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Lennie York 1915 - 1981

Lennie York of Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas was born on January 22, 1915, and died at age 66 years old in June 1981.
Lennie York
Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, Texas 77979
January 22, 1915
June 1981
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Lennie York's History: 1915 - 1981

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  • 01/22
    1915

    Birthday

    January 22, 1915
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • 06/dd
    1981

    Death

    June 1981
    Death date
    The Cross Roads Murders At 6:30 AM of June 25, 1981, the wife of Willard Willis Baugh went to the Cross Roads Tavern two miles outside of Port Lavaca TX to locate her husband who did not come home from the bar the night before. She entered the bar to find her husband, along with three women, all shot twice. The three women, tavern manager 66-year-old Lennie Lorraine (Roberts) York, waitress 19-year-old Marjorie “Margie” Faye (Sheffield) Matocha, and customer 21-year-old Veva Lark Saylor were all dead at the scene. 43-year-old Baugh clung to life for 28 days before succumbing to his wounds. The case has remained unsolved.victoria advocate
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    Lennie York lived 6 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 66.
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In 1915, in the year that Lennie York was born, The Birth of a Nation opened in February. A silent film, it was the most ambitious film to date and is considered a classic. Three hours long, it starred Lillian Gish and was directed by D. W. Griffith. The movie was based on the book The Clansman and told the story of two families (one pro-Union and one pro-Confederate) and their relationship during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The KKK was shown as "a heroic force".
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In 1921, Lennie was only 6 years old when the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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