Brief Life History of Walter Eugene
When Walter Eugene Straub was born in 1923, in Hamburg, Catskill, Greene, New York, United States, his father, Laurence Joseph Straub, was 37 and his mother, Josephine O Alff, was 31. He married Effie Louisa Hurst on 9 November 1946, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. He lived in Hamburg, Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States in 1940 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 1 years. He died on 7 March 1975, in Vallejo, Solano, California, United States, at the age of 52.
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- Walter Straub, "United States 1950 Census"
- Walter Eugene Straub, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Walter E Straub, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
German: nickname from Middle High German strūbe ‘rough, unkempt’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), the Netherlands, Poland, and Hungary. It is also a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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