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Elister M Lewis 1926 - 1980

Elister M Lewis of Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas was born on May 5, 1926, and died at age 54 years old in October 1980.
Elister M Lewis
Silsbee, Hardin County, Texas 77656
May 5, 1926
October 1980
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  • 05/5
    1926

    Birthday

    May 5, 1926
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Hardin County, Texas United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38750805 Enlisted: June 18, 1945 in Houston Texas Military branch: No Branch Assignment 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

    Unskilled Nonprocess Occupations In Manufacturing, Nec
  • 10/dd
    1980

    Death

    October 1980
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1926, in the year that Elister M Lewis was born, on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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In 1938, by the time this person was only 12 years old, 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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