Potato Day Orders From Wattles For Nebraska
Food Administrator Wattles proclaims Thursday each week as POTATO day in Nebraska to push reduced-price potato sales and substitution for wheat flour. Rules include required potato for each flour unit, 20 percent cereals in bread, milk use not advertised as milk bread, and sugar or substitute limits. Also notes moves of soldiers from San Antonio to Morrison and South Carolina.
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Omaha
Nebr
Wattles
Nebraska
Local Notes From Fairbury and Area Socializing
Mrs. Deyo Hughes of Fairbury visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ginder last Thursday. Several families and individuals are listed with visits, illnesses, and travel notes across Fairbury Meade County and nearby towns including Lincoln visits, Red Cross meeting attendance, hospital stays, and threshermen events.
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Mrs. Murray
Hazel Copple
Cmt
Rassmussen
Irene Fllsworth
Anna Thiessen
Fairbury
Lueck
Chas. Deeter
Rock Reek
Red Cross
Jansen
Jacob Fast
B. Kroeker
D. A. Friesen
Lincoln
H. C
John
Geo. Classen
P. F. Rempel
Meade County
Kafisas
J. Li. Harms
Joh
P. BE. Rempel
H. C. Janzen
Nebraska
Paxton
M. J. Brockmeyer
Food and Feed Shippers Ordered to Seek Cars via Rail Agents
Director General McAdoo and the Food Administration coordinate car distribution for grain products feeds and perishables. Shippers should first apply through railroad agents and, if needed, contact zone Food Administration grain division or Washington directly with car requests, destinations, consignee and commodity details.
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McAdoo
The
Food Administration
Food Administration Grain Division
Washington
Rye flour not a substitute for wheat flour says Wattles
Omaha February 11 Rye flour cannot replace wheat flour though it may be sold without substitutes. Whole wheat and graham flours also are not substitutes and must be sold with substitutes. Purchasers buying whole wheat or graham must buy six tenths as much substitutes as wheat flour.
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Food Administration
Wattles
Omaha
Nebr
Administrator Wattles
Farmers May Exchange Wheat for 30 Day Flour Supply
Omaha Nebraska February 11 Farmers may exchange wheat for flour at the mill for not more than a thirty days supply Food Administrator Wattles emphasizes this ruling to end confusion.
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Omaha
Nebr
Church Services and Sunday School Schedule
Sunday School begins at 10 A M at the Methodist Church. Church services follow at 11 A M and 8 P M Bible class at 7 P M. The morning sermon topic is The High Cost of Life and the evening study is A Study in Profit and Loss. Special music planned for the evening service.
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Methodist Church
Sunay
Friesen Couple Return From Rochester Outing
Mr and Mrs N B Friesen came home Tuesday evening to Rochester Minnesota after a trip. A luncheon was held with the group and all enjoyed the gathering. Mrs H N Friesen of Fairbury visited Saturday and Sunday with locals including Mathias Michaels a former resident who lived in the western area.
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E.N. Veateh
Fairbury
A. H. Baatz
Fred Bettin
Baby
Meade County
Kansas
Ray Ipson
News
Lincoln
Beatrice
H. C. Flaming
Newton
Dave Flaming
N. B. Friesen
Tom Rochester
Minn
Olab
Mice Thiessen
Mathias Michaels
German Alien Enemy Registration At Local Post Office
Last week the government set a registration for alien enemies. Seventeen people registered at the post office, all born in Germany, ages 26 to 77. Each supplied four photos and three affidavit copies. fingerprints were taken by the district postmaster.
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Germany
Nebraska seeks $50,000 for national ad campaign
The Omaha Chamber of Commerce Bureau of Publicity aims to raise $50,000 for a nationwide promotional drive for Nebraska. Commercial groups and Nebraska newspapers will be invited to propose copy ideas.
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Bureau of Publicity
The
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Nebraska
Opportunity For Service Open For Men Who Know Horses
The Army seeks 2,000 men for the Veterinary Corps with horse handling experience. Targeted are veterinary and agricultural students, farmers, stablemen, and others familiar with horses. Pay ranges from 30 to 56 dollars monthly plus clothing, food and quarters. Enlist at any Army recruiting station.
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Army
Nebraska Men Safe After Tuscania Sinking
War Department reports Harold Heasty and John Heasty of Fairbury as safe after the Tuscania torpedoing. A fourth Nebraskan is listed as missing with three others still in doubt.
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War Department
Harold Heasty
John Heasty
Fairbury
Tuscania
War Savings Director Uses Schools to Promote Campaign
Ward M Burgess War Savings Director for Nebraska says school houses can serve as community centers to hold meetings for the War Savings Stamp drive. He has sent guidance to 1100 Nebraska town chairmen urging local school officials and leaders to address gatherings in schools, emphasizing the school house as the cradle of liberty.
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Ward M. Burgess
War Savings
Nebraska
Little Red
Mr. Burgess
Liberty
Government Insurance Alert For Enlisted Soldiers
Parents and relatives are urged to inform soldiers that government insurance must be applied for within 120 days of enlistment. Rates range from 0.64 to 1.14 per thousand per month, depending on age, with coverage up to 10 000 dollars.
Revival meetings to start with preacher Henry S Voth
Reverend Henry S. Voth will be present Sunday to launch revival meetings spanning five weeks. Mr and Mrs John Wiebe and H F Wiebe and family visited Klaas Wiebe on Sunday.
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Henry. S. Voth
John Wiebe
H. F. Wiebe
Klaas Wiebes
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Henry Zillmerman
San Antonio
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John Nider
South Carolina
Ester Ellsworth
Connie
Mis
Koontz See
Saterda
Deyo Hughes
Ginder
Murray Wao
H. A. Friesen
Jéby A. Friesen
Anna Friesen
Henry Heidelk’s
Maggie Rempel
J. A. Krause
H. E. Wegeles
K. M. B. Church
John F. Krause
Mennonite Hospital
R. R
Miens
Jefferson County
Boy Safe
Jazisen Lumbe
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