South Holland Pointer From War Letters and Wedding News
A wartime letter from Dick Van Der Zee Blaauw notes travel from South Holland to Teheran with train tunnels and the Big Three conference nearby, praising camp life and service. The piece also covers a wedding at Lansing Christian School where Miss Kiel wed, with details on dress, attendants, and reception for 175 guests as the groom prepares to return to the United States before reassignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Ivan
Sax
George
Russia
P.G/C
States
South Holland
Dick van der Zee
Holleman Van Milligan Wedding in South Holland
Bertha Holleman and Nelson Van Milligan united in marriage June 29 at the Protestant Reformed church of South Holland with a candlelight double ring ceremony. Attendants included maid of honor Gertrude Holleman and bridesmaids Ruth Hylander Nellie Van Deursen. reception for 125 at Lans ing Christian School. They reside with groom’s parents.
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Holleman-Van Milligan
Bertha Holleman
Nelson van Milligan
Nellie van Deursen
Gertrude Betty Vroegh
Seymour Vroegh
John Zandstra
Chris Mulder
Edward Holleman
Lansing Christian School
Rev. L Vermeer
Kiel-Yonkman Double Ring Matrimony Held at First Reformed
Miss Jeanette Kiel daughter of Mr and Mrs George Kiel marries Master Sgt Nicholas W Yonkman son of Mr and Mrs John Yonkman in a June 21 ceremony at the First Reformed church The Rev Jacob Rev Nelson Veltman of Drenthe Michigan will speak July 8 at 9 pm on Back to God Hour The topic Genuine Comfort broadcast via WCFL Chicago sponsored by the Christian Reformed church 31000 ke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel-Yonkman
First Reformed Church
Jeanette Kiel
George Kiel
Nicholas W. Yonkman
John Yonkman
Jacob
Nelson Veltman
Drenthe
Mich
The
Christian Reformed Church
WCFL
Chicago
South Holland Band to Open Air Concert This July
The South Holland band led by Capt Harr former army band director will hold an open air concert Saturday evening July 21. The program features a marimbaphone duet by Harr and Estey Gouwens. The band also played in the Legion parade Memorial Day and at the Sunday school picnic July 4.
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South Holland
Harr
Army Band
Estey Gouwens
Scrap Paper Drive Led By Busy Bee 4H Club
The Busy Bee 4H club will run a scrap paper drive in July with collection days July 12 and 13. Mrs. Boyd serves as chairman and asks residents to prepare bundles of old books magazines papers and rags for easy handling.
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Busy Bee 4H Club
South Holland News Highlights of Recent Graduates and Local Events
Among those graduating from an extensive course at Great Lakes naval training is Lester J. Santefort, son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Santefort of South Holland, prepared for Navy duty and peacetime industry work. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bart Witvoet on the birth of a baby boy last week. John G. Voss, school board president and village treasurer, is hospitalized at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in serious condition. Mr and Mrs. John Vander Loan and Mr and Mrs Nelson Van Milligan flew from Grand Rapids to attend a wedding, meeting many local residents during their three day stay with Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Van Milligan. A grand erswil marked the twelfth Community Sunday School picnic on the 4th of July with a morning ball game and afternoon literary program led by Rev. Jacob Blaauw, with the South Holland band and a sports program.
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Great Lakes
Ill
Lester J. Santefort
John L. Santefort
South Holland
Bart Witvoet
John G. Voss
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
John Vander Loan
Nelson van Milligan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Henry K. van Milligan
Jacob Blaauw
South Helland Band
Veterans gather for hymn sing and updated service news
The event featured a hymn sing with Rev Elders veld as chair. Home on furlough were Edward Koster Nicholas Yontman John Amptmeyer George Rinkema and Henry Van Der Aa recently discharged. Air Service Command Depot England honored S/Sgt Ernest De Young for aiding operations with 75 000 parts and 7 000 high priority orders weekly.
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Eldersveld
Edward Koster
Nicholas Yontman
John Amptmeyer
George Rinkema
Henry van der Aa
Clarence Leensvaart
Carl Walvoord
Carl van Milligan
Henry D. DeYoung
Henry van Dominien
Russell van der Aa
Virginia DeYoung
Dorothy van Deursen
Air Service Command
England
Europe
Ernest DeYoung
J. H. Haughton
Jackson, Miss
Base Air
Germany
DeYoung
Raymond
Peter van der Bilt
Elmer de Vries
South Holland Village Board Minutes Discuss Property Transfer
The village board met Tuesday in the village hall. John Van Drunen Jr presented a deed from Bethany Christian Reformed Church transferring the east 25 feet of lot 23 to the village and discussed parking on 158th Street and alley traffic hazards near the church.
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Village Board of
South Holland
John van Drunen, Jr
Bethany Christian Reformed Church of
John van Dronen, Jr
158Th Street
Dick Vogel
Frank van Buren
Christian School
van der Aa
Voss
Committee On Finance
Santefort
Theodore Huizenga
John L. Hoekstra
T. T. Gouwens, Sr
Harry Olthoff
William Jacobs
Public Service Company of Northern
Ilinois
H. Tysse
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Support
We express sincere thanks to friends neighbors and relatives who offered sympathies and floral offerings at the death of our husband and father Special thanks to Rev J Blaauw Rev Katie for comforting words Mrs Richard Van Der Bilt and Theodore Paarlberg for their music Also thanks to those who furnished cars Mrs Tom DeGraff and Children
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J. Blaauw
Katie
Richard van der Bilt
Theodore Paarlberg
Tom DeGraff
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Ronald Vanderwerf
John Kiel
Neal Prince
Robert Dykema
Henry Yonkman
Gilbert VanderAa
Otto Veenstru
Roseland
Bob Harmeson
Miami Beach
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Buda Company
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General Welding
Peter Lagestee
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Holland
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Chicago Rd
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Morse
Dyer Supply CO
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George Curor
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Poy Rogers
Trigger
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Chic Young
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Dick Powell
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Jesus
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159Th and
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Astfag
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Randolph Scott
Gypsy Rose Lee
Dinah Shore
Bob Burns
Mweo "Ooedt Oy
William A. Seiter
Alan Curtis Frank Craven Grace
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Hutton Os Tyee
Crosby
Betty Hutton
Sonny Tufts
Tures
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Hedy Lamar
George Brent
Paul Lukas
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Carl Esmond
Olive Blakeney
Margaret Wycheru
Robert Fellows
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