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Ruth Baxter 1920 - 2011

Ruth Baxter of Beacon, Mahaska County, IA was born on January 18, 1920, and died at age 91 years old on June 22, 2011.
Ruth Baxter
Beacon, Mahaska County, IA 52534
January 18, 1920
June 22, 2011
Female
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  • 01/18
    1920

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    January 18, 1920
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  • 06/22
    2011

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    June 22, 2011
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    Ruth Baxter lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 91.
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In 1920, in the year that Ruth Baxter 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 1931, she was just 11 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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