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Oliver A Metzger 1920 - 1998

Oliver A Metzger of Highland, Madison County, IL was born on January 15, 1920, and died at age 77 years old on January 14, 1998.
Oliver A Metzger
Highland, Madison County, IL 62249
January 15, 1920
January 14, 1998
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Oliver A Metzger's History: 1920 - 1998

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  • 01/15
    1920

    Birthday

    January 15, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Madison County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    1 Year Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 36022061 Enlisted: September 26, 1941 in Chicago Illinois Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Three Year Enlistment
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Chauffeurs And Drivers, Bus, Taxi, Truck, And Tractor
  • 01/14
    1998

    Death

    January 14, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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In 1920, in the year that Oliver A Metzger was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.
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In 1938, at the age of 18 years old, Oliver was alive when 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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