Arnold stays in touch with his deceased friend 's mother, Vera Cummings.
May 21 was "I am an American" Day, honoring naturalized American citizenship. It started in 1938 spread nationally by 1940. Later it became Citizenship Day and moved to September, being renamed Constitution Day.
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