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Leon Gift 1927 - 2003

Leon Gift of Balko, Beaver County, OK was born on May 9, 1927, and died at age 75 years old on March 12, 2003.
Leon Gift
Balko, Beaver County, OK 73931
May 9, 1927
March 12, 2003
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  • 05/9
    1927

    Birthday

    May 9, 1927
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  • 03/12
    2003

    Death

    March 12, 2003
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Leon Gift lived exactly as long as the average family member when died at the age of 75.
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In 1927, in the year that Leon Gift was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1938, by the time he was just 11 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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