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Velma Shackelford 1907 - 1984

Velma Shackelford of Tyler, Smith County, Texas was born on May 5, 1907, and died at age 77 years old in August 1984.
Velma Shackelford
Tyler, Smith County, Texas 75701
May 5, 1907
August 1984
Female
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    1907

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    May 5, 1907
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    1984

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    August 1984
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    Velma Shackelford lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1907, in the year that Velma Shackelford was born, the showman Florenz Ziegfeld introduced his Ziegfeld Follies. Ziegfeld was inspired by the Folies Bergère of Paris and the show was a step up from the then current vaudeville shows. The top entertainers of the time played in the Follies but the stars were the Ziegfeld girls - beautiful chorus girls in elaborate costumes. For almost a quarter of a century, the Ziegfeld follies were the toast of Broadway.
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In 1931, she was 24 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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