Lost in Leyte Mountains Five Days Without Food
Drafted soldier Bud Lottman recounts being lost in Leyte mountains after a patrol met heavy Japanese resistance. He details a five day food-less ordeal, a sprained foot, one man killed, another shot, and many wounded. He notes rest and good meals at the 77th division, messages home, and a new address through the Record office.
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Bud’’ Lottman
Leyte Mountains
Millers
Luzon
Scott
Bud
Merle Johnson Hopes to Meet Diller Boys in France
Merle Johnson writes from France to Mrs Cavett hoping to meet Diller boys soon. He mentions Paris and other cities, fondly recalling home, expressing longing for Diller, and notes cold winter weather and plans to write more often.
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Merle Johnson
Diller Boys
France
Mrs. Cavett
Diller
Paris
U.S. A
Pyt
Merle B. Johosun
Village and School District Caucuses Scheduled
Voters in Diller Village and School District meet at City Hall on February 7 for joint caucuses to nominate district and village officers for the coming year. The school caucus starts at 8:00 p.m. and the village caucus at 8:20 p.m. Acting secretary John Huttenmeyer invites residents.
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Diller
Iers
L. Upson
Joho
Huttenmeyer
For Sale Susan Brandt Property North Town
Sale notice notes the Susan Brandt property in the north part of town offered for quick sale. Medical updates report Dr Ellis hospitalized at Oli hospital with threatened lung congestion and slight improvement. Also mentions visits by Mr and Mrs Upson and Ms Pickard to Mrs Sash Moffit at the Oli hospital.
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Susan Brandt
E. J. Weigel
Ellis
Oli
Robert Upson
Ruth Pickard
Sash Moffit
O Tell Hospital
Mrs. Margaret Albers Breaks Arm in Fall
Mrs. Margaret Albers slipped on snow covered ice last Saturday and broke bones above the left wrist, sustaining a back injury and great pain. She is being cared for at home by Mrs. Weideman of Ellie and Mrs. Griswold. Friends wish her a speedy recovery.
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Margaret Albers
Betty Eick Returns Home After Appendicitis Operation
Betty Eick, who had an appendicitis operation at Odell hospital, returned home Saturday to her residence near Diller.
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Betty. Eick
Odell Hospital
Diller
Roelfse Arrives Safely in France From U S Command
A letter from Roy Roelfse reports son Ervin Roelfse arrived safely in France after transfer from England. The message notes chilly conditions and upcoming relocation details, reflecting wartime troop movements and parental assurances.
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France
Great Grandmother Elizabeth Fouts Announces Birth
Mrs Elizabeth Fouts reports the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs L W von Oppen in Boise Idaho The child named Catherine Averil Betty Fouts is the great granddaughter of Elizabeth Fouts and she is the daughter of Henry Fouts of Lincoln Nebraska.
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Elizabeth Fouts
L. W. von Oppen
Betty Fouts
Gbise
Idaho
Veen
Catherine Averil
von Oppen
Henry Fouts
Lincoln
West of Plymouth Wolf Hunt Nets Ten Coyotes
Beatrice Sun reports a Sunday round-up four miles west of Plymouth yielding ten coyotes shot while eight escaped. About 600 hunters participated and $2250 in proceeds were donated to service organizations.
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Plymouth
Beatrice Sun
Endicott Captain Melvin Scheele Honored After War Service
Captain Melvin Scheele of Endicott recently returned from 18 months overseas duty aboard a Liberator with the Flying Cobras. He earned the Flying Cross and Air Medal with oak leaf cluster for 89 missions including a Burma Siam railway attack, flying 2,200 mile round trips and earning two battle stars. He is the son of Mr and Mrs August Scheele and was greeted by relatives and friends in Endicott and nearby towns.
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Melvin Scheele
India
Ts. Mayle Scheele
Endicott
Fairbury News
Sehewig
Mandalay
Melven F. Sceele
Air Transport Command
On & Liberator
Sheele
Burma-Siam
Scheele
Sth
Flying Cobras
Rangoon
Bangkok
Moulmein
Andaman Islands
Mergui
August F. Scheele
Diller
Card from Joe Hiatt in Philippine camp
Mr and Mrs Joe Hiatt receive a card from their son Joe Hiatt dated from a Japanese army internment camp. He writes a cheerful hello and thanks them for the box and letters and asks to tell Aunt Ruth and the rest of the family.
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Joe Hiatt
Philippiene
Folke
Ruth
Joe Hiatt Reported in Civilian Camp
Ruth Pickard, Joe Hiatt’s aunt, received word through the Fairbury Red Cross that Joe Hiatt is in a civilian camp.
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Ruth Pickard
Joe
Fairbury Red Cross
Joe Hiatt
Janet Kay Visits Grandparents Then Returns Home
Janet Kay of Lincoln has been staying with her grandparents Mr and Mrs Dewey. She recently visited Diller for a few days with Mr and Mrs Filley before heading back to Strat ton Nebraska.
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Janet Kay
Little Chauahter
H. &E.filley
Mrs. Dewey
Lincoln
Diller
Mrs. Filley
Stratton
Nebr
Card of Thanks for Robert Lee Hiatt
We thank our neighbors and friends for letters and cards of sympathy for our dear son and brother Robert Lee. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hiatt and children.
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Memmory
Robert Lee
J. M. Hiatt
Nebraska officers awarded Bronze Star Medal
Included among five Nebraska infantrymen newly decorated by the War Department is 1st Lt Hollis J Limprecht Capitol Hotel Lincoln a former Diller boy born in Nebraska and son of Alma Clark Limprecht of Lincoln and brother of Willis Clark of this community.
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Nebraska
War Department
Hollis J Limprecht
Capitol Hotel
Lincoln
Diller
Alma Clark Limprecht
Willis Clark
Return to Alaska Pfe Tony Zeleny Relocates to Whitehorse
Tony A. Zeleny has returned to his station at White Horse Canada after a furlough with his wife and daughter Marsha Kay in Beatrice. He has been stationed in Canada and Skagway Alaska for 18 months and visited relatives in Diller, while his wife works at Dempsters and stays with her mother Mrs Anne Meyer in Beatrice.
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Pfe
Tony A. Zeleny
Whitehorse
Canada
Beatrice
Marsha Kay
Antone Zeleny
Diller
Zieny
Skagway
Alaska
Dempsters
Anne Meyer
Harold Allen Wins Big with Letters Promotion in England
Harold Allen reports a trip through England observing estates, streets, and countryside before revealing his promotion to T/5 and receipt of twelve letters and a newspaper. He notes driving on the left, narrow streets, and a day spent sightseeing with pride in the new APO.
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England
U. S
Love
Harold
Box Social in Gay Nineties at Diller High School
The Girl Reserves host a February 16 box social at the high school gym after the Ply mouth game. Ladies bringing a box admitted free if in Gay Nineties style. proceeds fund a service flag honoring former Dinner High students in the armed forces. Mrs Chester Weaver teaching in the Intermediate room after Mrs Frantz’s resignation.
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Plymouth
Chester Weaver
Frantz
Doane Freshmen Win Butler Memorial Scholarships
The Sunday World Herald shows 80 Doane College freshmen as Faye Johnson memorial scholarship winners. Marilyn Miller Diller is named among 20 Nebraska Kansas and a South American recipient. scholarships funded by U.S. Senator Hugh Butler in memory of his wife and two sons.
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Sunday World Herald
Doane College
Faye Johnson
Marilyn Miller
Diller
Nebraska
Kansas
U.S
Hugh Butler
Butler
B. S. Boone
Rance
Erof Oi Pet
Birthday Celebration for Diller’s Elderly Resident
Mrs. Katherine Frerichs celebrated her 88th birthday in Diller with calls and a small party on Saturday. Guests included Rev Spebr Mrs John Huttenmeyer and several neighbors bringing gifts and refreshments. A misfortune occurred when Mrs Albers fell and broke her arm en route to the party.
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Katherine Frerichs
Diller
Citisens
Spebr
John Huttenmeyer
Henry. Weshels
Dora Wohlfarth
Diekmann
Wenz
Emma Glathar
Wm. Glathar Sr
Phillip Taddekin
Eale Calkins
Vernon Hill
Eve Greer
LaForest Fasna
Brauser
Ahrends Resume Western Trip Visits in California Idaho
Mr and Mrs Harry Ahrends return home after a four week visit with Mrs Ahrends sister Mrs Willard Gostelow in San Marino California They also spent several days with Mr and Mrs Henry Wiemers and Geraldine in Boise Idaho The Abrenda home hosted Mr and Mrs Dick Fanders of Beatrice while they were away
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Harry Ahrends
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Orlo
Scott Miller
Ervin
Roelfé
Frerce
Roy Roelfsie
Unt
Flying Cobran
Limprecht
Harold Allen
Diller High School News
Naomi Snyder
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