Claude Deuval Clement

' Taken from the Historic Farnam website, article that appeared in the Farnam Press, 1947:

	 Farnam Gets A Flying Saucer The “flying saucer” has finally made its appearance at Farnam, Claude Clement picked up one of the contraptions in his wheat field west of town Sunday evening and brought it to town next morning.

It is a little large to be called a saucer, and much larger than those reported from other localities, being about twenty inches across, and has the appearance of being the bottom cut from a galvanized wash tub. It has all the marks of having been very hot.

Two tubes protrude from opposite sides of the disc which are part of its jet propelling mechanism. On top of the disc is mounted a little housing made from a toaster frame with radio tube, small light bulb, numerous wires, small battery and an aerial wire about a foot high. It is very crudely made and is slightly bent, probably the result of striking the ground.

The Farnam Press 7(46):1, Thursday, 7 August 1947'

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Claude Clement

Services were held Tuesday afternoon for Claude D. Clement of Farnam, who passed away on Saturday, November 24, 1973 at his home in Farnam. Born Sept. 24, 1893, at Humboldt, Neb. he was 80. The services, at the Church of the Nazarene, were conducted by the church pastor, Rev. Harold Ellis, Robert Speck soloist, and Pansy Piersol, accompanist.

Honorary pallbearers were Fred Miller, Ernie Lewis, Walt Kriemelmeyer, Dale Montgomery, Richard Hopkins, Clyde Gardner and Ralph Parker.

Active pallbearers were Gene Hoppe, Leon Kotschwar, Clyde Korschwar, Jack Schultz, Lynn Messersmith and Harold Adkisson.

Internment was in the Farnam Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Fern; seven daughters: Ora, Mrs. Richard McMicheal, and Eva, Mrs. Alvin McMicheal, both of Farnam; Clara, Mrs. Ray Donner of Gothenburg; Leona, Mrs. Gene Hamel of Hastings; Dorothy, Mrs. Gene Lange of Arlington; Deloris, Mrs. Richard Miller and Peg, Mrs. Jerry Feddersen, both of North Platte; a brother Charley Clement of Farnam; 48 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

The Gothenburg Times, 29 Nov 1973

Submitted by: Judi Sayre Berry