Declaration of Independence Not Signed On July Fourth
The article argues July 4 is not the signing date. It notes 56 signers did not sign on July 4, many were absent or not in Congress, and the declaration’s adoption followed earlier actions. It highlights Jefferson as author, Franklin’s minimal influence, and Mary Goddard printing the first copies in 1777.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Press
Philadelphia
Congress
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
United States of America
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Britain
Continental Congress
North Carolina
Connecticut
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Robert R. Livington
Rewer Sherman
Jefferson
Franklin
John Locke
Locke
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Thomas McKean
Fisks Neck
Mary K Goddard
Baltimore
Liberty Bell
John Marshell
Outing at Smith’s Park on Cedar Creek Route 627
An invitation to visit Smith’s Park for the Fourth of July with ample shade and bathing at Middletown site Cedar Creek route 627. The brief ad promotes a pleasant holiday recreational spot with details unclear in the damaged text.
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Mt. Middletown
Cedar Creek
Truck War Triggers WV MD Arrests in Three States
Five West Virginia trucks were seized in Oakland after drivers were arrested for improper tags and no registration. The move follows WV rules requiring out of state for hire trucks to be licensed in WV, with Maryland and WV previously sharing a reciprocal non licensing agreement. Four trucks are owned by L A Hess of Clarksburg and one by F Loughrey of Rowlesburg, all hauling for state or chain customers.
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Oakland
West Virginia
West A
Maryland
Thomas Currie
Walter R. Rudy
Rudy
Virginia
L. A. Hess
Clarksburg
W. Va
F. Loughrey
Rowlesburg
Maryland State Roads Commission
Official Axe Falls On Two German Felons
In Berlin on July 3 the Nazi executioner decapitated two German spies. Egon Brest aged 28 was convicted of seeking Reich military secrets and Bruno Hindemann aged 63 betrayed military information. Wilhelm Battesch, 48, received life imprisonment for the same offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Egon Brest
Reich
Bruno Hindemann
Peoples’ Court
Wilhelm Battesch
Famous French Motor Builder Dies From Grief
Paris reports Andre Gustave Citroen died at 57 after a long illness and grief over business troubles. The Henry Ford of France saw his vast Citroen plant placed in receivership in 1934 and exited active management amid financial scrutiny and stockholder opposition. Citroën weakened, weighed 70 pounds, and died in hospital while mourning a daughter.
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Paris
Andre Gustave Citron
Henry Ford
France
Citroen
30 Year Power Franchise Approval For Incinerator Plan
The council approved a 30 year power franchise for an incinerator estimated at 25 000 to solve garbage and refuse issues. Proponents claimed odorless operation and reduced haulage costs with ashes dumped in a quarry pit and heat for nearby buildings. The proposal was referred to the street committee with a related permit for a Braddock Gerrard filling station discussed.
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Page @ne
Street Committee
Don
Braddock and
Gerrard Street
John D. Glover
Sale of Farms in Berkeley and Frederick Counties
Mortgage foreclosures offer three farms for sale at cash or easy terms. An 81 acre limestone farm with a young bearing apple orchard sits six miles from Martinsburg on the Winchester pike in Berkeley County. A 100 acre farm with orchard and buildings near Jones Spring also in Berkeley County. A 56 acre farm near Nain in Frederick County includes a seven room frame bungalow and timberland. For details contact J B Hunter at Charles Town, Greenbrier Joint Stock Land Bank Charleston, W Va.
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Berkely
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester Pike
Jones Spring
Berkeley County
Nain
Frederick County
Hunter
Thomas Prence
Charles Town
Hershey Company Gas Tank Admitted for Use
During a late council meeting limited business was disposed of and adjournment taken. A special session is expected next Tuesday. Attendees included Dr J R Anderson mayor Peyton Mer shall vice president C Douglas Barnett Lee Coble W W Dellinger Fred Forney Herman Hable J H Henry Percy Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hershey Company
J. R. Anderson
Peyton Mershall
C. Douglas Barnett
Lee Coble
W. W. Dellinger
Fred Forney
Herman Hable
J. H. Henry
Percy Miller
Pier Collapse in Seal Beach Traps Twenty People
In Seal Beach California on July 3 a section of a pier collapsed trapping about twenty people including men women and children. Rescue teams searched the wreckage while authorities investigated the accident and potential causes.
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Seal Beach
Calif
Fishermen Rescued After Seal Beach Pier Breaks in High Tide
A 40 foot section of the Seal Beach pier broke off late last night pinning a group of fishermen above the water. The crew huddled on the warhead for over two hours as a rising sea lashed the shore. Searchlights pierced the darkness while rescuers lowered each person to a pitching dory beneath and then to a Coast Guard cutter for ashore. Most of the group were fishing.
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Dren
Seal Beach
Coast Guard
Fighting Crickets in Slam Bet On Gruesome Deathmatch
The article describes a brutal cricket bout where bred fighting crickets clash in a deadly contest similar to cockfighting. Each match ends when a winner emerges only after one cricket loses its head, with owners acting as seconds and prodding the combatants with whisker lashes.
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America
Clark Kinnaird
Smith’s Park
Lydia E. Pinkham
Barbare Spears
Akron
Ohio
P. Klompus
North Main St
Greenbrier Joint Stock Land Bank
Charleston, W. Va
Muggs McGinnis
Mary JO
CKI
Etta Kett
By Paul Robinson
HI Chief
MI2
Landem - IM
Woods
Avoice
Rte
Moling & Cather
T. F. Timberlake
Hamburger’s Specialty Shop
N. Main Street
Marian Martin
Marian Martin Lew
Winchester Evening Star Pattern Department
W. Léth St
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