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Hugh G Smith 1927 - 2011

Hugh Gaines Smith of Crawford, Oglethorpe County, Georgia was born on February 15, 1927, and died at age 84 years old on May 6, 2011.
Hugh Gaines Smith
Crawford, Oglethorpe County, Georgia 30630
February 15, 1927
May 6, 2011
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  • 02/15
    1927

    Birthday

    February 15, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Madison County, Georgia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 44128373 Enlisted: December 6, 1945 Military branch: Signal Corps Rank: Private First Class, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • Professional Career

    Skilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Electrical Machinery And Accessories, Nec
  • 05/6
    2011

    Death

    May 6, 2011
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1927, in the year that Hugh G Smith was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1938, he was just 11 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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