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Merna E Parkhurst 1907 - 2002

Merna E Parkhurst of Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA was born on July 23, 1907, and died at age 95 years old on August 7, 2002.
Merna E Parkhurst
Grinnell, Poweshiek County, IA 50112
July 23, 1907
August 7, 2002
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  • 07/23
    1907

    Birthday

    July 23, 1907
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  • 08/7
    2002

    Death

    August 7, 2002
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    Merna E Parkhurst lived 21 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.
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In 1907, in the year that Merna E Parkhurst was born, in October, over a 3 week period, the New York stock exchange fell almost 50% from the previous year's high mark. Public panic ensued and there were runs on banks since the U.S. was in the middle of a recession. J.P. Morgan offered his own fortune to back the banks and he was followed by other financiers. This temporarily shored up the banking system, stopping the immediate panic. All of this led to the creation of the Federal Reserve.
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In 1916, she was merely 9 years old when in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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