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Mildred Highstone 1904 - 1986

Mildred Highstone of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California was born on October 3, 1904, and died at age 81 years old in January 1986.
Mildred Highstone
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California 90808
October 3, 1904
January 1986
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    1904

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    October 3, 1904
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  • 01/dd
    1986

    Death

    January 1986
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    Mildred Highstone lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1904, in the year that Mildred Highstone was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1935, at the age of 31 years old, Mildred was alive when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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