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Sylvester Gorney 1920 - 1978

Sylvester Gorney was born on October 20, 1920, and died at age 57 years old in February 1978. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sylvester Gorney.

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In 1920, in the year that Sylvester Gorney was born, speakeasies replaced saloons as the center of social activity. After the 18th Amendment was ratified and selling alcohol became illegal, saloons closed and speakeasies took their place. Speakeasies, also called a blind pig or blind tiger, were "so called because of the practice of speaking quietly about such a place in public, or when inside it, so as not to alert the police or neighbors". There were a lot of them and they were very popular. And where saloons often prohibited women, they were encouraged at speakeasies because of the added profits.
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In 1935, Sylvester was just 15 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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Gorney, Betty (Dec 16, 1946 - Jan 17, 1997) Gorney, Arthur (Apr 29, 1911 - Jun 26, 1993) Gorney, Katherine (Jan 4, 1894 - Apr 13, 1993) Gorney, Stanislaw (May 15, 1918 - Sep 15, 1954) Gorney, Benjamin (Feb 1, 1920 - Jul 1978) Gorney, Hattie (Apr 4, 1890 - Oct 1976) Gorney, Ruth (Jun 19, 1912 - Feb 1994) Gorney, Edward (Mar 21, 1923 - Aug 1979) Gorney, Ruth (Apr 1, 1913 - Apr 3, 1993) Gorney, Mary (Feb 28, 1889 - Nov 1967)
Gorney, Harold (Sep 15, 1909 - Oct 4, 1990) Gorney, Peter (Jan 6, 1891 - Jun 1963) Gorney, Alfred (Jan 12, 1922 - Dec 31, 2010) Gorney, Stella (May 8, 1918 - Jun 1985) Gorney, Alphonse (Aug 14, 1920 - Feb 1976) Gorney, Sally (Jun 16, 1934 - Jun 28, 2008) Gorney, Alexander (Feb 8, 1909 - Dec 4, 1969) Gorney, Louis (May 9, 1920 - Jul 1981) Gorney, Reina (Jun 18, 1913 - Sep 4, 2005) Gorney, Walter (Jun 22, 1916 - Nov 6, 1995)
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