Soldier expresses thanks for hometown support during basic training
Richard Dodson writes from Camp Wolters Texas to South Holland and the chamber of commerce thanking them for the Christmas present and the Pointer. He notes shared climate with Texas cold weather and that he has completed half his basic training with nine weeks left. He asks to pass thanks to others who sent gifts and signs off warmly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland
Camp Wolters
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago Policeman Arrested After Assaults Near Halsted
Chicago officer Geog. Peterman, 35, a veteran from Chicago Lawn station, was disarmed by South Holland officers H. Van Der Bilt and J. Mulder after he assaulted Miss Reidy at a tavern visit and fired at a Grand Trunk crossing. Reidy filed charges of assault and attempted attack. Peterman held for arraignment. Police gun reloaded with five shells found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Peterman
W. 83Rd St
Chicago
Chicago Lawn
H. van der Bilt
J. Mulder
South Holland
Peterman
Miss Reidy
61St
Halsted
Grand Trunk Railroad
159Th
Kenneth Day
Harvey
Grand Trunk
Day
Harry Bolen
Henry Amptmeyer
Amptmeyer
van der Bilt
Mulder
Peirman
Grand Trunk agents aid local police in investigation
Police Commissioner Harold De Young heads the inquiry after special agents from the Grand Trunk railroad arrived to assist. He collected witness statements as part of the ongoing investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk Railroad
Harold de Young
Sailor James Cahl Reported Missing
James Cahl a Navy sailor stationed on a submarine is reported missing per a government telegram to his wife Violet Cahl of Glenwood. The telegram said missing details would follow. Cahl has served about eighteen months and sent a January 12 letter with a January 11 money order. he was believed to be near the Hawaiian Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cahl
James B. Cah
Violet Cahl
van ‘der Heyden
Cahl
Navy
Glenwood
Pointer
Hawaiian Islands
Famous Evangelist to Speak at First Reformed Church
The Men's Society of the First Reformed Church invites all to hear Rev. Henri F. M. Pol, a world traveler, evangelist, and teacher, speak on "Russia and the Far East" at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday January 26 1944. Pol has lived in China and the Dutch East Indies and worked with Russians in Shanghai. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
First Reformed Church
Henri F. M. Pol
Pol
Russia
Far East
China
Dutch East Indies
Shanghai
Holland
Tuberculosis Chest Clinic Set for January 21
Edith Busch Freeman announces a diagnostic chest clinic by the Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago and Cook County at the South Holland Health Center on Friday January 21 from 12 30 p m to 2 p m. Residents from Phoenix Dalton Riverdale Thornton and nearby South Holland without a family doctor or with a doctor referring them are urged to attend. Early detection and continued treatment are stressed to curb spread and save lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Busch Freeman
Tuberculosis Institute of
South Holland
South Holland Officer Enlists for Naval Training
John Mulder, longtime special police officer for the Village of South Holland, was inducted on Jan 15 and will depart for naval training this Saturday. The police department and village council members held a farewell gathering Wednesday and presented him with a cash purse. Mulder is married and his wife will continue housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
John Mulder
South Holland
Mulder
Lagestee-Kiel wed in double ring ceremony at McKinley School
Hilda Katherine Lagestee and John Kiel married in a double ring ceremony December 30 at the McKinley school located at 167th and Cottage Grove Ave. Rev. I Westra officiated. The bride wore a white satin gown with pearl insets and seed pearl trim on the train, her veil secured by a seed pearl tiara.
Wedding bells and community notices from South Holland event page
Pearls and silver slippers adorned a bride as guests included Jeanette and John. The couple plan to live at 150th Street and Indiana Avenue. A nurse of local families and veterans appeared in news as seven TT HS history students discussed victory costs and a 87th birthday celebrated. The South Holland Chamber elected officers Harry Vinke president Jacob Van Der Giesen VP and Peter Dalenberg secretary treasurer. Community notices include voter registration reminders and a Marine enlistment. Lt John H De Jong earned silver pilot wings at Pampa Army Air Field as his Chicago Heights wife watched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Jeanette
Hilda
Walter
Nelson Lagestee
Gilbert van der An
Howard Pals
150Th St
Indiana Ave
Lowell Ravesfoot
WBBM
T.T.H.S
Carl Bodza
Peter van Drunen
Wm.Bruin
Russell Butler
Fred Gold
Homewood
South Holland Chamber of Commerce
Harry Vinke
Jacob van der Giessen
Peter Dalenberg
James Shilling
Lewis Santefort
U. S. Army
Nick Wiarda
Harold Wayne
Lester van Deursen
Calvin Wagner
Louise L. de Concetti
Chicago Heights
de Jong
Katie de Jong
South Holland
Chicago Christian High School
de Jong Brothers Farms
Air Forces
Reformed Witness Hour to Air Suffering by Grace
The Reformed Witness Hour with Rev. H. Hoeksema of Grand Rapids Michigan will be broadcast Sunday afternoons at 4 over station WID 1160. The Young People's Society of the Protestant Reformed church sponsors the program and this coming Sunday the theme is Suffering by Grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schultze
Calvin College and Seminary
Christian Reformed Church
WCFL
Chicago
P. H. Eldersveld
H. Hoeksema
Grand Rapids
Mich
Young People’s Society of the
Protestant Reformed Church
For Sale and Farm Supplies Classified Items
Multiple agricultural ads list sale notes for a fresh 2 percent cow from Henry Sikma Torrence Ave near Lincoln Highway, baby chicks and portable brooder houses at Green Valley Poultry Farm Glenwood Illinois, onion set seed and future returns by Van Buren Bros South Holland Illinois, and a carload of Tennessee Red Cedar Fence Posts plus Hot Shot Batteries from Dyer Supply Co Dyer Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Sikma
Lincoln Highway
Torrence Ave
Green Valley Poultry Farm
Glenwood, Ill
van Buren Bros
Holland, Ill
Dyer Supply Co
Dyer, Ind
Phone Dyer
Notice to sell or junk old gasoline engines
Farmers urged to contact Dyer Supply Co in Dyer Indiana by writing or calling 2251 to sell or junk old Fairbanks Morse or New Idea small gasoline engines and receive the highest prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks Morse
Dyer Supply CO
Dyer, Ind
Gasoline Engines Offered for Industrial Use in Hebron Indiana
New supply of gasoline engines ideal for onion screens and stationary units available. Interested buyers may call Hebron 39 or write Wagnum Implement Sales Hebron Ind 36 8p for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebron 39
Hebron
Ind
South Holland 1944 Vehicle Tags Now On Sale
Vehicle license stickers for 1944 are available at the Collector's office in the South Holland village hall. Passenger cars pay $2.00 and trucks $3.00, with a 50-cent increase after February 1. A 1935 International dump truck is for sale in quick sale condition, and other equipment items are listed with contact numbers.
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South Holland
Bott
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Walt
159Th and
Indiana Avenue
Holland, IL
Loan Assn
Trav
154Th Street
Alot RR
Big
C. Davis Dursema
S. Chicago Rd
South Holland, Ill
EOD
Paramount Ki
Richard Arlen
Jean Parker
Br and Rathbone Hegel Bruce
He James R. Young
Marco
Stom Neale
J. Carrol Naish
Robert Ryan
Gloria Holden
Edward Dmytryk
Orginal
Emmet Javery
America
Walter Angers
Texas A. BM
International
Cabiner
Fancher Printing Co
So. Holland, Ill
Tel
Ham
Res
Dalton
Samuel K. Avery
Hohman Avge
Hammond, Ind
E. 137Th Street
Riverdare
Ussel'n
Cfo
Marshall
Law
Batman
Subas
Trutes
Elmer News
Blondie
Chis Young
Penny Singleton
Arthur Lake
Larry Simms
Ann Savage
Jonathan Hale
Columbia
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