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Ollie W Griffin 1920 - 2011

Ollie W Griffin was born on November 1, 1920, and died at age 90 years old on October 23, 2011. Ollie Griffin was buried at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section V Site 11932 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis, Tn. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ollie W Griffin.
Ollie W Griffin
November 1, 1920
October 23, 2011
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  • 11/1
    1920

    Birthday

    November 1, 1920
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 10/23
    2011

    Death

    October 23, 2011
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery Section V Site 11932 4000 Forest Hill-irene Rd, in Memphis, Tn 38125
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In 1920, in the year that Ollie W Griffin was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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In 1938, Ollie was 18 years old when 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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