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Alton Pettus 1918 - 1977

Alton Pettus of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on December 9, 1918, and died at age 58 years old in February 1977.

Alton Pettus
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19140
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    Alton Pettus lived 13 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 58.
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In 1918, in the year that Alton Pettus was born, following European countries, Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the United States in March. It was an effort to conserve fuel needed to produce electric power. This was a war effort and proved unpopular so in most areas of the United States, Daylight Saving Time ended after World War I. It returned during World War II.
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In 1924, Alton was just 6 years old when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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Pettus, Allan (Apr 8, 1900 - Feb 10, 1989) Pettus, Elsie (Nov 12, 1928 - May 29, 1992) Pettus, Allen (Aug 17, 1910 - Oct 31, 1992) Pettus, Dolores (Jun 11, 1937 - Feb 3, 2000) Pettus, Alva (Jun 7, 1897 - Jul 1972) Pettus, Pamela (Oct 31, 1962 - Oct 1, 2008) Pettus, Patricia (Aug 30, 1937 - Mar 29, 2000) Pettus, Mary (Jul 24, 1913 - Jul 6, 1988) Pettus, Lemuel (Dec 28, 1917 - Sep 18, 1995) Pettus, William (Mar 17, 1898 - Jul 1967)
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