Three States Open Primaries Voting at Military Installations
Communication from Congressman Carl Curtis announces War Department setup of primary election voting facilities in three states Nebraska Illinois and Pennsylvania. Army personnel may obtain detailed instructions from commanding officers for voting residents and Louisiana provides general election instructions for soldiers from that state.
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Carl Curtis
War Department
Nebrasts
Lilinois
Pennsyvania
Army
Louisiana
Hi Notes from Ye Editor Out With Mumps and Flu
Doris Wolken reports she is absent this week due to illness she expects to resume next week. The high school news column is on hold while she recovers.
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Doris Wolken
Master Sgt Chester Upson Returns Home for Furlough
Master Sgt. Chester E. Upson arrived in Diller on March 1 to spend a furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Robert L Upson. He has just returned from two years in India and said the U S A looked good on landing in Florida. He will stay about two weeks.
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Chester E. Upson
Diller
Robert L. Upson
Chester
India
U. S A
Florida
Diller Visitors Share News of Pacific Meeting
Mrs. Zella London and granddaughter Judith of Fairbury visited Diller last Sunday and called on Mrs. Clara Waggoner. London said her son Lt. Lloyd London wrote that he met Lt. Lynn Waggoner somewhere in the Pacific and they shared several visits and dinners.
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Zella London
Judith
Fairbury
Clara Waggoner
Mrs Ed Walken Recovers From Porch Fall Back Injury
Mrs. Ed Walken fell from a porch at her home southwest of Diller and suffered a back injury. She is recovering, with neighbors noting improvement after the mishap last week.
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Ed Walken
Diller
Interior of Depot Gets New Coat of Paint
Workmen finished painting the Burlington depot interior this week completing the remodeling of the two story structure into a modern type building with a neat appearance inside and out.
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Burlington
Hubka Heads to Ames for Navy V-12 Training
Verne Hubka, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Hubka, left Monday morning for Ames Iowa where he was assigned for Navy V-12 training after having been inducted into the service some time ago.
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Verne Hubka
Rudolph Hubka
Ames
Iowa
Navy
Notice of Public Auction for Filling Station Equipment
Having decided to move, the owner will hold a cleanup sale at a public auction of filling station equipment. Watch for bills and acts. Next week, Robert Drake.
Entertain on Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary at Wolken Home
Mr and Mrs Clarence Wolken entertained guests at their home last Sunday for their fifteenth wedding anniversary. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Floyd Hughes of Fairbury Mr and Mrs Rupert Hughes and family of Endicott and Mr and Mrs Clair Darling and family of Steele City.
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Clarence Wolken
Floyd Hughes
Fairbury
Rupert Hughes
Endicott
Clair Darling
Steele City
Wolken
Diller Record Brings Gratitude From Fort Lewis Soldier
Pvt. Robert Glathar of the 1506 Engineer Company writes from Fort Lewis Washington dated February 20 1944 thanking Mrs Cavett for the Diller Record. He notes heavy training including water purification road and bridge construction mine fields and booby traps while stressing the value of the training for personal protection and duties with his rifle. He closes by saying he is well and appreciates the record.
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Fort Lewis
Washington
Pvt
Robert Glathar
Fort Lewis, Wash
Husband, Son and 3 Brothers Serving Their Country
Mrs. Harry Allen and daughter Norma Lee have moved to 108 Sumner St Beatrice with Mrs. Mery Loth, while her husband and three brothers serve in the army. Pte Henry A Loth recently returned on furlough after desert training at a California center and is now at Fort Dix. Pvt Elmer M Loth has served in the Aleutians since 1941. Technician Fifth Grade Raymond M Loth has been in New Caledonia for eight months.
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Harry Allen
Norma Lee
Sumner St
Beatrice
Mery Loth
Beatrice Daily Sun
Allen
Henry A. Loth
California
Fort Dix
N. J
Loth
Elmer M. Loth
Aleutian Islands
Raymond M. Loth
New Caledonia
Visit Brother Who Was Home on Furlough
Rev and Mrs L J Wolff returned to their Lindy Nebraska home Thursday after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Jake Lottman and brother Harold who is home on a furlough.
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L. J. Wolff
Lindy
Nebr
Jake Lottman
Harold
Dedicate Service Flag At Congregational Church
A flag bearing twenty three stars honoring twenty three boys from the church was dedicated in a formal service at the Congregational church last Sunday February 27. A donor roll on the north wall lists Keith Johnson Robert Thompson Don Maw Keith Waggoner Max Thompson Ervin Roelfe Max Hill Adam Fasnacht Max Johnson Don McKensie Roger Diller Alfred Mayborn Raymond Reitfers Merle Johnson Max Braasch Lloyd Green Richard Miller Wellington Dean Glenn Ball Joy Renz Ray Renz Roe Patton and Dale Sandman. Eight are or have been overseas and two have returned. The First World War overseas flag with six stars is on the south wall beside the service flag. The dedicatory program included choir, flag salute, Gettysburg Address, hymns and readings. Three sisters placed flags during the Honor Roll reading as part of the ceremony.
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Keith Johnnson
Robert Thompson
Don Maw
Keith Waggoner
Max Thompson
Ervin Roelfe
Max Hill
Adam Fasnacht
Max Johnson
Don McKensie
Roger Diller
Alfred Mayborn
Raymond Reitfers
Merle Johnson
Max Braasch
Lloyd Green
Richard Miller
Wellington Dean
Glenn Bai
Joy Renz
Ray Renz
Roe Patton
Dale Sandman
Keith
Mex
Merle
Frank Johnson
Clarence Bent
Glenn Ball
Snyder
Scott Miller
Green
Everett
Leon Blasi
Carl Forsythe
Richard
R. W. Green
Flossie Raymond
America
Mrs. C. Steffen
Craig Baker
Washington
Delia Roelfs
Richard Steffen
Eleanor Weigel
Carolynn Clark
Gettysburg
Denise Anderson
Marilyon Miller
Miss Raymond
Verne Hubka
C. O. Smith
W. Snyder
E. Weigel
Small Sisters of Service
Doris Reiz
June Thompson
Darlene Roelfs
Local Church Honors Four War Service Boys
A church ceremony honored four service-bound youths with candles and dolour ribbons. Four older sisters acted as ushers while parents and wives received tribute. Representations of World War I and II framed the service as relatives and friends gathered. Committee leaders were Mrs. Scott Miller, Mrs. O. J. Mayborn, and Mrs. C. O. Smith.
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Mary Lou Thompson
Joyce Johson
Gloria Miller
Evelyn Rent
Scott Miller
O. J. Mayborn
C. O. Smith
Storm Leaves California City Cut Off and Damaged
The storm caused widespread flooding from Saturday through Monday with seven inches of rain and forty mph winds. Evacuations, gas and water cuts, and cars stranded filled streets as high tides washed away foundations at Redondo Beach and Long Beach. In Alamitos Bay and Hamilton Bowl areas homes and sidewalks suffered heavy damage while coast guard crews rescued residents and sheltered in White School.
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Redondo Beach
Hazel
East Long Beach
Alamitos Bay
Longe Beach
Hamilton Bowl
Coast Guards
Whitte
Jim Pickard
Lizzie Schaefer Caldwell dies at 79 in Garden City
Lizzie Schaefer Caldwell born April 30 1864 Livingston County Illinois died February 14 1944 Garden City Kansas aged 79 years 9 months 14 days. She married Charles E Caldwell January 26 1884 in Illinois. After years on a Nebraska farm near Diller they retired to Beatrice then moved to Garden City about 20 years ago. Survived by six sons Edward Lawrence Bert Frank Elza and Bill, one brother Charles Schaefer, one sister Mrs Geo Schimmel, twelve grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Lizzie Schaefer Caldwell
Livingston County
Illinois
Garden City
Kansas
Charles E. Caldwell
Nebraska
Diller
Beatrice
Kana
Methodist Church
Edward
Denver
Colo
Lawrence
Nebr
Bert
Belleville
Ill
Frank
Elza
Bill
Kans
Charles Schaefer
el Passo
Geo. Schimmel
Britt, Iowa
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Mother's Death
We sincerely appreciate the kindness shown to us by relatives friends and neighbors to the death of our dear mother and also for the beautiful floral offerings.
Californias Visit Delights Fasse Family
Mr and Mrs Fred Fasse and Milton Thomas returned from a two week visit with sister Mrs Orville Garton and family in Santa Monica California They enjoyed the visit and would have stayed longer but had to return for spring work They surprised their relatives by dropping in on Tuesday February first
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Fred Fasse
Milton Thomas
Orville Garton
Santa Monica
Calif
California
Breaks Arm Mrs Herman Schutte Confined at Diller
Mrs Herman Schutte is confined to her home in Diller with a broken left arm from a fall suffered last week.
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Herman Schutte
Diller
Miss June Reid Returns Home to Colorado Springs
Miss June Reid came back to Colorado Springs after visiting at the Jake Lottman home.
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June Reid
Colorado Springs
Colo
Jake Lottman
Doris Colgrove Visits Upson Family in Diller
Miss Doris Colgrove of San Antonio Texas is spending a few days with Mr and Mrs Robert Upson of Diller.
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Doris Colgrove
San Antonio
Texas
Robert Upson
Diller
Mrs Harry Davis Reported Seriously Ill at Home
Mrs Harry Davis is seriously ill at her home northeast of Diller. The notice notes her condition without further medical details or context.
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Harry Davis
Diller
Ocean Roars Turned Yeoman Homebound by March Twenty Fifth
A fragment notes the ocean can lick a man when angered and that the speaker, who is well and gaining weight, expects to return home around March 25, addressing readers with a casual update.
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U.S. A
Chester Upson
Diller Boys
Pacific
Amesia
Robert
Congregational Church
Flossie Reymond
Mrs. E. Weigel
Caldwell
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