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James M Powers 1903 - 1973

James M Powers of Metairie, Jefferson County, Louisiana was born on September 11, 1903, and died at age 69 years old in May 1973.
James M Powers
Metairie, Jefferson County, Louisiana 70005
September 11, 1903
May 1973
Male
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James M Powers' History: 1903 - 1973

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  • 09/11
    1903

    Birthday

    September 11, 1903
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Orleans County, Louisiana United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of College
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 18151354 Enlisted: November 6, 1942 in New Orleans Louisiana Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Salesmen, Insurance
  • 05/dd
    1973

    Death

    May 1973
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1903, in the year that James M Powers was born, the United States Department of Commerce and Labor was created by President Theodore Roosevelt to control the excesses of big business. Renamed the Department of Commerce 10 years later, many departments concerned with workers were transferred to the Department of Labor at that time. Another spin-off, the Bureau of Corporations, became the Federal Trade Commission.
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In 1924, he was 21 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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