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Bessie M Smith 1913 - 2003

Bessie M Smith of Newton, Newton County, TX was born on September 18, 1913, and died at age 89 years old on June 5, 2003.
Bessie M Smith
Newton, Newton County, TX 75966
September 18, 1913
June 5, 2003
Female
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  • 09/18
    1913

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    September 18, 1913
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  • 06/5
    2003

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    June 5, 2003
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    Bessie M Smith lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1913, in the year that Bessie M Smith 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 1927, Bessie was only 14 years old when in September, the Columbia Broadcasting System (later called CBS) became the second national radio network in the U.S. The first broadcast was a presentation by the Howard Barlow Orchestra from radio station WOR in Newark, New Jersey.
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