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James O Purdie 1926 - 1989

James O Purdie of Elizabethtown, Bladen County, NC was born on August 21, 1926, and died at age 63 years old on November 26, 1989.
James O Purdie
Elizabethtown, Bladen County, NC 28337
August 21, 1926
November 26, 1989
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James O Purdie's History: 1926 - 1989

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  • 08/21
    1926

    Birthday

    August 21, 1926
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Bladen County, North Carolina United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 44085553 Enlisted: June 14, 1945 in Ft Bragg North Carolina Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) 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

    General Farmers
  • 11/26
    1989

    Death

    November 26, 1989
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1926, in the year that James O Purdie was born, on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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In 1934, he was merely 8 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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