RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Taxes
Taxi Drivers
1
TEXT
List of unpaid taxes printed.
List of unpaid taxes printed.
Tax reduction planned.
The County presents a bill to the City for higher percent of the county tax levy.
The Legislature defends the bill - says the county is not getting its share.
Real estate now bears all the burden of taxation.
Property taxes up 49% in 6 years.
City Hall takes in a million in taxes - a record.
The City spending over a million in 1961.
Delinquency tax list printed for the first time.
The city offers a tax reduction to over 65.
Budget for 1979 - $6,196,860. $5,380 increase in revenue needed. Tax rate
$3,000 per thousand. May be only $1.89 per thousand for the third year in a row.
Sales tax distribution held up - cash flow hurt.
1981 budget calls for $3.87 per thousand. The Council passes a budget calling
for $7.1million, a 72¢ increase - $4.7 per thousand.
Budget as proposed, $7million. Tax as proposed, $1.14 per thousand. The
budget is lower than last year because trash removal was taken out. The
City's reserve fund, $722,000 last year, is now $608,000. $5,000 in anticipated
sales tax. $1,000 in clerk-treasurer fees.
The Council reduces the grace period from four to three years before foreclosure
on property.
The Council adopted a $9million budget for 1993-1994 - for tax of $6.95 per
thousand assessed valuation, up from $5.90 last year.
Bed Tax - for hotel, motels - gets hot debate.
Bed Tax approved.
Article with picture of Bruce Weckworth's deluxe taxi service - called the first
limousine service for Batavia.
An old timer questioned the Land Office about an earlier luxury taxi service. Herb
Redshaw says Fred Brown had a charter service for which he used a Buick
sedan - not a limousine. He often parked in front of the Hotel Richmond and
took Waterman and other lawyers about. Back in the '30s.
Taxi Service
Taxicab Service
Taxicabs
DATE
10-5-1933
11-4-1933
1-7, 9-1933
11-24-1953
?
5-10-1956
7-30-1956
4-1-1959
1-29-1962
11-18-1965
3-13-1970
12-7-1978
6-18-1980
12-3-1980
3-6-1989
9-25-1991
3-20-1993
10-27-1994
11-18-1994
1-13-1986
no date
Frank Fellner - Caledonia-LeRoy-Batavia. (Didn't seem to work out.)
James Burdett, Jr. started a service in November 1980. Doing well. Runs 6am
to 10pm, Mon - Sat; 9 to 3 Sunday.
Weckworth says his taxi service - and limousines - have saved lives, driving home
drunks. [Recently sold the service to his employees.]
Ad: Cheri Plush Limousine Service - with two numbers to call. Carl K. Kone and
Frank S. Gallo.
December 1979?
J. Theodore Gurney may introduce cab service.
Frank Paige offers cab service in his homemade automobile. Cory R. Roberts…
of Batavia Taxicab Service. Past & Present.
Vehicles for hire must be licensed at $3.
Forty-one cabs have licenses to transport passengers to the Fair at no more
than 20¢.
Taxicabs to raise rates.
Taxi rates down - now 20¢ a mile - $3.00 to Oakfield.
Scores of taxi drivers taking people to the Fair - making money.
No license required this year, as was last, so drivers are making money at 25¢ a
short trip. Some put benches on trucks and charge 10¢ to Fair.
The City moves cab drivers to a stand on the west side of Court Street. Standing
on Main Street for chance fare a nuisance.
Special police officer James O'Donnell drives in defiance of order. He and wife
arrested for running taxi cab to the Fair without a special license.
The City says cabdrivers must get licenses and pay a fee.
12-16-1892
3-25-1981
5-10-1989
7-5-1990
8-11-1917
9-4-1917
9-17-1917
4-30-1920
4-6-1921
9-23-1921
9-25-1921
12-8-1921
9-26-1922
9-7-1923
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Taxicabs (cont)
2
TEXT
A driver for Passlow to test the ordinance requiring a license fee - in addition to
a chauffeur's license.
Taxi drivers need not get a special license for driving to the Fair.
Taxicabs having a price war - two passengers for 35¢.
Taxi prices now 2 customers for 20¢.
Passlow and Goodman stand firm on the price of 2 persons for 35¢.
Taxi drivers request for raises in fares refused.
Taxi drivers need not get a license during the Fair.
William Goodman to give up taxi service after two years to go into the carting
business. Will take occasional special taxi jobs.
Taxi fares raised to 50¢.
Passlow drivers strike - get raises.
Taxicab war - stopped on complaint of Churchill of Motor Coach Co. Joseph R.
Passlow of Passlow's - 5¢. Donald Campbell of Don's Taxi says he'll take
1 to 4 passengers for 25¢.
Both Passlow and Campbell get suspended sentences.
Icy streets bring cranky customers, but best business in years.
No taxicab service between 1am and 6am says Passlow.
Clark W. Maxon buys the taxi business of Joseph Passlow.
The City to require cabs to have licenses.
Campbell's Taxi Service, 6½ Main Street, wants cab space there..
Charles Greentauer, co-owner of Passlow Taxi, says the Police are against
cab drivers.
Campbell ceases service - due to cut in rates.
Warner cuts taxi fare to 35¢ - was 50¢.
The Council votes to license taxicabs.
Price war. Passlow and Goodenbury drop their price from 50¢ to 35¢.
Robert H. Warner has charged 35¢ for almost a year. Campbell going out
of business. One other taxi - Fred H. Brown.
All taxi drivers must have $2.00 license - $5.00 for cab license. (Ordinance
passed in July - now enforced.)
Passlow, Red, and Warner raise fees to 50¢ - a 15¢ hike.
Passlow installs 2-way radios - at 40 Jackson Street.
The City raises taxi stand fee to $60 - was $25.
Taxi firms to raise rates. Passlow, Reds, and City Taxi to go up to 65¢ for one
or two passengers in the City.
Reds sells business to drivers.
James W. Burdett, with Joannette, son James launch Batavia Taxi - with two
four door cabs.
Bruce G. Weckworth, novelist, 30, running a company here, takes over service
started by Burdett.
Picture of Cherry Plush Limo Service - Carl Kone, owner.
Picture of Barbara Weckworth stripping paint on Star Car Limousine in sunny
weather.
Taxi service offered - ad.
Ad: Taxicab - Limousine service, 56 Ellicott Street - Phil Collins.
DATE
9-19-1923
12-11-1923
12-31-1927
2-18-1928
3-15-1928
8-25-1928
12-11-1923
5-24-1929
11-2-1929
8-2-1937
8-17-1940
8-31-1940
1-17-1941
9-28-1942
10-5-1944
11-20-1945
1-22-1946
4-30-1946
1-4-1948
2-10-1948
5-18-1948
1-4-1949
1-21-1949
1-26-1950
9-28-1951
4-16-1957
10-13-1960
12-30-1978
11-20-1980
7-16-1982
2-6-1991
5-13-1993
4-27-1996
2-20-1997
Taxpayers Action Committee of
Genesee County
Opposes the sales tax.
4-27-1978
Taxpayer's Association
Taxpayers League
Organization started after hearing when a suggestion was made.
To incorporate. [Very vocal in street paving question in early June.]
Citizen's Alliance opposes the new water plan.
Samuel Greco head of Citizen's Alliance.
Cleared of suspicion of violating the law. Sam Greco, M. C. Saile, and Edward
T. Zehler toured the water filtration system, made strong criticism, denied
by engineer.
City Attorney Coon finds no need for action against Taxpayer's Association.
4-23-1929
6-20-1929
9-18-1929
10-5-1929
10-10-1929
10-17-1929
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Taxpayer's Association
Taxpayers League
(cont)
Taylor Typewriter
3
TEXT
To meet on water question.
Finds gas prices proper.
J. R. Fenton, president of.
Call for citizens to form an association to check into welfare.
League formed. Dr. Mulcahy, A. E. Brown, William J. Goade on the committee.
See: National Economy League for 1933.
Opposes changed status of coach at the high school.
To investigate gas properties to see if gas price reduction is possible.
Asks for a hearing on gas price.
To meet.
To meet.
Says it will not have a speaker on street widening at meeting.
See also: Overburdened Taxpayers.
Forming to demand an answer - particularly that due plumbers on installation from
mains to curb.
DATE
6-26-1930
11-6-1930
5-20-1931
9-2-1932
9-10-1932
5-4-1933
5-16-1933
8-16-1933
6-18-1934
11-20-1934
1-26-1938
12-14-1964
Charles Taylor, Seven Springs Road.
Short article on service.
Begun by Edward L. Owen at 117 Tracy. Sold to Charles Taylor in 1959.
Owen's obit.
Busy.
1-15-1971
1-14-1972
To school at Victor Adding Machine factory in Chicago.
Of 117 Tracy Avenue, goes to typewriter school.
Taylor Typewriter Co. known across the county.
Taylor Typewriter, 8550 Seven Springs Road, business machines and service "1973 our best year."
Expanding his business.
7-12-1952
5-29-1954
1-19-1973
Taylor, E. L.
Buys Hammond Garage, Main at Jefferson, to sell Franklin and Maxwell cars.
9-7-1923
Taylor, John William
Appointed to the US Naval Academy.
Appointed.
5-25-1968
6-22-1968
Taylor, Keith G.
Opens an accounting office at 212 East Main Street.
Opening an office in Attica at 11 Exchange Street.
9-10-1979
10-13-1979
Taylor, Lee B.
Manager of Montgomery Ward, missing.
Disappeared May 22.
Found in Harrisburg hotel - dazed and sick.
5-31-1949
6-22-1949
6-24-1949
Taylor, Mrs. Sara Hays
Taylor's voice pupils present "The Pennant" - fine voices.
Pupils of the late Sara Hays Taylor meet.
2-17-1916
5-11-1917
Taylor, William W.
Dead at 48.
Credited by Legislators as having persisted until the college was approved here.
Winegar on.
1-31-1966
12-31-1969
1-2-1970
Teacher Center
Genesee Region Teacher Center.
Said established at GCC in 1986. Gets a state grant of $145,000. Head by
Jean Schild.
Moves from GCC to 305 East Main Street behind St. James.
State grant of $15,000 helps the Center - now at BOCES.
In action (after years) - at Alexander High, run by Candace Bower of LeRoy.
7-15-1989
9-7-1990
2-1-1993
11-11-1999
Taylor, Charles
Teacher's Credit Union
See: Credit Union.
Started in 1960. Became Federal Credit in 1986. Became Tonawanda Valley
Credit Union.
4-10-1978
2-8-1980
1-18-1974
1-23-1976
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Teacher's Institute
4
TEXT
DATE
Held annually in the from 1880.
First Teacher's Institute held here 50 years ago - 1865.
10-16-1915
Tec-Chem Research & Development
Corp.
Proposes to build at Pearl - 50 units.
Proposes 25 units at Pearl.
Citizens oppose Tec-Chem plan to build 25 units near ?
The Housing Authority okays Tec-Chem to build low income housing.
May not build low-income housing.
3-28-1968
4-8-1968
4-24-1968
2-22-1969
9-9-1969
Techni-Seal Inc.
Frank Brooks and Lockwood Ager start a new seal business.
Said started in Alexander. F. E. Mason seeks to restrain from using Mason's
customer list.
J. M. Ryan and Dr. W. B. Manchester backers.
Gets incorporation papers.
Mason suit settled. Techni-Seal restrained from using some techniques.
Arthur Bacon the new head. (Bacon left Chapin for Techni-Seal.)
Files for bankruptcy.
Equipment sold to a New York man.
11-9-1933
11-17-1933
11-22-1933
11-23-1933
12-4-1933
12-5-1933
9-4-1934
10-3-1934
Teen-agers
Several letters-to-editors asking for a place for them to hangout.
Youth Bureau and Youth Center personnel answer teen-agers.
See: "The Factory" coffee house and outreach open Friday nights.
Jan-Feb 1987
3-3-1987
4-12-1999
Tefner, Norma A.
The body of Tefner was found in the water at Horseshoe Lake. Said a drowning.
9-11-1922
Tehan, Bruce
Marries Jeanette Schiavone.
Says new bill on trucking would play havoc with truck traffic.
Says taxes, cost of benefits gives NY a bad business reputation. Tehan is an
executive at Dewitt in Pavilion.
Resigns as head of the Genesee Republican Committee. Is vice-president of
BR DeWitt Inc.; vice-chairman/treasurer of G. C. Ind. Dev. Agency; Chairman
of Route 33 Corridor By-pass Committee.
5-12-1967
5-9-1990
Tehan, Frank R.
Buys interest in Beardsley's Oil Company, 309 West Main Street.
Obit - 55. Wife: Kathryn Kauffman. Children: Bruce, Sheila, and Mary Ann.
7-23-1927
12-26-1942
Tehan, Mrs. Frank (Katherine)
To open a hate shop at 520 East Main - Daisy(?) Hat Shop.
10-21-1936
Tehan, Mary Ann (Mrs. James Heveron)
Obit. Director of Pupil Personnel, dead. Will be much missed.
2-17-2000
Teicher, Charles H.
See: Steam Appliance Co.
Calls a meeting to arrange Cold Storage works for the former Wheel Works.
Teicher's option on the Wheel Works expired.
In Batavia last year, now freed of both wives - one given a divorce, on an
annulment.
Jailed in Bonn, Germany.
1-23-1991
10-3-1991
5-31-1913
7-23-1913
1-21-1914
5-6-1914
Teifert, John
Manager of National, now Iroquois Hotel, buys from Orlo R. Clark for $4,000.
2-1-1900
Telegraph Office
To go in the Telephone company building.
1-27-1912
Telegraphy School
Batavia School of Telegraphy.
Moved from room 10 to rooms 5 and 7 in the Dellinger Building.
11-18-1908
Bell Telephone trunk line extended through Rochester to Fairport and Palmyra.
63 telephones in Batavia, each in communication with others in western New York.
Telephone exchange moving from Jackson Street to the third floor of the Masse
Building - 101-103 Main.
4-28-1883
10-3-1883
3-24-1884
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Telephones
Telephone Company
(cont)
5
TEXT
Dustins replacing the Telephone Exchange on Jackson.
New telephone exchange, DeVeau Telephone, to cost $24 a year. Herbert E.
Smith and Oren Steel to represent the company here.
Genesee House now has a telephone.
Louis Uebele has a telephone in his bakery.
Bell Tel to institute a system of calls by number, not by names.
Bell Telephone Co. begins setting poles here - first ones on Walnut Street.
Bell now setting poles on Main Street.
Firm alarm system part of Bell Telephone.
Telephone Co. and subscribers at law over subscription rates.
Smith & Steele promoting DeVeau Telephone Co. - much cheaper.
Smith & Steele promoting DeVeau Telephone Co. - much cheaper.
Bell Telephone lists new subscribers. [See also: Herbert E. Smith for Smith
Telephone Line.]
Batavia Preserving Co. installs long distance.
Dr. LeSeur has long distance installed.
Bell Telephone ground floor, 13 Jackson Street - now occupied by Herman May.
The Bell exchange to move from the Times Building to 13 Jackson Street.
List of new Bell Telephone subscribers.
Bell Telephone switchboard arranged for two operators.
Third telephone line needed to LeRoy.
Automatic Telephone Company applies for a permit to put in an exchange W. H. Alpert general manager.
Smith giving up telephone exchange.
Bell now has 216 phones in local service.
Aldermen refuse a permit to second telephone exchange.
Bell Telephone to have 3 lady operators.
Citizens Telephone Co. of NY and NJ wants a permit to put in an exchange here.
252 telephones in Batavia.
300 telephones in Batavia.
Bell has reduced talking time from 5 to 3 minutes after which charge rationed time.
Bell Telephone being updated - switchboard to be among the best in the state.
Rawson Electric seeks a telephone franchise from the Aldermen.
Bell Telephone protests Rawson franchise bid.
Aldermen to Niagara Falls to compare Bell and Rawson installations.
Voters decide on telephones.
Aldermen give a permit to Rawson Co.
Criticism of dual system.
Aldermen grant a franchise to Rawson in spite of criticism.
Three telephone companies - all through 1901.
Bell Telephone to add another switchboard - will need six operators all time.
Aldermen grant Rawson a franchise - call the new company Independent Union
Telephone Company.
Rawson Company to build under the name Independent Union Telephone Co.
Bell Telephone Co. opening an exchange in Oakfield.
Bell Telephone to have an operator on duty 24 hours a day.
Poles and hardware here for Rawson Telephone line.
Batavia Home Telephone Co. incorporated - Rawson System.
Home Telephone Co. starts setting poles.
Home Telephone Co. incorporated.
Consolidated Gas & Electric lines tangle with Bell Telephone, blocking out many
phones. Home Telephone Co. digging holes for poles.
Bell Telephone replacing all local telephones with long distance phones.
Home Telephone Co. buys a brick building on Park Place from Dr. Hutchins - to
use as offices.
Crew of 17 from Buffalo here to splice in cables of Bell Telephone.
Batavia Home Telephone Co. issuing bonds to finance installation.
Supt. Wilbur finishes laying conduits for Home Telephone Co.
DATE
3-29-1884
8-1-1894
5-17-1884
6-16-1884
1-7-1885
9-26-1891
9-28-1891
1-3-1892
1-23-1892
7/28, 30-1894
8-1-1894
4-13-1895
4-26-1895
5-3-1895
5-10-1895
6-10-1895
6-19-1895
7-13-1895
10-6-1896
11-12-1896
11-30-1896
12-18-1896
1-7-1897
8-11-1897
9-17-1897
5-26-1899
12-21-1899
1-2-1900
6-25-1900
8-16-1900
8-23-1900
10-27-1900
11-8-1900
12-6-1900
12-8-1900
12-20-1900
1-28-1901
1-31-1901
2-4-1901
2-4-1901
6-1-1901
6-18-1901
6-20-1901
6-27-1901
6-20-1901
6-28-1901
8-1-1901
10-16-1901
10-21-1901
11-2-1901
11-4-1901
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Telephones
Telephone Company
(cont)
6
TEXT
Bell Telephone overhead wires going down.
Bell Telephone now has 495 phones in town.
Home Telephone erecting poles.
Over 600 Bell Telephones now installed.
Home Telephone Company to be ready soon.
Home Telephone Co. starts setting up a switchboard on Park Place.
Home Telephone Co. trying to hurry work along - exchange may be ready in 60
days. No charge for instruments until 200 are taken.
Telephone girls must wear black with white collars and cuffs.
Bell Telephone donates telephone to the Hospital.
Home Telephone Co. franchise invalid today.
Bell has to erect taller poles to get wires over those of rival.
Bell Telephone sets poles overtopping those of Home Telephone Co. on
West Main Street.
Home Telephone sets poles without a permit on farmer's land - to Oakfield.
Aldermen to revoke Home Telephone's franchise.
Home Telephone office now open - Helen Curtiss in the office, painting poles white.
Home Telephone work stopped by the Mayor.
Grant given to Inter-Ocean Telephone Co.
Home Telephone setting high poles, Bell Telephone lower poles.
Inter-Ocean Telephone threatens to cut down Bell Telephone's poles - guarded
against harm.
Inter-Ocean serves an injunction on Home Telephone - gets a warrant for the
arrest of George Carmody for trying to stop the company from setting poles on
land they have a right to.
Bell Telephone to install a system by which calls are received at the switchboard
by lifting the receiver.
Richardson Co. facts - absorbed by Bell Telephone.
Last of poles gone from Main Street - improves appearance of street.
Telephones to go in all schools.
Bell Telephone outgrows the first floor of 13 Jackson Street - rents rooms above.
Bell Telephone to build on Jackson - south of the Daily News Building. Buys a
40' front by 150' deep to the south of Griswold & McWain - former owner of
the lot - to build a two store brick building with a basement.
Seven independent town lines form association. Elba alone has Bell Telephone
Toll System. Alexander, Corfu, Darien now The Darien Telephone Company.
Other towns strictly independent.
Elba Telephone Co. sold to Bell.
Dr. Gray president of Elba Telephone Company.
Plans made for a building on Jackson Street on a lot bought from News Company.
Report that a syndicate of telephone men will buy Buffalo and Depew.
Buffalo contractor to build on Jackson Street site.
Telephone building begun today.
Bell doubles rates - doctors agree to switch to Home Telephone Company.
Phone Company on Jackson Street.
Bell starts a 1 store storage building on Jackson Street.
The County Home gets Bell telephone.
Independent Telephone Co. sold on judgment against debts.
Home Telephone Co. reported for sale. President S. B. Rawson dead in
Elyria, OH.
Telephone numbers to be changed.
The Telephone building on Jackson may be enlarged.
Federal Telephone applies for a permit to buy Home Telephone Company, wants
bonds and stock - to rival Bell.
N. Y. Tel replacing wires with copper cable.
Independent Union Telephone Co. absorbs Federal Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Home Telephone Co. installs a telephone for Western Union.
Bell Telephone discusses an increase in rates.
DATE
11-5-1901
1-4-1902
1-14-1902
4-8-1902
4-9-1902
5-20-1902
4-9-1902
4-15-1902
5-23-1902
7-1-1902
7-17-1902
7-17-1902
8-25-1902
8-28-1902
9-9-1902
9-11-1902
10-2-1902
10-13-1902
10-18-1902
10-25-1902
2-26-1903
6-22-1903
10-30-1903
3-6-1905
3-26-1906
4-13-1906
6-25-1906
6-29-1906
6-30-1906
10-24-1906
10-7-1907
10-9-1097
10-10-1907
3-5-1908
3-10-1908
5-15-1908
6-10-1908
7-20-1908
10-3-1908
6-13-1910
10-18-1910
4-20-1911
8-11-1911
8-15-1911
2-8-1912
9-25-1913
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Telephones
Telephone Company
(cont)
7
TEXT
Home Phone Co. to become Federal Phone Co. hereafter.
Telephone users to vote on the merger of Bell Telephone and Federal.
Telephone merger approved by the City Council. Federal Co. permitted to sell
its Batavia property.
1916 a banner year for Bell Telephone.
Bell Telephone praised in letter to Ed.
Home Telephone Co. to close its office on Park Place September 1 - now merged
with Bell Telephone.
Federal Telephone exchange no longer needed - now attached to the exchange
on Park Place.
Bell Telephone leases 70 Main Street.
Former DeCot Store, 70 Main, being fitted for telephone business office.
Business Office moved from 70 Main to a store in the Hotel Richmond.
Old telephones on display in the window of the telephone company business
office at 45 Main Street.
Work on the telephone building on Jackson Street begins - to be a one story bldg.
John Lennon building for the Telephone Co. - with use of heat to allow cement
to set.
Telephone building completed.
Telephone Company installing long distance lines connecting Chicago and
New York.
Telephone Company plans to add to Jackson Street building.
Bids asked for a new telephone building south of the present building - costing
$75,000 to $125,000.
Telephone office moving from 4 State Street to 27 Jackson Street.
Telephone office moving to 10 Jackson Street.
Telephone Company starts tearing out the north stairway and wing at 27 Jackson
to make more space for switchboards.
Telephone Company celebrating 50 years of service.
Picture of the new switchboard - now need 96 operators.
Picture of changes in the telephone office.
Car telephones to be tried out as an experiment to regular customers later.
Telephone Co. putting in a new switchboard system.
Telephone Company to do extensive changes to its building on Jackson Street to rebuild the second floor of the present building and put up a second
building to the south. To be built by Heinrich Construction Co. of Buffalo cost $125,000. [Charles Sohns.]
Ground broken for $50,000 building on Center Street.
Telephone Company gearing for toll dialing.
Telephone installation on target.
Telephone Company demonstrates new long distance dialing.
Telephone Company breaks ground at 22 Cedar Street for office. The building
was designed by J. William Kedway & Associates, built by Robert F. Hyland
and Son of Rochester.
Long distance dialing starts.
200 tour the new telephone building.
Telephone Company office moves from Jackson Street to Center Street moved 3 months ago.
Telephone Company moves its garage from 1 Femeu(?) Place to 109 Cedar St. where there are other offices.
Telephone outdoor booths erected in several locations.
Telephone Company new building to house dial telephone equipment.
J. E. Brown on outside telephone booths.
Most subscribers approve regional exchange with dial system.
Batavia family gets the 10,000th phone.
Outdoor telephone booth on the City Hall lawn.
DATE
10-14-1913
4-27-1916
12-28-1916
3-12-1917
5-4-1917
8-7-1918
8-30-1918
12-22-1919
2-24-1920
2-12-1925
10-27-1926
12-4-1926
12-29-1926
3-16-1927
5-28-1927
11-11-1929
12-3-1929
3-18-1932
9-4-1945
2-16-1946
6-18-1946
12-18-1946
3-3-1947
8-28-1947
10-4-1952
8-3-1953
5-10-1954
2-18-1954
4-5-1954
4-28-1954
5-10-1954
6-26-1954
11-18-1954
1-15-1955
11-10-1955
7-20-1956
9-15-1956
10-25-1956
10-27-1956
11-2-1956
12-15-1956
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Telephones
Telephone Company
(cont)
8
TEXT
Telephone Company gets a permit to put up a building for dial system - part of
$1,800,000 program. To use 27-33 Jackson Street, 22 Center Street and
and the area in between.
Telephone Company plans ground breaking. Letter carriers get satchel carts.
Picture of the new building for dial system going up.
J. E. Brown on the new Telephone Building.
Picture of the New York Telephone Building on Center Street.
Telephone Company lays cornerstone.
J. E. Brown on.
East Pembroke Telephone Co. sold to Prattsburg Telephone Co. for $90,000.
New dial telephone system being lifted up into the Telephone Building on Center
Street - picture. Over 300 tons of equipment.
Picture of work on the dial system.
Tours planned for the Telephone Building.
Trietley on telephone service ca 1903.
Picture of the inauguration of direct dialing.
Dial telephone system ready - cost about $2,200,000. J. E. Brown on Dial
System. Whole page on. Tours planned for the building.
Seven digit numbers first appear in the telephone book 1958-1959.
Picture of the dial board.
Sylvania merging with General Telephone.
Picture of an outmoded switchboard.
Over 2,000 tour the telephone office to see the new dial system.
Picture of the old switchboard - for demolition.
42 tons of scrap switchboards junked.
Jackson Annex to start up Monday.
Batavia begins to use the dial system Monday, by degrees, change over gradual.
New phone cable will expand service.
Winegar says Batavia is likely to be one of the first places to get touch-tone.
Touch-tone phone here today.
Telephone Company tracing obscene calls - several traced to this area - part of
a state-wide effort.
Telephone Company to crack down on obscene calls - has equipment to do this.
New York Telephone has over 14,000 customers in the Batavia area.
New York Telephone to expand - offer new services, Charles Sohns heads.
Winegar on the tall flag pole of Telephone Company - says the phone company
bought the lot from the Daily News in 1907.
344 exchange started last year.
Picture of the Dial System.
Telephone women on strike.
Telephone company investing $20,000 in improvements to keep even with the
rising volume.
Telephone strike at NY Tel garage.
Munch replaces Sohns at NY Tel.
NY Tel leaves American Telephone & Telegraph Co. From now on NY Tel will
handle long distance. Set up office in 1927.
AT&T leaving the city.
Telephone Company to expand conduits here.
Removal of AT&T long distance facility from the city affecting tax receipts.
Miss Margaret Langley replaces Charles Sohns as head of the local office - first
woman to serve.
Winegar says part of the telephone building to be torn down - has in fact been
going on for a month or so - and a small park put on the spot.
Telephone Company at 27 Jackson Street getting a remodeling - part to be razed.
Plan by Kidenney(?) Associates. Work by Burgio and Campofelice of Buffalo.
Picture of the demolition as NY Tel rebuilds the front of its buildings on Jackson St.
Official of the company explains what is going on on Jackson Street and what it
will accomplish in a letter to the editor.
DATE
1-29-1957
2-23-1957
9-3-1957
9-17-1957
10-15-1957
10-17-1957
10-18-1957
11-15-1959
5-6-1958
5-20-1958
no date
10-25-1958
10-29-1958
10-31-1958
11-3-1958
11-7-1958
11-13-1958
11-24-1958
4-27-1959
7-22-1959
7-23-1959
2-7-1962
7-25-1963
3-6-1965
7-1-1965
8-16-1966
4-27-1966
2-7-1967
2-7-1968
3-24-1969
9-9-1969
11-29-1969
5-14-1970
3-26-1971
11-16-1971
10-30-1972
12-29-1972
12-29-1972
3-4-1974
5-20-1974
10-16-1974
12-27-1990
1-5-1991
3-22-1991
3-27-1991
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SUBJECT
Telephones
Telephone Company
(cont)
Television
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The merger of AT&T and McCaw Cellular poses some changes for local users.
NYNEX add new exchange 345 to existing 343 and 344.
NYNEX joins Bell-Atlantic in the fall of 1997.
Winegar remembers telephone switchboard operators.
Picture of the telephone company building on Jackson Street ca 1920.
Genesee County to lose area code 716.
DATE
8-17-1993
8-30-1994
11-5-1997
4-6-1998
5-18-2000
Raymond C. Miner & Associates have built an apparatus for television which is
far from practicable.
First local set going into the Cottage Restaurant on State Street - to cost $2,500 Harold Heath manager.
First television set may function next week - wiring for the aerial tomorrow. A
program from WBEN Buffalo is expected to reach here.
First tests are disappointing - the receiver at Miners got static.
Elmer Adelman has the first television in a home.
Miners' and Cottage have sets locally. Also Moore Appliance Co., 33-37 Jackson.
TV station channel offered to the city.
Batavia not large enough for a station.
WBEN-TV visits the Land Office for a program about Batavia.
J. E. Brown on television special program.
5 month old Rachel Ann Hamilton in Channel 21 program.
Winegar on local TV shows.
Plans for a TV station approved.
Group planning a Batavia TV station - Neil T. Burns the only one mentioned for
the station near Middlebury. William Fortunato talks of one near Sprague
Corner in Warsaw.
Genesee Communications Inc., 61 Swan Street, gets a permit for a UHF station.
M & M Partnership of Buffalo to get $150,000 to end competition between it and
GCI. William H. Fortunato heads GCI. Two companies competing for a
station permit for two years. Must build a station the apply for a FCC permit.
See: Genesee Cablevision.
Disagreement on need for regulation.
Muhlig Revicios proposed a local Batavia station than never evolved - maybe due
to costs.
Television crew tapes a segment for "America's Funniest People" show in the
Mall - ABC.
500 to 600 crowd into Beardsleys for the filming of a sports article "Frank Reich
Show."
Cable station changing rates as allowed by 1993 Congress ruling.
Two firms now hope to set up a TV station here - Standfast Broadcasting Corp of
Fillmore and KM Communications.
Third station files for a station here - Fant Broadcasting of Birmingham, AL.
Alabama station agrees to buy out competition and establish a UHF station here.
Cable station to check illegal use of hook-ups; offers amnesty for confessors.
1-31-1995
3-23-1995
11-16-1995
8-16-1997
Television Tower - Attica
Picture of, near Vernal Corners.
7-16-1949
Telfair, Emily
Hired to sing soprano by Westminster Concert Co. - to tour the south.
10-7-1889
Telfair, Hugh B.
Dead at 73.
3-4-1946
Temperance Tavern, Temperance Hall
Article by Trietley on: Bell residence in 1952. Not built as Temperance Tavern.
Inn once moved back from the roadway. Had 83 acres including a cemetery.
Kitchen moved to a lot nearby. Now the residence of Mrs. Voorhees and
children. Original barn burned down.
5-31-1952
1-10-1929
1-20-1948
2-25-1948
2-28-1948
3-3-1948
3-19-1948
7-13-1949
4-19-1957
8-30-1957
9-3-1957
11-8-1977
3-24-1983
2-24-1985
12-26-1985
11-23-1988
2-4-1992
3-27-1993
11-13-1993
11-18-1993
2-18-1994
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Tempio, Frank
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TEXT
Arrested for beating up another worker.
Sells his cigar store at 228 Ellicott Street to his brother Russell Tempio.
See: Frank Lo Tempio.
Opening the Cocoanut Grove on East Main Road.
DATE
5-20-1916
12-14-1920
3-15-1935
Tempio, Joe
To fight in Niagara Falls, NY.
Wins his bout.
4-8-1921
4-9-1921
Tempio, Russell (later Lo Tempio)
Taken in a raid on Darien Road house of which he is proprietor.
Tempio brothers, Frank and Russell, buy 303-305 Ellicott Street from Anthony
T. Barone.
4-4-1921
3-25-1931
On his way to a farm drove his horse down the railroad track ahead of a train
and was killed.
6-26-1911
Tempio, Tony
Temple Beth El
Rabbi May hired for the new community.
Dedication of tomorrow.
Report on the dedication - pictures.
Story of scrolls, saved from German Temple, in "Opinions" magazine by
Rabbi Breves.
Takes 124 Bank Street.
Gets a plaque listing members in service - Thanksgiving service.
Improved over the summer - ready for Rosh Hashanah with Rabbi Breves
officiating.
To merge with Shomrei Amunah.
See: Temple Emanu-El.
9-9-1939
11-4-1939
11-6-1939
11-17-1944
8-24-1945
6-5-1946
9-17-1946
9-1-1960
Temple Emanu El
Two Jewish communities to merge - Beth El and Shomrei Amnunah.
Meyer Minkovich.
Melvin Davidson, religious leader of - picture. Eli Cohen, president.
Templeton Tin Shop
Picture of with John Templeton on the doorstep watching the Lincoln funeral train
pass by.
9-3-1998
Opens at 40 Ellicott Street - the Soccio-Della Penna Building. [Will match people
with temporary jobs.]
Ad: Temploy, your staffing alternative.
4-8-1987
6-21-1989
Tenebruso, Anthony
To Italy to visit 6 brothers and 3 sisters in Valva, Italy - first visit in 30 years.
8-5-1952
Tenebruso, Jennifer
Who protested at Brockport of unethical use of travel funds, elected president
of Student President at Brockport.
4-25-1992
New CPA now in offices in the rear of the Mancuso Theatre Building. Don
Carmichael decorated with blown-up photographs from old postcards.
May 1984
Tenney Laundry Services
Laundry and Laundromat opens in the former Ebling Laundry, 200 Ellicott Street.
9-23-1994
Tennis
Series of tennis matches proposed.
How lawn tennis is played.
Tennis tournament Tuesday PM.
Third tournament in Warsaw.
Last of 4 tournaments in LeRoy Saturday.
7-26-1889
8-12-1889
8-21-1889
8-29-1889
9-9-1889
Tennis Courts
Courts behind City Hall nearing completion - to cost around $200.
Tennis courts opened Saturday the 2nd.
Tennis tournament Saturday. Tournament opens.
Winegar on the rising popularity of tennis and Jack Dudley.
8-31-1920
9-20-1937
8-18-1964
8-21-1964
Temploy
Tenney & Andrews CPA
9-1-1960
January 1979
9-19-1987
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SUBJECT
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DATE
Tennis Courts (cont)
Picture of BHS Tennis Champions.
Fourth Annual Batavia Open Tennis tournament for Williams Park.
Sixth Annual Batavia Tennis Tournament at MacArthur Courts.
Batavia Tennis Association has an indoor tennis court at the BHS gym. [Jr. High]
Tennis Courts named Dodley Courts.
7-15-1965
8-26-1965
8-26-1967
12-28-1973
August 1982
Tenth Coin
Ministry to the deaf - in Batavia 6½ years - wants a larger facility. John Combe
the director. Non-profit, non-sponsored, now established on the Batavia-Elba
Townline. Rev. Alan Green, executive director.
2-20-1984
Tereau, Joseph
Past & Present Column: ¶ on Tereau, fiddler and square dance caller.
2-14-1925
Teresi, Anthony
Married Mary Costalana in Buffalo.
11-1-1897
Teresi, Dr. Carl J.
To practice dentistry in Chicago.
10-2-1934
Teresi, Carmelo
Crawled under a train and was killed. In Batavia since 1895. Worked at Phelps
Store. Wife and seven children: Nicholas; Anthony; Orazio; Peter; Cologero;
Mrs. Rosnia Sciolet; Coalageri Allenza.
6-14-1919
Teresi, Charles
Teaching at night school.
Teresi and Nina Lojacono married in Buffalo.
Ad and picture: "Vote for Charles Teresi."
Joseph A. Teresi joins his father in Real Estate, Insurance - 335 Ellicott Street.
Charles Teresi in business for 37 years.
Replacing Marcello on City Council.
Picture.
Resigns from the City Council in protest at irregular actions of Council members.
Resigns Public Works Committee - charging underhanded treatment.
Teresi still on the Council.
Mr. & Mrs. Teresi celebrate their 50th Anniversary.
Obituary - 81.
Funeral.
11-12-1908
4-12-1913
11-17-1920
Teresi, Dr. Charles
Obit - 72. Brothers: Dr. Carl of Boston; Harold of Rochester.
12-14-1961
Teresi, Gina A.
Opens a practice at 535 East Main Street. Has been interning in Chicago since
June. Graduated Notre Dame High in Batavia; St. John Fisher in 1980;
Illinois(?) College of Podiatry (n.d.)
The daughter of Joseph Teresi, a podiatrist operating in Batavia.
Talks to Mike Pettinella on walking for health.
Moving her office to 108 Bank Street - is building a new office at 203 Summit.
Appointed to the State Board.
Named head on the new GMH surgical unit in podiatry.
12-2-1985
5-28-1986
5-19-1989
5-17-1990
2-18-1992
2-15-1993
Teresi, Grazie
Found dead - 85, wife died Saturday, born in Dalledolmo, Italy.
5-5-1938
Teresi, Joseph
Given the maximum fine for gambling by Judge Servi.
12-15-1958
Teresi, Joseph A.
Joins father, Charles Teresi, in his insurance agency - recently released from
the Army.
Tri-County Abstract Inc. founded by Teresi.
Teresi sells Tri-County Abstract to D. A. and J. E. McIntosh, 14 Main Street.
Obit - 69. Brother of Dr. Nicholas Teresi.
1-17-1947
5-6-1966
8-13-1968
6-2-1992
1-17-1937
1-30-1942
1-31-1942
8-6-1946
8-6-1946
8-21-1946
4-22-1963
7-11-1967
7-24-1967
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Teresi, Joseph A., Jr.
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TEXT
DATE
Insurance agency now associated with Fritz Associates at 22 Central Street.
Removing the building at 33 Ellicott Street to prepare the site for an
outpatient surgical center.
5-28-1986
Teresi, Dr. Nicholas
Graduated as MD.
Visiting his parents - now at Saratoga Sanitarium.
Given a Fellowship at Lakey Clinic in Boston.
6-9-1941
7-28-1941
1-9-1943
Teresi, Nicolo
Residents petition against a liquor license for a grocery corner of Hutchins and
Ellicott Streets - 335 Ellicott Street - Nicolo Teresi, proprietor.
Found dead of a heart attack. Son: Charles. Ellicott Square grocer, 233 Ellicott.
Obit - Mrs. Nicolo Teresi (Ignazia).
9-23-1912
7-19-1922
1-29-1923
Teresi and Teresi, Insurance
Ad: Teresi and Teresi the Insurance Station, 335 Ellicott Street.
5-28-1975
Teresi and Teresi, Travel Agents
Ad for.
Joseph Teresi and his wife operate a travel business at 335 Ellicott Street.
Joseph Teresi moved his travel business to his home on Kingsbury Avenue a
couple years ago, says Joseph Junior. Insurance business moved about the
same time to Center Street.
9-8-1970
5-28-1986
November 1989
Teresi"s Hall
335 Ellicott Street.
Chuck's Tavern - corner of Swan Street is 341 Ellicott Street.
Terol, Angela
First from Batavia in Spars.
Visiting her parents, 47 Buell Street.
1-11-1944
9-6-1945
Terol, Robert Terol
Of 14 Lehigh Avenue, picture, gets a check for fighting fire in the Adirondacks aged 14.
10-13-1952
Terrell, Anthony
Art to be on exhibit in NYC.
4-30-1973
Terrell, Eric A.
Picture of - Airman of the Month in the Air Force.
Airman Terrell cited - picture.
11-12-1964
1-18-1966
Terrell, Francis R.
Given a scholarship to U. of Toledo.
Awarded a distinguished military medal - picture.
Capt. Terrell promoted overseas.
8-11-1958
11-27-1961
12-10-1966
Terrell, Sharee & Randall
Otis Leach arrested for crash killing two Terrell children.
William R. Terrell awarded $14,000 for the death of two children.
12-5-1957
5-8-1958
Terrell, Mrs. William R.
Dead at 84 - lists children and positions.
2-22-1974
Terrells
Terrell brother, sister - Randall and Sharee - on bicycles killed by a car.
Terrells receive $14,000 in death of children.
Eric Terrell soldier of the month at Pease Air Base, New Hampshire.
Capt. Francis Terrell on Advisory Team Viet Nam.
Mary Terrell, daughter of William Terrell of LeHigh Avenue, awarded a
scholarship in California.
Picture of Mary A. Terrell, to wed Jack Pease of California.
11-30-1957
5-8-1958
11-12-1964
2-6-1968
11-13-1969
11-20-1971
Terreri, Marc
Now with the rock group "Keel" misses Batavia.
9-6-1986
Terry, Earle Gordon
To open Conservatory of Music at 2 Main Street.
9-10-1914
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SUBJECT
Terry, George
Terry, Parker
Terry, Parker, Jr.
Terry Hall
Terry Hills Golf Course
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TEXT
Sold music and wallpaper store to William F. Haitz in April , 1887 - Past and
Present column.
Inventor, dead in Stafford at 95.
Says he sold one Cord auto to Henry Minor who later gave it to his daughter who
drove it for years in Florida. It was front wheel drive and he had to take it to
Rochester to have it serviced. It was 50 years ahead of its time. His father
sold Auburn on East Main Road. Cord was not built in Batavia. It was built
for a couple years.
Has a gasoline driven roller to flatten fields on East Main.
Has opened a picnic and camping grounds on Clinton Street.
To sell the Cord on Clinton Street.
Terry and Beulah Johnson married.
Planning a golf course.
Leases 19 West Main Street - to open a Willys showroom.
Accused of selling a truck above the legal price allowed.
Fined $42.48 for above.
Says drivers want medium sized cars.
Mrs. Parker Terry dead at 78.
Obit - 95.
Founded Terry Hills Golf Club.
Attending a course in golf-course management at Mass-Ag, Amherst, MA.
Mr. & Mrs. Terry have a bearskin rug made from a bear shot by Mrs. Terry in
Vermont.
Obit - 87.
Longer obit.
Winegar tells of the start of Terry Hills Gulf Course and Parker as a golfer.
23 Jackson Street.
Former Methodist Church on Jackson. Burned due to careless cigarette smoking.
John Lowber donated the lot to the Methodists. Thomas McCulley built the
stonework. The building was put up by Jonathan Hutchins and Henry S. Halin.
Sold to William Terry who overhauled it and made it a theater. Recently a
tenement house.
Past & Present column: History of Terry Hall remembered. Once a Methodist
Church. Now the site of the Daily News Building and the Telephone Building.
Parker Terry planning a golf course on Clinton Street.
Work starts on.
Terry hires a golf pro.
Opens Sunday - a difficult course, Par 37.
Opening for the season.
Directors to meet.
Open.
To banquet.
To have a hole in one contest.
Rotondo's buy golf course, restaurant, and shop and land on both sides of
Clinton Street from Parker Terry, Jr.
Joseph and Connie Rotondo purchase Terry Hills - started in 1930 by Parker
Terry, now 90. Says his father and grandfather cleared the land of trees. He had
professionals design the golf course. Started a restaurant in 1958. Rotondo's
son Nick to manage the Pro Shop. "Poor Man's Golf Course" to open.
To add nine holes, makes it a 27 hole course.
Approval of expansion expected soon.
Winegar tells of the start of Terry Hills by Parker Terry.
Nick Rotondo, picture, says 9 more holes will be ready for use this summer.
DATE
4-14-1906
10-13-1974
no date
5-2-1914
7-13-1926
11-9-1929
3-14-1930
3-22-1930
11-2-1937
9-7-1944
9-13-1944
10-21-1958
10-26-1962
8-12-1977
3-20-1935
10-27-1958
4-10-1996
4-11-1996
5-22-1996
7-16-1888
7-12-1941
3-22-1930
5-3-1930
7-12-1930
8-1-1930
4-8-1933
8-3-1934
8-9-1941
5-31-1946
7-25-1959
1-5-1972
3-28-1972
10-4-1995
12-6-1995
5-22-1996
4-26-1997
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SUBJECT
Terry Hills Golf View Estates
Terry Hills Miniature Golf Course
Terry Hills Restaurant
Terry Shop
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TEXT
DATE
Sewer connection will make development of a new area off Clinton Street possible Peter L. Morse & Associates of Rochester. Start for fall.
The Town Planning Board tours the area owned by Joseph Rotondo.
First home ready to begin construction.
Plans for housing reduced - only seven homes to be built around the course.
One house built, six in prospect.
7-24-1989
8-17-1989
5-16-1991
10-4-1995
12-6-1995
First built in 1985. Rebuilt in April 1989 - to open Saturday with free hot dogs and
pop - picture.
Rotondo's open batting cages at - picture.
6-21-1989
5-16-1990
Joseph Rotondo buys the golf course and restaurant - restaurant started in 1958.
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Hargreaves and Josephine Hargreaves to run the restaurant.
Josephine Hargreaves chef at.
Phil Toose to run.
Being altered - to reopen under new management.
Ad: Terry Kraus new manager.
Advertises its Grand Opening - under new management.
Apparently closed.
Ad in the Penny Saver: Opening March 8. David Goldstein and Tracy Fandrich.
Lunch, Dinner - open seven days a week at 11am.
Business of the Week - Penny Saver.
Ad: Frederick and Cindy Hamilton now chef and proprietor - new name on front.
Hamilton House open with shortened hours through the winter of 1996-1997.
Ruth Terry and Jane Scafetta open a shop for dressmaking, alteration over
88 Main Street.
3-28-1972
3-23-1977
6-23-1979
3-18-1982
1-24-1991
2-21-1991
10-10-1991
January 1992
3-1-1993
11-29-1993
3-28-1996
3-3-1956
Tessitore, Kitty (Mrs. Joseph)
See: Kitty's Beauty Salon.
Tessitore, Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas
Married 50 years - picture.
Obit - Mrs. Tessitore.
Obit Tessitore - 83. Son: Joseph. Daughters: Mrs. Rocco Pellegrino;
Mrs. Anthony LaFanara; Mrs. Samuel Pellegrino; Mrs. Frank Calarco;
Mrs. Peter Rossi; Mrs. Donald Ball; Mrs. Ralph Falcone.
1-20-1959
2-27-1959
Tessitore, Nicholas
Fifteen, killed in an explosion at Jack's Service Station, Montclair and West Main.
Classmates attend service for.
Son of Joseph and Kitty Tessitore.
10-22-1959
10-26-1959
Test, Harold Z.
Obit, heart attack.
Report on funeral.
11-5-1956
11-8-1956
Test Wells for Drainage - Northeast
Test wells to be dug.
First well being dug.
Digging hits hard rock.
Test wells flooded by recent rain.
Find wells not necessary - water drains off naturally.
10-17-1957
11-27-1957
no date
11-29-1957
12-27-1957
Tetter, Jim
Gets Pride Award from the Post Office.
Picture of Jim and father Robert - mailmen.
6-15-1984
1-7-1972
Tetter, Robert and James
Father and son both mailmen - picture.
1-7-1972
Texaco
Texaco station opening at 213 West Main, Ralph Dobson proprietor.
6-16-1938
Texas Hots
Kostianos of Texas Hots, 80 Main Street, burned when oven explodes.
6-18-1925
8-15-1968
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Textile Specialty Company of Buffalo
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TEXT
DATE
New company incorporated at $100,000 to make diapers of unique shape and
weave, invented and patented by R. H. Peters of Batavia. No location yet.
Peters disposing of Mill End Store; to devote time to Textile Specialty.
The Pike wants Textile Specialty to move there.
9-26-1903
11-9-1903
12-7-1903
Thanksgiving
Picture of Thanksgiving balloon parade.
Snow for Thanksgiving - pictures.
11-26-1947
11-28-1947
Thanksgiving Dinner
Free Thanksgiving dinner served at United Methodist Church by the Seymour's
along with Sertoma, and by City Church by members. Picture and ads.
11-21-2000
That Taco Place
Joe Spataro, owner, adopts Elwood, Kansas for help in Mississippi flood.
Spataro and his wife, at That Taco Place, for 21 years, "puts out a damn good
product."
8-6-1993
2-20-1999
Theatre Restaurant - Attica
Run by Richard Young, proprietor, nephew of Mario Young.
1-19-1980
Theatres
Leon H. Lempert of Rochester proposes a theater for the Baptist site on
Jackson Street.
Theater proposed for Court Street opposite Ellicott Hall.
New theater may be built here.
Harry C. Ferrin on the possibility of a theater.
Ferrin looks at a site at the rear of the Pan Am Building.
Talk of a theater on the Baptist site on Jackson.
Dreamland in the Pan Am Building on Court Street opens - standing room only.
Rombaugh Saloon, 49 Main, closed - to be made into a movie house.
Lyric opens - day late.
Dreamland not open - power failure.
Floor at the Lyric to be raised.
Dreamland offers a chit for ice cream sodas at the Sugar Bowl.
Ad for Wonderland Theater - now open - in the former Penny Arcade with a red
door - 60 Main?
Wonderland closed - new owners to make it into a restaurant.
Good show at Lyric, "Uncle Bill's Ball" accompanied by a harpist.
Happy Hour sold by Charles H. Smith to B. H. Nichols. Smith going back on
stage. Nichols to improve the character of entertainment.
Lyric Theater sold by John J. Callahan and Sherman S. Webster to Robert U.
Crisswell of LeRoy. Callahan going to Italy, Webster to Arizona.
Worthington property, 214 East Main, suggested as a theater site.
Rudolph Wagner of Buffalo wants to build on Jackson Street.
Theater site chose - corner of Jackson & Ellicott Streets.
Theaters closed due to diphtheria.
Miller of Buffalo has an option - 12 Main - for theater site.
Homelius drawing plans for Jackson Street theater on the site of a former church.
Theater promoters organize - Family.
John Pickert to put a new front on 122 Main Street - where Photo Play Moving
Picture was - to match Hough Building.
Grand Theater opening and full description.
Lyric sold by Kasper Block and Walter Lange to Frank A. Spiotta and Salvator A.
Cipolla - now in the Moynihan Building - may move to the south side.
Lyric not to move - Spiotta the new owner.
State fire regulations ask change at Lyric and Dreamland, find Family and Grand
satisfactory. [All four now complying with fire laws.]
Popularity of theater shown by the number of baby carriages parked outside, 21
of them in the lobby and outside on a recent evening. Past & Present column.
Frank Spiotta closes the Lyric for now.
Owner to tear out the middle Moynihan Building, 49 Main. [Housed the Lyric and
later the Hippodrome.]
4-15-1899
10-5-1899
5-8-1903
5-18-1903
6-1-1903
6-20-1904
12-14-1906
12-29-1906
1-11-1907
1-15-1907
1-16-1907
7-11-1907
10-19-1907
3-2-1908
6-8-1908
10-23-1909
10-29-1909
4-1-1911
10-27-1911
11-18-1911
11-23-1911
12-23-1911
6-1-1912
6-5-1912
10-2-1912
2-26-1913
3-15-1913
3-28-1913
4-19-1913
5-17-1913
9-13-1913
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SUBJECT
Theatres (cont)
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TEXT
Edison talking pictures at Dellinger pleased the crowd.
Theaters advertising: Grand; Family; Dellinger showing Howe pictures.
Movie theaters open on Sunday. [Opening protested by some ministers.]
"Auntie and Vote" at the Dellinger.
Theater owners insist on Sunday shows.
The Rev. Perdilowitz says movies are better than no entertainment at all on
Sundays.
Holland Club Minstrels.
"Under Cover" - local talent.
Film caught fire in the Grand projection booth - Lamont D. Gillons, 18, burned.
Gillons dies of his burns.
Community Sing at Ellicott Hall.
Harry D. Crosby projects new modern theater.
Family Theater to be remodeled.
Crosby plans a new theater.
Park Place proposed for theater.
Theater projectors competing.
Homelius draws plans for Crosby.
Dipson purchases 42 Main Street.
Dipson buying 36, 38, 40 as well as 42 Main.
Crosby takes option on IOOF Temple on Ellicott Street.
Allan Childs and Newman L. Hawks buy the Holden property, 206 Main.
Charles Bordenaro of Olean looking for a site for a theater.
Company tries to buy 36 and 38 Main from Dipson for a theater site.
Theater Corp. offers stock venture to build. Wants $175,000. Dipson, president;
Tomlinson, vice-president; Chapin, treasurer. John R. Osborne part of
the company. Whole page ad, prospectus.
Need $200,000 - sale of stock so far 32,000 [8% preferred stock].
Column on proposed theater.
Stock on sale for proposed theater for 36 Main Street, 2500 shares.
Incorporation papers drawn - Dipson & Osborne.
Past & Present column: ¶ on proposed new theaters - two of them.
Theater work on Holden property progressing.
John Lennon building foundations for a theater at 206 East Main.
Theater on Holden property referred to as Community Theater.
John Lennon preparing foundations for a theater at East Main - 206?
New Family to open Thanksgiving Day.
Genesee Theatrical Enterprises (N. Dipson, president) buys 206 East Main.
Jackson Street theater opening July 9.
Property at 206 East Main Street sold by Childs and Hawks - formerly the
Holden Estate - to Burt Welch Foundations on May 1, 1925. Discussion on
Community Theater - east of the Masonic Temple - present owner Welch.
Shine Theater owners approach Welch - Genesee Theatrical Enterprises
new owner. (John Osborne, Clara St. John, Florence Wakeman, and
Edna Westacott.)
Charles Mancuso and Son buys site at 206 East Main from Genesee Theatrical
Agency.
Osborne and Dipson form Affiliated Theatrical Utilities Corp.
First movie theater was on Court Street - The Dreamland.
Mancusos announce plans for a new theater.
Dipson breaks ground for new theater.
Mancuso Theater building begun.
Early days of "Flick's" remembered by Bill Russell.
Formal opening of Dipson theater.
Mancuso theater opens.
Dipson Family Theater reopens.
Past & Present column: ¶ on the first theatrical performance here - at Ellicott Hall
in 1829.
DATE
10-9-1913
1-14-1914
5-6-1915
3-6-1915
5-8-1915
5-17-1915
2-2-1916
4-26-1916
7-7-1916
7-8-1916
8-18-1917
8-5-1919
8-12-1919
8-12-1919
8-14-1919
8-21-1919
10-8-1919
10-29-1919
10-30-1919
2-6-1920
6-10-1921
8-12-1921
10-13-1921
11-16-1921
11-25-1921
12-3-1921
1-5-1922
1-6-1922
1-21-1922
4-3-1923
6-13-1923
4-3-1923
6-25-1923
11-23-1923
6-19-1925
7-8-1925
9-2-1925
6-17-1926
6-7-1927
6-16-1927
12-4-1945
2-4, 8-1946
11-20-1946
4-17-1947
4-18-1947
6-5-1948
5-1-1950
7-15-1950
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DATE
Star Theater closed - to be open week-ends.
Mancuso to have 3D movies.
Dipson theater has first 3D movie today - "Bwana Devil."
New Cinema I and Cinema II in use - in the former Mancuso Theater.
Mancuso and Dipson building theaters on the north west corner of the Mall.
Mall I and Mall II open.
Mark Dudwick manager.
Mall standing sign approved.
Ben Mancuso says plans for more screens in the city still in the works - waiting
for city plans to develop further. Ben Mancuso and Bernie Clement.
Mike Clement, vice-president Dipson Management says Batavia theaters are
CX/EX digital sound - for showing Stars Wars.
4-1-1953
4-13-1953
4-16-1953
1-17-1974
8-21-1979
4-2-1980
4-3-1980
4-30-1980
Theaters - Circle Theater
Gives "You Can't Take it with You."
3-28-1955
Theaters - Drive in
Suggested.
Drive-in planned for Stafford Road area.
Raymond Babcock to build a drive-in.
Drive-in ready this year says Babcock.
Incorporation papers for East Main Drive-in, owned by Walter Clute.
Drive-in on Clinton open, Torchy Babcock. Full page ad on opening.
Picture of drive-in on Route 5. Owners: Walter Clute; Ernest Clute; Thomas
Sheppard; Ethan Lenhart; William Hallowell.
Dipson says will build a drive-in.
Pavilion Drive-in Theaters Corp., headed by William J. Dipson, buys a site on
Route 5 for a drive-in, to open in April.
Raymond Babcock sells Clinton Street Drive-in to Don and Leaf Drake.
Ad by Motion Picture Operators asking for a boycott of Clinton Drive-in - uses
non-union operators.
Big attendance at Genesee Drive-in.
Drive-in picketed by operators.
Drake resigning Dipson Inc. to run two drive-in theaters.
Pavilion Drive-in Inc. buys Drakes' drive-in on Clinton in Batavia.
G. Kenneth Miner buys the former drive-in on Clinton Street from Pavilion
Drive-in Corp.
5-24-1948
5-24-1948
4-16-1949
4-20-1949
5-20-1949
7-1-1949
Theatrical Enterprises Inc.
See: Nikitas Dipson.
Theatrical Utilities Corporation
of Buffalo
New company formed to effect a merger with Associated Theaters of Ohio.
Companies formed to supply pictures for independent movie houses. To
serve 135 theaters formed by Nikitas Dipson, John R. Osborne and Fred
Zimmerman of Buffalo.
Theatricals - Amateur
Thee, August
Dramatic group under E. J. Dellinger.
See: Dramatic Club.
Batavia Dramatic Club. 1891-1894, 1896 & 1900
Citizens Band giving plays again in the Opera House to make money.
Harry Crosby joins Citizens Band cast.
Home Bureau sponsored a play at the Fair - Little Theater people meet to plan.
Mr. & Mrs. August Thee have made a hotel of the house at 26 Bank Street.
Purchased 12 years ago from N. N. Leffler. The house is known as Craft
House. Dr. Spofford there until 33 Bank ready for him. Thees made two
apartments then moved. Now a dozen. Then added more on the rear.
Mrs. Thee also raises poodles.
Obit - of 26 Bank Street. Owned an apartment house at 26 Bank Street. A
brother of Herman J. Thee and Frank E. Thee. His wife is deceased.
2-22-1997
5-8-1999
9-15-1949
11-25-1949
12-9-1949
3-2-1953
4-3-1953
4-6-1953
4-10-1953
2-14-1957
4-17-1965
9-24-1975
8-31-1927
12-31-1891
6-3-1902
6-10-1902
3-12-1926
2-11-1926
2-5-1949
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Thee, Carl F.
Thermal Systems Inc.
Thielemann, Helmut
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Killed by an explosion on a boat on the Creek. His father Fred L. Thee was not
hurt. A flywheel exploded.
Mrs. Carl Thee sues the company that made the defective flywheel.
Tyre recycling company proposed for former Lapp building in the Industrial Park.
Vice-president of says the system is safe, will not produce odor.
Dwyer, head of IDGA, says Thermal Systems still has an option on space in
the Industrial Park.
DATE
8-16-1940
3-25-1941
7-10-1997
7-15-1997
10-8-1997
Owner of Helmut Collision on West Main Street, purchased by John T. Roach.
To be run by Jim Johnson.
9-25-2000
Thing, S. B.
Of Rochester, purchases the boot and show stock of J. V. Wetmore, 80 Main St.
Of Boston, owner of a chain of shoe stores - leases 55 Main.
Thing's new store open - crowded.
Story of Thing and his present chain of shoe stores called Thing's Shoe Stores.
3-11-1898
11-8-1921
1-23-1922
4-12-1928
Thing's Shoe Store
Things locating store in Buffalo, Rochester, Utica, and across the state. George
W. Watson owns building. Medium priced shoes.
Boston Shoe Company has rented 55 Main for S. B. Thing's.
55 main, being redecorated.
Buys 57 Main Street from Edith Blumberg - now located at 55 Main Street.
55 Main to get a new front.
Moved to East Town Plaza in 1963.
Picture of the front of Thing's, 53 Main Street in 1920s.
Think Twice
11-8-1921
1-23-1922
2-25-1936
7-20-1949
2-19-1953
10-7-1999
The name of a new magazine to be published by a GCC graduate.
"Think Twice" now out - in Warsaw.
Lisa Jacuzzo, editor. So far circulated only in Warsaw, to be sold across
Wyoming County. Prints 2,500 copies.
12-31-1991
3-4-1992
Thomarchi, Carlo
To open a saloon at 238 Ellicott Street, now dry - as Italian Restaurant.
10-12-1918
Thomas, A. H.
Once editor of the Progressive Batavian, dead in Rochester at age 76.
9-9-1931
Thomas, Adelaide Richmond
Had fireworks on Richmond lawn.
Richmond-Thomas wedding.
Thomas to erect an office building.
Obit. Died December 26, 1925. Born January 24, 1877.
Will for probate.
Inventory of the estate.
Will.
Will contested. Estate settlement still not concluded.
Mrs. Thomas will finalized. The will left a trust fund to maid Jennie P. Colville to
be used during her lifetime. Miss Colville now dead. Also all others who would
then inherit. Now left to several churches.
Will contested.
7-5-1911
11-4-1912
6-30-1923
12-28-1925
1-4-1926
11-20-1926
1-13-1945
1-31-1945
Thomas, Albert F.
Obit - of Buffalo. Brother of George P. Thomas.
11-21-1933
Thomas, Bart
A 1995 graduate of BHS scored 16 points in the finals of the Region III AU
Tournament Jr. College basketball finals - picture.
See: Mrs. William E. Thomas.
6-8-1996
12-26-1952
To business school.
Thomases home from wedding trip.
See: Ell-Park Corp.
Thomases move to Ellicott Avenue.
11-30-1903
5-15-1924
5-28-1927
12-5-1929
Thomas, J. Blaine
5-18-1992
1-31-1945
4-27-1945
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Miss Mary McKone a daughter of.
Forms a company to distribute Pure Oil - to manage 3 stations - Frank Thomas
one.
With his mother Mary Thomas, petitions to run coal business as the Frank
Thomas Coal Co.
One of the local distributors entertained by Tydol Gas.
Buying 14 Thomas Avenue from the Henning estate.
Dead of a heart attack at 74. Lived at 317 East Main Street in an apartment above
his sister, Mrs. Leslie S. Contant. Dog alerted her. He was a great circus fan
and knew many circus performers and press agents.
Thomas, Mrs. J. Blaine
Mrs. J. Blaine Thomas and daughter Miss Mary McKone.
Home after 3 months at Clifton Springs.
Obit - Mrs. Agnes R. Thomas.
Estate?
Thomas, Charles D.
Born about 1910. Son of Charles F.
Herb Redshaw says Alton Dewey had a red Oldsmobile convertible which he sold
to Charlie Thomas of Ellicott Avenue who tore it all apart and rebuilt it.
Charlie worked at one time for General Motors. Designed car for Fisher Body.
Jack De Rose remembered car built on Ellicott Avenue being tested by driving
it over the Ellicott Street railroad crossings. Jack called it The Cord. The Cord
was sold by Parker Terry in 1931 but was not built here. Jacks says the
shocks may have been designed here. He is sure it was a Cord and was
tested by Charlie Thomas of Ellicott Avenue. Parker Terry says Thomas had
nothing to do with Cord.
Son of Charles F. Thomas of 3 Ellicott Avenue completes his third year at
General Motors Institute at Flint, MI.
Graduates the General Motors Institute of Technology.
Designs a dressing table - hopes to manufacture it under the name T. Laboratories
of 3 Ellicott Avenue.
Designs car of the future for Fisher Body. Picture - worked at Pontiac Plant and
for Fisher Body.
Picture of - with his "car of the future."
Patents his car.
An engineer with the Amphibian Car Corp. of Buffalo, now home from Quantico
where was testing a new land-and-water vehicle for the War Department.
Marries Rosemary Bowen in Buffalo.
Car designed by Thomas on display in Buffalo - called The Midget - built by
Midget Motor Car Co.
Picture of Thomas Car "The Playboy."
Past & Present column: ¶ on The Playboy.
Picture of Playboy now in production in Buffalo.
Now vice-president of Playboy Motor Car Corp. Hopes to build 100,000 little cars.
Looking at the Chevrolet plan on Kenmore Avenue in Buffalo.
Playboy stock offered to market.
Playboy stock withdrawn from the market, company to go on its own.
Playboy Company asks for reorganization.
Playboy creditors propose building Playboy cars in Nashua, NH.
Playboy Corporation having dissolution hearings.
Thomas, Charles F.
See: Thomas and Lyman Carriage Shop.
E. F. Ackes, who has been in the bicycle business with George D. Thomas,
sells out to Charles F. Thomas.
George P. and Charles F. Thomas open a bicycle store at 48 Main.
Thomas and Charles F. Lyman open a wagon and carriage business in the
Hamilton Building, wholesale and retail sales.
DATE
6-8-1934
8-5-1937
10-6-1938
1-27-1939
5-15-1943
6-1-1959
2-23-1933
3-16-1939
7-15-1957
8-3-1958
no date
8-1-1931
9-1-1932
12-14-1933
4-6-1935
5-7-1940
12-24-1940
6-9-1941
6-11-1941
2-18-1947
5-16-1947
9-27-1947
10-11-1947
10-23-1947
5-1-1948
10-21-1948
4-14-1949
7-7-1949
2-28-1951
8-14-1893
4-3-1900
2-16-1905
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SUBJECT
Thomas, Charles F. (cont)
Thomas, Charles P.
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The Hamilton Building is being altered for use of Thomas and Lyman Carriage
Shop.
Marries Adell Dellinger.
Son Charles D., home 3 Ellicott Avenue.
Lyman & Thomas retired - rent shop to George S. Hills and T. F. Kennedy - will
open Batavia machine Co.
DATE
3-30-1905
6-15-1905
2-1-1906
Obit - of Ellicott Avenue, dealer in bicycles - opened Thomas Avenue with his
brother George. Born in 1874. Came to Batavia in 1879. Home at
3 Ellicott Avenue. Had a bicycle shop at 108 Main Street.
2-12-1924
Thomas, Charley
The merry-go-round man, buys a lot on Tracy Avenue - to build.
Says he has bought 8 lots, dickering for 3 more - on Tracy Avenue.
4-3-1891
5-1-1891
Thomas, Dr. Donald B.
Succeeds Knipe - to head three county set up.
9-12-1956
Thomas, Edward L.
To open an auto sales office at 57 Ellicott Street. Brother of George P. and
Charles F. Thomas.
Aged 54 - struck by a car in Buffalo and killed.
5-14-1921
1-3-1932
Pioneer auto manufacturer, 85 - visiting his brother Fred W. Thomas in Buffalo.
Builder of the Thomas Flyer.
9-14-1936
Thomas, Edwin Ross
Thomas, J. Frank
John Thomas' hat shop has a new sign made by his son J. Frank Thomas.
Saved an elderly woman from being dragged by a trolley - stopped a street car in
Buffalo and saved her life when her coat got caught and she was being dragged John M. Seward with him.
Married Adelaide Richmond in Buffalo.
Thomas of Genesee Light & Power.
Mrs. Frank Thomas has fireworks on Friday - as she has had for several years.
Thomas and Dean Richmond to try for the Patterson prize - long distance race.
Alligator escapes from a pool at the Richmond Mansion, found in a potato patch
when it hissed.
Resigns from the Power Co.
To sell Lehigh Coal.
Buys Batavia Coal Co. from W. W. Buxton.
To build storage tank and elevator at coal sheds - buys 3 acres from Lehigh RR.
Picture of Thomas Coal elevator, 68 Jackson Street.
To build a new office building, plans by Homelius. [Wooden coal sheds to be
demolished.]
Obit - Mrs. Adelaide Thomas.
Buys a lot on Ross Street.
Work begun on the Thomas house on Ross Street. A. T. McCowan excavating.
John Lennan & Son, building. Frank Homelius, architect.
35 Ross Street - to cost $55,000.
Picture of Thomas Coal storage.
Buys the St. James Rectory, 41 Ross Street for his mother.
Largest sign, electrically lighted, on Thomas Coal elevator - 80' above ground.
Given County coal contract. To tear out the front of the Coal office and use for
Pure Oil - to build on the rear for coal.
Picture of house at 39 Ross.
J. Blain Thomas to distribute Pure Oil.
Injured.
Obit. Mr. Warren, Pembroke historian, says that Frank Thomas was a plumber's
helper who went to the Richmond house to do plumbing, met Adelaide
Richmond there and she married him and set him up in the coal business.
The Thomas Coal Co. was on the corner of Jackson & Ellicott Streets until
recently. The office building is still there. The business was sold to Zigrossi
4-20-1906
10-12-1912
11-4-1912
10-12-1912
7-7-1913
10-1-1913
7-23-1917
9-25-1918
2-7-1919
4-14-1919
3-3-1921
10-7-1921
6-30-1923
12-26-1925
3-29-1926
6-8-1926
6-9-1926
4-14-1928
11-8-1929
1-4-1930
7-15-1933
11-14-1935
8-5-1937
4-20-1938
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SUBJECT
Thomas, J. Frank (cont)
Thomas, George P.
Thomas, George P. Thomas &
Brother - Bicycles
Thomas, Mrs. George P.
Thomas, Greg
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in 1956. According to the Thomas Obit he was an employee of the Power Co.
Funeral at St. Joseph Church.
Final distribution of Adelaide Thomas will.
Final distribution of Adelaide Thomas will.
J. Blain Thomas to incorporate with Blain Thomas, Lester Smith, Albert Waterman one share each.
Blain Thomas, president; Lester J. Smith, treasurer of Frank Thomas Coal Co.
Blain Thomas puts Frank Thomas Coal Co. for sale - established in March, 1918.
Coal Co. under foreclosure.
Coal yard recently sold to Santy Zigrossi of Oakfield. Coal tower razed.
Winegar remembers the coal elevator.
Picture of Thomas coal wagon with horses, coal truck, coal silo, office, and
early gas pumps.
Picture of Thomas coal office.
E. F. Ackes, in bicycle business with G. P. Thomas, sells out to Charles Thomas.
George P. and Charles Thomas open a bicycle store at 48 Main Street.
Buys property, cuts street to be called Thomas Avenue.
Henry J. Thomas of Thomas & Brother burned by gasoline in front of his shop.
Thomas brothers building at 24 Thomas Avenue.
Marries Clara (Adelle) Dellinger, daughter of John Dellinger.
Ad: George P. Thomas motorcycles.
Thomas sells bicycle and sporting goods shop to Arthur E. Miner and Raymond
C. Miner brothers-in-law.
Mrs. Thomas rents the Follett Store, 108 Main Street to Crown Jewelry Co. of
Elmira. [Mrs. Thomas was Clara Dellinger.]
Buys back the bicycle, motorcycle business of Miner and Houseknecht,
102 Main Street, which he originally started.
Purchases the stock of F. F. Rich of Buffalo and will transfer it to 102 Main Street.
Buys Enterprise stock at auction sale.
Burs the motorcycle shop of Charles A. Klimitz, 4 Center Street.
George P. Thomas bicycle shop, 102 Main Street rifled by thieves.
Much interest in auto owned by George Thomas - a one cylinder engine on a
buckboard.
Sells three lots on Thomas Avenue laid out 20 years ago.
Four small alligators sent to Thomas Sporting Goods Store.
Mounting a Snowy Owl.
A cat befriended by Thomas Sporting Goods at Main Street repays benefactors
by bringing in, not a mouse, but a roll of bills.
Sporting Goods dealer……
Past & Present column: Fishing story of George P. Thomas, sporting goods
dealer.
Barely escaped drowning at Horseshoe Lake.
Burglars in George P. Thomas store get revolvers, ammunition.
Once a delivery paperboy, delivers papers again on the Anniversary of the News picture.
Obit - 73 - picture. Once owned Thomas Avenue - deeded to the city in 1910.
Max I Landman of Hornell buys the store of the late George P. Thomas.
Ad: George P. Thomas store clearance sale.
J. E. Brown remembers George P. Thomas Store - among other things sold
fireworks at 102 Main Street.
Fourth of July reminds Winegar of the store of George P. Thomas and fireworks.
DATE
5-2-1938
5-3-1938
1-31-1945
4-27-1945
7-23-1952
1-24-1953
10-23-1953
12-23-1955
3-21-1956
8-19-1967
8-22-1970
7-2-1976
8-14-1893
4-3-1900
10-3-1902
5-12-1904
8-31-1907
10-23-1907
4-14-1909
10-5-1911
3-7-1914
12-2-1916
12-5-1916
12-11-1916
12-31-1918
3-10-1919
7-24-1920
5-15-1925
4-21-1926
12-3-1926
6-8-1928
8-11-1931
12-12-1931
5-15-1936
11-12-1937
6-27-1938
5-31-1940
6-27-1940
6-28-1940
7-1-1961
7-5-1966
Clara Dellinger.
Obit - 84.
5-12-1950
Planning to open entertainment center in the former R. E. Chapin factory on
Liberty Street, now looking for better location.
5-9-1992
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DATE
Thomas, Henry
To build on Thomas Avenue.
4-13-1905
Thomas, J. M.
Opens a grocery on East Main at Harvester Avenue.
10-17-1904
Thomas, James
Carr's Store displaying Thomas' three dimensional right sailplanes.
1-30-1992
Thomas, Jesse C.
In New York preparing to start in vaudeville next month.
Picture of, driving his "Windmobile" in Florida. He once lived at 472 Ellicott St.
10-24-1924
1-27-1940
Thomas, Jesse M.
Files for bankruptcy.
Bankruptcy hearing.
Discharged in bankruptcy.
Sells his grocery at 440 Ellicott Street to F. A. Hook. In business since
September 15, 1892. Grocery run by Arthur Redmond.
12-27-1909
3-30-1910
7-13-1910
To run for supervisor - picture.
Has a new sign over his hat shop made by his son J. Frank Thomas.
Thomas for supervisor - picture.
Confesses to defalcation.
Warrant out for.
Disappears.
Account short not less than $15,000.
More taxes received than needed for budget because of Thomas peculations.
Sheriff Garrett to Bermuda on a tip. (Thomas not there - a look-alike.)
Shortage now said only $399.19.
Offer to settle the Thomas matter if real estate is turned over - William C. Watson,
attorney.
The Board rejects offer of $6,000 to settle.
Stock and pictures sold.
Thomas collector (of) taxes admits collecting more than the correct amount. The
store at 66 Main is no longer conducted by him. He turned over his home on
Washington Avenue in trust to Holden Miller and D. W. Tomlinson - location
unknown - picture.
Captured in Salt Lake City.
Utah detective claims reward.
More talk on Thomas reward.
Protests taking property.
Circulating a petition.
To the Supreme Court.
To Auburn for 2½ to 4½ years.
All indictments against dismissed.
Move made to settle litigation.
Litigation settled. Deducting cost of litigation, county and town get $10,023.80 in
the Thomas matter.
Supervisors advised to settle litigation.
Past & Present column: John Thomas in the hat business for 37 years - bought
the stock of the late Oscar W. Lord in March 1879.
Hat business closed, retiring - Thomas in business 41 years. Served in the
Civil War. Then entered R. O. Holden store at 85 Main. In 1868 he entered
the business of E. N. Stone at 70 Main Street. Sold his interest in 1878 to (?)
who later bought 94 Main - now Pool Room. Bought the hat & luggage business
of Wilber Smith in March 1870. (On assignment for O. W. Lord, bankrupt.)
Lord had built a building at 66 Main about when 62 and 64 were built.
Joins his sons in the coal business.
Obit - 81. Civil War vet. Sons: Frank and Blain.
10-28-1905
4-20-1906
10-29-1907
2-23-1909
3-3-1909
3-13-1909
4-1-1909
4-10-1909
4-12-1909
4-29-1909
Thomas, John
Thomas, John M.
Thomas, Mrs. John
Moves to the corner or Ross and Washington Avenue - for St. James Rectory bought for her by her son Frank - after 40 years at 111 Washington Avenue.
9-24-1921
7-12-1909
7-13-1909
1-27-1909
2-1-23-1909
12-13-1909
12-30-1909
1-3-1910
1-26-1910
2-17-1910
3-7-1910
3-16-1910
3-31-1910
3-4-1913
4-18-1913
3-12-1913
3-25-1916
7-12-1920
8-17-1920
3-28-1929
5-1-1930
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DATE
Thomas, Kirk
In police hands - picture.
Accused of murdering Sharon Franz.
Pleads innocent.
Pleads innocent.
Denied bail.
Trial.
Trial.
Verdict of manslaughter.
Given 5 - 20 years.
Brother held on rape - Timothy.
Thomas, Leander Lee
Obit - 55. Fireman at the Hotel Richmond for 10 months - from Ithaca.
1-26-1926
Thomas, D. Oel
Bought a racing car.
Ran from Buffalo in 30 minutes.
Awarded $133 in suit against Frank J. Callan - January accident.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas moving to California where their daughter is to attend college.
Dead at 69 in California. Son of David and Lettie Post Thomas.
1-6-1913
2-3-1913
4-23-1937
8-23-1937
7-29-1955
Thomas, Newell A.
E. D. Dwyer buys Thomas' interest in Thomas & Dwyer Shoe Store.
Living in Florida in late 1980 - according to R. Olcott.
6-27-1958
Thomas, Peter
Gall bladder operation done - cancer of liver found.
Obit - 63. Born May 6, 1844 in Weisenberg, Alsase. Was, for awhile, a railway
mail clerk. Served in the Civil War, 1861-1863. Charter member of the
Upton Post, no. 299GAR. Member of the Rescue Hook & Ladder Co. In 1895
appointed Steward, NY State School. Was proprietor of the old National Hotel
until it burned in 1877 - then a harness business. Five sons: George P.;
Charles F.; Henry J.; Albert F. of Batavia; Edward L. of Buffalo. Three
brothers: Supervisor John of Batavia; Nathan of Syracuse; Thomas of
San Francisco. One sister in San Francisco.
12-10-1907
Thomas, Mrs. Peter
Thomas, Vern
Mary V. Thomas, widow of Peter, dead at 86 - at the home of her son Albert.
Sons: Albert F.; Charles F.; Henry J.; Edward L.; George P.
7-26-1973
7-26-1973
8-4-1973
9-17, 18-1973
11-12-1973
4-5, 6, 8, 10-1974
4-11, 12, 15-1974
4-16-1974
5-18-1974
8-27-1977
1-10-1908
1-16-1933
Leaving the rug department of Scott & Bean for the rug department of H. E. Turner
and Co.
Obit - Mrs. Thomas, 30.
Mrs. Vern Thomas, newlywed - Mary M. Voelker.
Opening a carpet store at 4 Court Street.
Vern Thomas and Co. moves rug store to 206 East Main Street.
Store adds a building.
Thomas, who sold his store recently to a Rochester man, continues - the sale
fell through.
Closing his carpet store on July 1st - in business 20 years.
Obit - 90.
12-4-1950
5-18-1951
2-12-1971
Thomas, William F.
Perkowski and Thomas win school board seats - pictures.
Obit - 65.
5-3-1972
4-15-1986
Thomas, Mrs. William F.
Picture of Mrs. Thomas and Bart - first Christmas baby, Patricia Ann - other boys;
Rick, Kirk, Rand.
12-26-1952
See: Dwyer, Edward D.
Edward Dwyer and Newell Thomas lease a store at 90 Main Street from Joseph
M. Ryan.
Mark anniversary - pictures.
Article on.
3-4-1936
8-21-1939
8-21-1939
Thomas and Dwyer (shoes)
4-11-1921
5-28-1921
9-27-1924
2-17-1927
1-27-1931
5-10-1935
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Wins contest in Americanization store window contest.
Ad: New store on Jackson Street.
Moving from 90 Main to 14 Jackson today - almost 10 years at 90 Main - picture.
Moving to 99 Main Street - replacing Parson's Drugs.
Ad: 2 page spread - Thomas & Dwyer moving - pictures.
Sketches of workers at.
Dwyer buys out the interest of the Newell A. Thomas family.
Celebrates 25th - Ad & pictures.
Marks anniversary - gets a plaque from National Shoe Company. Full page ad
and pictures.
Buys a shoe store in Dansville.
Opens a store in Brockport - have a store in Dansville.
Newly redecorated.
Plans for remodeling 99 Main - new store front and interior.
Ad with picture; shoe store expanding.
Celebrating 35th year by opening redecorated store.
Picture of the interior of in an Ad.
Another picture.
Dwyer buys the old bank building, corner of Jackson.
Buys the bank building on the corner of Main and Jackson Streets to expand history.
Celebrates 40th.
Picture: On 40th Anniversary.
Opens a department for men in the former bank building at Main and Jackson.
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary.
Winegar on, on the retirement of Dean Baker.
Venerable shoe store gets reorganized inside - picture.
Dwyer's to the third generation help make the store a success - pictures.
Winegar remembers the early days of, now celebrating its 60th Anniversary.
Winnegar on.
Honored as retail business of the year by the Chamber of Commerce.
Batavia Business Improvement District awarded T & D $1,000 to improve its
store front - picture.
Tom Gullo moves his shoe repair shop to the rear of T & D on Main Street.
10, 12, 14 built later than much of the street. A. J. Henning owned 10 and 12.
Had reverses and ill health and sold half to Haitz. So 10 and 12 share a
driveway. 14 built by Beardsley about that time. per Mary McCulley.
Being extended to Washington Avenue.
To be laid out. House now on the east side of the area to be moved to face the
new street. George P. Thomas buys from George Watson.
George P. Thomas buys a 5' strip along the east side of from J. G. Garnier - to
make the street 50' wide.
29 Thomas Avenue, 2 family cement block house built by M. R. Hamilton. He
has moved into the south half.
Aldermen accept Thomas Avenue.
Residents want the Avenue extended.
The village to pay $6,200 for the Hoeltzel property to cut Thomas Avenue through
to Washington.
The Hoeltzel property deeded to the city - to extend Thomas Avenue.
George P. Thomas sells 34 & 36 Thomas to R. Norton Reed, 12 Thomas to
E. J. Beardsley. Keeping 3 lots. Makes sale of the street complete. History
of the street - avenue laid out 20 years ago.
Edward Bernard of 1 Thomas building at 6 Thomas.
Dissolved. John Thomas to continue.
DATE
2-22-1941
2-15-1945
2-19-1945
7-23-1946
2-26-1947
8-16-1954
6-27-1958
7-16-1961
7-18-1961
5-4-1965
9-28-1967
1-30-1970
1-31-1970
5-28-1970
6-24-1970
4-3-1973
4-5-1973
1-22-1976
6-22-1976
8-9-1976
8-19-1976
4-19-1977
5-21-1986
1-26-1989
1-3-1994
7-22-1996
8-16-1996
12-14-1998
2-20-1999
4-5-1999
5-19-2000
no date
8-29-1902
10-3-1902
8-10-1903
3-23-1909
8-13-1910
6-29-1911
12-28-1911
2-1-1912
5-15-1925
7-24-1941
1-12-1886
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Thomas Brothers
New front going on Thomas Brothers bicycle shop in the Denio Building.
Thomas Coal Co.
To build a storage tank of concrete and steel - buys 3 acres of Lehigh land on
Ellicott Street. The railroad to run a three car switch to the property.
Coal elevator nearly ready - 75' high. Will hold 2,000 tons of coal. Unload 50 ton
car in an hour.
To erect a work building to replace the old Buxton sheds and to connect with the
Buxton office. Next year to rebuild the office - Spanish style with a tile roof.
Picture: Frank Thomas coal silo.
Whole page ad - pictures.
Past & Present column: ¶ on Frank Thomas' coal wagon, painted up like a circus
wagon, drawn by two Percherons - to remind coal users to order coal early.
Adds a screening device at coal sheds.
Blaine Thomas and mother petition to run the business as Frank Thomas Coal Co.
For sale. Inactive recently. Mrs. May E. Rowell holds the mortgage - not the only
mortgage - which she took of Blain Thomas. To be sold January 19. The area
at the corner of Jackson and Ellicott Streets distinguished by the coal storage
tower.
Sold to Zigrossi for $18,2000.
The area recently sold to Santo Zigrossi. Coal Tower being razed.
Thomas Entertainment Center
Thomas Flyer
Thomas House - Ross Street
Thomas Restaurant
Tompkins, Lavinia J.
Thompson, E. B.
DATE
3-25-1902
3-3-1921
7-19-1921
6-30-1923
1-4-1924
4-1-1925
7-18-1925
4-12-1926
10-6-1938
12-23-1955
1-19-1956
3-21-1956
Greg Thomas planning entertainment and video games center for R. E. Chapin
building on Liberty Street.
5-9-1992
Famous Thomas Flyer in Batavia again, now bound for Seattle. Mentions the
driver - winner of the NY to Paris race. No mention of its Batavia connection.
William Hill of Batavia remembers working on body parts for, in Buffalo - pictures.
3-24-1909
5-18-1989
Thomas building at 37 Ross.
Picture and description. Cost $117,000 to build. For sale now for $15,000.
Apartment with a fireplace in the basement.
Interior pictures of - considered for Board of Education headquarters.
Voters decide not to buy for the Board of Education.
Dominic Mancuso buys for $11,000. Vacant for 11 years. Has 4 fireplaces.
Billiard room in the basement. Teakwood floor on the first floor, oak floors above.
James Leers, brother of Peter Leers, proprietor of, 68 Main Street. James
escaped from the Nazis in Greece.
Proprietor of, Peter Chamber, dead.
Revises as Maddie's, with a new sign, checkered flays on the menu.
Fire in the saloon at 118 Main owned by Miss Tompkins, Rhinelander & Wooleys
Saloon - brick building, 3 stores.
Damage to the Thompson Building $221.
Swaps a house and lot on Morton Avenue and a house and lot in Livingston County
with C. M. Hall for his new house on Walnut Street.
6-8-1926
5-29-1940
6-15-1940
6-22-1940
7-29-1941
4-16-1942
2-9-1951
August 1995
4-19-1886
4-26-1886
11-14-1896
E. B. Thompson Grocery, West Main at Oak, inaugurates a cash sale system no deliveries.
5-5-1917
Thompson, Edna G.
Honored on retirement.
Honored.
Dead at 71.
Winegar on.
5-29-1959
8-11-1959
9-22-1966
9-28-1966
Thompson, Ernest B.
John S. Brown sells 6 Ellicott Avenue to - Thompson came from Boston last spring.
Buys Ellenwood Farm, East Pembroke - will live on Ellicott Avenue.
Buys half interest in Christopher Casey's transfer company.
8-24-1910
10-22-1910
2-29-1912
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Thompson, Ernest B. (cont)
Sells his Pembroke farm.
Casey and Thompson dissolve their partnership - Thompson to retire.
Appointed to State Fair committee by Fred B. Parker of Batavia.
Attending horse sales in New York - he has horse in sales.
Going to Cleveland, OH.
Mr. & Mrs. Thompson of Gloversville.
Thompson, Glenn E.
New head of the State School.
Interview with - picture.
8-3-1974
4-8-1975
Thompson, Jeff and Kathy
Of Thompson's Farms of Batavia say farm life is an education for their children.
6-1-1999
Thompson, Levi O.
Dead at 70. Once ran a grocery at 84 Main Street.
1-4-1899
Thompson, Mervine
Repeats feat of pulling against a team of horses in Cleveland.
Only a few watched Thompson throw kid Lorraine at Ellicott Hall last night.
To pull against teams of horses in fairs this fall - to do straight-arm pull with a
horse attached to each wrist.
Injured by getting caught between the door and body of a railroad car.
Improving.
Now paralyzed.
To settle in Rochester.
Past & Present column: ¶ on Mervin Thompson called "World's Strongest Man."
Thompson, 81, reminisces about the days of bare fists and arms - picture.
Of Rochester, here on a visit.
Obit - picture.
Remembered - Past & Present column.
Thompson, Peter
3-5-1913
8-3-1915
4-24-1918
11-24-1916
12-30-1918
6-30-1924
3-28-1889
12-24-1901
8-6-1902
3-10-1903
4-14-1903
4-18-1903
3-11-0908
8-31-1935
4-11-1936
6-6-1936
7-24-1939
9-5-1942
Along with most of his family, in the piano renovating business - in both Attica
and Batavia.
Article on Peter and Milton Thompson, piano refurbishes in a Special Section.
10-4-1984
2-9-1988
Thompson and Coventry, Bakers
Of Lockport, to open a bakery at 114 Main.
12-27-1919
Thomsonian Medical Institute
and Sanitarium
Opened in June. Run by Mrs. H. Van Salisbury - in a house on State Street owned
by Trumbull Cary. Now closed like Silver Ash and Turkish Bath.
8-18-1897
Thompson's Candy Store
New candy store at 106 Main Street opened Saturday - sold out.
Harry Krieger sells fixtures in the store to the present manager, Thompson.
5-14-1928
10-25-1928
Thorton, Eldoun A.
Thorntons celebrates 50th Anniversary.
Interview with - retired from Beardsleys in 1990, now treasurer of Baseball Club.
Sons: Tim and Dwight.
4-29-1990
Thorp, E. B.
Buys the grocery at West Main and Oak from E. E. Kellogg.
9-15-1915
Thorsell, Lakaszewiez & Kennedy
Formerly: Naetzkey, Thorsell & Gostromski.
Thrall
Thrall, Mrs.
Thrall School
Honor Roll; Mrs. Thrall's School.
Fall term at Mrs. Thrall's School to open.
Mrs. Thrall's School closes Friday June 4.
Mrs. Thrall's to open August 30.
Walks on West Main widened from Mrs. Thrall's School to the east side of Oak St.
Thrall's school closes for the season.
Ad: E. Thrall family boarding and day school.
Mrs. Thrall to close permanently at the end of the term.
Dr. Sutterby buys Mrs. Thrall's house on West Main - Mrs. Trall to go west.
Thrall household goods to be sold at auction.
6-6-1972
6-24-1884
8-9-1884
5-31-1886
8-13-1886
9-3-1886
6-2-1887
3-10-1888
11-30-1888
7-6-1889
7-26-1889
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Thrasher, James
Thrasher, James F.
Thrall living with friends in Alabama.
Dr. Sutterby to move the Thrall house - West Main.
Emily Griswold Thrall dead at South Alabama. Principal of the Seminary at
Alexander. About 6 years ago she opened her own school here.
Mrs. Thrall began teaching in 1844 when she was 16. Took charge of the
Seminary in Alexander, NY in 187? Came to Batavia in 1874. Started a school
in the former Union School Building - now Gun Works. After a couple of years
she bought a West Main Street building. Had a competent staff. Taught until
1890. Died March 17, 1890
Thrall alumni reunion.
Site chosen for a memorial in Grandview Cemetery.
Seventy-five alumni meet.
Dedication plans - picture of the monument.
Article on the former school - once stood on the site of the Genesee County Jail.
Then known as the Walker Building. The school closed in 1888. The building
was moved to Porter Avenue - occupied by Thomas J. Gallagher & Family.
¶ in a historical article by G. S. Griswold.
Historical recollections of the school, etc.
Joins the Camera Shop at 22 Jackson. Graduate of RIT and St. Bonaventure.
Employee of Eastman. Camera Shop owned by J. E. Brown of 53 Vernon Ave.
Camera Shop moved to Main Street before April 1950.
Of Kodak, buys Camera Shop from Mr. & Mrs. Brown - moved to 10 Main Street
in February.
Moves Camera Shop to the JEVS Building.
Obit - Marian (Mrs. James Thrasher).
DATE
8-3-1889
8-13-1889
3-18-1890
10-26, 27, 28-1907
6-13-1908
6-27-1908
5-30-1910
11-24-1925
12-13-1934
5-7-1949
6-16-1948
4-24-1950
11-27-1968
6-8-1992
Thrasher, Judith L.
To the Peace Corps in Ecuador.
Three-J Company
See: Roberts Equipment in Batavia.
Threshermen
Threshermen of the State gather here for their annual convention.
Over 100 Threshermen meet.
To meet.
Annual Banquet.
Attend a convention in Rochester.
Gather at the Hotel Hamilton.
State Brotherhood of Threshermen hear a speaker.
Want relief from Insurance Plan.
George G. Hackett elected head.
George Hackett attending the 30th Annual Convention in New York.
5-13-1908
5-15-1908
4-12-1927
4-21-1927
2-1-1928
4-19-1928
2-6-1929
2-6-1935
2-7-1935
2-29-1936
Thrift Stamps
On sale here.
Buy-the-Limit Club started.
War stamp goal exceeded.
12-1-1917
1-31-1918
6-29-1918
Thrift Shops
List of local shops: First Baptist Church, 306 East Main Street; Goodwill Industries,
Valu Plaza; My Sister's Closet, YWCA, 301 North Street; Salvation Army Thrift,
96 Jackson Street. Article on Thrift Shop buying.
3-11-2000
Thomas C. Smith to open street north from South Jackson Street through his
property - 550' long.
5-16-1902
Throop Place
Thruway
Highway of the future mapped.
Thruway across the state proposed after the war.
New superhighway to pass through Batavia - planned after the war - to cost
$400,000 a mile.
Map showing the proposed route of the Thruway north of Batavia.
6-2-1966
3-31-1939
3-13-1942
2-6-1943
9-12-1944
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Thruway (cont)
The Legislature approves the Thruway.
Survey for starting soon here.
Picture of Byron-Bergen Road, site of the future Thruway.
The county section of starts in early Spring.
Contractors here to start the local section when weather is favorable.
The state seeks bids for Thruway west.
Contractor opens an office here - at 145 West Main Street.
Progress on - pictures, pillars for Thruway overhead.
Aerial picture, progress of.
Picture of work on, at big cut.
Progress report - picture State Street overhead.
Picture of the State Street bridge in construction.
Picture from the air: Thruway at Batavia interchange.
Picture of at Route 33.
Picture of the Batavia interchange.
Pictures of in Genesee County. Rock cut said to have driven up the cost.
Nine member troop of State Police to monitor the Opening of the Batavia segment.
State Police start to patrol the Thruway - five new patrol cars arrive.
Picture of from the air.
Governor to open.
Picture of the opening - Dewey here - pictures.
Race patrons snarl Thruway traffic.
Picture of the Batavia interchange.
J. E. Brown on the silly names proposed for stretches of.
Volunteer firemen get first call to a fire on - empty van afire.
Area asks for an interchange at Rte. 77.
Pembroke interchange okayed.
Picture of the Pembroke interchange nearing completion.
Pembroke interchange officially open. Picture of the ribbon cutting.
Daily News staffer rides a plow - pictures.
Tanker truck carrying dangerous pesticide over-turns at the entrance to.
Planners suggest moving the Batavia exit to the north along Saile Drive.
3-23-1950
4-20-1950
8-13-1951
1-31-1952
3-20-1952
5-2-1952
4-10-1953
6-24-1953
8-1-1953
8-8-1953
1-25-1954
2-25-1954
5-1-1954
6-5-1954
7-17-1954
8-7-1954
8-10-1954
8-14-1954
8-25-1954
8-26-1954
8-27-1954
8-28-1954
8-26-1955
3-19-1956
6-26-1956
6-13-1964
7-6-1966
11-28-1970
2-26-1971
2-20-1991
5-22-1991
6-5-1996
Thuman, Joseph M.
See also: Rough & Tumble Garment Co.
Here to see to the opening of Rough & Tumble clothing manufacturing.
Thuman's business concern called Rough & Tumble Garment Co.
7-18-1919
7-26-1919
Thunder Speedway
Thurau, Frederick W.
Thurston, Robert
Tibbetts, Samuel C.
Tibbetts House
Formerly: Kelly's Kart Track.
Auto racing at Kelly's Motorsports Park in Batavia and Perry Batavian.
Auto racing at the ⅓ mile track on Kelsey Road owned by Tom Kelly, managed by
Russ Lyons. Races Thursday night.
New raceway on Kelsey Road set up for stock car races.
Joins Frank Fix in newly incorporated as Fix Printing Company.
A stockholder in Fix Printing, has been connected with Delbridge at the rear of
25 Jackson Street. Plans to move Delbridge to 9 Bank Street.
Obit.
4-8-1989
7-1-1989
9-6-1990
10-4-1926
1-18-1938
5-23-1977
Of former Titan, football coach here and in Monroe County, now Semi-Pro.
Interview with.
8-28-2000
Killed - fell from a hotel window in Buffalo. Ran Tibbetts House in Batavia.
Believed a suicide.
1-8-1891
Hotel in Wilson Block now becomes Tibbetts House.
Invitation to opening.
S. C. Tibbetts selling furnishings of to Eugene M. Stone - of the Western Hotel.
Control of the Hotel now by E. H. Stone.
2-23-1886
3-8-1886
4-11-1890
4-16-1890
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Tiberio, Gerald
To West Point.
7-2-1965
Tiberio, Janet
Mrs. Tibero is a victim of Agoraphobia - keeps son in home with her because she
fears to leave home.
Mrs. T. says the newspaper article resulted in help and comfort from many.
3-19-1984
5-24-1984
Tibon Hard Chrome
See: U. S. Chrome.
Ticen, Averill and Marie
Buy 4 Bank Street from Dr. Honeer Harvey, to open Marie's Elite Beauty Shop.
2-2-1957
Tidlund, Rev. Bert and Mickie
Tidlund now pastor at Emmanuel Baptist Church, to report on visit to the
Dominican Republic - picture.
Mickie Tidlund to be ordained Sunday - picture.
3-21-1998
8-29-1998
Tiede, Frank
Reported killed in Korea.
Awarded the silver star for gallantry in Korea.
7-23-1953
11-17-1953
Tiede, Gerald
Killed.
4-6-1945
Tiede, Rebecca
Mrs. Tiede the new City Clerk.
No longer Rebecca Tiede - marries as Rebecca Chatt - now Mrs. Stephen
Swanson.
5-27-1978
Tiede, Roger
On the Dean's List at Syracuse.
On the Dean's List at Syracuse.
Graduates at Syracuse - to go to Washington to the Department of Housing.
UR Assistant.
To head RSVP.
Tiede chosen to head the Office for the Aging.
On the Office for the Aging.
Of Retired Senior Volunteer Program of GCC.
Leaving for Wyoming County post.
Replaced at the Office for the Aging by Lillis.
To teach at Jefferson Community College.
2-9-1967
3-5-1968
6-3-1970
8-14-1970
9-13-1973
5-9-1974
7-10-1974
12-17-1974
4-7-1981
6-24-1981
8-13-1983
Tiefert, John A.
Of Iroquois, arrested.
Cleared.
Buys the site of the former Baptist Church on Jackson Street.
May build a theater.
Off - maybe to Cuba.
Bail paid by his wife - sent from Isle of Pines - former landlord Iroquois.
3-12-1901
9-16-1902
6-17-1904
6-20-1904
3-31-1906
5-31-1906
Tiffany Lounge
See: Phil's Tiffany Lounge - former Kornowski's on Swan Street, later Backhoe
Joe's.
Tiger Liners
Edward G. Fauth III starts truck bed spray liners in the Industrial Center on
Harvester Avenue with success - picture.
Tighe, Jack
Welcomed as Clippers' Manager.
Picture of.
Picture of.
J. E. Brown on.
To speak at Trojans banquet.
Winegar on Baseball Dinner - Tighe the speaker.
Picture of - coming.
6-22-1987
1-2-2001
4-15-1944
8-29-1944
1-17-1952
5-8-1958
12-28-1967
2-5-1968
1-30-1968
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Opening planned for this week-end. Alexander Giuliano, proprietor.
Giuliano opens a new room - Ad.
Expands by opening a new room - built in 1967. Ad: Grand Opening - pictures.
Ad for Alex's Tijuana Lounge.
Ad for Alex's Tijuana Lounge.
Ad for Alex's Tijuana Lounge.
Ad: Entertainment at.
To have the group "Carnival." Ad.
"The Gap" to be at.
Ad: Alex's Tijuana Lounge - entertainment.
Nate Mancuso buys the Lounge and LaSiesta Motel - part of the area owned by
Giuliano.
To reopen as Mancuso's Hacienda Lounge - Dave & Nate Mancuso, proprietors.
By 1988 had become Xyricka's Night Club.
Tile Roofs in Batavia
431 East Main Street - Dipson house.
39 Ross Street - Mancuso house
133 Tracy Avenue.
Redfield Parkway.
Thomas Coal Company Office, Ellicott and Jackson.
Tillie's Children's Shop
Mrs. Edward Jarecki of.
Tillotson, Marian
Says Charlie Magill was her father, crippled, and house bound. She remembers
Christmas as a time when he sold Christmas cards by telephone and she
delivered them. He also sold magazine subscriptions.
Timby, La Due
Time Warner Communications
DATE
1-5-1968
5-1-1971
5-4-1971
3-17-1972
9-19-1972
2-27-1973
5-8-1973
8-14-1973
4-9-1974
11-11-1975
4-29-1976
3-2-1977
12-30-1988
2-6-1970
December 1985
Picture of - roller skating champion of Western New York. (Also captain of
Roller Polo team.)
Beats Rochester State champion.
Has heart trouble - home from the hospital.
Same.
Dead at 85.
3-15-1930
3-25-1931
10-18-1961
12-1-1962
6-23-1988
CVI joining Time Warner in January 1996.
Good things promised from the merger.
Arranging a food collection.
Adds four new channels, increases rates for 1998.
2-4-1996
12-9-1996
12-2-1997
Times Apellate Printing Co.
Moved to 20 Center Street under new name in February 1996.
Times Building
20 Center Street.
Picture - proposals for use of asked.
Picture of the old building bought by Cregg Paul of local man, who proposes
repairs and restaurant location.
Restaurant may be called "The Smokehouse" or "The Center Street Smokehouse."
7-24-2000
1-12-2001
Times Publication Co.
See: Batavia Times.
Tim Horton Donuts
buys a lot on Jefferson and Main for $315,000, seeking a permit to build - map of
the area.
City frees parking space for building.
8-16-2000
11-22-2000
Aged 23 of 32 Lyon Street hurt by fall from a train.
Of Rochester, has paintings on exhibit at Francis & Mead, 96 Main Street.
Wins fame as an arranger.
Obit.
10-19-1914
6-8-1933
5-26-1953
8-6-1966
Timmens, James M.
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Timmens, R. Frank
Dead at 51. Sons: James; Francis; Thomas. Oldest of 16 children.
Francis Timmens of Shortsville visiting his mother Isabell Timmens of 12 Lyon St.
1-18-1908
10-31-1914
Timmens, Thomas
Honored on retirement after 40 years on the Daily News staff - picture.
Winegar on.
Winegar and Timmens drive around admiring the beauty of the County.
Obit - 88. Died on the 22nd in Louisville.
Winegar on.
12-9-1967
12-21-1967
7-1-1986
4-24-1990
5-3-1990
Tin Can Tourists Association
Past & Present column: ¶ on - early trailer travelers.
4-30-1921
Tinsmith
Herman F. Kuehl, Batavia tinsmith, says he doesn't make a living at tinsmithing.
Can't pay the NRA $10 fee.
10-26-1934
36 Main in the 1928 Directory. Jerry Mauraltos and James Kallas, proprietors. To
move from 36 Main (to be razed for the Dipson Theater) to 16 Main, now the
site of Harry Krieger Furniture.
James Kallas, proprietor, 16 Main.
James Kallas, proprietor, Tip Top Lunch.
Article and picture, submitted by Theodore Mourelatos, son of owner Gerry.
6-27-1946
12-11-1946
7-30-1947
7-11-1996
Tip Top Restaurant
Tires
Utah company proposes to use 300,000 used tires on Cedar Street in reprocessing.
Gov. Cuomo vetoes a bill that would allow used tires to be used in road building.
The City asks the State to clean up the tires on Cedar Street.
The Council president sets up an ad-hoc committee to deal with the tires on
Soccio & Della Penna lot.
The Highway Department says it will cost thousands to remove the discarded
tires dumped along roads.
Agreement between S & D, owner of the lot with tires, and DEC.
The State orders tires removed by December 31.
Picture of first tires being removed.
The Council says tire removal is too slow.
DEC satisfied with tire removal to date - will not penalize S & D if tires are removed
by December 31.
The City wants the DEC to crack down.
DEC will extend the time for removal - says 950,000 tires not 80 as first thought.
Tires all removed from Cedar Street.
8-6-1985
4-2-1990
5-18-1990
5-30-1990
1-30-1991
4-3-1991
4-13-1991
5-15-1991
6-11-1991
7-10-1991
12-11-1991
7-1-1992
Titan Tire and Rubber Co.
See: Batavia Rubber and Tire Co.
Titans
Semi-pro football.
Disband - picture. Franchise dormant this year.
Say hard to find a playing field; too many players find it hard to get to practice.
Started in 1992.
Interview with Rob Thurston - he and others going to the Hornell Dragons.
8-25-2000
8-28-2000
A Batavia resident, instructor at RIT. To receive a National Science Award to
develop a new project.
6-10-2000
Born: April 20, 1948.
To become a licensed plumber.
Prettiest master plumber - picture.
Takes over her dad's business.
On Toal's first year.
Finds plumbing a family business.
One of Batavia's working women.
Appointed Batavia Plumbing Inspector - only one in the state?
Toal and William White working on a Historical video of Batavia.
8-29-1970
7-15-1975
4-24-1976
4-2-1977
7-9-1986
9-26-1988
1-31-1990
4-28-1995
Titus, Albert
Toal, Barbara
2000
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DATE
Interview with the City Plumbing Head.
Toal - Zoning enforcement officer.
Vice-president, Plumbing Inspectors of WNY.
City plumbing inspector, resigns as deputy building inspector and zoning officer
for the Town.
New book of pictures of Batavia history - picture.
Honored by Zonta as Woman of the Year; and by the City for her book and work
in history - picture.
In a letter to Ed announces updating history of Batavia - asks for pictures.
Proposing a Bi-Centennial for the Town of Batavia - heads the Bi-Centennial
Committee.
4-29-1996
5-9-1996
10-27-1997
Toal, Dwight s.
Dead in Florida at 74.
Obit - Ruth Noron Toal (Mrs. Dwight). She died August 12, 1996 in Florida.
12-3-1985
9-20-1996
Toal, Jim
Has a rare form of colon cancer, which requires a colon transplant, not covered
by insurance. Antique Car Club gives him $250.
10-4-1993
Toal Plumbing
Toasticks
Tobias, Dr. Henry W.
Toboggans
Started by Dwight Toal in 1946. Barbara Toal takes over the family business.
Barbara Toal becomes Plumbing Inspector.
Business closed. Larry Toal, son of Dwight S. Toal, reopening the business
with his wife Patricia to keep books.
12-17-1998
9-23-2000
11-20-2000
1-29-2001
2-22-2001
4-24-1976
1-31-1990
2-18-1993
See also: Perky, Scott.
Company formed to make new cereal: Toasticks, Dr. Charles Wolcott and
Mrs. Katherine Perky.
Now on the market - invented by Scott Perky in a laboratory behind Clinton Street
home - also invented machinery.
The Chamber of Commerce is discussing backing a factory on East Main Street.
Ad for - "Your grocer can get a supply from The Batavia Wholesale Grocery Co."
2-26-1929
4-4-1929
5-31-1929
Chief Medical Officer arrives at the VA - to be in charge until the administrator
arrives.
Picture and biography.
Transferred to South Carolina facility.
Obit - 92.
3-3-1934
4-30-1934
2-2-1968
10-17-1968
First toboggan seen here in Turner & Sons window.
Batavia Toboggan n Co. selling in 3' to 7' lengths.
Toboggan slide now open - (Where?)
Harris Day has a slide on Summit Street.
Moynihan has a slide behind his store.
Slide built last year on East Main soon ready - tickets $3 for the season.
T. F. Woodward has a slide behind his home on Liberty Street.
Slide at the State School.
Young people building a slide on Cary's Hill - in the rear of the Trumbull Place.
The Horseshoe Lake Association gives troopers permission to build a slide at
the lake.
10-6-1928
12-21-1885
12-21-1885
1-14-1886
1-25-1886
12-3-1886
12-4-1886
12-14-1886
1-3-1888
12-17-1897
1-8-1919
Tock, Frank E.
Of Economy Cash Market, 10 State Street, bankrupt.
8-8-1932
Tock, George N.
Who recently closed his meat market at 20 Main Street files for bankruptcy.
12-24-1930
Tock, May
PTA honors Tock, retiring.
Obit - Mary Tock, 93.
6-7-1945
8-10-1968
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Tocqueville, Alexis de
New information show de Tocqueville pass through Batavia in 1831.
His visit repeated on TV.
Editorial on C-Span visit to Batavia to celebrate de Tocqueville's visit.
7-16-1997
7-17-1999
7-23-1997
Todd, Charles E.
To open a printing office in the Todd Building on Jackson Street.
5-31-1898
Todd, Henry
Early journalist, lived at 41 Ellicott Avenue - where the Russell Morton's lived
in 1940.
Sold Times to A. A. Thomas.
Dead - former editor of the Times.
Funeral from the Todd home Rose Lawn.
3-9-1940
1-5-1888
8-12-1901
8-3-1901
Todd Building
5 and 7 Jackson Street.
Fire in, 7 Jackson Street.
Recently bought by J. L. Schoenfeld, proprietor of the Outlet Store on Main Street.
The Outlet will occupy the south half.
North half to house W. E. Woodward Grocery.
6-24-1919
8-22-1919
Tolsma, George
Of Buffalo, opening a fish and oyster store at 5 Jackson.
12-8-1909
Tomaszewski, Stanley
Picture of Military rites for - killed in Viet Nam.
7-26-1967
Tomaszewski, Marianne
Owner of Kids' ½ Price Books, 29 Liberty Street - helps libraries.
11-23-1992
Tomlinson, Alabama
Tomlinson and Trumbull Cary married.
Obit - Alabama Cary.
12-9-1887
12-27-1938
Tomlinson, Barton
Moved to Cape Cod in March, now retires as head of Batavia Metal Products.
He remains Chairman of the Board. Don Strong in charge.
Nephew bequeathed company stock of D. W. Tomlinson III.
5-31-1956
8-15-1956
Tomlinson, Cornelia
Obit in New York City. (Alabama Tomlinson Cary still alive.)
1-7-1928
Tomlinson, D. W.
Preparing Waite property on Main Street for building a new residence. Charles
Trietley has taken his old house and will move to Vine Street. Tomlinson to
move his stable from Swan Street to the Waite property.
Frame for new house up.
Bought Masse property, adding 61' of frontage. To add 35' to the H. E. Turner
building.
Starting a stock company to rebuild the St. James Hotel.
Tomlinson and O. C. Parker exchange Godfrey's Pond for building sites.
Buys 411 East Main Street from Kate C. Town for $12,000.
Resigns from the Gould Company - to be bookkeeper in the Bank of Batavia.
Tomlinson-Gould wedding - Rye, NY.
Moving from Ellicott Avenue to his parents home on East Main Street.
Vestryman at St. James Church for 37 years - passes place to his son.
Dead at 68. President of the Bank of Batavia since 1882. Sons: Daniel; Everett;
Jack.
Mrs. D. W. Tomlinson sells the house at 414 East Main to Max Mason and buys
24 Ross Street. C. D. Harris moving from 24 Ross Street to 315 East Main
Street - the Northrup house.
Story of the beginning of Alexander, NY and house on Route 20.
Tomlinson, Daniel W. II
To Cornell.
Automobile arrives - for a description of see: Automobiles.
Sells auto to Red Cross Drug Co. of Buffalo - to build another at home on East
Main Street - description.
Automobile built by Tomlinson on display at the carriage shop of Joseph Meehan,
7-8-1895
9-26-1883
11-27-1883
9-5-1885
4-28-1887
3-25-1890
3-23-1895
4-4-1895?
7-3-1896
7-7-1897
12-2-1916
6-19-1917
2-8-1920
7-2-1926
9-30-1890
5-7-1900
9-26-1900
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48 Main Street. Meehan built the carriage, Tomlinson the engine. Described
under Automobiles.
Tomlinson & Cooley build a steamer for A. K. Darrow of Corfu.
T & C deliver automobile to Darrow.
Kibbe & Tomlinson formed to manufacture and job automobiles - same at
Gloversville.
Takes a job in Depew - Gould Coupling Co.
First electric auto.
Buys rocky Mountain burro for Grandson, D. W. T. III.
Marries Effie Croff.
New superintendent of the Baker Gun Company - has been cashier at Gould
Coupling in Depew.
Drives home a new Haynes Touring Car from Buffalo - royal blue, yellow trim.
Took a 2,200 mile trip and came back with the same air in his tires as at the
start - Buffalo Rubber Co. tires. Past & Present column.
President of Baker Gun Company.
Becomes vestryman at St. James Church - following his father.
To run for Mayor on the Democratic ticket.
Of 26 Ross Street.
Resigns from B. M. Products and Bank - has business prospect.
President of the Board of Education.
Article on start in business. Says he began fussing with tools at age 7. His father
gave him a workshop. After high school he studied engineering at Cornell.
When a child he attended Smead Seminary across from the Land Office, to
which his mother drove him. Worked for Gould Coupling Company in Depew.
Married Marian Gould, sister of the owner. She died in 1897. Came back to
Batavia - worked in a bank. Four years later went back to Gould. In 1907 he
became superintendent at Baker Gun & Forging Co.
Given a cake on his 80th birthday.
Awarded Bishop's award by Bishop Scaife.
Obit - 73.
Estate. Leaves company stock to his nephew Barton Tomlinson.
McAlpine told V. Trietley that Tomlinson was born in the house he later bought at
16 Summit Street, a house earlier much larger and made into two.
Going to Annapolis. A student at Bordentown Military Institute to go to Columbian
College to prepare for entrance exams.
Seriously ill - Mare Island..
Much better.
Home on leave.
To graduate early because of the world situation.
Graduating.
Among the 200 graduating at Annapolis - parents attend.
Promoted to Lieutenant.
Marries Hazel Read Dennison of Pembroke.
Lt. Tomlinson ordered to Hampton Roads.
Injured in a airplane crash in California.
Out of danger.
Report of accident on October 31st. He is still in the hospital.
Now an instructor at Annapolis.
Flies from Washington. His wife is the daughter of George H. Dennison of
Pembroke.
Flew home from Washington.
On flying with Tomlinson.
Roy Mason flies to Washington with Tomlinson, home by train.
To head flying course.
Due on the 4th of July - will take passengers up.
DATE
3-29-1901
5-21-1901
6-12-1901
3-5-1902
1-9-1903
9-24-1903
8-11-1903
8-27-1906
2-1-1907
4-19-1910
6-5-1915
11-15-1915
12-2-1916
11-22-1920
12-22-1923
3-6-1924
8-13-1924
10-28-1950
10-10-1952
11-29-1952
7-30-1956
8-15-1956
4-16-1960
1-9-1914
8-17-1915
8-21-1915
9-9-1915
2-5-1917
5-26-1917
6-28-1917
1-3-1918
5-1-1918
11-12-1918
11-3-1921
11-11-1921
12-6-1921
9-26-1923
7-20-1924
7-24-1924
7-28-1924
8-20-1924
5-25-1925
7-1-1925
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Says it was like a pipe dream to cross the country in a little plane - in a letter to
his father, as quoted in the "News."
Sets world record for outside loops.
Long article on - great stunt flier.
Stunt flying seen in newsreel.
Came to the opening of Woodward Airport.
To fly to LeRoy from the west coast for opening of D-W airport - picture of his plane.
Arrives Tuesday, 2 days late for opening - plane wrecked on landing.
Past & Present column: ¶ on as a stunt flier. Posted to Anacosta.
To report to Anacosta Maryland Naval Station.
To test Navy planes.
To test Navy planes.
Naval board to investigate recent accident to Tomlinson's plane PN11. A
$150,000 loss.
Resigns from the Navy.
To join Maddox Air Lines in California.
Hazel Read Dennison Tomlinson divorced from Daniel.
To marry Virginia Sullivan in San Francisco.
Plane in an accident - recently joined Maddux Air Lines.
Offers 3 day trips to the west coast.
Directs air crash inquiry - for Maddox.
Article on Tomlinson book "The…….." with a picture of Tomlinson.
Former navy stunt flier and member of the stunt team "Sea Hawks" - now with
Transcontinental Airways. Flew to ?
Tomlinson and party to Toronto by air.
Tomlinson and Cope, flying up from Annapolis, crash land their plane in the fog
at Godfrey's Pond.
To supervise construction of planes for Transcontinental and Western Airlines.
Breaks records - crosses the continent in 11hrs, 5mins - trip a contrast to an
earlier on in a Curtiss Crate.
Seeking new records.
Trying for a new flying record.
Sets 14 records.
Sets a new record in a big plane - picture of him greeting his wife.
Picture of Tomlinson.
Mrs. Hazel Dennison Tomlinson gets custody of 2 children in divorce settlement.
Makes stratosphere flight - Kansas City to New York in 5 hours.
Flies ship from New York to Kansas City on instruments.
Talks on air travel at a meeting arranged by the Chamber of Commerce.
Virginia Tomlinson - married Daniel III January 18, 1930 - files for divorce, fights
for custody of their daughter Sheila, 4 years old.
Article on Tomlinson's achievements.
Divorce complete.
Court reunites Mrs. Tomlinson and Sheila.
Predicts stratosphere planes carrying 60.
Asks retraction of story in Time Magazine cashiered by the Navy - irked by errors.
Marries Margaret M. Castelini in Dayton, OH.
Trip into the stratosphere a "thrill peak."
Says Germany has the biggest air force in the world.
On his stratosphere flight.
Attacked by a panda in the luggage compartment aboard airliner.
Named engineer for TWA.
Here with his wife - chief engineer at TWA - picture.
Article; praises from Tomlinson for Lindbergh's report on German preparedness.
Tomlinson picture in Camel ad today.
Picture of Tomlinson.
DATE
10-22-1925
3-5-1928
9-20-1928
9-22-1928
10-11-1928
10-13-1928
10-16-1928
10-18-1928
10-20-1928
11-11-1928
11-12-1928
11-16-1928
12-24-1928
12-26-1928
1-22-1929
1-25-1929
2-23-1929
5-1-1929
1-21-1930
12-11-1930
10-26-1931
11-16-1931
5-9-1932
7-30-1932
5-1-1935
5-1-1935
5-6-1935
5-16-1935
5-17, 20-1935
5-17, 18-1935
5-18-1935
6-7-1935
9-6-1935
9-9-1935
4-22-1936
9-18-1936
10-13-1936
2-13-1937
2-18-1937
4-19-1937
7-15-1937
9-1-1937
1-22-1938
10-31-1938
11-29-1938
5-2-1939
6-10-1939
11-28-1939
7-13-1940
9-30-1940
10-15-1940
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Tomlinson's address here stresses the fact that America is unprepared for war.
(called D. W. Tomlinson the fourth.)
Among important speakers on Forum in New York.
Commander Tomlinson named on federal committee to study heat exhaustion.
Promoted to Captain in the Navy.
Assigned to overseas duty.
Tomlinson and Parker meet at Tarawa.
Joining Transport Command - to head the Pacific Wing.
Honored by family in Open House.
Awarded the Legion of Merit.
Mr. & Mrs. D. W. Tomlinson and son Lawrence of Springville, AR visiting.
To visit his daughter in Dayton, OH - Mrs. David Whittlesey.
With a new air unit at Kelly Air Base, Texas - special transportation unit.
Heads the Berlin Airlift.
Ends the Berlin Airlift - back to Texas.
Makes a flying visit.
Picked up at the airport by a big transport plane.
Lands a military transport plane at Batavia Airport.
Retires from the Navy today. Went into the Navy in 1917 when he graduated
from the U. S. Naval Academy. [Orville Cope also went to the Academy according to Cope and Tomlinson pals, one was dressy and the other not,
sometimes smelling of skunk. Cope's ship run down by a boat in Chesapeake
Bay.]
D. W. Tomlinson IV is here because his father is ill.
Visiting Barton Tomlinson. Returns from five months in Europe guests of
Mr. & Mrs. Barton Tomlinson, now returning to their home in Springdale, AR.
Capt. & Mrs. Tomlinson visiting Barton - long interview - picture.
Winegar on.
Winegar on, now living in Oregon.
Winegar finds references to Tomlinson in recent magazine articles. Now lives
in Silverton, OR, aged 91 - in good health.
Obit - 98, in Silverton, OR.
Winegar praises Tomlinson.
DATE
10-17-1940
10-21-1940
3-31-1941
9-28-1942
9-9-1943
2-18-1944
3-1-1945
11-19-1945
12-14-1945
12-26-1947
1-9-1948
7-1-1948
8-16-1948
10-2-1948
5-7-1949
6-6-1949
10-7-1949
7-31-1951
4-4-1953
6-24-1965
8-3-1974
9-3-1986
12-2-1986
10-2-1988
1-11-1996
1-29-1996
Tomlinson, Mr. & Mrs. D. W. III
Now of 8 Vine Street.
5-9-1910
Tomlinson, Mr. D. W. (Dennison)
Files countersuit - being sued for divorce in California court. Suit filed June 7.
Mrs. Hazel D. Tomlinson and children Daniel and Jean moving to Rochester.
Tomlinson's child, Sheila A., one of the issues in the divorce.
10-15-1928
9-1-1934
9-18-1936
Tomlinson, Mrs. D. W. (Una Redfield)
Of 26 Ross Street goes to New York with Mrs. Edward Leadley for social
services meeting.
Article on - 94.
Article on - picture.
Obit - 96.
5-11-1920
7-10-1944
8-24-1945
10-10-1947
Tomlinson, Effie Croff (Mrs. D. W.)
Obit.
12-4-1937
Tomlinson, Everett R.
To New York to study piano.
To marry Olive Barton.
Wedding report.
Filling in as organist at St. James Church.
H. W. Homelius is drawing plans for a residence on the corner of Park Avenue
and Lewis Place.
Tomlinsons move to their new home on Park Avenue.
Appointed to new Marine Midland Board.
To retire from the presidency of Marine Trust - picture.
10-10-1898
9-2-1908
6-30-1909
3-8-1910
3-5-1914
12-24-1914
8-14-1931
3-22-1951
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Tomlinson, Everett R.
Obit - 81.
Estate - $136,000.
Obit - Olive Tomlinson, 94.
8-2-1962
9-20-1963
2-25-1980
Tomlinson, Fannie
Marries Dr. David Folsom in New York.
5-2-1893
Tomlinson, Marian Gould
Dead at 34 Ellicott Avenue.
6-2-1897
Tomlinson, Redfield
Obit - 68, brother of Daniel W. and Everett.
4-7-1953
Tomlinson, Mrs. Susan E. (Mrs. D. W.)
Mother of Alabama Tomlinson Cary (Mrs. Trumbull).
Obit, in New York. Maiden name Everett. Son: Daniel W. Daughters:
Mrs. Trumbull Cary (Alabama); Mrs. David Folsom (Fannie); Mrs. Charles J.
Train; Miss Cornelia Tomlinson.
4-5-1897
Story by the former wife of D. W. Tomlinson III in Good Housekeeping - Past
& Present column.
3-15-1941
Tomlinson, Virginia Sullivan
Tomlinson & McDonnell Block
Being repaired.
Dellinger & Watson block to have ornamental iron work.
[Pictures 1876: Masse Block 101-103; Carriage shop 1, 3, 5 State; H. & E. M.
McComech hats and caps; Hamilton Marble 22-24; Opera House 105-107;
R. O. Holden 85 Main; First National Bank; Meat Market ? & Jones 51-53;
E. & G. D. Kenyon 72, 1866]
Tomlinson Building
109-119 Main Street.
H. H. Scott to put a new front on 109, 111, 113, 115 Main on order of Tomlinson.
Homelius the designer.
Tomlinson Property
Tomlinson Residence
Tompkins, Alice M.
Tompkins, Anna
H. C. Ferren buys a lot on East Main Street - Masse Lot - east of Tomlinson' new
place.
Tomlinson buys the Masse Lot from Ferren giving him 106' of frontage.
H. H. Scott awarded a contract to remodel the fronts of 6 stores in Tomlinson
buildings; 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119. Designs by Homelius.
9-6-1893
10-29-1893
3-17-1917
7-24-1885
7-25-1885
3-17-1917
Past & Present column: On the construction of the home on East Main Street burned while being built.
2-27-1909
Associate of Harriet Holter who died January 26, now dead. [Credited with starting
a millinery business 64 years ago - Miss Holter joined her two years later, 1879
and 1881 - no mention of Lavinia.]
2-8-1943
To marry Glant of Pennsylvania. Another sister Mrs. Thomas M. Howard.
9-8-1909
Tompkins, Lavinia J.
Miss Tompkins and Harriet Holter return from New York.
Tompkins, L. J. The L. J. Tompkins Co. Miss Tompkins' store getting plate glass windows.
Owns 118 Main - rents store to Misses Matthews and Dodge - to stock household
goods.
Offers 118 Main for sale.
"Jew store'' at 112 Main - Cohen skips.
Auction store, 112 Main - 2 days - manager skips.
The Sheriff sold Cohn stock for debts.
Sister: Mrs. Thomas M. Howard of Weeping Water, NE.
Ad for Tompkins Millinery: "Most delicate and perfect colorings artists can produce."
Buys a house on Bank Street from David McKeown for $5,000.
Suit against LJT for foreclosing mortgage on tobacco and goods.
Tompkins and Holter home from New York.
Case brought by Ann Ford on foreclosure won by Tompkins, etc.
no date
10-29-1885
10-4-1886
3-7-1888
11-20-1888
12-24-1888
11-27-1888
2-19-1891
5-23-1891
3-14-1892
9-3-1892
9-12-1892
10-1-1892
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Tompkins, Lavinia J.
Frequent notes that Tompkins and Harriet Holter in New York buying.
Tompkins, L. J. The L. J. Tompkins Co. Hiram Chaddock sells to Tompkins a house in Wheatville for $1,000.
(cont)
Small ad: We need money now to buy new stock.
Having extensive repairs made on 20 Bank.
Reporter visits Tompkins Millinery Shop and is amazed - now has a rugs and
drapery department.
Buys the Hunter place at 146 Jackson Street, will move the house to the back of
the lot, open street from Jackson to Ganson - Morton Avenue.
Tompkins ad: "Never before has there been seen such a magnificent display of
the finest grades of millinery goods."
Advertising building lots.
Holter and Tompkins home from New York.
E. J. Dellinger is improving the store - taking out double doors, unused, on Bank
Street and putting in a show window. Entrance to the store to be rearranged.
Tompkins' shop a bower of beauty - new beveled mirrors in show window.
Offers marvels of millinery.
Ad, with pictures of hats.
Spring opening.
Opening fall season: "Brilliance and beauty."
Interior of 3 stores; Tompkins, Puff, and Ryan Brothers being improved.
Has a store in Corfu.
Says started the shop November 17, 1881
Celebrates 17 years of business.
Buys the stock of Mrs. Gallegan of 64 Main Street - sells it at great bargain.
Hires Klimitz Harp Orchestra for spring opening.
Description of Tompkins' opening.
Ill for some time, to a sanitarium in Hornellsville.
Home from Hornellsville, now has typhoid fever.
Miss Tompkins dies at 50 on November 11. Born in Ireland in 1853. Was a
dressmaker. Twenty-one years ago she opened a millinery shop on the
corner of Main and Bank Streets.
Dead of heart trouble, not typhoid. Confined to home almost a year, 50 years old.
Sisters: Lydia; Anne; Alice; Mrs. Thomas Howard. Brother: Richard R.
Tompkins Millinery opening.
The Misses Tompkins give a dinner to employees - 14 places set.
Opening a new collection.
Opening to have music by Mrs. True's Orchestra.
Tompkins sisters bankrupt.
Francis t. Moynihan chosen receiver.
Miss Holter buys Tompkins stock for $390. Fixtures not sold. Belong to Tompkins.
Tompkins real estate on sale.
Real estate brings only $337 because it was heavily mortgaged.
Garniers owned the building in 1921.
Tompkins, Lydia
Tompkins, Peter
Takes charge of the telegraph office in the Powers Hotel, Rochester.
(Still in Powers January 1895.)
Description of Tompkins' show window (during vacation time.) "Color both
somber and brilliant."
Of 124 Main Streets, collects school taxes.
Buys a house on Jackson Street from Walter Tompkins - will sell.
Sells brick known as Park Place Cottage to Walter H. Chaddock for $5,000.
In 1888, Tompkins at 144 Jackson. W. H. a barber at 1 Bank. In 1896, Alice a
dressmaker; Anna L. a dressmaker; Lydia a milliner.
Of Corfu.
Picture of Dean Richmond's Sports Club including Peter Tompkins, Batavia's
champion shot.
DATE
no date
2-5-1893
12-30-1893
3-16-1894
10-4-1894
4-8-1895
4-10-1896
5-11-1896
9-5-1896
9-10-1896
4-2-1897
9-29-1897
10-25-1897
3-30-1898
9-29-1898
2-24-1899
10-24-1900
11-21-1900
12-17-1900
1-6-1900
3-30-1903
4-2-1903
10-29-1903
11-10-1903
11-12-1903
no date
4-6-1905
11-22-1906
9-27-1907
10-1-1907
4-9-1909
4-22-1909
5-20-1909
5-22-1909
6-5-1909
11-19-1921
9-26-1887
12-17-1889
11-24-1892
1-14-1893
2-2-1893
no date
12-24-1903
4-17-1929
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Tompkins, Richard Ransome
Tompkins, William M.
Tompkins Metal Finishing Inc.
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Obit - in Milton, PA. His father was Richard Greene Tompkins. Sisters: Lydia;
Alice; Mrs. T. M. Howard (Deborah); Mrs. John H. Glant (Anna); Lavinia deceased. Son of has been attending Batavia High School.
Obit - Superintendent of Batavia Gas Light Co.
William and Peter Tompkins for years ran Batavia Gas & Light Co. - Uncles of
Lydia; Alice and Lavinia - Past & Present. William a barber.
Plans to buy Lapp Insulator storage building in the Industrial Park, after 5 years in
the Industrial Park - deal to be finalized March 30. [End of article on Fontrick.]
Moving in on the Industrial Park. To pay GCIDA $600,000 for the building formal
transfer 10 hence, after completion of schedule of "payments in lieu of taxes."
DATE
12-12-1934
6-19-1889
1-26-1935
3-14-1998
4-1-1998
Tom Thumb
Past & Present column: ¶ on his visit here in May 1850.
7-22-1950
Tom Thumb Golf Course
Miniature golf planned for the fairgrounds. Charles C. Hawley; Joseph R. Rosenbloom;
Ernest R. Button of LeRoy - to operate as a private enterprise.
7-18-1930
Tonawanda Creek
Two steamers now make runs to Whiskey Point and return: "Stranger" of
William Thorpe; "Coquette" of Bert Hampton.
"Stranger" overturns, four drown - built by Thorpe.
Investigation into the accident.
P. S. Hampton has a new steamer (not named), "Coquette" going to Buffalo.
Hampton steamer "Reliance" launched.
On pre-glacial course of.
Assemblyman Parker suggests the state help in straightening the Creek.
Creek bank along Walnut Street being reinforced with steel rails.
James C. Smith and George W. Watson build a boat house above the dam.
Men taking land south of the Lehigh RR for a park.
As a public waterway, belongs to the state.
Hundreds enjoyed boating yesterday.
Motor boat club starts clearing the Creek of logs and stumps above Andrews dock.
Creek bank near Walnut Street bridge reinforced.
Greatest flood ever.
Third flood this year.
Improvement of outlined.
Improvement plans revised, to cost $15,000 to $67,000.
Flood abatement work planned.
Boys break through the ice - saved.
Improvement to cost $32,000.
Improvement plans in the Governor's hands.
Governor Smith vetoes the Creek bill.
Bruce McFarland - 7 years old - drowns.
Ice on is a foot thick - cut ice Monday.
Geologists find the Creek bed forced upward when an area in Attica sank on
February 28th.
Improvement Bill passes the Senate.
Torrential rains bring brief flooding.
The state to straighten the Creek, curve in Highway.
Cleaning work of begins.
Straightening the Creek the next federal project, Wiard says.
Sudden rise in causes extensive damage.
High water again raises question of widening the Creek.
Thirty foot channel to widen the Creek.
Boating on - picture.
Flood control work begins on the south bank.
Being cleared as flood prevention - progress and pictures.
Being cleared as flood prevention - progress and pictures.
6-18-1883
7-2-1883
7-3-1883
8-17-1883
6-7-1884
8-10-1907
3-9-1908
9-24-1908
5-19-1909
5-29-1909
12-17-1909
8-15-1910
6-9-1911
10-19-1911
3-28-1916
5-17-1916
10-17-1917
12-15-1917
1-10-1918
2-5-1919
4-5-1919
5-6-1919
5-16-1919
12-6-1919
1-1-1920
3-3-1920
3-24-1920
6-21, 22-1928
7-29-1930
8-2-1933
5-4-1934
6-22-1937
2-15-1938
1-16-1948
2-6-1948
11-19-1954
11-27-1954
12-1-1954
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Tonawanda Creek (cont)
Tonawanda Indian Reservation
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Picture of west of Walnut.
Progress pictures.
Six foot fence being erected along the bank.
Picture of the fence being put up.
Long article on the Upper Tonawanda Watershed program.
Creek up - to crest by noon.
Engineers to study the rate of run-off.
Cold temperature checks the rise at 11' 7'', just short of a record.
Engineers question keeping the dam. Picture of the Creek from the air - showing
the limit of Flood Control.
The city to remove piers of old abandoned Attica RR Line from the Creek.
The city is consulting the PSC on removing piers from the Creek bed.
Divers start removing piers from the Creek bed.
Ostertag asks the House for funds to study the Creek.
Pictures of the Tonawanda Regatta.
Winegar on boating on.
Army Engineers say Creek clean-up is possible.
Water test reveals pollution in.
Dead cow removed from.
Residents along the Creek ask for cleaning.
Picture of in cold weather.
Flood control years away - flood threat real.
County-City coop to shore up the Creek bank.
Back-up wells to respond to changes in Creek level - rain, flooding, etc.
Suggested for tests on midge control.
Hydrodynamic separator being installed on the Creek bank to purify the water.
The city to reinforce the Creek bank in response to DEC claim of water pollution.
The city to build a green span, walkway south of the Enginehouse - to avoid a
penalty by the state.
Group planning to clear the Creek.
Editorial on Creek clearing.
John Cole, senior environmental analyst for DEC, says he will give Genesee
County Soil & Water a permit to make clearing possible.
Jim Nigro tours down the Creek.
Foam on is not pollution - comes from emission of water from the Water Plant.
Group wants access to clean the Creek.
Tonawanda Creek Watershed group to break-up blockades in.
Tonawanda Watershed Advisory Committee to clean the Creek May 30th.
Winegar on boating on.
Members of the Tonawanda Creek Watershed Advisory Committee remove tires,
bicycles, metal, etc from between Walnut and Oak crossings.
Greg McAllister on saving the Creek.
Creek Watershed Advisory Committee asks for volunteers to continue clean-up.
Page of pictures by Sharon Cantillon. Article by Jim Nigro.
Tonawanda Indian Baptist Church holds baptism ceremony in - picture.
Pictures of a boat trip along.
Picnickers littering the bank behind Ames Plaza, neighbors asked to watch.
Low but nothing like it was in 1955 - picture.
Past & Present column: ¶ on Reservation history.
Population increased by 8 since 1920.
Indians ford the Creek as White Man's bridge collapses.
Indians on vow to fight a law that requires them to charge sales tax on all sales to
non-reservation people - supporting the fight on the Tuscarawas Reservation.
Neville Spring, owner of the trading post "Rez" takes part in the Tuscarawas
confrontation.
Spring says the protest was getting some results - delaying imposition of the tax
at least.
DATE
12-24-1954
2-26-1955
7-27-1955
8-9-1955
8-23-1956
1-23-1957
1-24-1957
1-24-1957
1-25-1957
1-30-1957
3-18-1957
4-29-1957
11-14-1963
4-12, 17-1974
1-23-1975
2-27-1975
5-1-1975
6-24, 25-1975
12-9-1975
1-23-1976
3-8-1978
9-21-1978
3-13-1980
4-11-1986
6-28-1986
10-17-1988
8-15-1990
9-7-1990
9-11-1990
10-17-1990
10-18-1990
5-4-1991
7-24-1991
3-19-1992
5-11-1992
5-11-1992
6-27-1992
6-27-1992
9-2-1992
11-3-1993
8-22-1994
6-28-1995
8-23-1995
8-29-1995
8-21-1920
7-27-1925
7-12-1941
7-11-1992
7-16-1992
7-20-1992
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Tonawanda Indian Reservation
(cont)
41
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Spring to add gas pumps at the "Rez".
Spring has added two pumps at the "Rez" on Bloomingdale Road - added a box
of information on Indian development.
Chief Parker discusses internal reservation problem - both Spring and Peters
said acting without council permission.
Article on restaurant opened by Darwin and Janet Hills on the reservation.
Five Indians sue the tribal council for banishing them from the Reservation for
treason.
NiMo files a suit to determine who has jurisdiction on.
NiMo suit settles nothing.
Top court in Albany rules the Indians need not charge tax on Reservation sales.
Now three places selling gas - no tax.
Feds converge on the Reservation where a burning landfill is now out of control.
Fire still burning - now much of it underground - as yet no water or air contamination.
The dump owned by David Peters.
Paxon visits the Reservation - promises help in regulating landfills.
Crews aiming to put out the fire in the landfill.
Fire reported out.
Three gas stations operating. Neighbors worry about increased traffic to the
Reservation due to tax-free gas shoppers.
Indians from claim ownership of island near Grand Island.
Five Indians banished in December 1992 still unable to take part in tribal affairs.
Reservation, utility dispute unresolved.
The state again postpones decision on supplying power to residents on.
Banished Indians - who are still on the Reservation - meet with the press - want
Parker, the Tribal Chief, replaced.
Question of sales tax on - charged for sales to non-Indians - not settled under
Cuomo, remains unsolved by Pataki.
Indians banished from lose suit against the tribe - Judge says the tribe may oust
them. Claim Parker is not legally chief of the tribe.
A woman who was involved in a smash-up on threatens investigating trooper with
a gun then flees into the woods.
Neville Spring, owner of The Rez - picture - says he will fight the state on
collecting sales tax.
Pataki claims agreement with (some groups) of Indians on the tax problem - picture.
Spring, owner of The Rez on the Reservation, continues to receive shipments of
tobacco, in spite of agreement. Says Spring, "If the state was smart, they'd
leave us alone."
Baptists dedicate Fellowship Hall.
Local Indians not in accord with the Governor - have not made an agreement
made in Cattaraugus County.
Firebomb hits Indian leaders' house.
The Governor halts delivery of gas to reservations.
Gas flows again temporarily.
The Governor gives in; not to require tax money of Indians on reservations great rejoicing.
Tonawanda Swamp
On swamplands and what is necessary to make them ready for planting.
Tonawanda Valley Federal
Credit Union
Educational Employees Federal Credit Union and Batavia Federal Credit Union are
merging - new name sought.
New credit union a combination of Educational Employees Federal Credit Union
and Batavia Federal Credit Union - history of both.
Special Business Section lists Tonawanda Valley Credit Union at 4156 West Main.
Credit Union (GVCU) to open a second office at Eastown Plaza in the former
M & T branch bank.
Combining two offices, moving to the former Super Duper building in the Mall
parking lot.
DATE
8-22-1992
9-2-1992
9-3-1992
8-12-1992
2-23-1993
3-8-1993
4-20-1993
6-4-1993
June 1993
6-30-1993
7-2-1993
7-3-1993
7-6-1993
7-9-1993
8-13-1993
9-3-1993
12-30-1993
4-9-1994
5-12-1994
8-20-1994
2-28-1995
4-21-1995
7-20-1995
2-24-1996
4-1-1997
4-4-1997
4-14-1997
4-25-1997
4-25-1997
May 1997
5-19-1997
5-23-1997
3-4-1884
12-18-1986
5-13-1987
2-9-1988
5-16-1990
8-11-1993
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
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Tonawanda Valley Federal
Credit Union (cont)
Super Duper building being rebuilt for, will share space with Genesee Agency
Insurance and Genesee Abstract.
Open House - new Credit Union building.
Picture of the official opening.
Former building on West Main Street to be made into offices for two doctors.
Gathering funds to help the credit union bombed in Oklahoma City blast.
Opens a branch within the High School.
Tonawanda Valley Kennel Club
Given incorporation papers. Edward Atwater; Philip Marcello; Robert G. Wilson;
Mrs. George Watson; Thomas P. Kerwich; W. Vance Carr.
Dog Show at the Fairgrounds - pictures.
Tonawanda Valley Land and Share Co. James L. Randall head, owner of West Main Motel, plans a 52 unit motel at
Oak and Park Road.
DATE
1-27-1994
5-11, 12, 13-1994
6-9-1994
4-12-1995
5-20-1995
11-18-1998
7-27-1940
7-14-1941
7-16-1960
Tone, Thomas J. and Jerry Feathers
Tone opens an office for coal orders in the post office building.
See article on Francho & Tone - Winegar column.
1-2-1894
7-19-1995
"Tongues" Movement
Philip Plowe's insanity perhaps caused by Tongues movement.
4-7-1908
Tonnewanta
See: Girl Scouts.
Name chosen for tri-county Girl Scouts.
7-11-1957
Tons of Fun
Now open at 216 East Main - picture.
Open - picture.
Ad and pictures.
Donna Wolf, formerly of Fantastic Sam's, opens a booth for hair replacement at
Tons of Fun, 210 East Main Street.
9-27-1974
10-31-1974
5-8-1975
Took, George N.
Opening a meat market in the Mancuso Building, 206 East Main Street.
7-13-1927
Tooker, Dr. Wilson
Convalescing at 7 Ellicott Avenue.
Dead at 50.
10-24-1963
8-9-1976
Tooley, Gordon
Obit - regional manager of Atlantic Coast Freight Line of Buffalo.
10-31-1966
Tooze, Phil
Interview with. Ran Carroll's Restaurant, then Terry Hill's Restaurant, now owns
the Creekside Restaurant in LeRoy - also manages food at the Downs - picture.
7-11-1994
395 West Main Street.
Owner Tom Cravatta and James Lambert jewelers not just salesmen.
Started at 39 Ellicott Street in November 1988 - moved to West Main Street in
1994 - picture.
Interview with Cravatta.
1-20-1997
4-12-1999
17 Evans Street.
David La Rocco of complains he has been robbed 15 times in a year, wants
more police action.
9-27-1995
Topaz Jewelers
Top Notch Food
Topper's Playground Theater
New nightspot advertising "exotic dancers" opens without a permit at 220 West
Main Street. The Council is mulling what to do. [See also: Adult businesses.]
The City is seeking an injunction to close Topper's. Matthew Cuda of Rochester,
manager.
Closed by injunction until November 23 for checking on fire and assembly laws not a matter of adult business check.
City code officers say Topper's managers haven't complied with city code. The
owner of the building, Jerry Arena, says his only involvement is with the lease.
10-24-1994
11-4-1994
11-7-1994
11-8-1994
11-9-1994
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Topper's Playground Theater (cont)
Tops Friendly Markets
Tops Markets
43
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Court approves injunction closing the club on lack of health, assembly permits the club may challenge or seek another location.
Replaced by Ganson's Warehouse ending central location of the club.
Reveals plan for West Main. Land owned by Barrett Est.
Owned by Niagara Frontier Service Inc, which also owns: Wilson Farms;
B-Kwik Stores; Hi-Top Pharmacy. Plans a 25,000sq.ft. sales area.
Tengelmann Group of West Germany owns 50.2% of A & P is interested in
Niagara Frontier Service. Tengelmann operates 2,000 food retail stores
in Germany.
Granted a building permit. Permit goes to T. A. Buscaglia Equipment Co. of
Buffalo, NY.
Gets a site on West Main Street.
Picture of progress on.
To employ 70.
Picture of the new Tops Market. Doerflinger Brothers to manage - picture. Opens
Wednesday.
Gets Good Housekeeping approval.
Built by Doerflinger - now owns property in front of Tops. Building built by NFS
Development Co. Inc., one of the corporations of Niagara Frontier Stores, the
parent company of Tops Markets.
Tops owners take John's Restaurant next door - William and Charles Doerflinger
now run John's - all part of shopping center.
NF Service - owner of Tops - to open HY-Top Pharmacy.
Offers customers charge on bank or credit cards.
Will end Sunday sales.
Doerflingers sell Tops to parent corps - Frontier-Franchise of Buffalo.
Hires director of loss prevention - C. H. Miller.
A & P mentions taking over.
Shareholders of Niagara Frontier Services Inc., operators of Tops, to discuss
acquisition of the company by S. B. Investors Inc. S. B. Investors is a new
firm formed by A. E. A Investors Inc.
Planning to build a Super Tops.
Picture showing the location of the proposed Super Tops - diagram.
The Planning Board okays Tops site.
Excavation noted on the spot.
Newly formed company, organized by Riorden, Freeman & Spagli of Los Angeles,
is buying all Tops shares at $33,50 a share.
Picture of progress on. Redfield resident halts construction. Thomas Quaterini
of 1 Redfield Parkway files suit because work began without an Environmental
Impact study.
Construction continues as suit by Redfield resident starts in Buffalo.
Judge throws out resident's suit.
Tops hits a snag due to possible run-off in storms from newly paved surfaces.
Maureen Maas-Feary on coming Tops Market.
Brockport firm files liens for material supplied to V. J. Gautieri, builder of the new
market owned by Niagara Frontier Service, operator of the store.
New Tops almost ready - will add jobs for about 100 - picture.
New Tops stocking up for opening - picture.
Winegar gets a preview of the new Tops - Grand Opening all week.
Tops office worker accused of stealing at least $7,000 over a few months Susan I. Shrever.
Shryver and boy friend Murphy case goes to the Grand Jury.
Niagara Frontier Services takes Gautieri to court for work done on Tops.
Story of the beginning in the Magazine Section of the Buffalo News Sunday.
Armand J. Castellani, founder.
Sub-contractors to sue Tops for payment.
The old Tops Market taken by Video Factory - picture, sign going up.
DATE
1-10-1995
4-3-1995
10-25-1965
11-19-1965
no date
12-21-1966
3-24-1966
6-11-1966
10-11-1966
11-1-1966
1-19-1968
8-21-1968
11-18-1968
2-5-1969
3-7-1969
1-27-1973
12-5-1974
3-23-1977
4-9-1981
4-13-1983
10-2-1986
11-13-1986
11-19-1986
May 1987
6-6-1987
6-10-1987
6-24-1987
6-25-1987
8-19-1987
11-7-1987
11-11-1987
2-9-1988
3-12-1988
3-15-1988
6-30-1988
7-1-1988
9-14-1988
10-30-1988
11-25-1988
2-15-1990
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Tops Friendly Markets
Tops Markets
(cont)
Tops Plaza
Torcello, John
44
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Delpriore of Tops, for work with the Council on Alcoholism.
Starting its own recycling program for paper, cardboard, and plastic bags. Says
they will take bags from any store, which will be converted into plastic pellets
at Shuman Plastics in Buffalo then sent to Vanguard Plastics in St. Louis
which will make them into plastic bags again. Tops will purchase these bags.
Bags will be brown in color, not clear. Paper bags will be shipped to Domtar
Recycling in Buffalo to be recycled into insulation material.
Article on and on people who shop at - picture.
Starts payment by bankcard.
Pizza-Pizza, a take-out pizza parlor, opens in the former Tops building.
Mark Dudzek, manager.
Michael Smith and Tom Shanahan, co-managers.
New policy - no more organizations to sell chances in the lobby.
To expand west by adding 18,000sq.ft. to the 62,000sq.ft. store.
The Planning Board okays the addition.
The Town wants more on Tops enlargement plans, say it may affect road plans.
The Council approves Tops expansion, including a drive-in bank.
Union workers protest the use of non-union builders on expansion work.
Site of the former Tops to make changes, improvements - West Main Plaza.
Winegar finds enlarged Tops confusing.
Opens new section - now has 78,000sq.ft. of floor space.
Puts in new Tops Intercept Processor System to speed transactions.
The Buffalo News says Tops leads Wegman's, Jubilee, and Quality Markets in
the Buffalo area.
Winegar says Royal A hold NV is the parent of Tops Market Inc. Is purchasing
Stop & Shop Co. Inc. Also owns Tops, Finast, Edwards, Giant Food Stores,
and BI-LO - Cees Van der Hoeven, CEO and president. In re the Hague as
possible Sister City. Goes on to tell the history of Tops Markets Inc.
Reveals new policy of buying fresh produce that eliminates small growers.
Buffalo Sunday News Editorial on Tops policy in the Batavia Daily News.
Tops buys 87 Sugar Creek Convenience Stores from Phil Saunders - to convert
them into Wilson Farms.
Adds gasoline vending - three pumps.
DATE
4-26-1990
5-30-1990
6-27-1990
6-3-1991
7-17-1992
December 1992
January 1993
4-23-1993
7-31-1993
11-26-1993
12-15-1993
12-28-1993
2-14-1994
4-19-1994
5-23-1994
7-27-1994
9-6-1994
1-28-1996
5-29-1996
8-18-1999
4-1-2000
12-23-2000
Shops in a row of shops just west of the new Tops Market called Tops Plaza.
Includes: Vincent Valle & son Michael in a new jewelry store; Supercuts barber shop run by Debby Campbell; Cellular One - ? manager; Toy Works,
a division of Kay Bee Toys - electronic and regular; Express Opticians;
Blockbuster Video - first tenant. Also a picture.
10-16-1995
Wins a contest for 16 and under.
To play in concert.
Wins in Upstate New York Contest - picture.
Torcello, 15, wins National Contest.
To represent the US at an accordion contest.
Playing at NDH Monday.
St. Nicholas Club to help Torcello in competition - World Contest.
Places 3rd in world championship contest.
To play at the Holiday Inn Sunday.
Winner in Jazz Contest.
Again accordion champion - in Detroit in 1971.
Picture of, world champion.
Picture of with accordion.
Dinner to honor the Champion.
250 attend dinner to honor.
Has a recording session.
4-28-1967
7-12-1968
7-7-1969
5-10-1971
7-13-1971
8-5-1971
8-20-1971
9-27-1971
3-10-1972
5-15-1972
7-25-1972
10-16-1972
10-18-1972
10-20-1972
11-16-1972
2-7-1973
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SUBJECT
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DATE
Torcello, John (cont)
Again World Champion - picture.
Album on sale.
On tour in Finland - picture.
3-13-1973
9-6-1973
8-24-1976
Torcello, John W.
Former Batavian, to sing in "Three Tenors" in Los Angeles.
8-4-1994
Torcello, Michael
Torcello and Mary Fanello to be married.
6-29-1912
Tornado
Sweeps Batavia - no one hurt.
Wrecks a car, kills two, rips roof from a house - East Main Road.
5-10-1918
9-4-1993
Torrance, John G.
Building on Summit Street north of Miles Bierce.
Bradish gives loving cup to Torrance.
Column on, now of Steele & Torrance who began his career as a clerk as a clerk
for G. B. Worthington at $6 a week.
Obit - Mrs. J. G. Torrance of 7 Summit Street - Joseph W. Burke a brother.
Obit - Mrs. John G. Torrance of 7 Summit.
Torrance at 7 Summit Street.
Torrance at 7 Summit Street.
Remembers a trip to Washington in 1885.
Secretary of Elmwood Cemetery Association for the 49th year.
Attends a banquet for former hardware dealers in Rochester.
Attends a banquet in Buffalo.
Has a stroke.
Dead at 83.
Estate $40,000. A hardware dealer for 44 years. Worked for Bradish,
G. B. Worthington. A partner of Steele & Torrance.
Leaves an estate of $89,181. Brother of William J. Torrance.
7-20-1900
2-17-1904
Torrance, William J.
Ellicott Street produce man begins shipping sugar beets.
Ask for reappointment of Torrance as highway superintendent.
Highway Superintendent, to retire - appointed May 3, 1909.
Retires - picture.
Burned when fire breaks out in two family house at 17 Ellicott Avenue.
9-29-1906
8-3-1932
11-20-1934
12-1-1934
1-17-1938
Torrance, William M.
Home from the hospital.
Obit - 93, of 17 Ellicott Avenue. First County Highway Superintendent. Brother
of John G.
2-21-1938
Torrey, Charles
8-13-1928
2-18-1933
11-9-1935
8-7-1935
2-8-1946
2-20-1946
5-9-1946
2-7-1947
2-21-1948
3-30-1948
4-1-1948
4-16-1948
9-9-1948
8-29-1956
Obit - of Clipknock Road, Stafford. Sons: Charles; David; Donald; Gerald;
Douglas of Stafford; George of Stafford; Reginald in the service.
12-22-1953
Torrey, Charles
Article on, of Edgerton Road Farm - pictures.
Obit - 61. Children: John; Mark; Maureen; Mary Jane Fast.
9-17-1955
4-6-1989
Torrey, George H.
Of Bethany, dead at 79.
10-6-1941
Torrey, Gerald W.
Obit - 63, of Stafford. Brothers: Charles E. of Elba; George H. of Stafford;
Reginald J. of Conesus; David R. of Detroit; Donald W. of Stafford; Douglas R.
of Stafford.
12-19-1964
Torrey, Lee Elmer
Obit - 69, of E. Bethany. Son: Clarence Lee Torrey.
1-17-1957
Torrey, Maureen (Mrs. Marshall)
Picture of, winner of Science Award at Elba - 8th Grade.
Youth Power winner.
To be Assoc. Coop Ext 4H Division in Wayne County.
Managing Torrey Farm, Elba, NY.
President, New York State Vegetable Growers Association.
3-25-1966
3-31-1969
12-5-1974
no date
8-29-1985
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Torrey, Maureen (Mrs. Marshall)
(cont)
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DATE
Article on, she joins Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Society.
Marries.
Maureen Torrey Marshall says Torrey Farms raises cucumbers and miniature
pumpkins for decoration.
Appointed to fill a vacancy on the Fed. Res. Bd. Until December - with a list of
her activities. Movers and Shakers.
4-24-1990
1990
Torrey Farm - Stafford
Trietley on - picture.
Wins Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Industry award of year - pictures.
2-2-1952
2-22-1997
Torrey House, Edgerton Road
Picture, once the house of Anson Higley - shown in the 1876 Atlas.
6-16-1966
Tortorici, Raymond
Owner of Ray-Vins Cleanland, given sales rights for Deer Farms Spring Water
in the western part of the state.
9-5-1990
Total Tan and Swimming Salon
Tanning opening in Commons Mall, West Main Street.
1-31-1997
Toth, Peter
See: P. T. Mold and Die.
Escaped from Hungary to Australia, then Toronto.
4-6-1978
Touring Club
Tourism
Tonawanda Touring Club.
Club uses blind students as navigators.
To have a scenic ride Sunday.
Plans a banquet.
Awards trophies.
Rally Sunday.
Blind students to pilot Club rallies.
Awards trophies.
Bob McBride and Leo Beechler in a long distance run to Portland, ME.
To have an "economy run" of 56 miles Sunday.
To make Adirondack run.
Bob Cahoon wins Touring trophy.
Plans a rally.
To invite guests to attend.
To use blind students as pilots. Richard C. Dargusch, president.
Has a ride - point to point.
Sets Braille rally for May 19.
The Chamber issues "Discover Genesee County" brochures.
Breakfast at the Holiday to promote tourism.
Information Booth to be in the Land Office lot.
The Chamber gets $8,500 in State funds to promote tourism.
The Chamber asked to try an Information Booth in the Land Office lot.
Booth placed in the Holland Land Office lot.
Tourist booth called a great success - about 5,000 tourists called.
Booth had 11,666 tourists call.
Editorial on summer at the booth.
Several officials attend a seminar on attracting tourists to the area.
Bed tax approved to pay for tourism director.
Bed tax to support tourist office approved by the Legislature.
The Legislature votes $120,000 to the Chamber to promote tourism.
The Chamber of Commerce hires a tourism director. Karen Hill leaves - Lisa Serada
offered the job of Tourism Sales Director.
Picture of Tourism Sales Director, Lisa Serada.
Tourist Director Lisa Serada and Darien Lake spokesman Joe Ward to NYC to
Promote WNY tours.
The Chamber of Commerce and Cooperate Extension produce a brochure offering
Agriculture Tours in the area.
2-21-1991
3-13-2000
5-27-1958
9-3-1958
11-12-1958
11-28-1958
2-7-1959
4-18-1959
12-28-1959
1-30-1960
8-1-1960
9-7-1960
12-16-1960
7-7-1961
10-24-1961
5-18-1962
November 1962
4-24-1963
3-6-1973
9-20-1980
3-14-1984
9-25-1984
5-23-1985
6-28-1985
9-12-1985
9-9-1986
9-11-1986
11-16-1993
11-18-1994
1-12-1995
2-23-1995
5-8-1995
5-12-1995
10-14-1995
3-5-1996
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DATE
Tourist info booth open.
Tourism agencies from Western New York meet to increase tourists to Niagara Falls.
Sanfratello, of the Genesee Chamber of Commerce, finds the state has
underestimated tourism figures for 1997.
Three large convention groups scheduled for the county for this summer.
The Chamber of Commerce praises Serada, now leaving for another job - picture.
Tourism report good - cash flow not. Dawn Burchett - marketing director.
Guide for 1999 now out - picture.
The Chamber lists fall events that will attract visitors from round about.
The County nets $252,000 from the bed tax.
The Tourism office finds interest growing for the area, which has 1,000 motel rooms.
Sanfratello on tourism plans.
6-18-1996
9-13-1997
12-11-1997
3-6-1998
4-17-1998
1-21-1999
4-14-1999
9-11-1999
1-5-2001
1-18-2001
1-25-2001
Tourist Association
Motel owners organize.
Tourist information booth - Land Office parking lot - busy.
Winegar on tourist information booth.
Paul J. Weiss heads the Information Booth committee.
The Tourist booth to be located at Route 5 and Route 77, Pembroke.
11-22-1982
7-19-1985
8-28-1985
6-10-1986
6-22-1989
Tourist Homes
Homes for tourist do rushing business. (See: Bovanizer)
Liquor found in a raid at tourist home.
Tourist home to be built on West Main Street by J. J. Bohlander of Urbana, OH.
Past & Present column: Mention Tourist Home, 134 West Main Street. Henry A.
Clark - Called Big Elm Tourist Home.
Mr. & Mrs. Claude J. Hackett to open a tourist home at 1 Redfern Terrace.
7-13-1927
12-28-1927
1-29-1932
Tourism (cont)
Tourist Information Booth
Tourist Inn
The Town of Batavia is charging a fee for a permit to set-up a Niagara Falls
Information booth - may drive booths away.
Booths move out - don't pay for license.
The City gets two requests for a permit for Niagara Falls Information booths
for West Main Street.
Booth sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce to open June 15.
Article on, picture.
529 stopped at the booth last week.
More than 9,500 stopped at the booth this summer - in the Land Office parking lot.
The Chamber reports 10,000 stopped at the booth - chief questions about
Darien Lake and Melton Shirts.
Open.
7-28-1934
8-16-1935
7-28-1952
8-6-1952
4-16-1953
6-1-1987
7-2-1988
8-2-1991
9-3-1992
9-16-1993
7-5-1995
420 East Main. The former Lay House. Kept by John & Myrtle Bovanizer.
Raided - Bovanizers held.
Bovanizers to go out of business.
Bovanizers sign an agreement to close April 1 - to leave the area.
Raided on December 28 - again raided.
3-8-1928
3-10-1928
3-12-1928
3-28-1928
Tourists' Inn Tea Room
Add: Tourists' Inn Tea Room, 420 East Main. [Bovanizer.]
10-20-1926
Tournier, Laurence
Dead. Son-in-law of the late Heman J. Redfield - married Jane Redfield.
L. H. Scheck has bought the candy store from Mrs. G. M. Tournier, 50 Main Street.
Ray M. Tournier has been in charge of the candy store for ten months.
5-3-1899
2-11-1901
2-16-1901
Tournier's
Ice cream, hot chocolate offered, 50 Main Street.
Tournier's Candy Store.
L. C. Scheck buys.
11-5-1897
12-24-1897
no date
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SUBJECT
Toussaint & Tock Grocers
Town, O.
Town, O. Town & Son
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10 State Street and 440 Ellicott Street. Have taken William L. Bernard's market at
503 East Main Street - formerly Ebling's.
Bankrupt.
Property sold on mortgage. 10 State Street goes to C. J. Dressler Packing Co.
503 East Main Street goes to A. J. O'Connor. 440 Ellicott Street goes to
John A. Bird.
Mr. Town moving to Senator Walker's residence on East main Street. Moving to
land his father bought in 1808. Town bought 250 acres in 1808.
The building at 51-53 Main to be partitioned - O. Town now has the whole space will take part, with show window.
Sold up at auction. Mrs. Town to reopen the store.
Store getting improvements.
At 51 Main - leases 53 Main for custom tailoring shop.
Moving to J. J. Mackie site - corner of Exchange.
Town moving tailoring shop from the second floor of the Dellinger & Watson
Building, 51-53 Main, to the second floor of the Ensign Building, 55 Main.
McKenzie Ryan and Storms buys the remainder of Town clothing stock - to
remainder it.
Town stock sold out - 55 Main to be fitted for new tenants.
Tomlinson buys 411 East Main from Kate C. Town.
DATE
4-2-1918
6-10-1918
7-9-1918
11-21-1886
4-3-1891
10-13-1891
2-29-1892
6-4-1892
11-28-1892
2-19-1894
2-23-1895
3-20-1895
3-23-1895
Town Line
To vote on joining Union.
1-23-1946
Towne Motel (Towne Manor)
Joseph Repicci to operate Towne Manor Lounge - formerly the Red Carpet Lounge.
Ad: Towne Manor Lounge now open.
Mrs. Joseph Repicci sells to James D. Heveron of East Pembroke. To be
Heveron's Town Motel.
Article on Heveron, third generation host for hostels.
Heveron tells of his beginning with a bar at the Towne Motel in interview.
Fire causes about $150,000 damage - not arson.
6-27-1973
1-4-1974
Town of Batavia Industrial Park
Town Shop
Townsend, Darwin
The Town Board discusses building and Industrial Park near the Sheraton.
Tausig's Graphics to build near the Sheraton.
The Town talks of extending Park Road for industrial development.
Sheraton to study the impact of extending Park Road.
Sales tax may speed Park.
Roadway Motor Company plans to build north of the Thruway on Route 98.
The Town plans condemnation of part of Park Road to develop the Industrial Park.
The Town to seize Park Road property for an access road to.
The Town awaits appraisal of land for extension of Park Road.
The Town to appropriate $2,000 more for sewers for a truck stop.
Map showing the proposed road changes.
The Town seeks a name for Park Road Extension past the Sheraton.
Vukman say the Town to start work as soon as the purchase of the George
property is completed.
The IDA completes the purchase of the Rogers Farm started last September.
The IDA will reimburse the Town for installing water and sewer lines.
The Town and IDA to meet to discuss an administrator for developing the
Industrial Park. Glenn Cook proposed as administrator.
7-26-1985
8-30-1985
5-16-1994
11-24-1995
no date
3-24-1988
8-25-1988
8-31-1988
8-31-1988
9-8-1988
3-22-1989
4-13-1989
11-10-1989
12-16-1989
1-13-1990
5-31-1990
7-17-1992
7-29-1992
8-20-1992
5-5-1993
74 Main Street open tomorrow. Thomas Manitsas, proprietor.
Was the Hollywood Shop.
1-19-1950
New Baptist organist. A student of Catherine Wallace. BA degree from Houghton Boston U. and Germany. With the Clarence School system.
8-16-1963
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Townsend, Mrs. Elbert
Townsend, Hazel (Deci)
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Of LeRoy.
Dead at 91.
DATE
8-7-1975
Mrs. Warren W.
Agnes Sleght sells Sleght's Bookstore to Townsend who has run it since the
death of Carleton Sleght.
Husband the proprietor of Batavia Credit Bureau.
Dies at 50. Was a clerk in Sleght's in 1925. Bought the business from Agnes R.
Sleght. Married Townsend September 27, 1945
3-16-1948
9-22-1952
Townsend, L. H.
B. Langworthy sells interest in Langworthy Real Estate to.
6-30-1905
Townsend, Dr. M. W.
Obit.
2-27-1902
Townsend Oil Co.
Obit - Elbert J. Townsend.
Louis and Barbara Brady buy Townsend Oil from R. Vincent March. March, long
an officer of Townsend, acquired full ownership on Elbert's death.
Gets a permit to build a gas station and convenience store at 629 East Main Hy-Fy gas station.
11-26-1976
11-15-1978
Townsend and Seleski
T & S (of Cooley Townsend & Seleski) have a grocery at East Main and Harvester.
Townsend leaves, Seleski to continue.
9-30-1887
3-28-1888
Toy Box
Opens in the Mall - picture - Grace and Phil Carroll.
11-1-1978
Toy Works
New shop in Tops Plaza, a division of Kay Bee Toys, electronic, learning and
conventional toys.
10-16-1995
Tozier, Mrs. Emily A. (Mrs. L. L.)
Tozier, Dr. Frank L.
Suing for a share of the farm on the corner of South Main and River Streets owned
by Dr. T. on his death - Worthington farm.
The Worthington farm was bought by D. W. Tomlinson.
Head of the Humane Society 1909 to 1514 or so. q.v.
Asks for a baby carriage for a deserving mother.
President of the Humane Society, has a bright 3 year old girl needing a home.
Obit - 84. Pioneer of local Woman's Suffrage movement.
1-7-1959
4-8-1983
4-22-1911
2-8-1912
6-24-1915
9-14-1915
10-4-1924
Tozier's Turkish bath, 103 Main Street, in a fierce blaze.
Confined to house by burns.
Offices of Tozier destroyed by a gasoline explosion a while back.
Sells bath equipment to (his) father Dr. L. L. Tozier.
The two Dr. Toziers to share an office over 103 Main. Son was over Wilber Smith
Hardware.
Dead after an operation for appendicitis.
9-22-1896
9-25-1896
no date
12-18-1896
Tozier, Laura
Sails for Amsterdam - to study music in Dresden.
Brings suit vs. mother.
Mrs. Tozier's claims.
6-10-1886
2-12-1907
2-13-1907
Tozier, Dr. Lemuel L.
Sells his practice to Dr. Whitcomb.
Buys the Stuart house at 407 East Main from Mrs. Sarah S. Rhode.
In partnership with Dr. Ward B. Manchester on July 1.
Talks of moving to Detroit.
No longer with Dr. Whitcomb - may start a practice in Detroit.
Returning to Batavia - pays consideration to Dr. Hutchins who took his practice.
Mrs. T. sues Dr. Hutchins - whom she said should have settled accounts former
partner.
Mrs. T. withdraws her suit.
McVea to take the accounts of Dr. H.
4-16-1891
6-17-1891
6-27-1891
8-5-1892
8-15-1892
1-26-1893
8-19-1897
4-24-1906
2-8-1893
3-2-1893
3-4-1893
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SUBJECT
Tozier, Dr. Lemuel L. (cont)
Tozier, Mrs. L. L.
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DATE
See: Hutchins - who fitted room for x-ray.
Buys 12 plates static x-ray equipment.
Confined by illness.
Moving his office to 10 Bank.
Dead at 72.
Will contested by his daughter.
Will offered for probate.
Tozier farm, South Main at River, sold to satisfy his widow - once the Worthington
farm.
8-10-1903
8-22-1903
4-30-1906
4-9-1907
3-24-1911
5-8-1911
6-2-1911
Dr. Tozier to retire - sells his practice to Dr. Whitcomb.
Sues Dr. Hutchins who she says should have settled former partner's accounts.
Withdraws her suet.
Maurice McVea takes the accounts of Dr. H.
Obit - 84. Active in: The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; WCTU;
social issues.
4-16-1891
2-8-1893
3-2-1893
3-4-1893
1-18-1912
10-2-1924
Tracy, Major Philemon
Women of Atlantic send a laurel wreath for the grave of the Confederate soldier
buried in Batavia Cemetery.
5-24-1909
Grave decorated.
5-31-1916
Past & Present column on.
5-26-1921
Past & Present column on.
5-29-1926
Past & Present column on.
5-28-1932
New marker for Tracy's grave - picture.
5-29-1936
Grave decorated.
5-24-1941 (or 29?)
Article on.
4-29-1946
Little Norma French decorates Tracy's grave.
5-29-1948
Arch Merrill gets a confederate flag for Tracy's grave.
5-29-1958
Fifth graders decorate Tracy's grave.
5-29-1962
Winegar on Tracy's grave.
12-18-1974
Picture of Tracy's grave getting a marker.
7-26-1975
Marker missing from the grave.
8-14-1975
Winegar remembers Tracy.
1-7-1988
Winegar outlines research on.
5-27-1988
Winegar tells of the attempt of a southern group to have a veteran's marker on
Tracy's grave.
9-15-1988
Winegar says the Confederate Society to hold a ceremony at Tracy's grave.
10-24-1989
Ceremony Sunday at 10:30am.
11-2-1989
Tracy remembered - picture.
11-6-1989
Winegar on.
11-13-1989
Winegar on.
7-31-1990
Winegar on coming ceremony.
9-13-1990
Tracy's grave to get a marker Sunday.
9-15-1990
Don Burkel adopts Tracy's grave for his project - urges other people, or associations,
to adopt other graves in Batavia Cemetery - picture.
5-29-1993
Student article on.
4-11-1996
Tracy to be honored Sunday, Winegar says.
9-9-1996
Tracy portrayed by Dave Berndt during a Civil War enactment at the cemetery.
9-13-1999
Tracy, Phineas L.
In 1866 the lot east of Cary House belonged to Tracy who had an office on the
southeast corner of the lot, east of the Wiard house - now west of Wiard Street.
In Wakeman's book pictured on the first page of pages of residences - listed as
Dr. Hutchins' residence. The house belonged to Dr. Hutchins by 1902. The
house was still standing in 1954, gone in 1956. Eleanor Hutchins married
Dr. John LeSeur.
Obit. Born December 25, 1786. Died December 22, 1876.
Description of Tracy's home on East Main - now the site of the Elks and K. C halls.
North: pg 343+
12-29-1876
12-13-1934
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Tracy, Mrs. P. L.
Died Saturday May 18 - 80.
Tracy Avenue
Correspondent objects to having Tracy Street or Tracy Place dignified by being
called Tracy Avenue. Reports of buildings going up have used both Street
and Place. Correspondent says use of Avenue "pretentious."
Mr. Lay willing to convey Tracy to the village for $875.28 - not otherwise.
Tracy Place accepted as a public street.
Deeded to the village by John Lay.
Charley Thomas, the merry-go-round man, buys a lot on - plans to build.
Progressive Batavian.
Louis Griswold found hanged in a barn at 3 Tracy. Progressive Batavian.
Henry Volz has a lot on - planning to build. Progressive Batavian.
Charley Thomas says he has bought 8 lots on - dickering for 3 more. PB.
Tracy house - shown in early photographs - was on Main Street next to the Cary
House. Both houses on lots that ran back at least to Bank Street Road. The
Tracy House was east of the Cary House.
Philip Baker to build at 53 Tracy.
Picture of 121 Tracy.
Tracy Avenue extension open to traffic.
The house at 26 Tracy is being made into a 4-family - contrary to zoning laws.
John D. Johnson told to desist - 2 families only in residential zone.
Appeal by John D. Johnson for 26 Tracy denied.
47 Tracy bought on tax sale by Warren H. Parker for $1,800.
Raymond Walker building a 7 Tracy.
James E. Norton - of Plumbing Supply Co. - gets a permit to build at 146 Tracy.
Joseph Repicci building at 130 Tracy.
Tracy House
Tracy Lot
Progressive Batavian.
DATE
5-24-1881
7-29-1886
8-26-1886
4-9-1891
4-15-1891
4-10-1891
4-10-1891
4-17-1891
5-1-1891
no date
10-5-1897
8-19-1927
11-3-1939
6-5-1940
6-8-1940
2-21-1941
11-8-1941
4-21-1952
9-25-1958
Description in an article by Brisbane. Says the lot in the rear, a neighborhood
play area, was lost when Washington Avenue was developed.
12-13-1934
Once a public play area.
Now swallowed up by Washington Avenue which cut through the middle of it, and
house lots on either side.
12-13-1934
Trade School
See: Vocational School.
Trading Post
460 West Main Street.
Ad: Opening Trading Post - West Main Street at Colonial Blvd. - moved from
West Main at Montclair Avenue - James Scebetta, proprietor - picture.
Picture of.
Ad: Trading Post - 150 yards west of Batavia Downs.
Trading Post, 460 West Main - Donald Liberio, proprietor.
Four carloads of Lone Star Boats at, for sale.
Guns worth $5,000 taken - 50 guns.
To have a gun exhibit - Libera, manager.
Picture of - West Main Road.
For sale - Libera bought it from the Scebetta estate in 1949. Libera has purchased
Matthews & Boucher Inc. in Rochester.
Sold buy Libera in a deal involving Matthews & Boucher Inc.
9-29-1960
10-11-1971
Trading Stamps
See: Globe Trading Stamps, 46 Main until March 1.
See: S & H Stamps - half page ad.
Plaidland at 214 East Main Street - for Plaid stamps.
Acme Market still gives S & H Stamps.
10-1-1902
6-10-1910
8-8-1962
2-7-1968
Traffic
The village to enforce a law to keep right.
The Buffalo Auto Club sends traffic signs - 30 for the city - Council to decide
where to post them.
9-22-1911
2-28-1947
10-4-1950
11-21-1952
no date
2-29-1956
7-8-1956
2-28-1957
12-9-1957
3-30-1915
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SUBJECT
Traffic (cont)
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Speeders caught - one car doing 65mph.
On traffic violations Fair week.
¶ in Past & Present column on traffic.
Past & Present column: ¶ on problem spots: State Street - very narrow;
West Main at Walnut - one-way off the bridge.
The State Auto Association upholds the 20mph speed in the city.
Judge says no arrests under 28mph.
Past & Present column: On "iron cops" - iron posts at street corners.
Regulations by Police because of increase in traffic.
Dummy at Court and Main wrecked - slow sign.
Parking lines on Main Street protested.
Holiday traffic at high mark.
Traffic heavy between 5 and 6 am because police do not enforce the speed limit.
Don't stop drivers at 30mph. Past & Present column.
Batavia faced heavy holiday traffic.
Traffic jams after auto races - Memorial Day.
The city to study traffic near crossings.
Traffic at Walnut Street Bridge to be strained by West Main Street rebuilding.
See: "Streets" on detour controversy.
Heavy traffic on week-end - many accidents.
Traffic survey shows many abuses.
Traffic jam problem the subject of a special meeting.
New traffic code adopted by the city.
Free parking areas to be found.
Speeding of ambulances censured after death.
Suggestions to cut back sidewalks to speed traffic meets little opposition.
Buffalo Traffic Division man studies Batavia traffic.
Suggestions for improved traffic - suggest street, parking plan changes.
Holiday traffic caused problems Memorial Day. No fatalities.
Heaviest traffic in several years over the weekend.
Change in traffic system seen - manned control during peak traffic hours.
Traffic change not likely - to costly ($300 to $600.)
Walnut Street bottleneck, survey shows.
Traffic improvement being planned with State men.
The Sheriff, DA say motorists must stop for school buses.
State Street made one-way.
Highways being marked with white center line - picture.
The Chamber of Commerce, State Police to hold a public meeting on traffic
problems.
The Council ends one-way on State Street - two-way traffic resumes.
Police erect one-way signs - 24 days after a new city ordinance.
White traffic lines through the mid-town to be extended east and west.
War traffic cut accidents by one third.
Heaviest traffic in years - no incidents.
Trucks unloading on Main Street are a problem.
The city starts to paint traffic lines on Main Street.
Parade throng, plus race fans, create a huge street jam.
Drivers find traffic islands in newly paved area confusing - several drive into.
Police put up larger warning signs - but still trouble.
The state is marking white traffic lines.
New turn from West Main to Lewiston Road.
The Planning Board recommends that the traffic engineer help draw up long range
traffic plans.
The Council appoints 5 to study traffic.
Edward Richards of Newburgh hired to study traffic.
Nearly 5,000 trucks pass through the city every day.
The Council increases the speed limit on Main Street from 25 to 30mph.
The Council considers a new traffic pattern - including no left turns on red.
DATE
8-31-1915
9-23-1916
9-23-1916
2-3-1917
7-12-1917
7-20-1917
10-13-1917
5-27-1919
8-10-1920
8-16-1922
9-5-1922
7-21-1923
9-2-1924
6-27-1927
2-21-1929
5-21-1930
9-15-1930
4-8-1931
4-21-1931
6-9-1931
6-10-1931
7-26-1932
12-11-1934
3-19-1935
3-20-1935
5-31-1935
6-2-1935
6-21-1935
7-11-1935
8-31-1935
10-10-1935
10-26-1938
4-6, 20-1939
6-13-1939
9-21, 28-1939
11-2-1939
8-27-1941
9-16-1941
9-8-1942
9-4-1945
2-4-1947
8-6-1947
9-13-1948
11-17-1949
11-19-1949
9-22-1950
8-4-1951
3-31-1954
4-7-1954
6-21-1954
8-5-1954
3-22, 23-1955
9-18-1955
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SUBJECT
Traffic (cont)
53
TEXT
Ellicott Street reopens - with complaints on speeding.
The state is studying the traffic pattern and traffic islands.
New traffic control plan accepted.
The Council approves a trial plan - one-way streets.
The Council considers changing Washington to arterial.
Jackson Street and Center Street merchants oppose one-way plan.
Walnut Street Bridge checked by traffic count.
Public hearing on the one-way plan.
Map of traffic pattern.
New traffic pattern with some one-way streets to get a 3 month test.
Signs ordered for one-way streets missing - ordered several weeks ago from
Richmond, VA.
One-way traffic to start Monday - signs arrive.
One-way traffic causes fewer woes than expected - picture.
The Council grants the Planning Board power to make one-way changes.
See also: One-way Traffic.
Eight-week trial - Board recommends ending one-way.
The Planning Board finds no acceptable traffic plan.
Bank Street traffic to be reversed - to be south bound.
One-way street trial extended to February 15.
One-way downtown becomes law Sunday February 15.
Walk - Don't Walk signs installed.
Traffic island built on Main at Jackson Street intersection.
Traffic island installed at Jackson and Main for pedestrians - picture.
Traffic signals on East Main - from Binghamton firm - to cost $38,899.
Race track traffic snarls streets.
City Police to be on streets race nights.
The city gets first draft of traffic plan for East Main Street.
Traffic island at Jackson and Main gets complaints - bad for baby carriages.
Driver in court on 5 counts including speed of 110mph.
State Street residents call the street a drag strip.
Pictures of the start and finish lines on State Street.
The city discusses legislation to control traffic in the Big N Plaza.
Winegar on traffic watchers who used to sit on the ledge along the bank at Jackson.
By-pass suggested to diminish congestion.
Winegar on West Main traffic and elsewhere.
Right turns on red proposed.
Right on red light allowed on some corners.
Right on red okayed for three corners.
New International driving signs being put up on Main Street - picture of no left turn.
The city is studying a new traffic safety plan for Main Street.
Right turns on red after a stop allowed after January 1.
Right turn on red allowed except from: Main to Dellinger; West Main to South Lynn;
Swan to Ellicott Street; Ross to East Main Street.
End of parking along the north side of Main Street.
Main Street is getting painted lane lines, 5th lane for turns.
It is now possible to drive from Harvester to Walnut without a stop.
Additional left-turn lanes to improve to improve the flow of traffic.
Police say that both drivers and pedestrians are responsible for safety on
crosswalks.
The City studies truck traffic on streets south of Ellicott Street.
The City discusses limiting weight on streets south of Ellicott Street.
Right lane at Bank and Main for both right turns and straight ahead.
A bypass north of the city from Bank Street to Park Road studied by the Council.
Town officials say a bypass was in the 1968 Master Plan. Would need approval
of the town.
Winegar on the effect a bypass would have on big truck traffic.
Editorial suggesting a bypass should wait until other traffic problems solded(sic).
DATE
10-4-1956
10-11-1956
2-27-1957
5-21-1957
7-16-1957
4-1-1958
4-3-1958
4-15-1958
6-7-1958
6-10-1958
8-22-1958
8-23-1958
8-25, 26-1958
9-13, 23, 25, 29-1958
10-20-1958
10-22, 23, 29-1958
11-3-1958
11-19-1958
2-14-1959
10-3-1959
11-15-1960
11-16-1960
11-19-1960
7-15-1961
7-20-1961
8-15-1961
10-20-1961
8-24-1962
11-17-1965
11-23-1965
6-10-1967
7-29-1970
10-7-1970
3-1-1974
3-8-1975
4-15-1975
9-11-1975
4-16-1976
10-21-1976
12-15-1976
12-30-1976
5-9-1978
5-12-1978
9-1-1978
5-29-1980
12-14-1990
Janary 1991
1-15-1991
11-18-1991
1-29-1994
2-1-1994
2-2-1994
2-8-1994
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Traffic (cont)
54
TEXT
The Council approves Taco Bell for West Main Plaza - former Tops.
The Council to study traffic flow, perhaps synchronize lights.
The Council asks the State to put in a computerized traffic system.
The Council sends a request for a review of the traffic pattern, plus a collection of
complaints, to the State Legislature.
The Sheriff Department gets $47,000 in federal funds to study traffic.
New equipment installed by the state DOT should improve the flow of traffic.
Virginia Kropf, checking for people in the east where there is no shopping, found it
took 20 to 30 minutes to reach shops, now all in the west end.
State contractor to repair light sensors to make traffic move more smoothly.
The city tries signs that can be used as stop signs when lights don't operate picture.
Office of Aging, seniors protest abuse of the crosswalk in front of the Senior Center.
DATE
5-10-1994
6-13-1994
6-14-1994
11-29-1994
12-7-1994
2-7-1995
2-24-1996
7-29-1997
8-6-1998
2-12-1999
Traffic Accidents
Auto negligence trial.
Judgment on.
Mr. & Mrs. Reynolds in a ditch.
Motorcycle riders hurt.
Eleven arrested - 28½ to 36 mph.
Cad strews nails in wheel tracks on Pearl Street.
A speeder on Main Street caught after a crash.
Eight injured in smashes over the weekend.
Harold Cross, on a motorcycle, killed by a car - part of a motorcycle team.
Five in the hospital after a crash on Clinton Street.
Speeding ambulances censured after death.
Crashes numerous, cars hit stalled vehicles in the snow.
Frances Luck and Willis Johnson killed in a crash with a truck.
Theodore Lewis, 42, killed in a crash.
Terrell, brother and sister, killed by a car.
Driver of the death car under arrest.
Roie Sterling, hit-and-run victim, dies in the hospital.
Probe continues in the Sterling accident - awning and tent man.
John Burnett, HS senior, killed in a car crash.
2-5-1915
2-9-1915
5-13-1916
5-14-1916
6-18-1917
5-28-1927
6-16-1927
5-12-1930
5-16-1930
5-18-1930
7-26-1932
1-22-1940
2-19-1940
10-24-1945
11-30-1957
12-5-1957
8-30-1961
8-31-1961
10-18-1961
Traffic Guards
Police and the school system plan a safety corp. of boys for peak traffic periods
to guard crossings.
9-5-1931
Traffic Islands
Traffic island on West Main at bridge.
Second traffic island at Walnut and South Main in the making.
The island at West Main and Oak narrowed.
Picture of the island being narrowed.
Opponents to appeal to the State Legislature.
Merchants protest the island at Oak.
no date
7-15-1952
1-18-1974
1-21-1974
12-4-1974
6-5-1975
Traffic Lights
The Council is pondering lights to control the flow of traffic.
No money in the budget for traffic lights at this time. Proposed - no action.
Stop-and-go signals proposed to control traffic.
The Council orders automatic traffic lights for 5 intersections - cost $2,500.
Cables for new traffic signals being installed.
Lights to be in operation tomorrow.
The south side wants traffic lights.
Left turn on red may go.
Past & Present column: ¶ on the new stop-and-go lights - on 60min(sic), 30 sec
circuit, originally on 47 - 27 sec circuit.
The City discards left on red.
New traffic law makes amber light an option.
Left turn on red still the rule here.
The Council outlaws left on red.
3-17-1926
7-22-1926
4-9-1927
5-10-1927
7-8-1927
7-28-1927
10-6-1927
2-16-1928
7-14-1928
3-9-1929
3-11-1929
3-15-1929
4-4-1929
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Traffic Lights (cont)
Traffic Lines
55
TEXT
Traffic light talk continues.
Traffic system, lights much criticized.
Traffic light change to be tried.
Schultz urges the Council to study Cleveland traffic.
A letter to the Council complaining on lights.
Lights on Main Street to stay green longer.
The Council votes to purchase new lights - "wave system."
The Automobile Club commends the mayor on the new "wave" traffic lights.
Stop and go lights on Richmond at Oak, Lyon, and Union Streets.
Lights re-adjusted by the manufacturer to the Mayor's choice, not traffic flow.
A petition asks for more traffic lights.
The Council orders a light at Washington and Bank.
A traffic light at Ellicott and Evans Streets.
Six traffic lights cut to save fuel - traffic decreasing, gas shortage.
Round-the-clock traffic signal system studied.
Some lights now operate all night.
New traffic lights for the city.
New lights for East, North, Vine, and State Streets.
New lights for Main Street in three colors.
Picture of new lights being installed.
The state approves a new traffic light system.
The state to maintain downtown lights.
Drivers smash "keep right" signs at both ends of the West Main traffic island.
Push button walk sign at Oak and Richmond.
First push-button "walk - don't walk" sign for Oak and Richmond.
Walk - don't walk signals - picture.
Red, yellow, green lights ordered.
Red, yellow, green lights installed.
Signals on East Main go in next week - Robert Foley Construction Company
of Binghamton.
Winegar says the first traffic lights, red and green, turned on by Mayor Hartley,
at 9:30pm July 28, 1927. People predicted they would spell disorder. Men
with horses ignored them. Some motorists just didn't see them.
Winegar says the state to install.
Pinacle Electric Co. Inc. of Rochester preparing to install a new traffic light system.
New traffic lights being installed - picture.
Lights at Harvester and Ross installed.
Light at West Main and River in use.
Main Street system of lights operating.
Accidents caused by new lights.
Signal at Oak and West Main confusing.
Signal lights being checked.
DWT turns responsibility for Main Street traffic signal lights to the City.
Maintenance of lights on Main and Ellicott Streets reverts to the City.
Walk - don't walk signals explained.
Traffic lights said not set for best traffic flow.
State DOT replacing traffic signals.
Traffic signals still not coordinated.
New arrows on street for turning lane.
The State DOT to survey all lights in the arterial system - including Batavia's
Main Street.
The Council to study traffic flow on Main Street - perhaps synchronizing lights.
The Council asks the state to put in a computerized light system to ease congestion.
The Council sends its request for a study of traffic pattern to Leg. Reynolds.
The state contractor to repair underground sensors to make traffic move smoothly.
The state is painting white traffic guide lines on Main Street.
DATE
4-13-1929
6-19-1929
6-27-1929
7-13-1929
7-17-1929
7-20-1929
5-22-1930
11-25-1930
1-2-1937
5-18-1937
11-23-1938
12-8-1938
1-23-1940
2-5-1943
5-7-1946
5-21-1946
5-23-1948
9-20-1949
9-22-1949
12-21-1950
1-12, 13-1951
3-21-1951
3-11-1952
9-2-1956
9-11-1956
10-3-1959
2-17-1960
4-23-1960
4-29-1961
7-24-1962
5-9-1968
8-1-1969
2-7-1970
3-2-1970
6-2-1970
9-21-1970
9-29-1970
10-2-1970
2-25-1971
3-15-1971
3-15-1971
10-15-1971
9-12-1972
9-19-1974
7-27-1978
8-14-1978
7-25-1989
6-13-1994
6-14-1994
11-29-1994
7-29-1997
5-31-1951
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Trailer Parks
Trailer Parks in 1953
Trailways
56
TEXT
Trailer park assured for the city - 25 units to be reserved for veterans - no site
chosen.
Carl W. Dean opening a park - south side of West Main Road.
Article on by Trietley.
The city sets an ordinance on the location and use of trailers within the City limits.
Residents of West Main Trailer Park satisfied with the agreement with the owner.
Mrs. Mary French of LeRoy sells Trailer City in Bushville to Myrl S. Gelb of
Rochester.
Moonlight Trailer Park, Clinton Street; Campbell's on Route 5 started by Frederick
Aquina - both 5 or 6 years. One on Clinton Street Road opening - owned by
Kenneth Miner and his father George R. - called Old Orchard Park. West
Main Road Park also new.
Schultz selling Blue Bus to Valley Bus Lines.
Sale complete in about 2 weeks.
Picture of a new Blue Valley bus.
Blue Valley Lines operating WNY Motor Lines.
Bus company asks $50,000 beyond the price for relocation.
Buys Central Freight yards as a site for a bus terminal - 2½ acres.
Picture of the new Trailways site.
Site price $72,500.
Freight house being razed - picture.
Sketch of the proposed terminal.
Work starts on the terminal - Viele building.
Picture of the new terminal, Liberty Street.
Picture of progress of the new terminal.
Picture of new Trailways buses to NYC.
The new terminal opens - picture of the ribbon cutting. Article on and more pictures.
Louis Viele, general contractor. History of Trailways from 1935. The new
Trailways garage is a study in accessibility - any bus can be moved from
any parking spot.
Offices move to Ellicott Street. Gautieri to build.
See: Western New York Motor Lines.
Picture of Trailways buses with an older bus.
Trailways promotes: Max F. Cowan to Chairman of the Board; T. R. Hicks, pres.
To serve Geneseo in agreement with Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation
Authority.
Has good service to Eastman Kodak Elmgrove, Kodak Park.
Losing money - forced to give up School Bus charter.
Headed by Mrs. Sondra C. Greenstein of Rochester, daughter of the late Max
Cowan - the firm's founder.
Moves its administration office to Rochester.
The county is seeking funds to aid bus line.
Adds 2 buses to Atlantic City.
Access Rentals to buy the bus terminal.
An auto repair shop is proposed for the rear of Trailways' garage.
David Holnbeck to reinstate service to book group trips at its Batavia headquarters.
Terminal to move to Chapins, 29 Liberty Street.
Moving to the Chapin Building - picture.
Changing owners: Christiane Dentsch Park; William E. Hicks. Purchased from
Andrew M. Greenstein. Mrs. Parks to become president of Empire Trailways
Tours; vice-president of Empire Trailways. Mr. Hicks to become president of
Empire Trailways; vice-president of Empire Trailways Tours.
David Archer replaces David Holnbeck as manager of the terminal in Batavia.
Office moving from 29 Liberty Street to 56 Ellicott Street, next to Santy's Tire Shop.
Raymond Zigrossi to manage.
David Archer, former manager of the Trailway office, explains the reason for change.
DATE
1-30-1946
5-3-1949
8-15-1953
3-12-1954
5-12-1971
2-7-1973
8-15-1953
4-2-1958
8-22-1958
4-13-1960
12-29-1960
5-18-1965
6-23-1965
6-26-1965
7-9-1965
8-5-1965
8-18-1965
11-2-1965
2-10-1966
6-2-1966
6-22-1966
10-13-1966
11-29-1966
5-3-1967
2-25-1970
6-28-1973
2-1-1974
2-1-1974
10-18-1977
6-12-1978
7-13-1978
5-2-1980
8-19-1981
11-19-1981
1-12-1982
6-11-1983
6-22-1983
3-10-1984
3-5-1985
3-4-1987
3-19-1987
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Trailways (cont)
57
TEXT
DATE
Greyhound says its merger with Trailways is in jeopardy unless ICC approves.
Trailways is $6million behind in payment to suppliers.
Cutting services to Rochester and Buffalo on January 10 - leaving 4 round
trips daily.
To detour two afternoon buses to convenience of workers.
12-12-1995
12-27-1995
For earlier see: Blue Bus Diner.
Joseph R. Gerace of 16 Vine Street, proprietor.
Joseph and Lois Gerace celebrate their 2nd year running the diner.
Gerace credits the success of the diner to regular advertising.
Gerace celebrates Fourth Anniversary.
Gerace closes the diner - due to Urban Renewal - he will be a barber.
1-3-1964
8-15-1963
1-25-1964
8-13-1964
7-2-1965
Train Club
Billy Squires wants a club for train buffs.
3-23-1939
Train, Commander C. J.
Promoted from inspector of light houses to command the gunboat "Machias."
2-24-1893
Trainable Children
Trainable Class to start at Brooklyn School, January 28.
12-27-1962
Trainer Building
Roy Wigton moves his milling business from burned out 12 Main to the Trainer
Building on Ellicott Street.
Part of torn down to make an entry way.
11-2-1911
11-4-1911
Liberty Street.
Alonzo Tisdale leases the saloon.
10-16-1903
Trailway Diner
Trainer's Saloon.
Trains
Chilson killed by switching accident.
Auto hit by a train at Liberty Street.
Freight cars block NYC crossing for 7 hours.
Cancellation of trains protested.
Cutting of noon train protested.
New York Central rates go up.
Mrs. Chilson awarded $15,000 for her husband's death.
Train on Lehigh kills two.
Trains slowed by a storm - hundred come up Jackson Street to eat.
The government to operate railroads tomorrow.
Arcade & Attica may buy Batavia & Attica Line.
McDonald killed by Lehigh.
Wreck at Byron - 22 dead (Extra on the 12th).
Wreck probe under way in Batavia.
Byron wreck due to "human element."
Three negligence suits against Lehigh.
Crash at the Swan Street crossing.
Arcade & Attica extension proposed.
Old 999 seen going through the city.
Past & Present column: ¶ on early train travel.
Erie passenger service to cease October 1.
Night train to stop here - improve mail service.
Cancellation of many trains tomorrow midnight.
Extra train stops to begin April 27.
One train cut, others combined to save fuel.
Trains running by government action.
Peanut Special - Akron Centennial - first train on line in 35 years.
Two NYC trains to be eliminated.
Old 999 on its way through to retirement - picture.
Sanfratello complains about cutting passenger service.
Amtrak tests Swedish-built high speed train between Buffalo and Syracuse - the
X2000 - picture.
7-1-1987
5-5-1915
8-5-1915
11-6-1915
6-29-1917
7-14-1917
8-4-1917
10-4-1917
10-11-1917
12-10-1917
12-27-1917
8-2-1918
12-2-1918
1-12, 13-1919
2-11-1919
2-19-1919
3-27-1919
11-24-1919
11-25-1919
7-22-1921
1-28-1922
9-9-1927
2-7-1938
11-23-1946
4-23-1947
2-7-1948
5-11-1948
8-27, 29-1949
9-23-1949
4-3-1962
9-26-1967
5-13-1993
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
58
TEXT
DATE
Tramontaine, Joseph
Father of 7, shot on Ellicott Square - Anthony Conti arrested.
6-24-1940
Trampoline Center
William H. Lowe opening at 17 State Street.
Health Officer issues a warning on the dangers from trampolines.
9-2-1961
9-6-1961
Tramps
Supervisors discuss caring for vagrants. [Claim police put tramps in jail rather
than lock-up.]
Don't care for Batavia as a stopover - as they used to.
Aldermen to discuss the tramp problem.
Are said to be a common problem for the area.
Letter to editor on.
Police lodged over 900 tramps in 1906. No more in expensive method known.
Six lodged at the police station, including one negro.
More than 1,000 lodged by the police in 1907 - 946 applied for shelter, 102 arrested.
There were several mentions of a farmer who offered lodging to any wanderer
who would cut wood for him. (not noted)
Lodgers sent to the farm of Sylvanus Ford worked a few hours and disappeared.
Gang of tramps encamped a Lehigh freight car dislodged by police.
The Mayor gets an announcement in the mail of hobos convention for Batavia.
1,908 lodgers in 1909, 2,022 in 1908.
84 tramps in the lock-up in week.
42 tramps, a record.
The Sheriff rounds up 13 last night.
Over 1,700 tramps lodged here in 1911.
The body of a man burned in a cinder pit where engines dump coals as they take
on water.
Army tramps taken from a train - told to leave town.
State Tramp Farm set up in Duchess County.
51 tramps in jail the last 2 nights - greatest winter for tramps Overseer of Poor
Griffith remembers.
500 sheltered overnight, last month.
Nearly 3,000 lodged during 1914.
Past & Present column: On tramps and illegal train riders.
Past & Present column: Desk Sergeant Michel reports on tramps - numbers
reduced - 939 in 1916, 523 in 1917.
Past & Present column: ¶ on tramps as migrant farm workers.
Troopers start a drive against tramps.
Four car riders spent last night in the lock up.
Tramps amazed at meals served at lock up.
Past & Present column: Chief McCulley on death of tramps since the war March used to be a big month for them.
Past & Present column: ¶ on police record of overnight guests. The article
discusses age, trade, number of repeats, etc.
Past & Present column: ¶ on tramps as help on farms.
The Federal Government is working with the Salvation Army to provide overnight
shelter for travelers and ship them home again. Now the police lodge 180 to
200 a month.
Federal home for wayfarers ready. Applicants register at the Red Cross Store lodge at 32 Jackson Street.
Only one lodger at the Salvation Army lodging on the first night of service.
Government lodgings, caring for transients, ordered closed.
Past & Present column: ¶ on the change in the transient population as viewed by
the police over a 30 year period.
Tramps hitting the road again.
Winegar recalls days of former transients.
Article on hobos of yesteryear.
11-26-1892
2-9-1893
7-30-1895
7-31-1895
2-1-1895
10-14-1907
11-16-1907
1-13-1908
no date
3-23-1908
3-23-1908
8-25-1909
1-4-1910
3-23-1910
4-4-1910
6-23-1910
1-5-1912
2-23-1912
8-8-1912
9-11-1912
12-17-1913
12-5-1914
1-2-1915
3-31-1917
1-5-1918
8-21-1920
11-1-1920
11-12-1920
2-17-1921
11-11-1922
2-3-1923
7-28-1928
1-24-1934
2-7-1934
2-16-1934
7-31-1935
9-17-1938
9-18-1945
1-27-1971
4-30-1974
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Transportation
59
TEXT
DATE
Lease signed for NY Motor Lines, Lafayette Hotel terminal.
State Road Superintendent finds horses little used.
Article on a trip through the area by an ox cart in 1818.
Hawley holding a complaint session to air transportation lack in the county.
Pam Whitman outlines the present transportation schedule.
Picture of a new bus for seniors and handicapped - financed by the Muriel
Marshall Fund.
7-13-1925
8-22-1925
12-15-1925
1-20-1988
6-7-1996
Transportation by Horse & Buggy,
Ox Cart, etc.
See: Goat Woman.
See: Goat Woman.
Sue Coffer and family crossing the county with horse, oxen.
2-23-1948
7-29-1955
6-11-1985
Transportation Association
Aim: To improve communication between shippers and freight carriers. Started
about 20 years ago - has 70 members. Meets the 3rd Thursday of month.
9-29-1987
8 Wade Street.
Service done by Michael Leo transmits messages from local to local city, or
across the world - picture.
9-2-1987
Trans-Sat Satellite Service
Trappist Monastery
Being established in Piffard.
Article on - pictures.
Trash Burner
See: Incinerator.
The City to option land on East Main and Cedar Street for an incinerator - the
Boldt property.
2,000 protests on the site of the incinerator.
Picture of the proposed incinerator.
Location for favored off Cedar Street near the Highway garage.
Consultant says the cost of disposal is likely 50% over original estimates.
Bergen, Oakfield, and Bethany express interest in trash-for-energy project for
the county.
The City is casting about for an alternative system for trash disposal.
Trash Collection
Business men want the privilege of burning waste paper or having the village
collect it.
Peter H. Smith, the livery man, has a paper baling machine - to go into the paper
and trash collection.
Jaycees recommend trash collection as part of "clean up" week.
Residents of Kelsey and Galway Roads protest the use of the Kelsey Road site
by Leastman Enterprises of Brockport.
City debris pickup begins Monday.
Bids for trash pickup above estimates.
Directions for - starting September 2.
Picture of the start of collection.
Winegar on trash collection at house-cleaning time.
Complaints about delays in pickup.
Trash pickup almost back to schedule.
The state to close open dumps.
Z-B resumes trash pickup.
Halted by a strike.
Trucks attacked in teamster strike.
Trash pickup to resume.
The state appropriates $3million toward construction of an energy recovery program.
The State Department of Environmental Conservation demands that the City go
ahead with its $32million Sewer Treatment plant with or without federal funding.
Kelsey landfill closed. City residents must pay to have construction waste taken
out of the area or carry it - probably to Albion.
10-22-1999
12-23-1950
5-20-1989
8-21-1945
8-4-1947
8-7-1947
1-29-1986
5-30-1986
8-23-1986
11-11-1986
5-3-1911
5-10-1911
4-29-1940
11-23-1964
4-15-1967
6-24-1967
8-31-1967
9-5-1967
5-4-1968
1-3-1969
January 1969
1-4-1969
1-14-1969
2-17-1969
2-19-1969
2-25-1969
4-12-1985
5-14-1985
9-1-1987
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Trash Collection (cont)
60
TEXT
Closing of the Kelsey Landfill poses a problem for the city. Marceil still collecting
for a fee.
Options discussed.
Batavia Transfer Center, 23 Ganson Avenue, Gate 2, offers a place to dump clean
trash - no garbage.
Editorial identifies Louis Viele as proprietor of the Ganson Avenue trash site.
Complaints close the Ganson Avenue site to trash dumping.
Ganson Avenue site offer withdrawn.
Bids to cap the Landfill below estimates.
The Town proposes shifting more of the cost of trash disposal to the City. Costs
in a box.
The City agrees to pay recycling costs the Town won't pay.
The City is discussing charging residents for collection of trash - several ways
suggested.
Increase in collection may strain services of landfill, ARC personnel.
Biodegradable bags soon at Fays, Tops.
The Council again favoring stickers on trash bags - the State encourages recycling.
Collection increases as citizens prepare for the City to charge by the bag.
Trash problems increase - no place to store it - the Association for Retarded
Children collects trash, Occidental Corp. of Niagara Falls disposes of it - five
year contract awarded to each 2 years ago.
Collectors to distribute "blue boxes" for recyclable trash.
The distribution of "blue boxes" went smoothly by collectors.
The City Council raises fees for dumpsters to reduce space taken up in parking lots.
The City approves a deal with Waste Management of Stafford - Association of
Retarded People still to collect.
Trash Collection
See also: Dump Sites; Garbage and Trash Collection.
Traub, Richard L.
Proprietor of the Country Kitchen, is commander of the new medical unit of the
Army Reserves.
Former manager of the Country Kitchen attending University of Omaha, military
studies - is a Major.
DATE
9-4-1987
9-15-1987
9-17-1987
9-19-1987
9-22-1987
9-23-1987
7-2-1988
12-29-1988
1-10-1989
2-7-1989
2-28-1989
3-1-1989
4-18-1989
4-21-1989
9-7-1989
8-29-1992
9-4-1992
3-24-1995
8-12-1997
10-24-1955
6-26-1963
Trautenberg, Rudolph F.
A furniture fixer for 50 years.
Dead at 87.
12-2-1950
6-24-1971
Travel Bureaus
Winter travel specialist coming to the R. W. Walker agency Wednesday.
See: Charles Teresi Travel Bureau.
11-24-1924
Travelore Travel Bureau
Formerly in Carr's.
Moves into the old Daily News Building.
Pictures.
Sold to David Renzo and Pirro - not in the paper.
Renzos and Pirros new owners.
Arthur H. Marshal and son buy.
A. H. Marshal IV running.
Travern Telephone Answering Service
Treacher, Arthur Treacher
3-23-1976
3-24-1976
November 1979
5-10-1980
no date
September 1987
Prospect Avenue.
Picture of Mrs. Thomas Travern at the phone.
6-5-1965
Given a building permit.
To open soon at 212 West Main.
Arthur Treacher here for the opening - picture.
Closing - loses charter.
Arby's to replace - now open - to be a drive-in.
3-20-1973
4-17-1973
6-22-1973
11-23-1979
12-4-1985
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DATE
Treadeasy Drive
Road in the Industrial Park where P. W. Minor is located.
9-22-1971
Treadway, Richard
First heard of Batavia when his father spoke of "Sage of Batavia" referring to
Lawrence W. Griswold - his roommate at Dartmouth.
3-16-1960
Treadway
Treadway Inn
Treadway Motor Inn
Rumor says Mancusos to sell the VFW site on East Main for.
7-7-1954
Residents protest the plan for on East Main Street.
7-10-1954
East Main Street site proposed for modern Inn.
7-23-1954
Still interested in Batavia.
7-23-1954
VFW says option on their lot is still open.
7-23-1954
Main at Swan Street suggested for.
8-7-1954
Site of new hotel, Main and Swan - appraiser to come.
8-19, 20-1954
Location near Spruce suggested.
8-24-1954
Residents petition against.
9-28-1954
Ballot on C of C fund for hotel site purchase.
10-27, 28, 29-1954
Ballot on C of C fund for hotel site purchase.
11-1-1954
Benderson of Buffalo proposes K of C site for.
11-1-1954
Plans for hotel on East Main Street proceed.
12-2-1954
Residents now favor East Main - ask no zoning change.
4-3-1956
Site sought for a hotel in the city.
8-10-1956
J. E. Brown on the rejected Treadway.
12-21-1956
Treadway Corp. reveals plans to build here an 80 room motor inn. Dan Meagher, Jr.
of Rochester to build.
1-26-1959
The Chamber agrees a motor inn is needed.
1-29-1959
Sketch of the proposed inn - for Oak Street.
4-24-1959
Gets an option on Oak Street site.
4-29-1959
Zone change for Oak Street needed if Treadway to build there.
5-13-1959
Merchants support a Treadway here.
5-20-1959
Files preliminary site plan.
6-12-1959
Looking at 180 Oak Street.
6-22-1959
Plans revealed for a motor hotel.
7-25-1959
Hearing on zone change for.
8-18-1959
Now wants a site on Oak.
8-31-1959
The Chamber of Commerce hopes a Treadway motel is still possible.
10-10-1959
Group of local motel, restaurant owners fight Treadway.
Sept. & Oct. 1959
See: Oak - Park - and Motel Owners against Treadway.
Chooses a Park Road site.
10-17, 19, 26-1959
Map.
10-20, 21-1959
The City Council to decide if it should appeal the decision of Inn site.
10-26-1959
Copoulos, lawyer for Motel Owners, warns the City on extending sewer line
outside the City - to the proposed new Treadway.
10-29-1959
The Town Board grants a zoning change.
10-30-1959
Picture of the groundbreaking.
11-3-1959
Sketch of the proposed inn.
11-19-1959
Asks for City services.
11-20-1959
Asks for City services.(?)
12-15-1959
Lease signed.
1-19-1960
Roby Faulkner here - to be Treadway Innkeeper.
1-29-1960
Asks the City to annex the site.
2-27-1960
The Town Board supports annexation.
3-3-1960
Treadway president says the site is "terrific."
3-16-1960
Asks for water and sewer extension.
5-10-1960
J. E. Brown on the whole issue of Treadway, Oak-Park, and Army Reserve.
6-3-1960
Picture of progress of the building.
6-15-1960
Picture of progress.
8-8-1960
J. E. Brown on - opening in December.
11-3-1960
Takes a Sylvania official as its first guest - before opening.
12-27-1960
Open House at on Sunday.
12-30-1960
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SUBJECT
Treadway
Treadway Inn
Treadway Motor Inn
(cont)
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Opens - special section following page 10. Pictures, history, etc. Millard Noonan
credited with persuading Treadway to locate here.
Robie Faulkner appoints Douglas Heisler Assistant Innkeeper.
Business better than expected.
Mary Wright replacing Faulkner - Faulkner to New Jersey.
Under new owners - sold by Martel Batavia Inc. of 339 East Avenue, Rochester to
Batavia Enterprises - locally owned. Batavia Enterprises stockholders:
E. R. Gamble; Robert G. Alan; Edward P. Atwater.
Elects Herman R. Green president.
Promotes Faulkner.
Sold to Restaurant and Waldorf Associates in $2.1million deal.
John M. Mahler replaces Mary Wright.
The City is a winner in suit refund Water Department.
Richard D'Alba appointed Innkeeper. John M. Maher gone to Mohawk Motor Inn
in Rochester.
Michael A. Harris the new Innkeeper.
Drugs found by the Sheriff in Treadway safe.
On Dining room - chef Norman Beauregard.
The English firm, Greenall Whitley, buys Treadway Inns in USA. Derek Hall is
General Manager.
Closing its kitchen for a month for a redo - will complete renovation.
Treadway Hotels Corp. takes a 10 year contract with Hospitality Group of
Northampton, MA. AKA Dunfey, Collins Manning Hospitality Inc. to manage,
renovate and spruce up. Treadway has six North American properties:
Batavia; Saddle Brook; Paramus, NJ; Cromwell, CT; Newport, RI; and another
one not listed.
Protest tax assessment.
To join the Best Western chain - no changes in ownership or management says
Innkeeper D'Alba.
Picture of the new sign for.
Winegar remembers the coming of to Batavia and why.
Winegar recalls the beginning of, and Mary Wright, now of Trocaire.
Tree Sitting
Now in the news - not locally yet.
Aubrey Weber sets local record.
A Kingsbury Avenue boy in a tree for 7 hours.
One youngster lasted 28 hours - one still in a tree.
Francis Zehler breaks the record. Zehler's tree sitting plans business-like.
Police removed tree sitter - Zehler - drew a crowd and in one of the City's trees.
Trees
See also: Catalpa Trees.
The only Magnolia tree in the village is on the lawn of John H. Ward of Ellicott Ave.
Trees in front of the Court House to be cut to widen sidewalks.
Two trees at the Court House to remain.
Past & Present column: Remembers a cut leaf maple that once stood in the
northeast corner near the Land Office. One of six imported from France.
Often photographed.
On the big willow east of Eager Brewery - cut this week. Planted 67 years ago by
Julius Merrill - then 6 years old, now 73. Past & Present column.
Poplars in Court House Park victims of borers.
Attention called to rare yew in Batavia Cemetery - now in blossom.
One sapling - 35 in all - to be set out for each war dead.
More planted as war memorials.
Mayor appoints a committee to improve shade trees.
Shade tree expert here - to consult the Shade Tree Committee set up by Mayor
Mullen (Grinnell & Betts.) Last year A. M. Arnold of State College of Forestry at
Syracuse offered to come to meet an expert from Ithaca - Joseph T. Porter.
DATE
1-13-1961
12-9-1961
1-9-1962
1-24-1963
8-28-1963
1-11-1964
6-28-1965
3-6-1968
11-16-1968
4-27-1970
11-30-1971
10-25-1974
9-13-1975
3-3-1979
1-6-1982
12-27-1986
12-16-1989
4-6-1995
6-29-1995
7-31-1995
8-4-1955
3-6-1996
7-17-1930
7-19-1930
7-22-1930
7-24-1930
7-28-1930
7-29-1930
5-23-1893
9-16-1904
9-20-1924
10-3-1908
5-15-1909
6-20-1911
6-17-1915
5-15-1919
7-22-1920
11-6-1919
2-24-1921
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SUBJECT
Trees (cont)
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Porter and Arnold outline a plan of trimming and planting to beautify the city.
One Hundred English walnut trees for Seven Springs.
Past & Present column: ¶ on the huge Elm cut behind City Hall - struck by
lightning several years ago.
The magnolia on the Elks lawn blooms a second time.
Yew tree in Batavia Cemetery in blossom.
1,000 trees from the State Nursery at Lowville to be planted at the Filtration Plant
behind the State School as a conservation measure by the Woman's Civic
League.
An expert warns citizens disease is spreading.
Pioneer trees must be cut for the new Mancuso Building.
Elms being cut a probably 150 years old.
4-H boys to plant trees as memorial - memorial to George Washington.
The magnolia on the lawn of the Elks Club is ready to bloom.
Nelson Harris, a landscape gardener, estimates the value of shade trees - 6,400 of
them - is $1,500,000.
The Magnolia on the Elks Club lawn is ready to bloom.
City to spray trees.
Dutch Elm Disease discovered in Batavia elms.
The City is advised that gas leaks cause elm disease.
The Catalpa tree in the yard of William Russell was planted by William Thurston
the magician. Thurston visited Russell every year on his tour. His last visit was
in 1935. Always admired the tree. Russell to cut the tree and make souvenirs
to sell around the world.
The last great elm in the business district cut for a new building, corner of Liberty
and East Main - at least 130 years old.
Great elm trees on Main Street felled to widen the business area.
The City to spray elms as an experiment.
Picture of the Elks magnolia - blossoms early.
Elms are being killed by beetles.
Picture of elms being sprayed.
Elm trees being sprayed.
Elm trees being sprayed - picture.
Cost of spraying elms - $1,220.
Picture of the magnolia in the yard of the Children's Home.
Tree cutting begins for Arterial Route.
Letters protest tree cutting.
Before and after pictures - Main Street.
Trees near the Armory to be saved after a letter by Helen Hickey.
Tree surgeon Merritt says that Main Street elms were near their life limit.
Past & Present column: ¶ on Trumbull Cary who was said to have threatened a
man in an elm in front of his home - tree saved - 50 years ago.
Governor Dewey appealed to.
Campaign launched to save trees. Citizens ask that trees west of Holland Avenue
be spared.
Past & Present column: ¶ on the large tree once at Main and Jackson Street,
along with a watering trough - a comfortable spot to hitch a horse.
150 year old elm at 134 West Main removed, roots rotting - picture.
Trees being planted on West Main Street west of the County Jail.
Picture of Clara Barton elm, planted by students of Batavia High in front of the
hospital in 1902.
Picture of the magnolia on the Elk's Home lawn.
Two of the Sesqui birches planted on the lawn of the County Building are gone one dead, one blown over - four planted.
6,000 trees for planting - in the county.
Crandall Tree Surgeons is spraying for Dutch Elm and for mosquitoes.
The City is spraying elms against disease and mosquitoes.
The state offers a plan to save the Oak Street trees.
DATE
3-1-1921
4-27-1921
6-16-1921
7-8-1921
6-10-1922
4-18-1925
8-2-1928
4-23-1929
5-4-1929
2-22-1932
1-27-1933
6-15-1933
7-27-1933
no date
9-1-1933
9-2-1933
9-18-1937
5-5-1939
5-15-1939
6-15-1939
4-30-1941
8-5-1941
8-8-1941
7-1-1943
6-14-1946
7-16-1946
5-2-1949
6-24-1949
6-28, 29, 30-1949
7-2-1949
7-5-1949
7-9-1949
7-9-1949
7-16-1949
8-2-1949
8-2-1949
8-6-1949
8-23-1949
10-31-1949
5-11-1951
5-2-1952
12-12-1953
1-23-1954
6-4-1954
6-8-1954
10-5-1954
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Trees (cont)
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Oak Street is losing all its trees.
Dutch Elm Disease in City trees. Residents asked to remove diseased elms on
their property.
The City cuts some trees to check the spread of infection.
Community action needed to check infection.
JCs plant Community Tree on City Hall lawn.
J. E. Brown on trees the City once had.
Dutch Elm Disease in East Avenue trees.
The City to spray all trees against Dutch Elm Disease.
Spraying starts.
The City Administrator asks for the removal of all diseased elm trees.
Winegar on City elms.
The Council studies saving elms.
Most of the City's elms are infected.
The City is burning the cut elms to check the spread of infection.
Sixty infected elms cut.
Picture of the City replanting to replace elms.
No drugs available this year for trees.
The City plants 225 young trees.
More than 300 trees are marked to go.
Picture of trees being removed.
Vandals use power saw (on trees in) Williams Park.
Williams Park vandals found.
Trees for the Mall.
Master Plan includes tree planting.
The City lost 188 elms this winter.
The City is planting 54 trees.
Picture of the Magnolia on the Elks lawn.
A tree man said the City over planted last year.
Master Tree ordinance opposed by some - to be aired at a hearing Monday.
No one appears at a hearing on trees.
The Council adopts a Master Tree Plan.
Winegar on the end of elm trees.
The City has done $40,000 worth of work on trees.
Tree removal program starts.
Trees planted on the Court Street side of the County Building in honor of
William W. Stuart.
Trees to be moved from in front of the home of Dr. Patterson to Austin Park as a
civic gesture - 20' high.
The City offers free trees to residents.
The City is buying 150 trees for parks from Schechel Nursery.
The Magnolia tree on the Elks lawn dies of old age - picture.
[Trees in the Mall are English plane and lindeu.]
Picture of the County Centennial Tree, a Chinkapin, at 6824 Lewiston Road,
Oakfield.
On ash blight.
Woodrow Road residents protest cutting of trees to make access to St. Mary's
for buses.
Cornell starting to study the cause of death of so many trees.
Dan Murtha of Ken's Tree Service is trimming trees.
Winegar mentions trees newly planted in Centennial Park.
The Council awards a $2,356 tree planting contract to Scalia Landscape.
4-H Club members plant trees in Centennial Park - picture.
The City to plant new trees, lights downtown.
The City and Niagara Mohawk to cut many of the nearly century old silver maples
and replace them.
DATE
6-22-1956
11-14-1956
10-8-1957
3-19-1959
11-29-1959
12-22-1959
8-19-1961
4-9-1963
4-18-1963
7-24-1963
8-23, 29, 30-1963
10-29-1963
1-23-1964
2-1-1964
2-18-1964
11-16-1964
4-20-1965
11-15-1965
8-24-1966
3-30-1967
4-25-1967
5-2-1967
no date
9-16-1967
3-14-1968
4-19-1968
4-23-1968
5-3-1968
5-11-1968
5-14-1968
5-28-1968
8-15-1968
7-15-1969
2-17-1970
5-15-1970
4-19-1972
3-8-1973
3-28-1973
8-8-1975
5-1-1976
June ? 1984
6-26-1984
6-11-1986
2-6-1992
7-14-1993
3-28-1995
5-12-1997
10-14-1998
7-6-2000
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DATE
Treiber, Eleanor (Mrs. Udo Treiber)
Resigns as principal at Robert Morris School - appointed in 1965 - effective March 1.
Trekkers (Batavia Area Trekkers)
Devoted to Science Fiction.
Plan a trip to Buffalo to visit an exhibit of Star Trek at the Science Museum.
Seventeen members,13 going to Buffalo exhibit - mostly 14 years old.
Looking for new members.
5-28-1993
6-21-1993
Trelawny, H. G.
Of Massey-Harris, buys the Clinton Street residence of Scott Perky.
2-24-1936
Trés Chic
Opens in Kings Plaza.
Signs for a shop in the Mall.
3-16-1972
3-13-1973
Tresco, Anthony
Past & Present column: ¶ on a meeting with, a driver in service in Panama Zone.
Retires after 38yrs 8mos with NY Central, Penn Central and Conrail. Started as
as trackman April 14, 1941. Promoted to assistant foreman September 21, 1955,
foreman May 1956. Became a truck driver for the next 22 years. His father,
Michael Tresco, and brother Vito were also trackmen. His brother Archie
retired as a crossing guard. His uncle, Joseph Tresco worked in the Batavia
freighthouse. His cousin Paul Tresco is now supervisor of tracks in Batavia.
Obit - Mrs. Anthony Tresco (Doris Bell.)
5-29-1942
Tresco, Tony
Robbed E. M. Hanby, case goes to the Grand Jury.
5-2-1908
Tresco, Jerry
See: Drownings - Gustaferro child.
Tresco boys held at the Police Station - place quieter since they left.
Past & Present column: One of the Tresco boys, selling papers: "Read all about
me."
Takes a bottle with Welfare milk money.
5-19-1916
5-24-1916
Tresco, Joseph
Tresco, Mrs. Joseph
Buys the house at 109 Walnut Street from Pasquale Figliolo, (who is) returning
to Italy.
Going to Canandaigua to cook for the Camper's Club.
Chef for Elks.
Marries Nellie DeFabio.
Obit. Hit by lightning 5 years ago now dead at age 30 after long illness. Brothers:
Vito; Jerry; Archie; Michael, jr.; Anthony; Vincent; Gabriel A.
no date
3-14-1980
5-8-1956
5-27-1916
7-27-1916
11-9-1906
7-8-1909
4-16-1910
1-14-1911
9-17-1936
Antoinette Tresco dies at 96. Sister of Gabriel DeFabbio. Mother of: William Tresco;
Gabriel Tresco; Anne Palmer; Marie Emmanuel.
4-1-1965
Tresco, Mrs. Michael
Obit - 72. Sons: Gerald; Vito A.; Archie; Anthony; Michael; Vincent; John of Denver.
1-12-1955
Tresco, Michael
Obit - 73. Sons: Gerald; Vito A.; Archie; Anthony; Michael, jr.; Vincent; John.
2-17-1956
Tresco, Vito
Sons Victor Tresco - Michael & Joseph - missing.
5-22-1922
Triad Program
Police, Sheriff departments and Seniors meet to work out crime watch for the
elderly.
Ready to pass out refrigerator stickers where medical information can be posted also to be posted with the Sheriff.
Offers flashing blue light to make houses easier for ambulances to locate.
Seems to be working - picture.
Issues information cards for Seniors to keep in cars in case of an accident.
Seniors find that the system works - both the blue warning light and the
information card on the fridge.
Offers a new program of aids - picture.
11-17-1995
6-17-1997
3-7-1998
1-29-1999
9-10-1999
2-11-2000
9-22-2000
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SUBJECT
Triangle Gas Station
Triangle Liquor Store
Triangle Motel
Triangle Restaurant
Triangle Shoe Co.
Triangles Billiards
Trick, Ralph Leon
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Edward P. Atwater and C. C. Bradley, Jr. open a Standard Oil Station - corner
of East Main and Clinton Streets.
Opens in the former Triangle Restaurant.
Picture of, 625 East Main.
Celebrating its 6th Anniversary.
Repicci sells the store to Lee Stern of Rochester
To be operated by Lee Stein - owned by Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Repicci.
Under new management since May - picture.
Fire at.
Sale of the liquor store to Charles Pero goes with the sale of the Triangle Motel.
Vin Antinore purchased the store 8 years ago - expands to small open air market
with groceries. Grand Opening May 30th week-end - picture.
Antinore buying the inventory of Main Street News, to open a news department in
Triangle Liquor.
627 East Main Street. Ten units built in 1953 for $25,000. Later 2 units (added) on
each end. The central office, originally with a bedroom, now part of the office.
The living room, now storage space, kitchen. By Joseph Repicci. Cinderblock,
Plastered over. Fireproof walls - all solid construction. Brick veneer outside.
Joseph Repicci building 10 units on East Main Street - two units added later.
Fire at due to careless smoking - occupant in shock.
Charles Pero, purchaser of, asks for a permit to convert to 11 efficiency apartments
and 2 motel units.
Owned by Charles Pero, son of James Pero, nephew of the owner of the Friendly
Motel - he is still a plumber, so says Linda Kirsop, who lives there and runs it.
DATE
5-31-1923
2-16-1966
1-15-1971
1-14-1972
5-8-1973
6-27-1973
1-18-1974
10-6-1976
3-16-1986
5-24-1999
8-31-1999
5-20-1953
12-24-1960
3-16-1986
8-28-1989
Picture of Batavia's newest restaurant, 625 East Main Street - Joseph Repicci,
proprietor.
Becomes a liquor store.
11-19-1962
2-16-1966
Wilke-Barre, PA.
Buys the site of the Dellinger Theater.
To build a one story building at 105-107 Main Street.
Foundations in for.
New building opens tomorrow - pictures.
Closes today.
9-15-1937
9-21-1937
10-13-1937
12-14-1937
8-30-1939
Bill Trybuschen, owner of the pool hall at 214 East Main, selling the tables to a
Buffalo man; when the tables are gone the hall closes. Opened 5 years ago.
Trybuschen works at the post office; runs the pool hall at night.
3-21-2000
Leaving his job in a music store to give attention to music pupils.
Organist at the Presbyterian Church - was the Methodist organist.
A pupil of Jennie Showerman.
Resumes classes at Main and Bank Streets.
To open a studio.
To Vienna to study with Letschutzky.
Trick and Miss Showerman both to study in Vienna.
Benefit concert for Trick at the Presbyterian Church.
Trick's last concert before sailing.
Sailing for Vienna.
Back from Vienna.
In concert in Buffalo.
To reopen his studio.
Moves from Buffalo to 112 Bank Street - takes rooms.
To teach in Batavia two days a week - in Buffalo on Utica Avenue the rest of the
week.
9-11-1905
3-8-1906
6-27-1906
9-2-1907
9-10-1909
3-14-1910
4-2-1910
5-9-1910
5-23-1910
9-10-1910
2-15-1912
3-29-1912
4-17-1912
7-13-1912
9-28-1912
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SUBJECT
Trick, Ralph Leon (cont)
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Trick (and) another (Monica Dailey Showerman?) pupil of Leschutzky in Vienna.
Margery Sherwin studied violin in Europe at the same time.
Recital pleased audience.
Sherwin and Trick concert at the Dellinger Theater.
Twelve of Trick's pupils in concert.
To be Assistant Director of Extension Department Von Ende School of Music in
New York City.
To direct the Rubinstein Club of Buffalo; succeeding Mary Howard.
At home; for five months had entire charge of entertainment of troops on leave in
Luchon, France.
Studio now open Monday - Thursday.
Past & Present column: ¶ on Leon Trick entertaining soldiers with a portable
organ "Belly."
Past & Present column: ¶ with a letter of commendation for war entertaining sent
to the YMCA here.
To play at the 20th Century Club in Buffalo.
Has composed a waltz.
Music critic for "Musical America" (on October 1, 1922.)
Discontinuing classes in Batavia for classes in Buffalo.
Heads Atwater-Kent radio contest.
Pupils in a recital.
Obit - 58. Born on a farm in Stafford. Graduated BHS. Held classes in Batavia
and Buffalo. Directed the Rubinstein Chorus of Buffalo..
DATE
1-20-1913
1-24-1913
2-11-1914
2-13-1915
9-6-1916
11-26-1917
9-8-1919
9-18-1919
10-4-1919
10-11-1919
2-14-1921
5-27-1922
10-1-1924
12-4-1924
8-26-1931
5-7-1932
5-10-1944
Trick, Thomas A.
Moving his meat market from West Main Street to the Williams Building.
7-11-1910
Trick, Mrs. Thomas H.
Forms an orchestra, five pieces, all from Batavia.
Mrs. Trick's Orchestra - four pieces.
Houlehaus last dance of the season - Maccabees Hall, Mrs. Trick's Orchestra.
Mrs. Trick's Leap Year Dance in the O. F. Hall - 75 couples attend.
Leadley Soda Fountain opens with music by Mrs. Trick's Orchestra.
Mrs. Trick's Orchestra dance February 26.
Mrs. Trick's Orchestra to play from 7-9 Tuesday and Friday for dances at the
Agricultural Hall.
11-10-1902
1-14-1903
5-7-1903
1-19-1904
5-18-1906
2-25-1907
Tri-County Abstract
Tri-County Glass
Tri-County Homes
Founded.
Abstract company opening - Joseph A. Teresi, president; Gary W. Gephart,
associate - at 335 Ellicott Street.
Teresi sells Tri-County Abstract to D. A. and J. E. McIntosh, 14 Main.
Company conducted as Gary Ellis Car and Window Glass Company for 5 years
becomes Tri-County Glass.
Charles E. Hoffere, owner of Tri-County Glass at 600 Ellicott Street asks for a
permit to expand the building - was a gas station, then a used car lot.
8-19-1908
5-6-1966
7-15-1966
8-13-1968
11-16-?
12-9-1994
Putting up pre-fabricated homes on Northern Blvd - model home ready.
Building at 10 Northern Blvd.
Opens a model on Northern Blvd. for inspection. George S. Coburn heads the
company - has built 54 homes in the area.
5-31-1951
8-19-1954
Tri-County Pool Supply Co.
Charles Mogavero, proprietor, leases 101 Jackson from Tri-County Glass.
3-16-1978
Tri-County Tractor & Equipment Inc.
Carl Colantonio of Coal Co. expanding into farm machinery - East Main at the
foot of Temperance Hill.
Grand Opening of.
Timothy Call buys - now on Oak Orchard Road - from Colantonio. (Run-through
of the history of.)
5563 East Main Road. Owner Tim Call.
9-10-1954
6-30-1962
11-26-1962
11-25-1994
no date
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Tri-County Tractor & Equipment Inc.
(cont)
400 people attend the Open House, chance to try equipment, enjoy new ideas in
one of three such affairs held each year - pictures.
Wins top award from parent company, New Holland.
Small ad reads: "Soon to be Empire Tractor."
Now selling a new lawn mower - "Dixie Chopper" - a lawn jockey's dream.
See also: Empire Tractor.
Tri-County Welding
Moves to 649 East Main Street from the Industrial Center. Started in 1987. Dan
Mattice, president.
Trietley, Charles F.
and Trietley, Charles F., Jr. (?)
DATE
5-6-1997
8-17-1998
11-11-1999
12-6-1999
10-25-1994
Trietley and Charles Mayers, teamsters and truckers, dissolve their partnership.
Trietley to form a new partnership with his son Charles, Jr.
Trietley & Son moves its trucking office to a small building on Jackson Street formerly Wallanshaws.
Dead - of 127 Liberty Street South. Born in Baden, Germany - came here at the
age of 8. In the coal and lumber business - worked for Tomlinson and Chase now E. J. Tunison. One son, Charles Trietley. Father and son started a
trucking company - now Christopher Casey Trucking. Not g-father Harry Trietley.
Moves trucking business from 38 Jackson Street to his barn at 140 Liberty Street.
Opens an office at 58 Jackson Street.
Recently sold his trucking business to Fred B. Parker and Charles Harris who then
sold it to George Van de Bogart - Van de Bogart leases Trietley Barns.
Starting a baggage business, Trietley Transfer Co., open - Ad.
Advertisement.
Leaves Trietley Trucking Co. to work for W. W. Buxton.
Replaces L. B. Warboys as driver of Lehigh stage.
Obit. Charles and father started carting business that is now Christopher Casey
Carting Co. - Charles Trietley & Son. Sons: Glenn J.; Howard B.; Wilson H.;
and Carl Williams - no Harry. Daughter: Maria Louise Trietley.
12-10-1935
Trietley, Charles H.
To open a gas station for Atlantic - East Main and Clinton.
9-10-1935
Trietley, Clarence
Marries Jane Keleher. (Son of Mrs. Harry L. Trietley of 12 Trumbull Pkwy.)
9-22-1939
Trietley, Harry L.
Was said to be an atheist, and was a close friend of Ralph Hutton, the Episcopal
rector. During Trietley's last illness, Hutton visited him just before he died.
Hutton said later that Trietley opened his eyes and said, "It's beautiful over
there." So Herbert Redshaw says. Harry's brother Clarence was called "Slim"
and Redshaw says he was flakey. So was the father. Slim worked for
Standard Oil Company, then after a misunderstanding with them, for another
oil company. Finally he went to California where, Redshaw believes, he died.
Told to me by Redshaw.
Returns to the News staff.
Leaves the Daily News for the Rochester Democrat.
Now a student of journalism at Ohio State.
Formerly of the News staff, more recently of the Syracuse Telegram, to become
local correspondent for the Rockville Center News.
Of Long Island, visiting his father Henry L. Trietley.
Marries Emma Eleanor Staples in Hempstead Long Island.
Marries Virginia Slim.
Returning from Long Island to be an aide to the Chamber of Commerce.
Made head of the Chamber of Commerce.
Joins the News staff in the Business Department.
Trietley gardening column.
"Just Among Ourselves" column continues.
Obit - 74.
Winegar on.
7-28-1902
1-13-1903
8-8-1903
1-4-1906
2-15-1906
5-5-1906
7-2-1906
3-9-1907
9-5-1907
5-6-1914
no date
6-21-1922
7-31-1922
6-9-1923
10-28-1925
12-31-1928
6-26-1933
1-5-1942
11-17-1943
9-19-1945
10-15-1952
4-15-1953
10-24-1972
10-27-1972
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Trietley, Harry (the younger)
Graduates U of R.
Marries Jacqueline Hann.
Trietley, Henry L.
To go into trucking. Has been working for his father who just sold his business to
Parker & Harris - who sold to Van de Bogart.
In the trucking business for 25 years - sells the business to Parker, Ford & Keyser.
Obit - 79. Wife: Ida Fricker. Sons: Clarence H.; Henry L. of Hempstead L. I.
Daughter: Mrs. Dayton Carmichael; Mrs. Fred Kellar of NY. Worked for
Trumbull Cary - then owned a trucking business. The funeral is at the
Evangelical Church.
Trietley, Mrs. Henry
DATE
6-17-1965
6-19-1965
5-12-1906
4-12-1920
1-10-1932
Horsewhips the man who molests her two daughters.
Obit - Ida Fricker Trietley. Born in Switzerland. Sons: Harry L. of Fargo Road;
Clarence H. of Mineola. Daughter: Mrs. Dayton Carmichael.
7-18-1888
Trietley, Jacob
Obit - father of Charles and Henry.
5-11-1885
Trietley, Roger
Obit - first Mrs. Roger Trietley (Susan W.)
Article with pictures on Trietley's Railroad Station home on Paradise Road in
Bethany.
7-21-1971
12-18-1985
Column "Going Shopping" appears.
Obit - 58.
To attend NYU Medical College this fall.
Obit.
11-23-1959
1-6-1969
7-2-1906
2-10-1927
Trietley & Son, Trucking
Started by Charles Trietley.
Moves to the Walkinshaw Tobacco Store on Jackson Street.
40 Jackson Street - have a mechanical device for moving pianos.
7-28-1902
1-13-1903
3-29-1903
Trietley Home - Fargo Road
Picture of.
1-24-1974
Triftshauser, George L.
Thriftshouser's married 60 years.
10-23-1952
Triftshauser, Dr. Roger W.
President of his class at UB.
Marries JoAnn Novak of Attica.
Gets a degree in dentistry.
To open a dental office at 413 East Main Street.
Honored at a banquet.
Transfer of property on Ellicott Avenue from William Gray to.
Honored at the Int. College of Dentistry in Chicago.
Elected to Fellowship College Dentists.
Honored for philanthropy.
Unopposed for reelection to the Legislature. Some biography, some views.
Opens meeting of the Legislature with a prayer that ends in an appeal for raining and it rains.
Promoted in the Naval Reserves from Captain to Rear Admiral - picture.
Coordinating a Naval Dental Seminar in Buffalo.
Promoted to two-star rank in the Naval Reserves.
Seeking a 7th term on the Council - picture.
With partner Dr. Salmon, the new owner of Charles Men's Shop - to divide it and
use the rear as a dental office (part of an article on the Mall).
Retires in proper form from the US Navy in Washington ceremony - picture. Ends
35 years in the Navy Dental Corps; highest ranking admiral in the Dental Corps
Reserves.
Elected to head the Legislature.
Head of the Legislature, to give "State of the County" talk.
Elected treasurer of the American College of Dentists.
5-5-1956
9-26-1959
6-14-1961
9-4-1969
11-3-1973
8-5-1974
10-31-1975
11-30-1979
11-17-1982
10-23-1987
Trietley, Virginia (Mrs. Harry)
Trietley, Wilfred Louis
8-1-1955
6-23-1988
1-31-1990
8-9-1991
4-28-1993
5-29-1993
6-12-1993
9-12-1995
1-4-1996
1-14-1997
11-16-1998
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DATE
Triftshauser, Dr. Roger W. (cont)
Lauds the County in Annual Report.
Rides to first meeting of the year in a horse drawn wagon - picture.
Pataki appoints Triftshauser special agent for inter-county affairs for the State.
1-29-1999
1-20-2000
12-22-2000
Triftshauser, Walter F.
Mayor of Alexander.
4-6-1954
Triftshauser, Zoe M.
Miss Triftshauser succeeds Jenneth Faull as head of the GMH nursing staff.
Resigned in February.
9-16-1976
4-30-1987
Trigger
Roy Rogers' horse "Trigger" goes through in a truck on its way to a show in
Rhode Island - with two grooms - not Roy.
5-14-1945
Trimachi, Carlo
Marries Anna Munsell.
11-22-1912
Trimachi, Carmelo
Trimarchi, Carmelo
Trimachi and his brother Angelo have their faces slashed by an antagonist they
don't name.
Peter Brizzi accused of slashing the Trimachi's.
Bryzi, complainant against Trimachi - suddenly ill.
Bomb destroys Battaglia house.
Trimachi knows who threw the bomb - says the bomber is jealous of his success.
Trimarchi and others held.
Trimarchi case up.
Trimarchi held.
Trimarchi free of bomb charge.
Trimarchi trial on.
Trimarchi claims frame-up.
Trimarchi asks for a new trial.
Trimarchi to be freed on $15,000 bail.
Trimarchi happy in Genesee County Jail.
Bail reduced to $10,000.
Trimarchi may be released.
Trimarchi freed.
Trimarchi granted a new trial.
[238 Ellicott Street - later Panzone's.]
Trimarchi's Red Front one of three places raided by police and sheriff.
Trimarchi told he must complete his sentence.
Trimarchi to return to Auburn.
Trimarchi back to Genesee County Jail.
Orazio Serageran convicted of Trimarchi bombing.
Trimarchi - now serving in Auburn - works as a barber.
Triplets
Born in Batavia in 1881 to Michael Hayes.
Born to Harry and Lucy Vitulle Palatierri.
Born to Mrs. F. H. Sickler.
Area Triplets meet in Stafford with Jeanie Sloat of West Brook Road.
3-29-1884
4-28-1953
7-12-1976
8-26-1997
Trocaire Place
St. Jerome asks for a permit to build on the site of the Christian Science Church.
Permit given.
St. Jerome clarifies its stand on razing the building.
Picture of the proposed senior housing.
St. Jerome calls the proposed building a "mission."
Architect says the former McCool House has no important features left.
St. Jerome says McCool will allows razing the building.
The City Council asks for more details.
The Planning Board approves razing.
The City Council accepts the environmental study of the site.
The Zoning Board approves a restaurant at 427 East Main.
The Council turns down the restaurant.
4-13-1990
4-18-1990
4-19-1990
4-21-1990
4-21-1990
4-24-1990
4-26-1990
5-8-1990
5-11-1990
7-10-1990
11-17-1990
12-7-1990
11-9-1914
11-14-1914
12-9-1914
9-25-1919
9-26-1919
10-4-1919
10-6, 7-1919
10-10-1919
10-16-1919
12-8-1919
12-11-1919
6-4-1920
8-26-1920
8-28-1920
9-1-1920
9-13, 14-1920
no date
10-13-1920
2-28-1920
4-23-1921
6-1-1921
6-3-1921
6-8-1921
7-20-1921
8-24-1923
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Trocaire Place (cont)
Trojan Industries
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Picture of the proposed housing.
Ad with a coupon for application.
To have personalized atmosphere - sketch.
St. Jerome opens Trocaire Place Information Center at 25 Liberty Street.
Construction planned to begin this fall, says Mrs. Noonan, for summer of 1994
occupancy.
Picture of the demolished former Christian Science Church.
Report of progress - picture.
The Council approves public restaurant.
Picture of progress - skeleton up.
Protests loss of tax-free status.
Tax problem discussed heatedly in council meeting.
Drops suit to retain tax-free status.
Ruffino defends his letter of October 31 with quoted sources.
Accused of inaccuracy by Noonan.
Seeks a permit to issue tax-free bonds to finance housing.
Half page article - pictures. (Sis Babbage moved in Easter weekend.)
Sis Babbage says she was not the first to move into Trocaire. She thinks the
Huntings were in and perhaps one other couple.
Rumor says Trocaire Restaurant now open for residents only as of February 1996.
Ad: Announcing the restaurant is open to all.
Pfalzer takes a look at Trocaire Restaurant.
Picture from East Main Street.
Trocaire much understood, says Director Noonan - seniors appreciate offerings picture.
Closing restaurant The Place to the public - still food for residents.
Losing money - not likely to be part of the merger of the two hospitals. Suggestion
made to improve finances.
Jerry Reinhart offers to by Trocaire.
GCIDA okays subsidizing purchase.
New name chosen from 101 suggestions, Victorian Manor.
See: Victorian Manor for future.
New restaurant to open in the former The Place at the former Trocaire Place.
Yale and Towne buying Contractors Machinery - to keep the Allans. (Robert G.
Allan, president.)
Y & T to keep Allans in charge. Robert G. Allan, President of Contractors will
become General Manager. Frederick W. Allan (Frederick W. Jr.) to hold
an important position.
Contractors Machinery of Yale & Towne to build a warehouse to cost $29,000.
Past & Present column: ¶ on products of Yale and Towne.
Yale and Towne producing the most powerful Trojan shovel - picture. [Shovel
loaned to the City for snow removal.]
Picture of observers from Sweden visiting Yale and Towne.
Yale and Towne sells pump division Tri-Motor Pump Division.
Name "Contractors Machinery" changed to Trojan Division of Yale & Towne.
Yale and Towne readies three year expansion program.
Picture of new Trojan multi-purpose machine.
Picture of the new Trojan 4 wheel shovel.
Yale and Towne options a 7 acre site for expansion.
Yale and Towne confirms expansion plans.
Yale and Towne expansion confirmed.
Yale and Towne is ready to start its new addition - new orders.
Yale and Towne starts building.
Sketch of the proposed addition.
Yale and Towne moving offices from Niagara Mohawk Building to its new building
on Clinton.
J. E. Brown on Yale and Towne.
DATE
4-25-1992
8-22-1992
9-22-1992
12-10-1992
9-11-1993
11-16-1993
5-13-1994
6-14-1994
9-24-1994
10-22-1994
10-25-1994
11-3-1994
11-9-1994
11-?-1994
3-2-1995
5-27-1995
no date
3-25-1996
8-12-1996
8-25-1997
1-9-1998
9-25-1998
10-15-1998
11-18-1998
11-25-1998
7-23-1999
2-14-2000
1-31-1957
no date
10-16-1957
10-19-1957
1-28-1958
3-20-1958
4-17-1958
7-23-1958
9-7-1958
11-29-1958
11-29-1958
2-19-1959
4-5-1959
4-6-1959
5-20-1959
6-4-1959
10-10-1959
11-12-1959
12-2-1959
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
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Trojan Industries (cont)
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DATE
Yale and Towne making road building machines.
Presents key to the city.
Picture of Trojan equipment - sold across the country.
Long article on - pictures.
Trojan Loader makes the cover of American City.
Trojan tractor-shovel on its way to Alaska to build roads - picture.
Yale and Towne plans a plant in West Germany.
Winegar on Yale and Towne - now paying dividends.
Trojan reports a profit.
Picture of 13 rubber-tired tractors enroute to Mexico and Iran.
Yale and Towne expects 10% increase in 1963.
The Chamber makes a gift of 17 acres off Clinton Street to Yale and Towne.
Picture of a new Trojan shovel.
Merger of Yale and Towne with Eaton Corp. talked. Plant here to be Trojan Division.
Trojan plans expansion at June 1st - has a huge government order.
Picture of a Trojan loader at work.
Picture of Trojan tractors in use in Alaska.
Trojan reports a banner half year.
The Director of Yale and Towne announces the merger with Eaton Corporation.
Winegar on Yale and Towne expansion - 6th since 1957.
Merger completed today.
Yale and Towne reports highest sales in its 95 year history - stock now $2.17 a
share.
Picture of the new addition at Trojan.
Winegar on Eaton Corp. , new owners of Yale and Towne.
Yale and Towne moves its business headquarters from the NY Chrysler Building
to Cleveland, OH.
Yale and Towne offers rubber tired scoop shovel for use at landfill.
Yale and Towne - pictures.
Yale and Towne to expand - 7th since Trojan became part of Y & T - $1½ million.
Yale and Towne merging with Eaton Corp.
Picture of big-tired mover capable of moving a locomotive.
Trojan Division to back the Baseball Club.
Articulated loader now on the market.
Yale and Towne reports a record year.
Yale and Towne expanding in Mexico.
Trojan gets a permit to expand.
Yale and Towne splitting stock 2 for 1.
Picture of progress on building expansion.
Picture of progress on the addition.
Picture of the expansion program.
Eaton Yale and Towne consolidates work in the US and Canada on a world-wide
basis - Robert G. Allan, head.
Trojan gives the YWCA $12,500.
Pictures of pickets in front of Trojan.
Trojan wildcat walk-out ends.
Trojan gets a huge defense order - largest ever - $2.5 million.
Picture of scoop loader for the Army.
Eaton Corp. is buying Timberjack Machines Inc.
Yale and Towne acquires Fawick Corp. of Cleveland, maker of rubber grips for
golf clubs.
Picture of mammoth Trojan trailer - to move cargo planes.
Picture of Big Trojan tractor-shovel - for Australia.
Picture of Trojan Rough Terrain fork truck - for the US Navy - one of 29 ordered.
Welder seriously injured in horseplay at.
Welder dies of burns.
Robert Allan retiring as head of Trojan Industries - George E. Gunther to replace.
Eaton Corp. and McQuary Norris Mfg. Co. to merge.
12-3-1959
12-3-1959
3-11-1961
5-25-1961
3-26-1962
3-30-1962
8-8-1962
10-4-1962
10-29-1962
11-15-1962
12-19-1962
1-15-1963
2-25-1963
3-29-1963
4-24-1963
6-27-1963
7-18-1963
7-26-1963
8-28-1963
10-7-1963
10-12-1963
10-15-1963
11-21-1963
12-17-1963
5-2-1964
5-7-1964
7-17-1965
10-2-1965
10-22-1965
11-30-1965
2-7-1966
2-7-1966
2-25-1966
3-8-1966
4-4-1966
4-24-1966
6-22-1966
6-30-1966
10-22-1966
11-7-1966
12-13-1966
5-2-1967
5-3-1967
6-1-1967
6-15-1967
8-21-1967
12-18-1967
12-19-1967
1-26-1968
6-13-1968
6-26-1968
7-1-1968
5-29-1969
7-26-1969
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
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Trojan Industries (cont)
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DATE
Picture of a new Trojan loader - now in production.
Strike at Eaton - picture.
Pickets bar non-union.
Eaton union bargaining.
Strike nine weeks old.
Eaton takes a full page ad to explain their position on the strike.
Eaton and union reach accord.
Union ratifies contract.
Eaton produces a new backhoe - picture.
Picture of Yale and Towne four wheel bucket loader in action.
Char-Lynn merging with Eaton Corp.
(O & K Trojan)
Eaton to make Cole Cranes of England.
Dennis Coope of Cole Cranes here to help design new "rough terrain cranes."
Picture of a new Trojan loader operated by a woman from Trojan.
Picture of Jack C. Sprague, new manager.
Eaton sending eleven engineers to data processing school to make them more
efficient.
The union at Eaton approves contract.
Eaton introduces carrier-mounted hydraulic crane - picture.
Eaton buying Samuel Moore & Co. at $20 a share.
Eaton consolidates Eaton Materials Handling Corp. with Woodstock, Ont.
Forestry Equipment Division.
New product on view in front of the plant - Timberjack 30 tree harvester.
Timberjack Log skidders made in Batavia.
Eaton acquires Cutler-Hanner Inc. of Milwaukee - to make electric parts.
Eaton restructuring.
Page of pictures - Eaton Corp.
Eaton shut by strike. Local 78, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers.
Eaton seeks injunction to allow workers to cross the picket-line.
Eaton strike settled.
Eaton purchased by Fanne-Werke of Nuremburg, Germany.
Eaton sale complete - price said to be $2,750,000.
New owners welcomed by Hawley. To be called Trojan Industries Inc.
The Council approves purchase of land for entrance drive.
Trojan awaits DOT order for expanding.
Trojan buys 3.7 acres to the west of the plant - in case.
Trojan lay-off to begin November 1st.
Trojan lay-off due to loss of state order.
Trojan loaders to be on exhibit at the Genesee & Me Mall Show, Friday and Saturday.
Began as a locomotive repair shop. In 1930, F. W. Allan & Sons formed
Contractor's Machinery Co. to market and manufacture road building equipment.
(Early days [they] shared quarters with the Town of Batavia Streets Dept.)
Thru 300 repaired locomotives - made snowplows, agriculture tractors, sheeps
foot rolls, small tractor blades for scraping. Developed Trojan Road Patrol International tractor fitted with a framework that allowed the attachment of a
road grader blade. In WWII they made PT boat cradles, submarine and
torpedo netting, mine-sweeping gear. At the end of the war they developed
a shovel-type loader - a tractor with the driver facing the rear and a bucket
added. This developed into the front-end bucket loader and four-wheel tractor
shovels. Expanded in 1957 when sold to Yale and Towne Mfg. Co. In November
1979 bought by Fanne-Werke, a German based manufacturer of off-road
vehicles and equipment. It was incorporated under the name Trojan Industries.
Trojan workers accept contract - on strike since June 1st (Boilermakers Local 78)
Trojan cutting its work force.
Trojan hopes for $500,000 to improve its plant.
Two men burned in a freak accident at - blame Trojan for negligence.
Trojan given $876,000 contract from the US Defense Dept.
8-20-1969
11-17-1969
11-18, 21-1969
11-24-1969
1-22-1970
1-10-1970
2-7-1971
2-12-1970
4-11-1970
4-23-1970
12-31-1970
12-15-1971
3-2-1972
9-23-1972
2-10-1973
3-29-1973
6-1-1973
7-3-1974
8-22-1974
3-11-1975
12-16-1976
4-27-1977
6-15-1978
9-6-1978
9-30-1978
6-1-1979
6-4-1979
7-16-1979
9-28-1979
10-31-1979
12-17-1979
4-22-1980
6-21-1980
9-18-1980
10-17-1980
10-30-1980
11-3-1981
7-6-1982
9-18-1982
2-22-1983
2-22-1986
4-7-1986
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DATE
Trojan Industries (cont)
Trojan gets a state contract for power shovel.
4-22-1986
Trojan workers accept a two year contract with no salary increase - some benefits.5-29
5-29-1986
O and K (Orenstein and Koppel AG) buys Trojan (Construction and Mining
Machinery Division of O & K AG of Dortmund, Germany.)
7-22-1986
Change of name from Trojan Mfg. Co. January 1, 1987, now O and K Trojan
construction and mining division.
2-10-1987
O & K Trojan turning out a 30 ton loader - picture. First to be designed and
assembled on Clinton Street in 30 years.
2-11-1987
Winegar visits Trojan - Bob Dorman, president and chief operating officer O & K Trojan.
4-20, 21-1987
Trojan gets a new president - Dennis O. Sexhus - picture.
9-16-1987
Trojan has added 75 jobs, president Dennis Sexhus says. (He succeeded
Robert Dorgun who retired last summer. Makes front-end loaders for O & K
of Germany.
9-25-1987
O & K Trojan expanding - bringing jobs to the area.
2-9-1988
The County approved $5.5 million tax exemption to aid Trojan in expanding.
2-12-1988
The state is loaning $650,000 for Trojan expansion.
2-24-1988
Trojan to enlarge, add to present 280,000 sq.ft. area and buy state of the art
machinery - add workers.
3-31-1988
New O & K Trojan president George J. Koebert of West Germany.
11-20-1989
Trojan lets 75 employees go.
12-20-1989
Trojan and Robeson Industries have a program to aid those off payroll.
1-22-1990
Trojan (workers) face lay-offs - rumor of closing denied.
10-17-1991
O & K Trojan closing in March.
1-7-1992
Editorial on Trojan closing.
1-8-1992
Trojan hopes O & K will find a buyer.
1-22-1992
Winegar on - from the beginning.
1-27-1992
The City Council is working to save.
2-3-1992
The City Council appeals to O & K to keep the factory running.
2-6-1992
Trojan closing February 28 - negotiations for possible sale going on.
2-15-1992
O & K Trojan now has 250,000 sq.ft. plant remodeled in 1989 at a cost of
$7 million.
2-20-1992
The president of the union at Trojan appeals to President Bush. (Sold 31 machines
in 1991 - need to sell 100 to make a profit.)
2-20-1992
Trojan closes tonight.
2-28-1992
Closed.
2-29-1992
German company still mulling over purchase of the plant.
4-9-1992
Last day - picture of closing February 28, 1992.
12-26-1992
Federal grant of $20,000 for a study of the feasibility of a buy-out by employees.
2-15-1993
Trojan, now closed for on year, awaiting feasibility study to see if committee
buy-out is practical.
2-18-1993
Tom Mancuso reports Fisher-Price is using part of the former Trojan building for
storage.
11-26-1994
Skalny family of Rochester buys the Trojan factory building - to move basket
factory here.
10-24-1996
Skalny here to accept the building from O & K Trojan of Atlanta - picture.
11-11-1996
Trolley
Trolley Company
Trolley Line
Buffalo men here talking street railway.
The Mayor says Rochester men also interested.
Batavia - LeRoy trolley plan to include Horseshoe Lake.
Company founding to make experiments, following Beecher single track line at
Waterport. Batavia to be headquarters - $10,000 coop.
B. Wilgas - representing NY Standard Construction Co. of NY.
Franchise given to A. B. Wilgas - promises three new lines built within a year.
Aldermen grant a franchise.
Trolley probably here before July.
Batavia Street Railroad Co. Inc. to operate a line from Batavia to Horseshoe Lake.
(The line was never built.)
10-2-1890
10-7-1890
10-17-1894
10-29-1894
11-22-1894
12-6-1894
12-7-1894
1-12-1895
2-26-1895
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Trolley
Trolley Company
Trolley Line
(cont)
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Mr. Wilgas talks on trolley line.
Wilgas franchise extended 8 months.
Prospects for trolley are bright.
Promoter A. B. Wilgas promises a trolley by January.
Wilgas' franchise runs to January 1st.
Two electric railroads proposed - on through Batavia, one to Lake (Ontario?).
Batavia, Albion and Lake Ontario company formed.
Permit asked for line through Main Street.
Aldermen give consent to Genesee & Orleans Railway - complete report on
discussion. Proposed line through the village and up Oak Street.
Aldermen award a permit to build a trolley line through town and north to Oak
Orchard harbor.
No prospect for Batavia - Lake Ontario line this summer.
Batavia to be asked for a franchise trolley line Rochester to Buffalo - not Lake
Ontario. (An extension of the Buffalo to Williamsville Line.)
Line north to Lake Ontario may use tracks of the Buffalo to Rochester line.
On the line to Medina and Lake Ontario.
Aldermen to study a franchise (for) B & W RR Co.
Aldermen postpone the franchise for 2 weeks.
Aldermen to give a franchise (for) rails through the City.
Trolley franchise hanging.
Franchise for trolley given.
Electric cars to pass through Batavia next summer.
B & W Co. buys farms west of Batavia.
Trolley line Detroit to NY suggested.
Trunk line from NYC mentioned.
Trunk line trolley line planned parallel to the Central line.
Line from Buffalo to Rochester to NYC proposed by E. Blackmer.
Blackmer denies connection with Everett Monroe, Supt.
Buffalo & Williamsville interested.
Trolley line ties being distributed along the route.
Line to East Batavia projected by B & W Co.
Blackmer line still being projected.
Bannister seeks a permit east of Walnut Street.
B & W to begin work in April.
B & W file a certificate of intention in Buffalo.
Trolley cars to whiz through Batavia by fall.
Another line, Buffalo & Depew, promised.
Blackmer still taking options on land.
B & W Trolley buys Bergen land.
Most of Blackmer's options expired.
Buffalo - Depew franchise sought.
NY Central is fighting B & W trolley line.
Work on trolley line here to begin Monday.
Aldermen determine grades for trolley line.
Dr. LeSeur circulating a petition against.
No franchise issued yet.
Work on line begins Wednesday the 24th.
Grading work begins.
Five teams 20 men at work grading.
Map shown by Bissert for line in the county area.
Request for a franchise for Batavia - Olcott line.
[Wilgas and associates sought a franchise once before. A. R. Wilgas.]
Franchise given Buffalo & Depew Co.
Outline of work as planned.
Franchise promised for Medina line.
Trolley line probably use Niagara power.
Philadelphia firm wants a franchise for a strictly local trolley line.
DATE
2-27-1895
11-29-1895
7-8-1896
7-8-1900
7-9-1900
3-11-1901
3-25-1901
4-4-1901
4-25-1901
5-16-1901
7-8-1901
7-16-1901
7-23-1901
7-29-1901
8-9-1901
8-15-1901
8-28-1901
9-12-1901
9-26-19011
11-8-1901
11-21-1901
12-7-1901
12-7-1901
12-13-1901
1-3-1902
1-6-1902
1-8-1902
1-21-1902
1-25-1902
1-29-1902
2-13-1902
2-22-1902
3-12-1902
3-17-1902
4-7-1902
4-9-1902
4-23-1902
6-4-1902
7-25-1902
6-17-1902
9-13-1902
9-15-1902
9-15-1902
9-17-1902
9-22-1902
9-24-1902
9-25-1902
9-27-1902
9-29-1902
10-7-1902
10-21-1902
10-23-11902
10-24-1902
11-28-1902
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Trolley
Trolley Company
Trolley Line
(cont)
76
TEXT
Franchise given Union Traction Co. to build a double track line from the western
border to Court Street.
Aldermen unanimously award a franchise to Buffalo & Depew Co. - for 60 years.
Trolley route debated via Batavia or Medina?
Twelve carloads of rails here for.
Buffalo & Williamsville starts spiking East Main Street for trolley bed.
Work on trolley starts west of Harvester - north line.
Work starts today west of Ross Street.
Arthur E. Clerk files suit to restrain company from building trolley.
Trolley tracks - both sides - laid to Summit Street.
Work on trolley begun Summit to Court House.
West Main torn up as far as the old Jail.
Expect to complete to Jefferson tomorrow.
A. E. Clark suit against B & W dismissed in Buffalo court.
Holes being dug for trolley power lines.
Trolley tracks to be done in 3 weeks.
Con Ed to furnish power for.
Trolley to reach the Court House tonight.
Excavation reaches Spink Avenue.
Trolley schedule offered.
Work begins River Street west.
Beyond west end Redfield estate trolley lines will run across fields, not along the
right of way.
First trolley arrives - to hold 36.
Third rail system planned for country line.
President Lewis promises streets (will) be repaired.
Second car arrives.
Consolidated Gas not to furnish power - to set-up own power station.
Power station on Clinton Street. To buy part of Gleason property off Clinton Street
on of Byron Road within the village limits.
Engine for the power station arrives. Superintendent Sage laying track to car sheds.
Conductor Waterman will have it done by tomorrow.
Cars to go into the car barn tonight.
Crews being hired: Albert Emmans; Arthur K. Van Norman.
Company stringing wires for power.
Celebration for opening of service planned.
Opening trolley seen by thousands (7,000?). Houses alone the way decorated.
Rockets hiss, Roman candles soar. Cars threaten not to start. Started at
8:15pm from Harvester. City officials in both cars.
Cars packed - many not able to get on.
First runaway caused by trolley.
16,500 rode the trolley in 4 days.
Every trolley to be heated - heaters here.
Work on Depew line starts - on the north side of Pearl.
Roller on Main Street flattening crushed rock on either side of the tracks.
About 70 men and 20 teams working on trolley construction west of Batavia.
Grading begun on the Depew line.
First person killed by a trolley - Thomas S. Kallneyer, 60 and deaf.
Trolley roadbed graded as far as Wortendyke School.
Snowplow for trolley line shipped.
Cold weather halts work on line - above five miles graded.
Snowplow works well.
Traction company proposes a fare of 8 for a quarter - 3¢ a ride.
Car with flat wheels sounds like Bombardain Port Arthur.
B & W has permission to increase stock to build a line to Buffalo.
Flat Wheels replaced. Some trolleys get taken off line.
New trolley wheels arrive.
Some trolleys still have flat wheels.
DATE
12-18-1902
4-16-1903
5-13-1903
5-20-1903
6-2-1903
6-15-1903
6-20-1903
6-22-1903
7-10-1903
7-15-1903
7-16-1903
7-17-1903
7-24-1903
7-29-1903
8-3-1903
8-4-1903
8-8-1903
8-10-1903
8-13-1903
8-21-1903
8-21-1903
8-27-1903
8-28-1903
8-28-1903
8-28-1903
9-1-1903
9-2-1903
9-4-1903
9-5-1903
9-8-1903
9-10-1903
9-12-1903
9-21-1903
9-22-1903
9-23-1903
9-25-1903
10-2-1903
10-12-1903
10-15-1903
10-20-1903
10-31-1903
11-16-1903
11-18-1903
11-23-1903
11-27-1903
12-4-1903
12-31-1903
5-15-1904
6-3-1904
6-15-1904
?
6-16-1904
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Trolley
Trolley Company
Trolley Line
(cont)
77
TEXT
Trolleys not running - engine house rusted up.
Trolley cars repaired - flat wheels removed.
Trolley cable down in front of the Baptist Church.
Determined opposition by New York Central holding up trolley line extension.
Trumbull Cary arrest for trying to stop a trolley at gun point - charged $1,000.
Dr. LeSuer asks for an injunction against the trolley.
Western terminus extended to in front of the F. B. Redfield residence.
Cary's suit against trolley dropped.
New company - Buffalo, Batavia & Rochester Electric, Incorporated.
Trolley runs to Redfield residence every other time.
Trolley extension now before state board.
Men want the line extended.
Two single-truck cars here - hold 26 persons - 10 less that double truck cars.
Single truck car in use - no. 25.
Rochester will give line clear to Geneva.
56 men of the county oppose extending the trolley line - say citizens would pay
more than they get back, especially farmers.
Genesee County men oppose extending the trolley line to Rochester.
State Railway Commission to allow line here to Buffalo. The State denies a permit
for a line Rochester to Depew - proposed line uses highways.
State Railway Commission to allow one line of Buffalo & Williamsville to be built
to Rochester.
Buffalo & Depew line to be extended if it has to be done piecemeal.
New trolley company incorporated - Tractional Company of Trenton, NJ - to take
over International Traction Co. which owns the trolley lines in and around
Buffalo.
Rochester & Buffalo Line gets a restraining order on Depew Line.
President of the Buffalo line promises action when he has funds.
Trolley surveyors start work west of Batavia.
Trolley company reorganized.
Trolley franchise transfer approved - Buffalo & Williamsville Line transferred to
Buffalo, Batavia and Railway Line.
Notice served, Aldermen insist B & W trolley people repair sidewalks.
A. E. Clark and Dr. LeSeur in court on noise nuisance complaints.
Central planning a trolley line Buffalo to Albany.
Buffalo, Batavia and Rochester Railway Co. - Judge North to start buying
right-of-way.
Hearing in Buffalo.
Trolley line to Rochester this summer.
Buffalo & Williamsville and Buffalo & Depew said merged - to build to Rochester.
Batavia-Olcott line to be built by Orleans Construction Co.
Trolley line tax to be larger than original projection.
No evidence Batavia & Rochester to be built this year - tax will be pretty big.
Trouble between the trolley line and village - tax not paid.
Aldermen call the trolley people for questioning.
Trolley men filling in tracks on West Main.
Trolley Company pays $2,788.82 in back taxes.
Traction Co. denied a permit to extend the trolley line to Rochester and beyond 2nd denial.
Definite news about railway to Rochester (trolley line) and beyond.
Rochester, Scottsville & Caledonia Co. people here to promote the new line.
Trolley companies join - Buffalo, Genesee & Rochester Co.
New trolley company formed in Buffalo - The Genesee and Rochester.
Trolley men of Rochester, Scottsville & Caledonia here.
Trolley line president says material for extension to Buffalo ordered - rails here soon.
Buffalo & Depew line gets permission to build - to Rochester.
B & W line lays off men - no work going on.
DATE
6-22-1904
7-18-1904
7-29-1904
8-19-1904
9-1-1904
9-2-1904
9-7-1904
9-26-1904
10-4-1904
10-19-1904
11-17-1904
11-18-1904
1-31-1905
2-2-1905
3-20-1905
5-17-1905
5-19-1905
6-16-1905
6-16-1905
7-1-1905
8-23-1905
9-15-1905
9-23-1905
10-1-1905
10-12-1905
11-2-1905
11-9-1905
12-13-1905
12-15-1905
2-2-1906
2-7-1906
2-12-1906
4-3-1906
7-6-1906
7-10-1906
7-10-1906
8-15-1906
8-15-1906
9-4-1906
9-24-1906
4-10-1907
5-4-1907
5-15-1907
5-25-1907
5-25-1907
6-8-1907
6-14-1907
6-26-1907
7-2-1907
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Trolley
Trolley Company
Trolley Line
(cont)
78
TEXT
Buffalo & Depew mortgage filed - proposes to buy Buffalo & Williamsville
in Batavia.
Grading for trolley near Milgrove.
Surveyors for Rochester & Scottsville line here.
Line to Oak Orchard sure to be built.
New cars replacing rickety old ones.
Report that a telephone syndicate to by Buffalo & Depew.
Hearing to be held on projected line east to Rochester.
Buffalo & Depew line given another chance.
Buffalo, Genesee & Rochester line idea revived.
Batavia-Medina line dead - option expired.
Buffalo & Rochester line for next year.
Buffalo to Rochester Co. gets option to go ahead.
Tonight a generator for street railway line to be transferred to Niagara power station hope trolleys will run on Niagara power - on Ellicott Street.
Receivers named for Buffalo, Rochester & Lockport line.
Trolley now runs by Niagara power - not turned on early enough for 6:30 run.
Street railway service bad.
Street service bad.
Street cars again not running.
Street railway a Jonah - no money in it - owners would like to get rid of it.
Superintendent Blocker of B & W Line leaving.
Niagara Power to get new machinery, improve service.
M. N. Platt of Niagara Falls the new head of Trolley Company.
Trolley to Horseshoe Lake proposed.
Trolley immobile again - generator burned out.
Trolley pole fell - rotted at base.
Another trolley pole falls.
New trolley poles being set.
In suit over trolley extension defendants claim the law prohibited more building - two
mile stretch in Batavia the only part allowed built. Buffalo & Williamsville line.
Trolley suit thrown out of court - suit over extension line.
Seward L. Houseknecht gives up job as trolley conductor - replaced by
George Passage.
Trolley power cable falls on car, knocks down, stuns motorman C. E. Plock.
East Main residents complain of noise, demand improvements - ask for circular
wheels.
Want new equipment. Trolley cars get new wheels. Less noise.
Buffalo, Rochester & Eastern again refused a permit.
Buffalo & Rochester line again mentioned.
Supervisors endorse suggestion by Judge North to cross the county with trolleys.
Approve consolidation of Buffalo & Depew and Buffalo & Williamsville lines.
Trolley lines opposed by steam lines.
Trolley extension not opposed by steam lines.
Consolidated line to Depew, Williamsville discussed.
Commission holding up merger of trolley lines.
Trolley extension plan dropped.
Huge load of hay overturned on line stopped the trolley - wheel caught in rail slot wagon overturned - two wagons load with the result.
Rumors of trolley line to Bergen.
New York Central now proposes a trolley line.
State and trolley line responsible for paving 34' of Main Street.
Trolley line abandoned - cost of paving too high.
Street cars still
Aldermen oppose removal of tracks.
Buffalo & Williamsville must show cause if it abandons its line.
Trolley told it must continue to run.
Through electric line still possible.
DATE
7-8-1907
7-16-1907
8-8-1907
8-17-1907
9-14-1907
10-7-1907
1-25-1908
5-8-1908
10-21-1908
12-18-1908
12-26-1908
2-16-1909
7-31-1909
8-5-1909
10-22-1909
1-27-1910
2-2-1910
2-14-1910
2-15-1910
3-8-1910
3-18-1910
3-30-1910
4-2-1910
4-25-1910
5-10-1910
6-11-1910
8-3-1910
11-15-1910
11-17-1910
6-9-1911
6-29-1911
6-29-1911
7-3-1911
8-14-1911
12-11-1911
1-8-1912
2-3-1912
2-3-1912
2-5-1912
2-24-1912
7-10-1912
8-17-1912
12-28-1912
12-28-1912
1-9-1913
7-7-1913
7-8-1913
7-9-1913
7-11-1913
7-14-1913
7-15-1913
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Trolley
Trolley Company
Trolley Line
(cont)
79
TEXT
Condition of Main Street surface questioned.
Reorganization, merger requests filed.
Trolley people discuss discontinuing service here.
Trolley men adopt new resolutions to cease trolley service.
Live wire falls on Main Street trolley.
Trolley conference.
Mayor Wiard and 3 to meet with trolley men. Five hundred at trolley conference.
Meeting trolley company - to discontinue service (a matter of paving streets
also involved.)
Can't abandon service without PSC. Devoe P. Hudson of Buffalo of PFC (sic)
here to see if Batavia wants to buy trolley line.
No word on trolley settlement.
Petition to abandon line filed by B & W Co.
Local men may buy trolley line.
Trolley buyers ask for concessions - relief from paving agreement.
Plan to rebuild line - single track.
Big attendance at public hearing.
Trolley case up - public meeting tonight.
Committee of 12 with Mayor Wiard to study.
Sentiments of residents on.
On trolley business.
More on trolley.
General Railways of NY interested.
A representative from NY Central investigating.
Judge to consider the trolley case.
Trolley company agrees to sell.
Trolley matter inactive.
K. B. Mathes to meet W. R. Brown of Trolley Company in New York.
New Yorker interested in trolley line.
B & W Company won't sell.
B & W puts satisfactory price on line.
Storage Car Battery Co. of NY will purchase.
Negotiations to go on.
Battery Car Company proposal accepted.
Line to become Storage Battery Car Line - to be called The Batavia Street Car
Company - owned 50% locally, 50% by New York company.
Storage Battery Co. to provide 2 new cars.
Urge purchase of bonds of Storage Battery Co.
Stephen W. Brown proposes a new trolley plan.
Local men to buy trolley line.
Aldermen give committee 50 year franchise.
PSC in Buffalo approves the new franchise.
Ten local men on Trolley Committee: S. W. Brown; John S. Brown; George Bridge;
Christopher Casey; M. L. Dennis; George A. Farrall; Frank W. Gardner; William
F. Haitz; M. H. Keogh; Frank Thomas.
Trolley papers ready.
Bridge withdraws from Committee of 10 - Ernest B. Thompson joins.
Car investors organize S. W. Brown, president - Batavia Traction Co.
Aldermen grant a franchise.
Grant formally given to trolley company.
LeRoy F. Clark, City Engineer, to serve company.
Some of property of Trolley Line in question.
Consent of property owners obtained.
New cars ordered.
Christopher Casey, Frank Garnier, Frank Thomas to Cleveland, OH to check on
new trolleys.
Two new trolley cars here - pay as you enter type.
Trolley may start soon - East Main done.
DATE
7-21-1913
7-25-1913
8-5-1913
8-5-1913
8-20-1913
8-16, 23-1913
8-23-1913
9-13-1913
9-16-1913
10-3-1913
10-10-1913
11-10-1913
11-11-1913
11-12-1913
11-13-1913
11-14-1913
11-15-1913
11-15-1913
11-19-1913
11-20-1913
11-22-1913
12-1-1913
12-20-1913
12-22-1913
1-6-1914
1-10-1914
1-15-1914
1-16-1914
1-17-1914
1-21-1914
1-27-1914
1-30-1914
1-31-1914
1-31-1914
2-6-1914
2-20-1914
2-20-1914
2-24-1914
2-28-1914
3-2-1914
3-6-1914
3-7-1914
3-11-1914
3-20-1914
3-21-1914
3-31-1914
4-20-1914
4-21-1914
5-26-1914
8-29-1914
9-14-1914
10-26-1914
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Trolley
Trolley Company
Trolley Line
(cont)
80
TEXT
East Main Street practically done - canvas for sale of bonds practically done.
Trolley line starts again tomorrow - after rebuilding and paving streets.
Trolley running every 15 minutes.
Both trolleys out of running.
Trolley now has generator trouble.
Trolley line to get a third car ready.
Frank Garnier, Frank Thomas and Ernest H. Thompson sell interest in Traction
Company to Merton L. Dennis and Newell K. Cone.
Traction Co. offering round trip rides for Sunday for 5¢ for pleasure rides.
Owners and directors of Trolley line to meet.
Traction Co. prohibits smoking on.
Trolley use increased 20% - 300,000 paid fares in 1916. Snowplow purchased by
the line.
Traction Company buys a site on East Main Street to erect a fireproof building.
Trolley Company buys a barn 558 East Main - the barn was on Clinton.
Trolley Company to let troopers ride free.
Past & Present column: The design of the one-man operated streetcars, first used
in Batavia in 1914, were largely the design of Frank Thomas of Batavia. (An
article in a magazine describes such a device as originated in 1917 elsewhere.)
Trolley business up by 28,000 fares in 1917.
Trolley line freed from tax assessment of $4,666.65.
Trolleys halted - burned out generator, Niagara Power.
Trolley line loses money at 5¢ rate - lost $514 in the last three months.
Case about paving goes to Albany.
Paving case decided in favor of Trolley Company.
Pearse killed in car & trolley crash.
Frederick Warren sues the trolley line for $20,000 for death of his wife.
Trolley no. 42 out of business - stove in by a truck.
History of Trolley line - now 20 years old.
Trolley wire falls.
Both trolleys out of commission.
Men worked until 4am to repair lines - Fair Week.
Traction Co. to try out a bus - on hourly schedule, S. W. Brown, president.
Trolley to run Christmas eve until services are over.
Find trolley service is poor - equipment breaks frequently - not run on schedule.
The Council appoints a committee to investigate the franchise. Casey to check service not improved.
Trolley stockholders to meet with the Council.
Trolley needs funds, new equipment.
All trolleys out of running order.
Traction Co. wants bonds sold.
Associated Press had the story of all five trolleys breaking down the same day to appear in news stories all over US. Was the entire compliment of rolling
stock. Was picked up by the Daily News of New York.
Electric service merger granted by PSC.
Company reported on the verge of discontinuing.
Trolley company takes troubles to the Council.
Trolley asks permit to operate buses.
More information awaited on traction company.
Wind up of trolley service scheduled for tonight.
Trolley still after 26 years - workers walk.
The Council is not qualified to act on traction transfer - says proposals by Traction
Company to start a bus line too is too indefinite for them to act on.
Traction Company applies for a bus permit. Stephen W. Brown, president - no
money to go on.
Citizen's Committee suggested by C of C.
Trolley Company proposes that City Council underwrite expenses of the bus line.
The Council outlines conditions under which Traction Company may operate.
DATE
10-26-1914
11-10-1914
11-11-1914
12-1-1914
12-2-1914
1-13-1915
5-20-1915
6-12-1915
1-12-1916
11-9-1916
1-10-1917
1-28-1917
1-29-1917
11-9-1917
11-24-1917
1-8-1918
5-4-1918
10-30-1918
12-1-1919
1-5-1920
1-21-1920
4-2-1921
4-21-1923
8-20-1923
9-19-1923
3-11-1925
4-1-1926
8-25-1926
8-31-1926
12-24-1926
12-16-1926
12-30-1926
1-5-1927
1-7-1927
1-10-1927
1-11, 12-1927
2-8-1927
3-1-1927
4-18-1927
4-20-1927
4-21-1927
4-25-1927
6-13-1927
6-14-1927
6-17-1927
6-21-1927
6-25-1927
6-25-1927
6-28-1927
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Trolley
Trolley Company
Trolley Line
(cont)
81
TEXT
Traction Company accepts terms of Council.
Trolley car wires to come down.
The Council wants to know the plans of Traction Company soon.
Traction Company asking financial aid.
Someone besides Traction Company interested in running a bus line.
Junked trolley line equipment sold to a Rochester buyer.
Western New York Motor Lines, operating under an emergency permit, takes
7,000 to the County Fair.
Company surrenders passenger-carrying franchise.
Traction Company surrenders franchise.
Subsidy needed for permanent bus service.
See: Buses.
Traction Company not to move tracks.
Street cars for sale - good souvenirs.
Trolley Company has $8,000 cash - bond holders to get 57¢ on the dollar.
Edward S. and Vincent J. Brown buy the site of Trolley headquarters between
Clinton and East Main Street.
Removal of trolley tracks studied by the Council.
Trolley tracks removal proposed to help scrap drive.
Revealed trolley tracks never given to the City - can't them in the scrap drive.
Contract to remove tracks to be let next week.
Bids received for removing trolley tracks.
Trolley tracks being covered in resurfacing.
One of the old trolleys bought by a museum in Rush.
J. E. Brown remembers.
Picture of the last of the trolley tracks going in the rebuilding of East Main.
J. E. Brown on the Trolley. Picture - with motorman (unknown.)
More on.
Picture of Main Street with a trolley - in Savings and Loan Ad.
Winegar on research on Trolley Line - meets a trolley buff.
Picture of Main Street with a trolley in snow - bottom of page.
Picture of a trolley in 1923.
Article on.
Dan Winegar finds out the color of cars, etc.
Picture of Batavia's last trolley - on West Main - about to be scrapped.
On trolley's last trip to Rush Museum - picture.
Winegar remembers the trolley line, sparked by a communication from Nottingham?
Chapter from McEvoy book.
Page of pictures submitted by Lawlor Quinlan of Buffalo.
DATE
7-2-1927
7-7-1927
7-23-1927
8-15-1927
8-16-1927
8-18-1927
8-30-1927
9-7-1927
9-8-1927
9-16-1927
9-22-1927
12-10-1927
2-1-1928
2-3-1928
6-10-1942
10-2-1942
10-5-1943
10-23-1942
1-18-1943
6-16-1947
10-2-1950
5-10-1958
5-5-1960
5-14-1960
5-16-1960
4-18-1964
4-12-1968
9-14-1972
1-13-1976
7-2-1976
7-6-1978
8-2-1980
10-2-1980
8-5-1988
3-23-1995
2-7-1996
Trombone Choir
Peter Mark and Dave Porter form a music group now with 20 members - picture.
12-30-1999
Troy Laundry
Casey Brothers buy the East Main property of Emily Sager.
Casey's can't move to the Troy Laundry site because of Laundry lease - go to
118 Main.
C. H. Choate builds a 10hp engine for laundry - Troy Steam Laundry on Jackson St.
Old Troy Laundry being refurbished.
Edward and Anthony Fix to open a print shop in the old Troy Laundry.
Still running.
E. C. Hawkins sells the Troy Steam Laundry, 48 Jackson to Howard and
Clarence J. Gillons who have worked for Hawkins.
Howard Gillons sells his night lunch cart to William Dibble - to join his brother.
George H. Garrett mentioned as proprietor of, at 49 Jackson.
6-1-1904
6-14-1904
12-1-1917
Troy, Hugh A.
Manager of Woolworth's, here 23 years, with the company 33 years - given a watch.
1-31-1949
Truant Officer
Clayton W. Shedd named for truant officer of the new school district at $750 a year.
Has served the Union School District for 10 years.
9-8-1911
3-1-1890
3-12-1890
1-30-1893
8-21-1902
8-23-1902
2-9-1903
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SUBJECT
Truck Stop
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See also: Roadway Motor Co.; Sewer line for; Park Road.
North of the Thruway. Town of Batavia.
See also: Park Road; Roadway Motor Co.; E. Philip Saunders - owner of the land.
Also called Corporate Park - a 56 acre site north of the Thruway and west of
Route 98.
Roadway Motor Co. plans to build on Route 98 north of the Thruway.
Town and Roadway disagree on the cost of water lines under the Thruway.
Motel owners, including Treadway, say a new truck stop would hurt business.
Taussic Graphic Co. - the developer - says it may pull out because of fighting on
the Town Board - Forsyth and Vukman.
The Town finds it may have water it can develop for use of truck stop.
GCIDA awarded a million in federal funds for water and sewer to the Truck Stop.
The Town to spend $673,000 to run lines under the Thruway.
The Town and GCIDA agree on Glenn Cooke as administrator of joint corporate
park.
DATE
9-8-1988
9-22-1988
10-13-1988
6-20-1990
8-20-1990
5-6-1993
5-7-1993
Truckers
Truckers of the city organize - to comply with NRA.
Truckers sign an agreement to support the NRA agreement.
3-20-1934
4-10-1934
Trucking
Frank Dooley, Christopher C. Casey, William J. Carroll and Batavia Trucking &
Carting Co. reported merging.
10-7-1925
True, Moses E.
See also: Batavia Clamp Co.
On Colt and True.
Disposes of his interest in Wheel Works.
Starts gunning and filing operation at Shad Wheel Works.
Has agency with Star Bicycles - will repair all bicycles.
M. E. True and William Chilson bicycle (Star Bike) from Batavia to Buffalo 39 miles in 3 hours.
True to demonstrate trick riding at the Fair Grounds - best fancy rider in Western NY.
Note: True does all kinds of bicycle repair, 107 Washington Avenue.
Takes his son George as a partner in East Pembroke factory - makes saw handles
and feed-grain mill machinery.
Factory at paper mill - East Pembroke burns - $400 loss. Made saw handles, crates.
Past & Present column on True who now runs a paper mill in Pembroke, only man
to pedal up Burleigh Hill on a bicycle - before the hill was cut down.
Paper mill in East Pembroke burns, hit by lightning - little damage.
Obit.
Obit - Mrs. Moses E. True, aged 82.
Truman, Harry S
Truman, Senator, stops here at the Hotel Richmond - picture.
Makes a whistle stop.
Here in whistle stop. Margaret introduced from the platform.
Winegar on Truman's two stops here.
Winegar remembers Truman visit.
Winegar remembers a second visit.
Trumbull Building
George Trumbull putting up a 3 story brick building on the site now holding his
blacksmith shop. Similar in appearance to the Times Building.
Charles H. Trumbull to come from Honeoye Falls to open a store in his father's
building.
Store stocked - to open this evening.
W. H. Brown to open an undertaking establishment in.
The north wall - discolored by a fire in the Baptist Church - to be cleaned by
John T. Mayer of Rochester - work of Insurance Co.
Myron Peck to remove the old Trumbull Building and erect a new shop. Building at
the rear of 30-32 Jackson.
1-22-1887
1-21-1889
1-23-1889
3-26-1889
8-9-1889
9-11-1889
7-1-1895
11-28-1904
5-27-1908
1-29-1915
6-27-1923
2-21-1928
9-10-1930
11-3-1939
10-9-1948
10-10-1952
12-20-1972
9-30-1992
10-8-1992
3-1-1883
4-23-1883
10-18-1883
3-13-1884
5-9-1899
7-20-1901
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SUBJECT
Trumbull Building (cont)
Trumbull Parkway
Trumbull Property
Trump, Fred R.
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Mrs. William Kenne bids on the Trumbull Building, 30-32 Jackson and barn in the
rear - sold under foreclosure.
Herb Redshaw says Kinneys and Trumbulls related.
SA takes possession of.
A former stable Hooks horses - ownership transferred to SA.
See: Trumbull Property.
New street laid out through Cary property, Trumbull Place, Eleanor Place and
Margaret Place. Also a continuation of Mr. A. H. Chase's street from Vine Street.
Trumbull and Margaret Place inspected for acceptance - offered by Trumbull Cary,
who has the deed.
Trumbull Park area lots for sale, map - Cary Avenue, Eleanor Place, Margaret Pl.
Honeck to build six houses on.
Round flower bed on Trumbull readied by the City for setting out flowers as usual;
planted by neighbors to tomatoes. Past & Present column.
Trumbull Place changed to Trumbull Parkway by the City at residents request.
Laid out by the late Trumbull Cary in 1883. In 1901 it was extended to East
Avenue. In 1908 Farwell Realty Co. extended it to North Street and this
portion was deeded to the City in 1911.
DATE
7-20-1911
12-4-1913
1-16-1914
1-20-1883
6-28-1901
5-9-1903
9-23-1904
6-29-1918
10-18-1928
30 & 32 Jackson - business block. 34 house. Open lot to barber shop at 36. To
be divided among heirs?
Trumbull block - 30 & 32 Jackson Street. Kinney residence, 34 Jackson. Land
occupied by a barbershop at 38 Jackson. Wallenshaw's cigar store at
40 Jackson. Blacksmith shop in the rear. All to be sold on suit brought by
Carlton G. Fisher. (W. C. Watson, referee.)
Sold at auction to Myron E. Peck for $2,950 - has two mortgages held by Monroe
County Savings, Richmond Estate and Miss Fanny Day - mortgages total
about $10,022.43.
Trumbull Place and Margaret Place cut through Trumbull Property accepted as
public streets.
Mrs. Kinne sues for half interest in the Trumbull property - building and residence
at 34 Jackson Street where she lives. George Trumbull left the property to his
three daughters: Mrs. Anna Peck - now dead; Mrs. Alice G. Kinne; Charles H.
Trumbull. Sold under mortgage May 9, 1901 to George Watson. Mrs. Kinne
claims part of what Peck got.
Mrs. Alice Kinne sues Peck for share of the proceeds from the sale of the Trumbull
property - business building and house next door in which she lives - to William
C. Watson. Sold under bankruptcy May 9, 1901. The property was left by
George Trumbull to three children: Mrs. Alice Kinne; Mrs. Anna Peck; Charles
Trumbull. Mrs. Peck has since died and Mrs. Kinne claims Peck kept his wife's
share and also hers.
The court awards Mrs. Kinne a share of the Trumbull Building sale price.
See: Kinne Building - later on the site.
The Trumbull Building was sold on foreclosure - bid in by Mrs. William W. Kinne.
The Salvation Army considers the Trumbull Building for its citadel.
A new two story building to replace Mrs. Kinne's home, 34 Jackson Street - Kinne
to occupy a second story apartment.
The building at 34 Jackson begun - 34' on street, 37' deep, 2 stories.
Work on the Kinne Building stopped by the Mayor - bay window protrudes too far.
Residents as for change of Trumbull Place to Trumbull Parkway - 77 residents sign.
10-29-1914
11-18-1914
1-5-1915
10-4-1928
The new City Clerk. Replaces Frank H. Webber who replaced Leekingdon at Loan.
Replaced as City Clerk by Anthony A. Volz.
Leases the Flatiron Grocery, South Main at Pearl, from the Bannister estate.
To manage the Empire Theater in Syracuse.
5-7-1936
1-4-1940
1-12-1940
3-15-1940
10-19-1900
3-19-1901
5-9-1901
6-28-1901
6-29-1911
6-29-1911
7-12-1911
7-20-1911
4-28-1913
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SUBJECT
Tryangles Billiards
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DATE
Trybuschen brothers open a new billiard parlor on Main Street, 214 East Main first on Main Street since Urban Renewal.
Offers free lessons in pool on Sunday afternoons during the fall football season - Ad.
3-20-1995
9-28-1995
Trybus, Jan
Schoenberg beaten to death.
Two arrested as possible…
Jan Trybus held.
Confesses.
Trybus and Miller in jail.
Trybus and Miller indicted.
Trial starts.
Jury complete.
Denies earlier confession.
Admits drinking.
Another confession read to the jury.
The jury was told the Trybus told Schoenberg girls he killed their father.
Found guilty.
To appeal.
To Sing Sing.
False evidence claimed as basis of Trybus' conviction.
Says he traded life for liquor.
Execution protested.
Claims intoxication, asks for leniency.
Executed - whole story of the circumstances.
Hinted at another possible murder while in prison.
10-18-1915
10-28-1915
10-30-1915
11-1-1915
11-6-1915
11-19-1915
12-1-1915
12-2-1915
12-4-1915
12-6-1915
12-7-1915
12-8-1915
12-9-1915
12-10-1915
12-13-1915
12-18-1915
12-22-1915
7-27-1916
8-11-1916
9-1-1916
6-17-1918
Trybuschen, Lawrence
At 23 the youngest Exalted Ruler the Elks ever had.
Larry and Bill Trybuschen open Tryangle Billiards at 214 East Main Street - first
billiard parlor since Urban Renewal.
Tryst Coffee House
Tsilka, Madame
Crowd at the opening of the coffee house in the Lafayette Theater.
Twelve sets of tables and chairs formerly at, stored in the Main Street YWCA, are
gone.
See also: Lafayette Theater.
9-7-1990
3-20-1995
12-9-1967
12-12-1968
Ellen Stone's companion writes from Bulgaria to say she (Madame T.) has had a
baby in Sophia, Bulgaria. Mother and child doing well.
Miss Ellen M. Stone and Madame Tsilka heard from from Bulgaria.
Missionary mentions the kidnapping of Miss Stone.
10-16-1901
12-9-1901
1-9-1902
See also: Tuberculosis Clinic; Tuberculosis Committee; Tuberculosis Hospital.
Doctors to talk to Supervision.
Public meeting announced.
TB exhibit at the Odd Fellows Temple.
Anti-tuberculosis campaign on.
Anti-tuberculosis campaign committee to meet.
Proceeds from Red Cross stamps to pay nurse.
Association formed.
Tent camp for the summer planned.
Rosetta Barbour is surveying the county for TB cases.
Clinic a success - cases of TB detected.
Referral of TB patients deferred a month.
TB Committee hires Kathleen Murphy as TB nurse.
TB workers to start Christmas seal sale. Results of the sale to go to Buffalo
Miss Anna G. Murphy, County TB nurse.
Mrs. Louise R. Williams, Infant Welfare Nurse.
Anti-TB workers canvas street by street.
Anti-TB fund $2,200 - need $300 more.
9-12-1910
10-4-1910
3-10-1911
3-13-1911
9-8-1911
11-23-1911
4-24-1917
3-7-1919
7-9-1919
9-4-1919
9-10-1919
2-20-1920
11-11-1920
11-11-1920
11-11-1920
11-29-1920
12-6-1920
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Association
Tuberculosis and Health Association
(cont)
85
TEXT
DATE
Clinic turns up five positive cases.
Dr. Wang checks 58 possible TB patients.
Nurse Murphy resigns, emphasizes a sanitarium - replaced by Miss Cora Glenn
of Albany.
Cora Glenn is the new TB nurse here.
TB workers need money.
Association extends its efforts.
Mill Louise B. Williams now leaves Infant Welfare Soc. for TB & Health.
Article on the change in attitude toward TB and the work of Mrs. Williams.
State nurse recommends a summer nutrition camp.
Free TB clinic.
Sixteen Tuberculosis cases found in 6 months.
Nurse Williams made 377 visits to patients, 40 to schools in 1923.
Mrs. Williams, health nurse, reports 2 clinics in May.
Free TB clinics tomorrow (at) City Hall.
Nurse Williams heading a campaign to eradicate tuberculosis - Genesee County
Public Health & Tuberculosis Society.
Twenty two examined at a clinic.
Nurse Williams, Genesee County Nurse, reports 20 new cases - 8 returned from
sanitariums, 12 deaths.
TB & Health elects.
Harold Bishop, president of the Genesee County TB and Health - clinic set-up nurse Williams reported.
The County buys the Bell farm - Klipnoch Road, Stafford and donates it to TB &
Health for a permanent camp site.
Fifty examined at TB clinics.
TB & Health met with Mrs. Bell.
Nurse Williams reports for the year.
TB and Health incorporates.
George Buchholtz head of TB & Health Association.
TB clinic - April 11, 12, 13.
TB & Health not to sell Christmas Seals - do not have State backing.
TB & Health fund drive starts Monday.
Nurse Williams leaving for Home Fairport.
Nurse Williams to Fairport Tuesday.
Mrs. P. B. Fiske temporary replacement.
Seal sale netted $1,900.
TB clinics next week.
Tuberculosis seal sales take $1,500.
George Buchholtz named president.
Genesee County Health Organization votes to resume sale of TB stamps - after a
lapse of 10 years.
History - for All Batavia Fund promotion - organized in 1918, incorporated in 1926.
Central Committee to direct sale of seals.
Seal sale committee chosen.
Elizabeth Sickles, executive secretary of the Christmas Seal program.
JCs and the Chamber cooperate on chest x-ray program.
Program gave shots to 10,000.
Eighteen cases found by x-ray program.
Fifty-six TB cases found in the County - 13 of them now at Mt. Morris.
TB cases down in the City - VA gets some.
Distinguish two associations. Genesee County TB & Health - the original association
which hired the first public health nurse and ran a health camp for years - BellAire Camp. Genesee Public Health and Tuberculosis Association which includes
the Heart Association. Article.
TB & Health forms Genesee Family Life Committee to succeed the Youth
Protection Committee.
Doctors tell the Health Board that sale of seals to combat TB not needed.
5-5-1921
5-6-1921
7-26-1921
8-20-1921
8-20-1921
11-30-1921
12-6-1921
10-10-1922
2-15-1923
4-27-1923
8-15-1923
1-24-1924
4-11-1924
8-13-1924
8-16-1924
11-13-1924
12-31-1924
2-12-1925
3-12-1925
4-9-1925
4-14-1926
10-14-1926
12-9-1926
12-11-1926
1-13-1927
3-24-1927
9-9-1927
10-17-1927
12-27-1927
1-28-1928
1-30-1928
3-2-1928
3-24-1928
2-19-1929
12-15-1936
6-9-1939
9-26-1940
11-25-1941
11-16-1942
11-27-1942
8-11-1945
11-22-1947
9-10-1955
4-21-1958
4-25-1958
8-4-1958
11-3-1958
12-16-1959
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DATE
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Association
Tuberculosis and Health Association
(cont)
Christmas Seal campaign to continue.
TB & Health changes name to Health and Heart Association of Genesee County.
Winegar says TB & Health still functions - gives scholarships for nursing study.
TB & Health and the Heart Association separate.
All school children to have TB tests.
12-17-1959
3-17-1960
8-16-1962
6-14-1966
12-14-1968
Tuberculosis Clinic
Open today. - free - two doctors from the state are here.
Two free lung clinic April 16 & 17.
Genesee County TB Association to meet.
Dr. Wang to hold a clinic - cost from Seal Sale.
TB seals on sale Monday, December 5.
Tuberculosis nurse to be hired - to be paid by the Genesee County Committee of
the Anti-Tuberculosis League.
Speaker at the Anti-Tuberculosis conference urges a County hospital.
8-26-1919
4-7-1920
7-28-1920
3-22-1921
11-23-1921
Tuberculosis Committee
Rosetta Barbour hired as TB nurse.
Anna G. Murphy, TB nurse for the County submits her report.
The Tuberculosis Society to meet.
Tuberculosis & Health Committee to establish a Health Farm another year.
Anti-Tuberculosis & Health Society to meet.
7-9-1919
6-5-1920
3-30-1921
6-14-1922
6-4-1923
Tb Hospital
See: Hospital.
Supervisors favor a County Hospital here.
9-2-1920
Tuchols, Rev. Franklin
Winegar on.
8-1-1973
Tucker, Daniel H.
Obit - 38, of pneumonia.
1-18-1935
Tucker, Dorothy Sherwin
Dorothy Sherwin doing settlement work in New York City.
Marries Daniel Tucker.
To open a children's clothing store at 412 East Main Street.
Selling Hudson & Essex cars for E. C. Walker - Ad.
Obit - Daniel Tucker.
To be lighting adviser for Niagara Lockport Power Co.
Obit - 100.
Memorial service in Williamsville.
Tucker, Thomas
An investigator with the State Police with a studio in his home on Redfield Parkway,
offers free family photographs to send to men in the Gulf War.
Interview with, photographer and former State Trooper.
Honored on last day at Legislature.
Sued by Rick Drury, a drug informant, for threatening him to exposure.
Trial reveals seamy details.
Higher supervisors testify.
Experts at the trial say Tucker acted properly in threatening his drug informant.
Says dismissal of the lawsuit against him by Judge Mahoney vindicates him.
Fussell, lawyer for Drury, protests action of the judge in dismissing Drury's case.
Tucker, with Paul R. Nicosia, owns Key Marketing, with a link to the internet for
business; offers use of the internet to citizens.
Drury, drug informant, appealing the court decision against him.
Tucker Auto Sales Inc.
405 West Main Street.
Dealership starts.
Picture of Batavia-Tucker Auto Sales.
St. Jerome hopes to get the first Tucker car for a bazaar - none yet delivered.
11-18-1910
3-17-1911
12-23-1914
8-16-1918
10-15-1925
4-7, 14-1926
1-18-1935
8-19-1935
5-5-1993
6-17-1993
2-20-1991
9-21-1992
1-12-1996
6-5-1996
6-11-1996
6-12-1996
6-14-1996
10-3-1996
10-4-1996
1-27-1997
7-16-1997
5-14-1948
8-14-1948
9-17-1948
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SUBJECT
Tucker Cut Rate Shoe Store
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TEXT
DATE
In the former Barnes Brothers Store, 82 Main Street - now incorporated.
Ad: "The family store." Sale will be better than a circus.
L. J. Gordon of Brockport buys the stock of. Harpalas and Frank have rented the
store.
5-29-1913
6-12-1913
Tufts, Alberta Winters
Square Dance caller - picture.
9-2-1971
Tufts, David A.
Job supervisor for McWethy Construction Co.
Built an office building on Ellicott Street in 1979 - Lorraine Squires, says.
12-12-1975
Tufts (D. A.) Construction Co.
Installing curbing in the s-w corner of the Mall parking lot.
Building O-At-Ka Podmall in LeRoy.
Tufts and the Ind. Dev. Agency to build a building at the Industrial Park then seek
a tenant - sketch.
1989 a good year for.
Success with the first building, already rented, encourages Tufts and the County
to build another.
9-11-1986
3-11-1987
Tulip Festival
Tully's Restaurant
Started four years ago by the historical society being prepared for 1995 by
bulb planting.
The City is aglow with tulips for the 5th Annual Festival.
Editorial commending.
Paula Konau, ex-Batavian, gives tulips to European capital cities as a tribute to
Ted Lazik who was a WWII veteran. Tulip special section.
Called "one big picnic" - estimated 1,500 to 2,000 attended.
2-3-1916
8-23-1989
2-22-1990
9-15-1990
10-4-1994
5-9-1995
5-16-1995
5-18-1995
5-22-1995
Opens in the former Big Boy's Restaurant in 1991 - mentioned in an article on
Hubbard, the bartender. Hubbard says the plan is to have 25 Tully franchises
in the State.
Cooperates with beef raisers in promoting "beef for dinner'' - business increased.
Tully's Restaurants in Batavia, Camillus, Rochester, and Syracuse.
2-24-1994
Tumalty, S. E.
Buys the grocery at 48 Jackson from Wilson K. Delano.
Wilson Delano repurchases the store from Tumalty.
3-14-1924
12-30-1926
Tumalty, William
Obit - star pitcher for the Wiard Plow team in the '90s.
4-23-1936
Tunison, E. J.
New proprietor of Washburn Lumber & Coal Office - near the Erie Station.
Open for business - has a new shipment of coal.
Still near Lehigh Valley.
Sells to S. B. Spencer and James H. Wilson who will combine with Batavia Coal Co.
10-27-1899
12-23-1899
8-3-1903
5-23-1904
Tunison Coal and Lumber Co.
Corner of Jackson Street and Ellicott in 1900.
Turcheon, Eddie
Blank card
Turf Farm
See: Batavia Turf Farm.
Turkey Kitchen
Grace and Colin Swain operating the new Turkey Kitchen - was Holiday Drive-in.
Flames scorch the roof of the Turkey Kitchen in Bushville.
Run by Severes.
Severes have served meals for 17 years.
Article on: Severe chef and owner.
Severes sell the Turkey Kitchen to Elizabeth Fenton for $85,000 - picture of Severes.
Cost of $135,000.
A family affair - Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Fenton and Liz.
Severs returning from retirement to run the Turkey Kitchen again, reducing hours.
Interview with Severe - picture.
7-1-1996
7-16-1959
4-11-1960
1-14-1966
1-28-1977
3-31-1979
1-25-1983
1-26-1983
1-4-1984
6-20-1987
7-17-1995
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SUBJECT
Turkey Kitchen (cont)
88
TEXT
Severes have sold the Turkey Kitchen - retiring. Letter to Ed.
Rumor says the restaurant is now owned by the owner of Town & Country,
Pantheon, etc. Redecorating - reopening in a month.
To reopen this week as the Turkey Kitchen by the family that owns Town & Country
and Pantheon - Ad.
Waitress says TK opened January 15.
Town & Country acquired by Catrina in the spring of 1998 - Grand Opening
May 29.
Catrina's reported closed. Drove past to find it open again with a sign proclaiming
it Scooter's.
Turkey Shoot
Past & Present column: Story of a turkey shoot.
Turkish Bath
See: Bathhouse.
Turnbull, John J.
Printer at the News, dead at 80.
Turnbull, Roy H.
Found 1966.
Roy H. Turnbull Inc., air conditioning and heating.
Turnbull heating - 13th year - at 7 Roosevelt Avenue.
William E. (Hayes) is the new president of Roy H. Turnbull Inc. Turnbull remains
as a consultant.
Address: 56 Harvester in 1995 - in the Industrial Center.
Obit - 74.
Turnbull, Thomas
Turnbull Heating Co.
Turnbull Heating and Air Conditioning
Assistant General Manager of Batavia Drummer, will become Managing director
of the Daily News. [He worked at the News awhile back.]
Becomes Assistant Publisher of the News.
Picture of Turnbull, studying a special edition.
Turnbull (of Colorgraphic), the new Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce picture.
DATE
11-8-1995
August 1996
1-27-1997
1-30-1997
5-24-1999
April 2000
12-1-1923
3-6-1968
1-28-1977
1-27-1978
4-3-1991
no date
7-9-1998
1-12-1993
3-28-1995
7-17-1995
1-28-2000
Roy H. Turnbull Heating.
Turnbull at 7 Roosevelt Avenue for 13 years.
Turnbull retiring - will serve as a consultant, William E. Hayes, president.
Turnbull Heating receives certification.
Turnbull Heating now owned by William Hayes, says always on call - picture.
First in the area to offer a new unit that heats or cools a house, run by gas - now
in Dr. Asher's office on Washington Avenue - picture.
Hayes finds increased business since his purchase of Turnbull Heating by triple.
Turnbull Heating in the Industrial Center next to Hodgins Printing in 1995.
Replacing heating for B. Housing - meters for National Fuel - picture.
Bill Hayes adding Carrier Air Conditioning line to his business.
Bill Hayes and Mike Post - picture - start a new sheetmetal firm: A-1 Sheetmetal.
Bill Hayes ecstatic at winning the Chamber's Business of the Year Award interview with pictures.
Hayes has added Jim Smith to the operation to explore Livingstone and other areas
for expansion - Ad.
Now adding "and Commercial Refrigeration." Half page ad with picture of workers.
Turnbull Heating Ad: Picture of two locations, list of services - Batavia and Avon.
1-28-1977
1-27-1978
4-3-1991
7-20-1992
2-18-1993
Turner, C. A.
The chiropractor moves to over 18 Main Street.
10-29-1918
Turner, C. H.
C. H. Turner & Co.
Earlier C. H. Turner & Son
C. H. Turner & Co. will erect a 3 story brick building next summer on the site of
the Central Market and the barber shop next door. Progressive Batavian.
G. J. King to build for Turner - for Calvin & Co. Progressive Batavian.
Has a contract for furnishing St. Joseph's School.
2-21-1881
3-23-1881
4-18-1883
1-10-1994
2-27-1995
9-3-1996
7-28-1997
12-1-1997
2-21-1998
9-2-1999
1-8-2000
1-2-2001
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SUBJECT
Turner, C. H.
C. H. Turner & Co.
(cont)
Turner, H. E. (Harry)
H. E. Turner Mortuary
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Tomlinson to add 35' to the H. E. Turner Building - in which case Turner will put in
a freight elevator.
C. H. Turner in undertaking less than 5 years - have conducted 950 funerals.
To extend the building he now occupies - add 35', 2 stories. Ground broken. Has
also leased the former Clubhouse.
The addition is now open to the original store.
Now has eleven men working.
Grand Opening.
C. H. Turner & Son disposing the furniture business.
Selling furniture and mortuary business to George W. Weeks and George W.
Williamson of Palmyra.
Williamson and Weeks are in town.
Williamson and Weeks take possession.
Turner's going west for the winter.
Turner has a lease on a corner store in San Diego.
M. C. Turner reports on trip west.
Turner has housing problems in San Diego.
C. H. Turner leaves San Diego for east.
Turner's home from the west.
C. H. Turner's return to San Diego.
Obit - Mrs. C. H. Turner in California.
Harry E. Turner of Holley buys the furniture and mortuary business from the
Williamson estate - not related to the former Turner in business.
H. E. Turner of 9 Summit Street buys 114 Washington Avenue from Mrs. George D.
Williamson.
H. E. Turner & Co. sells of the Holley store, now owns just the Batavia store.
Expanding to the third floor the third floor of the Tomlinson Building - the former
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mrs. H. E. Turner jumps from a moving auto and falls violently.
Has the first motor driven hearse in the county.
Purchases a newspaper in Holley - Holley Standard.
H. E. Turner - picture.
Charles W. Hartley leaves H. E. Turner company.
J. B. McCulley joins H. E. Turner.
Buys the Cary house.
Buys 109-111 Main from the Tomlinson estate. Now in 111. John Griffin Crockery
in 109 Main Street.
Harold Turner, 20, son of H. E., killed in a freak skating accident.
Moving the mortuary business to the Cary House.
H. E. Turner honored by National Selected Morticians.
Turner mortuary in a new location - picture of the Cary House.
Warehouse, behind the store, burns - a landmark of historic interest.
In business here for 15 years - then employed 2 men - now 12.
Turner furniture, 111 Main, reopening after redecoration, office relocated - Turner
and H. D. Bartlett - partners.
Turner bought a 3 story brick and part wooden building behind 111 Main - now used
for storage - from E. J. Dellinger.
Turner Furniture Store to become Turner and Bartlett.
Turner and Bartlett move their office to 211 East Main Street.
H. E. Turner & Co. incorporates. H. E. Turner; J. B. McCulley; H. J. Bishop.
Picture of the Cary House - H. E. Turner - ad.
Buys 41? from James Bean. Russell Morton to move from 513? East Main, home
of James Bean. Morton moving to 41 Ellicott Avenue, the Prescott House.
Moving today to 403 East Main Street.
Opens at 403 East Main Street - open for inspection.
Article on.
Picture of 403 East Main Street.
DATE
9-5-1885
1-19-1886
8-4-1886
9-29-1886
10-25-1886
11-12-1886
3-15-1887
8-16-1887
9-5-1887
9-20-1887
10-12-1887
3-9-1888
3-9-1888
3-28-1888
5-2-1888
5-16-1888
11-13-1888
11-3-1905
2-11-1910
2-20-1912
3-27-1914
5-23-1914
5-26-1914
3-9-1915
1-6-1915
7-24-1915
11-4-1918
11-25-1918
8-30-1921
11-2-1921
1-25-1922
4-21-1922
7-31-1922
8-5-1922
7-19-1923
2-14-1925
11-30-1926
3-23-1927
4-27-1927
2-16-1929
1-8-1932
10-11-1933
9-22-1934
12-10-1934
3-4-1935
8-21-1939
6-19-1943
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SUBJECT
Turner, H. E. (Harry)
H. E. Turner Mortuary
(cont)
Turner, Ronald
Turner, Ronald L.
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William L. Mansell joins H. E. Turner Co.
Obit - in Florida - aged 74.
Estate - $152,991.
Obit - Mrs. H. E. Turner (Mae Clough).
Harold J. Bishop buys the company from the McCulley estate.
J. Edward Canty and Harold Kruger purchase interest in the company, join
Harold Bishop, president of H. E. Turner Co.
Picture of the new chapel at the mortuary.
James F. Smith buys Bohm Mortuary - to run both Bohm and H. E. Turner.
Ad: Same staff to work at three mortuaries: H. E. Turner in Batavia and Bergen
and Smith Bohm in Batavia.
The Chamber awards Turner "Service of the Year" - plus history.
Staff at H. E. Turner hold its 4th annual healing day for people grieving for loved ones.
Morticians to hold a service at the First Baptist Church for those bereaved in 1999.
9-29-1945
1-3-1949
6-25-1949
1-5-1953
7-14-1953
10-2-1954
12-21-1957
5-15-1994
5-13-1994
2-23-1995
12-1-1998
12-4-1999
Turner and Robert Shell - both of Itek Corp. - under the name Summer Salt
Properties, Inc. - buy the Hub Restaurant and Hub Motel for $300,000.
2-16-1968
Engineer who worked on plans for moving tracks for 15 years a City Consulting
engineer. Retired in 1945, dead at age 65.
3-4-1948
Turner and Bartlet
Furniture.
See: H. E. Turner Co.
Turner and Cope
Advertising a carpet renovating business on Harvester Avenue.
3-17-1890
Turnure, Jane Redfield
Dead in New York. The third daughter of Heman Redfield. First person to cross
the Niagara Gorge in a basket.
2-27-1893
Turrell, John D.
To operate a Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. store on West Main Street.
5-10-1935
Tussock Caterpillar
Shade trees badly infested.
7-16-1918
Tuttle, Webster H.
Porter M. Davis and his father-in-law W. H. Tuttle buy Batavia Auto Supply Co. at
47 Main Street from Herbert F. Baker.
Sold gasoline at a station on East Main Street Road - recently worked for McAlpine.
Davis & Tuttle dissolve their partnership - Davis takes Sporting Goods store.
2-28-1923
no date
5-10-1927
Tuttobene, Joseph
Father gets $3,750 from the City for the loss of his son's hand - picked up a bomb.
5-3-1926
Tyrrell, Kate
None equals Miss Tyrrell's voice.
Famous singer, now 94, sang at the funeral of President McKinley.
Obit.
Remembered by Buffalo church member. Voice a coloratura - very beautiful.
Of choir, 4 sang together for 27 years - one other with them 17 years.
Miss Tyrrell only 5' tall. Stood on a stool to be on level with the rest of the choir.
Her solos at Easter services especially remembered by on of the Buffalo parish.
Lived with Mr. & Mrs. Russell Stone for some years.
Past & Present column: ¶ on.
Saucer seen over State Street Airport.
5-9-1896
3-22-1947
4-10-1947
4-17-1947
6-10, 20?-1947
7-26-1947
8-2, 6, 12-1952
Twardowski, Edward
Fourteen year old drowns in the Creek at a school picnic.
6-15-1934
Twentieth Century Club
Raises money for Liberty Street club house.
Teaching dancing to girls - 106 Liberty Street.
Fannie Brunson to take girls on a nature walk.
Has a candy pull.
Has a display of handy work.
4-12-1920
5-1-1920
5-7-1920
5-12-1920
5-21-1920
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Twentieth Century Club (cont)
Members have a lecture on Italy.
Tatting class at Club meeting.
Fourteen attend meeting.
Goes to Baptist Cottage at Silver Lake.
To move from 104 Liberty to rooms in St. Anthony's Hall - heating problem.
6-2-1920
8-4-1920
8-11-1920
8-25-1920
12-14-1920
Twenty Five Neediest Fund
Twenty Five Neediest Children's Fund
PTA sets up a new service - Mrs. Horace Chapin, chairman.
8th child helped - needs an operation. 7th was "Nicci" who had her tonsils out.
14th, Allan - needs new glasses.
"Joe" to have his tonsils out - 16th child.
Batavians have given $160 to the fund.
20 and 21st child - tonsils and glasses.
25th neediest, plus 2 more, helped.
Ten more to get help - gifts keep coming in.
Fund to help 40 more.
PTA reactivates the fund.
Dr. Shepard reports the fund helped 100 children last year.
Fund set-up by the Ware Class.
Since August 53 children have been helped by.
Report from the Fund.
Another report.
Article on.
Fund report.
PTA Council to take over the Fund - Mrs. William H. Laurie heads the committee.
More than 65 helped by the fund in the past year.
¶ on.
Article on - Mrs. Laurie, administrator.
Fund appeal.
Winegar on.
Winegar mentions - finds dental work most often needed.
Helps many.
Request for funds.
Asks for help.
Winegar mentions need.
Seeking donations.
Winegar on the Fund and Bessie Laurie.
Sibyl Zorn now Chairman - work outlined.
Fund appeal.
Winegar on the Fund - Sibyl Zorn, chairman.
Winegar on.
Winegar says 38 contributed this season.
Winegar mentions.
Winegar mentions.
Winegar gives annual appeal.
Winegar makes annual plea, with some background.
Winegar reports on the continued success of.
Report from Winegar.
Winegar reports that the fund is prospering, filling all needs, some children sent
to camp (S. Zorn). Sibyl Zorn (Mrs. Richard Zorn) conducts the fund.
Appeal signed by committee: Nancy Arras; Enid Baker; Shirley Maloney; Sara
Schroeder; Virginia Tiede; Sibyl Zorn.
3-30-1934
4-5-1934
4-13-1934
4-16-1934
4-21-1934
4-21-1934
4-25-1934
5-8-1934
5-15-1934
3-19-1935
11-26-1935
3-28-1936
5-19-1937
11-22-1938
4-28-1941
5-31-1941
6-20-1942
4-1-1947
7-21-1953
7-22-1959
8-2-1960
7-25-1961
7-27-1962
1-7-1963
7-1-1963
7-18-1966
6-27-1968
7-10-1969
10-9-1976
11-3-1977
1-29-1982
11-20-1982
12-17-1982
12-9-1987
2-6-1989
11-20-1990
11-27-1992
12-6-1993
12-1-1995
2-24-1997
11-28-1997
Twin Convention
September 3, 1939. August 15, 1940. August 19, 1940.
Opens - pictures.
To organize. Picture of the Taber twins.
Second convention - pictures.
4-21-1999
12-11-1999
9-5-1939
7-22-1940
8-19-1940
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Twin Fair
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Taber twins plan to organize an Empire State Brotherhood of Twins at the Albion
Fair.
Twins: Isakoff twins reunited in England on order after appeal.
Paul and Leslie Hanson - the first twins to get Navy Crosses.
Nineteen sets of twins at Alexander School.
Palatieri triplets graduate Maretta College.
Four sets of twins at Alexander School.
Plans to build in the area.
To build on East Main Road.
Officials sign for site.
Site being graded.
Picture of the site.
Seeks a permit to build.
Foundations started - picture.
Approved.
Opens Tuesday - picture.
Picture of the ribbon cutting.
Leveled by fire. - pictures.
Officials cleaning up the Twin Fair site.
Rebuilding.
Unexcelled, Inc. takes the name of most profitable subsidiary - becomes Twin
Fair Inc.
Buys the Sears store in Lockport.
Opening Tuesday the 15th.
Picture of Twin Fair interior.
Reopens - picture.
Obit - Louis C. Battaglia, founder of Twin Fair.
Professional safecracker gang robs Twin Fair.
Acquiring shares of Snyder.
Wants to sell ten Hens & Kelly stores - 16 Twin Fairs.
Closed Monday April 5.
Purchased by Federated Department Stores Inc. for $2.5million. Harold A. Egen, Jr.
is Twin Fair Chairman.
Zayre Incorporated will sign a lease for the Twin Fair store any day now.
Sells to Federated Department Stores Inc.
Sells to Federated Department Stores Inc.
DATE
9-16-1940
6-8-1944
8-2-1944
10-2-1968
5-6-1975
6-14-1975
11-9-1968
8-30-1969
11-29-1969
6-5-1971
6-15-1971
7-3-1971
8-4-1971
9-24-1971
11-9-1971
11-17-1971
3-3, 4, 6-1972
3-21-1972
4-26-1972
7-5-1972
8-8-1972
8-10-1972
8-12-1972
8-16-1972
10-21-1972
9-10-1973
4-8-1980
7-31-1981
4-6-1982
5-8-1982
3-15-1985
3-27-1992
3-27-1992
Twin Weld
See: Ball Rubber Corp. division of Chardon Corp.
Twins
Taber twins surprised on their 25th birthday by members of the Empire State
Brotherhood of Twins - of which they are founder and president.
Doris and Dorothy Hitchcock graduate - picture.
11-11-1940
6-24-1957
Twiss, Harold
Ordained Sunday.
Pastor of Second Baptist Church, Troy, NY.
Resigns pastorate - to resume studies.
Managing Editor of a Baptist publication.
6-16-1955
8-9-1958
6-27-1963
4-25-1968
Twitchell, Howard
A farmhand on the farm of T. E. Buhl claims Paul Whiteman promised him a
singing job. Would like at least a tryout.
Sang for Whiteman on recent concert here.
Gets an audition by George Hall - but no contract.
7-1-1934
5-29-1934
8-13-1934
The former Murray-Lawing studio called Two Morrows in an ad - Murray and his
son Tim, Jr.
Winegar on changed name of studio.
11-23-1989
4-19-1990
Two Morrows Photography Studio
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DATE
Tydol Gasoline
Entertains local gasoline distributors.
Tydol Station, West Main at Redfern, J. R. Holt, proprietor.
1-27-1939
8-21-1939
Tyler, John
First president to come to Batavia as he did in 1843.
Past & Present column: Mentioned in a ¶ on the visit of Van Buren.
10-7-1939
2-14-1942
Tyler, Marion B.
Honored as Junior Master Farmer.
Took the Hawley prize for best poultry at Genesee Fair.
1-20-1939
8-19-1940
Tyler, Mary
School girl makes a clay head of Christ.
4-12-1941
Tyler, Myron E.
Obit - 73. Wife: Carrie Chappel Tyler. Daughters: Mrs. Roy A. Johnson;
Mrs. Edward White.
4-14-1947
Crook and third termer, jumps from the second story window of the Municipal
Building and into the Creek - escapes.
Had boasted he would escape.
Still missing.
Apprehended in Pittsburgh.
McCulley brings Tyler back.
7-26-1912
7-27-1912
7-29-1912
9-13-1912
9-14-1912
A member of the Batavia Society of Artists, paints out of door, in bold colors picture.
11-9-2000
Tyler, Tim
Employee at Will's, one of four new owners as Vallese retires.
Interview with - who restores old Mustangs.
9-8-1956
3-24-1997
Tyler, Winfield W.
Dead at 77.
7-6-1966
Tyler, Dr. Winfield W.
Gets a fellowship for advanced study at Cornell.
Appointed atomic research laboratory in Schenectady.
Promoted by GE.
Takes a position with Xerox - heads the research division.
Heads Cornell Research Foundation.
On the Xerox Research Council.
3-20-1948
4-19-1950
4-21-1959
3-3-1965
11-2-1974
2-14-1975
Tyler and Leavenworth
A. W. Tyler and E. E. Leavenworth - to manufacture a fruit gatherer invented by
M. C. E. Cooley of Byron.
8-25-1896
Typhoid Fever
31 cases in Batavia, January to May.
Eight ill with Typhoid at the County Home.
9-29-1916
3-4-1936
Tyrrell, Isabelle Moulton
(Mrs. William J.)
Obit - former music teacher and concert pianist - age 66. Not the mother of Kate
Tyrrell. Lived on West Main Road, as did Kate.
12-27-1937
Tyler, Ray
Tyler, Sàndrà
Tyrrell, Kate
Kitty Tyrrell took part in recital in Rochester - Prof. H. D. Wilkins. She sang
Beethoven.
Tyrrell, Miss Telfair, and Mrs. Stickle sing at an organ recital at the Presbyterian
Church.
Engaged to sing in one of the leading churches in Buffalo, at a salary of $1,050
for the first year. Republican Adv.
Kittie Tyrrell and Mary Howard on the list of the Buffalo Entertainment Bureau a new organization.
Takes place in Ladie's Quartette in Buffalo.
Appreciation of work of Tyrrell in a Buffalo concert.
In a concert at Brick Church in Rochester.
Tyrrell and Mildred Green in runaway and smash-up accident on Old Buffalo Road.
2-5-1884
12-23-1886
2-21-1890
12-10-1890
2-23-1891
5-9-1896
11-14-1896
9-27-1897
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Tyrrell, Kate (cont)
Tyrrell still in serious condition.
Sang at a recital at the Lafayette Avenue Church in Buffalo.
Captivates the audience at Lyceum in Rochester.
9-29-1897
11-10-1897
3-1-1904
Tyrrell, William J.
Marries Isabel Moulton, an accomplished musician. To live at 131 Jackson St.
8-17-1904
Tyrrell, William
Sells half interest in the post office building to George Goetz of Buffalo.
Dean of the Bar Association on the death of Nathan Woodward.
81 today - picture.
Obit - aged 91.
Putnam's moving from East Main Street to the Tyrrell farm.
7-9-1886
1-20-1900
10-24-1904
4-30-1914
2-18-1928
Tyrrell, William J.
Dead at 83 - brother of Kate Tyrrell.
T. Murray Steele building a home of stone on the former Tyrrell Farm. The Tyrrell
home to be remodeled and lived in by Mr. & Mrs. Russell Stone.
3-14-1944
Tyrrell, Mrs. William (Frances A.)
Obit.
3-13-1915
Tyrrell Farm - West Main Road
Fred W. Putnam buys the farm.
10-15-1927
6-10-1947