Second Lieutenant Anthony A. DeGroot Commissioned
Anthony A. DeGroot 24 son of Mr and Mrs Adrian DeGroot South Holland was commissioned a second lieutenant after graduating from the Field Artillery Officer Candidate School Fort Sill Okla He entered the Army in December 1958 and is a 1954 Thornton Township High School Harvey alumnus previously employed by Illinois Bell Telephone Co East Chicago Ind
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Anthony A. DeGroot
Adrian DeGroot
East 162Nd
South Holland
Field Artillery
Fort Sill
Okla
DeGroot
Thornton Township
Harvey
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
East
Chicago
Ind
Bethany church votes on three ministers for new pastor
The Consistory of Bethany Christian Reformed church presents Rev. John A. De Kruyter Marvin Doornbos and George Holwerda as minister candidates. A vote will be held May 31 at the congregation to choose one. Also noted is a wedding for Hermina Teune and Arthur Dreyer on Friday May 29 at 7:30 p.m.
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Bethany Christian Reformed Church
John A. de Kruyter
Maple Ave
Holland
Mich
Marvin Doornbos
Calvary Church
Pella In
George Holwerda
Fremont
Michigan
First Christian Reformed Church
Hermina
Teune
Arthur Dreyer
Van Milligan's Celebrate 39th Anniversary Open House
Open house at the Nelson Van Milligan home honored Henry and his wife as they celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary. Friends and relatives attended as pictures, organ music, group singing, and refreshments marked the evening. The couple has lived in South Holland all their lives and they are parents of Nelson and grandparents of a grandson.
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Nelson van Milligan
Henry van Milligan
van Milligan
South Holland
Nelson
Hope College Campus Tour for Local Students
Rev. T. F. Zandstra chaperoned a group of sophomores and juniors to Hope College. The students toured the campus and enjoyed a pleasant day on site.
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T. F. Zandstra
Hope College
Ailing Henry H. Anker Undergoes Surgery
Henry H. Anker, listed as a patient at Presbyterian-St. Luke's hospital, underwent surgery last week and is reported to be recovering.
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Henry H. Anker
Presbyterian
Former South Holland Resident Dies in Florida
Dr. Tennis Gouwens of Sarasota Florida and formerly of South Holland died May 17 at his home. He served as pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of Louisville Kentucky before retiring to Florida. Funeral services were held Saturday in New Rochelle New York. He is the brother of Estey Gouwens of Harvey Bob Gouwens of South Holland and Dr Willis Gouwens of Homewood.
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Tennis Gouwens
Sarasota
Fla
South Holland
Gouwens
Second Presbyterian Church
Louisville
Kentucky
Florida
New Rochlente
N.Y
Estey Gouwens
Harvey
Bob
Willis Gouwens
Homewood
Sunday School Class Dinner at Berean Baptist Church
The Berean Baptist adult Sunday School class enjoyed a chop suey dinner Wednesday evening at the church as a reward for bringing new members. Afterward the group held their regular prayers in the auditorium, and all described the evening as pleasant. Delegates Henry Anderson and Pastor G D Schultz attended the 108th annual convention of the central conference of the Augustana Lutheran Church at Emmanuel Lutheran Rockford with 337 delegates registered.
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Berean Baptist Church
Henry Anderson
G. D. Schultz
South Holland
Local residents share visits and church assignment updates
Ars returned home from Clearwater Florida after a three week visit with her daughter and son in law the Gerrit Meyers Mr and Mrs Arthur Zandstra and children spent last Wednesday in Holland Michigan viewing tulip time Student pastor Mr and Mrs Robert Bast and family arrived this week and are making their home with Mrs Mary DeGroot Mr Bast is a pecannarign student and will be the student pastor at the Calvary Reformed church this summer
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Ars
Clearwater Fla
Gerrit. Meyers
Arthur Zandstra
Holland, Mich
Robert Bast
Mary DeGroot
Bast
Calvary Reformed Church
Ladies' Guild Meeting Hosted by Mrs Rietveld
Mrs. Fred Rietveld hosted her Ladies' Guild group on Tuesday evening at her home. The gathering discussed upcoming charity events and community service plans.
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Fred Rietveld
Ladies’ Guild
Sunday School Class Picnics at Thornton Forest Preserve
Mrs. Albert Gouwens entertained her Sunday School class at a Thursday evening picnic held at the Thornton Forest Preserve.
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Albert Gouwens
Thornton Forest Preserve
Country Kindergarten Plans June Graduation Play
Country Kindergarten children rehearse a Mother Goose play set for June 10 graduation. They look forward to a picnic lunch in South Holland Park on June 9. Steve Dworman reports that he has a new brother. Congratulations.
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Country Kindergarten
South Holland Park
Steve Dworman
Mother Daughter Banquet at Bereans Baptist Church
The Bereans Baptist church hosted a Mother and Daughter banquet last Thursday evening with decorated tables and a ham dinner. Mothers received crowns from their daughters while children aged four and up were announced as princesses. registration Day was set for June 3 and calls were listed for follow up.
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Girls League
The
Calvary Reformed Church
Carol Rietveld
Harriet Wiersme
Menno Wiersman
Kathy Verduin
Harold Verduin
Waite Jane Hoekstra
Tommy
Lester Santefort
Caroli Rietveld
Marlene de Mick
Grace Vellenga Hoeven
Bereans Baptist Church
Legion
South Hall
Birth Announcement for Son of William Vree
Mr and Mrs William Vree announce the birth of a son on May 15.
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William Vree
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