Bud Lottman Wounded on Okinawa Island
Relatives report PFC Bud Lottman of the 96th Division is wounded on Okinawa after heavy fighting on the southern front. He recently earned the Expert Combat Rifleman badge on Leyte and is hospitalized with a head wound from a Japanese grenade. He has been awarded the Bronze Star and is eligible for the Purple Heart.
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Arnold O. Lottman
Okinawa
World Herald
96Th Div
Bud
96 Division
Leyte
Mts
77Th Div
Nexs
Steele
City
Seventh War Loan Drive Starts with Largest County Quota
Jefferson county sets a record quota for the Seventh War Loan Drive to run May 14 through June 30 with an individual bond target of 723000 and an E bond quota of 321000. County war finance chairman DC Britkell urged every resident to buy bonds as all purchases through the Federal Reserve between April 19 and July 7 count toward the drive.
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Jefferson County
DC. Britkell
Patrbury
Brickell
Nebraska
Federal Reserve Bank
Ernie Pyle Killed In Pacific War Theatre
The nation mourns the death of Ernie Pyle the GI's columnist slain by Japanese machine gun fire on Ōe Jima while covering the advance of the 10th Army troops. The small island lies west of Okinawa and was invaded earlier in the week.
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Ernie Pyle
Ōe Jima
Okinawa
10Th Army
Doane College Guests Highlight Diller Congregational Day
Doane College students from Crete and five guests from Lincoln joined the Diller Congregational Church on College Day April 12. Miss Hanford spoke on Christian education and the million hour work camp project detailing a August painting mission by fourteen workers.
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Congregational Church of
Diller
Gertrude Hanford
Lincoln
Nebr
Christian
Congregations Churches of Nebraska
Doane College
Crete
Kiku Fukuyama
Eleanor Amazawa
Los Angeles
Calif
Doane
Julia Angevine
Grand Island
Rosemary Cook
Aurora
Nbr
Mirilyn Miller
Hanford
Fukuyama
Church College
Julian Angevin
Umazawa
Church Annex
Hanfor E
Kingdom
Congregational Church
Local Soldier Home After Gasoline Fire Burns
Mrs LaForest Fasnacht celebrated after receiving a telegram and then a phone call from her husband Pfc LaForest Fasnacht who was badly burned in a gasoline explosion last November in France. He was in New York hospital and expects to return home soon.
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LaForest Fasnacht
Pfc. LaForest Fasnacht
France
LaForest
New York
Hastings sailor Clyde Colman back home on furlough
Radioman 1/c Clyde H Colman son of Mr and Mrs Ross Col man of Hastings formerly of Diller spends a 30 day furlough with his parents at 740 North Hastings street He is a navy veteran of Pacific campaigns and has been in service three years They planned to go to Diller but snowstorm halted the trip Keith Hays expected to box Clyde H Colman Harlan Caylor recently had an appendectomy at Odell hospital and is home again in good health
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Clyde H.colman
Ross Colman
Hastings
Diller
North Hastings Street
Colman
Clyde
Keith Hays
Ray Benz Shares War Letters From Philippines Letter Details
Ray Benz writes from a combat zone in the Philippines describing receiving 200 letters from 52 people and his plan to answer them later. He notes hot chow, ongoing sinus treatment, a missing dentist visit, and observations of island scenery, gardens, schools, and homes while in the 29th division during active service.
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Phillipines
Gil
Ray Ren
Ditter Brothers Share Okinawa Duty With Ernie Pyle
A group of Ditter brothers served with the late Ernie Pyle on Okinawa. Named among the unit were PFC Arnold O Lotiman, Lloyd Green, and Max Hill, recognized for their wartime service.
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Ditter
Ernie Pyle
Okinawa
Pfc
Arnold O Lotiman
Lloyd Green
Max Hill
Navy seeks civilian workers to boost ammunition depots
U S Navy announces a drive for civilian workers to fill positions at continental ammunition depots naval yards and other installations to guarantee supply for fighting fronts. Hastings Nebraska depot seeks male and female laborers with good pay housing meals and transport. A Civil Service representative will interview at Beatrice Nebraska April 23 24 and 25 1945.
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Japan
Pacific Beach Head
Continental
Rena _B. Smith
U. S Civil Service Region
Saint Paul
Miss Smith
U.S. Employment Service
Naval Ammunpition
Hastings
Nebraska
Mike Smith
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Woman Finds Long-Lost Diamond Ring in Mother's Cap
Donna Folkers found her mother's diamond engagement ring, missing for some time, tucked inside a cap she had just made on Thursday morning. The discovery occurred while she sorted through items from her mother.
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Donna Folkers
Easter Greetings From Italy Send Joy Home
Easter telegrams reach home from Russell Madden and family in Italy with best wishes for a Happy Easter. Cpl Bernard Behrends visits on furlough from the service before returning to Charleston. Pvt Robert Stephens arrives on furlough from Ft Jackson, S C, for a brief stay.
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L. HB
Madden
Keith
Russell
Pvt
Robert Stephens
Ft. Jackson
Carolina
Diller High School News Diller Supt Resigns for Milford Post
Diller High School reports Superintendent Ludington resigned to take a similar position at Milford. Juniors plan the Junior-Senior Banquet for Saturday May 2 at the Congregational Church. Teachers exams were held with the regular schedule followed. The district music festival is set for Geneva on Friday April 20 with Diller参加 sol os and groups listed. The education show moved to April 24 from 10 am to 2:45 pm at the high school gym. Mrs. McBride was called to Lincoln for a family illness. First track meet is Friday April 27 at Crete for both boys and girls. Juniors sponsored by Mrs. Hiatt held a Beatrice party on April 14 to see The Princess and the Pirate and I Love a Mystery, with lunch at Burwood Cafe.
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Ludington
Diller
Milford
Congregational Church
Hiatt
Geneva
Darlene Novotny
Phylis Bernhardt
Gloria Miller
Richard Hays
Virgil Bergmeier
Dale Engleman
Louis Nider
Joreen Kisling
Leota Grabowski
Beverly Hays
Delores Hubka
Burwood
Ernest Jordening
LeRoy J
WOW Newscaster Ray Clark to Pacific War Theatre
WOW announces veteran broadcaster Ray Clark will travel from Omaha to the Pacific as war correspondent for Noonday Forum broadcasts. He departs April 15 and will interview Midwest servicemen en route and from hospitals before filing reports to WOW and NBS shortwave.
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Omaha
WOW
Ray Clark
Pacific
Clark
Admiral Nimitz
Central Pacific
Army
Navy
Fitzsimmons General
Denver
Sun Valley
San Francisco
NBS
John J. Gillin, Jr
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