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Jerome R Downing 1921 - 2011

Jerome R Downing of Normal, McLean County, IL was born on March 2, 1921, and died at age 90 years old on May 5, 2011.
Jerome R Downing
Normal, McLean County, IL 61761
March 2, 1921
May 5, 2011
Male
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Jerome R Downing's History: 1921 - 2011

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  • 03/2
    1921

    Birthday

    March 2, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Livingston County, Illinois United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 16026693 Enlisted: July 13, 1940 in Chanute Filed Illinois Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Philippine Department
  • Professional Career

    Occupations In Manufacture Of Automobiles, N.e.c.
  • 05/5
    2011

    Death

    May 5, 2011
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that Jerome R Downing was born, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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In 1938, at the age of 17 years old, Jerome was alive when on June 25th (a Saturday) the Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Roosevelt (along with 120 other bills). The Act banned oppressive child labor, set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and established the maximum workweek at 44 hours. It faced a lot of opposition and in fighting for it, Roosevelt said "Do not let any calamity-howling executive with an income of $1,000 a day, ...tell you...that a wage of $11 a week is going to have a disastrous effect on all American industry."
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