Brief Life History of Perl Frank
When Perl Frank Hathaway was born on 30 March 1906, in Moberly, Randolph, Missouri, United States, his father, Frank Ulysses Hathaway, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Louisa Dewey, was 23. He married Emma Malissa Lewis Kite on 7 September 1930, in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. He lived in Edgington, Rock Island, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa, United States in 1940. He died on 20 December 1965, in Geneseo, Henry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Illinois City, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.
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- Perl Hathawa, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Perl Hathaway - Memory of Someone: My memory: birth-name: Perl Hathaway
- Perl Hathaway, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal name Hatewi (Old English Heathuwīg), or from ancient Germanic Hathuwic, Hadewic, all ‘war’ + ‘war, battle’.
topographic name for someone who lived at or near a road across a heath, from Middle English he(a)th ‘heath’ + wei(e) ‘way’ (Old English hǣth + weg).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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