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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1945
Page
8
A long letter from Bill Gibson describes his time in Khartoum Sudan near the Nile 140 degree summers a desert base and horse riding costs for a new Arabian pony. The piece also lists local residents hospital visits church services school elections and village board actions in South Holland Illinois with upcoming bowling tournaments and community events.
The Busy Bese 4-H club met at Gerdine De Graff’s home on April 11 1945 as girls chose clothing as their summer project. Officers elected include President Jackie Blaauw Vice President Marilyn Paarlberg Secretary Geradine De Graff Treasurer Claire De Young Reporter Evelyn Rietveld Recreation chair Dorothy Olthoff Program Nellie Rinkema War effort Myrna Ward. Willis Vreeman remains in Mercy hospital improving. Village election results list James Gouwens 120 votes as president Raymond Gouwens clerk Harold De Young Tunis Santefort Geru Voss Leonard Lagestee police magistrate with 54. Election judges were Leona Lagestee Clara Ippel Ada Wognum Gladys De Young Marie Jansma wives of overseas servicemen. Mrs. Lester Traas returned from Pacific Coast visit. husband expected furlough soon. Pfe Clayton Santefort was home.
Rev. R L Veenstra of Muskegon Michigan will discuss When Jesus Comes on the Back to God Hour on April 22 at 9 p m. The Christian Reformed church sponsors the WCFL Chicago broadcast at 1000 ke.
Farmers must collect red points when selling or giving away rationed meat from home or custom slaughter, as reaffirmed by the OPA. Families raising animals for home use are exempt, and borrowing or lending meat within farming families is allowed without points. An official point table is available from local rationing boards.
This item lists multiple classified notices including for sale kitchen stove and Philco radio, rent five acres of alfalfa hay, and contact details for Anthony iDe Groot Sr Bob Tromp and Peter P Van Drunen. It also notes Campbell's early spring tomato juice shipments to overseas markets and the local representative Phil Paarlberg with phone numbers.
Notice asks farmers to write or call Dyer Supply Co in Dyer Indiana to sell or junk old Fairbanks Morse or New Idea small gasoline engines. The shop promises the highest prices for old gasoline engines.
For sale listing offers a seven year old work horse in South Holland Illinois. Inquiries directed to Henry Ryskamp at 161st and Volbrecht's road. Another sale lists men's moccasins size 11B worn twice for six dollars, a small dresser for five dollars, contact after six at 188468 State Street Riverdale first apartment B50-2P.
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