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Gus Starnes 1884 - 1971

Gus Starnes of Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina was born on June 18, 1884, and died at age 87 years old in September 1971.
Gus Starnes
Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina 28601
June 18, 1884
September 1971
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Gus Starnes' History: 1884 - 1971

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    1884

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    June 18, 1884
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  • 09/dd
    1971

    Death

    September 1971
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    Gus Starnes lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1884, in the year that Gus Starnes was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1898, Gus was merely 14 years old when on March 24th, Robert Allison of Pennsylvania became the first person to buy an American-built car. He bought a Winton, which he had seen in an advertisement in Scientific American. The Winton, built in Ohio, was made by hand and came with a leather roof, padded seats, gas lamps, and tires made by B.F. Goodrich.
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