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Donald Gafken 1927 - 1971

Donald Gafken of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois was born on March 31, 1927, and died at age 44 years old in April 1971.

Donald Gafken
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Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60617
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March 31, 1927
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    Donald Gafken lived 25 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 44.
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In 1927, in the year that Donald Gafken 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 1934, by the time he was only 7 years old, on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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Gafken, Sandra (Oct 4, 1936 - Nov 24, 1995) Gafken, Helen (May 24, 1895 - Aug 1976) Gafken, Betty (Aug 29, 1926 - Aug 1983) Gafken, Fred (Jul 29, 1890 - Nov 1973) Gafken, Lanta (Dec 12, 1898 - Apr 1972) Gafken, Dale (May 21, 1923 - Apr 10, 2001) Gafken, Gale (Apr 15, 1923 - Nov 5, 2006) Gafken, Grace (May 5, 1919 - Feb 27, 1999)
Gafken, Alvin (Mar 25, 1906 - May 1971) Gafken, Caulette (May 6, 1936 - Nov 12, 1994) Gafken, Robert (Jun 10, 1929 - May 17, 2004) Gafken, George (Mar 3, 1928 - Nov 15, 1995) Gafken, George (Aug 8, 1897 - Oct 1966) Gafken, Cherl (Aug 3, 1960 - Apr 29, 2009) Gafken, August (Oct 20, 1877 - Dec 1962)
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