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Melvin Songer 1922 - 1988

Melvin Songer of Newport, Giles County, VA was born on June 17, 1922, and died at age 66 years old on August 7, 1988.

Melvin Songer
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Newport, Giles County, VA 24128
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In 1922, in the year that Melvin Songer was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1931, at the age of only 9 years old, Melvin 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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Rowan, Mary (Born Nov 20, 1899) Songer, Jessie (Jan 13, 1891 - Feb 13, 1988) Songer, Roberta (Jan 13, 1932 - Dec 30, 2010) Songer, Joseph (Mar 4, 1990 - Aug 14, 2008) Songer, Maurice (Feb 10, 1916 - Oct 31, 1999) Songer, Ellsworth (Nov 14, 1908 - Dec 1990) Songer, John (Apr 16, 1923 - Sep 18, 1994) Songer, Keith (Aug 26, 1955 - Sep 6, 2005) Songer, Gladys (Jan 21, 1921 - Aug 1994) Songer, Ruth (Oct 18, 1904 - Aug 18, 2001)
Songer, John (Jun 8, 1881 - May 1968) Fogel-Songer, Helen (May 28, 1917 - Oct 1979) Songer, Frederick (Aug 16, 1948 - Jan 15, 1992) Songer, Michael (Dec 6, 1949 - Feb 21, 2010) Songer, Evon (Jul 10, 1921 - Nov 8, 1996) Songer, Jennifer (Mar 18, 1979 - Dec 9, 2008) Songer, Geoffrey (Apr 19, 1955 - Mar 1980) Songer, Anna (Feb 15, 1934 - Apr 22, 2011) Songer, Nancy (Apr 15, 1951 - Nov 24, 2008) Songer, William (Apr 29, 1902 - Jan 18, 1991)
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