RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION - Genesee County

Prepare for 24 hour duty. 7-9-1952Assigned 4 hour shifts. 8-1-1952More women wanted. 10-14-1952Only two observer posts open in Genesee County. 10-16-1952Two hour duty, confortable quarters arranged. 11-7-1952Women to be Air Observers. 11-22-1952Police to air spot 12 to 8am. 1-8-1953Picture: Josephine Fish Peabody air spotting. 1-10-1953Observers badly needed - only 3 posts open. 6-26-1953Operation Skywatch one year old - needs volunteers. 7-14-1953Students from School for Blind to act as Air Spotters. 12-4-1953Service Clubs taking turns. 12-1953Full page ad: Civil Air Patrol. 1-8-1954Air Observers given trophy. 7-14-1954Air Observers at Veterans Field. 12-31-1954Air spotters to get wings. 4-1-1955Shortage of Air Observers cause solons to question Defense Program -planned to go on forever. 9-13-1955Harry Page awards pins to juvenile air observers. 11-4-1955Air observers given awards. 2-2-1956Post at Veterans Field damaged by vandals. 9-27-1956Air Observers end service. 11-15-1957Picture: Last air observers on duty. 12-30-1957See also: Civil DefenseGround Observers to mark Skywatch anniversary - the 6th. 7-15-1958Picture: Civil Air Patrol - plan Fly-in Breakfast. 8-23-1958Oakfield sell CD observation post. 3-12-1959J. E. Brown on end of Air Observers. 3-14-1959Airplane gameNew form of Pyramid game in area - investors asked to pa $2,200, getanother investor, cash in at $17,000. Children paying $10 to $50 insimilar scheme. 1-10-1987Airplanes First to pass over Batavia. 8-21-1911Captain Baldwin to fly plane at Fair. 9-2-1911Past and Present column: on Atwoods recent flight over Batavia. 9-9-1911Aviator Tood C. Shriver lands at County Fairgrounds. 9-21-1911Shriver has crash, fracturing leg. 9-22-1911Oliver Guise of Attica - aged 25 - has built home-made airplane. CostHarold Guise $600, can do 70mph. 9-26-1931Elmer Taggart builds plane of parts he bought from Lockport men - left overs-dying to get permit to fly - picture of Taggart. 10-11-1941First helicopter to visit - test flight across country. Past & Present. 3-13-1943RUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONSUBJECT TEXT DATEAirportFirst pilot to use airfield selected by Chamber of Commerce on request ofAmerican Flying Club. On Ryan Farm - formerly Redfield property.