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“The Misses Fannie and Kate Simmons gave a very nice party at their residence at which many of their friends from West Virginia, Washington D.C., and Falls Church, Va., were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips of Providence Heights entertained quite a…

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“Rev. Alex Wilbanks returned to the city Wednesday after another great success in Philadelphia, Pa. This great evangelist who has won a national reputation will go to New York City the first Sunday in July. Dr. and Mrs. Willbanks will spend the…

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"This is the second day in July. Do not forget to make your returns. Monday will be the glorious fourth. We have been having rain early and often.
The public schools have closed until October.
All of the churches are making great…

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"It happened on the Fourth of July at the American Embassy in London, England.
On the sweeping, rolling green lines of a mansion which ones belong to Barbara Hutton, US ambassador John Hailey Whitney and his wife watch their guests arriving.
The…

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"Mrs. C. A. Ingram. Sr. and her grandson. Herbert, have returned from their vacation of the Northwest, where they spent six weeks with her son and his wife. While in Seattle, they made several sight seeing tours which included a trip to Vancouver,…

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"Here’s to a perfect 3-day, Fourth of July weekend: warm, sunny and safe! Good weather makes your holiday more pleasant and these tips about weather and traffic should make it safer. Traffic records show that most accidents happen when the weather is…

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"Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie B. Woods were Searey visitors…Mrs. Mable Woods has been to St. Louis to visit her son. Morris D. Woods…Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hill and family. Miss Jean Mays and Charles Mays did some shopping in Searey…The Brown sisters quarrtet of…

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"Richmond Ind., July 14 Clarence Harger, formerly of this city, died Thursday, July 6 at Lima,
Ohio. Funeral services were held Sunday, July 9 at Anna, Ohio.
Charles Hall Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall Sr., of Short Sixth street, who is…

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"As millions of fun-seeking motorists head for the lakes, mountains or beaches over the Fourth of July holiday, safety experts are hopeful that extra are and caution will keep the highways accident toll at an all-time low.
To help achieve this…

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"By Sara F. Geant 815 so. 7 th street
Monmouth, Ill. July 19. A large number of Monmouth people journey to Galesburg to spend the
Fourth of July at the beautiful Lake Story Beach and attend the dance given by the Sam Skinner
Post and Auxiliary No.…

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“The picnic given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilcox, 1320 Piatt, was an enjoyable fete. Those present were Mrs. Nannie Williams Mrs. Daisy B. Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Dana. Out of town guests were Mrs. P.F. Keele, The mother of Mrs. Katie…

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"Mobile Ala., July 20. A party of letter carriers and friends, headed by S. T. Scott, motored to
Ocean Springs Miss., to spend the Fourth of July. In the party were Mr. And Mrs. W. H. Warren
of Chattanooga Tenn. Revival services were recently…

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"PHILADELPHIA - Funeral services where held Thursday at the Campbell AME Church, Kinsey and Paul St., who was drowned July 5 in the ocean off North Wildwood, N.J.
He drowned while swimming with friends at 26th st. and the beach during a Fourth of…

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"Springfield, III. – Secretary of State Paul Powell asked Illinois motorists to show alertness and respect the rules of the road as they take to the highways for the second holiday of the 1966 season – The Fourth of July weekend. “If you are…

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"Parks Crowded With Amusement Seekers
Few Accidents of Serious Nature Many Strangers Among Crowd A Day of Mirth and Merriment Nearest Attempt at Sane Fourth
The Fourth of July, as usual, was very widely observed throughout the city and at the…

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“Tickets sold July 3rd and 4th, valid for return until 5th, between all stations east of Ohio river points and west of Baltimore within a radius of 200 miles from selling station, also from Washington to Elkhom, Va and its immediate points on N&W…

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"Hy Snoden, James Woodruff, and Mrs. Turner are sick. Rev. S. H. Hazzard held his third-quarterly conference and meeting Saturday and Sunday at the A. M. E. Zion church. Mrs. Mose Starling left Friday night to Kentucky on a vacation. Fred Dula spent…

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"July is here it started with a BANG! courtesy of fireworks, and ecstatic that school is out young’uns.
Watermelon, picnics, popsicles, and picnics seem to be the order of the day around these parts. And Bar-B-Que’, you can smell it for miles…

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"Rev. A. M. Jefferson of Little Rock preached at Fellowship Baptist church. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Williams [ill] here... Miss Mae Elizabeth Brown is home from New York visiting Mr. and Mrs. Odie Brown.. Mrs. Lilliam Loving and children. Bill and…

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"RICHMOND
There are more than 100 major holidays, events and anniversaries in America that are recognized, celebrated, or observed.
Beside celebrating major holidays like New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day…

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"An excursion to Charleston will be given on the fourth of July by the First Battalion Georgia Volunteers. The day will be celebrated in grand style by the entire colored military of Charleston in which the Savannah troops will take part. The…

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“The first popular $10 excursion of the season from Washington to Niagara Falls and returns 8:30 AM Thursday, July 3rd, via Baltimore and Ohio and the famous Lehigh and Wyoming Valley. This excursion is unusually attractive at this time, as many…

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"Four members of a Winston-Salem, N.C. family, among them a two-year-old child, were killed near here Wednesday in a jarring head-on auto collision as the returned from a Fourth of July visit with relatives.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol …

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“Mr. S. L. White of Savannah, spent the 4th of July with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. J. White.”

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“Brunswick enjoyed the 4th of July pleasantly with private picnics at Seldon Institute and Fancy Bluff, excursion to Fernandina and welcoming visitors over our different railroads.”

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"Col Deveanux made a flying trip to Charleston on Wednesday.
Mr R N Wright of Beaufort was in the city this week and gave us a call.
Several candidates will be baptized at the First African Baptist church on tomorrow.
The latter part of this month…

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"(Special to The Afro-American Ledger.)

Cockeysville, Md., July 9.-A few friends from Baltimore were entertained by Miss. E. F. Foote, on the Fourth of July. The day was spent on the picturesque Gunpowder river, where fishing and…

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"Wianno, Cape Cod, Mass., July 12-Summer visitors to this resort were elaboratey entertained at the home of Miss Georgia E. James, of Baltimore, Md., on the Fourth of July. After witnessing the fireworks on the pier the guests repaired to the piaza…

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"Orangeburg S. C., June 15 19- More than 5,000 pleasure-seekers are expected at the all-day Fourth of July celebration to be held at Harmon field, Cott Ave. for the benefit of the Community Center. Churches, Sunday schools and fraternal organization…

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"Redding, Cali - The town, in upper in the Sacramento valley, hung up a new Independence day heat record. The high mark of the mercury was 124. The heat has sent thousands to cool camps in in the Sierras."

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"Spring Valley, Ill. July 9- An automobile party motoring here from Chicago and consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Speedy, Mrs. Laura Washington- Cyrus, Herman Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Orval Calimese of Cincinnati, Ohio, Miss. Jessie A. Davis of Lake…

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"The Fourth of July was celebrated at all the churches around the city.
Miss Antoinette Henry, of Baltimore Md., is spending her vacation here with her mother, Mrs. Lovie Henry, who is still confined to her room.
The Unionville Lodge of Masons…

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"Hopewell Md. July 22- Pev. Spellman preached a Hopewell M. E. Church Sunday morning and night.
Sunday School at 2 o’clock
Havre De Grace, Md. July 22- Mrs. Mary E Holmes of Philadelphia, spent the Fourth of July with her mother Mrs. Harriet A.…

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"The Baltimore & Ohio R. R. will sell excursion tickets to and from all points east of the Ohio River, within a radius of 200 miles (but not to and from stations east of Baltimore, Md.), for all trains July 2d, 3d and 4th, valid for return passage…

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"The ‘Glorious Fourth’ dawned bright and fair accompanied by family gatherings; picnics; baseball games; car wrecks etc. Folk in general enjoyed they day; all over the state out-of-state license plates showed that folk had come South for the…

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“FETED ON BIRTHDAY! Master Lonnie Mayfield Jr. 1122 College was feted with his seventh birthday anniversary party on Saturday afternoon, July 4, with thirty five guests present. An enjoyable evening was had by all, with ice cream, cake, and sunivers…

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