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Elma E Bowles 1920 - 2005

Elma E Bowles of Salem, Salem County, VA was born on November 13, 1920, and died at age 84 years old on November 2, 2005.
Elma E Bowles
Salem, Salem County, VA 24153
November 13, 1920
November 2, 2005
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  • 11/13
    1920

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    November 13, 1920
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  • 11/2
    2005

    Death

    November 2, 2005
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    Elma E Bowles lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1920, in the year that Elma E Bowles was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1935, Elma was just 15 years old when on September 8th, Louisiana Senator Huey Long was shot by Dr. Carl Weiss. Weiss was shot and killed immediately by Long's bodyguards - Long died two days later from his injuries. Long had received many death threats previously, as well as threats against his family. He was a powerful and controversial figure in Louisiana politics (and probably gained power through multiple criminal acts). His opponents became frustrated with their attempts to oust him and Dr. Weiss was the son-in-law of one of those opponents. His funeral was attended by 200,000 mourners.
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