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Gailon Powell 1920 - 2001

Gailon Powell of Dugger, Sullivan County, IN was born on February 4, 1920, and died at age 81 years old on July 26, 2001.
Gailon Powell
Dugger, Sullivan County, IN 47848
February 4, 1920
July 26, 2001
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  • 02/4
    1920

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    February 4, 1920
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  • 07/26
    2001

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    July 26, 2001
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    Gailon Powell lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 81.
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In 1920, in the year that Gailon Powell was born, the Volstead Act became law. Formally called the National Prohibition Act, the Volstead Act enabled law enforcement agencies to carry out the 18th Amendment. It said that "no person shall manufacture, sell, barter, transport, import, export, deliver, or furnish any intoxicating liquor except as authorized by this act" and defined intoxicating liquor as any beverage containing more than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
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In 1935, by the time this person was only 15 years old, 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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