General McNair Killed by Allied Bomb Blast
Lieutenant General Lesley J. McNair was killed when an Allied bomb prematurely exploded during a Normandy breakthrough assault. General Eisenhower reported the loss to the War Department, noting some allied bombs fell on their own troops. McNair had been observing frontline infantry, serving as commander of the army's ground forces until his death.
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Washington
Lesley J. Mecxnair
Normeandy
War, Department
Dwight BD. Eisenhower
Lewis H. Breton
Tactical
Air Force
McNair
Normandy
War Department
McXeair
Wedding trip party hosts and softball match brightens town
This Funny World note by Eleoda N. Maynard from Wilmington reports a final meeting and wedding trip by Albert Gidney and Clara Dunbar now visiting the Ordway family. Local boys played a two team softball game at Proud's field last night with a North Pownal sponsor from Buford Whitaker in the North villages.
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Sentaton
Eleoda N. Maynard
Wilssington
Corp
Albert Gidney
Clara Dunbar
Bennington
Boston
Ordway
North Pownal
Buford Whitaker
North Villages
Union Home Furnishers Bay Building Purchase New Site
Union Home Furnishers Inc of Ithia city has bought a former building near East Main and Chuchtenunda Streets Amsterdam as a potential site for a new store. Trogoed Corp officers Olina Goodman and Capt Ed Goodman of Troy Men William Luria Philadelphia and Mrs Caroline Milstein Alvarry are involved in the deal. The three story building measures 25 feet on East Main and 85 feet deep at Chuchtenunda with a right of way to Church Street.
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Union Home Furnishers, Inc
Ithia City
Bave
Eert Main
Chucununda Streets
Amsterdam
Capitol. Realty Co
Innie
Trogoed Corp
Olina G. Goodman
Capt
Ed Goodman
Troy
William Luria
Philadelphia
Caroline Milstein
al’ ‘Barry
Main Street
Chuctenunda Street
Church Street
Inter-American Bar Urged for Nations Peace Plan
Frederick R. Coudert proposes a permanent league of nations with legal sanctions to uphold peace. The plan envisions equal representation in a general assembly and membership based on a country’s ability to contribute to peace. Any force threat or aggression would threaten the society of nations and be treated as a violation.
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Inter-American Bar
Mexico Cay
Organization of Nations
Inter-American Bar Congress
Frederick R. Coudert
New York
American Society of International Law
Ite
General Assembly
Community Notes From East Pitts Town and Nearby
Ida Link visits Miss Bertha Smith at Frank Abbott residence in East Pitts town. Read family members visit aunts at Ticonderoga. Ada Scriven of Troy spends weekend with Mrs. Ivan Xeaty and Mrs. Howard Tracey party. Methodist Church to have no service, Sunday School at 10 30 am. Rev Anton Beza family at Riverside with Pore Hafiay and Thorses Reed. Hubert Humphrey family and others motor to Middle Falls for reunion. Haynersville and Brunswick residents join in. Frank Humph and Clara Mies families travel with others from Peroy to Middle Falls.
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Ida Link
Bertha Smith
Frank Abbott
East Pittstown
Maryanna
Richard Read
Ticonderogas
Ada Scriven
Troy
Ivan Xeaty
Howard Tracey
Daughar Noreen
Sre
Alex
Allsig
Schenectady
Frank Humph Tregent
Clara Mies
Elmer, Earl
Harold
Irene
Haynersville
Claude Goyer
Brunswick
Frank Johnsen
Vivien
Peroy
Pownal Bookmobile Visit Noted In Rutland Region News
The Rutland area bookmobile schedule lists a Pownal stop Monday around 1 45 p m with Mrs Myron Campbell observed at Memorial Hospital in Reading ton and Miss Ruth Reith visiting her sister Mrs Roy C Leanpm an. Ether Powell hosted forty friends at a lawn party Friday. Mr and Mrs Ralph Thomas of Cohdex visited relatives Chester Thomas and Cyril Crosa of Waterbury Conn were guests of B L Powell. David Powell of the Aryb Air Forces on furlough from Lincoln Neb at home with his parents. Aircraft observers assisted by Miss Mildred Lamm eo helped maintain an observation post at Pownal Center.
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Rutland
Myron Campbell
Putnam Memorial Hospital
Reanington
Ruth Reith
North Easton
Mass
Roy C. Leanpman
Ether Powell
Ralph Thomas
Cohdex
Chester Thomas
Cyril Crosa
Waterbury, Conn
B. L. Powell
David Powell
Aryb Air Forces
Lincoln
Neb
BL. Powell
Mildred Lamp Meo
Pownal Center
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Gen. McNair
Aerye
Ton
Acadt
Wilson
Quiltis
de Elie
Gray
Funny
Union Home Furnishers
Pittstoun
Pownal
Petridss
Bertess
Coats
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