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Opal L Downs 1921 - 1992

Opal L Downs of Sedalia, Pettis County, MO was born on February 9, 1921, and died at age 71 years old in October 1992.
Opal L Downs
Sedalia, Pettis County, MO 65301
February 9, 1921
October 1992
Female
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Opal L Downs' History: 1921 - 1992

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  • 02/9
    1921

    Birthday

    February 9, 1921
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  • 10/dd
    1992

    Death

    October 1992
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    Cause of death
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    Opal L Downs lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1921, in the year that Opal L Downs was born, hugely popular Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film star, was arrested for rape and manslaughter after an actress died following a party at his house. He was acquitted after three trials and the jury wrote a formal letter apologizing for the charges, but his career never recovered. His films were at first banned - the ban was lifted after a year - and he was mostly ostracized by the community. He died at 46..
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In 1938, by the time she was 17 years old, 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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