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John O Powell 1886 - 1972

John O Powell was born on December 4, 1886, and died at age 86 years old on December 14, 1972. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John O Powell.
John O Powell
December 4, 1886
December 14, 1972
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  • 12/4
    1886

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    December 4, 1886
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  • 12/14
    1972

    Death

    December 14, 1972
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    John O Powell lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1886, in the year that John O Powell was born, on February 14th, the first train left Los Angeles for the East -by the way of the transcontinental railroad - with a cargo of oranges. Due to irrigation and the import of water, Los Angeles was the ideal place to grow oranges - which became a popular addition to Christmas stockings.
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In 1938, he was 52 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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