When Kathleen Shirley Elmore was born on 6 September 1923, in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States, her father, William Bryan Elmore, was 24 and her mother, Louisa Isabelle Hicks, was 22. She married Argust Dale Walker on 2 May 1942, in Laclede, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Cabool, Texas, Missouri, United States in 1930 and Plato, Texas, Missouri, United States for about 5 years. She died on 27 May 1996, in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Rivermonte Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States.
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Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
English: from the Middle English personal name Ailmer, from Old English Æthelmǣr, composed of the elements æthel ‘noble’ and mǣre ‘famous’. Aylmer has also been established in Ireland since the 16th century.
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