South Holland gifts lift sailor taming Christmas spirit
A South Holland Chamber of Commerce note thanks the town for Christmas gifts sent to a serviceman. He describes receiving a box before Christmas while stationed at Parris Island, then transferred to San Francisco, with a brief layover in Chicago to visit family.
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South Holland Marine Stufflebeam
San Francisco
Calif
Chamber of Commerce
South Holland Chamber of Commerce
Parris Island
S. C
Chiago
West Coast
DeYoung Sends Thanks From Philadelphia Coast Guard Post
Evelyn DeYoung writes from the Coast Guard station in Philadelphia praising training in Palm Beach Florida and life at the men’s barracks high on the eighth floor of the Benjamin Franklin hotel She notes daily inspections liberty and late hours while stationed with Spars and thanks friends in South Holland for letters gifts and local news
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Par DeYoung
Chamber of Commerce
South Holland
Jello
Philadelphia
Coast Guard
Palm Beach
Fla
Ian
Atlantic
District Coast Yard
Benjamin Franka
Liberty
Philly
C. G. Spar
Evelyn DeYoung
Life Long Farmer Johannes Ver Meulen Dies at 68
Johannes Ver Meulen of 161st and incennes road, longtime farmer, died Monday morning at age 68 years 9 months 27 days from multiple sclerosis. Born in Heukelom Netherlands in 1876, he received funeral services Wednesday April 25 at De Young's funeral home with Rev. Jacob Blaauw officiating. Burial followed at Oak Ridge Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Nellie one brother Daniel of Hebron Indiana and a sister Jennie Van Dommelen of Keenix.
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Johannes Ver Meulen
Incennes Road
Outh Holland
Ver Meulen
Heukelom
Nethrlands
de ‘Oung
Jacob Blaauw
Oakidge Cemetery
Nellie
Daniel
Hebron
Ind
Jennie van Dommelen
Keenix
Legion Flag Dedication Ceremony in South Holland
The South Holland Post No. 883 will dedicate the town flags with a ceremony at Roosevelt school auditorium on Friday night April 27 at o'clock. The public is invited to attend the patriotic event featuring the South Holland band Rev Blaauw Eldersveld Mayor James Gouws Joseph Cook Gilbert Van Der Aa and Legion officers in the program.
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Legion
South Holland
Merican ‘Legion
Roosevelt School
South Holland Band
Blaauwer
Eldersveld
James Gouwas
Joseph Cook
Gilbert van der
Village Board Meeting Minutes Remarks and Attendance
The South Lolland village board held a regular meeting on Tuesday at eight o clock with all members present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved on a motion by Trustee Zeilenga. Attorney McGowan reported receiving assurance from Engineer Bernhardt of the C and prior discussion with officials.
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South Lolland
Zeilenga
McGowan
Bernhardt
Reverend Eldersveld to Speak on Back to God Hour
Pastor Peter Eldersveld of Bethany Christian Reformed Church will speak on the Back to God Hour on April 29 at 9 p.m. The topic is Our Father. The Christian Reformed Church sponsors the broadcast on WCFL Chicago.
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Peter Eldersveld
Outh Holland Bethany Christian Rewmed
Father
Hristian Reformed Church
WCFL
Chicago
Viaduct discussion meeting and new dog ordinance read
The meeting notes show E. I. BR R. planning to attend the next meeting on the viaduct issue. Mr. McGowan read the new dog ordinance and it was sent to the Ordinance committee. Reports of village officers were read and filed.
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E. I. BR
McGowan
Santefort
van der Aa
Ray Robinson
158Th Street
van Duersen
Public Service Company
Northern Illinois
Chicago Road
159Th Street
Voss
Collector’s and Water Department
Local Family News From April Notices and Returns Home
Local column reports births and visits. Mr and Mrs Wayne De Young welcomed a baby boy Larry Wayne on April 20 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital. Sgt Louis Workman returns from India on a 21 day furlough. James Shilling released from hospital in Calcutta. Erwin Wognum phones from New York about wounds. will be hospitalized here. Freddie Koster home on weekends from Vaughn hospital after three months. Pvt Elmer DeVries recovering in France. Mrs Herman Polaskey back from Ingalls Memorial, still under observation. Joan Vander Giessen ill with strep in blood. First Christian Reformed church services April 29 led by Rev Albert Jabaay. Eugene Scornavacco, son of Brank Sagweri, home from Camp Robinson for furlough. to report to Camp Meade May 6. Consistory of First Chris.
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Wayne de Young
Larry Wayne
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Sgt
Louis Workman
India
Isaac Shilling
James
Calcutta
Erwin Wognum
New York
States
Pfe
Freddie Koster
Vaughn Hospital
Elmer DeVries
France
Herman Polaskey
Joan Vander Giess
Camp Robinson
Ark
Camp Meade
Chris
Church Holds Meeting to Choose Pastor Candidates
Reformed church plans a congregational meeting Monday evening to select their pastor from candidates Rev. H. Dykhouse Rev. E. H. Oocostendorp and CandiDate Henry Vander Kam.
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Tion Reformed Church
H. Dykhouse
E. H. Oocostendorp
Henry Vander Kam
Fire Chief Urges Public Help to Cut Fire Loss
Fire Chief Michael Van Der Aa cites a national fire loss of 423,538,000 dollars for last year and calls the figure the worst since 1932. He warns fires waste scarce resources during war and urges South Holland residents to properly extinguish matches and cigarettes and handle flammable liquids with care.
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Michael van ‘der Aa
South Holland
For Sale: 7 Yr Old Sorrel Horse and Work Horse Ad
Notice describes a 7 year old sorrel horse 1600 lbs for sale by Sam Mande Giessen Elizabeth 2t near Thorn ton rd South Holland Tl 52 2p and a good work horse 7 years old 1600 lbs gentle offered by P J Van Drunen So Holland Ill 52 16 plus notes on Campbell's spring plant shipments and tomato juice wartime demand and a local rep Phil Paarlberg and Harvey phone line 2352 1 and a sales and service job forecast for postwar years
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Sam Mande
Giessen
Elizabeth
Thornton Rd
South Holland
P. J. van ‘Drunen
Holland
Ill
Campbell’s
Phil. J. Paarlberg
Harvey
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