South Holland War News and Local Notices December 1944
Local letters from Fort Bliss Texas Camp Edwards Massachusetts and overseas fronts note mail delays and longing for home. S/Sgt. Van Deran furloughs and reassignments, church notices, births, marriages, and a Roosevelt PTA film benefit set for January 12. Communities share updates on service members, clergy calls, and family events across South Holland and nearby towns.
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Pfc
Peter Ravesloot
Wausau Ave
Hugh Seffens
United Church
Glenwood
Protestant Reformed Church
Leonard Vermeer
South Holland
Protestant Reformed Church of
Pella
Vermeer
Stanley van Deran
Miami Beach
Fla
Roosevelt P. T. A
Europe
William van Rees
Second
Roseland Christian
Christian Reformed Church
M. Arnoys
Sioux City
Clarence Groot
Waupun
Wis
L. van la
Jansma earns third Oak Leaf Cluster on Air Medal
Anthony B. Jansma, 21, ball turret gunner on the B 17 Flying Fortress Mountain Time, receives his third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in Allied bombing raids over Germany. He joined the RAF in 1942 and has flown many missions against targets such as Politz Hanover Kassel and Ludwigshafen. Jansma serves with the 487th Bomb Group under Col. Robert Taylor, part of the Third Bombardment Division praised for the England Africa shuttle bombing of Reich targets in August 1948.
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Eighth Air Force
England
Anthony B. Jansma
RAF
Jansma
Highth Air Force
Germany
Sgt
Politz
Hanover
Kassel
Ludwigshafen
487Th
Robert Taylor
Ruxton
Third
England-Africa
Messerschmidt
Regensburg
Well Baby Clinic Immunizations Jan 11 Village Hall
The next Well Baby Clinic is at the village hall on January 11. All pre school children and those starting school next fall should receive diphtheria tetanus and smallpox immunizations. No child may enter school without them. A 50 cent charge applies, servicemen's children free.
Veterans to Meet for South Holland Post Charter Election
Attention veterans. Charter members of the South Holland Post American Legion will meet Friday January 12 1945 at 8:00 p.m. in South Holland village hall. Officers will be elected charter application signed membership cards and dues discussed. Bring discharge papers and district commander may attend. Pfe comments on Christmas gifts from the 36th Texas Division in eastern France.
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South Holland Post
American Legion
South Holland Village
Pfe
Peter Ravesfoot
South Holland
36Th “Texas” Division
France
Calvin College President to speak on Be Ye Unafraid
Prof. Henry Schultze of Calvin College will discuss Be Ye Unafraid on January 7 at 9 p.m. on the Back to God Hour. The Christian Reformed church sponsors the WCFL Chicago 1000 ke broadcast.
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Henry Schultze
Calvin College
The
Christian Reformed Church
WCFL
Chicago
Continental Marines Pay Scales in 1775 Revealed
The excerpt notes pay rates set on November 10 1775 for the Continental Marines. Captains earned thirty dollars per month lieutenants twenty dollars sergeants eight dollars and privates six dollars and two thirds.
In Memoriam Aggie Van Drunen
In fond memory of our dear mother who passed away fifteen years ago. Jan. 2. By our hearts your memory lingers. Sweetly tender kind and true. There is not a day dear mother that we do not think of you. The Peter J. Van Drunen Family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aggie van Drunen
Peter J. van Drunen
Vehicle Licenses On Sale In South Holland 1945
Vehicle licenses for 1945 are on sale in South Holland at the collectors office in the village hall. Hours are Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm Saturday 8 am to 12 noon Tuesday evening 7 pm to 8 pm. Fees: Passenger cars 2 dollars trucks 3 dollars. After February 1 the fee increases 50 cents per month.
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South Holland
Notice of new phone number for De Young's Delicatessen
Our telephone number has changed to HARVEY 4612 for De Young's Delicatessen. Residence phone 4701-J 36-16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
DE Young
Wanted waitress for Fred's Place in Riverdale
A recruitment note seeks a waitress for Fred's Place located at 1 West 137th Street in Riverdale. The terse listing requests interim help with no further details on hours pay or qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
West 137Th Street
Riverdale
Til
Card of Thanks and Local Classifieds Summary
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to Rev Bassler police and floral supporters for support after Emelia Rose's death. Children and Grandchildren. For sale items include a Clark Jewel gas stove a small hot water heater and a Florence oil heater plus coal. Contact Harvey 179 or 339 East 159th Street South Holland. Also a notice seeking old Fairbanks Morse or New Idea gasoline engines for sale or junk inviting written or phone offers. Dyer Supply Co. Dyer Indiana phone 2251.
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Bassler
Emelia Rose
Clark Jewel
East 159Th St
South Holland
Florence
Seymour de Boer
West 159Th St
Til
Fairbanks Morse
Dyer Supply CO
Dyer, Ind
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