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Bertha Canton 1913 - 1975

Bertha Canton of Columbia, Boone County, Missouri was born on November 15, 1913, and died at age 62 years old in December 1975.
Bertha Canton
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri 65201
November 15, 1913
December 1975
Female
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  • 11/15
    1913

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    November 15, 1913
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  • 12/dd
    1975

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    December 1975
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    Bertha Canton lived 12 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 62.
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In 1913, in the year that Bertha Canton was born, ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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In 1938, she was 25 years old when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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