Soldier letter from Pvt Dick Van Der Zee from Persia
Pvt Dick Van Der Zee writes from a hot desert camp in Persia praising South Holland and the Chamber of Commerce for sending him the Pointer and a Christmas box. He notes extreme heat, clay and straw barracks, Arabs and Persians as natives, hard work, and hopes for victory. He signs best regards until a sunny reunion.
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Pottier
South
No Man’s Land
South Holland
Chamber of Commerce
Dick van der Zee
Mrs Katie De Ruitar Dead at Roseland Hospital
Katie De Ruitar died at Roseland Community Hospital on Tuesday from uremia after a fall caused a fractured lap. Born February 29 1872 she was 72 years 3 months and 14 days old. Funeral services are set for Saturday at De Young Funeral Home with Rev Jacob Biaauw officiating. Burial will be at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Survivors include seven children: Rev William De Ruital Congo Belge Africa Mrs Henry Van Milligan Vincer road Lansing Mrs Martha Sweienga Lansing Peter Montreal Cpl Fred Fresno Elsie Koenes Lansing Leonard Tlsrvey.
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Katie de Ruitar
Roseland Community Hospital
de Ruitar
de Young Funeral Home
Jacob Biaauw
Oak Ridge Cemetery
William de Ruital
Congo Belge
Africa
Henry van Milligan
Vincenter Road
Martha Sweienga
Lansing
Peter
Montreal
Canada
Cpl
Fred
Fresno
Calif
Elsie Koenes
Leonard
Tlsrvey
Memorial Services for Tech Sgt John R Paarlberg
Memorial services will be Sunday at 2:30 PM in First Reformed Church South Holland for Tech Sgt John Robert Paarlberg 27 who died May 13 in action over Corsica after serving since 1942. Rev J Blaauw will lead with colors by Paul Gall Post 308.
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Tech
John Robert Paarlberg
First Reformed Church of
South Holland
Tunis Paarlberg
Chicago Heights
U. S. Army
California
Corsica
War Department
Sgt
Calvin College Professor to Speak on Has Education Failed
Professor Henry Schultze of Calvin College will address the question Has Education Failed? on the Back to God Hour broadcast. The Christian Reformed church sponsors the program airing June 18 at 9 pm on WCFL Chicago 1000 ke.
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Henry Schultze
Calvin College
The
Christian Reformed Church
WCFL
Chicago
Paartberg Soldier Remembered at Hymn Service
The service honors Paartberg with Rev. John Kuite and Rev. Jacob Blaauw delivering addresses. The church flags will be updated as a fallen soldier’s star shifts from blue to gold after taps. Paartberg, grandson of longtime South Holland resident John C. Gouwens, died overseas. mourners include Tunis Paarlberg, sister Joan, and brothers Kenneth, David, and Howard.
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Paartberg
John Kuite
Jacob Blaauw
John Robert Paartberg
John C. Gouwens
South Holland
Set. Paartberg
Tunis Paarlberg
Joan
Kenneth
New Guinea
David
Howard
Tunisia
Africa
South Holland airman earns DFC in bomb squadron service
S/Sgt. Joseph Tromp Jr of South Holland receives the Distinguished Flying Cross for acts of courage as a ball turret gunner on the Eighth Air Force Fortress "Lady Satan." He has flown missions over Berlin seven times, reporting his crew was never hit despite heavy flak and fighter opposition.
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Joseph Tromp
D.F.C
America
South Holland
Eighth Aaf
Flying
Tromp
United States
Hitlerland
Berlin
Eighth Air Force
Village Board Meeting in South Holland Discusses Equipment and Remodeling
The South Holland Village Board met Tuesday at 8 p.m. Trustees Van Der Aa De Young Van Duersen Zeilenga Santefort and Voss attended with President Gouwens absent. They approved minutes and discussed surplus fire equipment and funding to add a pumping unit and truck chassis. The hall walls were reviewed for remodeling permits for several residents and groups. Complaints about Safeway Bus Lines horns were referred to the company.
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Village of
South Holland
Mortis van der Aa
Harold de Young
Leonard van Duersen
J.W. Zeilenga
Tuenis Santefort
George Voss
James Gouwens
Voss
Santefort
van der Aa
de Young
Building Committee For Action
Matt Kwasny
A. L. Beltman
Peter J. Anker
Robert Vyverberg
Allan Radsma
Safeway Bus Lines
Zeilenga
Local draftees join Navy from South Holland
Draft Board No. 12 calls sixteen men for induction next week all entering the U S Navy. Seven are from South Holland: Nelson Lagestee John Hekkema Eugene Dalenberg Pauli Gouwens Henry D De Young Walter Carlson Jr and Cornelius Veldhuis. An Army Air Forces officer prepares for active duty though destination is not disclosed.
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Army Air Forces
Draft Board No. 12
U.S. Navy
South Holland
Nelson Lagestee
John Hekkema
Eugene Dalenberg
Pauli Gouwens
Henry D. de Young
Walter Carlson, Jr
Cornelius Veldhuis
New Gasoline Engines For Sale In Indiana Towns
Farmers urged to buy new gasoline engines from Wagnum Implement Sales in Hebron Indiana. Dyer Supply Co invites offers for old Fairbanks Morse and New Idea engines, promising high prices. Phone addresses and local calls listed for orders and sales.
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Wagnum
Hebron
Ind
Fairbanks Morse
Dyer Supply CO
Dyer, Ind
Hebron 39
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