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Joe was Born
Joseph was born to Anna and Anton Kucera at the Tama County Howard Township family farm. -
World War II Started
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Joe Graduated High School
Joe Graduated from Toledo Public High, in Toledo, Iowa. -
Joe's Surgery
Joe had surgery to remove one of his kidneys. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was when steep declines in industrial output and rising levels of unemployment was failing and companies laid off workers. By 1933, when the Great Depression reached its low point, 13 to 15 million Americans were unemployed and nearly half of the country’s banks had failed. -
Joe's Father Unexpectedly Dies
After his Father's death Joe was left trying to deal with his recent loss and assisting his mother and family on the farm. -
Joe Bought His Own Farm
Joe bought 167 acres of farmland to start his own farm and life. -
Joe Got Married
Joe and Margaret got married Tuesday morning at 9:30 on November 25, 1941, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in rural Clutier, Iowa. Father Thomas Vopatek performed their wedding ceremony. Joe and Margaret began their life together on Joe’s farm where he had been living and working. -
Joe's Invention of the Hemp Turner Was Patented
Joe's Hemp Turner Machine was invented to help us make rope in the United States during World War II. -
Joe Passed Away
Joe died in Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, Iowa, after suffering a stroke.
