This is the “Glorious Fourth,” but in Concord it is not so glorious so far as any celebration is concerned. Business is going on about as usual and the day has been like any other hot Saturday except that the business district is flying its quota of American flags.
The military company gave a little touch of the extraordinary to the day by staging a parade during the afternoon, but their actions were controlled by the war department which decreed that this shall be Mobilization Day as well as Independence Day, and a parade was ordered.
No real celebration was planned for the city for today but on Monday colored citizens will celebrate with a big picnic at the fair grounds. Various features will e offered during the day by them and the celebration will come toa close with fireworks at night.
Few July fourths have been hotter than this year. The mercury had already climbed to the 85-degree mark at 8 o’clock and it continued to climb during the morning with the result that the city swelters in the grip of unseasonable weather.
From page 2 of the Concord Daily Tribune, July 4, 1925
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