An Easter postcard that was published by O. C. P. - 'The Mark of Distinction.'
Well they certainly managed to distinguish themselves by mis-spelling 'glorious' in the first line. However they managed to get it right in the poem, which is the usual execrable offering that was favoured by postcard publishers in the early 20th. century.
The card was posted in Newhaven, Connecticut using a 1 cent stamp on Friday the 2nd. April 1920. It was sent to:
Mr. & Mrs. H. B. Buck, 99, Davenport Aveniue, City,
The sender used the message side of the divided back to simply write her first name in pencil:
"Minnie."
The Violation of a Treaty by Germany
So what else happened on the day that Minnie posted the card?
Well, on the 2nd. April 1920, Germany sent troops into the Ruhr valley in violation of the Treaty of Versailles, in order to confront leftist workers.
The German refusal to withdraw the troops prompted France to send its army to occupy Frankfurt, Hamburg and other German cities.
Herr Wilhelm von Mayer, Germany's chargé d'affaires to France, met with Prime Minister Alexandre Millerand, and said that some German troops had entered the demilitarized neutral zone (the 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Rhine River) on Thursday evening, but requested a waiver of the treaty in order to confront the leftist rebels.
A 20th. Century Duel
Also on that day, José Batlle y Ordóñez, former President of Uruguay and founder of the Montevideo newspaper El Pais, was challenged to a duel by newspaper editor Washington Beltrán Barbat of El Dia after Batlle accused Beltrán of libel.
Batlle killed Beltrán with a pistol shot to the chest.
Jack Webb
The 2nd. April 1920 also marked the birth in Santa Monica, California of Jack Webb.
Born John Randolph Webb, he was an American TV actor best known for starring as Sergeant Joe Friday in Dragnet.
The television version of Dragnet began with this narration by George Fenneman:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent."
Webb would then intone:
"This is the city: Los Angeles, California."
He would then make a historical or topical point, describe his duties, his partner, and superior on the episode. Webb then set the plot by describing a typical day, and then led into the story:
"It was Wednesday, March 19th. It was cool in Los Angeles. I was at headquarters, working narcotics ..."
Jack was also the creator of the TV shows Adam-12 and Emergency!.
-- The Death of Jack Webb
Webb died of an apparent heart attack in the early morning hours of the 23rd. December 1982, at the age of 62. He was laid to rest at Sheltering Hills Plot 1999, Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles, and was given a funeral with full Los Angeles police honors.
On Webb's death, Chief Daryl Gates announced that badge number 714, which was used by Joe Friday in Dragnet, would be retired.
Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley ordered all flags to be lowered to half staff in Webb's honor for a day, and Webb was buried with a replica LAPD badge bearing the rank of sergeant and the number 714.
Webb has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for radio (at 7040 Hollywood Boulevard) and the other for television (at 6728 Hollywood Boulevard).
In 1992, Webb was posthumously inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.
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