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HATTIESBURG (MISS.) AMERICAN Saturday, May 20, 1950 Archie Odom Named Head Coach At Petal High School SIX dancer Igor Dega for divorce last February, says they are reconciled. DEMONS, RICHTOH PLAY HERE MONDAY "woe decided to give our mar Queen Mother Insists Princess Has Right To Wed Commoner rlage another trial," she told news Wilkes Quits To Complete College Work men. The couple was married In 1947 after she had divorced actor-director Mississippi Southern and Rlchton High teams win Cook, Allegro by Haydn and The Roaming Bumble Bee by Jean Williams, Margaret Ann Powell, Sol-feggletto by C. P. E.

Bach, and Elizabeth Lane, Scherzlno by Kar-ganoff. The students played with youthful animation and spirit. They displayed evidence of careful instruction and often showed a good sense of phrasing and some understanding of the dramatic possibilities within their limited technic. The recital was well attended. By HAROLD V.

8TREETER From a Ringside Seat ay ausut a. CUVELAJTD Leslie Kenton. The actress served for three years as entertainer for clash here Monday In the last hlga school baseball game of the season. SAN FRANCISCO, May 20. (VP) troops in Engund.

a woman wno once was oueen of all Archie Odom. former Ulliville The contest will begin at 1:30 Egypt took the position today that Dega, born Igor de Navrotzky In Russia, but educated In France, was pm. at Kamper park. It was post poned from last Monday when rain not even royal title should frustrate her bridal trousseau In a suite at the Fairmont hotel on Nob HilL In another suite, Ghali. secretary to the queen mother, divided his time among answering repeated outside calls, talking over the telephone to the beautiful princess, and playing popular phonograph music.

Although the love-struck pair were wed April 25 in a civil cere You doubting Thomases who wouldn't believe that the proposed a captain in the V.S. Army In the true love. washed out proceedings In Um tint Inning. Replying to criticism of Egyptian Oreater Hattlesburg association war. We rode out there at 7 o'clock this morning We could hardly believe our eyes when we saw the progress that has been made since we were at the site last Monday The workers for the Pittsburgh- royalty because she favor rnarriaee baseball stadium would ever be a reality can get your misgivings cor of her princess daughter to a commoner, Queen Mother Nazll arose CLARKSDALE WINS BIG 8 GOLF TITLE rected by just taking a hop out to r4 from a sick bed to say In a mony they are living apart until Des Moines company are going right the stadium site There you wiu Junior college and Mississippi Southern halfback, hai been named head coach and boya' physical education director at Petal High tchool.

Superintendent B. L. Coulter announced today. Odom succeeds Berny Wilkes, who recently resigned after two successful years at PetaL Wilkes resigned in order to devote- his full time to completing his college work at Mississippi Southern. Re-elected to the post of assistant coach Is W.

T. (Dub) Helton, ot Petal the Moslem ceremony. They appear on up with the stadium and ft sl- find South Mississippi's finest park "A queen can sacrifice even her look to-be about 60 per cent ready has that "professional CLARKSDALE May 20. ed unruffled by the lack of a Moslem priest. They said a Moslem missionary had assured them thev need arjout it.

crown if only to spare her child a heartfelt misery UP) Clarksdale High school's golf It must be pleasing to those mem team is the 1050 Big Eight confer ROYAL THEATRE Oyea Week-Daya P. M. Saturday! 1:45 A. M. Sunday P.

M. PHONE 761 The Utile theatre howing the biggest picture af the year! It was ner answer to Prince Mu- bers of the Greater Hattlesburg ence champion. The team won the only stand together before Moslem witnesses. Ghali, member of the hammed All, 74-year-old heir apparent to King Farouk's throne. He annual conierence tournament on soclatlon who have worked so hard Ion this project to He their dreams Coptic Christiana who constitute the Clarksdale Country club course had called her behavior "Incom about one eighth of Ee-vnt's norni.

come true yesterday. NATIONAL LZAGLfc patible with her situation of wife lation. said he intends to embrace "We regret to see Coach Wilkes leave," Mr. Coulter said today. "He Pet and mother of kings of a Moslem Clarksdale had to rally on the final 18 holes to win, however.

They trailed Meridian by four strokes, but Good Reading In SPORT LAST TI3IES TODAY A Philadelphia 18 9 40 nation." did a good Job out here and we Brooklyn 9 .625 Several Interesting stories appear I wish Prince Muhammed All UUJZmfiJLkWur few ia got not to win by a five-stroke mar gin. in this month a Issue of SPORT magazine The best two are on Carl could find out like myself that the true key to happiness in this world St. Louis 13 12 .520 Boston ....13 12 .520 Chicago .....11 11 .500 Pittsburgh 11 13 .500 Clarksdale had a total of 655, FVRILLO of the Brooklyn Dodgers ner raitn. Preparatory Sfudenls Give -Recilalaf M5C k. I f.

resides in the forgetfulness of one' self," she said in her reply. and Ted WILLIAMS of the Boston New York 8 12 .400 Red Sox, written by Milton CROSS "How can he understand a moth Cincinnati 6 17 .281 and Jimmy POWERS, respectively, er's love?" YESTERDAY'S RESULTS There are other top-notch writ That mother's love and not the ings about Bob LEMON, Ezzard St. Louis at Boston (ppd-raln) Pittsburgh at Brooklyn (ppd-raln). CHARLES, the Philadelphia Phillies barrage of decrees Issued by the enraged King Fsrouk caused the postponment until next week of a Cincinnati at New York (ppd-rain) and others Meridian coo, Lurei oa and Jackson, 697. Laurel wai defending champion.

Individual honors went to Eddie Merrins of Meridian. He had a 35-hole total of 153. Bedord Bradley of Clarksdale, the co-medalist last year, trailed by twa strokes. AMVET COMMANDER HAS NARROW ESCAPE EMPORIA. Kas May 20.

OPh- Chicago at Philadelphia (ppd By S. CUMBERWORTH The department of music of Mis are mighty proud of him." The new mentor has been out of the coaching profession for several years. Prior to taking a brief "rest," however, he enjoyed four successful years at Sumrall and Raleigh. One of, his Sumrall basketball teams won the state championship and his Ra-lelght cagers were 'runner-up to Sumrall for the same crown. At the present.

Coach Odom is an Instructor in adult education in the Academic department of the Veterans school at Petal "We feel that we are very fortunate In gettlnp Mr. Odom." Mr. Coulter said. "We know he Is a good teacher and ft capable coach." The new coach today announced a partial football schedule for the 1950 season. Eight games are defl- nitely carded and Petal la anxious i rain).

Did-L'-Know Moslem wedding for 19-year-old Princess Fathla to Rlad Ohali, 31, an Egyptian commoner and Coptic sissippi Southern college presented That the 1950 Hattlesburg High tne preparatory students of Eliza Christian. school football team may play Just nine games next fall? TODAY'S GAMES Cincinnati at New York (2). Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. Chicago at Philadelphia. St.

Louis at Boston. beth Bustin, Helen McDonald and Mary Poe Baylls In a piano recital The king and his council have That Lee FLOYD, Mississippi Friday evening. Participating In the performance Southern' basketball coach, will undergo a leg operation soon? exerted their full power to stop the marriage. They ordered the queen mother, Fathla and Ghali to return to Egypt; lifted the title of princess; impounded the fortunes of AMERICAN LEAGUE That Tony ROUCHON has all the Pet. were Kay Honeycutt, who played Sonata In by Clemen ti; Martha Ann Vann, The Music Box by Pol- Harold Russeil, who starred in the movie "Best Yean of Our showed up for a speech here yesterday, shaken and scared by his own admission.

New York 17 VaieVX .68 .652 Nazll and Fathla; removed the earmarks of becoming one of the best offensive halfbacks in the Mississippi Southern aggregation next VINCENT PRICE ELLEN DREW Detroit 15 Boston 19 diplomatic status of Ghali; sent word to the priest of the only Mos fall? .613 .600 .560 i stuwM VLADIMIR SUKOLUrr VaWtiWr REED HADLEY ROBERT BARRAT ROBIN SHORT 8 8 12 10 11 17 15 18 That Mississippi Southern's second to fill three open dates, he said. The open dates are Sept. 8, Oct. 20 and Nov. 17.

Here is the remainder of the .346 Washington 15 Cleveland 14 Philadelphia 9 St Louis 5 Chicago 5 football game with Louisville will be ACE IN THE HOLE NEWS .250 played on Nov, 25 Instead of Nov. 217 23 as originally announced? dlni; Mellnda Mc Williams, The Curious Story by Heller; RuBy Ann Howell. The Pool at Night by Hanson; Kay Schwelzer, Vivace from Sonatina In Op. 55, No. 1 by Kuhlau; Marilyn Darby, At The Circus by Wurzburg; Mary Virginia Morrison, Die Spleluhr by Carl Helns; Sandra Draughn, Climbing by MacLachlan; Terry Saucier, That Promised Land, a spiritual, and The Wild Horseman by Schumann; Clair schedule; He narrowly escaped cracking up In a small plane, which the pilot tried to land on a two-lane highway.

The airport here was flooded by a near cloudburst. Harrassed by cross winds, the pilot made three pasjes at UJ3. Highway 50-South, which had been blocked off. On the third the rudder clipped a power line, but the pilot controlled lem mosque in the nation at Sacramento, not to perform the ceremony. The queen mother, who eanv to the United States in 1946 for cal treatment, was suffering headaches and exhaustion over the ordeal.

Despite the distant uproar, Fathla went right on assembling Sept. 15 Purvis, away; Sept. 22 SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY BLAZING A TRAIL IS i That Eddie KAUCHICK, who did Fopiarvuie, Home; Sept. 29 Moselle, some mighty fine line-backing for THROUGH THE Vf 1SWV the 1949 Southerners is not In school at the present but will be back in plenty of time to be eligible for the away; uci. LucWale, away; Oct.

13 Brooklyn, home; Oct. 27 Waynesboro, home; Nov. 3 St. Stanislaus, home; Nov. 10 Notre Dame, home.

WILDERNESS! 50 season? YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Detroit 14. Pittsburgh 8. New York 2. Chicago 0. Cleveland 4, Boston 1.

Washington at St. Louis (ppd rain). TODAY'S GAMES New York at Chicago. Boston at Cleveland, Philadelphia at Detroit. Washington at St.

Louis. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION-W Pet ine plane, wntrn was undamaged. He landed 18 miles east of here and Russell returned by car three hours late for a breakfast date but in time for the scheduled speech. Russell, who lost both hands in a Newa On The Pro-Baseballer PETAL THEATRE Here's more dope on some of the boys we have in professional base OPEN 1:45 P. M.

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY PHONE 9406 MVYC ENSEMBLE SINGS SUNDAY AT RIVER AYE. CHURCH ball: wartime accident, is national commander of the Amvets. PHILLIPS' batting aver rx Last Showing Today -A BIG DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM- wvn age through Tuesday night of this week rounded off at .275 His Atlanta 22 11 .667 totals for 17 games were 69 times at SHERIFF TO FIGHT WESTERN UNION SUIT I EL PASO, May 20. (Jp) (Sheriff Joe Campbell says he is Mobile 21 12 .636 bat. 15 runs, 19 hits, 10 runs-battcd- William ELLIOTT Memphis 20 14 ,888 Birmingham 19 14 .576 ln and three stolen bases He has hit one homer and two triples.

a K. -i- TBBt "Br I New Orleans 16 15 .516 Chattanooga .....16 20 .444 He leads the Flint, club Adrian BOOTH in hits, but is behind In the other Nashville .............13 17 .4.13 ready to fight a $75,000 damage suit filed against him by Western Union for snipping the company's wires to an Anapra, N. race news service. The company yesterday also asked a federal court Injunction to pre and hitting departments Utile Rork 4 2 .125 JOE STRINGFELLOW. who plays The Mississippi Woman'! college "Varsity Ensemble," a 12-voice choral group, will present a concert of sacred music at 730 p.m.

Sunday at River Avenue Baptist church, Rev. Oarland Mclnnis, pastor, announced today. Under the direction of Miss Julia Guess, director of fine arts at Mississippi Woman's college, the ensem-ble will sing eight selections, Dr J. E. Rouse, president of the college, will make a brief talk on Christian education.

HI topic will YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Chattanoona 7, Memphis 2. 1 for the Savannah, outfit in the Sally circuit, was made a "full- Atlanta 11, New Orleans 3. VICTOR MATURE LUCILLE BALL LIZABETH SCOTT Mobile at Birminnham (nnd-raln). Hedged deputy sheriff" of Chatham vent anipoeu Trom carrying out a threat to cut the wires each time they are restored. Nashville at Little Rock (ppd-wet county during ceremonies held in the Savannah dugout Tuesday night wuu uvtit hiulse NEWS A AaAaaAACkAA grounds.

The next night the club went on the road and JOE; came through with a TODAT'8 GAMES Atlanta at IJlrmlnRham. and Chapter No. 4 Dlcfc Tracy WFOR 1400 ICO WFOR-FM rj ho pair of singles and two runs In a Sunday, Monday and Tuesday 9-7 win over Jacksonville On the following night, however, Jacksonville Pitcher Bob HORTON blanked Savannah on one hit and SATURDAY NIGHT Nashville at Memphis, New Orleans at Mobile. Chattanooga at Little Rock. SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE! Pet.

Pensacola ............19 11 .633 MprltiR Oonrurt' tin clean-up -man STRINGFELLOW Sings De -vision for Victory." Reverend Mdnnls invited the public to attended the services Sunday night The offering will be donated to the Mississippi Woman'a college Endowment campaign now in progress. Members of the Varsity Ensemble are Joann Weaver, Annie Vera Oden. Betty Steveni, Rachel Monk, Janet Campbell, Marian Oraham, Marty Hamilton, June McKay, Jeanette Bilbo. Margaret Ann Evans, Eliza-beth Breckenridge Gloria Hall, Mar-gle Kike and Pat Collins. LOVE DRIVE-IN THEATRE 'The Family Favorite' Meridian ,17 10 .630 Oadsden ,.,,....,.,,.20 13 ,625 Montgomery ..17 13 .567 SOnG Mil Tommy lioney Hun.

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Choir Truth or Conta Hit Parada Dsnma Day Judy Canova Irand Ola Ofra UUmtn'i Nw Morton Downy Mldnlta Eaprua Mldnlta Eipraaa Nawa was one of the eight men who failed to CLIFF COOOIN suffered his first Cotton States league defeat Thursday night as Grtunvllle bumped Monroe 8-6 The Greenville club got to CLIFF for 10 hits and seven bases on balls A five-run up 4 WHERE COURTESY SERVICE ENTERTAINMENT RULE Jackson ..,.,,,......17 14 .548 FDR, Vicksburc .,...12 14 .429 Annlston ......11 19 ,367 Tonite At All 3-Shows Open 6:45 (Feature Starts At 7:30 9:30 11:20) TectfvcoLOf? SUNDAY MORNING rising by Greenville in the third inning did most of the damage COQGIN is still among the league's 8elm 6 23 ,179 i'EST2RDAY'l RESULTS Jackson 6. Oadsden 3. Montgomery 3-3, Pensacola 2-4. Selma at Meridian (ppd-rain). Annlston at Vlcksbtinr (npd-raln DOROTHY MALONE DON Da FORE JANIS RAISE IK leaders with five victories and the 1230 ON FOUR DIAL whsy: Hunahln Hour Nwa Round t)p Wornwood Frt Camaoa o( Muale C03HNG WED.

AND TIIUR. Camaoa of Mutle PIIO.VE 3180 one setback According to a Monroe newspaper, CLIFF has developed a "blazing fast ball reminiscent of Bob FELLER'S better days." BLUE COOPER had a good night for Oalnesville's G-Men Tuesday night The G-Men took a 9-6 TODAY'S GAMES Relma at Pensacola. Montgomery at Meridian. Annlston at Jackson. Oadsden at Vlcksnurg.

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Fort Worth 3, Dallas 0. Shreveport 8, Houston 2. TODAY'S GAMES Dallas at Fort Worth. Tulsa at Oklahoma City. San Antonio at Beaumont.

Houston at Shreveport. COTTON STATES LEAGUE he added another blngle on Monday night Lockport lost both of these games The setback on Saturday before made It three defeats In a row The Reds have a tight hold on the cellar post In the loop Playing at second base, MUSS made only one error in the three games mentioned here He booted one In the Sunday game. WILL TRY AGAIN LOS ANGELES. May 20. Movie actress Ann Dvorak, who sued IXruxJiaib THE Flret Baptiat Church i Bamfy rial M' Sunday Barrntaa Th Falron Hartia-raya Sam Bpad Concert Hall M.

St. Raptlat Ch. Wain St. Raptlat Tak IV taa Pet fcftlk Show riaman Nat Clifton UtUya Pavld lwiattr NBO Nwt Ftlron Harrla-ray Sam Mpad tilMt Thaalra Uulld mi Thaair Uulld Amarlran Album ftOTaa H-lMva iM Hal Milk Bhow IKI Kiaman't Nawt Clifton Utlay Paid twintar II. 'M NBC Ntara Pine Bluff 19 Hot Sprlnpi is -BO -It BO Oreenwood ...15 10 KM RHONDA OtSNlS Clarksdale .,,,,..15 Pet.

.655 .621 .536 .500 .500 .448 .379 .367 PAYNE-FLEMING -O'KEEFE 10 11 13 15 14 18 18 19 Monroe .14 Oreenville .....13 Featuerttea POPETE CARTOON PARAMOUNT NEWS a i i ii i a- I Natches El Dorado 11 MONDAY TUESDAY SUNDAY imiKouif 11 SO iuy Lumbar do JpjJ Bfv CMcato Cut -00 ftrmrmnar Whan 21 Ne SO Uraaitft Story Eer Told ABC no rr Pt.mtv-.HC IS Monday Mjrnlri Hadllna ABC SO Sum Wih Tha Hot met atria A 1) INOA) KIOK1 00 Stop th Muaio A he Mr. PrMM.nt ABC 7M Ammlni Vr Walona ABO OO Wattar winhall A BO IS Luella Paraona ABO SO Chaaca Of a Lifetime aSXJ OO tna Pldlar ABO IS to Veteran 30 JacKI HJjow ARC 4i Geoff. IV.kolaay ABC 10 no of Mla.tiatpaa 10 OS frmw of Tomorrow A BC 10:18 Tiwuitiu to Paaalng ABC 10 VI Caalcale of atuete ABC 10 Baaenal) KouBd I'D 11 OO Nnr. 11:04 Grarmer. HMet Orro ABC 11 V) Hwr BaU Rooav ABC 11.00 Oft YESTERDAY'S RESULTS THt TEAR'S MOST IXTRAOftOINART KRUN INTIRTAINMINTI -sjin Ha! Wallis Monroe 6, El Dorado 3.

NatchM! 7, Greenville 2. Hot Springs 8, Clarksdale (10 Innings). Pine Bluff at Greenwood (ppd-raln doubleheader Sunday), TODAY'S GAMES Hot Springs at Clarksdale. Pine Bluff at Oreenwood. Dorado at Monroe.

Greenville at Natches. LAST TIMES TODAY ailtli aaiat Vail! Joseph Cottea Owen WeUea I "4 LAtf-: rg SUNDAY and MONDAY OPEN 6:45 Tie Intimate Inside Story New York's Cafe Society! Serial No. It Clyde Beatty In "KING Or THE JUNGLE" "Read In', lUthmetio LIS USUI A LAST TIMES TODAY SUNDAY and MONDAY i iiiiiwaaLii-fJ 4anWMlMi M4 MIAT STAKSI SUNDAY AND MONDAY BARBARA JAMES BAKUAMA 1 ar JAMES IIefilv Garkver ATTENTION BOWLERS! Male and Female A mixed Doubles Tournament will begin soon at Central Bowling Alley. Fun For Everyone Prizes to the winners. Register nowAsk for particulars.

Central Bowling Alley 210 W. Front St Phone 9405 Mm mm i iTVa.Vii i 1 UCK and In Clneeolor COMING TUESDAT In 'Salt Lake Raiders" and II "C.hott of Zorro Cartoon Hopalonj; Cassidy Gabby Hayes Russell Harden "IN OLD MEXICO" "COO COO BIRD DOG" WHIP WILSON "Shadows o( the.

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