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Walter R Thornton 1908 - 1997

Walter R Thornton of Glassboro, Gloucester County, NJ was born on May 30, 1908, and died at age 89 years old on June 13, 1997.
Walter R Thornton
Glassboro, Gloucester County, NJ 08028
May 30, 1908
June 13, 1997
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  • 05/30
    1908

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    May 30, 1908
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  • 06/13
    1997

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    June 13, 1997
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    Walter R Thornton lived 18 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1908, in the year that Walter R Thornton was born, Henry Ford developed the first Model T automobile, often called the Tin Lizzy or flivver. Produced from 1908 through 1927, it first sold for $850 - which made it affordable for every middle class family. Previously, cars were the province of the upper class and the introduction of the Model T and its availability changed U.S. culture. Within days of its release, over 15,000 cars had been ordered.
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In 1910, he was merely 2 years old when the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. U.S. publisher W.D. Boyce was visiting England when he became lost in the London fog. An unknown Boy Scout helped him find his way out, declining a tip (he said that he was a Boy Scout and was doing his good deed for the day). Boyce was so impressed that he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America when he returned home. Its purpose was "to teach boys patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values."
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