Men to Register Twenty to Forty Four This Weekend
The local draft board schedules registration for men aged twenty to forty four who have not registered before. Registration occurs Saturday the 14th and Monday the 16th at the town hall from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. School Superintendent Ludington leads at the Dilfer site with clerks sworn in including Avis Johnson Catherine Barnett and Dale Lottman.
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Town Hall
Car
Ladington
Dilter
Jefferson County
Ludington
Avis Johnson
Catherine Barnett
Dale Lottman
Vermillion visitors in Red Cloud and Diller
Dr. and Mrs. Carl Viers of Vermillion South Dakota arrived Sunday to stay with Dr and Mrs S B Viers in Red Cloud then visited their father S B Viers Sr who was ill but sat up in bed and felt well later they returned to Diller Moodey. Scott A Miller Jr a senior at Doane College Crete has completed full registration for the second semester and expects a bachelor of arts in chemistry as the college’s sole Oiler student this year.
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Carl Viers
Vermillion
South Dakota
S. B. Viers
Red Cloud
S. B Viers
Diller
Scott A. Miller Jr
Whde
Doane College
Crete
Scott
Scotties
Doane
Subscription Letter From Mre Virginian Mills
A letter received Tuesday from Mre Virginian Mills at 328 Lawton Terrace Council Bluffs Iowa notes that her brother Lincolp is involved. The fragment provides unclear relation and unclear action but ties Mills to a subscription matter and Lincolp reference.
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Mre
Virginian Mills
Lawton Terrace
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Lincolp
Repair work shines at local station project
A brief note reports steady progress on maintenance at a nearby station. Crews work through the week, steadying systems and restoring service readiness for upcoming operations.
Diller Victory Club Holds First Meeting
The Diller Victory Club convened February 9 at leader Mex Logat’s home with officers named: Pres. Stanley Ahrends Sec and Treas Richard Steffen Reporter Garnet Barber. A special meeting item planned for every session and March host will be Stanley Ahrends. The club invites any interested boy or girl to join.
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Diller Victory Club
Mex Logat
Jeader
Stanley Ahrends
Treas
Richard Steffen
Garnet Barber
Stanley Abrends
Shower Honors Mr Irvie Roelfs Bride to Be
A miscellaneous shower for Mr Irvie Roelfs was held Saturday at the home of Mr and Mrs Roy Roelfe. The patriotic themed event featured red white and blue decor and the eagle shield napkins. Over thirty guests gave gifts for the bride and a balloon blowing contest was the highlight. Mrs Purcell and Mrs Dunham Mrs Colman and Miss Colman attended from Lincoln. Refreshments included jello cake cookies and coffee.
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Irvie Roelfs
Roy Roelfe
IGA Sign Changes Hughes Store Amid Sale Frenzy
Early reports reveal a large IGA sign was placed over Hughes Store overnight. Town residents woke to posters announcing the store's conversion to the new zine and a big Friday and Saturday sale.
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Hughes
Meeting at Harbine for defense saving campaign
An open meeting will be held at the school house in Harbine on Wednesday evening February 18 at 7 30 for the purpose of discussing and outlining the defense saving campaign Speakers will include Glen F Waugh and Postmaster Homer S Yeakle Everyone is invited
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Harbine
Glen F. Waugh
Homer S. Yeakle
Defense Savings Meeting at Diller
Next Friday evening February 20 at 8 30 p m at the town hall Diller residents may learn about national defense savings stamps and bonds Arthur J Denny of Fairbury will be the speaker.
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Ditter
National Defense
Arthur J. Denny
Fairbury
Sunday School Program Honors Washington and Lincoln at Methodist Church
A splendid Sunday morning program is arranged at the Methodist church for Sunday school hours. The event honors George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and includes an offering to the Red Cross. All are invited.
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Methodist Church
George Washington
Abraham
Red Cross
Women’s Auxiliary Doughnut Sale Set for Saturday
The Women’s Auxiliary of the Congregational church will hold a doughnut sale on Saturday February 14 at 25 cents per dozen as reported.
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Congregational Church
Diller Community Adjusts To Early Time Change
Diller residents and institutions react to daylight saving time on a Monday. Post office stores and services opened before daylight but business lagged. Churches split on time, and local schools and bank kept old hours. Farmers mostly stick to sun time amid the shift.
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Diller
Womail
WPA
Ferg
Diller School
Diller State Bank
Nebraska Congressman Carl Gil Garten Opposes Pension Law
Gil Garten of Nebraska denounces the Congressional Pension Law. He states he did not favor it, did not support it, and has always been against it. He calls for immediate and complete repeal, condemning the passage as a sad mistake and criticizing parliamentary conduct.
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Carl. Gil Garten
Nebraska
Faculty Meeting Presented at Peru State Teachers College Convocation
Red Cross donors Reuben Faoders and Diller, and Dr Maxwell prompted the February 6 convocation at Peru State Teachers College with a faculty meeting presented as part of the program.
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Reuben Faoders
Diller
Dr. Maxwell
Peru State Teachers College
Nebraska farmers to obtain relief from 49¢ wheat entitlements
Public No 384 enables county AAA committees to recompute marketing excess and issue refunds or release excess wheat. Congressman Carl Curtis reminds that requests for adjustments must reach county committees by February 28, 1942 and advises applicants bring threshers receipts and sales slips to aid processing.
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Nebraska
AAA
Carl Curtis
Beatrice Resident Harry Friday Dies After Stroke
Harry Friday died at a Beatrice hospital Tuesday after suffering a stroke the previous Saturday. He lived in Beatrice long, once ran a grocery business, and was formerly of Endicott. Survived by widow Grace W. Boggs and three sons, plus four sisters. Funeral arrangements deferred awaiting word from sons in California.
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Harry &. Friday
Beatrice
Endicott
Harry Friday
Grace W. Boggs
F. M. Blair
Huntington Park
Chas. Kerns
Long
Frank Lamgadnette
Io California
James J Conniff Dead After Illness in Lincoln
James J. Conniff known locally for about forty years died at a Lincoln hospital Wednesday evening after a period of illness. Interment is planned for Diller cemetery with funeral arrangements being made in Lincoln by Mr and Mrs Chas E Waggoner who are assisting.
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Jim Conniff
Weggoner Brothers
Lincoln
Conniff
James Conniff
Diller
Chas. E. Waggoner
Tragedy in Odell as Widow Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
On Monday Mrs. Joseph Bevan of Odell shot herself through the heart with a small gauge shotgun. She is 53. Her husband and son had died by their own hands, and she reportedly never ceased grieving their losses.
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Joseph Bevan
Odell
Pemberton Dies at 54 in Beatrice After Illness
Fred K. Pemberton died at his Beatrice home after a lingering illness at age 54. He was the son of the late Judge L. M. Pemberton. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. from the Episcopal church in Beatrice.
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Fred K. Pemberton
Beatrice
L. M. Pemberton
Episcopal Church
Booklovers Club Meeting At The Library Friday
The Booklovers club will meet this Friday afternoon at the Library. If all who are ailing with colds and flu in this community could be mentioned there would be a long list.
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Booklovers Club
Soldiers Pay Maintained for Missing Servicemen
The House passed a bill to continue pay and allowances for soldiers sailors and marines reported missing. It preserves War Risk Insurance and dependents allotments for 12 months or until presumed captured. If later found alive they must repay granted amounts. Congressman Curtis called it crucial for service members and families.
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House of Representatives
Abe
Gressman Curtis
Housewife Fights Red Bug Plague In Fridge Repair
A housewife feared red bugs invading her kitchen gravy when her refrigerator failed. After she consulted her husband, Leland Cleary inspected the starter box, removed the covering, and found a red bug, which he cleared. The fridge then ran smoothly again.
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Leland Cleary
Jury Names for February District Court Duty
The February term jury for Fairbury opens at nine AM with the following names called: Arthur Timm, C R Steffer, Meirion Wolken, Diller, C A Harris, Chas Littrell, Jason Davis, Chas Knocke, Geo Pleis, Eli Reed, J Winshew, Wm Traum, K Johnson, Frank Axtell, Jobono Jesse Thrasher, Dan Dick, F A Gage, Theo Dux, Ed Stauss, John Johnson, Gladstone, Wm Buckmeier, Geo Regnier, W J Sels, Ted Meyer, Egil Joen Ollenburg, Hermans Fing, Plymouth, Re Marti Buchii, Bill Gleno, Payelle Gon weer.
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Fairbury
Arthur Timm
C. R. Steffer
Meirion Wolken
Diller
C. A. Harris
Chas. Littrell
Jason Davis
Chas. Knocke
Geo. Pleis
Eli Reed
J . Winshew
Wm. Traum
K. Johnson
Frank Axtell
Jobono
Jesse Thrasher
Dan Dick
F. A. Gage
Theo. Dux
Ed Stauss
John Johnson
Gladstone
Wm. Buckmeier
Geo. Regnier
W. J. Sels
Ted Meyer
Egil Joen Ollenburg
Hermans Fing
Plymouth
Re Marti Buchii
Bill Gleno
Payelle
Gon Weer
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San Francoiso
Rolf
Gir
The
IGA
Red Cross War Fund
Clare B
Allen
Rudolph Hubka
Clarence
St Santa Lad Ladies
Ees
St. Paul’s Labh.Church
P.xi
Harry
James J. Conniff
F. K. Pemberton
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