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Wessel W Folkerts 1927 - 1998

Wessel W Folkerts of Alexandria, Thayer County, NE was born on May 9, 1927, and died at age 71 years old on October 5, 1998.
Wessel W Folkerts
Alexandria, Thayer County, NE 68303
May 9, 1927
October 5, 1998
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  • 05/9
    1927

    Birthday

    May 9, 1927
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Thayer County, Nebraska United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 14203809 Enlisted: September 17, 1946 in Grand Island Aaf Nebraska Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
  • Professional Career

    Skilled Occupations In Manufacture Of Electrical Machinery And Accessories, N.e.c.
  • 10/5
    1998

    Death

    October 5, 1998
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1927, in the year that Wessel W Folkerts was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1938, when this person was only 11 years old, on October 30th, a Sunday, The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast Orson Welles' special Halloween show The War of the World's. A clever take on H.G. Wells' novel, the show began with simulated "breaking news" of an invasion by Martians. Because of the realistic nature of the "news," there was a public outcry the next day, calling for regulation by the FCC. Although the current story is that many were fooled and panicked, in reality very few people were fooled. But the show made Orson Welles' career.
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