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December 16, 194016 de diciembre de 1940 · Washington, D.C. · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · December 16, 194016 de diciembre de 1940
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1940-12-16/ed-1/?sp=22

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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 diplomatic representatives across the Americas accepted invitations to the Pan-American Aviation Day ball at the Mayflower Hotel. A special invitation was extended to General Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic, who was staying in New York. The event featured decorations provided by Latin American embassies and participation from Cuban aviators.

El *Evening Star* informó que representantes del cuerpo diplomático de las Américas acogieron las invitaciones al baile del Día de la Aviación Panamericana en el Mayflower Hotel. Se cursó una invitación de honor al general Rafael Trujillo, de la República Dominicana, quien residía temporalmente en Nueva York. La velada contó con ornamentaciones suministradas por embajadas hispanoamericanas y con la presencia de aviadores cubanos.

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Senor Dr. Gabriel Turbay and the

Minister of Costa Rica and Senora

de Fernandez are among the latest

Pan-American diplomats to accept

invitations to the Pan-American

Aviation Day ball, to be held to

morrow night at the Mayflower

Hotel. A special invitation has

been sent to Gen. Rafael Trujillo

of the Dominican Republic. Gen.

Trujillo is now in New York.

Members of the “Escuadrilla de

Aviacion Interamericana de Cuba”

also have been invited. This group

is scheduled to take part in the

Havana celebration of Pan-Amer

ican Aviation Day and the plan

is to have them fly here in time

to be honor guests at the Wash

ington celebration.

Embassies and Legations of the

Latin American republics are to

supply decorations emblematic of

their countries for use at the cele

bration here. A general Pan-Amer

ican motif of decoration will be

used.

Manor House Unit

Of D. A. R. to Meet

Tuesday Night

Manor House Chapter. Daughters

of the American Revolution, will

hold its December meeting in the

historic Stephen Boomer Balsh

house in Georgetown tomorrow at

8:30 p.m. The house, which is now

the home of Miss Helen Mont

gomery, has been marked by the

D. A. R.

A skit, re-enacting a Christmas

Eve in 1830, will be presented, fol

lowing a business meeting. Dr.

Clifton P. Clark will impersonate

the Rev. Mr. Balsh.

A mitten shower for one of the

D. A. R. schools also will be a

feature.

Honor guests will include Mrs.

Charles Carroll Haig. Mrs. Harry

C. Oberholser and Mrs. Geoffrey

Creyke. Miss Minne Hunt is the

chapter regent.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1940). Washington, D.C., 1940-12-16. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1940-12-16/ed-1/?sp=22

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1940-12-16.

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