Turn Back The Clock To Yesteryear!
What happens in San Clemente.... Often gets out in public!
The San Clemente Rotary Club, in partnership with the City of San Clemente Beaches, Parks and Recreation Department, presents "Swing Dance by The Sea" for the 22nd exciting year. USO/Canteen Night Includes dinner catered by Carbonara's. Uniforms and '40s era attire welcomed.
The MIKE HENEBRY ORCHESTRA is a SWING ERA BIG BAND from the Southern California area. They play the swing music of the big bands and dance bands of basically, the years 1935-1948. They play big band jazz as well as the ballads and the sweeter side. In their incredible library of about 2100 charts, they have authentic arrangements from all of the major bands of the period: Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Harry James, Jimmie Lunceford, Woody Herman, etc.
The activities begin at 5:00....
We found the great table (Courtesy of Hans)
Bringing Back Memories
Inside This Issue - Really neat two page, color poster for the movie "Ball of Fire" starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. This issue has a follow-up photo and paragraph for Marguerite Sharpe (March 10, 1941 Government girl), Schoolteacher Dorothy Albrecht (May 12, 1941), Cannie Morris Turnipseed (January 13, 1941), Boardinghouse mother Mrs. G. Harwood Frost (May 5, 1941), Raymond Carlton (August 11, 1941), Bruce Bieber (July 7, 1941) and others.
First War pictures in Pacific. Interesting piece on Scouting Planes. First ten days of the war at sea.
Prime Minister Churchill addresses US Congress. War in the Far East hinges on Manila and Singapore. Washington goes to war - close-up. Photo essay - Japan's industries are all geared to war. Aides relieve nurse shortage.
Life goes riding on a Navy recruiting train including photos of Helen Hale, Lonnie Thomas, Robert William Young and others. A number of pages of photographs of Abraham Lincoln over the years.
Two page color United Aircraft Corporation ad with seven different kinds of planes and a list of planes in the war.
We got the best seats in the house...
Near the door, bar, food and a nice breeze
Getting her dancing shoes on!
Where did Bob Hope and his USO troupe perform their first "combat zone" show?
North Africa. In the Summer of 1943, "Hope's Gypsies" as Hope referred to his troupe, performed their first "combat zone" shows in North Africa, Italy, and Sicily. On that tour, they entertained their largest audience, 19,000 troops, in Palermo, Italy. They also felt the real effects of the war when they narrowly escaped with their lives as 100 Nazi Junkers JU-88's medium bomber aircraft, with a fighter escort, dive bombed the docks, destroying the area around the hotel where the troupe was staying.
In the Summer of 1944, the troupe traveled 30,000 miles in the South Pacific Theater, performing shows in exotic sounding locations like Eniwetok, Tarawa, Kwajalein, Saipan, and Majuro. Hope referred to it as "Loew's Malaria Circuit" or as "The Pineapple Circuit".
It was learned at one point, that a Japanese soldier had been killed a short distance from the stage on which they were performing.
Sue checks the phone... We are still on "great-grand-baby watch"
Kerstin and Hans brighten up the evening!
Did You Know? - The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO Show) is a nonprofit organization that provides programs, services and live entertainment to United States troops and their families. Since 1941, it has worked in partnership with the Department of Defense (DOD), relying heavily on private contributions and on funds, goods, and services from various corporate and individual donors. Although congressionally chartered, it is not a government agency. The USO operates 160 centers worldwide.
Leon (known as Dr. Cake) tells a whopper
"We are here... The party can start!" (Courtesy of Hans)
The bar sold the dancing fluid....
Cross between turpentine and paint remover...
Donna found a good use for the centerpiece
Do not let the rumor get out that this table also drank coffee
Clink... What a wonderful sound (Courtesy of Hans)
Did You Know? - The organization became particularly famous for its live performances called Camp Shows, through which the entertainment industry helped boost the morale of its servicemen and women. Hollywood in general was eager to show its patriotism, and many famous celebrities joined the ranks of USO entertainers. They entertained in military bases at home and overseas, sometimes placing their own lives in danger, by traveling or performing under hazardous conditions.
The band gets underway
Nice crowd this evening (Courtesy of Hans)
The female singer was simply outstanding
Bob found some dust he was trying to eliminate
"Bob... Wait... I will do it for you!!"
OMG... Hans with hair???
We had a lot of fans this evening
Hans has the camera on stun!
Camera at the ready! (Courtesy of Hans) 
Steve and Linda were here this evening (Courtesy of Hans)
The Joint Was Jumping
The music was simply outstanding... Slow... Fast... Real Fast!
Look carefully
Iris found us! (Courtesy of Hans)
The band takes a break...
Click.... Gotcha (Courtesy of Hans)
Decorated for the dance (Courtesy of Hans)
First details of the losses at Pearl Harbor were in this issue
Will found the breeze....
Hans has his WWII shirt on... Dressed for the dance (Courtesy of Hans)
Patriotic shirts are in vogue this evening (Courtesy of Hans)
Back To Work... Break Is Over
Cutting a rug!
Hey! The pictures is not fuzzy... These people are fast
Donna, Kerstin, Irish, Marcia, and Sue
at some point in their life
Perhaps the flash might help....
Caught on file... Story at 11:00 PM
All smiles....
We had a great audience... Almost all participated
At A Break Donna Found The Dance Magazine
Before....
After.....
Smile? No... Snile!
Hans does his impersonation of a tooth paste commercial
Smile... Your on Candid Camera (Courtesy of Hans)
Paul, always the gentleman, holds Marcia's wine during the picture....
Leon does his magic trick.... Makes cake disappear (Courtesy of Hans)
"This fan is made of a what???"
Love is indeed in the air (Courtesy of Hans)
Ginger was great this evening (Courtesy of Hans)
Caught on the floor...
Hans jumps behind the camera (Courtesy of Hans)
Donna's fan was having a "bad feather day"
Bob was going to spit on the feather to help keep it on...
Suggestion denied!
We used a thumbtack instead
Paul has his x-ray eyes on (Courtesy of Hans)
Winding down...
"So Iris... Where shall be go dancing now....It's only 10:00?"
A standing ovation to our entertainment
