Normandy Invasion Readies as Moon Breaks Through Clouds
Dawn at Utah Beach finds air and sea forces coordinated for a major assault. Parachutists from the 101st and 82nd Airborne divisions jump inland while bombers strike coastal batteries. Despite scattered drops and foggy seas, allied progress ashore proceeds with light resistance as plans unfold for a return to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Moon
R.A.F
Bayfield
Utah Beach
101St Airborne Division
Maxwell D. Taylor
Ste. Mere Eglise
82Nd Airborne Division
Matthew D. Ridgway
Merderet River
Sicily
9Th Air Force
Germany
France
Explosion Death Toll Rises to Eleven in Gas Truck Blast
In Schuylkill Haven Pennsylvania a propane gas truck collision triggered a fiery explosion on Route 122 killing eleven people and injuring fifteen as a crowd of spectators and a firefighter were exposed to the blast. A tractor trailer rear ended the halted truck igniting the fire and a second blast followed while firefighters fought the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill Haven
Route 122
Philadelphia
Old Comic Strip Gives Cool Thinking Ideas
In Santa Maria California contractors Duane Carter and Leslie Leach used 14 ice blocks weighing 100 pounds each to cushion a feed store while dropping it onto a new foundation. The ice melted on Tuesday and the structure settled perfectly into place. Carter said the idea came from an old comic strip his wife saw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Maria
Calif
Duane Carter
Leslie Leach
Carter
Monticello Notes and Visits Roundthe Area
Monticello residents recall a busy spell of visits and travel. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Brink visited Joe Brink in Mt Horeb after his hospitalization while many others called on relatives in Monroe Madison and nearby towns including the Martys in Madison and the Blums in Woodstock. Several trips were planned to Omaha for the Holstein-Friesian Association centennial events and a rapid City trip for family visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Brink
Mt. Horeb
Joe Brink
Albert Marty
Walter Laeser
Monroe
Raymond Talmage
Omaha
Neb
National Holstein-Friesian Association
Boys Town
Donald Knobel
Phillip
LaVerne Kammerode
Blanchardville
Frank McQuillan
Darlington
Virginia Currie
Jimmy
Jerry
Joan
Madison
Anna Francis
Janesville
Albert Knobel
Emily Jordan
Helga Nicholls
Joan Currie
Knobel
R. H. Schoonover
C. M. Stauffer
Cedar Lake
West Bend
Fred Durtschi
Robert Durtschi
St. Clare Hospital
Edward J. Marty
Bonnie
Pamela
H. A. Becker
Martys
Edward Marty’s
George Blum
Woodstock, Sr
Fred A. Blum
Blum
Truman Long
John G. Blum
Long
Jake Schuler
Belleville
Fred W. Blum
Fred Stauffer
Rapid City
S. D
Ray Burns
Tulelake
Calif
Calvin
Portland
Ore
Phil Papes
Gurnee
Lena Babler
Papes
Babler
Forrest Babler
Cindy
Mark
Bruce Babler
Winslow
Carol Milbrandt
Deaconess Hospital
Milwaukee
Harvey Milbrandt
Stanley Holiday
Dickie
Patty Holiday
Nellie Zweifel
Henry Krueger
Mt. Pleasant Township
Edward Zweifel
Peggy
Zweifel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack W. Cassell
Kenneth Peck
Hayward
Tijuana
Mexico
Cassell
Peck
ED HigBy
Citizens’ Committee Wan
Titan
Monticello
O. D. Curtis
Monroe Area
Gamble
General Electric
Dupont
U. S. Steel
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