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John W Cook 1920 - 2007

John Wirt Cook of Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina was born on December 30, 1920, and died at age 86 years old on June 15, 2007.
John Wirt Cook
Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina 29642
December 30, 1920
June 15, 2007
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  • 12/30
    1920

    Birthday

    December 30, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34098182 Enlisted: October 17, 1941 in Ft Jackson Columbia South Carolina Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Philippine Department
  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
  • 06/15
    2007

    Death

    June 15, 2007
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that John W Cook was born, the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.
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In 1938, he was 18 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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