New citizens to celebrate Fourth of July: Sam Spigel

Creator

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Identifier

20036552

Description

For Them, July Fourth Has More Significance – The Fourth of July has more significance this year for five Fort Worth residents who only last week became citizens of the United States in naturalization ceremonies in U. S. District Court here. They are Mrs. Stella Kelly Vlasis, Miss Ruth Ellen Marcks, Sam Spigel, Erich Rudolph Koch, and Mrs. Leocadia Marie Korolevitch. The unanimous expression of these new citizens is of their happiness – they all beam when they tell you how glad they are to be citizens of the United States. Sam Spigel, jeweler at 1407 Main, a native of Russia, is going to make this July 4th a three-way celebration -- Independence Day, his newly acquired citizenship and his birthday, which is July 4. Sam is shown standing in a room, facing front and smoking a cigar. He is wearing a rolled up long sleeved shirt. "I feel more American than ever now even though I have lived in this country for many years," Spigel said. His home is at 3854 Tulsa Way. To these new citizens the Stars and Stripes will shine a little more brightly Thursday and they will hold their heads a little higher as they join in Independence Day celebrations now that they “really belong.” Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 4, 1946. New citizens to celebrate Fourth of July. Sam Spigel, Jeweler a native of Russia, is going to make July 4th a three-way celebration. He's celebrates Independence Day, his citizenship, and his birthday. He his photographed from the waist up, wearing a rolled up long sleeved shirt. He is smoking a cigar.

Archival Date

1946-07-03

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-440

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Spigel, Sam; Vlasis, Stella Kelly (Mrs.); Marcks, Ruth Ellen (Miss); Koch, Erich Rudolph; Korolevitch, Leocadia Marie (Mrs.); Citizenship; Naturalization; Holidays; Celebrations; Fourth of July celebrations; United States District Court (Fort Worth, Tex.); Jewelers; Birthdays; Cigars; Smoking