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Lyman Walkington 1906 - 1985

Lyman Walkington of Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois was born on September 28, 1906, and died at age 79 years old in December 1985.
Lyman Walkington
Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois 62439
September 28, 1906
December 1985
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Lyman Walkington's History: 1906 - 1985

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  • 09/28
    1906

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    September 28, 1906
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  • 12/dd
    1985

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    December 1985
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    Lyman Walkington lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1906, in the year that Lyman Walkington was born, author Upton Sinclair exposed the public-health threat of the meat-packing industry in his book The Jungle. While his intent was to show the lives of exploited lives of immigrants in Chicago and other industrialized cities, most people were horrified by how the meat that ended up on their tables was handled. There was such an outcry that legislation was passed to regulate meat packing. Sinclair said " "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."
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In 1927, Lyman was 21 years old when 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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