Nellie Van Dommelen Dies at 78 in South Holland
Mrs Nellie Van Dommelen nee Groeneveld died Monday at home after five months of bedridden illness. Born in the Netherlands November 17 1862 she immigrated to America in 1885 with Adrian Groeneveld and lived in South Holland since. Funeral services were held July 16 at DeYoung's with Rev J S Ter Louw officiating and Oak Ridge cemetery interment. She leaves four sons Cornelius Henry Dick and Nick two daughters Mrs Peter J Anker and Mrs Orion Eisele of Aurora one brother William of Phoenix thirteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Groeneveld
van Dommelen
Netherlands
Adrian Groeneveld
America
Aurora
William
Phoenix
Bride and Groom Tie the Knot in Bethany Church Ceremony
Holleman of Chicago road becomes Mrs. Frank Tobey Jr at Bethany Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Simon Vroon officiating. Matron of honor Anna Mossell and best man William Wilcoxson attend. After a family reception the couple plans to live with Tobey's parents in East Chicago while awaiting a new home in Lansing.
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Tunis Holleman
Chicago Road
Frank Tobey, Jr
Frank Tobey
Hammond
Bethany Chistian Reformed Church
Simon Vroon
Anna Mossell
South Holland
William Wilcoxson
Hessville
Ind
Dells
Wisconsin
Tobey
Lansing
Township High
Gouwens Reunion Promises Music and Heritage Day
The tenth annual Gouwens Reunion will be held Saturday at the Glenwood Forest Preserve with a 1:30 p.m. program featuring Mundy’s Jubilee Singers and soloists Clara Bolton and James A. Mundy. The event draws 2,077 listed members, 1,708 living, tracing back to 1848 1849 settlers in Roseland and South Holland as a notable old Holland community.
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John Burdette
Century of Progress
Old Man River
Clara Bolton
Stephen Foster
States
Roseland
South Holland
Old Holland
Filling Home Coal Bin Will Aid Defense Program
Home account officials urge households to stock a full winter coal supply now per Office of Price Administration guidance. They advise arranging credit to fill bins promptly and emphasize saving at current prices, noting early purchase eases future railroad strain during defense mobilization.
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Office of Price Administration
Washington, D. C
OPACS
Births and local notices span community life
The clipping notes a July 14 birth at St Margaret's hospital, plus furloughing Private Ralph Santefort of the 33rd Division National Guard. It covers local concerns from thistle control to highway and subway work progress and regional vacations, with various residents' activities and neighbors moving or traveling.
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St. Margaret’s Hospital
Ralph Santefort
33Rd Division National Guard
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Henry C. Piel
Harvey
South Holland
Harvey Association of Commerce
Calumet Country Club
Edward Koster
171St Street
Hazelcrest
Tomahawk
Wis
Fred Broertje
Wisconsin
Jimmie Haines
DeVries Camp
Douglas
Mich
Bert van der Schoot
Local briefs recount summer travel and community updates
Community notes cover weddings and health, with the June 28 marriage of the former Henrietta Mensinga. Local families vacationed at Birch Lake and Houghton Lake, Michigan, and several residents traveled to Veldt Lake Wisconsin and McHenry Illinois. John Bardwick Jr reports Harvey Federal Savings hits 2,694,067.59 assets for six months with 2,013 investors and 842 borrowers. Lansing Community Day set for July 31 with a parade in the evening.
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I. Westra
Henrietta Mensinga
Arnold Dalenberg
Birch Lake
Mich
Fred Schepel
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Florida
Wm. Nickels
Veldt Lake
Wis
Eva Paarlberg
Johanna
Minnie DeYoung
Michigan
Douglas Smith
Riverside
DeVies
Douglas, Mich
John Bardwick, Jr
Harvey Federal Savings and Loan Association
South Holland
Jacob van der Giessen
Minna Weitsma
Houghton Lake
Thelma Veldhuizen
Evelyn DeYoung
Henry Veldhuizen
McHenry
Dick Vogel
Sioux Center
Lansing
Henry Hylkema
Rochester
Minn
Hylkema
Mayo Brothers Clinic
South Holland Fire Department
Harvey Department
Chest Clinic
John van der Giessen
Henry
Milton Waterman
Wesley Hospital
Heme
Waterman
Public Hearing Set On School District Budget
Notice from Board of Education District 148 Cook County Illinois that a tentative budget and appropriation ordinance for the 1941 fiscal year will be on file for public inspection at Lincoln School Dalton after 9 a.m. July 17 1941 and a public hearing will be held at 8 p.m. July 28 1941 at Lincoln School Dalton. Roy Nelson secretary. Mrs Cornelius Triemstra is in Denver with the Arthur Dykstra family. Wayne H Bennett Ivanhoe.
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Cook
Illinois
Lincoln School
Dalton
Board of Education of School District No
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