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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1943
Page
6
A wartime letter from South Pacific front lines describes Fiji Islands natives friendly, Boola greeting, grass shacks and wooden churchs. Julius Jacobs earns corporal promotion and serves as cook while remaining platoon guide.
Henry Hoekesma of 644 East 155th Street Phoenix died at Ingalls Memorial Hospital May 1 1943 after a several month illness due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services were held at 2 PM at De Young Funeral Home with Rev Nesmith of Harvey Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed at Oak Lawn Cemetery. He is survived by wife Martha two daughters Jennie Zeephaat and Ruth Van Milligan a son William and one sister in the Netherlands.
Poortenga daughter of Lansing residents married Set. Stanley Van Der Aa son of local couple on May 11 at Oaklawn parsonage. Rev Hanko officiated vows witnessed by Grace Knol and Mitchell Van Der Aa. Groom to reunite with bride after furlough. brother Herman serves in South America. Cadet Garrit Harthoorn named Navy Aviation Cadet. Next Sunday Rev Westra to preach in Momence with Rev Dykhouse in Jamestown.
The Calumet District Clean Streams Committee and local officials called a May 24 meeting at the South Holland village hall to push expedited completion of the 44 mile Illinois dredging project at the mouth of the Little Calumet River and flood dam restoration at Deep River Gary. State lawmakers in Springfield are urged to provide special action and appropriation. Notables invited include Senator Bidwell Congressmen McGrath and Congresswoman Van der Vries.
The post office will distribute OPA R-129 ration book three forms to the public beginning May 20. Forms are delivered via lock boxes and rural routes to patrons of record. mail applications by June 10 with a three cent stamp. Names and addresses must be clearly written on the upper card portion. Extra forms available at the post office. applicants referred to local rationing boards after June 10.
Notice from the Christian Reformed church states Sunday services on May 23 will begin at 1:00 PM instead of 1:30 PM and run for one hour. Sunday school will be cancelled. Rev. I. Westra.
Rev I Westra and Elder Luke Burstra attended the Christian Reformed classis in Highland Indiana last Tuesday with local church delegates present. Separate sale notices list household goods at Roela De Young 163rd and So Park Ave and other items including nine week old pigs and flyers. Also farmers are urged to contact Dyer Supply Co for old gasoline engines with payment offered.
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