German Song Becomes Hit With Allies
The wartime ballad Lilli Marlene, popular with German troops, Allies and civilians, spreads from North Africa to Britain and the United States. Publishing rights and copyright pose hurdles as demand grows for the sentimental tune in multiple languages.
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Lily
Lybian
North Africa
Britain
Tineousic
Jimmy Phillip
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd
Lilli Marlene
Garman
Parrack
Mariere
sCopyright
Apollo Tunic
Peter Maurice Co., Ltd
London
New York
Normandy Advance Push Across Caen Corridor Intensifies
Allied forces drive toward Caen with field dispatches noting forward elements within three miles of the town and near the Caen–Pilly road as British troops push from the west. Cherbourg falls, signaling the second phase ends and harbor access opens for larger operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilly-Sur-Seulles
Caen
Normandy
la Gaulle
Cheux
St Manvie
Tilly
Supreme Headquarters
Cherbourg
Republicans Make Own Beds at Convention in Chicago
Chicago reporters describe a dour convention scene with empty decorations and crowded lobbies as Republicans prepare for the 1940 presidential race. Delegates, including Bricker and Stassen backers, mix with past leaders and a tense atmosphere pervades the Stevens Hotel and Chicago Stadium.
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Chicago
Reopeate Stevens Hotel
Michigan Boulevard
Int & Pm
New York
Dewey
Harrison
Thomas &. Dewey
Albany
Hitler
Balkan
Jane W. Sricker
Ohin
Tan
John Bricker
Bricker
Fort DuRoyle Fortified With War Supplies Vast Stock On Racks
Maj. Glenn Plumlee reports a large fort stockpile including torpedoes, guns and cartridges as well as racks of radios, cosmetics and foods. Marines occupied chamber spaces with torpedoes on walls while corridors held boxes of supplies for troops. Whitehall seaman first class Clayton Homer Therrien wounded in action, his family listed. Prior to the war Africa Java and the Far East supplied much of the cocoa bean market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Plumlee
Birmingham
Ala
Fort du Royle
Whitehill
Wounder
Clayton Homer Therrien
U.S.N.R
Navy Department
Lastaight
Airs
Marston Caroline Therriett
Merrill Therrien
Whitehall
Africa
Java
Far East Tropics
Baseball Gains Ground Amid Bullfights in Latin Cities
Mexican newspapers praise baseball as a popular sport alongside bullfights in Mexico City and other cities. Reports note major league teams and local clubs drawing large crowds as baseball rises in prominence, with sports writers borrowing terms from other coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Bearry
St Louis
Baseball Language and City Team Phrases Mixed in Speech
A garbled note blends English and Spanish terms about baseball slang, pitches, and fan expressions. It mentions teams like the Tigers and Indians, Cleveland, and Chicago, with scattered references to language play and crowd chatter.
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Ants Beistoleres
Tigers
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Germer
Lili Marlene
Hoagland
Wally
United States
Bertin
Lani Andersen
Slonde
Mace
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Peterman
Pold
Doughteys
Carl Wilhelm von Senlteben
Ani
Hennecke
Europe
Sir Bernard Hee Montgomery
Frst
Omar N. Bradley
France
Germany
Afont-gomery
Arthler
Montgomery
Ronurel
RC. Radabaugh
Hastings
Minn
Comdr
Harold HE. Stassen
Stassen
Pacific
Everett M. Dirksen
Pakin
Marian Martin
Committee On Resolutions
Fepublican
Alf Landan
Kansas
Arthur Vandenburg
Michigan
Robert Taft
Ohio
Sec
Jim Watson
Taft
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Texas
Marvin Creager
Henry P. Fletcher
Hoover
Troy’s Friendly Food Store
Franklin Square
Leon
Girede
Gs Ray
Huddle
Albert W. Hawkes
Clare Booth Luce
R-Conn
Republican Resolutions Committee
Bothy
Franklin James Hansen
John Ho Hansen
Fifth Avenue
Marine Corps
Quantico
Hansen
New York State Teachers’ College
Alb Bany
John Oh. Hansen
Army
Ralph Hansen
Maurice Hansen
Navy
Cleveland
Albany Academy Summer School
Academy Road
Lewis
Waterford
Mohawk Street
Saratoga Avenue
Southside
National Automotive
Fibres, Inc
Northside
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