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YEAR IV. No. 56 PANAMA, SUNDAY, JULY 4th, 1948 5c. a Copy General Douglas MacArthur Ambassador Monnett Davis Fourth of July most important United States Holiday It was of the evening of July 4, streets. The ships in the harbortion of Indenpendence was signed, 1776, that the Declaration of Inde were dressed with flags and at one but the custom quickly spread to pendence the formal document o clock in the afternoon, their other places. James Otis, one of proclaiming the 13 English colo crews were ordered to the topyards the signers, organized the first nies in North America, free and where they made a striking appear. Boston celebration of the Fourth independent states absolved from ance. The celebration was held in 1783, when fireworks were set all allegiance to Great Britain, despite the fact that the war for off in the evening on Boston Comwas signed in Philadelphia, Penn independence was not yet ended, mon. Gradually the Glorious sylvania, by representatives of the and the Americans knew that fourth as Independence Day becolonies. The proclamation was their hardest battles with their came known developed its disread in the public square while first victories still lay ahead. tinctive character as an American bells rang and the shouting popu In 1778, after the war had been holiday. Now the day is national lace formed great torch parades. won and the Constitution ratified, holiday in every state of the Supreme Commander for the Ambasador of the United States Thus the Fourth of July always a special celebration was held in Union. Special church services are Allied Powers in Japan.
of America to Panamá.
has been regarded as the United Philadelphia on the Fourth of July. held, and in many communities States Independence Day and ce parade with floats commemora rich in historical background, palebrated as its great national holi ting historic events of the new na geant and plays day.
tion wound through the streets of depicting local details of the Ameare presented Tow Presidents Join In Interon the first anniversary of in the city and toasts were offered rican struggle for Liberty. Vete. American Tribute To Bolivar dependence Day, July 4, 1777, to the new republic and its friends. tans of the nation wars parade, Philadelpia church bells rang The celebration of the Fourth bands play and public leaders WASHINGTON (USIS. Early was initiated back in 1941 by Dr throughout the day and, in the eve of July naturally originated in make speeches on American histo in July the people of a small Miss John Crane of Washington, ning, bonfinres were lit in the Philadelphia where the declarary and ideals.
ouri community will welcome two noted historian and biograpdistinguished guests, United States her of Simon Bolivar, working with President Harry Truman and the than Senator Truman, whose Presdent Romulo Gallegos of Ve long standing admiration of Bolinezuela.
var is wellknown, The two Chief Executives will The plan at the time received join in the dedication of a heroic the approval of President Franstatus whose inscription amply klin Delano Roosevelt and of the amply explains the inter American embaseies of Bolivia, Colombia, Echaracter of the celebration. The cuador, Panama, Peru, and Veneinscription reads: The Govern zuela, and was about to be realizer ment and the People of Venezuela when the war caused its postpoto the noble City of Bolivar which nement.
render, through its name, a per On May 7, 1946, the late Ambapetual homage to the Memory of ssador Machado of Venezuela reaffirmed to President Truman his The statue will be dedicated at country desire to carry out the Bolivar, Missouri largest of the plan. Then Venezuela offered 10 ten United States cities named in present the statue as a gift to the honor of the great South American city of Bolivar patriot en July 5, Venezuela Soon after President Truman reIndependence Day. The dedication vealed acceptance of an invitation will be culminating point of a to attend the dedication, it became three day celebration which will known that the White House had begin on the eye of the Fourth of tendered an invitation to President July, United States Independence Gallegos to participate in the cereDay.
monies as a guest of the nation.
In addition to President Truman Bolivar, Missouri, with a populaand Callegos and Governor Don tion of 3, 000, is the seat of nelly of Missouri, ambassadors of County and lies in the southwestThis historic picture shows Presidents Truman congratulating Secretary State George Marshall, several South American republic. ern of the state. It first was orgafollowing the swearing in ceremonies at the White House in Washington. Retiring Secretary James cabinet, governors of neighboring nized in 1835, five years after the Byrnes looks on.
cabinet, govrnors of neighboring death of the Liberator and given states, and other dignitaries are its name in honor of his memory.
expected to attend the celebration. The village of Bolivar was incorpThe plan for the presentation of a orated February 15, 1840, and then statue of Bolivar to the Missouri made a city by act of the Missouri community which bears his name State Legislature in 1855.
te PUBLIC HEALTH TO LECTURE IN SOUTH AMERICA WASHINGTON (USIS. Dr. Before leaving for Brazil Dr. AnGaylord Anderson, of the Uni derson, who will be accompanied versity of Minnesota and a distin by his wife and 13 year old daughtguished leader in the field of public er, attended the Fourth Internatiohealth in the United States, is nal Congresses on Tropical Medispending the next two months on cine and Malarie held in Washinga lecture tour in South America, ton.
visiting Panamá, Brazil, Argentina, Dr. Anderson holes both Chile and Perú.
and Doctorate in Public Health degrees from Harvard University and 34 After spending a few days in Rio has studied at the Sorborne and at de Janeiro, Dr. Anderson will proc. the University of Zurich.
ced to Sau Paulo where he will In the public service he has serv.
give a series of lectures at the ed on the Massachusett State DeSchool of Hygiene. He will then partment of Public Health as epideA view of Hyde Park, the home of the late President Franklin Roosevelt, which became a Na. proceed to Buenos Aires and later miolegist, Director of the Division tional Memorial on April 12, 1946, the first anniversary of his death. The estate, turned over to the visit Santiago, Lima and Panama of Communicable Diseases, and D9United States Government by the Roosevelt family, is located in historic Hudson River Valley in Ppper before returning to the United puty Commissioner of Public State New York.
States in mid July.
Health. BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL ERNESTO CASTILLERO