Death of Pvt Kenneth Hull in Italy During World War II
Word reached Mrs C A Chooge Diller that Pvt Kenneth Hull son of Mrs C A Chooge Diller was killed in action May 1 in Italy after serving since December 1942 and participating in the Sicily and Italian campaigns. He left behind a wife in Santa Barbara California and his mother stepfather sisters and many relatives. The report notes his arrival in Africa in 1943 and his unit the 5th Army Engineers with relatives recalling a long service record. Also noted is a War Price and Rationing Board notice about Third Quarter Transport Rations valid after June 26 1944.
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Wir
Kenneth Iy Hull
C .A. Chooge Diller
5Th Army Engineers
Italy
Rome
Africa
Sicily
June
Santa Barbara
Calif
Harey Lottman
Beatrice Pvt
Hull
Stevens. ‘Wholesale Co
Béatrice’ and
Kraft
W. A. Wallace
Jefferson County War Price and Rationing Board
Dinner Honors Newly Married Beatrice Couple in Kansas
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson hosted a wedding dinner Sunday for newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Richard Yager Avis Johnson of Beatrice who wed in Marysville Kansas last Friday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Keith Johnson Leila Broadstone Joyce Johnson Francis Broadstone LeRoy Alfred Jas Pickard and Mrs. E P Uphoff Katherine Johnson.
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Frank Johnson
Richard Yager
Avis Johnson
Beatrice
Marysville
Kansas
Keith Johnson
Leila Broadstone
Joyce Johnson
Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company
Francis Broadstone
LeRoy
Alfred
Jas Pickard
E. P. Uphoff
Katherine Johnson
Foot Fork Injury Delays Local Hay Work
Mary Elizabeth Freitag accidentally ran a pitchfork into her foot while helping put up hay on Thursday morning. She was treated locally and is expected to recover.
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Mary Elizabeth Freitag
Mr and Mrs Carl Schouelle in Omaha for Insurance Business
Mr and Mrs Carl Schouelle were in Omaha on Wednesday attending to insurance business of Farmers Union Co operative Insurance Co where Mr Schouelle serves as president.
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Carl Schouelle
Omaha
Farmers’Union Co-operative Insurance Co
Schouelle
Robson Boy Undergoes Tonsillectomy At Odell Hospital
Lowell Robson son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Robson had a tonsillectomy at Odell Hospital Tuesday morning and is reported to be getting along nicely.
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Lowell Robson
Clarence Robson
Odell Hospital
Waldo Resigns as Jefferson County Draft Board Secretary
W. E. Waldo has stepped down from the post of secretary of the Jefferson county draft board at Fairbury. The resignation ends his tenure in the local draft administration and leaves the position vacant.
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W. E. Waldo
Jefferson County Draft Board
Fairbury
Mrs Harry Lottman Weekend Visit With Dhooge Family
Mrs Harry Lottman spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Dhooge.
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Harry Lottman
Mr. and
Mra, Dhooge
Soldier letter from North Ireland longs for Nebraska
Dear Mrs Cavett writes from North Ireland May 22 1944 about landscapes and friendly locals. He details flying duties with the Field Artillery and an appointment to a direct commission while hoping to return to Nebraska.
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North Ireland
Field Artillery
Ireland
Nebraska
Card of Thanks for Flower and Visit Support
We thank all who sent flowers cards letters and those who visited or remembered us during our hospital stay in Lincoln and Odell. Mrs. Frank Roseman Clare:ce Roseman
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Lincoln and
Odell
Call Central for Arrival of Trains Instead of Depot
The Telephone Co and the Railroad Station request that parties requesting arrival times call Central rather than the Depot. This will save time for telephone and railroad workers and reduce telephone calls. The Central operator is always posted on such matters.
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Telephone Co
Omaha Visitor Finishes Stay With Father Visit
Chas McCune and family of Omaha Nebraska had been visiting at Ed McCune’s home. Mr McCune plans to return to Omaha with his son after the stay.
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Chas, McCune
Omaha
Nebr
Ed. McCune
McCune
Stottses Visit Diller Friends As Family Splits Travels
Mr and Mrs A D Stotts of Lincoln report their daughter Marie and husband in Argentina where he serves at the U S Embassy. Another daughter Mrs Evelyn Lau and her Lincoln son join sister Evelyn on a Wyoming ranch while the first daughter’s husband is away on duty.
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A. D. Stotts
Lincoln
Marie
Argentina
U. S
Evelyn Lau
Evelyn
Wyoming
Tragic Dooghe Family Losses Reported in May
Three family deaths near Diller are recorded in May. Donnie Purdy, 15, died from injuries after being kicked by a horse near Beatrice. Blaine Fletcher, the mother’s brother, drowned in the Missouri River at Kansas City. Pvt Hull, her son, was killed in action on May 31.
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Dooghe
Diller
Rural School Near Diller Closes After Meeting
At the district 85 annual meeting the Paes school east of Diller was voted to close in the 1944 45 year. Miss Betty Grabber taught last year and only two pupils would enroll in the fall Betty Eick and Marian Champ both eighth graders who will attend school in Diller. Mr and Mrs George Freitag and Mary Elizabeth visited Beatrice and Mrs Paul Renz who had recently returned from St Elizabeth hospital in Lincoln and was much improved.
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Paes School
Here
Betty Grabber
Diller
Betty Eick
Marian Champ
George Freitag
Mary Elizabeth
Beatrice
Paul Renz
St Elizabeth Hospital
Lincoln
Miss Isabelle Mathias Married at Marysville Kans
Miss Isabelle Mathias daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Mathias wed Dan Camp of near Ellis at Marysville Kansas on Saturday June 10.
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Isabelle Mathias
Roy
Mathias
Dan Camp
Near Ellis
Marysville, Ks
Filleys Travel to Lincoln for Summer
Supt and Mrs Hubert Filley and daughter Janet of Stratton have left to spend the summer with his parents Mr and Mrs W S Eilley in Lincoln.
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Hubert Filley
Janet
Stratton
W.S. Eilley
Lincoln
Bill Nies on 21 day furlough with family in homeland
Bill Nies son of Mr. John Nies of near Diller is spending a 21 day furlough with his wife and with his father after being in Alaska. Bill has been in the service for 27 months.
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Bill Nies
John Nies
Diller
Alaska
Bill
Mail Carrier Rex Green Returns From Grand Island Visit
Rex Green a mail carrier on route 1 returned from Grand Island where he visited at the home of his daughter Mrs Ernest Gorr. He was accompanied by his grandson Louis Gorr who had visited his grandparents. Bill Green substituted in his absence.
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Rex Green
Grand Island
Ernest Gorr
Louis Gorr
Bill Green
Pvt Russell Madden Departs for Camp Hale Colorado
Pvt Russell Madden leaves with his parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Madden and numerous Diller friends for basic training at Camp Hale Colorado after a vacation with family and friends.
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Russell Madden
Lawrence Madden
Camp Hale
Colo
Windstorm Drops Rain and High Winds Across Area
A heavy windstorm dropped 0.41 inches of rain and brought strong winds on Wednesday evening. Many sought shelter in caves or cellars while a few tree branches fell. No major damage was reported locally.
Mrs Wilbur Green Visits Powell Wyoming Family
Mrs Wilbur Green and her sons Gale and Dennis returned Wednesday from Powell Wyoming where they had visited several weeks with her sister Mrs Vera Green and family.
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Wilbur Green
Gale
Dennis
Powell
Wyoming
Vera Green
Former Diller Resident Enjoys Soldier Boys Letters
In a letter to the Record Mrs. Cora Bratt Tonnemaker of RL Zidah Washington recalls leaving Diller forty years ago and enjoying names of old friends in the paper. She notes many new faces and observes the war casualty count, hoping for peace and the return of servicemen including Pfc Elmer Loth who has returned to the states after 22 months overseas.
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Cora (Bratt) Tonnemaker
RL Zidah
Washington
Diller
Pfc
Elmer Loth
States
Garrets Faye Visit Lincoln To See Shirley Rae
Mr and Mrs Harvey Garrets Faye and Donne drive to Lincoln Sunday to visit Shirley Rae who is employed there. Shirley and two of her girl friends live in a four room apartment.
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Harvey Garrets
Faye
Donne
Lincoln
Shirley Rae
Shirley
Crete Visit Ties Stephens Family Across Cities
Mr and Mrs Bert Haist of Crete spent Sunday with daughter Mrs Lorren Stephens and family. Granddaughter Marilyn Stephens joined the visit and will travel to Exeter to see aunt Mrs A W Dyer.
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Bert Haist
Crete
Lorren Stephens
Marilyn Stephens
Exeter
A. W. Dyer
Elaine Champ Elected to Teach District 58 Near Steele City
Miss Elaine Champ has been elected to teach in District 58 near Steele City at a monthly salary of 100. She recently graduated this year from Diller High School.
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Elaine Champ
Steele City
Elaine
Diller High School
Floods Force Family to Flee Homes Near Sioux Falls
Mr and Mrs Ward Sheerer and their young son fled their home near Sioux Falls during the recent floods. They moved furniture to the second floor and waited in Sioux Falls for days while water receded. On return they found crops and gardens ruined but the house remained dry.
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Ward Sheerer
Esther Behrends
Sioux Falls
Nebraska Journalist Visits Fairbury Girl at Invasion Port Hospital
World Herald correspondent Lawrence Youngman reported visiting an English invasion port hospital. He noted Nebraskans including Lt. Marcell a Mathis, daughter of Mr and Mrs W F Mathis of Fairbury, who graduated from Lincoln General Hospital in Lincoln.
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Lawrence Youngman
World Herald News
Marcella Mathis
St Mathis
Lincoln General Hospital
Lincoln
W. F. Mathis
Fairbury News
Beatrice Woman Recovering After Major Operation
Mrs Henry Grabber of Beatrice is confined to the Lutheran hospital following a serious operation performed there last week.
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Henry Grabber
Beatrice
Lutheran Hospital
Acknowledgments From Ardith Wolken and Family
Ardith Wolken thanks friends neighbors and relatives for cards gifts and meals during illness. She notes 320 cards 218 gifts plus countless small kindnesses and credits Duane Doris and parents for support. Ardith hopes to resume activities soon after returning home June 13 and recovering with God’s blessings.
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Mom
Duane
Doris
Dad
Ardith Wolken
Family Picnic Hosts Notables at Fairbury Park
The Onka Lottman family picnic took place at Fairbury Park last Sunday. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Onka Lottman, Mr and Mrs Dan Garton and children, Mr and Mrs Wm Wiemers and family, Mr and Mrs Jake Lottman, Mr and Mrs Henry Reinboldt and Melvin, and guest Mrs Eldora Hueske.
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Onka Lottman
Fairbury
Dan Garton
Wm. Wiemers
Jake Lottman
Henry Reinboldt
Melvin
Eldora Hueske
Valdosta Soldier Keith Waggoner Home on Furlough
Keith Waggoner from Valdosta Georgia arrived Friday on furlough to visit his wife and mother Mrs. C. L. Waggoner and other Diller relatives.
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Pic
Keith Waggoner
Valdosta Ga
C. L. Waggoner
Diller
Ellis Women Work At Hastings Ammunition Depot
Mrs. Gerald Holtmeier Mrs. Wilber Bergman Mrs. John Mathias and Mrs. Donald Johnson of Ellis work through the summer at the Hastings Ammunition Depot. All four are widowed wives of armed service members.
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Gerald Holtmeier
Wilber Bergman
John Mathias
Donald Johnson
Ellis
Hastings
Armed Service
Lois Weber Stricken by Measles at Diller Home
Lois Weber suffers an attack of measles at her residence near Diller, details limited. No further medical updates available.
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Lois Weber
Diller
Mrs Dunn Returns Home From Diller Visit
Mrs. E. S. Dunn, after spending several weeks with friends in Diller, has returned to her home in Fort Collins Colorado.
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E. S. Dunn
Diller
Ft. Collins, Colo
Longest Day Marked as Yesterday’s Light Extent
Yesterday was noted as the longest day of the year with extended daylight and seasonal significance. Weather observers highlighted the sun’s peak height and the approach of summer nights.
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Son
St. Gorden
Mrs
Frank Roseman
Clare
Ce Roseman
Fairbury Girlin
Invasion Port Hospital
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