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Melba Lillie Smith 1925 - 2011

Melba Lillie Smith of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma was born on March 17, 1925, and died at age 85 years old on February 12, 2011.
Melba Lillie Smith
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 73122
March 17, 1925
February 12, 2011
Female
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Melba Lillie Smith's History: 1925 - 2011

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  • 03/17
    1925

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    March 17, 1925
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  • 02/12
    2011

    Death

    February 12, 2011
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    Melba Lillie Smith lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1925, in the year that Melba Lillie Smith was born, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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In 1938, by the time she was only 13 years old, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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