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Edna A Thornton 1927 - 2010

Edna A Thornton of Spokane, Spokane County, WA was born on September 17, 1927, and died at age 82 years old on April 14, 2010.

Edna A Thornton
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Spokane, Spokane County, WA 99208
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September 17, 1927
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In 1927, in the year that Edna A 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 1938, Edna was just 11 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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Thornton, Edna Thornton, Edna (Jun 14, 1913 - Oct 1, 1999) Thornton, Edna (Jan 6, 1920 - Mar 16, 1989) Thornton, Edna (Dec 25, 1889 - Jul 15, 1970) Thornton, Edna (May 18, 1911 - Jun 1983) Thornton, Edna (Mar 31, 1917 - Sep 19, 2007) Thornton, Edna (Apr 18, 1890 - Dec 1984) Thornton, Edna (Jun 21, 1886 - Feb 1986) Thornton, Edna (Jan 15, 1884 - Aug 1971) Thornton, Edna (Apr 18, 1907 - Apr 1979)
Thornton, Edna (Nov 9, 1919 - Feb 27, 2010) Thornton, Edna (Oct 12, 1907 - Jan 1, 1998) Thornton, Edna (Jan 31, 1909 - May 1, 2004) Thornton, Edna (Feb 29, 1920 - Oct 14, 2006) Thornton, Edna (Died Feb 1964) Thornton, Edna (Feb 23, 1929 - Mar 3, 1997) Thornton, Edna (Feb 17, 1909 - May 21, 1994) Thornton, Edna (Aug 6, 1885 - May 31, 1990) Thornton, Edna (Jun 15, 1915 - Jun 2, 1998) Thornton, Edna (Apr 22, 1907 - Aug 21, 1999)

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Thornton, Thelma Thornton, Myrtle (Born Apr 9, 1884) Thornton, Irene (Born 1882) Thornton, Madison (Born Jan 10, 1886) Thornton, William (Born 1840) Thornton, Matilda Ann (Born Mar 16, 1843) Thornton, Elon (Born 1844) Thornton, Austin (Born Nov 27, 1846) Thornton, Noah (Born 1856) Thornton, Thomas (Born 1852)
Thornton, Amos (Born Nov 27, 1833) Thornton-Cooper, Georgia? (Born Oct 1856) Thornton, Todd Thornton, Jessica (Born c. Feb 17) Thornton, Randall (Jun 29, 1906 - Sep 22, 1988) Thornton, John (Feb 10, 1895 - Feb 1971) Thornton, Albert (Feb 6, 1900 - Feb 17, 1988) Thornton, Adelbert (Oct 6, 1903 - Jan 29, 1988) Thornton, Marion (Jun 1, 1919 - Oct 15, 2000) Thornton, Norman (Sep 12, 1916 - Feb 1976)
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