South Holland Crane Operator Fatally Injured in Railroad Accident
Angelo De Rocco a crane fireman for the C E I railroad died at 7 55 AM while assisting in unloading coal at 153rd Street and C E I tracks near the crane men Dale Bennett discovered his absence from the crane and found the body near the equipment. An inquest is planned and the district will observe Good Friday with church services and holiday closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelo de Rocco
153Rd Street
Dale Bennett
Kimball Street
Danville
de Rocco
Bennett
de Young Funeral Home
Henry Jacobsma
Dalton
C. & E. I. Railroad
Joe Dacenzi
Woodlawn Avenue
Italy
Detroit
Mich
Veterans and families move across regions in service notes
With the Boys in Service lists visits and transfers from Iowa to Texas and Missouri, detailing Corporal Wm. Gibson at Shephard Field Boston course for Staff Sgt. Meeboer, and numerous others heading to Camp Sill Jefferson Barracks or awaiting deployment. Community drives by the South Holland Health Council seek clothing, canned goods, and household items for needy families with Edith Freeman coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Gibson
Wm. Gibson
Wichita Falls
Texas
Shephard Field
William Meeboer
Kessler Field
Biloxi
Miss
Boston
Mass
General Electric
Hans Jansma
Morris van der Aa
Lawrence Santefort
Emil Hoekstra
Harry
Ted van der Aa
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Mr. van der Aa
Andy
Henry
Cornelius 1A
Gouwens
Peter Shilling
Kenneth
David Paarlberg
John Robert Paarlberg
David Hoekstra
Dorothy Cook
California
Pvt
Herman Hoekstra
The
Public Health Council
Tuberculosis Institute
Christmas Seal Organization
Roosevelt School
South Holland
Edith B. Freeman
R.N
Freeman
Seed choices urged for vigorous uniform garden vegetables
L A Somers of the University of Illinois urges using vigorous uniform seed varieties for a successful summer garden. The advisory stresses selecting seed judged the best of their kind to ensure crops stand for victory and good results at planting time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Somers
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Varieties for the Better Home Garden booklet released
University of Illinois extension service recommends varieties from trials and lists them in the booklet Varieties for the Better Home Garden. The guide notes vegetable criteria vary by crop with emphasis on maturity, disease resistance, edible quality, and high yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Ilinoia
Extension Service In Agriculture and Home Economics
College
Somers
Mercuries Defeat Knights in Final Week Basketball
The Mercuries beat the Knights 38 to 31 on Friday March 27 as Jackie Mills starred at forward. Half time stood 15 14 with Mercuries surging to a twelve point lead. League standings list Harvey Ivanhoe Mercuries Zephyrs Dalton Hazelcrest Knights and more. In Memoriam Mrs Tys F Gouwens nee Gertrude De Young mourned by children twenty years after her death in 1922.
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Bethany Christian Reformed Church
General Assembly
Sam Campbell
Great North Woods
Roosevelt
Campbell
Roosevelt School
Symphonettes
Gilbert van der An
Peter Rickert
Florida
Gertrude Ruiter
The
Reformed Bible Institute
Grand Rapids
Mich
John Ter Louw
Pella
Cornelia
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Nellie Schilling
Christian School
Wisconsin
Chris Walvoord
Redwood
N. J
Tunis Verduin
Kenneth Scholl
Lawrence Scholl
West 158Th Street
John van Ess
Basra
Iraq
First Reformed Church
van Ess
Senior League For
Louis Ditmar
Edward J. Eylander
Klaas Rinkema
Rinkema
John Monsma
Munster
Ind
van Essenberg
Chicago
John S. Ter Louw
Simon Vroom
John Buteyn
Kuite
George C. Calder
Christ
Pilate
Har
Old Rump
Tunis Wognum
Mabel de Young
John Louis Vinke
Claude Dalenberg
Peter de Young
Hiram Jacobs
Teunis Verduin
Nick de Young
Verneeta Gouwens
Hermina Vanderbilt
Leona Paarlberg
Gerda Ver Duin
Jeanette van Kley
Ted Paarberg
Wm. Rietveld
Joyce Lee Rinkema
Mercuries
Dalton Wings
Knights
Jackie Mills
Mercury Star
Mills
Harvey
Ivanhoe
Zephyrs
Dalton
Hazelcrest
Tys F. Gouwens
Gertrude de Young
Card of Thanks and local notices in South Holland area
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindness during bereavement and acknowledges Rev J Westra and H Ryskamp. Also notes solicitation of asparagus shipments and stamp sources. Used car sale ad lists multiple 1940 models at Kickert Motor Sales in South Holland with contact Harvey 281.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kickert Motor Sales
155Th
Center Ave
Harvey
Local Officers Attend Wartime Traffic Control Course
Assistant Chief Lester Brookfelt Patrolman Arthur Ruff and Patrolman Alfred Kort will finish a two week traffic control course at Northwestern University this week Chief Frank Mraz also attends night sessions. Thirty nine men from seven municipal police departments four state units and one county unit are enrolled the program opens March 23 and covers accident investigation records use and wartime measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Brookfelt
Arthur Ruff
Riverdale Police Department
Alfred Kort
Dalton Police Department
Northwestern University
Frank Mraz
Riverdale
U. S. Army
Fort Sheridan
F. M. Kreml
Traffic Institute and Safety Division
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Northwestern
Special Problems Affecting Their Communities and States
Brief item notes ongoing special problems impacting multiple communities and states, highlighting local concerns and regional impacts without specific names or dates.
Fighting for America Filipino troops on Luzon defend flag with courage
The piece praises Filipino forces on Luzon for zeal and sacrifice aiding American soldiers in Bataan. It notes their desire for independence faded, replaced by loyalty to the stars and stripes as they fight against heavy odds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Luzon
Philippines
Bataan
Uncle Sam
Twenty Fifth Anniversary Of U S War With Germany
April six marks twenty five years since the United States declared war on Germany. The nation notes how aviation expanded reach and tied American life to Old World conflicts, challenging the belief that wars could be ended quickly. Human nature, it says, remains resistant to reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Europe
Asia
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South Holland Merchants
de Young Furniture Wausau Lumber
Gouwens Bros
Dutch Mill
Hoekstra Cleaning
South Holland Bank
Fancher Printing
Dalenberg and Gouwens
J. A. van Drunen
FOX & Gooding © CO
T. T. Gouwens and Sons
Holland, Ill
Nick E. Boer
157Th Street
So. Holland
R. H. Gouwens
Louis Street
C. Davis Dursema
S. Chicago Rd
South Holland, Ill
G & B Welding
Sc. Holland
S. C
H. Erffmeyer
Sibley Blvd
Dolton
Dale
137Th St
Edgar Kennedy
Sheila Ryan
el Brendel
Yumpin
FBI, & Sat
Greta, Garbo
I Melvyn Douglas
Sun
Mon
Wm. Powell
Myrna Loy
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Ralph Bird Doris Weston
Elsie Janis
Wendy Barrie
Tarzan
Captain Marvel
Shanghai
Tel. Ham
Res. Dolton
Samuel K. Avery
Hohman Ave
Hammond, Ind
Johnny Mack Brown
Fuzzy
Knight
Universal Picture
Alan Baxter
Florence Rice
Winslow
Navy
Walt Disniys Robeene Beres
Walt
TNE Bua
News of the World
Ical
Cartoon News
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