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Abraham Lincoln given real Jennings remembrance, new street named for him

The birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator, went by unnoticed in Jennings yesterday because there was no observance of the holiday.

Not even a flag was flown although schools had programs commemorating the anniversary of Lincoln’s birth.

But the great Civil War president got more than a passing notice in Jennings for now he has a new street named in his honor. W.B. Williams and Ward Davi…

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