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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
2
A brief masthead reveals the weekly paper founded by F. T. Pearce with Mrs. Ooett as owner and F. L. Raymond as business manager. Albert W. Koepif serves as associate editor with advertising rates noted in the entry.
Government rationing notices list valid gasoline coupons for four to six gallons across 1944 dates, sugar stamps 30 to 34 and 40 with specific expiry, airplane shoe stamps, processed foods points, meat red stamps, and fuel oil coupons. The guide instructs budgeting fuel and noting expiry dates from November 1944 to February 1945.
Ernie Pyle describes the Normandy beachhead as he notes over 2 000 bundles of personal belongings gathered by the armed forces are shipped monthly from a Kansas City depot to homes across America. The piece frames the souvenirs as a current cost of victory over enemy forces.
A wounded man describes a gas can explosion aboard a box car where heat caused a lid to pop and flames to spray the ceiling. He was burned while escaping through the flames and recovering at a hospital with plasma, shock treatment, and bandages. The letter also mentions visits by Marie Roelfs from Chicago and updates on local friends and travel.
Mrs and Mrs Mathias of Elis attended the W E Anderson sale in Diller on Saturday. Ros clerked the sale while Mrs Mathias visited her niece Mrs Clifford Blauser and her family in the afternoon.
Residents share holiday visits in Diller and Omaha while Lincoln delegates prepare for a Nebraskan interscholastic assembly. The J.C.A.C. date shifts to December 13 as the One Act play Strictly Freshman debuts.
The Gaines Dog Research Center in New York City advises regular daily walks for dogs and owners to stay in shape. Sunshine, fresh air, and leash use are important, with walking preferred over long Sunday distances and meals timed away from exercise.
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