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March 4, 1945

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Miller Buys Teaneck, N. J., Plot

By Unknown Author

The Alexander Summer Company, Teaneck, N. J., brokers, report the sale of the southwest corner of Elm and Hillcrest Avenues, Teaneck, a plot 52 by. 150 feet, for the George Anna Realty Corporation to Charles D. Miller. The latter was represented by John J. Deeney, Teaneck attorney.

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208-ACRE FARM FIGURES IN DEAL IN MORRIS COUNTY; Property Owned by Pullman Family for 100 Years in New Ownership BUYING ACTIVE IN RUMSON Army Officer Acquires Fifteen Room Residence--Sales in Montclair and Orange

By Unknown Author

Ownership for more than a century by members of the Pullman family of a 208-acre farm in Chester, in the western part of Morris County, N. J., has been terminated in the sale of the property to Harvey F. Guerin of Madison, N. J. The deal was closed through the office of Fred A. Barbanes, Morristown broker.

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Notable Births

Dieter Meier

1945Dieter Meier, Swiss musician[†]

Dieter Meier is a Swiss musician, conceptual artist and entrepreneur. He is the frontman of the electronic music group Yello, which was co-founded by music producer Boris Blank. He is a vocalist and lyricist, as well as manager and producer of the group.

Tommy Svensson

1945Tommy Svensson, Swedish footballer and manager[†]

Leif Tommy Svensson is a Swedish former football manager and player. He is best known for playing for Östers IF and the Sweden men's national football team. He won the Guldbollen in 1969. He managed Sweden between 1991 and 1997 and led them to a bronze medal at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Gary Williams

1945Gary Williams, American basketball player and coach[†]

Gary Bruce Williams is an American university administrator and former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Maryland, the Ohio State University, Boston College, and American University. In 2002, he led Maryland to win the NCAA tournament championship. Williams retired after the 2010–11 season.

Notable Deaths

Lucille La Verne

1945Lucille La Verne, American actress (born 1872)[†]

Lucille La Verne Mitchum was an American actress known for her appearances in early sound films, as well as for her triumphs on the American stage. She is most widely remembered as the voice of the first Disney villain, the Evil Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature film, serving as her final film role.

Mark Sandrich

1945Mark Sandrich, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1900)[†]

Mark Sandrich was an American film director, writer, and producer.