Historic Farnam

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Tuesday May 21, 2019

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.

John Rowland, Dwight Stebbins, Harald Buss and Owen Thompson (pictured), along with C. E. Davidson and Cecil Williams arrived at Hoboken, NJ aboard the Leviathan on April 25, 1919.

In Memoriam

Died	Name	Cemetery

4/16	Orvale J. Widick ’42	Farnam, NE
4/15	Thomas E. Bosch ’67	Gothenburg, NE

Born this day in history:

1866 Ida M. (Wilson) Parker
1884 Maude (Hodgkin) Wood

’03
1918 N. W. L. "Les" Beck

’36

Died this day in history:

1892 Emeroy (Helms) Caley
1912 Edwin Moore

1922 Ernest G. Knoedler
1926 Harry C Jones

1940 Washington B Whitman

1999 Russell F. Rouse

’28
2006 Ruth (Schrodt) Kruse
2006 William "Bill" Preston

’47

News from this week in Farnam history:
	5/21 – Stove Explodes - Injures Gewecke (1925) 5/22 – Graduates of 1930 (1930) – Soldiers Returning (1919) 5/24 – Commencement (1951) (1951) – Memorial Day Program (1951) (1951) – Teachers for Next Year (1952-53) (1951) 5/25 – Seniors Receive Diplomas (1939)