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Alva J Smith 1919 - 2010

Alva J Smith of Kingwood, Preston County, WV was born on November 9, 1919, and died at age 90 years old on September 7, 2010.
Alva J Smith
Kingwood, Preston County, WV 26537
November 9, 1919
September 7, 2010
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Alva J Smith's History: 1919 - 2010

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  • 11/9
    1919

    Birthday

    November 9, 1919
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Preston County, West Virginia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 35291984 Enlisted: March 28, 1942 in Ft Hayes Columbus Ohio Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Lumbermen, Raftsmen, And Woodchoppers
  • 09/7
    2010

    Death

    September 7, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1919, in the year that Alva J Smith was born, Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.
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In 1933, Alva was only 14 years old when Frances Perkins became the first woman to hold a cabinet-level position, appointed by President Roosevelt to serve as Secretary of Labor. She told him that her priorities would be a 40-hour work week, a minimum wage, unemployment compensation, worker’s compensation, abolition of child labor, direct federal aid to the states for unemployment relief, Social Security, a revitalized federal employment service, and universal health insurance. President Roosevelt approved of all of them and most them were implemented during his terms as President. She served until his death in 1945.
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