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Joseph Jirka 1920 - 2005

Joseph Jirka of Downers Grove, Du Page County, IL was born on October 16, 1920, and died at age 84 years old on March 4, 2005.

Joseph Jirka

Downers Grove, Du Page County, IL 60515

October 16, 1920

March 4, 2005

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October 16, 1920

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March 4, 2005

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In 1920, in the year that Joseph Jirka was born, on January 1, over 6000 people were arrested and put in prison because they were suspected of being communists. . Many had to be released in a few weeks and only 3 guns were found in their homes. The U.S. Department of Justice "red hunt" netted thousands of "radicals" and suspected "communists" and aliens were deported. But the "hunt" ended after Attorney General Palmer forecast a massive radical uprising on May Day and the day passed without incident.

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In 1940, at the age of 20 years old, Joseph was alive when in July, Billboard published its first Music Popularity Chart. Top recordings of the year were Tommy Dorsey's "I'll Never Smile Again" (vocal Frank Sinatra) - 12 weeks at the top, Bing Crosby's "Only Forever" - 9 weeks at the top, and Artie Shaw's "Frenesi" - 12 weeks at the top.

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