#May 1939

[vox-anglosphere]

Built to honour the fallen of The Great War, Canada's War Memorial was unveiled by King George VI & Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa during the Royal Tour of 1939.. three months before the outbreak of WWII.

[girlactionfigure]

On May 15, 1939, the USS #StLouis left #Hamburg, #Germany with more than 900 #Jewish #refugees trying to escape #Nazi #Germany – all of whom had landing passes for #Cuba & quota numbers permitting entry to the U.S. in three years.

In June of 1939, the St. Louis reached Cuba. But the #Cuban government held the ship at port and made extortionate demands for money (which the Jewish refugees simply did not have).

The St. Louis was forced to leave Cuba, and it began to sail north toward the U.S. #FDR ordered the @uscoastguard

 to take all measures to ensure none of the "passengers" reached the U.S. mainland, even if they jumped ship and tried to swim.

The St. Louis docked in #Miami, #Florida, but no one was allowed to disembark.

Desperate passengers sent telegrams directly to FDR pleading for #asylum. FDR did not respond, but the @StateDept did when it wrote back, “passengers must await their turns on the waiting list and qualify for #immigration visas before they may be admissible into the #UnitedStates.”

The #Jews on the St. Louis were forced to return to #Europe.

On June 17, 1939, the St. Louis docked in #Antwerp, #Belgium. Belgium offered to take 214 passengers, the #Netherlands 181, #Britain 287, and #France 224.

By the end of the #Holocaust, the Nazis had murdered nearly all Jews from the St. Louis except those permitted entry to the uninvaded island of Britain.

@CptAllenHistory

[federer7]

First grade in Flint River Farms school, Georgia. 1939 May

Photo: Marion Post Wolcott

[newyorkthegoldenage]

This is the entrance to Florida’s pavilion at the World’s Fair on May 30, 1939. The visitors are listening to a statue of Ponce de Leon, equipped with a mechanical voice and an animate mouth, giving a sales talk on the Everglade state.

Photo: Associated Press

[todaysdocument]

Petition for Naturalization for Alfred Joseph Hitchcock

Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United StatesSeries: Petitions for Naturalization

Form N-105 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE (Rev.12-24-52) Form approved Budget Bureau No. 43-R084.7. No. 181253 Original (To be retained by Clerk of Court) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PETITION FOR NATURALIZATION (of a Married Person, under Sec. 319 (a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act) To the Honorable the U.S. District Court, Los Angeles, Calif. This petition for naturalization, hereby made and filed, respectfully shows: (1) My full, true, and correct name is ALFRED JOSEPH HITCHCOCK (2) My present place of residence is 10957 Bellagio Rd., Los Angeles, Cal. (3) My occupation is movie producer & director (4) I am 55 years old. (5) I was born on August 13,1899 in Leytonstone, Essex, Eng. (6) My personal description is as follows: Sex M, complexion lt., color of eyes brn., color of hair grey-black, height 5 feet 8 inches, weight 195 pounds; visible distinctive marks none; country of which I am a citizen, subject, or national Gt. Britain (7) I am married; the name of my wife is Alma Lucy nee Reville, we were married on Dec. 2, 1926, at London, England; he or she was born at Nottingham, England, on August 14, 1899; entered the United States at San Ysidro, Cal, on May 25, 1939, for permanent residence in the United States and now resides at with me, and was naturalized on August 11, 1950. at Los Angeles, Cal, certificate No. 6924952; or became a citizen by (7a) (If petition is filed under section 319(a), Immigration and Nationality Act.) I have resided in the United States in marital union with my United States citizen spouse for at least 3 years immediately preceding the date of filing this petition for naturalization, and have been physically present in the United States at least half of that time. (7b) (If petition is filed under section 319(b), Immigration and Nationality Act.) My husband or wife is a citizen of the United States, is in the employment of the Government of the United States, or of an American Institution of research recognized as such by the Attorney General of the United States, or an American firm or corporation engaged in whole or in part in the development of foreign trade and commerce of the United States, or subsidiary thereof or of a public international organization in which the United States participates; and such husband or wife is regularly stationed abroad in such employment. I intend in good faith upon naturalization to live abroad with my spouse and to resume my residence within the United States immediately upon termination of such employment abroad. (8) I have 1 children; and the name, sex, date and place of birth, and present place of residence of each of said children who is living, are as follows: Patricia; F; Brn, London, Eng; 7/7/28; Res. Sherman Oaks, Cal. (9) My lawful admission for permanent residence in the United States was at San Ysidro, Calif., under the name of Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, on May 25, 1939, on the afoot (Name of vessel or other means of conveyance) (10) Since my lawful admission for permanent residence I have not been absent from the United States for a period of periods of 6 months or longer, except as follows: [none mentioned] (11) It is my intention in good faith to become a citizen of the United States and to renounce absolutely and entirely all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince potentate, state or sovereignty of whom or which at this time I am a subject or citizen. (12) It is my intention to reside permanently in the United States. (13) I am not and have not been for a period of at least 10 years immediately preceding the date of this petition a member of or affiliated with any organization proscribed by the Immigration and Nationality Act or any section, subsidiary, branch affiliate, or subdivision thereof, nor have I during such period engaged in or performed any of the acts or activities prohibited by that section. (14) I am able to read, write, and speak the English Language (unless exempted therefrom). [full document and transcription at link]

[energysoda]

fanfic writing got me carefully crafting an exact birthdate for this man so I can get the best horoscope combination for him specifically

[letterboxd-loggd]

Island of Lost Men (1939) Kurt Neumann

March 31st 2024

[the-patchwork-girl-of-oz]

I’ve been thinking about uncle Henry and aunt Em a lot today. Uncle Henry’s reaction to Aunt Em yelling at Ms Gulch is so cute. He’s like “hehe that’s my wife” He’s literally falling in love with her again.

Her yelling at the government gets him giggling, kicking his feet, twirling his hair, etc. he’s such a simp for her.

They are one of the most underrated (canon) Oz ships and I will DIE on this hill.

[lonestarbattleship]

USS BROOKLYN (CL-40) anchored off Portsmouth, New Hampshire. BROOKLYN was part of the USS SQUALUS (SS-192) salvage fleet.

Here we see the crew of BROOKLYN using her stern aircraft crane to transfer supplies to other vessels in the salvage fleet.

Photographed by Carl Mydans, identified by Peter DeForest.

Date: May 1939

Information from Navsource: link

LIFE Magazine Archives: 116517423, 116518010, 116517421, 116518114, 116518015, 116518111, 116518117

[britneyshakespeare]

you know i'm usually the last person to have strong opinions on movie casting announcements but the idea of jacob elordi playing heathcliff stirs a fiery sense of indignation in my heart

[ufonaut]

Title page for the Green Lantern story in All-American Comics (1939) #39

(Bill Finger, Mart Nodell & Irwin Hasen)

[elmsmews]

Anna May Wong shot by Carl Van Vechten on April 25, 1939

[rabbitcruiser]

The Canadian National War Memorial was unveiled by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa on May 21, 1939.  

[nerds-yearbook]

In the cover date May, 1939 issue 27 of the anthology series Detective Comics Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Commissioner James Gordon made their first appearance. They were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Batman made Detective Comics so popular that the imprint renamed itself DC Comics. ("The Batman: The Case of Chemical Syndicate", "Speed Saunders: Killers of Kurdistan", "Buck Marshall: Bullet Bluff", "Bart Regan, Spy: The Mysterious Murders", "The Crimson Avenger: Murder on the Oceanic Line Docks", "Death on the Airwaves", "Bruce Nelson: The New Orleans Mardi Gras Murders pt 1", "The Insidious Dr Fu Manchu pt 11", "Cosmo, The Phantom of Disguise: Illegal Aliens", and "Slam Bradley: The Murder Vacation", Detective Comics 27#, DC Comic, Event)

[federer7]

Modern Girl Book. May 1939

[unproduciblesmackdown]

an archival old-timey barkeep macamoment of yore in anticipation of this weekend's xmas return

"whoops! sorry. didn't mean to be a nosey nelson, it's just...your story, joe, it got me all sad! your whole family was killed because of your damned ambition! even the little furry ones! it's a real yuletide tragedy. condolences. take care—can i get you anything else"