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Orley Griffis 1904 - 1981

Orley Griffis of Middle Point, Van Wert County, Ohio was born on October 20, 1904, and died at age 76 years old in June 1981.

Orley Griffis
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Middle Point, Van Wert County, Ohio 45863
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October 20, 1904
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June 1981
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In 1904, in the year that Orley Griffis was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1924, at the age of 20 years old, Orley was alive when in May, wealthy college students Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb kidnapped and killed 14 year old Robert Franks "in the interest of science". Leopold and Loeb thought that they were intellectually superior and that they could commit the perfect crime and not be caught. They were brought in for questioning within 8 days and quickly confessed. Clarence Darrow was hired as their defense lawyer, getting them life imprisonment instead of a death sentence. Loeb was eventually killed in prison - Leopold was released after 33 years, dying of a heart attack at age 66.
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Griffis, Nora (Jun 10, 1881 - Apr 15, 1969) Griffis, Joseph (Aug 31, 1897 - Oct 1964) Griffis, Mildred (Jun 5, 1891 - Mar 1973) Griffis, Mary (Sep 9, 1912 - Feb 3, 1997) Griffis, Louise (May 24, 1934 - May 4, 1997) Griffis, Catherine (Sep 6, 1906 - Oct 1975) Griffis, William (Dec 6, 1926 - Apr 16, 2008) Griffis, Elmer (Aug 16, 1897 - Oct 1985) Griffis, Lillian (Dec 5, 1895 - Aug 1982) Griffis, Stanley (Jun 25, 1922 - Jun 20, 1989)
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