Death of Mrs Gerrit DeVries in Denver
Mrs. Gerrit DeVries nee Jessie Smits died at her Denver home on August 16 at age 83 8 22. She was born November 27 1904 in Lansing Illinois and married Gerrit DeVries July 2 1925. Funeral services were held in Denver and South Holland with interment at Oakridge cemetery. She leaves husband Evelyn her mother Mrs Sam Boonsma and three brothers and six sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrit DeVries
Jessie Smits
Denver
Colo
DeVaivo
Lansing
Roseland
Bethseda Sanitarium
Second
Christian Reformed Church
Hooker
South Holland
Bethany Christian Reformed Church
J. O. Bousma
Oakridge Cemetery
Gerrit
Evelyn
Sam Boonsma
Peter Nell
B. Kamstra
Rose
G. de Young
Oak Glen
Susie
J. Pleiter
Evergreen Park
Thresla
John Vander Zee
Grace
John van Buren
Minno
Janette
Richard
Alfred
Resolution Honoring Harry P. De Young on Board Service
The South Holland Trust and Savings Bank records a resolution praising the faithful conscientious service of Board member Harry P. De Young. The motion directs a copy be spread on minutes sent to Mrs. De Young and published in The Pointer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry P. de Young
South Holland Trust and Savings Bank
de Young
Onion Set Association forms to aid onion industry growth
The secretary of state issued the certificate of incorporation for the Onion Set Association, formed to promote understanding among growers and dealers and to foster orderly marketing of onion sets. Local residents Gerrit DeVries Evelyn will stay until Sept 5 before returning to Denver, while Dick Van Vanen of Corsica is visiting relatives. Anthony William Walvoord was born Aug 23 at Ingalls Memorial hospital. Cornelia Bolt’s household shower honors Richard De Young who plans to marry next month. Cornelius Gouwens, longtime Ames IA college instructor, visits relatives and will return on Labor Day. Billy Meeboer seeks U S Army Air Corps schooling at Kankuk? HI. awaiting call. Peter Dalenberg reports fifty head of chickens stolen Monday night from seventy-chicken coop. twenty old hens and fifty pullets taken, thieves left the old hens and quietly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrit DeVries
Evelyn
Denver
Colo
Dick van Vanen
Corsica
South Dakota
Roel van Varen
C. A. Walvoord
Anthony William
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Cornelia Bolt
Richard de Young
West 159Th Street
Miss Bolt
Richard DeYoung
Cornelius Gouwens
Ames, Iowa
Billy Meeboer
Raymond Meeboer
U. S. Army Air Corps
Kanioul
James Brasehler
Everett
Wash
Gerrit Roster
Halsted Street
Peter Dalenberg
Mr. Dalenberg
Reformed Church Services August 28 in Pella and West Suburbs
Rev. Lubberts will oversee True Reformed church services on August 28. Ground was broken for Nick DeYoung & Son funeral home at 14 000 building plans. Vows exchanged in Van der Vliet Tapp wedding to Arthur Van der Vliet officiated by Rev Ter Louw. Bride from West 158th Street, couple starting house at 15740 Wausau.
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Lubberts
Pella
Iowa
True Reformed Church
Nick DeYoung
Bethany Christian Reformed Church
Bousma
Western Springs
van der Vliet
Tapp
Alice Tapp
Jacob Tapp
West 158Th Street
Arthur van der Vliet
Myr
Howard van der Vliet
Ter Louw
First Reformed Church
Nick Tapp
Henry van der Vliet
John Koster
Wausau Avenue
Perfection Gear Company
Harvey
Coolidge School
Church Services Announced by Rev Westra
Christian Reformed Church lists Sunday services for August 28. At 9:00 a.m. worship titled The Trinity followed by a 1:30 p.m. service in Holland language The Groaning Creation and a 7:30 p.m. sermon The Supremacy of Love led by Pastor I Westra.
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Christian Reformed Church
I. Westra
Meaning of Red Herring Across Path
A red herring is a heavily salted smoked herring used to mislead. The phrase draws attention from the real question by introducing a side issue and traces to a 1686 Cox description in Gentlemen's Recreation where dogs are misled by scent.
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Cox
Shower Held for Lansing Bride-to-Be Miss LaVerne Busack
Hold shower for Lansing bride to be LaVerne Busack was honored at a kitchen shower hosted by her future mother in law and sister in law Mrs. F. C. Barkow and Viola Barkow at their Lansing home. Guests arrived under pink and white galdioli with banco prizes won by Mrs. A Lip take, Mrs. J. Wernicke and Miss Gwen Hart. Gifts to the bride included kitchen equipment as the party ended with refreshments. Out of town guests included Miss Frances Negosinske Valparaiso Ind Mrs. John Busack Dixmoor Ill Miss Gwen Hart Chicago and Mrs. Thomas Trinosky East Chicago Ind. The Busack Barkow wedding is set for St Ann's church in Lansing.
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Lansing
LaVerne Busack
F. C. Barkow
Viola Barkow
Gwen Hart
Miss Busack
Frances Negosinske
Valparaiso
Ind
John Busack
Dixmoor
Chicago
End of Drought Cycle Suggested by Weather Bureau
A weather bureau report indicates the seven year U S drought from 1930 to 1936 may have ended with 80 percent of the nation receiving above normal rainfall in early 1938. The era brought hardship on the Plains as rains lagged and crops and livestock suffered, changing local spirits from hopeful to despair.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
United States
Great Central Plains
Kinney Family Mourns Elder Cheona Resident
Edward C Kinney and close relatives traveled to Cheona for the death of a longtime Cheona resident Mr Kinney who died early Saturday August 20 Funeral services were held Monday. Thomas Simnick son of Paul and Mrs Simnick of Riverdale underwent a second minor operation on Tuesday August 22 and is now recovering at home.
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Edward C. Kinney
Lucy Kinney
Roberta Kinney
Mayme Flynn
John
T. M. Kinney
Cheona
Kinney
Flynn
J. Kinney
J. E. Kinney
Thomas Simnick
Paul Simnick
Riverdale
Acme Nears Industrial League Softball Pennant
In the 1938 Y Industrial Softball season teams are finishing postponed games. Acme has won three recent games beating Arcady Farms 14 to 6, Peoples Store 9 to 6, and Whiting Corporation 1 to 0. Pullman Car and Columbia Mills left the league due to schedule conflicts.
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Pullman Car
Columbia Mills
Acme
Arcady Farms
Peoples Store
Whiting Corporation
Sherwin-Williams
Burnside
Great Lakes
Federal
Arcady
Changing Eras in Japan and the One Year Name Rule
In Japan era names shifted with events and calamities, a practice seen under Godaigo who changed year names nine times over a 22 year reign from 1318 to 1339. Emperor Meiji in 1868 halted this, ordering each emperor to use a single era name throughout their reign.
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Japan
Godaigo
Meizi
Soil Testing School to Be Held Here
Soil testing lectures at the University of Illinois farm show alfalfa yields three times with phosphate and lime. Manure has little effect. Farm Adviser C A Hughes leads sessions for farmers in Thornton and Bloom townships with samples urged from three inches deep, air dried, and brought to meetings at Waterman and Kloss farms on September 5 and 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
C. A. Hughes
Thornton Township
Edwin R. Waterman
Greenwood Road
154Th Street
Bloom Township
George Kloss
Torrence Avenue
Sauk Trail
For Sale Oil Heater at 13730 Leyden Ave
Classified note offers an oil heater for sale at 13730 Leyden Avenue with contact Interocean 9784. Listed as 16-1 in the column.
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Leyden Ave
Interocean
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Jessie DeVries
Onion Set Association
Linois
A. Plymert
Park Ave
So. Holland, Ill
151St
Indiana Avenue
Dick van Drunen
159Th St
So. Holland
Dutch Mill Service
STA
Texaco Gas & Oils
CottaGe Grove Ave
Ill
J. Mulder
Kettler’s
Luken’s Drug Store
Berger’s Bakery
Dalton
Trapp
Highlawn
Ted Dreger
Northside
Acme Steel
Chicago-Riverdale
Federal Electric Burnside Steel Ateeee
Peoples Store Ingersoll Steel da Sedeacueess- Sherwin-Williams
Koch’s
Cali Hams
Swift
Dolton 770
Theo. Koch
Alban P. Reich Jeweler and Optometrist
Lincoln Ave
Dolton
George O’brien
Mary Boland
Ritz Brothers
Kentucky
Moonshine
Tony Martin Masters Weaver
Floyd Gibbons
Tuesi
Ginger Rogers
James Stewart
Victor
Superior Heating CO
John Scheffers
Myrtle Ave
R Harvey
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