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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1945
Page
8
Soldiers abroad share Christmas memories from the equatorial front. Community updates include polio drive success, school honor rolls expanding to 2565 in service, local church notices, and events such as a Roosevelt P T A movie night and a banko party. Obituaries and veteran notices are also published as part of village life.
Della Van Driel wife of the late Leonard Van Driel was buried Jan 21 at age 61 years 8 months 22 days. Survived by three children Alice Wiltjers Mary Oosterhuis and Harry. her mother Mrs Alice Brassler. two brothers Henry of Washington DC and Walter of South Holland. four sisters Mrs Mary Kooy Munster Mrs Anna Van Mynere Lansing Mrs Cornelia Van Der Aa Dolton and Mrs Susan Mossel South Holland.
A Farm Meeting at McKinley School South Bolland will feature demonstrations of labor saving methods. Sponsored by Van Der An Brothers, commission agent for Sinclair Refining, the event promotes the Farm Work Simplification campaign with practical farmers and experts. A Sinclair motion picture shows methods in action and a full color musical is included.
Calvin College president Prof. Henry Schultze will address the program February 1 at 9 p m on WCFL Chicago 1000 ke. The topic is Whirl is King and the Christian Reformed church sponsors the over air broadcast.
Invited. Those who wish to join us as charter members, please bring your discharge papers. We believe we have already shown that we can be of service to the community. Mrs. Stanley Van Der An left to visit her husband who is stationed at Camp Crowder, Mo. FOR RENT: Good farm land. See Jacob H. De Young, 159th and Indiana ave., South Holland, Mi.
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