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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1970
Page
11
In a luncheon at Allen Center Officers' Wives Club hear Effie Parnell aged 92 share her long show business career. Effie and Emory, a vaudeville couple with a large family, recalled touring as Chautauqua entertainers from 1913 to 1933.
Effie Parnell recalls how Emory left New York for Hollywood to pursue acting while she shifted to painting and film work. The couple toured military camps during the Korean War with witty self portraits and personal vignettes, continuing family performances and planning future appearances.
Mrs. Leslie N. Shaw outlined the YWCA's “Oper atives for Action” at the 61st Long Beach luncheon urging civic participation. She urged support for the American system, education and individual worth, noting shifts in women's roles and race relations as the membership drive began through May 16.
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