Bertha Leone SHORT

Born

4 November 1908 , Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA

Died

21 July 1965 ,

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Benjamin Delbert SHORT Lela Fay HALL

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Born: 4 November 1908 in Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA

Father: Benjamin Delbert SHORT

Mother: Lela Fay HALL

Maternal grandparents: Milton Jamerson HALL , Mary Ann EICHELBERGER

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Bertha Leone married Walter Roy HITE 18 October 1924 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Walter Roy HITE was born 19 October 1904 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Walter Roy died 21 December 1975 in Ventura, Ventura, California, USA. Walter Roy was the child of Robert Edward HITE and Grace Elizabeth "Bessie" LANDERS.

Bertha Leone SHORT died 21 July 1965

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Bertha Leone SHORT married

Walter Roy HITE
Marriage date: 18 October 1924
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Walter Roy HITE was the child of Robert Edward HITE and Grace Elizabeth "Bessie" LANDERS

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Name: Bertha Leone Hite

Maiden Name: Short

Gender: Female

Baptism Age: 11

Marriage Age: 15

Event Type: Member List

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1908

Birth Place: Fort Dodge, Iowa

Baptism Date: 3 Apr 1920

Departure Place: Highland Park Methodist, Des Moines

Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1924

Relation to Head: Wife

Church: Grand View Lutheran Church

Spouse:

Walter Roy Hite

Child:

Beverly Fay Hite

Robert Milton Hite

Georgia Leone Hite

Jack Edward Hite

William Roy Hite

U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1947

Children of Walter Roy HITE and Bertha Leone SHORT

Jack Edward HITE

Born: 1 August 1930, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Died: 27 August 1999, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Anna Eva SUBILOSKY 23 June 1955 Place: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Birth — 1908
4 November 1908
Fort Dodge, Iowa, USA

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1924 Marriage / Partner
Bertha Leone SHORT and Walter Roy HITE 18 October 1924,

She was 15 years old.

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 Birth of Child
Jack Edward HITE was born 1 August 1930, Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Bertha Leone was 21 years old.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1955 Marriage of Child
Jack Edward HITE married 23 June 1955, Los Angeles, California, USA to Anna Eva SUBILOSKY