Monday, Feb. 13, 1939
Frontier Eggs
The Panamanian response to the Italian press's declaration that Italy's frontier is Panama was a messy "frontier" incident. An Italian admiral commanding two goodwill cruising cruisers and the Italian Minister to Panama motored out of Panama City to make an official call on Panama's President. Caught with their windows down, they were soon so covered with refuse heaved at them by angry bystanders that their call had to be postponed while they drove back to the flagship for a change of uniforms.*
*Month ago sailors from a German training ship were pelted with rotten eggs and tomatoes while goosestepping down Havana's fashionable Prado.
This file is automatically generated by a robot program, so reader's discretion is required.