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Retha C Powers 1927 - 1999

Retha C Powers of Craigsville, Nicholas County, WV was born on January 31, 1927, and died at age 71 years old on January 22, 1999.
Retha C Powers
Craigsville, Nicholas County, WV 26205
January 31, 1927
January 22, 1999
Female
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  • 01/31
    1927

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    January 31, 1927
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  • 01/22
    1999

    Death

    January 22, 1999
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    Retha C Powers lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1927, in the year that Retha C Powers 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 1935, at the age of only 8 years old, Retha was alive when the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".
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