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Bennie Smelser 1904 - 1985

Bennie Smelser of Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia was born on November 26, 1904, and died at age 80 years old in July 1985.
Bennie Smelser
Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia 22630
November 26, 1904
July 1985
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Bennie Smelser's History: 1904 - 1985

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    1904

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    November 26, 1904
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  • 07/dd
    1985

    Death

    July 1985
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    Bennie Smelser lived 7 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1904, in the year that Bennie Smelser was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1918, Bennie was just 14 years old when on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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