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Lester Chess 1921 - 2009

Lester Chess of Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho was born on March 2, 1921, and died at age 88 years old on June 17, 2009.
Lester Chess
Jerome, Jerome County, Idaho 83338
March 2, 1921
June 17, 2009
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Lester Chess' History: 1921 - 2009

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  • 03/2
    1921

    Birthday

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

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Jerome County, Idaho United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 39900196 Enlisted: October 14, 1942 in Boise Idaho Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    General Farmers
  • 06/17
    2009

    Death

    June 17, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1921, in the year that Lester Chess was born, in May, the Emergency Quota Act - or Emergency Immigration Act - was passed. The law restricted the number of immigrants to 357,000 per year. It also established an immigration quota in which only 3 per cent of the total population of any ethnic group already in the USA in 1910, could be admitted to America after 1921. Although the Act was supposed to be temporary, it stayed in effect until 1965.
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In 1947, at the age of 26 years old, Lester was alive when on November 25th, the Hollywood "Black List" was created by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Ten Hollywood writers and directors had refused to testify to the Committee regarding "Communists" or "Reds" in the movie industry. The next day, the blacklist was created and they were fired.
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