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Mary Bess Welch 1920 - 2007

Mary Bess Welch of Ocean Springs, Jackson County, MS was born on March 26, 1920, and died at age 86 years old on January 20, 2007.
Mary Bess Welch
Ocean Springs, Jackson County, MS 39564
March 26, 1920
January 20, 2007
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  • 03/26
    1920

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    March 26, 1920
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  • 01/20
    2007

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    January 20, 2007
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    Mary Bess Welch lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1920, in the year that Mary Bess Welch was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1931, by the time this person was just 11 years old, 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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