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Merlin W Bechtel 1918 - 1996

Merlin W Bechtel of Lansing, Allamakee County, IA was born on February 24, 1918, and died at age 78 years old on June 19, 1996.
Merlin W Bechtel
Lansing, Allamakee County, IA 52151
February 24, 1918
June 19, 1996
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  • 02/24
    1918

    Birthday

    February 24, 1918
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  • 06/19
    1996

    Death

    June 19, 1996
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    Merlin W Bechtel lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 78.
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In 1918, in the year that Merlin W Bechtel was born, following European countries, Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States in March. It was an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. This was a war effort and proved unpopular so in most areas of the United States, Daylight Saving Time ended after World War I. It returned during World War II.
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In 1925, he was only 7 years old when in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.
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