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Quitman Herschel Dawson Jr 1927 - 1999

Quitman Herschel Dawson Jr of Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, MO was born on March 11, 1927, and died at age 72 years old on November 10, 1999. Quitman Dawson was buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section 1A Site 515 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis.
Quitman Herschel Dawson Jr
Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, MO 63136
March 11, 1927
November 10, 1999
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  • 03/11
    1927

    Birthday

    March 11, 1927
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    Unknown
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PFC Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 11/10
    1999

    Death

    November 10, 1999
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    Unknown
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Section 1A Site 515 2900 Sheridan Road, in St. Louis, Mo 63125
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In 1927, in the year that Quitman Herschel Dawson Jr 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 1938, by the time this person was just 11 years old, 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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