Historic Farnam

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Sunday February 3, 2036

In Memoriam

Born this day in history:

1835 Cynthia M (Sitts) Earll

1843 Mary Jane (Shannon) Pollard

1855 William Harris

1856 Charles W. Wood

1885 Jennie (Powell) Maurer

1885 Willis R. Preston

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1916 Baby Girl Parker

1919 Russell N. Johnson
1920 James L. McNickle

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1935 Edward Elmer Claflin

Died this day in history:

1910 Florence E. (Rowley) Dawson
1926 Katie E. (Albert) Ainlay

1929 Charles W. Ainlay

1952 Viola (Pearson) Grant
1954 Elnora "Nora" (Flanigan) Spliethof
1957 T. Leon Buss

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1960 Katherine M. (Schwartman) Russell

1971 John H. Franzen

1986 Viola (Baker) Burchell

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1995 Myrtle D. (Sears) Stinnette
2000 Lulu V. "Lou" (Boggs) Miller

2015 Roberta R. (Johnson) Seals

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2019 Herman L. Dearman

News from this week in Farnam history:

2/3
  – Polio Carnival a Success (1949)
2/4
  – Hold Husking Bee (1943)
  – Stebbins Brothers (1915)
  – To Serve No. Platte Canteen (1943)
2/5
  – Bonds For New High School (1925)
  – Carnival a Success (1948)
  – Infantile Paralysis Drive (1942)
  – March of Dimes Carnival (1953)
2/6
  – 127th Field Artillery Trails (1919)
  – Infantile Paralysis Drive (1947)
  – Infantile Paralysis Report (1941)
  – Mrs. Guerin Fatally Burned (1947)
2/7
  – Old Landmark to be Removed (1929)
  – Publisher's Block, 1929 (1929)
  – Route to Gothenburg (1929)
  – T. B. Carnival A Success (1946)
2/8
  – Farnam Echo Ceases Publication (1940)
  – Polio Fund Carnival (1951)

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Homestead events on this day in history

Application filed:

1893 Fred C. Jacobs

Final proof filed:

1894 Charles H Smith

1898 Myron D. Newell

1903 Robert R. Lawrence

1910 Frank R Brestel

1910 Theron L. Wiggins

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