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Orland Merritt 1920 - 1987

Orland Merritt of Dequincy, Calcasieu County, Louisiana was born on January 11, 1920, and died at age 67 years old in September 1987.

Orland Merritt
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Dequincy, Calcasieu County, Louisiana 70633
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Orland Merritt Orland Merritt (1920 - 1987)
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In 1920, in the year that Orland Merritt was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1931, when this person was only 11 years old, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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Hannigan, Dorothy (Born Oct 4, 1920) Merritt, Fred Merritt, Ruby Amanda (Born Jun 14, 1892) Merritt, Barbara (Born Dec 18, 1855) Merritt, Edward (Born Apr 23, 1852) Merritt, Pat Marchall Merritt, Daniel (1786 - 1838) Merritt, James (Jan 26, 1940 - Mar 16, 1998) Merritt, Ralph (Jul 17, 1892 - Dec 1964) Merritt, Robert (Aug 29, 1909 - Nov 19, 2007)
Merritt, Marie (Jul 15, 1914 - Feb 1979) Merritt, Francis (Oct 5, 1909 - Oct 1983) Merritt, Frank (Oct 20, 1919 - Nov 1984) Merritt, Lawrence (Aug 27, 1916 - Jan 16, 2000) Merritt, Lillian (Jan 30, 1912 - Feb 2, 1998) Merritt, Francis (Apr 8, 1913 - Dec 27, 2000) Merritt, Bertha (Dec 20, 1928 - Aug 4, 2006) Merritt, Janet (May 1, 1933 - May 1985) Merritt, James (Sep 13, 1934 - Dec 23, 2004) Merritt, Edna (Sep 15, 1936 - Feb 11, 2005)
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