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Opal Welchans 1905 - 1983

Opal Welchans of Riverton, Fremont County, Iowa was born on January 22, 1905, and died at age 78 years old in April 1983.

Opal Welchans
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Riverton, Fremont County, Iowa 51650
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January 22, 1905
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April 1983
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In 1905, in the year that Opal Welchans was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1925, Opal was 20 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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Welchans, Martin (Jul 6, 1897 - Nov 1977) Welchans, Josephine (Jan 2, 1920 - Jan 25, 1999) Welchans, Maree (Oct 30, 1905 - Feb 11, 1989) Welchans, Charles (Jan 5, 1881 - Nov 1964) Welchans, Terrance (May 11, 1942 - Sep 1, 2002) Welchans, Margaret (Sep 6, 1898 - Aug 1981) Welchans, Claire (Jan 25, 1906 - Nov 1970) Welchans, Violet (Jun 11, 1906 - Jun 4, 2000) Welchans, Jean (Feb 15, 1905 - Jun 1975) Welchans, Mary (Feb 22, 1903 - Jul 1978)
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