South Holland Girls Enter Babe Ruth Queen Contest
The fourth annual South Holland Babe Ruth League Queen Contest opens on Memorial Day for girls aged 13 to 15 in the South Holland area. Registration occurs at Babe Ruth fame venues, voting by ball players follows from the five most attending, and the queen is crowned during Fourth of July games. Prizes are awarded by the league Mothers Club with donations sought from merchants through Ted di Nurmi.
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South Holland
Mother's Club
Teddi Nurmi
League
A. G. Neens
SCOT
Highlanders
Jeanne DeYoung
Park
Side
Glenn Gouwens
Riverside
Treas
Sec’y
Janice Gouwens
Wausau
Downstate
Nancy Kelly
Cherry
Thornton
Highlanders Sec’y
John Leinweber
National Forensic League
F.T.A
Henry Pisarzewski
Lettermen's Club
P.S.T
Wilma Scheffers
Watsoll
GAA
Dale Wheeler
East
Tifermen's Club
Calvin Christian graduation set for Friday ceremony
Fifty three graduates of Calvin Christian School will receive diplomas Friday at 7 45 pm in the First Reformed Church. Sandra Iwema will present the salutatory and Marvin Van Drunen will trumpet Bolp. Rev M Doornbins will address the class followed by a girls sextette and Beverly Swets will give the valedictory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Christian School
First Reformed Church
Sandra Iwema
Marvin van Drunen
Beverly Swets
Jaycees Will Hold First Dance at Cherry Hills
The South Holland Jaycees announce their first dance set for Saturday June 15 at Cherry Hills Country Club. Tickets are $2 with a $1.50 supper at midnight. reservations via Jaycee members or calls to Murray Jahnson at ED 1-2464 or the two listed numbers.
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South Holland Jaycees
Cherry Hills Country Club
Murray Jahnson
Pointer Exhibit At Dalton Municipal Building Impresses Viewers
A photographic show at the Dalton Municipal Building features images from The POINTER over the past decade including pictures of children grown up and former uptown landmarks replaced by parking lots. Also on display is a historical showcase with the first POINTER published in 1907 and the earliest bound copy from 1911. The public may view the exhibit in the village hall through Saturday June 15.
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Dalton Municipal
Pointer
Dalton
Holland Grads Elected to National Honor Society
Fifteen seniors from South Holland and Thornton were elected to the National Honor Society at Honors Day held May 28 at Thornridge High School. Recipients were chosen by a points system across scholarship leadership character and service with a final faculty committee approving the rankings.
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South Holland and
Thornton
Thornridge High School
South Holland and Thornton
Leslee Bock
Holland
G.A.A
F.N.A
Karen Bovard
Youth For Christ
Susan Buczek
Indianwood
Sharon Ceinema
Carole DeYoung
Topping The News In SOUTH HOLLAND
Eighth grade students at McKinley School were feted at a May 25 party hosted by local volunteers. Community updates include births at Ingalls Memorial Hospital and college graduations for area residents from Hope College Drake University and University of Illinois.
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McKinley School
Cocco
Cottage Grove
Florence Keller
June Binion
Betty Cocco
Greta VanderMeer
Carol Santefort
Linda Ward
Joanne Gombert
Jane Sampson
Jan Winninger
Marie Erikson
Shary Hemstreet
Judy Keller
Georgiana Cocco
Rosemarie Ejermann
Kathy Binion
Kathy Cocco
Susan Cocco
Judy Cocco
Craig Wright
Ray Peterlin
Jim Turngren
Charles Schramm
John Berchert
Dan Anderson
Jim Markiewicz
Bud Mantoan
Roger Harris
Roger Boomsma
Dick Wescott
Bob Dalenberg
Rich Hoekstra
Philip Robert Kaiser
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Charles Kaiser
Orchid Dr
Camp Manitoqua
Reformed Church Bible Conference
Henry Bast
Temple Time Rtadio
Robert Swart
Gail Hamilton
R.N
S. Clyde Ave
Oak Forest Hospital
Seymour Simon
Eugene J. Chestow
Richard W. Prendergast
Edmond G. Lawler
Roger Heyhoer
Evans
Ingalls
Tunis van Buren
State
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
South Holland
Booster Pump Station Urged to Avert Water Shortage
South Holland faces immanent water shortage as 2,500 gallons per minute are used under hot weather, far above the 1,700 gpm pumping capacity for reservoirs. Village Superintendent Harry Beender calls for rapid booster station plans and notes Chicago supply is unlimited but pumps lack facilities to maintain pressure.
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South Holland
Harry Beender
Beender
Chicago
Boender
Waterman Brownie Troop 588 Fly Up Ceremony Held
May 23 ceremony at Waterman School marked Brownie Troop 588 advancing 27 girls to Junior Girl Scouts. Mrs Woessner presented wings. new leaders are Mrs Klein and Mrs Thorn. Skit titled Brownie Beatniks featured poems read by each girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownie Troop 588
Brownie
Woessner
Klein
Thorn
Waterman School
Bernard Berg
Waterman School Sym
Two Die in West of Freeport Crash
Martin Kallemeyn 72 of South Halland and Darlene Raab 17 of Stockton were killed when two cars collided west of Freeport Il. Jessie Kallemeyn 73 and Sharon Yaeger 17 were injured in the crash and hospitalized in Freeport.
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Martin Kallemeyn
E. 162Nd St
So. Halland
Freeport
Stockton
Ill
Darlene Raab
Kallemeyn
Jessie
Sharon Yaeger
Miss Raab
Vacation Bible School at Grace Lutheran June 10 21
Grace Lutheran Church will hold Vacation Bible School at Eisenhower School 159th pl and Minerva from June 10 to 21 Monday through Friday 9 to 11 45 each morning. The course titled Walking With God invites registration for children ages 4 through 14 by calling 331 6192.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Eisenhower School
159Th Pl
Minerva
God
Milton Lehr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Luther Burbank
Calvin Christian
Bill Vander Vliet
Janet Bultema
Jaycees
Don Ameche
Dorchester Music Hall
Holland Grads
National Honor Society
John J. Medinger
Woodlawn
Richard
Joan Waller
Sauk Village
Waller
Medinger
Doreen Corsello
Krebiozen
Andrew C. Ivy
Krebiazen
South Holland, Tinois
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tom Miller
United States Department of Public Health
Miller
Waterman
Brownie Troop
Fly
Rites
Bible School
Regina
Graves
Lester Graves
Hastings, Dalton
St. Jude's
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