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FOR USE DURING PERIOD JULY 23 - ATJ{r0 1ST
There will be big doings in Bay_Saint Louis next' w">ek, Our
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neighbor city on the Gulf Coast is celebrating its 100th year of its present charter5 and is staging a mammoth week-long celebration in honor of the centennials
The celebration will officially get underway this Saturday evening* August 2nd, when a spectacular coronation' ball will be held in the Bay High School Gymnasium* The Queen of the Centennial and her Court of 10 lovely Princesses will be selected and announced to
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Sundaj is Religious Observance Day, and services in each if
church..will -reflect the centennial observance? Special religious
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services are planned for the afternoon end evening <>.
Monday is Dignitaries? Pioneers and Public Officials Day®
Governor J* P„ Coleman, Lieutenant Governdr Carroll Gartin, Secretary
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of State Heber Ladners Public Service Cormrdssio:&3r We E* (Bucky) Moore;)
New Orleans Mayor deLesseps Morrisonj France*s Consul General and Spain-s Consul" of the Port of New Orleans s Mayors of neighboring to was and other dignitaries will be on hand A parade is planned and other activities in keeping with the dimity of the day will be featuredo Tuesday is Hancock O&mAy Youth Day and will feature a full day of activities by and for the you-jg folks of the srea-o The Boy and Girl Scouts, the FHA and />-H Club members, all"will, participate in a
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Pafcsde and provide an interesting program. There will be a little league baseball game and lots of fun for youths-of six or sixty®
Another highlight of the day will be a watermelon eating contest®
Wednesday is Ladies Day®	A tea end style	show '.dll	hold
forth at	the Day-Wave land Yacht Club-, A bathing suit review	(a hundred
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years of	them) will be held at the	American Legion	Kom«as ands incidentally
a Barber	Shop Quartetta will be on	hand to enliven	this last	mentioned
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