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Show In New Role six I ' ' a.-.. t m. ws LEFTY "GOOFY" GOMEZ June O'Dea Reports She Will Fight InrCourt LEXINGTON, Mass., Dc. J7 Mrs. Vernon Gom, ths former June O'Dea, musical comedy actress, prepared today to "fight" what she described a the "goofy" divorce action of the New York Yankees' pitching ace. Served with divorce psoers filed by Gomel In Mexico, the pretty showgirl wno married the portside pitching star In New York five years ago. said: 'The whole thing la goofy. We never had any trouble and I think Just as much of 'Lefty' aa I aver did." Mrs. Gomel, who gained prominence promi-nence In "Of Thee I Sing," aaid the first Indication she had that all was not well was when Gomel failed to answer her letters when he went to his Rodeo, Cal, home after the world aeries. "I wrote him every day." she said. "When he answered, after a long time, he told me about the divorce action. Two years ago I left the show business for him and now he's left me." Declaring she would "fight the action." the former stage star, who was visiting relatives here, added, "If Lefty wants to be separated from me, I'll file suit for separate support in New York." The divorce papers related, ahe said, that the ault was baaed on Incompatibility. |