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Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.

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Edward J. Flanagan

Irish-born American priest (1886–1948)

Edward Joseph Flanagan was an Irish-born priest of the Catholic Church in the United States who served for decades in Nebraska. After serving as a parish priest in the Catholic Diocese of Omaha, he founded the orphanage and educational complex known as Boys Town, located west of…
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Boys Town (organization)

Nonprofit organization based in US

Boys Town, officially Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, is a nonprofit based in Boys Town, Nebraska dedicated to caring for children and families.
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December 12

Day of the year

December 12 is the 346th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 19 days remain until the end of the year.
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