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Melba Powers 1924 - 1999

Melba Powers of Wadsworth, Medina County, OH was born on March 22, 1924, and died at age 75 years old on September 16, 1999. Melba Powers was buried at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery Section 16 Site 940 10175 Rawiga Rd - Po Box #8, in Rittman.
Melba Powers
Wadsworth, Medina County, OH 44281
March 22, 1924
September 16, 1999
Female
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  • 03/22
    1924

    Birthday

    March 22, 1924
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 09/16
    1999

    Death

    September 16, 1999
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery Section 16 Site 940 10175 Rawiga Rd - Po Box #8, in Rittman, Oh 44270
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In 1924, in the year that Melba Powers was born, in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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In 1937, by the time she was just 13 years old, on May 28th, the San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge opened to cars. Taking 5 years to build, the 4,200-foot-long suspension bridge was an engineering marvel of its time - 11 men died during construction. The "international orange" color was chosen because it resisted rust and fading. To the present, it is the symbol of the City that is known throughout the world.
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