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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1942
Page
1
The nationwide coffee rationing order takes effect at midnight Saturday November 21 with sales frozen from 12:01 p.m. November 22. Eligible buyers must hold War Ration Book One and be 15 or older. Stamps 27 allow one pound of coffee under a five week period starting November 29.
Institutional users must register for coffee at the office on November 23 or 24 between 7 and 9 PM. Each user must bring a list of coffee usage from Goslane for Sept 1 to Oct 31, 1942 and current inventory as of midnight Nov 21, 1942. The retailer will file Form No 1202 on December 21. Details to follow.
Registration for gasoline rationing began at Diller High School on Wednesday afternoon November 18 and ran into the evening. By Thursday morning a total of 138 car owners had registered under the supervision of Supt. Carl Ludington. Teachers assisted, handling up to eight registrations per desk. The drive continues Friday from 1 30 to 5 30 p.m.
The county clerk in Fairbury settled the tie for assessor Saturday by a flip. Snyder won the flip and the post.
Dale Close and Joe Roessler left Sunday for Fort Leavenworth Kansas to enter the army after being in San Francisco. The trip marks their induction into military service with other local men preparing for duty.
Arnold Bud Lottman reports airmail from his brother Max Braash in the U S Navy on convoy duty now relocated to the Pacific. Max notes he cannot describe his experiences and mentions five welcome Diller Records arriving at once and thanks Mrs Cavett as he plans to write soon.
Reliable reports say Union Pacific will build a track from Alexandria to a new army air field northwest of the city. Work to start immediately with a branch heading north to the air base. Plans include large gasoline tanks along the line to supply fuel for the base.
Washington dispatch reports local rationing boards under a quota system will decide who gets first call on replacement tires and recapped tires under the national gasoline rationing program starting December 1. Boards will receive certificate quotas and allotments based on the car’s wartime function, public health and safety, with tire type tied to gasoline allotment.
The Diller Methodist Church hosts a Saturday afternoon and evening supper and bazaar in the church basement on November 21. Child plates under 12 cost 20 cents, adults 30 cents. Features include a fish pond and booths for aprons and novelties.
The Jefferson County Selective Service Board lists 65 inductees for December 5. From Fairbury are 39 men and 26 come from other parts of the county, including names from Diller Plymouth Jansen Endicott Steele City and known locals Edward Patton Howard Preston and William Butterbaugh.
Mrs. Robert Diller and her son Robert Jr arrive in Arlington for a family visit with relatives. They will stay with Miss Fannie Diller as they prepare to move to Chicago where Robert has resigned from the Justice Department anti trust division after four years and accepted a position with Sidles McPherson Austin Burgess.
Mrs. Claude Ellis returns home to Diller after several weeks in Odell hospital with medical treatment. The ad promotes Cozy Brooder Houses by C. L. Geer Lumber Paint Coal offering ready built units for sale with phone contact in Diller Nebraska.
Cpl Geo Armstrong former Diller schools instructor and his bride Ethel Louise Jones wed at Bethel Presbyterian Church Wymore in a candlelit ceremony with Rev Davies and Rev Baker. Agnes Armstrong and Everett Jones also marry, followed by a 250 guest reception.
Commissioner S C Hutchinson urges farmers landowners and tenants to destroy roadside weeds this fall to save trouble with snow and to comply with the law. He appeals for immediate action.
A bazaar will be given by the Women’s Society of the Hope Reformed church in Harbine Nebraska on Friday November 20 at Harbine School Auditorium. Plate supper at 6 p m during wartime, booths open at 7 and a free program at 8 30.
Examinations for teachers will be held Saturday November 21 at Fairbury High School library and Diller High School starting at 8 a m.
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