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Gretta L Smith 1907 - 2004

Gretta L Smith of Clinton, Clinton County, IA was born on December 26, 1907, and died at age 96 years old on December 1, 2004.
Gretta L Smith
Clinton, Clinton County, IA 52732
December 26, 1907
December 1, 2004
Female
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Gretta L Smith's History: 1907 - 2004

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  • 12/26
    1907

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    December 26, 1907
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  • 12/1
    2004

    Death

    December 1, 2004
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    Gretta L Smith lived 24 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 96.
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In 1907, in the year that Gretta L Smith was born, in October, over a 3 week period, the New York stock exchange fell almost 50% from the previous year's high mark. Public panic ensued and there were runs on banks since the U.S. was in the middle of a recession. J.P. Morgan offered his own fortune to back the banks and he was followed by other financiers. This temporarily shored up the banking system, stopping the immediate panic. All of this led to the creation of the Federal Reserve.
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In 1934, at the age of 27 years old, Gretta was alive when on June 6th, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission was formed as a response to the stock market crash of 1929 and the continuing Great Depression. Previously, the states regulated the offering and sales of stocks - called "blue sky" laws. They were largely ineffective. Roosevelt created a group (one member was Joseph Kennedy, father of the future President Kennedy) who knew Wall Street well and they defined the mission and operating mode for the SEC. The new organization had broad and stringent rules and oversight and restored public confidence in the stock market in the United States.
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