“Could have been the grandmother who sent the “announcement” to the newspaper.
Newspapers at the time probably published “news” of births as a service for proud parents and grandparents, NQA.
Perhaps the grandmother thought that by getting this in the newspaper, she could “create a record” for an otherwise, out-of-a-hospital, out-of-the-country, or out-of-wedlock birth. The thought that her grandchild might someday be president, did not cross her mind.”
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If you read the WND story, even WND reports that the “announcement” isn’t a paid announcement, it came straight from the Hawaii Dept. of Health Statistics. What WND doesn’t tell you is that the reports came straight from the Hawaii hospitals. Typical WND.
Not necessarily. It is possible to file a birth report for a non hospital birth, which become a birth certificate. It was also possibleto request a birth certificate for a birth occurring outside the state or territory of Hawaii. The newspaper announcement, even if they only came from the state vital statistics folks, does not reflect place of birth, or reported circumstances.
It's strange that none wants to admit it.