Oscar Lee Haga served as pastor of Ivy Creek Methodist Episcopal Church South from 1930-1933.
World Events
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Herbert Hoover
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Salt March
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Hoover Dam Construction
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- Herbert Hoover was president
- Mahatma Gandi led the Salt March in India
- Construction of the Hoover Dam began.
- As did Construction of the site for the Empire State Building in New York City.
- By the 1930s money was scarce because of the depression - so people did what they could to make their lives enjoyable and happy:
- Movies, parlor games and board games were extremely popular
- People gathered around radios to listen to the Yankees
- Franklin Roosevelt influenced Americans with his Fireside Chats
- The golden age of the mystery novel continued as people escaped into books, reading writers like Agatha Christie, Dashielle Hammett, and Raymond Chandler.
- An Average salary in the 30’s was: $1,368
- Milk was 14 cents a quart.; Bread-9 cents a loaf; - and Round Steak, was 42 cents a pound
Life Details
- Oscar Lee Haga was born on April 23, 1873 in Rockingham County, Virginia.
- He married Maude F. Turnes on February 26, 1902 and they had 4 children
- Harvey V.
- Clarence W.
- Joseph B. & Stafford M. (twins)
- He served in several charges in the Virginia Conference in addition to the Albemarle Circuit.
- He died on December 26, 1959 and is buried in Washington Memorial Park in Sandston.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 25 January 2009 )
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