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8,000 Meals Served at Nodaway Court House Picnic for Troops Going to Camp Funston for WWI Training in September 1917

On September 26, 1917, more than 8,000 meals were served on the grounds of the Nodaway County Courthouse, honoring county men who had been drafted in August for World War I training at Camp Funston (now Fort Riley) in Kansas. … Continue reading

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