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Melba Irene Papka 1920 - 2007

Melba Irene Papka of San Leandro, Alameda County, CA was born on January 20, 1920, and died at age 87 years old on March 18, 2007. Melba Papka was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery Section E Site 55 1300 Sneath Lane, in San Bruno.
Melba Irene Papka
San Leandro, Alameda County, CA 94577
January 20, 1920
March 18, 2007
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  • 01/20
    1920

    Birthday

    January 20, 1920
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: 2LT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 03/18
    2007

    Death

    March 18, 2007
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    Golden Gate National Cemetery Section E Site 55 1300 Sneath Lane, in San Bruno, Ca 94066
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In 1920, in the year that Melba Irene Papka 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 1932, when she was just 12 years old, on February 27th, actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London. Her parents were Americans living in London and when she was 7, the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first small part in a movie was in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 but her first starring role was in National Velvet in 1944. She became as famous for her 8 marriages (to 7 people) as she was for her beauty and films.
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