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Garnetta C Bethke 1924 - 2009

Garnetta C Bethke of Spring Lake, Ottawa County, MI was born on January 29, 1924, and died at age 85 years old on March 28, 2009.
Garnetta C Bethke
Spring Lake, Ottawa County, MI 49456
January 29, 1924
March 28, 2009
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  • 01/29
    1924

    Birthday

    January 29, 1924
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  • 03/28
    2009

    Death

    March 28, 2009
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    Garnetta C Bethke lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 85.
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In 1924, in the year that Garnetta C Bethke was born, 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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In 1931, at the age of just 7 years old, Garnetta was alive when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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