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Walter J Penke 1925 - 2008

Walter J Penke of Monroe, Union County, NC was born on November 24, 1925, and died at age 82 years old on February 4, 2008.

Walter J Penke

Monroe, Union County, NC 28110

November 24, 1925

February 4, 2008

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November 24, 1925

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In 1925, in the year that Walter J Penke was born, in July, the Scopes Trial - often called the Scopes Monkey Trial - took place, prosecuting a substitute teacher for teaching evolution in school. Tennessee had enacted a law that said it was "unlawful to teach human evolution in any state-funded school". William Jennings Bryan headed the prosecution and Clarence Darrow headed the defense. The teacher was found guilty and fined $100. An appeal to the Supreme Court of Tennessee upheld the law but overturned the guilty verdict.

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In 1943, at the age of 18 years old, Walter was alive when on March 31st, the Broadway musical Oklahoma! opened. Written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (the first of their string of successful collaborations), audiences loved it. The musical ran for 2,212 performances originally and was made into a movie in 1954.

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