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The city of Bay St. Louis, Miss.	^	/■
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Betwsen Mobile and Mew Orleans lie 7 Miss. «ulf Coast cities on the
famous man made teach. The one that is the Western gateway to this
area is Bay St. Louis and it celebrates it’s 100th birthday ills next
week. The festivities begin Monday August 4th and continue all througja.
the wee k. Each evening at 8:30 there will be a historical pageant'
presented by 250 trained people- depicting the "Bay St. Louis Story ’*
Fireworks and street dancing; will add to the fun. During the day
anything can happen from getting mixed up with a Kangaroo Court to
spending wooden nickles. But let’s hear about this town that has
bearded
had 3 different names and is actually 260 years old from it/mayor w&BxixxraKxislxt&sxaisssix^KaHEiHjEKixtssaniKiixMaMxxxx John Sacafide who was nationally know in his college days as "Baby Grand Scafide, the famous Tulane half-back.
Announcer:	Mayor Scafide, how does it feel tc be bearded like a
gentleman of 100 years ago for months at a time?
Mayor:	Ad	lib;	jSvery	man	has a secret desire to grow a beard. This
centennial gives him an opportu ity.
Ann:	Are other men in Bay St. Louis growing beards too?
Mayor:	-w-d lib:	Don’t	recognize best friends. Doctors, plumbers,
bankers. Some dye beards. All styles. Some better looking, some horrible.
Ann? What do the women think about all this:
Mayor:	Family fun. “omen joined in by donning bonnets aid hoop skirts.
Ann:	Btixxmaxi	These	beards	must be unpopular with the barbers. Are
they complaining?
Mayor:	No, In the ole days the barber shop was a gathering place and
in -our. turning back the clock with our costumes these bearded
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gentlemen are following the old custom® of barbershop singigg.
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