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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
8
The South Holland Chamber of Commerce sponsors a landscaped honor roll board honoring men and women in World War II. It lists more than 250 names by service branch and includes four gold star names, located on the west side of South Park Ave between 158th and 159th streets.
A wartime letter from Pvt. Red De Groot in Chicago thanks the Pointer and Chamber of Commerce for sending the paper to a new military address. Agnes Wiersma from Chicago also expresses appreciation for staying in touch via The Pointer and its hometown connection.
Anton De Graff longtime South Holland farmer died at home after a month long illness. He was 69. Survived by wife Anne whom he married in 1898 two daughters Esther Van Milligan and Gertrude Jacobs four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Saturday at 1:30 p m from home and 2 p m at First Reformed church. Burial Oak Ridge cemetery. Memorial details note heart ailment and dropsy as causes. Rev Blaauw to officiate.
Community items report engagements for Tena Lenting and Bertha Holleman with weddings planned in June, plus church anniversaries, hospitalizations, Navy service enlistments, school boards, and local celebrations. A Dalton Park fire department event features a 50th anniversary fight program with 16 teams.
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