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Jerome D Towe 1904 - 1998

Jerome D Towe of South Orleans, Barnstable County, MA was born on February 12, 1904, and died at age 94 years old on June 21, 1998.
Jerome D Towe
South Orleans, Barnstable County, MA 02662
February 12, 1904
June 21, 1998
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  • 02/12
    1904

    Birthday

    February 12, 1904
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Irish
  • Nationality & Locations

    USA
  • Early Life & Education

    Rutgers Univ. College of Law 1927
  • Religious Beliefs

    Catholic
  • Professional Career

    Attorney New York Telephone
  • 06/21
    1998

    Death

    June 21, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Obituary

    Brother of US Representative Harry Towe of New Jersey; predeceased by his loving wife, Mary Katherine Gillespie (1905-1993); longtime resident of Scarsdale, NY; survived by his daughters, Mary Carol Miller of Scarsdale, Nancy Bennett of Chobham, England, and Joan Diament of Orleans, Massachusetts.
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In 1904, in the year that Jerome D Towe was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1931, at the age of 27 years old, Jerome was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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