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Leona Jones 1926 - 1979

Leona Jones was born on January 13, 1926, and died at age 53 years old in February 1979. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Leona Jones.
Leona Jones
January 13, 1926
February 1979
Female
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Leona Jones' History: 1926 - 1979

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  • 01/13
    1926

    Birthday

    January 13, 1926
    Birthdate
    Unknown
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  • 02/dd
    1979

    Death

    February 1979
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Leona Jones lived 18 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 53.
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In 1926, in the year that Leona Jones was born, on November 15th, NBC was founded. It was the U.S.'s first major broadcast network. Ownership of the network was split between RCA (a majority partner at 50%), its founding corporate parent General Electric (which owned 30%), and Westinghouse (which owned the remaining 20%).
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In 1935, Leona was merely 9 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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