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Monday January 28, 2036

In Memoriam

Born this day in history:

1824 Elizabeth (Drake) Johnson
1861 Robert C. Hastings

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1865 Matilda Seth
1867 Anna L. (Palmer) McCarl
1871 Lois G. ( Dryden) (Hathaway) McHoes

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1872 Mary Lena (Craig) Brooks
1877 Jacob F. Albrecht

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1883 Harriet S. (Chittock) (Irelan) Wilkins
1905 Edna Catherine (Kerr) Kinman

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1915 Zella L. (Adkisson) Messersmith

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1918 Clara Belle (Crampton) Bosch

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1927 Harry L. Saum

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1939 Glen Stombaugh

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Died this day in history:

1904 Mary A. (Harding) Fitch

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1907 Jean E. Maddux
1924 Floyd Francis Heath

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1926 Rachael (Kunkel) Beery

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1930 Minerva (Heath) Johnson

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1930 Clarence E. Wyckoff

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1936 Ella (Gilman) Hudson

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1946 Sarah Blanche (Davies) Uhlig
1960 Ida M. (Wilson) Parker

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1968 Eduard F. W. Schnackenberg
1970 Hilda I. (Haskins) Beisner
1982 Ella (Dreher) Montgomery

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1986 Charles E. Baxter
2000 Bernie Lindvall

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2010 Ila Frances (Cover) Marlin

News from this week in Farnam history:
	1/28 – Fire at Martin Gas Station (1943) 1/29 – New Brick School Building (1909) 1/31 – March of Dimes Carnival (1952) – Walker Is Sane (1896) 2/1 – Final Issue of The Farnam Echo (1940) – From Camp Cody (Harris) (1918) – Infantile Paralysis Benefit (1945) 2/2 – Community Program Well Attended (1939) – Is Not Insane (1896) – Killed Instantly (1923)

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1885 Newsam Rank

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1898 George Shaeffer

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