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George Townsend 1904 - 1982

George Townsend of Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri was born on July 14, 1904, and died at age 78 years old in September 1982.
George Townsend
Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri 63555
July 14, 1904
September 1982
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  • 07/14
    1904

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    July 14, 1904
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  • 09/dd
    1982

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    September 1982
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    George Townsend lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1904, in the year that George Townsend was born, the United States acquired the Panama Canal Zone. Now an unincorporated territory of the U.S., the Canal Zone had been previously held by the French, who were constructing a canal. The U.S. took over the construction of the Panama Canal and it was finally finished in 1914, when it was opened to commercial shipping. The United States held the Canal Zone until 1979.
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In 1938, George was 34 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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