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Willis R Newsom 1917 - 2004

Willis R Newsom of Grants Pass, Josephine County, OR was born on January 31, 1917, and died at age 87 years old on February 9, 2004.
Willis R Newsom
Grants Pass, Josephine County, OR 97527
January 31, 1917
February 9, 2004
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  • 01/31
    1917

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    January 31, 1917
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  • 02/9
    2004

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    February 9, 2004
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In 1917, in the year that Willis R Newsom was born, in April, the U.S. entered World War I, declaring war against Germany. President Wilson had previously declared neutrality in the war - a position supported by the majority of Americans - but after Germany declared that they would sink all ships trading with Great Britain and sunk U.S. ships, public opinion began to change. Then the Lusitania was sunk, killing 1,201 - including 128 Americans - and more U.S. ships were sunk. The U.S. could stand aside no longer.
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In 1921, at the age of merely 4 years old, Willis was alive when the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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