Historic Farnam

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Tuesday June 3, 2025

In Memoriam

Born this day in history:

1844 Louisa F. (Moore) Shaeffer
1857 George W. Andrews

1866 Ai Alvin Babcock

1866 Eliza A. (Banning) Caswell

1870 Adolph Henry Gewecke

1872 Christie (Harrop) Stark

1872 Allie (Martin) Stebbins

1875 Jennie Belle (Sayre) Hurley

1876 Lena I. (Adams) Martin
1877 Lillie (Johnson) (Hobbs) Hurshman

1881 George Arthur Lemmon
1882 Hazel Rosetta (Scudder) Thompson
1886 Elmer H. Howat
1904 Paul Hoy
1926 Sara V. (Blaine) Howat

Died this day in history:

1900 Florence Hurley

1930 Horace B. Hicks

1960 Albert Labounty

1961 Della (Hastings) (Merryfield) Thompson
1965 Hazel D. (Coker) Bellamy

1981 Alvin McMichael

1982 Clara E. (DeLate) Nall
1987 Rebecca M. (Johnson) (Metcalf) Shanholts
2014 Beverly A. "Bev" (Sypolt) Edson

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News from this week in Farnam history:

6/3
  – Large Crowd at Memorial Services (1915)
6/4
  – A Runaway (1914)
  – Funds For New Hospital (1925)
  – Memorial Day Services (1914)
  – New Texaco Filling Station (1925)
6/5
  – Lions Club Gets Charter (1941)
6/6
  – Destructive Wind Hits Farnam (1918)
  – Farnam's Service Flag (1918)
  – Floods Washout Railroad Tracks (1935)
  – Keystone Items - 6 June 1885 (1885)
  – Large Crowd Attended (1918)
  – The Eclipse (1918)
  – Twister Strikes South of Here (1935)
6/7
  – News From Ft. Crook (1917)
  – Rally and Flag Raising (1917)
6/8
  – Golf Club to Be Organized (1923)

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