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Gustave Matthews 1919 - 1976

Gustave Matthews of Broussard, Lafayette County, Louisiana was born on March 20, 1919, and died at age 56 years old in January 1976.
Gustave Matthews
Broussard, Lafayette County, Louisiana 70518
March 20, 1919
January 1976
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Gustave Matthews' History: 1919 - 1976

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  • 03/20
    1919

    Birthday

    March 20, 1919
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  • 01/dd
    1976

    Death

    January 1976
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    Gustave Matthews lived 16 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.
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In 1919, in the year that Gustave Matthews was born, in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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In 1934, he was just 15 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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