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Monday June 25, 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:

1863 Walter H Drake

1877 Thomas Watson Ainlay
1881 Vincent Whitney

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1882 Minnie M. (Mosley) Murray
1901 Harland Davis
1931 Raymond Rosenfelt

Died this day in history:

1907 William H., Sr. Bailey

1919 John Dalton

1920 Nannie M. (Pricer) Sebring
1929 Abraham H. Moss

1939 R. Bertha (Rogers) Nall
1945 Dora F. (Tufts) Johnston

1947 Harold Velte

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1953 Elmer L. Peckham

1970 Morris Wyckoff
1981 Walter F. Johnson

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1990 Marie (Koch) Rieker
1997 Virginia Lea (Fletcher) Craig
1998 Ruth K. (Kerr) Walters

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2010 Bobby Fenton

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News from this week in Farnam history:
	6/29 – Farnam Fancies June 29 (1899) 6/30 – Detour on 23-N West of Farnam (1938) – Let Bids for Gym (1938)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos

6/24/2018
  – Dircksen, Fred (1895-1976)

6/15/2018
  – Lehman, Edward H. (1901-1925)
  – Lehman, Lewis (1868-1933)

6/7/2018
  – Whitney, John F. (1860-1934)

6/4/2018
  – Walther, John F. (1867-1938)

6/13/2018
  – Gym Project Has Been Approved (1938)
  – Detour on 23-N West of Farnam (1938)
  – Let Bids for Gym (1938)
  – G. E. Mangus Buys Out Businesses (1939)

6/12/2018
  – Registration Day (1918)
  – Young Men Called To The Colors (1918)
  – Gives Birth to Triplets (1920)
  – Armistice Day Program 1925 (1925)
  – Growing (1925)
  – Will Celebrate Armistice Day (1925)
  – Armistice Program Good (1925)

6/9/2018
  – Grasshopper Poisoning Day (1937)
  – Vote to Continue Ingham High (1937)
  – Black Blizzard Following Heat (1937)

6/7/2018
  – Farnam's Service Flag (1918)

6/4/2018
  – Commencement (1918)
  – Destructive Wind Hits Farnam (1918)
  – Large Crowd Attended (1918)
  – The Eclipse (1918)

6/3/2018
  – Co L 5th Reg NNG (8/18/1916) (1916)
  – A Whopper (1917)

5/29/2018
  – Bud Hathaway Awarded Medal (1935)
  – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
  – Formal Opening (1939)

5/28/2018
  – Decoration Day Service (1916)
  – Decoration Day (1916)

Homestead events on this day in history

Application filed:

1888 Jacob Reed

1898 Jeremiah Brittingham

1898 Rachel A (Quimby) Brittingham

Final proof filed:

1889 Halsey L. Merriman