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Altha Penland 1897 - 1980

Altha Penland of Collegeport, Matagorda County, Texas was born on March 26, 1897, and died at age 82 years old in February 1980.
Altha Penland
Collegeport, Matagorda County, Texas 77428
March 26, 1897
February 1980
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Altha Penland's History: 1897 - 1980

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  • 03/26
    1897

    Birthday

    March 26, 1897
    Birthdate
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  • 02/dd
    1980

    Death

    February 1980
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Altha Penland lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.
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In 1897, in the year that Altha Penland was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1935, when she was 38 years old, the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".
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