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Burial of James Loftys To Take Place Thursday ThursdayTurf Turf Vriter and Publicist Dies Of Heart Attack in New York YorkNEW NEW YORK N Y May 29 Requiem Mass for James Loftus turf writer and publicity man who died here late Satur ¬ day of a heart attack will be held at 10 oclock Thursday morning at the Church of The Blessed Sacrament 152 West 72nd Street His remains will be on view Tues ¬ day and Wednesday nights at Cooks Un ¬ dertaking Parlor 117 West 72nd Street StreetLoftus Loftus who would have celebrated his 42nd birthday next Wednesday was turf editor of the Miami Herald and publicy director of Garden State Park He re ¬ sided at Miami during the winter months and at Camden N J during the sum mer He died suddenly at Harkness Pa ¬ vilion Medical Center where he had re ¬ cently undergone a plastic surgery opera ¬ tion Between treatments at Harkness he had attended the races at Belmont Park last week weekLoftus Loftus was educated in Toronto at St Michaels College De LaSalle Collegiate and University of Toronto He was an amateur hockey player in his youth He worked in the sports department of both the Globe and Mail before the papers were merged It was as a sports writer that he became interested in racing and chose it as a career careerWith With the upswing of racings popularity about a decade ago Loftus was drawn info publicity work and in this capacity was connected with Arlington Park Hialeah Tropical Park and Garden State Park ParkThe The New York Turf Writers Association elected Loftus a vicepresident at its an ¬ nual meeting last August AugustLoftus Loftus leaves a widow Edna his mother Mrs Florence C Loftus of Toronto a brother Father Albert Loftus of St Johns New Brunswick and a sister Mrs Jack Corcoran of Montreal Que
