Fear of casualties reshapes Normandy battle narrative
The piece discusses Allied casualty fears during the Normandy invasion, Churchill's worries about Britain’s manpower, and the shift from slow bombardment to rapid ground advances. It notes Montgomery’s caution, the Atlantic wall gamble, and naval uniform disdain amid postwar reflections.
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Normandy
Churchill
Flanders Fields
FDR
Britain
Eisenhower
Atlantic
Bradley
Montgomery
Medwick Keeps Chase For NL Batting Title In 1944
Veteran Joe Medwick of the Giants, 33, battles Dixie Walker and Stan Musial for the National League batting crown in 1944. Once a Cardinal star and MVP, Medwick has revived his swing after 15 years in the majors, while noting his defense remains solid and his leg strength helps his late-season bid.
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Joe Medwick
Mel Ott
Giants
Cardinals
Dodgers
Medwick
Dixie Walker
Stan Musial
Joe
Detroit
Tiger
Judge Landis
National League
Carteret
N. J
N.L
Musial
Hopp
Labor Day
Cardinal
Walker
Hollywood Star Shuffle and War Era Radio News
The piece surveys wartime film and radio updates with Tarzan actors replaced by new talent, Betty Hutton and Alan Marshall’s health issues, Ted Malone’s five year NBC contract, Bette Davis theater run, Roy Acuff and military film participation, and brief notes on Lum and Abner, Mr Skeffington, and Arturo de Cordova’s star collaborations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Malone
NBC
Alexander Woollcott
Jim
Ameche
Ann
Joyce Jordan
Shepherd
Chicago
Lum
Abner
Mr. Skeffington
Bette Davis
Arturo de Cordova
Ingrid Bergman
Luise Rainer
Joan Fontaine
Betty Hutton
Dorothy Lamour
Over 500 Songs Written On Life of Abe Lincoln
More than 500 songs about Abraham Lincoln are noted by Collier's as the largest number for any single figure. The works include about 420 campaign and nomination pieces, presidential numbers, emancipation selections, minstrel and comic pieces, and roughly 80 funeral marches and memorial hymns.
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Abraham Lincoln
Collier’s
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King
Admiral King
London
White House
Secret Service
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First New International
France
Free World
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Bradenton
Fla
Dizzy Dean
Frank Frisch
Dizzy
Paul Dean
Pepper Martin
Leo Durocher
Durocher
Adolph Menjou
St. Petersburg
Chip Robert
Chip
Grantland Rice
St. Raphael
Paris
Salween River
U. S
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Saipan
Tarawa
Tinian
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Holland M. Smith
Pacific Fleet Marine Force
Alexander A. Vandegrift
U. S. Marine Corps
Orote Peninsula
Guam
Chambois
Royal Air Force
Virginia Vale
Western
Union
Hough
Hollywood
Cheta
Arzan
Kurt Neumann
Tarzan
Johnny Weismuller
Brenda Joyce
Battle Creek
Mich
Alan Marshal
David Selznick
RKO
Dorothy McGuire
Herbert Marshall
Marshal
Bettejane Greer
The
War Production Board
Mutual Network
Sunny Skylar
Henry Sylvern
Skylar
Mucho
Amor
Sylvern
Jane Cowl
Cisco Kid
Mutual
Roy Acuff
Smoky Mountain Boys
Little Rachel
Grand Ole Opry
Gildersleeve
Fibber McGee and Molly
Hal Peary
Dickie Jones
Aldrich
Texas
Shirley Temple
Annie Rooney
United States
Ralph Brown Flooring CO
Holywood Blvd
Fila
FORD
Orge
HAL Lynch Motors
Hogan
Jacksonville
Fia
Murray
Ford Dealer
Miami
E. Allsmith
Nedre Avenue
Philadelphia
Shi Express
Cornelia
Georgia
Abe Lincoln
PN Tay Re
Imoroline Oe
Bell
Vita-Berles
Vita-Berles Sales CO
Cleveland
Ohio
Cosoma
Aidsh
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
WNU
Dean
Doan
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