Brief Life History of Herbert Arthur
When Herbert Arthur Weikal was born on 8 June 1922, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, his father, Elmer Leroy Weikal, was 37 and his mother, Florence Ruth Miller, was 31. He married Faith Laura Tucker on 7 September 1946, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. He lived in Montebello, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930 and Montebello Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 4 September 2005, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 83.
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- Herbert A Weikal, "United States 1950 Census"
- Herbert Arthur Weikal, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Herbert Arthur Weikal, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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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
German: from a pet form of the personal name Weik (see Weick ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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