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Willie Edwards 1927 - 2006

Willie Edwards of Columbus, Muscogee County, GA was born on September 25, 1927, and died at age 78 years old on September 5, 2006.
Willie Edwards
Columbus, Muscogee County, GA 31907
September 25, 1927
September 5, 2006
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  • 09/25
    1927

    Birthday

    September 25, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Stewart County, Georgia United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 44153678 Enlisted: December 17, 1945 in Ft Benning Georgia 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
  • 09/5
    2006

    Death

    September 5, 2006
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1927, in the year that Willie Edwards was born, in September, the Columbia Broadcasting System (later called CBS) became the second national radio network in the U.S. The first broadcast was a presentation by the Howard Barlow Orchestra from radio station WOR in Newark, New Jersey.
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In 1938, when he was merely 11 years old, 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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