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Joseph S Dowdy Sr 1921 - 2008

Joseph S Dowdy Sr of Lexington, Fayette County, KY was born on May 13, 1921, and died at age 87 years old on December 11, 2008. Joseph Dowdy was buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery Section N Site 81 Rr#3 6980 Danville Road, in Nicholasville.
Joseph S Dowdy Sr
Lexington, Fayette County, KY 40503
May 13, 1921
December 11, 2008
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  • 05/13
    1921

    Birthday

    May 13, 1921
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Merchant Marine Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 12/11
    2008

    Death

    December 11, 2008
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    Camp Nelson National Cemetery Section N Site 81 Rr#3 6980 Danville Road, in Nicholasville, Ky 40356
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In 1921, in the year that Joseph S Dowdy Sr was born, on March 4, Warren G. Harding became President. Previously a U.S. Senator, Lieutenant Governor, and Ohio State Senator, Harding was a popular President. But many scandals plagued his short administration (he died in office after 2 and a half years), including the revelations of one of his mistresses and the Teapot Dome scandal. Historically, Harding is rated as one of the worst Presidents.
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In 1938, when he was 17 years old, 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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