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Leslie, Floyd Ralph


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age 89, a photo. Of Miami, died Dec 19, 1999. Born on Jan 9, 1910 in Galena Kansas. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Thetis Bay in the South Pacific during World War II. During the 1930's he was a renown knuckleball pitcher and pitched for the Western Association, a semi-pro league of the time. Married Aletha Ray on Oct 12, 1935 in Hollister. She survives. Burial in the Hillcrest cemetery, Galena Kansas.

Miami News Record — Miami, OK

Dec 21 1999 · p.3 · col.4

Book: Newspaper Vital Statistics Index — S J Mahurin

ISBN: 1-89277-46-5