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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1956

Page

3

Baty Family Wins Again In Aviation Club Hunt

The Baty family known as the flying Batys won the 9th annual aviation club hunt from Hook Field finishing first in the second speed class with their Cessna 170A. The event covered a circuit touching Brookville Urbana Troy Greenville Piqua Richmond and Hamilton before returning for a dinner awards ceremony. Teammates included the two year old Laurie Ann and the couple’s Grand Ave residence.

Baty Aviation Club Middletown Aviation Club Grand Ave Laurie Ann Hook Field George Chippendale Wilbraham Rd Charles Reuter Cheviot Clarence Usher David Albright Cincinnati Charles Thompson Paul EB. Henke Audrey Aviition Club Brookville Urbana Troy Greenville Piqua Richmond Ind Hamilton Greenfield

Rich New Oil Field Discovered South of Tehran

A tremen dous gusher spouting oil 150 feet into the air and flooding nearby fields today marked the discovery of a rich new oil field south of Tehran. The state owned National Iranian Oil Co called in British and American experts to help control the well throwing 80 000 barrels of oil a day into the air.

Iran Tehran National Iranian Oil Co

Troops Return After Fort Knox Tanker Training

More than 1,800 citizen-soldiers returned home from Ft. Knox Kentucky after two weeks of tanker training. Among the group 53 were from Middletown with Col Charles Marsh commanding the 107th Armored Cavalry. Gen Maxwell Taylor visited to observe and urge civilian tours of training sites.

Middletown Co. D 107Th Armored Cavalry Regiment West Point of Armor Ft. Knox Ohio Army Maxwell D. Taylor Taylor 107Th Regiment Cleveland Charles D. Marsh Ohio Guardsmen

Samuel Boyd Masonic memorial services announced

Samuel Boyd 64 of West Middletown Rt 2 died Saturday morning of a heart attack at home on Elk Creek Road. A Masonic memorial service is set for 7:30 p.m. today at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. tomorrow with Rev. W. J. Comfort officiating. Burial in Wardside Cemetery. Friends may call 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. today.

Masonic Samuel Boyd West Middletown Rt. 2 Joseph R. Baker & Sons Boyd Chicago Hamilton Elk Creek Road W. J. Comfort Woodside Cemetery

Ada Smith of Waynesville Dies at 64

Ada Smith 64 of Waynesville died at 12 20 a m yesterday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Survived by son Glenn sister Anne Hoak and brothers Robert Roscoe Furnas and Fred. Services 2 p m at Friends Church burial Miami Cemetery. Calling at Stubbs Funeral Home after 6 p m today.

Ada Smith Waynesville Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Glenn Anne Hoak Robert Roscoe Furnas Fred Jamestown Friends Church Miami Cemetery Stubbs

Noted boxing referee Tommy Thomas dies at 71

Associated Press report lists Tommy Thomas 71 former bantamweight contender and renowned boxing referee who officiated the 1937 Louis Braddock title bout. Born Isadore Rosen in Chicago he died yesterday in Chicago. Also noted Kinsey, Margiotti and Beluzzi deaths with brief bios.

Associated Press Chicago Tommy Thomas Joe Louis Jim Braddock Isadore Rosen Bloomington Ind Alfred C. Kinsey Indiana University Hoboken N.J Pittsburgh Charles J. Margiotti

Police Urge Ranks Cleared Of Incompetents

Ohio Catholic War Veterans urged law enforcement agencies to weed out incompetent officers to win youth respect. The resolution, passed by the group in Columbus, named Chester J. Koch as author and Cleveland coordinator of patriotic activities. He cited older officers with doubtful morals training young veterans joining the forces.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Catholic War Veterans Chester J. Koch Cleveland

RAF Marshal Talks At Columbus Tonight

Sir John Slessor, marshal of the Royal Air Force, will speak tonight at Ohio State University. Genera lA C Wedemeyer, commander of U S forces in the China theater during World War I, is scheduled to speak Wednesday night at the university.

Columbus Ohio John Siessor Britain Royal Air Force Ohio State University A. C. Wedemeyer U.S China

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