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Opal Bennie 1927 - 2008

Opal Bennie of Russellville, Pope County, AR was born on September 10, 1927, and died at age 80 years old on March 14, 2008.
Opal Bennie
Russellville, Pope County, AR 72802
September 10, 1927
March 14, 2008
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  • 09/10
    1927

    Birthday

    September 10, 1927
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  • 03/14
    2008

    Death

    March 14, 2008
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    Cause of death
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    Opal Bennie lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1927, in the year that Opal Bennie 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, by the time she was merely 7 years old, 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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