. Tributes to Abraham Lincoln . y and Missouri whosent representatives to the Con-federate Congress were recog-nized by stars in the Confeder-ate flag, although neither se-ceded. Both states celebrateLincolns birthday as a legalholiday.) In case youre feeling sorry ifor all those school teachers, |government, bank and other,employes who are deprived of aholiday, dont start shedding1any tears. They should be cry-1ing into their mint juleps or Ibourbon and water for you —if you tally up all their special IRebel celebrations. Georgians dont even miss |out on Feb. 12. For them its not,Lincolns bir

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. Tributes to Abraham Lincoln . y and Missouri whosent representatives to the Con-federate Congress were recog-nized by stars in the Confeder-ate flag, although neither se-ceded. Both states celebrateLincolns birthday as a legalholiday.) In case youre feeling sorry ifor all those school teachers, |government, bank and other,employes who are deprived of aholiday, dont start shedding1any tears. They should be cry-1ing into their mint juleps or Ibourbon and water for you —if you tally up all their special IRebel celebrations. Georgians dont even miss |out on Feb. 12. For them its not,Lincolns birthday but Georgia!Day _ a legal holiday since!1908. Georgia Day honors the;anniversary of the landing of jGen. James Oglethorpe, the;states founder, at Savannah on!Feb. 12, 1773. (Residents of Ar-1i kansas also celebrate February12 — as a memorial day.) Jan. 19, Robert E. Leesbirthday, is a legal holiday inAlabama, Arkansas, , Kentucky, Mississippi,North Carolina, South Carolina,Tennessee, Texas and

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