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Houseal Cooke 1911 - 1977

Houseal Cooke of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA was born on May 9, 1911, and died at age 66 years old in September 1977.
Houseal Cooke
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA 19148
May 9, 1911
September 1977
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Houseal Cooke's History: 1911 - 1977

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  • 05/9
    1911

    Birthday

    May 9, 1911
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33840447 Enlisted: December 8, 1944 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • 09/dd
    1977

    Death

    September 1977
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1911, in the year that Houseal Cooke was born, the United States Supreme Court broke up Standard Oil in May. John D. Rockefeller established Standard Oil in 1870 and it was the largest oil refinery at the time. The Supreme Court found that Standard Oil of New Jersey (one of the many iterations of Standard Oil) was guilty of "monopolizing the petroleum industry through a series of abusive and anticompetitive actions". The Court broke up the several entities that comprised Standard Oil and they eventually became competing firms.
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In 1934, Houseal was 23 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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Houseal Cooke's Family Tree

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