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Velma H Cockrell 1909 - 1991

Velma H Cockrell of Kansas City, Jackson County, MO was born on September 25, 1909, and died at age 82 years old on October 4, 1991. Velma Cockrell was buried at Leavenworth National Cemetery Section 46 Row 13 Site 25 150 Muncie Road, in Leavenworth, Ks.
Velma H Cockrell
Kansas City, Jackson County, MO 64127
September 25, 1909
October 4, 1991
Female
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  • 09/25
    1909

    Birthday

    September 25, 1909
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: 1LT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 10/4
    1991

    Death

    October 4, 1991
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    Leavenworth National Cemetery Section 46 Row 13 Site 25 150 Muncie Road, in Leavenworth, Ks 66048
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In 1909, in the year that Velma H Cockrell was born, the New York Times published the first movie review. It was a report on D.W. Griffith's movie "Pippa Passes" also called "The Song of Conscience", a silent film. The review said that this work was moving away from "lurid material that attracted the wrath of censors and concerned citizens and toward more respectable ends. The movie was the story of a young female factory worker, on her day off, wandering and singing - thus changing the hearts of those around her towards good.
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In 1925, Velma was 16 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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