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Merrill J Dunham 1927 - 1986

Merrill J Dunham of La Harpe, Hancock County, IL was born on August 19, 1927, and died at age 58 years old in May 1986.
Merrill J Dunham
La Harpe, Hancock County, IL 61450
August 19, 1927
May 1986
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  • 08/19
    1927

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    August 19, 1927
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  • 05/dd
    1986

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    May 1986
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    Merrill J Dunham lived 15 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 58.
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In 1927, in the year that Merrill J Dunham was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1934, Merrill was merely 7 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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