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Willie Downs 1904 - 1985

Willie Downs of Washington, District of Columbia County, District Of Columbia was born on November 4, 1904, and died at age 80 years old in February 1985.

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Washington, District of Columbia County, District Of Columbia 20017
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In 1904, in the year that Willie Downs 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 1911, Willie was just 7 years old when the first Indianapolis 500 was run in May. Ray Harroun was the winner - he was an engineer and had retired from racing but he came back for this race. After the race, he retired for good. The purse was $27,550 - the largest offered up to that time - and Harroun received $10,000 for first place. His average time was 74.602 mph.
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Adkins, Clara (Born Mar 4, 1887) Downs, Clara (Born Mar 4, 1887) Downs, Gladys (Oct 6, 1914 - Jul 1987) Downs, Donald (Jul 11, 1911 - Nov 1978) Downs, Charles (Aug 20, 1906 - Sep 1976) Downs, Raymond (Died Jun 1950) Downs, Herbert (Jan 15, 1915 - Jun 3, 1993) Downs, Fred (Dec 26, 1916 - Jun 10, 2004) Downs, Arthur (Mar 19, 1905 - Sep 1979) Downs, Roy (May 21, 1893 - Mar 1968)
Downs, Catherine (Aug 7, 1912 - Mar 8, 1990) Downs, Ruth (Jul 7, 1915 - Mar 8, 2006) Downs, Ethel (Sep 7, 1900 - May 8, 1994) Downs, Winfred (Mar 10, 1888 - Nov 1968) Downs, Rachel (Jul 25, 1895 - May 10, 1995) Downs, Leonie (Sep 17, 1914 - Feb 22, 1989) Downs, Carrie (Oct 20, 1892 - Nov 1986) Downs, Clifford (Sep 20, 1913 - Apr 1981) Downs, Ira (Feb 10, 1890 - Mar 1970) Downs, Carl (Jun 30, 1920 - Feb 10, 1997)
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