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Joseph B Wheeler 1912 - 1987

Joseph B Wheeler of Emporia, Emporia City County, Virginia was born on August 25, 1912 in Dist Of Columbia, and died at age 74 years old in April 1987.
Joseph B Wheeler
Emporia, Emporia City County, Virginia 23847
August 25, 1912
Dist Of Columbia
April 1987
Male
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  • 08/25
    1912

    Birthday

    August 25, 1912
    Birthdate
    Dist Of Columbia
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33453471 Enlisted: February 3, 1943 in Ft Myer Virginia Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men)
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor
  • 04/dd
    1987

    Death

    April 1987
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1912, in the year that Joseph B Wheeler was born, the Girl Scouts of the USA was started by Juliette Gordon Low with the help of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Boy Scouts in Great Britain. She said after a meeting with Baden-Powell, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!" And she did.
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In 1938, at the age of 26 years old, Joseph was alive 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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