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Ophelia Smith 1920 - 1971

Ophelia Smith was born on April 18, 1920, and died at age 50 years old in January 1971. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ophelia Smith.
Ophelia Smith
April 18, 1920
January 1971
Female
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Ophelia Smith's History: 1920 - 1971

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  • 04/18
    1920

    Birthday

    April 18, 1920
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  • 01/dd
    1971

    Death

    January 1971
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ophelia Smith lived 22 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 50.
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In 1920, in the year that Ophelia Smith was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1934, Ophelia was just 14 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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