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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
2
In a striking wartime bulletin the weekly analysis notes a terrifically staged air offensive against Nazi targets open with a major raid on Cologne. It also reports violent fighting in the Battle of Kharkov draining German reserves in Ukraine.
Allied reports describe a massive RAF night raid on Cologne. 1250 British bombers dropped 6 million pounds of bombs, leveling three quarters of the industrial city and inflicting severe damage beyond prior Nazi targets.
Russian communique claims Kharkov campaign forced German withdrawals and heavy losses while 75 000 troops were lost on the Soviet side but 90 000 Germans were killed or captured. Mexico declares war aligning 11 Americas against the Axis, with 14 constitutional guarantees suspended in senatorial action.
WPB official Kanzler argues nationwide gasoline rationing could ease rubber and auto parts shortages. Board Chairman Nelson cites administrative hurdles making rationing before June impossible. OPA notes 40,000 new passenger car quota with carryover from March and April.
Simple elegant course ideas for a wartime wedding reception. The Egg Mold centers a chicken salad with eggs and almonds, surrounded by sliced eggs and lettuce, plus a Bride's Salad featuring pears and cherries. Recipes cover mayonnaise based dressings and optional French dressing.
The text outlines a wedding reception menu item chicken in molded egg ring with bride’s salad hot rolls and biscuits salted nuts preserves olives and bridal cake. It provides detailed recipes for a fruit cream mold dressing and a bridal cake with specific flour sugar butter and frosting steps, including baking times and decoration ideas.
The guide lists linen minimums for the bride including arate eight sheets six pillowcases two blankets two wool coverlets two bath mats eight bath towels eight face cloths and twelve linen hand towels. Dining room needs include two dinner sets with napkins breakfast sets extra napkins tea napkins and hot plate mats. A basic china set should include salad plates soup dinner dishes a large meat vegetable platter one covered dish two open vegetable dishes and tea and coffee pots with sugar and creamers.
Alan Devoe in Reader's Digest estimates a single fly pair can produce trillions of offspring in 8 to 10 weeks through nine generations. Eggs hatch in 24 hours, larvae become adults in under 10 days, and females lay about 100 eggs every 10 days. He urges continuous fight with swatters sprays and fly paper.
Advert reads a free yeast recipe book with Oven Scones Cheese Puffs Honey Pecan Buns Coffee Cakes and Rolls. Send name and address by card to Standard Brands Inc 691 Washington St New York City.
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