In Hawaii, it apparently comes from Vital Records in the county. They send info the newspapers. No idea if a phony news clipping was made or someone doctored records.
If mommy was stuck in Africa and couldn’t travel at the end of her pregnancy, perhaps she found a way to get the announcement in the paper so little Barry would be a citizen.
Yes, the Health Dept. does send a list out but Aunt Susie could also call it in. No one has ever proven otherwise.
There are suspicious looking cut and paste (literally cutting and gluing) lines on the microfiche copy we’ve seen.