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Tuesday September 18, 2018

World War I Commemoration

During the 100th anniversary year of the end of World War I, the "Boys of Farnam" who answered the call to serve their country in the war will be honored here with the recognition of significant dates and events from before, during and after the war.

These "boys of Farnam" enlisted together at Lincoln, Nebraska in May, 1917:
John Rowland, Dwight Stebbins, Harald Buss and Owen Thompson

In Memoriam

Born this day in history:

1836 Robert Castor

1849 John Donelson

1858 Viola (Mincks) Hathaway
1859 Daniel Baugh

1869 Benjamin F. Walston
1881 Ethel L. (Mayfield) (Caster) English
1881 Arthur O. Hicks
1883 Roy Kestler
1909 Georgia L. (Kerr) Elder

’27
1921 Glenn D. Brunson
1924 Kenneth Stevens

Died this day in history:

1916 Robert V. S. Caley
1919 John Rylander

1924 Polly A. McDermott

1933 Chas. Fremont Peckham
1938 Fred W. Oberg
1947 William E. Hopkins
1948 Harold S. Cameron
1958 Gertrude P. (Vigles) Messersmith
1969 Irene O. Lauer
1978 Charles R. Harris

News from this week in Farnam history:
	9/22 – Cooker Blows Up (1960) – Memorial Game for Ronald Lewis (1938)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos

9/7/2018
  – Harrison, Dorothy May (Foster) (1931-2009)

9/5/2018
  – Allen, Helen (Avery) (1862-1937)
  – Allen, John J. (1853-1936)
  – Bick, William (1859-1936)
  – Cross, Isaiah R. (1872-1936)
  – Davison, Jessie Mae (Woolstrum)

’23 (1907-1936)

8/30/2018
– Hicks, William R. (1871-1940)

9/6/2018
  – Farnam High School Commencement (1937)
  – Telephone Office Moved (1938)
  – Kingsley Dam Work to Start Soon (1938)
  – Memorial Game for Ronald Lewis (1938)
  – Memorial Erected (1938)

Homestead events on this day in history

Application filed:

1891 Francis M Fletcher

1892 Rollin R Teemley