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Lora v Gentry 1904 - 1988

Lora V Gentry of Salem, Marion County, IL was born on August 27, 1904, and died at age 84 years old on November 19, 1988.
Lora V Gentry
Salem, Marion County, IL 62881
August 27, 1904
November 19, 1988
Female
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  • 08/27
    1904

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    August 27, 1904
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  • 11/19
    1988

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    November 19, 1988
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    Lora v Gentry lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1904, in the year that Lora v Gentry was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1931, Lora was 27 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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