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Alta Mentzer 1905 - 1992

Alta Mentzer of Le Mars, Plymouth County, IA was born on January 4, 1905, and died at age 87 years old on November 19, 1992.
Alta Mentzer
Le Mars, Plymouth County, IA 51031
January 4, 1905
November 19, 1992
Female
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Alta Mentzer's History: 1905 - 1992

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  • 01/4
    1905

    Birthday

    January 4, 1905
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  • 11/19
    1992

    Death

    November 19, 1992
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    Alta Mentzer lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1905, in the year that Alta Mentzer was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1926, by the time she was 21 years old, on October 31st, Harry Houdini died in Michigan. Houdini was the most famed magician of his time and perhaps of all time, especially for his acts involving escapes - from handcuffs, straitjackets, chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, and more. He was president of the Society of American Magicians and stringently upheld professional ethics. He died of complications from a ruptured appendix. Although he had received a blow to the area a couple of days previously, the connection between the blow and his appendicitis is disputed.
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