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Mary Frances Gripkey 1938 - 1982

Mary Frances Gripkey of Columbia, Richland County, SC was born on March 15, 1938, and died at age 44 years old on October 23, 1982. Mary Gripkey was buried at Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery Section 2 Site 213 in Fort Leavenworth, Ks.
Mary Frances Gripkey
Columbia, Richland County, SC 29206
March 15, 1938
October 23, 1982
Female
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Mary Frances Gripkey's History: 1938 - 1982

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  • 03/15
    1938

    Birthday

    March 15, 1938
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: COL
  • 10/23
    1982

    Death

    October 23, 1982
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery Section 2 Site 213 in Fort Leavenworth, Ks 66027
    Burial location
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In 1938, in the year that Mary Frances Gripkey was born, on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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In 1949, Mary was merely 11 years old when on January 25th, the first Emmy Awards (for television) were handed out in Los Angeles. Shirley Dinsdale won for the Most Outstanding Television Personality and Pantomime Quiz Time earned an Emmy for the Most Popular Television Program.
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