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Friday July 20, 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

Died	Name	Cemetery

7/14	Ora M. (Clement) McMichael ’36	Farnam, NE
6/30	Lilly R. (Houser) Donner	Farnam, NE

Born this day in history:

1858 Laura J. (Dawson) Moore
1899 T. L. Roy Heath
1914 Clarence John Oberg

’31

Died this day in history:

1934 Etta M. (Parker) Ommert
1951 Henry A. Sturgeon
1957 Eldin C. Roberts
1962 Harry L. Taylor
1975 Emery O. Messersmith
1999 Ruth (Heater) Barrett
2003 Elizabeth (Eddingfield) Speck
2016 Judith E. (Murphy) Dubry

News from this week in Farnam history:
	7/23 – Swimming Pool Advocated (1936) 7/25 – Keystone Items - 25 July 1885 (1885)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos

7/16/2018
– McMichael, Ora M. (Clement)

’36 (1916-2018)

7/6/2018
  – Siemiller, Ray L. (1925-1927)

7/3/2018
  – Donner, Lilly R. (Houser) (1928-2018)

7/1/2018
  – Dalton, Lawrence (1895-1937)

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

7/5/2018
  – Traffic Signals Being Installed (1929)
  – Meteor Strikes Heath House (1929)
  – Farnam Grade School Burned (1930)

Homestead events on this day in history

Application filed:

1885 William H., Sr. Bailey