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A Holiday Planner for 1931 Full of Dates and Places
A detailed 1931 calendar of observances across states and territories. The piece tracks holidays from New Year’s Day to Christmas and Armistice Day, noting where each observance is legally or publicly recognized, and suggests travel to many locales to join in celebrations. It includes Arbor Day, Patriot’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and many state specific commemorations. The narrative then switches to a Christmas tale about Blitzen’s mischief and lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmo Scott Watson
Ray Walters
Ome
United States
New Orleans
Benjamin Franklin
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Robert B. Lee
William McKinley
Arizona
Abraham Lincoln
North
Lincoln
Maine
Louisiana
Washington
Texas
Sam Monseton
Texas Independence
Connecticut
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Porto Rico
Tennessee
Halifax
Thomas Jefferson
Utah
Colorado
Massachusetts
Illinois
New England
San Jacinto
Montana
Nebraska
Stephen A. Douglas
Mississippi
Idaho
Rhode Island
Mecklenburg
Jefferson Davis
Bunker Hill
Massaachusetts
West Virginia
Union
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Vermont
California
Nevada
East
Western
Litzen
Santa
Blitzen
Vixen
Cander
Reindeer