Brief Life History of Herman
When Herman Hathcock was born on 10 January 1921, in Gamaliel, Baxter, Arkansas, United States, his father, Robert Lewis Hathcock, was 21 and his mother, Nancy Adeline Gillette, was 27. He married Polly Margaret Stewart on 9 August 1947, in Baxter, Arkansas, United States. He lived in Bayou Township, Baxter, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 4 February 2001, in Dedham, Carroll, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Dedham Cemetery, Dedham, Carroll, Iowa, United States.
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- Herman Hatchcook in household of Robert Hatchcook, "United States Census, 1940"
- Herman (None) Hathcock, "Find A Grave Index"
- Herman Hathcock, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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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.
1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
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English (Worcestershire): variant of Heathcock .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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