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Willie B Jones 1920 - 1994

Willie B Jones of Milan, Gibson County, TN was born on February 6, 1920, and died at age 74 years old on February 26, 1994.
Willie B Jones
Milan, Gibson County, TN 38358
February 6, 1920
February 26, 1994
Male
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  • 02/6
    1920

    Birthday

    February 6, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Gibson County, Tennessee United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 34990839 Enlisted: May 17, 1944 in Cp Shelby Mississippi Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Foremen, N.e.c.
  • 02/26
    1994

    Death

    February 26, 1994
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that Willie B Jones 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 1938, Willie was 18 years old when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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