Memories Of The Past Diller Camp Observes July 4 Plans
A past column recalls Diller and area events from forty to fifty years ago including MWA Camp 1668 mulling a July 4 celebration, Adelbert Stotts attending a Masonic Grand Lodge gathering in Omaha, and local residents visiting relatives in Davenport Chicago and Greason.
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Diller
Mwa
Adelbert Stotts
Masonic Grand Lodge
Omaha
L. E. Loock
Peoria, Illinois
E . Loock
Bills
Buffalo Bills
Fairbury
Pearce
Mason
Lower Interest Bill Extends Farm Loan Rates
Congressman Carl Curtis announced that H. R. 7091 passed the House on May 26, 1942 extending lower 38 percent interest rates for Federal Land Bank and Commissioner loans for two years. He said drought and high costs plus labor shortages and draft impacts threaten farmers, and Nebraska farmers will welcome the relief.
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Carl Curtis
House of Representatives
Federal Land Bank
Compassioner
Curtis
Nebraska
Farmers pledge War Bond sales at every market stop
Farmers urged to buy or sell War Bonds and Stamps at each market day after selling eggs milk poultry stock or grain. The message from the U S Treasury Department calls on fighting men and citizens to meet and exceed the county War Bond quota with any size investment.
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Tokyo
Submarine Oxygen Pressure Hazard to Divers
Air is mostly nitrogen and oxygen with rare gases. At seven times normal atmospheric pressure oxygen becomes poisonous and can trigger sudden convulsions when breathed underwater, a risk in submerged submarine air systems.
Army Searchlights Readied for Aircraft Defense
Mobile 60 inch searchlights of 800 million candle power, built by the corps of engineers and run by the coast artillery, back nation’s aircraft defense. The lamps, tested over two decades, shine five miles to read a newspaper on clear nights. Carried on balloon-tired trailers with fuel generators, each unit needs five operators and aids anti-aircraft defense.
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Corps of Engineers
U.S.A
Coast Artillery
War Department
Ares ne taxes tains paneed este lorein i t g taxes on
The readable fragments reference tax matters and notices but lack clear names, places, or dates. This short item hints at fiscal topics without concrete details or events.
Color Contrast Guides Insect Pollinators
The corolla shows brighter colored parts compared with the rest of the flower. This contrast directs insects to the nectar and pollen, aiding pollination.
Swallows Diary Key to Life of 18 Year Old
An 18 year old girl survives after swallowing a note she hid in her school diary. Doctors report the life saving act reveals a diary recoveries and personal life details.
Identification Tags For Soldiers Advance Medical Data On Record
The War Department releases new stainless two inch by one and one eighth inch identification tags for U S soldiers. Each tag lists name serial number and the emergency contact, plus religion tetanus immunity date and blood type.
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War Department
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S. Clark
Davenport
Iowa
Sam
Chicago
Verge Wright
Jennie Musser
Eva Crocker
Burlington
Imperial Couucil
San Francisco
Leah J. Steiner
Clara Steiner
Greason
Clara Steiner Allen
John Steiner
Joe Bixby
Diller Opera House
Dora Price
Mattie Pickard
Ada Miller
Ben Hayne
Ross Bishop
Fay Oviatt
A.trowbridge
Glen Pearce
Gulley Wright
Effie Powell
Katie Diller
Lizzie Willey
Edith Strohn
Grace Burkett
Ollie Kelley
Holle
Margaret Kurtz
Donald Scheele
Keith Hays
Chas. Lucas Harry Thompson
U.S. Treasury Department
America
Nagai
Russell & Davis
Isteda
U.S. Treasury
County
Jefferson
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