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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 8, 19398 de julio de 1939 · Washington, D.C. · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · July 8, 19398 de julio de 1939
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1939-07-08/ed-1/?sp=10

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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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The *Evening Star* reported that the Dominican Chamber of Commerce in the United States defended General Rafael Trujillo against criticism from the Committee for Dominican Democracy regarding his White House visit with President Roosevelt. The chamber praised Trujillo's public welfare and development achievements in the Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, Trujillo visited troops at Fort George G. Meade, while a reception scheduled at the Pan American Union was canceled out of respect for the late Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson.

El *Evening Star* informó que la Cámara de Comercio Dominicana en Estados Unidos salió en defensa del general Rafael Trujillo ante los cuestionamientos formulados por el Committee for Dominican Democracy con motivo de su visita a la Casa Blanca para reunirse con el presidente Roosevelt. Dicha corporación comercial ensalzó las obras de bienestar social y de fomento material alcanzadas por Trujillo en la República Dominicana. Entretanto, Trujillo visitó a las tropas en Fort George G. Meade, al tiempo que una recepción programada en la Unión Panamericana fue cancelada en señal de duelo por el fenecido secretario de Marina Claude A. Swanson.

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velt to tea at the White House was

attacked by the “Committee for

Dominican Democracy.”

“As Americans, we strongly re

sent any criticism of the President

of the United States from such a

source, insulting his distinguished

guest.” the chamber declared in a

statement for the press. It added:

"We members of the Dominican

Chamber of Commerce in the

United States, composed of Ameri

I can business men, know that the

accomplishments achieved by Gen.

Trujillo during his administration

have far exceeded any public wel

fare program ever instituted in

his country.”

The general, who will be here

until Tuesday, when he departs by

j yacht for New York, went to Port

George G. Meade. Md., today to

see the troops there. A reception

at the Pan American Union which

had been planned for tonight jn

the general's honor by Minister

Pastoriza of the Dominican Repub

lic has been canceled out of respect

to the late Secretary Swanson.

Mrs. Elizabeth Applefeld

Dies of Short Illness

Mrs. Elizabeth Clara Applefeld.

39. of 320 Jefferson street N.W., wife

of Harry Applefeld, died yesterdav

in Sibley Hospital after a week's

illness.

Besides her husband, who is pro

prietor of the Banner Shoe Store.

700 block of Seventh street N.W..

Mrs. Applefeld leaves a son. Leon

Applefeld. and daughter. Lorraine

Selma Applefeld, this city; her

mother, a sister and brother, all of

Baltimore.

Funeral services will be held at

1 p.m. tomorrow in the Danzansky

funeral home. 3501 Fourteenth street

N.W. Burial will be in the Beth

Sholom Cemetery.

NEW YORK.—TOOK IT WITH A SMILE—William P. Buckner, jr.

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Evening star. (1939). Washington, D.C., 1939-07-08. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1939-07-08/ed-1/?sp=10

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1939-07-08.

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