This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1944
Page
8
A letter from India reflects jungle humidity and pride in American efforts, praising support from the South Holland community. The item also notes penmanship diplomas for five students, perfect attendance awards, a speaking event by Rev. P. H. Eldersveld, and the largest enrollment in school history with 162 pupils and 19 graduates.
Tech Sergeant Louis T Holleman 26 of the 37th Army Division was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds from a patrol on Bougainville. He was hit by fragments and a sniper bullet while front line reconnaissance. Holleman has served overseas since 1942, with prior stints on Fiji New Hebrides and Guadalcanal.
The South Holland Christian school graduation will be held Thursday May 25 at 7 30 p m in Bethany Christian Reformed church. The program is miscellaneous. Graduates include Cornelia Vander Meyden valedictorian Edward Van Kley salutatorian Gertrude Witvliet Mildred Terpstra Christine Ketelaar Herman Dykema Margaret Van Kalker Bertha Holleman Loren Van Zuidam Joan Van Buren Hilda Kuipers Bernard De Graff Ruth Vermeer Joan Mossel Maggie Jacobs Betty Waldhuis Jacob Kramer Agnes Van Buren and Henry De Boer.
A Farm Advisor states the corn freeze affects only the commercial corn area and does not apply to Cook County. Farmers may buy sell and handle corn as before. Also notes on Well Baby Clinic in South Holland, immunizations, health council helpers, local births illnesses and church events and furloughs of Russell Van Der Aa Henry De Vries and Marion Gouwens Churchill.
At Roosevelt school in Fort Bliss Texas a paper and rag scrap drive is scheduled for May 18 and 19 with proceeds aiding the school picnic set for May 26. Also noted is news of a baby girl born May 8 at Ingalls Memorial hospital to Mr and Mrs Peter Sluis.
Pvt. Fred J. Krueger of Dalton works as a carpenter in the utilities section at an 8th Air Force service command station in England. He repairs battle damaged fighter planes and helps maintain station property. He is married to Ruth Hubble, with daughter Shirley Ann, and previously worked at Acme Steel in Riverdale before enlisting in September 1941. He has served in the British Isles eight months.
A wartime quip circulating among German soldiers jokes that Allied aircraft are easy to identify. The punchline claims that spotting more than three planes at once confirms they are Allied.
An Army division needs nearly as many typewriters as a thriving business corporation, highlighting substantial administrative equipment demands amid wartime logistics.
Mortgage opportunity near 138th and Wabash with $5 000 first mortgage and 5 percent interest. Also homes for sale including a 5 room brick at 10721 Perry ave 6 500 and a 6 room bungalow on a wide lot at 6 300 with 2 car garages. Contact Geo Hofstra at Com 5074.
Classified snippet lists a fresh milk cow for sale by Roy Hoekstra at 163rd and Vincennes Road South Holland Illinois. Also promotes Wagnum Implement Sales in Hebron Indiana offering gasoline engines with immediate ordering.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.