febrero de 1944
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1944-02-25/ed-1/?sp=20

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 *Evening Star* reported that Dominican Ambassador Anselmo Copello would deliver the principal address at a musical celebration in the Hall of the Americas commemorating Dominican independence, with music performed by the Army Air Forces band. Pan-American Union Director General Dr. Leo S. Rowe was scheduled to read an address on behalf of Assistant Director General Dr. Pedro de Alba, who was attending celebrations in Ciudad Trujillo. International representatives traveling to Ciudad Trujillo for the anniversary included Greek Minister to Canada George Depasta and Inter-American Commission of Women Chairman Minerva Bernardino.

El *Evening Star* anunció que el embajador de la República Dominicana, Anselmo Copello, pronunciaría el discurso de orden en una gala lírico-musical efectuada en el Salón de las Américas para celebrar el aniversario de la independencia nacional, contando con la interpretación de la banda de la Fuerza Aérea del Ejército de EE. UU. El director general de la Unión Panamericana, Dr. Leo S. Rowe, daría lectura a un mensaje enviado por el subdirector general Dr. Pedro de Alba, comisionado en los festejos patrios en Ciudad Trujillo. Entre las representaciones diplomáticas que viajaron a la capital dominicana figuraron el ministro plenipotenciario de Grecia en Canadá, George Depasta, y la presidenta de la Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres, Minerva Bernardino.

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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.

gram of music in the Hall of the

Americas. The band of the Army

Air Forces, under the direction of

Capt. Alt Heiberg, will be in charge

of the music and the Dominican

Ambassador, Senor Anselmo Copello,

will make the principal address.

The director general of the Pan

American Union, Dr. Leo S. Rowe,

will read an address written by the

assistant director general, Dr. Pedro

de Alba, who is representing the

union at the celebration of the an

niversary in Ciudad Trujillo.

The elaborate celebration planned

in the Dominican Republic is being

attended by representatives of

others of the United Nations. The

Greek Minister to Canada, M.

George Depasta, who formerly was

counselor at the embassy here, spent

several days in Washington last

week on his way to Ciudad Trujillo

to represent his government.

Senorita Minerva Bernardino, chair

man of the Inter-American Com

mission of Women, left unexpectedly

on invitation of her government to

attend the celebration. She will

be absent for a fortnight and M.

Depasta probably will stop in Wash

ington on his way back to Ottawa.

Announcement

Of Engagement

Mr. and Mrs. Byers McKinnev

Bachman announce the engagement

of their daughter, Miss Beverly

Bachman, to Ensign Paul Morris

Koenigsmark, son of Mr. and Mrs.

C. H. Koenigsmark of Waterloo, 111.

The wedding will take place Sunday

in the National Metropolitan Me

morial Church.

Miss Bachman is a graduate of

Holton Arms Junior College and En

sign Koenigsmark attended the Uni

versity of Illinois, where he was a

member of Sigma Nu.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1944). Washington, D.C., 1944-02-25. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1944-02-25/ed-1/?sp=20

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1944-02-25.

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