Porgy and Bess to Be Presented in Long Beach
George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess will be staged at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in one performance on Wednesday evening September 6. The tale of Catfish Row from Charleston portrays Bess and Porgy in a torrid love affair with songs including Summertime and It Ain't Necessarily So. Local managers Clifford Ellison and Sally Goldner bring the production as a special engagement and tickets are on sale at Humphreys, 130 Pine Avenue.
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George Gershwin
South Carolina
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium
Porggy
Bess
Porgy and
Catfish Row
Charleston
Porgy
Long Beach
Clifford Ellison
Sally Goldner
Humphreys
Pine Avenue
Pvt Clarence Cowell Earns Wings At Parachute School
Pvt Clarence Cowell son of Mrs E J Milton 227 8th street Seal Beach earned the right to wear Wings and Boots of the United States Army Paratroops after four weeks of jump training. He made five jumps including a night tactical landing. The school touts parachuting as a developed war science with less than one percent injury risk.
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Clarence Cowell
E. J. Milton
8Th Street
Seal Beach
United States Army
Parachute
Labor Day tribute to American workers on the home front
In wartime America labor divisions are praised for sustaining production and war bonds amid shortages. The message honors workers who support Allied efforts, recall the fallen, and urge production as a path to bring home loved ones. Monday is Labor Day, a salute to those backing the attack.
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Workers of America
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