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Bettie Thornton 1927 - 2003

Bettie Thornton of Flint, Genesee County, MI was born on May 11, 1927, and died at age 75 years old on April 1, 2003.
Bettie Thornton
Flint, Genesee County, MI 48504
May 11, 1927
April 1, 2003
Female
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  • 05/11
    1927

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    May 11, 1927
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  • 04/1
    2003

    Death

    April 1, 2003
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    Bettie Thornton lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1927, in the year that Bettie Thornton was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1944, when she was 17 years old, on June 22nd, the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, called the G.I. Bill, was signed into law, pushed through by the veteran's organizations. Benefits provided for veterans to return to school (high school, vocational school, or college), obtain low interest home mortgages and low interest business loans, and (if needed) one year of unemployment insurance. Since most returning vets immediately found work, less than 20% of the unemployment benefits were distributed.
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