Brief Life History of Robert Cushman
When Robert Cushman Norris was born on 25 October 1922, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Jay A Norris, was 27 and his mother, Juanita Hathaway Tichenor, was 30. He married Donna Le Whitlock on 14 August 1948, in Monrovia, Los Angeles, California, United States. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. He died on 4 May 2005, in San Dimas, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Covina, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Robert C Norris, "United States 1950 Census"
- Robert Cushman Norris, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Robert Cushman Norris, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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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.
1944 · The G.I Bill
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.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Middle English norreis, noreis, norais ‘northerner’ (Anglo-Norman French noreis), used both of Norwegians and of inhabitants of northern England and Scotland.
from the Middle English personal name Norreis, derived from norreis ‘northerner’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Robert C. Norris Eulogy
•Born in Oklahoma City, OK, October 25, 1922 •Father…Jay Norris, 27, parts department manager at Meyers Motor Company •Mother…Juanita Hathaway Tischner, 30, a high school drama teacher •Both parents w …
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