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Gladys Ortgiesen 1920 - 1996

Gladys Ortgiesen of Dixon, Lee County, IL was born on May 4, 1920, and died at age 75 years old on January 1, 1996.

Gladys Ortgiesen
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Dixon, Lee County, IL 61021
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May 4, 1920
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In 1920, in the year that Gladys Ortgiesen was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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In 1935, she was merely 15 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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Ortgiesen, Edith (Sep 6, 1925 - Sep 16, 2003) Ortgiesen, Rilla (Aug 4, 1909 - Mar 14, 1993) Ortgiesen, Edward (Jan 18, 1938 - Nov 25, 2008) Ortgiesen, Margaret (Apr 13, 1915 - Jun 7, 2005) Ortgiesen, Raymond (May 8, 1920 - Aug 1982) Ortgiesen, Mildred (Nov 28, 1914 - Sep 1992) Ortgiesen, Rosella (Feb 20, 1914 - Nov 10, 2000) Ortgiesen, Raymond (Aug 10, 1894 - May 5, 1958) Ortgiesen, Bert (Feb 28, 1886 - Jun 1965) Ortgiesen, Carrie (May 15, 1885 - Jan 1981)
Ortgiesen, Della (Jun 28, 1893 - Jan 1980) Ortgiesen, Wilson (Apr 15, 1916 - Mar 17, 2005) Ortgiesen, Elwood (Aug 19, 1913 - Jan 8, 1989) Ortgiesen, Walter (Feb 1, 1929 - Mar 27, 2008) Ortgiesen, Katie (Mar 31, 1879 - Jan 1968) Ortgiesen, Margaret (Nov 24, 1901 - Feb 17, 1989) Ortgiesen, Georgia (Feb 10, 1921 - Jan 23, 1997) Ortgiesen, Lloyd (Jul 4, 1921 - Dec 28, 2006) Ortgiesen, Jesse (May 30, 1925 - Dec 17, 1995) Ortgiesen, Gerald (Jan 3, 1910 - Dec 1984)
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