Trains Through Diller Will Run Statewide Rail Decision
Nebraska State Railway Commission denies Burlingtons request to discontinue Motor Passenger Trains 16 and 17 between Table Rock and Oxford Nebraska Cited factors include inadequate service no parallel bus service ODT and OPA orders gasoline rationing curtailments growing agricultural demand population along routes and continued train earnings Burlington to rehear is requested citing unreasonableness and potential losses to property without due process of law and long fight ahead
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Nebraska State Railway Commission
Burlington Railroad
Table Rock
Oxford
Nebr
Railway Commission
ODT
OPA
State Railway Commission
May Send Pictures of Baby to Men Overseas
The V-mail innovation allows sending a baby's photo to a husband at the front if the child is under one year old and born since the father went overseas. Photos must not exceed one third of the form space and should be pasted in the upper left to prevent crease damage.
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War Department
Passes Two No Fund Checks. 2-Year Penalty Handed
Donald L. Rockey, claimed Fairbury as home but thought from Gage county, convicted of two $5 no fund checks. District Judge Clayde B. Ellis sentenced him to two years in the state penitentiary. He passed one $5 check at Mary Etta tavern in Fairbury and another at Palmer Pharmacy in Steele City both with no funds. Sheriff Dwight Young took him into custody as swift justice.
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Donald L. Rockey
Fairbury
Gage County
Clayde B. Ellis
Rockey
Palmer
Steele City
Dwight Young
Warning on Gullies near Rock Creek Bridge Hazardous Highway Segment
Report warns drivers on the P W F highway to Fairbury of deep gullies washed by heavy rains just west of Rock Creek bridge. The road is unsafe when slippery and risky even when dry as tires may slip into deep holes. Commissioner S C U Hutchinson seeks repairs to prevent washouts after rain.
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Fairbury
Rock Creek Bridge
S. CU. Hutchinson
Public sale for Mrs. Mary Carico set for Saturday
The public sale of Mrs. Mary Carico is scheduled for Saturday June 19. See Ad on page 8 for details.
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Mary Carico
Esther Lamb Attends Summer School at Fairbury Junior College
Esther Lamb is enrolled in a summer session at Fairbury Junior College. The program runs to provide updated coursework and credit opportunities for local students.
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Esther Lamb
Fairbury Junior College
Curtis Questions Strike Rights in House Debate
During a debate on anti strike legislation in the House last week Congressman Carl Curtis argued the need for all Americans to share the war effort. He drew a parallel between individual strikes and gun production, urging that every citizen should serve and sacrifice for the national cause.
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House
Carl Curtis
Curtis
Nebraska
Great
Congress of the United States
Navy recruit Robert Hiatt begins training in Idaho
Mrs. Joe Hiatt reports her son Robert Hiatt is in the U S Navy at the Farragut Naval Training Station Idaho for basic training, three weeks into the program.
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Joe Hiatt
Robert Hiatt
U. S. Navy
Naval Training Station
Farragut
Idaho
Harvest helper returns to aid father through season
Robert Fry, employed the past year at California defense plants, has come back to assist his father during the harvest. His future plans remain indefinite.
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Robert Fry
California
WPB approves C B and Q traffic rerouting near Lincoln
War Production Board authorization quietly grants Burlington to build a hump yard in Lincoln to reroute freight traffic away from the Diller to Oxford route. Ralph Brooks responds, accusing the railroad of deliberate service sabotage to justify abandoning the line.
Fairbury Cafes End Dish Towels Ban Under New Ordinance
Fairbury city council approved a health ordinance affecting cafes restaurants taverns and soda fountains. The rule requires regular health inspections and bans dish towels replacing dishwashing with an approved bactericidal process or hot water 175 to 180 degrees. The measure aims to improve cleanliness ahead of anticipated military personnel at a nearby base.
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Fairbury
Bruning Army Air Base
Bruning Air Base
Everett J. Clark Promoted to Corporal at Greensboro Center
Greensboro North Carolina Pvt Everett J Clark son of S F Clark Diller Nebraska has been promoted to corporal at Basic Training Center No 10 Army Air Forces Technical Training Command announced today Col Robert P Glassburn commanding officer. Clark entered service June 22 1942 at Fort Crook and came to Greensboro May 38 1943.
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Greensboro
N.C
Everett J.clark
Technical Training Command
Cpl
Clark
Fort Crook
Dora Mason 83 Dies in Beatrice Hospital
Mrs. Dora Mason aged 83 a long time Gage county resident died Monday morning at a Beatrice hospital. Born March 4 1860 in Farmington Illinois she moved to Gage county as a young woman. Survived by two sons Irvie Arthur of Washington State Roisla Arthur and sisters Mrs Emma Baker and Mrs Nellie Coatney of Beatrice. Body at Bergmeyer chapel pending funeral plans.
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Dora Mason
Gage County
Beatrice Hospital
Farmington
Ill
Irvie Arthur
Washington State
Roisla Arthur
Emma Baker
Nellie Coatney
Beatrice
Bergmeyer Chapel
Association Pursues Reversal of Train Service Cut
The group will keep pressing to stop the discontinuation as they forward the letter and supporting documents to association members, noting the investigation into the interests involved. The shorter Table Rock to Oxford route could save time and expense by routing trains accordingly.
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Table Rock
Oxford
Indian Creek Flood Repeats In Week At Indian Creek
Two inch downpour on Friday follows a week with five inches of rain as Indian Creek again leaves its banks. Geer brothers and townsmen removed equipment from a South Side filling station before floodwater rose to 15 inches. No major damage reported. farmers suffer losses from pounded wheat and rust, alfalfa cuttings, and replanting needs across the region.
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Indian Creek
Geer Brothers
Middle West
Serenus Viers Induction Trip to Omaha Planned
Serenus Viers son of Dr. and Mrs S B Viers departs for Omaha to be inducted into the armed forces. He returned briefly this week after a 18 month absence and has worked two years as an inspector on the Bell Aircraft Co. final assembly line in Buffalo New York.
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Serenus Viers
S. B. Viers
Omaha
Serenus
Bell Aircraft Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Thurber Woman Visits Brother Before Induction
Mrs. Thomas Thurber of Duluth Minnesota arrived in Fairbury on the Rocket to see her brother Serenus before his induction and to spend a few days with her parents Dr and Mrs Viers.
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Thomas Thurber
Rachael Viers
Duluth
Minn
Fairbury
Viers
Mrs Sandman Visiting Parents as Family Part Returns
Mrs Carl Sandman visits the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Lon Snyder. Her sons Clinton and Gerald who accompanied her have returned to Denver. Her other son Dale is training with the signal corps at Craig Colorado.
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Carl Sandman
Lon Snyder
Clinton
Gerald
Denver
Dale
Signal Corps
Craig, Colo
Army Boys Home On Furlough
Sgt. Robert L Glathar serving with the army at Camp White Oregon enjoys a furlough at his parents home Mr and Mrs Wm Glathar Sr Pvt Virgil Fascacht arrives from Camp Kell Ky to visit home folks.
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Robert L.glathar
Army
Camp White
Oregon
Wm. Glathar
Virgil Fascacht
Camp Camp
Kell
Pvt Elville Schipper Home Visit After Camp Wallace Training
Pvt Elville Schipper and his wife returned from Texas this morning to visit home folks. Elville is stationed at Camp Wallace where he has been in anti aircraft training.
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Pvt
Elville Schipper
Texas
Elville
Camp Wallace
Lincoln couple heads to California as navy training begins
Mr and Mrs Luther Goebel of Lincoln depart Thursday for San Diego California where he enters navy training. Mrs Goebel who taught in Diller schools last year plans to reside in California during his training period.
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Luther Goebel
Lincoln
San Diego
Calif
Navy
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Rail Commission
Roe E. Patton
U. S
R. E. Patton
A. S. Co
Camp Ward
U.S.N.T.S. Farragut
Roe
Railroad
Curtis Asks
WPB
C.b.&q
Brooks
War & Production Board
Washington
Lincoln Gateway
Tom
Pacific Coast
Burlington
Nebraska Railway Commission
War Production Board
Burlington Rail
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