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Velna Matthews 1905 - 1984

Velna Matthews of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina was born on November 9, 1905, and died at age 78 years old in September 1984.

Velna Matthews
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Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina 27801
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In 1905, in the year that Velna Matthews was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.
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In 1925, Velna was 20 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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Matthews, Mary (Born 1907) Matthews, Ruth (Born 1901) Matthews, Helen (Born 1902) Matthews, Becky (Born Jan 23, 1942) Matthews, Batley (Born Oct 4, 1880) Matthews, Joseph (May 16, 1914 - Apr 1973) Matthews, Thelma (Born Oct 28, 1912) Matthews, Wilton (Jun 10, 1910 - Apr 1974) Matthews, Daisy (Born Mar 9, 1876) Matthews, Guy (Born Dec 25, 1889)
Matthews, Samuel (Born Aug 8, 1880) Matthews, Wonda Faye (Born Mar 17, 1939) Matthews, Murble (Jul 17, 1929 - Jun 1986) Matthews, Donald (Mar 4, 1918 - Aug 19, 2004) Matthews, Edward (May 8, 1917 - Feb 17, 1996) Matthews, Earl (Apr 13, 1904 - Sep 1973) Matthews, Lucien (Jul 30, 1916 - Mar 1970) Matthews, Albert (Aug 9, 1905 - Sep 1975) Matthews, Ray (May 6, 1906 - Sep 1983) Matthews, Thomas (Jan 5, 1911 - Jan 1978)
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