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Robert M Downum 1924 - 2009

Robert M Downum of Spavinaw, Mayes County, OK was born on September 26, 1924, and died at age 85 years old on November 3, 2009.
Robert M Downum
Spavinaw, Mayes County, OK 74366
September 26, 1924
November 3, 2009
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Robert M Downum's History: 1924 - 2009

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  • 09/26
    1924

    Birthday

    September 26, 1924
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Mayes County, Oklahoma United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 38472976 Enlisted: July 26, 1943 in Tulsa Oklahoma Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • 11/3
    2009

    Death

    November 3, 2009
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    Cause of death
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In 1924, in the year that Robert M Downum was born, J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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In 1938, by the time he was just 14 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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