RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
6/26/03 - 1/11/04
72.5 hours
97 pages
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SUBJECT
BAW Construction Co. of Buffalo
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BAW demolition choice for north side of Main Street in financial trouble.
Urban Renewal replaces with Werner-Spitz Const. Co. of Rochester.
DATE
2-9-1973
BEX
See: Business Equipment Exchange
BID
See: Business Improvement Dist.
B. J.'s Warehouse
Said by Benderson, developer of plaza off Lewiston Rd., to be firm tenant.
18,000 sq ft wholesale outlet promised approval by June.
Hoped to open by September.
Arena drops suit aiming to stop construction of Plaza.
Vesper Associates of Livonia to design Plaza.
Arena protests survey for access road to.
Setting up employee interviews.
Opens this week - big article.
Winegar visits, comments on.
B.J.'s & Jackson School working together to raise funds for Athletic equip., etc.
Plans expansion, says all three of Batavia Centers now full.
BPOE
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
BS & D Development Co.
Purchases Grants, Endicott-Johnson buildings. Shoe store to go into
111 East Main - OTB into corner.
2-13-1976
Babbage, Alden N.
Marries Lillian Merritt.
Printer of Daily News - dead at 55.
Winegar on letters written by Alden and Sis Babbage during World War II.
3-13-1933
8-19-1963
12-14-1990
Babcock, Daniel
Gets law degree from St. U. College Buffalo. 3rd generation enters law firm.
Passes bar exam.
Becomes District Attorney.
6-6-1964
10-26-1964
1-4-1966
Babcock, Elizabeth
Makes Santa suits for Santas all over the country - made Jerry Brinkman's
suits - learned at Santa School in Albion. (Scott DeSmit column)
12-26-1992
Babcock, Gary
Graduates Phi Beta Chi at Brown University.
Dead in California - 46.
Brief appreciative letter from father Raymond (Torchy) Babcock.
6-22-1972
7-2-1996
12-18-1996
Babcock, George
Reading law in office of Wood and Dunham.
Enrolls in school of Law, University of Buffalo.
Passes bar exam.
Forms law firm with James H. Huntington.
Home from wedding trip.
Referee for District Court - portrait.
Williams case goes to Babcock.
Office stormed by Williams creditors.
Married 40 years. Served as City Judge 1915-1921, Justice of the Peace
1904-1916. Took law degree in 1899.
Babcocks observe anniversary
Babcocks celebrate fiftieth.
Dead at 78.
4-5-1995
5-3-1995
5-12-1995
4-18-1996
4-18-1996
4-22-1996
8-2-1996
9-16-1996
10-9-1996
10-16-1999
4-8-2000
1-16-1895
9-16-1897
2-1-1899
10-27-1899
8-7-1902
12-31-1923
7-13, 14-1925
7-28-1925
7-16-1942
7-16-1947
7-16-1952
7-6-1953
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Babcock, Mrs. George W.
To Albany to take position as secretary to Senator Hooker.
Obit - 78.
Babcock, Raymond T. (Torchy)
Purchases 22 acres on Clinton Street for drive-in theatre. Former
proprietor of Babcock Motors.
Drive-in theatre open.
Sells drive-in on Clinton Street to Don P. and Lois Drake.
Of Babcock Oil Co.
Garage on Clinton Street Road damaged by fire - $25,000 damage - pictures.
To have Open House to show new model pre-cut homes on Clinton Street.
Asks City to supply water to Stringham Drive.
Exhibits factory-built homes on Clinton Street Road.
Picture: Babcock home under drifts.
Ban lifted on work on Babcock Service Station at 669 Ellicott St.
Arrested for dumping on his own property - picture.
Judge adjourns dumping case.
Turns 80 on 8/8/88. Has had five successful business ventures. Came to
Batavia in 1945. Sold trucks at International Harvester place. Owneroperator of Babcock Mobil Home Park. Former owner of Genesee Drive-in
Theatre. Had search-light business before Country Kitchen opened.
A gasoline, gas and oil business - all on Clinton Street.
Has quadruple by-pass surgery on heart - doing well.
Interview with.
Obit - 92.
Tribute to. Editorial.
Babcock, Sherman
DATE
1-23-1906
12-5-1962
4-16-1949
3-2-1953
2-21-1959
1-2-1963
5-21-1964
4-8-1967
8-2-1967
3-10-1971
2-2-1972
8-16-1973
9-18-1973
8-8-1988
7-17-1989
12-1996
6-6-2001
6-5?
Marries Edith Mantor.
Passes bar exam.
Joins father as Bobcock and Babcock, 106 Main St.
Appointed transfer tax attorney.
Buys Curtis Building, 8-10 Jackson site (not building) where father started.
George Babcock had first office on Jackson Street in building now replaced
by Curtis Building at 8-10 Jackson St.
President of Genesee County Bar Association.
Retires from Mental Health Board.
10-2-1937
12-22-1938
4-3-1939
1-9-1959
Babcock, Mrs. Sherman
In hospital.
Obit - 56.
4-30-1968
3-7-1973
Babcock, Thomas
Married Ann. L. Rieman in Hilton, NY.
7-1-1967
Babcock & Babcock
Formed - 106 Main St.
Plans building in UR area - sketch.
Moving office from Washington Ave. to 334 East Main.
Zoning changed on East Main for.
Law firm now 100 years old - picture of four present members.
4-3-1939
12-22-1965
4-12-1967
5-9-1967
9-11-1999
Babcock Motors
385 West Main St. George W. Babcock.
Gerald H. Post buys 32 foot trailer - picture - at Babcock Motors - for long
distance trucking - tandem axels - 8 tires.
Harold Northrup going to 385 West Main.
Leases little Quonset recently built for display.
Leases place on West Main Street Road.
Full page ad - Elmer Roach, manager.
3-29-1946
12-23-1946
1-8-1947
1-8-1947
1-10-1947
4-18-1962
12-5-1968
9-25-1970
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Babcock Motors (cont)
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Hill Society Circus breaks down - Babcock Motors to supply truck - picture.
Sold to Boyle Motor Company, south side of West Main St. - west of City limits.
Raymond Babcock sells Babcock Motors to Boyle's Motor Sales Corp.
Babcock to sell trucks & trailers.
Ad: Babcock Service Station on Clinton to carry flight gasoline.
DATE
10-23-1948
3-22-1949
3-22-1949
12-31-1957
Babcock Service Station
Police investigating a break-in at. Ellicott Street near Cedar Street.
1-6-1964
Babe Ruth Stadium
New Little League baseball stadium in Williams Park to be called "Babe Ruth
Stadium."
Picture: Ceremony to be August 4th.
Picture: Dedication of Stadium.
6-21-1959
8-1-1959
8-5-1959
Babies - Abandoned
Baby Farm
Baby found in Cooley's warehouse.
Testimony says was born alive.
Locke's to adopt baby left on doorstep in February.
Beautiful blue-eyed baby left on doorstep of Rev. A. F. Colburn Methodist Pastor.
Augusta Schelling of East Oakfield offers to adopt Colburn doorstep baby.
Baby above adopted by Mockfords of West Bethany.
Body of infant frozen, in bundle, found by two boys on Seaver Place.
No info on baby. Apparently born dead, not killed.
Infant found on doorstep on Walnut Street adopted.
Murdered baby found under building, end of Ross Street.
Bertha Hale and daughter Viola held.
Hales held for Grand Jury.
Infant girl left on Ross Street porch.
Infant wrapped in towels found on Denio Street - newly born.
Body of infant found on bank of creek near River Street bridge.
See: Mary C. Reed.
Body of a new born infant found in tool shed at St. Joseph Cemetery.
Body of baby found under tree on Bank Street farm.
Trio held in baby death: Hella Mitchell, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Schra…..?
Baby case dropped - lack of evidence.
Baby girl found in basket near Children's Home.
Offers to adopt baby girl pour in.
Patricia Ann (above baby) doing well.
Body of infant found in creek on Boles farm, Creek Road.
Abandoned infant found in Darien Service Station (Baby X)
Baby X - one year old - doing fine.
Baby X named William Samuel (fostered by Dipson) doing well.
Five day old baby found at Thruway stop.
Mother found - child to Children's Court.
Infant of 2 or 3 days left with Median.
Baby girl found, St. Joseph's parking? Picture.
Baby X on way to adoption.
Victoria Mayne delivers baby in toilet - abandons it.
Mayne charged and case to Grand Jury. Child now with adoptive family doing well.
Victoria Mayne charged with endangering newborn infant in toilet. (See Mayne)
All during 1887 - didn't note dates.
Cynthia McDonald tried.
Jennie Greenbaum Drock of Bank Street Road accused of running baby farm.
2-22-1892
2-25-1892
5-26-1892
12-23-1892
1-6-1893
2-16-1893
12-26-1906
12-27-1906
5-21-1912
2-23-1919
2-24-1919
3-14-1919
10-30-1926
11-1-1927
8-12-1938
7-8-1939
4-30-1942
6-1-1942
6-3-1942
3-19-1945
3-20-1945
3-16-1946
1-9-1946
11-22-1948
7-6-1949
11-19-1949
1-20-1960
1-23, 25-1960
4-29-1960
7-8-1966
7-12, 15-1966
9-2-1998
10-8-1998
12-1998
3-1-1988
3-11-1940
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DATE
Babysitting
Certification of babysitters - cost $600 a year - scares off many babysitters.
5-2-1989
Baccalaureate Services
For second year baccalaureate services to be at each church.
6-18-1937
Bach Machine Shop
At 44 Swan Street started by William Bach in 1985, expanding 1250 sq. ft. to 2750 sq. ft.
6-28-1989
Bachellor, Donald
Bachelors
Bachelor's Club
Son-in-law of Bachellors, elected congressman in Honduras.
Bachellors returned from Honduras, say recent trouble there greatly
exaggerated by Press.
Harry L. Rider entertains friends as agreed two years ago when all were
free men. He is the first to be engaged. Newell K. Cone; James L. Kelly;
Guy E. Lown; Milton R. Miller; Frank Thomas; J. Blaine Thomas; John C.
Pratt; Marshall C. Rumsey; John B. (Sloan?); George W. Watson.
Meets.
To dissolve. Met in home of Ralph Chandler Parker, 16 Summit St. since
last fall. To disband June 1.
Reunion - next to last member recently married. Club started in fall of 1908
when 14 young men were celebrating the re-election of Charles Evans
Hughes as governor. All then bachelors. Each entertains as gives up
single state. Latest, Blaine Thomas. Only one still single (now out west) Clifford Van Lowe. Members: George W. Watson; John B. Seaver;
Guy E. Lown; Marshall Rumsey; J. Frank Thomas; Harry L. Rider; John C.
Pratt; Newell K. Cone; Milton R. Miller; James L. Kelly; all above present
plus not named guests. Not present: Raymond Walker; George P.
Southworth.
Bachulak, Joseph G.
Killed in France.
Backhoe Joe's
Former Kornarski's - Tiffany Lounge - Angel's becomes Backhoe Joe's in
1986 or 1987.
Two brothers stabbed at.
Backus, Charles
Backwash
Backus and P. P. Bradish form association to manufacture the Backus Heater.
Demand for Backus Heater brisk.
New company: Batavia Manufacturing Co. set up to manufacture Backus
Heating apparatus and other plumbing furniture.
Column on Backus heating apparatus by Bradish and Backus.
Local rock group, ready to release CD. Jim Lowe, Vincent Pastore, Tony
Pontillo & Howard Cotton, Jr. - picture.
Lowe and Pastore taking Backwash south on tour.
To tour south under name Aardvark because there is a southern group
Backwash.
2-22-1986
5-5-1988
5-26-1911
11-2-1920
4-14-1921
7-23-1924
7-24, 28-1944
4-7-1989
7-10-1883
10-20-1883
3-22-1884
4-3-1884
9-28-1995
7-18-1996
8-10-1996
Bacon, Lavern C.
Dead in Europe.
9-18-1944
Baggs, Joe
Raymond Russell makes the police the butt of his Joe Baggs drawings.
Russell displays nine drawings at McLaughlin Cigar store.
3-11-1912
3-8-1912
Baglio, Joseph
Padlock proceedings started against Baglio proprietor at 36 Main.
36 Main Street padlocked - furnishings cleared out.
3-20-1931
4-7-1931
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DATE
Baglio, Samuel
Liquor still found in barn burning at 227 S. Liberty - rented by Baglio.
Baglio, landlord of Ellicott Square Hotel, arrested for still.
10-9-1922
10-10-1922
Baha: of Western New York
State Baha Convention at YWCA this week.
Baha is to meet at Salvation Army Citadel.
To meet in Clarendon.
Convening at Sheraton.
10-30-1969
7-9-1976
5-12-1990
10-4-1991
Bailey, Claude
Buys Orpheun(?) Theatre - will open it - has had theatre in Le Roy.
10-20-1910
Bailey, Capt. L. R.
Obit.
6-12-1886
Bailey, Nicodemus
Chapin on Bailey - picture.
Bailey's married 50 years.
Dead on Reservation.
10-14-1961
12-22-1961
1-7-1966
Bailey, Raymond K.
Moves his radiator service from rear of 39 Center St. to 247 West Main St.
10-22-1936
Bailey Radiator Service
Moves from rear of 39 Center St. to 247 West Main.
10-22-1936
Baird, John
Buys brick yard of Royce, opposite fairgrounds on Ellicott St. of
of W. C. Woolsey and John Schafer.
Tally Olmquist tells me John Baird owned the brickyard in Bergen, NY
and is said to have supplied the bricks to build the NY State School.
3-22-1887
Baird, Malcolm
Obit.
7-6-1953
Baker, Dr. Ellis W.
Bakers of Syracuse Forging interested in Batavia.
Dr. & Mrs. Baker here.
Has exploding bullet injure eye.
Dr. & Mrs. Baker and son, W. E. Baker, moving to Virginia because of
Dr. Baker's health.
Dead in Norfolk, VA. Mrs. Baker a second wife - sister of S. D. Howard.
To settle Dr. Baker's estate, 80 shares of Baker Gun Co. stock sold to
Dr. H. S. Hutchins and J. W. Leseur.
12-6-1888
1-16-1889
7-11-1892
Baker, Dr. Harrison V.
Announcer at Downs, resigns.
4-4-1986
Baker, Herbert F.
With Louis F. Walz to open auto supply store at 47 Main Street.
Sells Batavia Auto Supply to Porter M. Davis and Webster H. Tuttle.
3-10-1919
2-28-1923
Baker, Herbert L.
Obit - 100 Summit St. Real estate dealer.
4-26-1960
Baker, Jacob
Shoemaker.
In 1883 Directory - not in 1896.
Mrs. W. E. Webster has contracted to purchase from F. S. Wood, executor
and trustee, the Baker building, 78 Main Street.
78 Main Street - Shoemaker there in 1869. In 1888 Jacob Baker lived at
36 West Main.
Baker, Jennie Cowdin
Second wife of Dr. John F. Baker who died 5-16-1898 aged 83. Married
Philadelphian, Samuel Newburn.
Died - aged 78 - in Kansas City on 9-11-1914.
4-28-1898
2-16-1899
4-18-1902
11-13-1894
3-7-1907
9-14-1914
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Baker, Dr. John Follett
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Health Officer. See also: Silver Ash
Dr. Baker and son Dr. John W. Baker dissolve partnership. Dr. John F. at
5 bank St. Dr. John W. over Hewitt's Store.
Commences an addition on south side of 5 Bank St. for private quarters.
Later a patient leaving 5 Bank Street fell into the excavation.
Purchases from J. L. Swan the right to use Silver Ash treatment for
alcoholism.
Oldest local practicing physician, dead in 83rd year.
Daughter, Fannie Baker Hartley, died 9-9-1902
DATE
4-1-1890
3-24-1891
3-31-1893
5-16-1898
Baker, Dr. John W.
To Albany on business.
Sues William H. Watson to recover dollar for treating thumb.
Moves office from Bank Street to Walker building, over Pattersons Drugs.
Appointed Health Officer for four years.
New Health Officer.
Obit - 97.
10-31-1902
12-18-1902
4-16-1902
4-11-1904
2-4-1919
8-8-1936
Baker, Louis
Once associated with Walker, Shaw and Baker - dead at 72. Had purchased
bakery of R. C. Page on Exchange Street. Ran it until March 1894 when
firm dissolved. Since then Baker baked at New York State School.
Once Mayor.
3-17-1900
Baker, Miss Marjory
Dance instructor at Dance de Luxe Studio.
9-12-1914
Baker, Dr. Peter
Moving office to 24 West Main St. - former Dellinger House. Son of Matron
at State School. Moved from Syracuse.
Survives ship lost in Pacific. Picture.
Picture: Recovering in Pacific after rescue.
Promoted to major.
Taking PG course.
Dr. and Mrs. Baker of 117 Bank St.
3-19-1940
11-12-1942
10-9-1943
7-21-1945
4-12-1947
3-3-1951
City cat and dog mortitian, finds cost of driving to animal cemetery on
Lewiston Road more than the dollar he is now paid. Gets $1.50 for dog,
$1.25 for cats.
In hospital in Syracuse with eye infection.
4-3-1947
9-29-1949
Baker, William H.
Baker Gun Co. Baker - inventor of gun parts - dead.
10-10-1889
Baker Constrution Co.
Sign on location Off Track Belt area.
Baker Gun Co.
Gun company contemplating moving from Syracuse. Committee trying to
raise $5,000 to get Syracuse Forging to come here. Syracuse Forging
burned in Syracuse a week ago. Bakers interested.
Mr. Wiard and Dr. Hutchins visited Syracuse and brought back a favorable
report. Syracuse Forging & Gun Company proposes coming here.
Favor former Portable Engine Co. building. May need $88,000.
Gun company would help town.
Definite offer received.
Committee hopes to buy old Engine Company for Syracuse Forging.
Dr. Baker and Mr. Mylcrane here.
Money for Syracuse all in.
Work begun on buildings by Bakers. Mr. & Mrs. Baker here.
Gang of men altering old Engine Works for Gun Company.
New company to start as Syracuse Forging and Gun Company.
Baker, Philip
5-1989
12-6-1888
12-11-1888
12-21-1888
12-22-1888
12-27-1888
12-31-1888
1-2-1889
1-16-1889
1-17-1889
1-19-1889
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Baker Gun Co. (cont)
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Gun Company machinery on way.
Last of Gun Company machinery arrives. Setting up Gun Company engines today.
Gun Company to make 6,000 guns a year.
Term "Baker Gun Co." first used for Syracuse Forging and Gun Company.
Guns being shipped to every part of the country.
Gun works running night shift - 100 at work.
Getting sprinkler system.
Gun Company great asset here - had good year.
Gun Company to erect brick building on corner of Liberty and School streets use present building as office.
Ground broken.
Change name Syrcuse Gun to Baker Gun.
Name change made official - now Baker Gun & Forging Co.
Office still incomplete - scene of party for employees.
Being enclosed by tight board fence.
Begins making ball bearings for bicycles.
To run night and day.
To double stock.
Expects to put out 10,000 gunes in year.
Supt. Frank A. Hollenbech invents machine to put ribbing in rifles.
Came here partly due to influence of William T. Mylcrane.
Has new hammerless gun - to be exhibited at Worlds Fair.
Turning out expensive guns, beautifully engraved - one costs $250.
To settle extate of Dr. Ellis F. Baker, 80 shares of Baker Gun Co. stock sold
to Dr. H. S. Hutchins and J. W. LeSeur.
J. M. Farwell, brother-in-law of Arthur G. Hough, new secretary/treasurer.
William T. Mylcrane retires as President.
E. J. Mockford heads company.
New whistle - three tones that blend.
Company in fine shape.
To enlarge - to install drop forge department in new space - 120 employees.
Mockford to retire due to illness - D. W. Tomlinson new superintendent.
Frederick M. Farwell new president.
Stockholders vote to reduce capital stock from $200,000 to $100,000.
Office renovated.
Running night and day.
Charged with infringement of patent for Febinger.
Gets restraining order for making Faberger rifles - 25 laid off.
Pres. Farwell says legal trouble developed between Baker Gun and
Faberger Arms Co. of New Orleans. Baker has contract to make 20,000
Faberge guns. New Orleans company says infringement of their legal
rights, deny contract.
Owner of Febinger Rifles sues Baker - story outlined.
J. C. Febinger - here a year - interested in (own) manufacture of rifles at
Baker Gun - returning with family to New Orleans.
Henry B. Febinger case in court.
Also making auto parts.
Wins Febinger case - may continue to make Febinger Rifles.
Doing drop forge castings for Gould Coupling Co. of Depew.
Doing drop forge steel work for Massey-Harris.
New model called "Holland-Batavia" - orders in several thousand.
To manufacture Universal Joint.
Company in shake-up. Frederick M. Farwell, president, to resign March 1st.
Buying Jamesville Manufacturing Co. of which Hugh Brugman of
Syracuse is president. Brugman to run gun manufacturing, D. W. Tomlinson
DATE
2-11-1889
2-19-1889
2-26-1889
7-19-1889
8-22-1889
12-11-1889
9-11-1890
1-21-1890
3-29-1890
4-4-1890
4-9-1890
4-28-1890
7-1-1890
10-31-1890
7-10-1891
11-3-1891
1-20-1892
3-30-1892
7-30-1892
?
10-13-1892
10-5-1896
4-18-1902
11-19-1902
1-26-1904
2-3-1904
5-6-1905
1-9-1906
1-15-1907
2-1-1907
1-14-1908
4-26-1908
11-22-1909
1-11-1910
6-2-1910
12-29-1910
2-22-1911
4-5-1911
4-18-1911
5-20-1911
9-25-1911
12-12-1911
2-27-1912
5-31-1912
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Baker Gun Co. (cont)
Bakeries
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to continue as superintendent. Jamesville Mfg. Co. makes auto parts.
Strikes in Belgium have limited manufacturing of gun barrels - limiting
gun construction.
Making parts for aeroplanes for Curtis orders.
Old wooden fence around company being replaced by cement posts & wire.
See: Past & Present December 8, 1900
Sold to H & D Folsom Arms. Short history of Baker Gun.
Stops making guns - to make auto parts.
To manufacture auto parts under name Batavia Auto Products Co.
Daniel W. Tomlinson and William Adsit making regeneration for auto engines.
Regenerator perfected by Tomlinson.
Bank of Batavia bid on Baker Gun property after foreclosure.
To make small tools and hammers.
On Baker Gun Co. finances in 1920 when W. W. Buxton signed note he is now
refusing to pay. Tomlinson testifies.
Buxton sues Bank of Batavia on settlement above.
Reminiscent article on - products now collectors items.
Winegar recalls.
Article on.
Chapter from McEvoy book.
Bakeries in city in 1882:
1. Baker and Walkenshaw, 63 Main. 2. Uebele, 18 Main. Rebuilt in 1886.
Flames threaten old bake shop in rear of Tomlinson block at Exchange Place
August 17, 1894. Many big fires in area spare old shop.
Smith & Cheeseman in Guiteau block on Jackson St. dissolve partnership Smith to run.
Smith Bakeshop on Exchange being torn down.
Part to be saved to store hose cart. Alerts.
Smith moving across Jackson St. from Guiteau to Tranier Building.
C. W. Richmond of State Street Bakery.
Mrs. W. W. Kinney opening bakery at 32 Jackson St. - formerly Blodgett Bakery
O. A. Blodgett at 70 Main - lunches, baked goods, ice cream parlor.
Otto Fricker to open bakery at 507 East Main Street.
G. W. Smith Bakery - corner of Center and Main - closes.
A. B. Clark of Pittsford taking bakery corner of Center.
O. A. Blodgett sells bakery at 70 Main to Albert J. Burns of Stafford (Now at
146 State St.)
D. M. Jones at 507 East Main.
A. B. Clark sells bakery at 119 Main - corner of Center St. - to Albert Lawyer
of Medina.
Frank E. Stevenson bought bakery - 32 Jackson Street - from mother
Mrs. W. W. Kenney. Stevenson's in 1900 Directory.
Horace Williams opens bakery at 59 Jackson.
J. M. Thomas bakery corner of Main and Center.
Walter W. White leases Heal block - 32 Main - to open bakery, confectionery
and temperance restaurant.
New bakery opens Monday - 59 Jackson.
J. M. Burns sells bakery - 59 Jackson St. to Byron Osborn of Byron.
Ad: Stephenson, F. E. of 32 Jackson St. - bread kneaded under perfect
conditions - picture of 4 men around kneading pan.
Louis Baker - once with Walkenshaw and Baker - dead at 72.
Frank E. Stephenson - baker on Jackson St. - marries Cora Blumerick.
New sign for bakery of Horace Williams - corner of Main and Center unsatisfactory.
DATE
2-15-1913
7-3-1915
8-17-1916
12-26-1919
4-19-1920
9-9-1921
1-16-1922
7-31-1922
1-6-1923
2-10-1927
2-9-16,3-9-1927
6-26-1946?
6-22-1965
7-17-1965
5-11-1995
1-29-1895
3-12-1895
3-15-1895
3-27-1895
4-25-1895
4-2-1896
5-6-1896
11-13-1896
12-28-1896
1-6-1897
9-6-1897
10-9-1897
10-20-1897
12-18-1897
1-27-1898
8-8-1898
9-15-1898
9-17-1898
5-1-1899
11-10-1899
3-17-1900
6-13-1900
7-6-1900
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Bakeries (cont.)
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Mrs. Martha Cheeseman sells Ellicott Square Bakery in Kraft building to
to David Streamer of Buffalo.
Valentine Koralewski to build house and bakery at 215 Ellicott St.
Walter Koralewski opening Vienna Bakery at 115 Ellicott Street.
Negotiations for sale of Williams Bakery to Charles Lefevre falls through.
Williams Bakery sold to Mrs. Sarah Lathrop.
Sarah E. Lathrop sells bakery at Center and Main to Mrs. William Page of Vine St.
J. M. Fuller has taken East End bakery with D. M. Jones.
L. J. Morgan sells bakery at 59 Jackson to J. C. DeShon.
DeShon sells bakery on Jackson St. Sold to W. J. & E. C. Jacks - to be
Jacks Brothers.
Bakery corner of Main & Center - fixtures sold to pay mortgage by
Mrs. W. E. Page against Sarah E. Lathrop - for $200.
Mrs. Lathrop sells bakery to William L. Burke of Washington Ave.
Horace G. Williams buys East End Bakery.
Burke, in Center St. corner, discontinues bakery after three months.
Horace G. Williams buys bakery corner Center St. from Mrs. Sarah Lathrop.
Jenks Bros bakery on Jackson St. in business 5 weeks, discontinued.
Charles O'Brien opened East End Bakery.
Albert Lear leases East End Bakery - will put in line of groceries.
Sophia Ayres exchanged bakery on Liberty St. with S. B. Darfey for house
and lot.
Waldron and Crossland Bakery - 59 Jackson St. - closed; stock seized.
Crossland left town, location unknown.
Crossland still in town. Mrs. Crossland hopes to reopen.
C. W. Folger opens bakery at 509 E. Main.
S. B. Durfey - Ellicott Street baker - has dough mixing machine.
C. W. Chappel sells bakery at 10 State St. to Albert J. Burns. (James White
ran it for Chappel.) Burns owned it earlier when it was on Main Street.
Burns Bakery closed under bankruptcy - 10 State St.
Burns sold bakery - repurchased it.
Williams bakery advertising bread.
Kerslewski's Bakery - 325 Ellicott - damaged by fire.
Ad: Churchill & Barber - corner of Main & Center - homemade bread & pastries.
Churchill Bakery gets new bread mixing machinery.
James A. White on way to work Hiscutt Bakery 240 Ellicott Ave. at 4am hit
by train.
Alvin A. Wilkes purchases Williams Bakery from J. M . Smith - Main & Center.
Wilkes of Albion - Smith to Holley.
C. W. Richmond open bakery - 35 West Main St.
Richardson moving bakery from Hough Building to vacant store in
Williams building.
Walter Koralewski, the Ellicott St. baker, shot at burglar - luckily poor shot.
H. B. Silvernail to sell home baked goods at 456 Ellicott St.
Charles Richmond closes bakery.
G. H. Coulson advertises bakery at 38 Jackson St. - to open soon.
Sarah Andrews sells bakery at 115 State St. to Mrs. Mary L. Osborn
of Hornell.
Ellicott Street Bakery - 325 Ellicott St.
Peter H. Smith bakery in Pan Am Building closed - Herbert Hampton
selling fixtures.
Horace G. Williams sells bakery corner Main & Center Sts. To George E. Lear.
Mr. Williams conducted for past 18 years.
DATE
8-14-1900
9-14-1900
11-17-1900
11-20-1900
11-30-1900
12-15-1900
12-19-1900
2-24-1901
7-29-1901
8-26-1901
8-27-1901
11-30-1901
12-2-1901
12-13-1901
12-23-1901
1-20-1902
1-29-1902
2-7-1902
7-24-1902
7-25-1902
10-7-1902
5-21-1903
9-5-1903
2-4-1904
5-16-1904
11-4-1904
8-7-1905
10-5-1906
3-27-1908
4-29-1908
1-20-1909
2-8-1910
7-8-1910
8-18-1910
2-25-1911
3-30-1912
9-28-1912
12-3-1913
11-12-1914
4-2-1915
8-3-1916
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SUBJECT
Bakeries (cont.)
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Mrs. Nancy D. Lear sold bakery at corner of Main & Center- formerly
Williams Bakery - to Florence Sprague. Was run by Mrs. Lear's son
George D. Lear.
Adolph G. Henning to move dry goods store to above corner. Mrs. Sprague
must move.
Bakery at Main and Center sold on judgment against Lear. Hiscutt to buy
machinery.
Past and Present column: Henning, now going into building at corner of Main
and Center Streets - the first business not a bakery at that location.
Frank Gast opened The Vienna Bakery there over 35 years ago when
the building was completed.
Thompson and Coventry of Lockport to open bakery at 114 Main St.
Langs of Buffalo to open store at 35 West Main St.
Dibble rents one of stores in former Post Office building to open (Clark's)
Housewife Bakery.
Hiscutt to double size.
John R. Bojanowski the baker at 421 Ellicott St. fined for having liquor in truck.
Howard Schmuck and Fred G. Hartman, Oakfield bakers, bankrupt.
Ferdinand W. McCosken, formerly with Hiscutt, buys Andrews Bakery,
3 State St.
Rena W. Wilson and Mrs. Emma Lowe to open home bake shop at
235 West Main.
Home Bake Shop, 11 Bank St.
Fire in Batavia Sanitary Bakery, 421 Ellicott St., Quilitiarco(?) Prospero, owner.
Ad: Batavia Pastry Shop, 3 State St. made wedding cake for Valle wedding.
Richard Gervase opening Bake Shop at 216 Ellicott St.
Country Pride Bakery on Liberty St.
Dunkin Donuts on West Main St.
DATE
1-9-1917
1-26-1917
3-22-1917
5-5-1917
12-27-1919
4-1-1920
12-31-1921
8-17-1925
6-22-1927
1-17-1928
8-30-1933
1-12-1940
4-15-1941
5-1-1941
7-13-1948
11-11-1965
Bãla, Irene
See: Eagle Window Cleaning
Balbick, Paul
Trietley on Paul Balbick - picture - polio victim.
Sues college (GCC) for making access to his office difficult.
6-5-1954
10-29-1999
Balbick, Robert J.
Balbick passes bar exam.
Joins Harris Gardner.
Has been Police Attorney 6 years. City studying plans to reduce work load.
To replace Schultz as City Court Judge.
Winegar on. Wife Jane. Address 105 Richmond Avenue.
Interview with.
Picture: article on courts.
Says increased case load burdening the court.
Running for second term as City Court judge, opposed by D. Michael Murray.
Letters to Ed on Balbick for Judge.
More letters commending Judge Balbick.
Letter to Ed outlines credentials.
Wins - calls it vote of confidence. Picture.
1,096 signatures gains Balbick "Families First" line for September election.
Ad for Balbick plus picture.
Balbick, a Republican, running on Independent and Family First party.
Letter to Ed about, picture of family.
Articles by and about Balbick and Adams, candidates for Family Court.
Loses to Adams.
12-20-1974
11-15-1975
3-10-1990
3-23-1992
3-31-1992
4-6-1992
6-1-1995
8-7-1996
6-16-1998
9-11-1998
9-12-1998
10-23-1998
11-4-1998
8-22-2000
8-29-2000
9-7-2000
9-9-2000
9-13-2000
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SUBJECT
Balbick, Kristen
11
TEXT
DATE
Continues family tradition by graduating first at Notre Dame High. Picture
with father Robert who was second in his class at Notre Dame,
grandmother Ethel Marzolt who was first in her class at St. Mary's Academy.
6-21-1997
Balcom, Roy
Retiring - head of GLF for Western New York area.
7-3-1948
Baldwin, Howard J.
Buys Spa Restaurant at 46 Main St. from Paul Hanley who lost license.
James P Carrubba to open bakery 119 Liberty St.
9-25-1941
4-15-1948
Baldwin, Janet Quait
To replace Ella Renkert as Exec. Sec. Of YWCA.
Mentioned in article on Mrs. Renkert's new position.
10-10-1989
1-8-1990
Baldwins, Raymond & Virginia (Hickernell)
Going to Bangkok.
Return from Tehran.
Obit. - Raymond - 84.
5-27-1972
1-5-1976
8-29-1997
Balicki, Edward F.
Obit. - age 61. Former manager of Sleghts.
12-18-1986
Balkwill, William
18 - killed in Minuteman Service Station robbery.
Many murder tips.
Joseph Pawlowski arrested.
1-17-1974
1-18-1974
1-29-1974
Ball, Catherine A.
Catherine Ball Jensen graduates from Rosary Hill, Magna Cum Laude.
To speak in Germany on Business Management.
Daughter of Donald Ball admitted to Supreme Court bar - picture.
6-5-1976
4-28-1987
6-11-1988
Ball, Chester
Black youth employed at Stafford Country Club murders employee of club.
Police searching for Ball.
Ball traced to Linwood.
Ball held.
Ball on trial.
Ball sentenced without trial.
Ball sent to Auburn.
8-18-1927
8-19-1927
8-20-1927
8-23-1927
11-2-1927
11-10-1927
11-17-1927
Ball, Donald
Marries(?) Cecilia Tessitore.
1-14-1953
Ball, Juanita
Opens photo studio - Juanita Ball Photograph Studio - in Genesee Toy &
Gift Shop, 116 Main St.
10-9-1931
Mae W. Ball, Florence J. Ball and Harold W. Ball of 112 Bank St. start
new business.
10-10-1930
Ball Grain and Feed Co.
Ball Rubber Co.
To take Hewitt-Robbins building in Industrial Park.
Leases Litton Systems facility in the Industrial Park.
Bets permit to enlarge building.
To open in March.
Acquires assets of ACS (Computer Systems) in Bradford, CT.
Planning second shift. Manufactures Twin Weld welding hose.
Official says no bottle lids available here (canners find shortage in groceries)
Sells Ball Rubber Division to newly formed Chardon Corp. - will become
Ball Rubber Division of Chardon.
Chardon phases out Twin Weld, moves division from Ohio to Industrial Park.
Twin Weld sharing building at Industrial Park. Workers told us.
8-9-1974
10-17-1974
12-11-1974
1-9-1975
1-27-1975
5-9-1975
7-30-1975
8-31-1978
8-15-1987
10-22-1987
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SUBJECT
Ballard, Byron
Ballard, Mrs. Byron
12
TEXT
To retire - 29 years at State School.
Article on - Kathy Smith.
Obit - 75.
First scout in school's history to attain Life rank. Not a local boy - student
at State School.
Kathy Smith on - she is one of 40 teachers teaching Hadley Correspondance
School for the Blind.
DATE
3-17-1967
8-5-1967
11-14-1980
11-18-1967
Ballard, E. F.
Sells flour and feed business at 14 Main to C. A. Husk.
3-1-1905
Ballard, Frank W.
Marries Mary F. Osborn.
U. S. Commissioner. Lives at 120 Jackson St.
Obit - 84. Dean of Genesee Bar.
1-12-1910
9-11-1940
4-19-1945
Ballard, Mrs. Frank
Obit. Formerly of 120 Jackson St.
2-26-1947
Ballard house - Jackson St.
Frank W. Ballard bought Watson-Easton residence and property, west side
of Jackson Street from Mrs. C. F. Bissell.
Dr. D. B. Horton leases Ballard home, Jackson and Maple St.
J. D. Ballard and family to move to Watson house next door.
Dr. Horton and family now in Ballard house.
Mrs. Cora Wilford to open hospital in Ballard house, corner Maple & Jackson St.
11-2-1893
2-26-1894
2-26-1894
4-21-1894
7-21-1900
Balloon
Hot Air Balloon: Pauline Zuczuski, 5 South Lyon St.
Ballooning
Edward Allen, nephew, Leonard Radley (Buddy Radley)
Second balloon meet a success.
Winegar on ballooning by friends of Eddie Allen.
Balloon meet advertised for Darien Lake all through July 1983.
Balloons over Batavia for Fair Grounds June 26 and 27. Program. In place
of air show of past years.
Ballymore
House of Mrs. & Mrs. John A. Coon on State Street Road.
Balonek, Tim
Moved to write history of Batavia Little League in researching Ernie Parks,
of Ernie Parks Stadium.
New book out - picture.
Bancard System
Opens office in Amherst.
Banas, Gary
Gary Banas Auto Sales Inc. of East Main Street charged with not forwarding
permanent ownership papers to new buyers.
Also charged with not paying for cars on consignment, charged in child
support.
Given probation, must pay $140,000 restitution.
Sentenced Tuesday to pay $90,000 to the other car dealer, David Mancuso,
do 300 hours of community service. Other charges include failure to pay
child support, etc. Probably not do jail time because he owes so much
money.
Sentenced to year in Onondaga jail for grand larceny there.
Bandits
See: Football.
9-14-1981
1-4-1979
6-24-1999
11-13-1903
6-7-1999
6-9-1999
12-12-1990
8-1-1997
10-31-1997
2-27-1998
3-18-1998
3-26-1998
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Bands
Bandstand
13
TEXT
Past & Present Column: 22 years ago Batavia had four bands;
1. Batavia City Band - made up of members of Moose Club J. M. Wood, Director.
2. Genesee Band - Eugene L. de Voll, Director.
3. Italian Imperial Band - Dominic Sabia, Director.
4. Polish Band - George Forbes, Director.
Twenty men at work on Ellicott Square bandstand.
Subscription started for bandstand in Court House Park.
No new bandstand this year.
Bids too high.
Council deciding fate of Ellicott Square bandstand.
Ellicott Square bandstand being razed.
Winegar gets comment on Ellicott Square bandstand washed away in
1942 flood.
Winegar describes bandstand proposed by Rotary as gift to Centennial Park also picture.
Rotary members offer bandstand to City Council with three members
opposed to Park as location.
Planning Board recommends accepting.
Council may hold hearing on bandstand.
Most of those at hearing oppose bandstand.
Rotary, park neighbors, to confer.
Editorial on.
Question of bandstand put on hold for period of cooling off.
City Council seeking compromise suggestions.
Rotary withdraws offer of bandstand - says has other ways to meet needs
of capital project.
DATE
4-5-1937
5-28-1895
6-5-1897
6-15-1897
8-26-1918
9-16-1941
5-26-1942
12-2-1976
12-9-1998
12-15-1998
12-18-1998
12-23-1998
1-12-1999
1-20-1999
1-22-1999
2-10-1999
4-13-1999
4-23-1999
Bank of Batavia
Joins Marine Midland.
Picture of in 1924.
7-16-1931
9-4-1976
Bank of Castile
Acquires Anchor Savings - will open in Batavia.
Looks for location to buy or to build.
Now in trailer in Mancuso Parking lot.
Appoints Robert J. Bennett and Sandra Weiler bank officers. Ad & picture.
Bank opens today in trailer, corner of School and Liberty St. - to locate in
Brand Names Plaza. Says has many customers here. Some history
of the bank.
Going into former Bank of Le Roy, 408 E. Main St. Sign on building.
Reports record earnings.
Home bank reports record earnings for 1994.
Officials foresee growth.
Encourages volunteerism for manager - Bob Bennett in Batavia, Le Roy.
Round the clock banking at 2 locations - 408 East Main and Genesee
Memorial Hospital. Ad.
Reports increased earnings, believed due to customer service. Parent
company: Letchworth Independent Bankcorp, James W. Fulmer, president.
Earnings continue to climb.
Chamber of Commerce choice as Business of Year - picture.
Parent company approves split in B of C stock "Letchworth Independent
Bancshares"
12-26-1991
12-11-1992
6-1993
6-21-1993
6-28-1993
2-1994
5-2-1994
10-31-1994
5-21-1996
6-24-1996
7-25-1996
5-9-1997
7-28-1997
2-21-1998
5-11-1998
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Bank of Genesee
14
TEXT
See: Manufacturers & Traders
Picture.
Bank of Le Roy
See: Genesee Country Bank
Central Trust in 1987
Bank Street
H. E. Smith to place electric lights in handsome house Mr. O. Moulton is
building. 122 Bank in 1900.
110 Bank St. John G. Russell sold house and lot south of his residence to
Irving D. Southworth, the liveryman.
The Progressive Batavian
George D. Kenyon sold house on Bank St. occupied by Dr. J. F. Baker to
Mrs. Baker.
The Progressive Batavian
Two houses change hands: 135 Bank St. - Loomis place; 137 Bank St Prescott place. Sold to Charles Moore, a carpenter.
47 barns behind the houses on the two sides of Bank between Main and
Noacks greenhouses.
Doehler Die Casting Co. buys tract on east side of Bank St. north of North St.
to erect 12 houses for workmen.
Past and Present column: Paragraph on Bank St. once called Dingle Alley.
Past and Present column: Another explanation of name Dingle Alley. Bell
foundry of Cochran and Fisher was north of Washington Ave. Most
of bells in this part of the country were cast here.
Picture: 229 Bank St. - new house for sale.
Picture: 105 Bank St. - house of late Mrs. Mary Kinsey.
Picture: 30 Bank St. - for sale.
Dr. Homer Harvey and Dr. Ward Manchester buy 4 Bank St. - former
Moynihan home.
4 Bank St. now ready for occupancy - 2 office suites, 2 stores & residence.
Business zoning asked for Bank.
Bank St. changed to Business A.
Picture: 118 Bank St. - new house of Superintendent of NY State School.
Formerly owned by Morris ?
Eber(?) Palmer moving to 118 Bank though work not yet completed.
Picture: 33 Bank St. - built by Dr. Spofford in 1905 - for sale.
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Russell buy 33 Bank St. - to remodel for two families - owned
by c. T. Piehl.
Dr. Homer Harvey sells 4 Bank St. to Averill A. and Marie Ticen - Marie's
Elite Beauty Shop.
Picture: 26 Bank St. - former YWCA residence for sale.
Picture: Bank St. north from North St. - to lose trees.
Bank Street work nearly done.
Picture: new look for Bank St.
Being widened between Main and Washington.
Reopens - wider.
Bank Street Greenhouses
Formerly Noack's - new owner? - name used in ad in Special Section Elderly.
Formerly Noack's Greenhouse has been run by new owners James and
Pat Crocker for over a year. They apply for a permit to rebuild some
greenhouses, rebuild sales office.
DATE
7-25-1912
10-14-1885
10-29-1886
1-21-1887
9-17-1906
5-1-1913
4-25-1925
5-29-1926
10-2-1926
2-18-1927
7-2-1928
7-17-1929
11-29-1927
6-11-1928
6-8-1948
7-20-1948
4-26-1949
1-8-1951
7-5-1956
11-23-1956
2-2-1957
4-22-1957
5-28-1958
8-13-1958
8-22-1958
7-10-1974
9-5-1974
5-21-1994
10-20-1974
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Banks
15
TEXT
See: Bank of Batavia - Marine Midland: Liberty Bank - First National:
M & T Bank - Genesee Trust - First Empire: Rochester Savings Bank of Genesee: Genesee Country - Bank of LeRoy - Citizens Bank of
Attica: Lockport Savings: Home Federal - Erie Savings: Farmers Bank Doty …..
National Bank purchases site. (Liberty)
New officers, Bank of Batavia. (MM)
Bank of Batavia passes three million. (MM)
Bank of Batavia to expand, purchases land next door. (MM)
Bank vault - Main & Jackson - costs $20,000. (M & T)
Bank president found dead in woods. (M & T)
Banks due to get tax refunds - up to $30,000 - from City.
Banks claims may be settled.
Roosevelt closes banks.
Two day banking holiday - as in rest of country.
Banks in Genesee County open again.
Article on area banks.
Bankers see bank posting machines.
Eight local banks set up fund to help economic growth in County.
In 1995: Marine Midland; Manufacturers & Traders; Fleet Bank; Key Bank;
Lockport Savings; First Federal Savings & Loan Assn.; Bank of Castile;
Pavilion State Bank.
DATE
2-10-1915
6-25-1917
5-15-1920
6-2-1920
8-18-1922
9-29-1922
12-3-1932
12-19-1932
3-4-1933
3-4, 8-1933
3-15-1933
1-18-1957
6-27-1957
3-30-1984
Bannister, Charles E.
To run Park Hotel for his mother, Mrs. J. K. Perrin.
3-31-1914
Bannister, Richard D.
Barre resident has exhibit of sculpture at Kenan House, Lockport.
1-6-1996
Baptist Thrift Shop
Winegar on.
4-11-1990
Baptists
See: Grace Baptists; Calvary Baptists; First Baptists; First Baptists
Settlement House; Emmanuel Baptists (formerly Free Baptists);
Zion Baptists; Batavia Baptist Chapel; Victory Baptist Church in 1989;
Two Baptist churches form …..?
Baptist Conventions now united.
7-12-1906
8-1-1910
Bar Association, Genesee County
Formed. Frank S. Wood, president.
Incorporated.
Meets.
To meet.
To hold final meeting so season.
2-26-1910
6-8-1912
7-23-1912
2-28-1936
5-29-1936
Baranowski, Francis A.
Obit. Polish attorney. Former Police Attorney.
12-29-1942
Barbeau, Mr. & Mrs. A. J.
Claim son John - aged 10 - cured of crippled leg by visit to Brother Audre of
Mt. Royal Montreal.
8-30-1924
Poultry men to demonstrate barbecuing chicken - a unique idea!
Report of first barbecue.
9-15-1942
9-18-1942
Barbecue Chicken
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DATE
Barber, George A.
Appointed County Superintendent of Schools.
Picture: Barber - head of District Rotary with 67 clubs.
Picture.
Retires.
Trietley on Barber.
Picture: Tribute to Barber on retiring.
Feted on retiring.
Obit.
12-28-1929
5-11-1936
12-11-1937
8-3-1960
10-22-1960
5-5-1961
8-3-1961
7-10-1964
Barber, Henry I.
Head of rural schools, succeeds H. William Dyer, retired.
Picture.
Superintendent of Schools, killed by Erie train at crossing.
1-19-1925
1-21-1925
12-6-1929
Barber, Ward
Found unconscious, bruised in cellar at 329 Ellicott St.
Death due to poisoned liquor.
11-26-1927
11-28-1927
Barbers
Barber licenses - being sought - none yet taken.
Edward Hanley sells barber shop at 112 Main St. to Lawrence J. Phillips who
sells barber shop at 54 Jackson St. to Clarence Dibble.
Charles W. Vincent, well known barber, opening shop at east end.
Hair cutting, Glen Fisher, 302 Ellicott Square.
L. J. Phillips, barber at 110 Main, sentenced for indecent exposure.
Phillip's barbershop sold to William Marshall of Avon.
Arthur Kellogg, barber, dead.
Part & Present column: Paragraph on Charles Genthner, barber for 56 years.
John Osborne opens barber shop at 7 Harvester.
Ad: Hair bobbing and razor honing at Wilber's, 44 Main St.
Mansnet moving shop to over 10 Jackson St.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on consternation in barber shop when
girl enters to get hair bobbed on busy Saturday morning.
Past & Present column: Barbers approve girls with bobbed hair.
Paragraph on John Mansnest - barber 25 years - in Past & Present column.
Doty moving barber shop from first floor at 10 Main to second floor,
17 Jackson Street.
Clarence Porter leaving Pfann & Vincent shop to work for Joseph Sweeney,
246 West Main. Started with Bergman and Fricker in 1910 in shop in
Hotel Richmond.
John Mansnest, area's oldest barber, hangs himself in shop.
Thomas J. Varco, barber.
Paul Fricker's barber shop.
Vincent Fisher, barber at Blue Bus Terminal, gets $9,500 for fall on walk.
Barber Lewis S. Metzler dead.
George Wilber barbering member 4th generation - picture.
Parker Brothers barbershop - over 114 Main - Warren H. Parker, barber.
W. E. Davey's Barber Shop over 108 Main St. Emmett W. Johnson, formerly
of Metzler's Barber shop, 4 State, now with Davey.
Vincent E. Fisher offers new schedule - in Blue Bus Terminal.
Paul Fricker celebrating 50 years as barber - picture.
Corey's barber shop ruined by exploding water tank - picture - Thomas J. Cory,
proprietor.
Pfann and Vincent plan to move to 5 State Street.
Barbers, beauticians need licenses.
Frank Meleca, proprietor of Frankie's Barber Shop.
Ad: Fay A. Ring opening Blue Bus Barber Shop.
Barber shops and Beauty Parlors now inspected by State.
8-14-1903
5-6-1910
1-28-1918
1-28-1918
6-7-1918
7-18-1918
12-5-1918
1-25-1919
3-8-1919
4-5-1921
5-26-1922
6-17-1922
7-15-1922
12-29-1923
8-14-1925
10-4-1932
11-1-1932
9-6-1938
9-8-1938
7-1-1939
7-5-1939
11-28-1939
3-9-1940
7-25-1941
7-31-1942
12-3-1943
7-20-1944
3-15-1946
8-18-1946
3-23-1950
5-15-1950
3-20-1950
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SUBJECT
Barbers (cont)
17
TEXT
Thomas Varco, proprietor of Barber shop at 14 Jackson St.
Charles E. Kraft, proprietor of barber shop on West Main, going to the
Bus Terminal.
Anthony S. Mancuso - picture.
Martha's Bargain Shop expanding into space formerly Robert L. Mitchell,
barber shop.
Louis Fanara opens shop at 41 Central Ave.
J. E. Brown on barbering.
Barbers organize - Carl Meleca, president - new organization sets schedules.
Don't raise prices.
Trietley on Thomas Cory - now 80.
John J. Parker, proprietor, Parker's Barber Shop, 116 West Main St.
Fisher Barber Shop, 506 East Main.
Charles E. Kraft, proprietor, Kraft Barber Shop in Trailways building.
Barbers must raise price of haircuts to $1.75 or $2.00 for butch & crew cuts.
Jackson Burling new barber in Parker Barber Shop - over 108 Main St.
Warren Parker, proprietor.
Anthony Meleca of Carl's Barber Shop gives boy shaved head - picture.
John Parker, barber at 246 W. Main, cuts hair third generation - picture.
Picture: Frankie's new barber shop (Frank Meleca) 319 1/2 Ellicott St. - Ad.
Kraft Barbers in Trailways Barber Shop.
William L. Cecere, prop. Cecere's Barber Shop over 55 Main St.
Obit: Charles Kraft - veteran barber.
Joseph Gerace to open barber shop at 16 Vine (he worked for Charles Kraft)
William Cecere over 72 Main.
Ad: Grand Opening of Parkers Barber Shop, 246 W. Main. Two chairs no delay. John Parker, prop.
Ad: Suozzi Barber Shop, 23 West Main St. Tony's Barber Shop,
115 West Main St.
Louis Fanara, prop Louie's Barber Shop on Ellicott St.
Ad: Louis Fanara, 229 Ellicott St.
Carl Meleca and Frank S. in
Obit: Frank P. Patti - retired.
Louis Fanara of Louie's Barber Shop and Louis Gerace of Gerace's.
William L. Cecere moves barber shop from over 72 Main to home ahead of
Urban Renewal.
Ray Fisher barber for 49 1/2 years - 504 East Main St. - retires "Gone Fishing"
Picture.
Winegar on Fisher Barber Shop.
Frank Meleca re-opening shop at 319 1/2 Ellicott St. after eye infection.
Ad: Vine Street Barber Shop and Boutique, Joe Gerace, barber and stylist.
Benny's Hair Styling burned out in Gentner fire - moves to Kings Plaza.
Article on Benjamin P. Martino of Benny's Barber Shop.
Benny's at Kings Plaza.
Ad: Joseph Deni, 13 Ross St. - Barber Stylist.
Winegar on Vincent (Stub.) Fisher - at Blue Bus barber shop for years maybe a record.
Jackson Burling buys 544 East Main from Pelkey.
Benny's Barber Shop a Uni-sex shop.
Charles Puccio still cutting hair at age 65.
Thief steals 2 bags of suckers from Louie's Barber Shop, 229 Ellicott St.
Winegar remembers Louis Fanara barber shop when kids got haircuts before
school started. Also remembers Glen Fisher, Barber.
Ad: Benny's Barber Shop, 379 West Main. Paul Mitchell barber.
Obit: Raymond Fisher, barber.
DATE
4-8-1950
2-23-1951
3-1-1952
3-10-1952
1-24-1956
3-23-1957
3-28-1957
1-17-1959
5-18-1959
6-28-1962
8-14-1963
10-7-1963
11-13-1963
2-15-1964
4-4-1964
5-7-1964
7-13-1964
7-15-1964
10-17-1964
1-15-1965
8-31-1965
5-7-1966
8-26-1968
7-3-1971
4-20-1972
8-1972
8-14-1972
9-19-1972
12-26-1972
3-26-1973
3-27-1973
9-11-1973
10-31-1973
4-3-1974
11-22-1974
1-17-1975
2-17-1975
6-6-1975
8-1-1975
1-23-1976
5-2-1986
11-7-1988
8-24-1990
4-22-1991
11-19-1991
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Winegar remembers Fisher family, barbers.
Article on old-time barber shops. Among those mentioned, Louis' on
Ellicott St., now run by Richard Lamkin (Louis Fanara.)
Picture: Benny's Barber Shop - Benny Martino at work in shop (2 pictures.)
12-9-1991
9-27-1997
10-12-2000
Barbershop Singing
Barbershop singers organize.
Singers to meet at YWCA.
Singers to give concert.
Charter received.
Singers to entertain at VA Hospital.
Singers at VA Hospital.
Twenty meet at Presbyterian Church to form branch.
Barbershop singers draw up by-laws.
Singers to meet at Moose.
Group forming - picture. Ray Ferrigno, director.
Batavia Barbershop Harmony Chorus offers concert at BHS.
8-27-1946
10-12-1946
11-26-1946
12-5-1946
10-8-1947
4-1-1948
7-20-1955
8-22-1955
4-9-1957
12-8-1992
10-13-1994
Barden Houses
Ad: Barden Houses, Gerald Logne, Seven Springs Road.
Ad: Barden Custom House Building - Medina, NY.
10-9-1970
1-5-1991
Barellari Excavating Co.
of Williamsville
Offers low bid to demolish buildings on Ellicott west of Exchange St.
Trailways Terminal, Emens Food Store, Franklin Mill, RA Haitz warehouse.
On Exchange: Hasselbeck Garage, former William S. Gerber bowling.
ball repair shop.
Given until July 28 to do job.
6-11-1965
6-30-1965
Barge Canal
On underpass under Canal at Medina.
Picture at Albion - article on hopes for tourism in Orleans County.
12-6-1976
2-26-2000
Barker, William E.
Chosen Principal of BHS.
New face at BHS to start Monday.
Barker to take early retirement June 30. Came from Greece District 9 years
ago. Wife, Ruth Donley Barker - artist. Daughter Laurie - Senior at
Geneva College. Son Charles - teaches in the Philippines. Son William Graduate of West Point now at Dartmouth.
Temporary head of AROC.
6-11-1971
9-4-1971
Barlow, Donald
Nominated to West Point.
Gets appointment.
To West Point - picture.
To graduate.
Aide de campe to Gen. Pochyla - Arizona.
Capt. Barlow gets medal.
To Taiwan.
Lt. Colonel Barlow tells Rotary about West Point.
Now a Colonel.
1-2-1953
4-16-1953
7-6-1953
5-29-1957
9-8-1964
7-7-1965
7-11-1972
7-2-1976
1-17-1979
Barlow, Mortimer
M. D. Austin and C. W. Way buy carriage shop on Seaver Place from
Mortimer Barlow. Ready to do business - Ad.
11-6-1907
Barlow, Robert A.
Dead at 70.
8-24-1979
Barlow, Willard
Winegar on Barlow the milkman.
Retires - picture.
5-22-1972
5-27-1972
3-14-1980
8-7-1981
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Barnard, Charles and Jean
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Barnards opened book store in Valu Plaza in January 1996 - named for
Charles' father G. W. Barnard - picture.
10-7-1996
Steam Appliance Mfg. Co. moving from Lockport.
Steam Appliance - water heater an purifier moving.
3-6-1907
Barnes, G. H.
Opens shoe store at 28 Main St.
8-30-1919
Barnes, J. C.
Barnes moving stock to Schafer building - to open October 1st.
Joseph C. Barnes: merchant, tailor & clothier, new place commended fine shop - 81 Main St.
Store in Commercial Building be redecorated.
Bankrupt.
Obit.
9-27-1897
Barnes, A. S.
Barnes, M. E.
10-9-1897
3-22-1902
11-28-1911
8-10-1914
Of Buffalo, buys shoe store at 82 Main from Albert E. Brown.
To rebuild front of 82 Main St. in glass.
Nick Pappos to shine shoes just inside Barnes store - 80 Main.
Store has small fire.
Barnes Bros bankrupt - 82 Main.
Bauman of Pittsburgh buys shoe stock - to sell it off.
Accounts of Barnes Bros examined - until Nov. 13 had two stores clothing at 101 Main, shoes at 42 Main.
Opens sample shoe store at 30 1/2 Main St. on September 1st.
Buys stock of bankrupt Smith & Holmes of 79 Main - to move it to 55 Main St.
S. B. Thing replacing M. E. Barnes at 55 Main St.
Leaving 55 Main after 15 years. To go to Utica to work in wholesale
mercantile business. Building owned by George W. Watson rented to
Boston Shoe Company for S. B. Things Shoes.
11-18-1921
Michael E. and John H.
George Watson to put new front on 55 Main - where Barnes to move from
7 State.
3-17-1919
Barnes, W. A.
To do tailoring in Commercial Building.
1-3-1912
Barnum, D. G. F.
Veterinarian - dead.
10-4-1889
Baron, Frank
Interview with Frank Baron, model railroad buff.
2-2-1998
Barone, Anthony T.
Obit. Sons: Louis & Joseph.
1-18-1928
Barone, Anthony T.
Formerly of Le Roy, buys Dustin pharmacy on Ellicott Street.
Sells 303 - 305 Ellicott St. to Frank and Russell Tempio.
Gets contract to build pipeline to County Home in Bethany.
Leases 141 Jackson St. formerly Delanos - for grocery.
Gets contract to extend water lines on West Main St.
Obit. Retired general contractor - 71. Born in Italy July 2, 1888 - about 4
when he came here. Wife - Carrie Joy Barone. Two Sons: Samuel and
Frank. Brother of Joseph C. of Le Roy, Mrs. Grace Marshall and
Mrs. Rosemary Kujawski.
Anthony T. Barone entries are a bit confusing.
8-12-1924
3-25-1931
9-14-1934
8-27-1935
1-19-1940
Barnes Bros
Barone, Carmello
Obit. - 90. One of founders of St. Anthony's Church. Four sons: Charles;
Leonard; Samuel; Lawrence - three daughters.
6-11-1907
8-5-1907
9-6-1907
9-9-1910
12-6-1912
1-3-1913
1-4-1913
8-28-1913
5-24-1921
11-8-1921
1-4-1960
7-30-1966
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Buys 19 Hutchins St. from Cecelea Gaczewski.
Obit. - 70. Son Charles of 20 Farwell Dr. Brothers: Former Councilman
Samuel, Lawrence and Leonard.
7-21-1971
Officer in charge Marine Midland branch at Kings Plaza, now opening.
Came here in 1951 to establish Overhead Door Sales Co. on
Lewiston Road.
Promoted by Marine Midland.
6-1-1972
7-10-1974
Barone, Diane
Nine years old - polio victim.
8-22-1953
Barone, Mrs. Dominic L., Sr.
Obit - Mary Barone. Three sons: Dominic; David; Michael.
8-9-1968
Barone, Francisco
Barone and sons Louis and Tony now citizens. Came to Batavia about 1898?
1-19-1904
Barone, James E.
Of 4 Central Ave, directing construction from hospital bed by telephone.
Building Hamburg gravity water system. Plans to bid on Seneca Falls
water system.
Right leg gone, left leg now amputated - has rare blood disease that
interferes with circulation - at St. Jerome Hospital.
Picture of Barone in hospital "office", plans to be out driving his own car soon.
Gets contract for water works in Casadaga.
Low bidder for Sonyea job.
Gets contract to build at Industry.
J. E. Barone Construction Co. given license by state.
Low bidder on Fredonia job.
Gets contract for laying water lines in Lockport.
Dead. Born in Batavia on January 29, 1894. Moved to Le Roy while very
young. Father Salvatore. Moved back about 8 years ago. Lived at
4 Central Ave. Brothers: Salvatore, Joseph, Anthony J. He was in
service where he may have contracted disease. He and family in Europe
last summer after which he got worse. Two children: James E. and
Mary M. Wife, Angeline Laguzzi Barone.
Barone, Charles, jr.
9-3-1909
5-14-1928
6-6-1928
6-20-1928
7-12-1928
5-31-1929
7-2-1929
4-3-1930
5-29-1930
10-29-1930
2-2-1932
Barone, J E Construction Co.
Licensed by state. J. E. Barone, Frank Barone, Charles A. Barone.
4-3-1930
Barone, Karen M.
Killed in car crash - 16 years old.
4-28-1969
Barone, Louis
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Barone married 50 years - picture with 10 children.
Obit - 76. Born Vallifeugo, Italy. Son of Frank & Florence Ferari Barone.
Nine sons.
2-8-1954
2-26-1957
Barone, Mrs. Mary
605 Ellicott St. - home from hospital.
1-15-1960
Barone, Michael
Student of Elaine Zalacca - now a teacher of ballet.
4-7-1990
Barone, Peter
Dead - one of earlist of Italians here - came in 1888 to work in Johnston
Harvester Co. No parents given.
3-13-1925
To have workshop at Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Son of
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Barone.
9-26-1975
Barone, Robert G.
Barone, Salvatore
Obit - 60. Born Vallefeugo, Italy in 1885. Son of Salvatore & Mary Seone Barone.
Wife - Stephana Tubulle (died 5-20-43). Sons: Salvator, Anthony,
Joseph, Charles, John J.
18-1945
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Barone, Salvatore J.
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Obit. Of California in Nome Alaska. Aged 67. Son of Anthony T. & Carrie
Jay Barone. Brother of Frank Barone. Mary Grace Marshall of Chili, NY
Rose Mary Kujowski of Batavia.
10-2-1996
Obit. Born 60 years ago - ca 1870. Sons: Anthony and James E. of Batavia
Salvatore, jr and Joseph C. of LeRoy.
9-18-1929
Barone family
Past & Present column: Barone family has ten members working at Doehler's.
6-3-1950
Barons, Christopher
Son of Kenneth & Virginia. Interview with: Says always has an opinion.
12-5-1994
Barons, Virginia
Picture as fencer.
Contest for position of County Historian.
Appointed.
Winegar on.
Organizing historical tour of region.
Head of History Planning Committee for the Anniversary of the American Rev.
Report Baron's Historical Tour.
Heads State Association.
Picture: With old bell bound in cupola of Court House.
Obit. Killed in accident.
Zinni gets 2 charges in accident which caused death.
6-9-1964
3-7-1970
6-25-1970
6-2-1972
5-21-1973
5-23-1973
6-11-1973
10-16-1973
1-20-1976
10-6-1979
10-9-1979
Barr, Leo Joseph
Letter to ed by Genaro Fasano telling story of grave of World War I vet,
in paupers section, cared for by his sister Kay Alianell, now buried
under rubble and abandoned. Mentions earlier article on Kay and the
grave - May 23, 1981.
Two letters to ed about Barr's grave.
Fasano thanks all for end of job (almost)
Barr's grave honored with rifle salute. Marines give Kay Alianell certificate of
appreciation. Hansen Brothers Marine Corp. League.
5-30-2000
Barrett, David
Mr. & Mrs. Barrett co-chairmen of Notre Dame antiques show.
10-29-1968
Barrett, David R.
Bought Colt Clamp Co. from John C. Sliker, on tip from mutual friend who said
Sliker was eager to get rid of the business. It was then near bankruptcy.
Mr. Barrett has worked in machine shops, for Gypsum Co. in Oakfield, for
auto repair places. Then owned Batavia Marine Supply Company on
West Main Street, Batavia. This is now run by his son. He has put time
into Colt clamp, put profits back into business and the business is showing
a good profit (20%). Ten years ago one workman, he himself, worked
half time. Now three employed. Could expand present business or sell
out at good profit. Says he is 70 years old.
Barrett's Marine & Sporting Goods Store to celebrate 35th Ann. Mar 26-31. Ad.
Obit - 73.
Longer obit. Sons: Michael & Paul. Two daughters - unmarried.
3-3-1989
3-8-1990
5-19-1993
5-20-1973
Barone, Mrs. Salvatore (Mary)
Barrett, James W.
Of LeRoy, buys business and furnishings of Genesee House on Jackson St.
Dead from typhoid fever.
Mary Barrett (Mrs. James) sells Genesee House to William Pereault
of Cohocton.
5-28-1999
6-2-1999
5-18-2000
8-3-1905
12-1-1905
2-1-1906
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Barrett, Ken
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Of Detroit, buys Heinrich Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Cadillac at 227 W. Main St.
from Dave Heinrich.
Full page ad - picture of staff.
full page ad with info and picture.
11-9-1994
11-17-1994
11-9-1995
Owned farm taken for Veterans Hospital site. See Veterans Hospital.
Wins spelling contest in Buffalo.
2-15-1933
Barrows, George W.
Moving livery stable from rear of 57 Jackson to rear of 34 State St.
George N. Barrows sells livery at 45 State St. to George Roda.
2-24-1912
1-23-1913
Bar-Rox Farms
East Bethany. Owned by Pat Provenzano (obituary)
9-10-1977
Barry, Pvt. Edward
Funeral. War hero.
9-12-1921
Barsuk, Harry
House on Bank Street Road burned a week ago - insurance settled $350.
Moves Second Hand business to building he recently purchased at
59 Jackson.
Accused of having liquor at furniture store, 59 Jackson St.
Second fire at Barsuk's, just before opening.
Sells 59 Jackson to Max Pies and Joseph Goldberg for ca $12,000. Barsuk
had furniture store there for about 8 years - bought building 8 years ago.
In court, accused of taking stolen property - case to jury.
Acquitted.
Barsuks married 50 years.
Accused of buying stolen parts as junk from boys.
Obit - 90. Sons: Jacob & Max. Daughter: Mrs. Rose Davidowitz.
4-11-1910
Barrett, Nelson T.
Barsuk, Jacob
Barsuk, Joe and family
Barsuk, Dr. Joseph J.
Obit - 79. Son: Joseph. Two daughters. Brother of Max.
Sister: Rose Davidowitz.
Four Barsuks own and train horses, and drive to win at Batavia Downs picture.
1989 Directory list Joseph Barsuk as president, Scrap Metal Wreckers recycling, processing.
Niagara Mohawk claims they allowed Barsuk to buy scrap metal cheaply,
1970 to 1990. Shows up in audit.
Son of Joseph & Mary Barsuk
With Chiropractic degree from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis. MO.
in 1990 opens office in Liberty Square Mall in Batavia in June 1995.
Teenager accuses Dr. Barsuk of sexual abuse.
Free on bail - detective says there have been other complaints.
Other complaints reported.
Case to Grand Jury June 6.
Judge orders Barsuk case to proceed.
Trial starts today.
Mother plays tape recording as testimony.
Takes stand in his defense.
Jury finds Barsuk guilty on one count, deadlocked on four issues. Judge
Robert Newman declares mistrial. Barsuk guilty of endangering the welfare
of a child.
Pleads guilty to sex abuse to avoid trial, loses license.
3-14-1922
8-21-1924
2-27-1926
1-7-1928
6-17-1941
June
2-26-1944
8-16-1949
8-21-1958
12-12-1968
10-20-1983
4-1-1998
11-13-1995
4-18-2000
4-19-2000
4-20-2000
5-23-2000
8-25-2000
1-11-2001
1-13-2001
1-18-2001
1-20-2001
1-31-2001
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Barsuk, Nellie (Mrs. Max)
Former Batavian given liver transplant in Pittsburgh (Winegar)
12-21-1987
Barsuk, Max
Obit.
5-11-1979
Barsuk Family Chiropractic
Ad for - with picture (of Dr. Joseph?)
1-9-1999
Bartell Power Products
Terry Barker of Alexander starts power tool business at 56 Harvester Ave.
Now deals across the world.
Name on former Batavia Machinery Company, 840 Lewiston Rd:
Bartell Power Products.
Bartenders Union
Batavia Branch No. 144
10-3-1994
9-?-1995
Bartenders organize.
To meet.
Elect.
To meet.
To give up charter, members to join other unions.
1-8-1901
4-9-1902
12-11-1909
1-16-1917
10-2-1918
Bartholomew, Ruth and Raymond
Head Salvation Army.
9-24-1980
Bartholomew, Jeri
Shot at Holland Ave. home - picture.
Platten named as killer.
11-2-1988
11-3-1988
Bartholomew Brewing Co.
Mrs. Thomas Perfield sells Perfield's Saloon, 56 Main St. to Bartholomew Co. to become hotel as Thomas Perfield planned to comply with new license
law of Oct. 1. William F. Crickler manager for Bartholomew Co.
6-10-1910
Bartlett, Harry D.
Partner in furniture store with H. E. Turner, 111 Main St.
H. E. Turner store to become Turner and Bartlett Co.
11-30-1926
4-27-1927
Bartlett, Kenneth
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Bartlett commit suicide at Point Pennesula after learning
of death of son on June 16 - Young Bartlett's car went into Cassadaga
Creek. Kenneth worked for F. E. Mason & Son.
6-28-1945
Barton, C and R Barton Inc.
Charles Barton and son Robert opening women's dress shop in Mall.
Bartons open - picture.
Bartons expand in Mall.
2-22-1977
3-5-1977
11-22-1977
Barton, Charles
Picture: Charles Barton, a model at men's clothing show in Chicago.
Vice president, McAlpine & Barton - with firm 25years. After McAlpine &
Barton closed he worked in Charles Men's Shop.
3-10-1958
Barton, Eva M. (Mrs. La Ray)
Obit.
3-29-1980
Barton, Major Isaac R.
18 Park Av.
84 - picture
Article on. Only local member of Order Loyal Legion Civil War Veterans.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on Major Barton and town of Branle,
Nebraska he founded.
Picture: Barton, Civil War Vet.
Bartons celebrate 50 th anniversary.
Bartons came here in 1890.
Obit. Daughter Olive Barton Tomlinson.
Estate: $64,097.
8-17-1973
8-15-1924
11-20-1924
3-17-1928
8-15-1931
12-28-1932
9-4-1935
9-11-1935
8-5-1936
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Barton, John
Marries Virginia Panzone.
9-4-1935
Barton, LaRay
Married Eva Hayward at First Baptist Church.
Joins McAlpine & Brumsted as junior partner. Has been with the firm since
1920. Name to remain McAlpine & Brumsted.
Joins firm - to be McAlpine & Barton.
Kiwanis honors Bartons - picture.
Dead at 81. Died Tuesday, February 21, 1984.
11-1-1923
Barton, Olive (Pauline Olive)
To Boston to compete musical education.
Home from Boston - studying with Whitlely's School.
Marries Everett Tomlinson.
Marries Everett Tomlinson under smilax pergola.
Obit.
10-7-1904
12-17-1904
9-2-1908
6-30-1909
2-25-1980
Barton and Panzone gravel pit
Picture: Machinery. Started by Alexander Parzone - Ellicott Street Road widow created partnership after his death several years ago.
Special section.
8-21-1939
3-17-1944
1-21-1948
8-17-1973
2-23-1984
Bartz, John
Alexander farmer kept wife in harness for years.
Pictures.
More.
Extenuating circumstances?
Mrs. Bartz able to leave hospital.
Mrs. Bartz to Attica to relatives.
Mrs. Bartz and eight children now living a mile east of Daws.
Case opens.
Case opens.
Bartz gets year in jail plus $500 fine.
Sentence suspended by judge.
Indicted on 3 counts.
Case postponed indefinitely.
Contrary to rumor Bartz not living with family.
2-20-1931
2-21-1931
2-23-26-1931
3-3-1931
3-11-1931
3-13-1931
4-6-1931
4-4-1932
4-5-1932
4-7-1932
4-15-1932
5-11-1932
6-10-1932
9-16-1932
Baryshnikov Batavia Work
Pictures?
12-8-1977
Baseball
Asking for funds to support a team.
Baseball league being organized: Perry, Attica, Batavia, Caledonia,
Geneseo, Mt. Morris, Pavilion. Later in summer LeRoy replaced
Caledonia.
Grand Stand being built - Permanent Club started. President, R. L. Knisey;
Treasurer, A. T. Miller; General Manager, Joseph Fl. Hall.
Diamond on Swan St. Grand stand to west seats 500.
Front page news all summer.
Season over for Baseball Club.
Batavia to be in State Baseball League.
State League players arrive.
Baseball reorgainized under State Baseball League.
Second organization under George H. Phelps, president.
League games to end.
No professional baseball this year.
May form county baseball league.
Batavia baseball team organized.
No Sunday games allowed.
Ball Club moving to Kibbe Addition.
5-19-1896
5-21-1887
6-11-1887
6-20-1887
1887
8-11-1887
4-28-1897
5-6-1897
7-12-1897
7-13-1987
7-22-1897
2-15-1889
5-23-1889
5-22-1900
6-16-1902
5-25-1903
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Plans made to build grandstand on Jackson Street.
Fitting up ball grounds at Ag. Park.
Four town league formed: Batavia, Attica, Corfu, LeRoy.
Past & Present column: Baseball remembered over 60 years: Rough and
Readies, Indians.
$25 wanted from 100 men to finance baseball club.
"All-Batavians" defeated by Lockport.
Austin Park hired for Batavia Nine.
Baseball club puts up canvas fence along Jefferson.
Fred F. Dwyer trying to form baseball company.
$25 from each of 100 men wanted.
Suitable park between Batavia & LeRoy taken stands being built.
Much enthusiasm for baseball.
Baseball fans meet tonight.
President Thomas of Batavia Baseball Club says must sell 2,000 tickets to
meet expenses coming game.
Batavia Rangers to play at Meadowbrook Park.
Past year greatest season for baseball.
Baseball team "The Cubs" through 1919.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on game played 30 years ago - score 44-21
Baseball reported on Page 2 in 1919.
Bi-County Ball League formed. Church (Emmanuel Baptist) protest Sunday
baseball.
Local team determined on.
Contract for grandstand Austin Park.
Baseball Association elects F. E. Osborn President and Manager.
Story of Factory Baseball League broken up in 1905 by Harvester-Wiard
rivalry.
Fans must support team if to have season.
Doehler Die Casting Co. backs baseball project.
Sunday baseball legalized.
John J. Casey remembers games played years ago on Mix Lot.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on early baseball - played on Common now
site of County Building, Robert Pease an ardent player, hitters tried to have
ball hit Eagle Tavern.
Mayor J. J. Mahaney wants big league stadium and field here. Baseball Park
to be built with WPA funds.
Game between Batavia Bees and Canadian Clowns called in 12th inning
when batter hit last ball out of park. Left score 7 - 7.
Foul ball hit Charles Hamilton, in first base bleachers, in face, breaking nose
and blackening eyes.
Mayor declares half holiday on Wednesday for Baseball Day.
First use of term "Clippers"?
Baseball diamond ready.
Picture: New ball park - opened yesterday - Bees won.
Representatives of eight clubs meet in Olean to form league.
Only Jamestown and Olean ready to put up Class D baseball club.
Professional ball club still possible.
Winegar, John M. Connor of News, Callahan of Times to Buffalo on
baseball club.
Batavia to have club this year.
Leaders meet to organize Pony League - picture.
Callahan of Chamber of Commerce reveals plans for Batavia Baseball Club.
Stockholders in Baseball Club to meet.
Joseph M. Ryan elected president of Batavia Baseball Club.
DATE
6-10-1903
5-10-1906
4-17-1909
7-2-1910
3-28-1914
7-26-1913
5-2-1914
7-8-1914
3-14-1914
3-28-1914
4-17-1914
4-18-1914
4-24-1914
8-18-1914
8-31-1914
12-26-1914
6-11-1919
7-26-1919
5-13-1919
4-20-1920
5-5-1920
5-27-1920
8-25-1921
4-17-1922
4-26-1926
4-23-1931
2-23-1935
7-6-1935
6-8-1937
7-29-1937
7-29-1937
8-23-1937
4-16-1938
7-16-1938
7-28-1938
11-28-1938
1-9-1939
2-14-1939
2-16-1939
3-6-1939
3-9-1939
4-4-1939
4-6-1939
4-11-1939
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Fans asked for name for Club.
Ryan elect President of new Club.
Leo J. O'Brien first to propose "Clippers." Five others also suggested it.
History of baseball in Batavia. Picture of "Clippers." Schedule of games 5/10-9/6.
First season opened with parade.
Picture: Flag raising at State Street Park.
Jack Sanford to manage Clippers.
Lights ready for night games.
Ballpark fence completed.
Pictures: parade opening season.
Jack Sanford signed to manage Clippers. Picture - article.
Special section for opening of season.
Knothole Gang instituted - accompanied by American Legion Drum Corps.
Baseball Club asks financial aid of Council.
Ball club to pay city for each day it uses park.
Eddie Howard, manager, Baseball Club for 1941. Team captain last year.
White Sox will help club.
Secret meeting ousts officers, Joe Ryan, president of club.
Opening day - 1939 - remembered.
Draft affecting Clippers.
Trio meet secretly (other members believed meeting had been postponed)
elect new officers: Fellner out - MacLaughlin in as president;
W. W. Robinson, v. president & executive secretary; John S. Palmer,
also v. president & secretary. Joseph Lyon also at meeting.
Two of club's seven directors were present, the two owning 28 of club's
50 shares. Out are; Howard Fellner as president; Dr. E. G. Ruby as vice
president; Vincent Callahan as 2nd v. president; Robert Noonan as
executive secretary. Group plans to have donor pay the present $2,500
deficit. To be paid back to him from receipts. No plan for future deficits.
Fellner does not like sound of plan.
Baseball trio offer to resign if stockholders wish.
Stock to be offered to fans - Fellner's plan - to raise $5,000 - to keep a
team here.
Fellner plan approved - to offer stock to fans at $25 a share. Fellner is
temporary president three temporary directors to go ahead with Fellner's
plan. Recently elected officers out.
Stock sale reaches $2,300.
Clippers assured for 1942 season.
Club reports about $4,000 subscribed - not enough for a season but enough
to ensure a team for next year.
Jack Sanford to manage Clippers.
City Judge Philip Weiss, president of Clippers.
Clippers organize - hope for Yankee deal.
Yankees go with Wellsville - Clippers to go it alone - no sponsor.
Clippers get support from Cleveland.
17 from Clippers now in service.
Directors decide Clippers to continue in PONY league.
A. B. Kleps heads Clippers.
Six teams in League in 1943 - Brantford and Hamilton war casualties.
Past & Present column: Most improbable early game remembered.
Walganot, manager for Clippers.
Gate receipts down - Baseball club lost $688 for season.
Deficit wiped out - year ends with $1,000 in treasury.
Article on early baseball.
DATE
4-12-1939
4-13-1939
4-25-1939
5-8-1939
5-10-1939
5-11-1939
5-26-1939
6-1-1939
6-14-1939
6-26-1939
1-15-1940
5-6-1940
5-17, 18-1940
1-10, 21-1941
2-1-1941
2-3-1941
5-5-1941
5-5-1941
5-28-1941
10-23-1941
10-25-1941
10-30-1941
10-30-1941
11-8-1941
11-11-1941
11-27-1941
1-23-1942
2-16-1942
2-16-1942
2-25-1942
4-13-1942
7-6-1942
2-15-1943
2-18-1943
3-10-1943
7-17-1943
8-6-1943
10-19-1943
12-10-1943
2-1-1944
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Probable League this season: Jamestown, Erie, Bradford, Wellsville, Batavia,
Olean, Lockport, Hornell.
Club shows profit second year.
C. J. VanderPoest, president.
Six teams in League: Hamilton and Brantford war casualties.
Clippers open 7th season tomorrow - pictures of team.
Clippers win PONY League pennant, Kokos hitting .369 Aug. 25, 1945.
Picture: Pennant winning team.
Jack Tighe given check for $1,000 by fans.
Paul Caito buys 84 shares in Baseball Club - now largest stockholder.
Jack Tighe to return.
George Susce Clippers manager.
Knothole Gang revived.
George Susce signs - picture with VanderPoest.
Susce here to take charge.
Complaints about children at games - must be with adult or sit in special section.
Fans visit game in Cleveland to see dick Kokus play.
Fans attend series game in Boston without reservations. (Past & Present column)
Full page ad: Welcome back Clippers - with new manager Ed Kobesky.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on Batavia's first team, the Rough and
Ready team - played on diamond in Court House Park. Robert B Pease the
star pitcher. Aim of every batter to smash ball into Eagle Tavern.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on baseball player now with Philadelphia
Athletics. Once played for Batavia - pitcher here in '30s - Dick Fowler.
Future of Clippers in doubt - fan response poor.
Club gets pledges of $3,000 assuring season.
Baseball Club to hold Diamond Celebration for 50 years of baseball here without exhibition game.
Clippers facing deficit - meeting called.
Campaign planned to support Clippers.
Community campaign may save Clippers.
More on drive for Clippers. Dick Raymond signed by Indians.
Baseball termed community obligation to kids.
Clippers to complete season - get more support.
Clippers deficit near $8,400.
Clippers deficit near $8,400.
Clippers to remain in Batavia - aided by gift from Racing Association - sale of
stock to raise $4,000.
Clippers to be part of Pirates Farm System.
Edward Dwyer reelected president of Baseball Club, Labruzzo, business mgr.
George M. Genovese to manage Clippers.
Full page - pictures - Clippers opening day May 4 as part of Pirates organization.
Miss Clipper contest on - pictures.
Thelma Baily crowned Miss Clipper.
Clippers have $3,295 deficit.
Pirates agree to take Clippers if deficit erased.
Clippers welcomed back. (See Miss Clipper contest) George Kinnamon
Clippers 11th manager. Other managers: Jack Thierney (brief stay)
Jack Sanford, George Palle, Eddie Howard, Earl Wolganot, Jack Tighe,
George Susce, Eddie Kobesky, Joe Vosmick, George Genovese.
Picture: Miss Clipper contestants.
Clippers face deficit of $8,000.
Clippers $11,139 in debt, surrender franchise - owe too much.
Future of stadium in doubt.
Indians in Cleveland show interest.
DATE
2-10-1944
10-20-1944
1-23-1945
3-10-1945
4-30-1945
8-27-1945
8-31-1945
10-2-1946
12-26-1946
12-29-1947
5-1-1947
2-4-1948
5-1-1948
5-25-1948
10-2-1948
10-9-1948
4-23-1949
4-21-1948
5-21-1949
10-26-1950
11-14-1950
6-8-1951
7-2-1951
7-11-1951
7-14-1951
7-16,17-1951
7-20-1951
7-24,27-1951
8-28-1951
10-16-1951
1-22-1952
2-7-1952
2-27-1952
4-8-1952
5-2-1952
7-19-1952
7-30-1952
9-19-1952
9-24-1952
5-1-1953
7-28-1953
8-20-1953
12-31-1953
1-5-1954
1-10-1954
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PONY league franchise goes to Erie.
Baseball Club in trouble for non-payment of taxes.
Edward Dwyer named president of Baseball Club. He was president during
1953 but resigned for health reasons and Judd Perkins finished out his yr.
Batavia Baseball Club to sponsor semi-pro team The Genesee All-Stars manager Eddie Howard. Regular PONY league team failed in the winter
for lack of funds.
PONY league to take new name.
Batavia starts first year in NY-P League.
Hamilton leaving PONY league.
Baseball could get PONY league franchise this year.
Ed Dwyer head of revised Baseball Club.
PONY league meeting held.
Vincent Callahan president.
Batavia files for franchise, Edward D. Dwyer, William F. Brown, jr the
spokesmen. Chamber of Commerce spearheads.
Class D ball to return to Batavia.
Sylvania aide head Baseball Club. Picture: Leaders of baseball drive.
New club signs lease - Genesee County Baseball Club. Incorporates.
Story - Non-profit organization.
Ball Club starts membership drive.
Batavia signs with Cleveland Indians.
Club launches membership drive.
Don Richmond, former Clipper, now manager for Cleveland Indians.
Don Richmond named player-manager
Name PONY dropped - Ontario no longer in league.
Ball Club to hold pre-season ticket sale.
Don Bradley, club president.
Season opens. Indians start first year here.
Club at Jamestown folds.
NYP League future in doubt.
Ball Club shows profit of $204.
Edward Dwyer elected president of Baseball Club. In past three years
brought club back to success. (Good article) Don Bradley was
president last year.
Baseball Club pans Sports Night.
Ball Club reports $571 deficit.
Colorful ceremony planned to open season for Indians Saturday.
NYP League baseball dead issue.
Penn League cut to six teams - Batavia and Olean both cut.
Club keeps door open for baseball continuation.
Pirates to have farm club here - had agreement with Batavia in 1951, 1952 &
1953 but was then out of baseball for three years before returning in
1957, 1958 & 1959. In tie-up with Cleveland Indians. Pirates form farm
club here in 1960.
Pirates to have farm club here - professional baseball to return in 1961.
Many assist Baseball Club to bring back professional games. Pirates return
to Batavia - picture of officers of Baseball Club.
Winegar on PONY league - picture of first Clippers team.
Another article.
Another article.
Pirates to launch season Saturday. Picture of players.
Gene Baker to manage Pirates of NYP League.
Elwood Clear to manage 1962 Pirates.
Buddy Hackens to manage Pirates in 1963.
DATE
1-11-1954
1-15-1954
2-8-1954
2-23-1954
11-23-1954
4-26,5-4,5-1956
5-15-1956
11-2-1956
11-9-1956
11-15-1956
11-19-1956
12-10-1956
12-13-1956
1-3-1957
1-10-1957
1-21-1957
2-1-1957
2-6-1957
2-6-1957
2-11-1957
3-21-1957
4-11-1957
4-26-1957
6-25-1957
6-27-1957
9-26-1957
12-5-1957
1-10-1958
11-13-1958
4-24-1959
2-2-1960
2-2-1960
2-5-1960
10-13-1960
10-15-1960
1-24-1964
3-22-1961
3-23-1961
3-29-1961
4-28-1961
6-19-1961
1-13-1962
12-28-1962
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City to build fence at ball park.
Winegar remembers when a team could call a game for "threatening weather."
Trojan ball club in New York Times article.
Future of baseball here questioned.
Batavia sure of being 6th team in NY Penn League.
Industry follows lead of Trojan Div. in help to Baseball Club.
Picture: Dwyer & Baseball Officials.
Pictures: Trojans.
Del Plato throws out first ball - picture.
Winegar on fete for Dwyer - and a good deal of baseball renaissance.
Picture: Officers of Baseball Club.
Pictures: Trojans.
Baseball season open.
Some of the local players who went on to national fame - remembered by
an old-timer for Winegar: Dick Kokus, with rifle arm; Jerry May; Walt Loos;
Bob Lee; George Patte; Lou Palmeseano; Al Abner; Steve Blass.
Ball Club spent $8,000 to improve MacA. Stadium. Made profit of $3,076
last year. $307 goes to City.
Baseball season opens - pictures of Clippers.
Picture: New Clippers club house.
Winegar column quotes Jim Gerrety on the Trojans.
Winegar recalls former baseball leagues.
Baseball Club signs lease on stadium at dollar a year plus percentage of
profits.
Open season - pictures of players.
Picture: Progress on Club House at ball park.
Trojans launch season - pictures.
Stadium named Ed Dwyer Stadium Sunday night - pictures.
Dwyer honored by stadium name.
Winegar on early days of Clippers.
Picture of players.
Season opens Sunday June 22. Article on start of PONY League. Mrs. Thee
has boarded players since 1940. Hal White manager in 1975.
Batavia signs with Cleveland Indians.
Early baseball by Callahan. Special section.
Winegar on baseball players who went on to big leagues.
Batavia wins Pennant - 10-2 win over Geneva.
Lou Isaac appointed manager of Trojans.
Winegar remembers professional baseball started 30 years ago.
Section on the Trojans 1979. Jacubowski manager - also new players.
Batavia charter member of PONY League, which became New York - Penn
League when Hamilton left. Longest existing franchise in Class A
baseball. Since 1939, 17 cities in and out of league - the longest continued
operation Class A team in area. Bernice Garrah - first female umpire in
US. Umpired game in Batavia vs. Jamestown then quit. Jean Baker came
as first black manager in professional ball - sent by Pittsburgh as trial
manager in Batavia to see if a black manager would be accepted.
Jack Tighe, Eddie Kobeski, Blanko (Foster) Smith, Dick Kokus all played
here. Hornell manager ordered pitcher to hit Smith, as did in head, ending
career. Vin Callahan wrote story - got sued for $150,000. In 1939,
Vin Callahan worked in Times Office. Men from Rochester came here to
start interest in starting league - went to times. Joe Ryan, William Mahaney,
Howard Fellner, others met. January 1939 League started - $630 for each
club of which charter members put in $130 a piece. Harold Rutger,
Oliver Craigie of Rochester. State Street Park had backstop and bleachers
DATE
3-18-1964
2-16-1965
7-25-1965
12-3-1965
1-19-1966
2-7-1966
2-9-1966
4-23-1966
6-28-1967
9-6-1968
12-26-1968
6-21-1969
6-23-1969
7-17-1969
1-27-1970
6-26-1970
6-27-1970
9-10-1970
4-12-1971
5-25-1971
6-26-1971
6-10-1972
6-22-1973
6-25-1973
6-26-1973
5-17-1974
6-21-1974
6-21-1975
11-14-1975
7-2-1976
7-15-1976
9-1-1977
6-5-1978
6-4-1979
6-18-1979
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and put up snow fence as law required fence. Frank Homelius designed
grandstand. Mahaney got WPA to build. Ready about middle of season.
Not much different today. First game sponsored by Jaycees-Dwyer.
Name Clippers suggested. Phil Marcello. 1950 became Indians. 1970
became Trojans.
John Jakubowski at Historical Society.
Vanderpoest feted ant Nursing Home - 90th birthday.
Dave Oliver to manage Clippers. Clippers allied with Cleveland Indians.
Trojans report $6,600 loss for 1981.
Winegar remembers beginning PONY League Baseball Assoc. Games in 1939.
Winegar remembers more.
Batavia baseball season approaching - supported by Cleveland ball club.
Season opens - Trojans arrive.
Trojans sign two year contract with Cleveland Indians.
Trojans want new lights in stadium another season.
Rotary Club gives Baseball Club $9,446 for sales at stand in Park.
Cleveland Indians drop Trojans.
Batavia looking for new sponsor - will have baseball team in 1987.
Trojans fail to get support of a major club.
Pettenilla blames "Cold-hearted Cleveland" for Batavia's loss of deal with
Big League.
Reader blames Bradley for allowing split from Cleveland.
Mazmarrian to manage in 1987 - support by Baltimore said possible - Trojans
had profit of $3,587 in 1986. No support from Trojan Company this
season yet.
After failure to get support of major club, Mancuso Industrial Center to support
with $1,500 a year - return to name "Clippers."
Winegar on revival of name "Clippers" and reminiscence of earlier day.
Winegar on choice of name "Clippers."
Clippers televised for airing on station Channel 7 Monday night (13th).
Clippers expect to sign with Philadelphia.
Phillies send manager and coach.
Clippers about to open season sponsored by Phillies. Picture of players.
Clippers begin season under optimism. NY Penn League: "I will survive."
City advised future of baseball in Batavia may depend on building or repairing
stadium.
Winegar remembers early days of Dwyer Stadium and before.
Mike Dickinson estimates economic value of baseball to the area.
Winegar on possible new stadium.
Addition of Pittsfield, Mass. to NY-P League suggest change of name for
league.
Winegar on baseball 50 years ago.
Winegar remembers 50 years of Clippers.
Phillies tell club they want improvements at stadium clubhouse and infield Council pledges help.
Council questions who will fund work on baseball field.
City finds the money to rebuild infield.
Council votes $30,000 for stadium improvement though disapproving of
Gamble giving go-ahead.
Clippers hope for funding from State as incentive to tourism.
Clippers looking for extension of arrangements with Phillies.
Manager Rogers says club has enlarged club house, improved infield demanded by Phillies - hope player development course soon.
Japanese magazine has pictures, article on baseball in Batavia - Brad Rogers
says.
DATE
6-1980
10-21-1980
5-1-1981
11-19-1981
5-10-1984
5-11-1984
4-10-1985
6-11-1985
6-17-1985
9-30-1985
9-11-1986
9-14-1986
9-16-1986
12-10-1986
12-12-1986
12-19-1986
1-29-1987
3-5-1987
3-26-1987
5-1-1987
7-11-1987
9-15-1987
1-11-1988
6-15-1988
6-26-1988
9-27-1988
10-3-1988
12-14-1988
1-5-1989
1-26-1989
5-4-1989
8-23-1989
9-26-1989
10-11-1989
10-19-1989
10-24-1989
10-30-1989
11-4-1989
6-18-1990
6-30-1990
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Wife of manager starts flap over gesture by mascot - Clipper Flipper manager transferred.
Talk about reorganization in upper circles puts local team without possible
backing. (Major leagues propose that they move all farm teams to spring
training areas.)
Ball Club gets State funds for improving ballpark.
Phillies again sign Clippers as Farm Team.
Brad Rogers says Clippers put $300,00 into area. Special business section.
Baseball season opens - pictures.
Picture of Chipper the Clipper's mascot - at game.
Chipper the Clipper again in trouble.
Paul Hartwick on local support of, attitude toward baseball.
Paul Hartwick recalls double no-hitter played here 40 years ago.
Rumsten says report that World Games baseball to be played at Dwyer
Stadium premature - $20,000 security deposit the block.
World Games contract imminent says Rogers.
Baseball Club needs new stadium to match up-to-date field - suggests
matching funds by Batavia and State.
Ball Club, fans hope World University Games will bring culture & tourists here.
Call for players over 30 to form new league.
Batavia will host World University Games July 9-15 at Dwyer Stadium.
Baseball club elects Dr. Lawrence Roth, president Edwin Dwyer, president
emeritus.
Future of Baseball in Batavia requires new stadium - cost $3 million. Story
of 53 years of baseball here - picture.
Season opens in Batavia - pictures of players.
State Legislature okays funds for stadiums - one for Batavia - to renovate
Dwyer Stadium.
Rogers says perhaps half new stadium must be paid for locally - necessary
if Batavia is to keep Class A franchise.
Baseball Club to as Council for $15,000 for stadium work - to go with State
money.
Council suggests Baseball Club seek funding elsewhere.
Winegar remembers Dick Kokus who went from Batavia to big leagues.
Group to visit Binghamton to see stadium built by contractor who may do
Dwyer - Highland Associates Architects.
Rogers outlines changes in League will have for Batavia - more challenging.
Changes in locations of teams also noted.
Visit by Committee to Binghamton gives committee ideas.
Clippers organize task force to rouse community support for rebuilding stadium.
Roth tells Task Force on Stadium immediate needs of baseball club.
Brad Rogers says the franchise for the Batavia Clippers is owned by the
Genesee County Baseball League, Inc. The original Batavia Baseball
Club was reorganized and incorporated in 1957 with the above name.
Dr. Roth on aims and requirements of the Baseball Club in rebuilding
Dwyer Stadium.
Winegar remembers beginning of league play in Batavia in 1939. (3 articles.)
College World Series at Dwyer Stadium next week - not well supported in
Jamestown, hence the move here.
Batavia's first attempt to host College World Series called success.
Clippers back - articles, pictures of squad.
Clippers win title - beat St. Catherines, 21-3.
Shawn Smith, formerly manager at Auburn, to manage Dwyer Stadium
and Clippers.
Tickets to Clippers games to cost less.
DATE
7-13-1990
11-23-1990
12-14-1990
1-3-1991
2-21-1991
6-19-1991
7-1-1992
7-22-1992
8-15-1992
8-20-1992
1-20-1993
2-6-1993
2-13-1993
2-20-1993
3-6-1993
3-23-1993
4-15-1993
4-17-1993
6-17-1993
7-8-1993
8-7-1993
8-11-1993
8-12-1993
10-7-1993
10-12-1993
10-16-1993
10-19-1993
11-12-1993
11-13-1993
1-1994
2-24-1994
10-3, 5, 7-1994
5-19-1995
5-30-1995
6-13-1995
9-1-1995
10-19-1995
11-24-1995
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New Clippers manager: Floyd Rayford, promises good season. (Sheraton Inn)
Interview with Floyd Rayford, new manager of Clippers.
Special section - Dwyer Stadium opens - picture of Clippers, etc.
Grand Opening of Dwyer Stadium rained out.
Clippers General Manager, Shawn Smith, going to Auburn Astros - picture.
Clippers to change name - holding contest for suggestions from fans.
New manager, Gregg Legg here - auction at Sacred Heart planned as
money raiser.
Competition for new name for Clippers.
Name decision down to final cut - 1,029 entries now down to final 57.
Season opens today at St. Catherines - pictures of players, manager Legg.
Roth on current season and on choice of name and logo for the team (now
on going.)
Apparently choice "Muckdogs". Letter to editor opposing name.
Another negative letter on name.
Dr. Roth in letter to editor explains? Choice of name "Muckdogs."
Page of angry letters to editor opposing name "Muckdogs."
Winegar remembers the Bees - sure they would prefer name Bees to Muckdogs.
Baseball Club reveals new logo - picture.
Brockport College station - WBSU - to broadcast games in coming season.
Pictures of squad - opening tomorrow.
Winegar on baseball in Batavia.
Muckdogs renew association with Phillies.
Gregg Legg to manage Muckdogs in 1999.
NY Penn League reorganizing, some changes in teams playing, 6 teams in
Batavia section.
Paul Marriott new general manager of Muckdogs - interview with.
Winegar recalls first game at new field here in 1939.
Season opens tonight - schedule for 1999.
National Junior College Athletic baseball championship at Dwyer Stadium
May 20 - 26th.
Muckdogs open 61st Batavia season. Teams in NY-Penn League.
Midget League played good ball at MacArthur Stadium.
Moose to give $500 to sponsor boys baseball league. Before 1945 Moose
contributed to playground program: In 1945 stipulated contribution to be
used for boys' baseball.
Buzz Masse - 8 years old - son of Al Masse struck out opponent aged 13 left mound, ran home to tell father. Past & Present.
Picture: Little League players.
Batavia Youth Softball League State Champions.
Picture: Batavia Champions.
Pictures: MacArthur Park, Kibbe Park.
Other teams.
City plans 10 team league.
Midget League to have play-off tomorrow - picture.
Letter asks aid in reducing $2,000 debt of Little League. 10 team league.
Full page on softball (Little League.)
Little League ready to start in parks, Van Detta in charge - Optimists to
provide T-shirts.
Little League organizes. Optimists, Moose and Lions Club sponsor and
Genesee Trust Co. James Parks, president.
Players to enter play-offs for region. Teams: Lions Yankees; Optimists
Giants; Moose Dodgers; Genesee Trust Red Sox.
Little Leaguers lose.
DATE
1-20-1996
6-17-1996
6-18-1996
6-20-1996
9-17-1996
2-3-1997
2-7-1997
2-20-1997
3-7-1997
6-17-1997
9-4-1997
10-9-1997
10-10-1997
11-3-1997
11-4-1997
11-24-1997
11-26-1997
2-19-1998
6-16-1998
7-6-1998
9-12-1998
11-25-1998
12-10-1998
3-8-1999
5-28-1999
6-16-1999
5-19-2000
6-20-2000
8-24-1945
6-10-1946
7-13-1946
8-20-1946
7-8-1947
8-8-1947
8-16-1947
8-20-1947
2-20-1948
8-26-1948
10-29-1948
6-4-1949
6-30-1951
3-26-1952
7-31-1952
8-5-1952
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Picture: Ernest W. Park, one of committee preparing for Little League games.
Little League defeated by N. Tonawanda.
Little League season opens. Teams: National League; Optimists Giants,
Genesee Trust Co. Red Sox, Lions Yankees, Moose Dodgers. American
League; Elks Indians, Kiwanis Tigers, Daily News Athletics, Marine
Trust Senators.
Picture: Little League Field House at Veterans Field - built by Local 151 Soccio & Della Penna and other volunteers.
Little League banquet at Moose Home.
VFW Indians listed.
Little League starts next week - with parade.
Little League diamond, with stadium, to open Veterans Field.
Picture: Little League stadium - parade to lead from Austin Park to new stadium.
New Little League Stadium dedicated as Ernest W. Parks Stadium - Parks
is present - picture.
Little League for 1956: Moose Dodgers; Kiwanis Tigers; Optimist Giants.
Administration consolidated. Vincent Callahan to be president of both the
National and American Leagues. Charles G. Schrader formerly of
National League and Willis E. Shaw formerly of American League.
Most valuable player awards made.
Little League starting up.
Little League debut.
1957 teams: Doehler Rams; Kiwanis Tigers; Moose Dodger; Optimist Giants;
VFW Indians; Daily News Athletics.
Little League at Ernie Park Field: Doehler Jarvis Rams; VFW Indians; Daily
News Athletics.
Little League honors Callahan and Schrader.
Banquet tonight for Little League.
Bob Feller to be speaker.
72 game schedule proposed - to open May 9.
Lions Cubs beat Optimist Giants. J. E. Brown on Little League.
Little League picks All-Star team.
All-Stars beat Penn Yan.
Picture: All-Stars; to go after State title.
Little League All-Stars win District title.
Little League All-Stars beat Bath.
Picture: Little League teams.
To expand - to keep present American and National Leagues with four teams
each, expand minor league to eight teams.
J. E. Brown on Little League Baseball.
Little League season opens with parade - picture. Started yesterday.
New Junior League starts Saturday: Red Sox; White Sox; Blue Sox; Gold Sox.
Teams: Lions Orioles - Martin Merkle; M & T Cards. - R. McWain; Optimists
Giants; Moose Dodgers; Marine T Senators; VFW Indians; Kiwanis Tigers;
Daily News Yankees; Santy's Tires Red Sox.
Little League All-Stars to play Scottsville.
Little League captures district title.
Teams: Optimists Giants; Lions Yankees; Daily News Athletics; Marine Trust
Senators; Kiwanis Tigers; Moose Dodgers; Rotary Pirates;
All-Stars beat Painted Post.
Citizens donate $600 for Little League All-Star playoff.
Little League after State title.
Picture: All-Stars off for Elmont L. I.
Picture: Bus load starting.
All-Stars lose to Elmont.
DATE
8-11-1952
8-3-1953
6-7-1954
8-13-1954
2-17-1955
7-1955
7-6-1955
7-7-1955
7-12-1955
7-14-1955
6-14-1956
11-15-1956
1-30-1957
4-3-1957
5-23-1957
7-1957
8-9-1957
8-19-1957
9-30-1957
10-2-1957
2-8-1958
5-20-1958
7-2-1958
7-14-1958
7-24-1958
7-26-1958
7-29-1958
8-16-1958
2-19-1959
5-8-1959
5-19-1959
6-8-1959
7-13-1959
7-27-1959
7-28-1959
No date
8-3-1959
8-11-1959
8-10, 12, 13-1959
8-12-1959
8-13-1959
8-15-1959
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Baseball - Little League (cont)
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Picture: T-shirt champions and runners up.
Lions Orioles; VFW Indians; Merchants Tigers; etc.
J. E. Brown on starting season.
Regulations set up for.
Little League opens season Monday - two leagues: American League and
National League - 4 teams in each league - 120 boys.
Little League Women's Aux. to meet.
Downs gives money to build Little League field at MacArthur Park.
Picture: American League pennant winners.
Picture: T-Shirt champions.
Organization thanks City Council for new Little League Stadium.
In National League - Bill Bosseler of Lions Cubs.
Now four teams each league - hope one more in each.
Plans set for ten Little League teams.
Little League starts season Monday.
Pictures: Little League winners.
Pictures: Champion teams (week of …)
Picture: Little League All-Stars - going for State title.
Downs makes annual donation to baseball for boys.
All-Star Team - Jets; Chiefs; Stars; Comets.
All-Stars district champions.
Picture: Little League Champion - Rotary Pirates.
Picture: American League All-Stars.
Picture: Freeland Blodgett giving trophies to outstanding National Little League
players.
Winegar on start of Little League.
Picture: Little League Champions.
Picture: National League Champions - the Rockets.
Batavia Downs contributes to Youth Baseball for 8th year.
Little League closes season with Awards Banquet.
Picture: Little League champions.
Picture: Minor League All-Stars.
Picture of Wings - Little League Champions.
Picture: Minor American League All-Stars.
Picture: Little League pennant winners.
National League All-Stars win District title.
Picture: Little League All-Stars.
Picture: Major League All-Stars - American League.
Little League to open with parade - Booster Day to be May 9, 10 & 11.
Picture: Little League All-Stars.
Picture: All-Stars both leagues.
Picture: National All-Stars.
Picture: American All-Stars.
Picture Colts - local champions sponsored by Graham.
Page of pictures of Little League stars and teams.
Pictures: Little League All-Stars.
Picture: Little League team.
Picture: American League Champs.
Picture: Little League winners.
Picture: National League Champs.
Picture: Little League sign-up.
Picture: American League Champs & City League Champs.
Picture.
Picture: Little League starts up.
Picture - Jaycee Giants.
DATE
8-25-1959
9-4-1959
4-16-1960
4-18-1960
5-13-1960
5-21-1960
8-13-1960
8-19-1960
9-7-1960
9-28-1960
10-12 or 13-1960
11-1-1960
12-1-1960
5-13-1961
8-26-1961
9-9-1961
8-2-1962
10-23-1962
8-29-1963
7-26-1963
8-24-1963
8-29-1963
10-26-1963
6-19-1964
8-25-1964
9-17-1964
10-7-1964
12-3-1964
9-10-1965
9-18-1965
8-23-1966
8-29-1966
8-30-1966
7-27-1967
8-2-1967
9-27-1967
5-1-1968
7-31-1968
8-20-1968
7-17-1969
7-18-1969
8-27-1969
9-2-1969
7-21-1971
8-11-1971
8-18-1971
8-19-1971
8-21-1971
4-20-1972
9-19-1972
5-3-1973
4-25-1974
7-24-1975
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Baseball - Little League (cont)
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DATE
Pictures: Little League Champs.
Lions Club honors Little League.
Sign-up Saturday: American League - Daily News Yankees; Kiwanis Tigers;
Enterprise Clothing Indians; Burger King Orioles; Dairy Queen Blue Jays;
Sylvania (Twins?). National League - Batavia Downs IEU Cards; Moose
Dodgers; Rotary Pirates; Lions Cubs; Jaycee Giants; Genesee Savings Mets.
Sign-up Saturday: Little League, Minor League, Prep League.
Little League State Champions.
Lions Cubs; Genesee Savings Mets; Rotary Pirates; Kiwanis Tigers; Daily
News Yankees; Jaycee Orioles; White Sox.
Batavia eliminated in finals by Auburn - win consolation finals in Lockport.
Batavia Little Leaguers win District 3.
Nine teams in league starting up Friday.
Ad: Try outs March 21 & 22. T-Ball, Prep, Minor League, Little League and
6 - 12 year olds.
Batavia Little League wins District 3 title.
Mike Petuella on.
Little League winners - picture.
Batavia loses to Amherst on wild pitch.
Little League showing growth.
Pictures: Little League Champs.
Article on - pictures.
Little League chief asks for lights from Williams Park - removed four years
ago when field enlarged.
Little League All-Stars play for State Championship Friday - pictures.
East Amherst won over Batavia.
Little League All-Stars going for title - pictures - (Seniors All-Stars)
Pictures of those top teams: Senior; Junior, Le Roy.
Article - interview with Paul Sputore - says Little League Field in MacArthur
Park is now called "Sputora Field." Formerly Ernie Parks Field.
Interview with John McGowan, Little League president.
Pictures: 10 teams for Youth Baseball.
Tim Balonek, of City Highway Dept, much involved with Little League, writes
history of local teams - inspired by research on Ernie Parks.
Batavia to honor Little League Sunday.
Batavia wins Junior League title. Picture - ages 12 to 14.
Little League expanding - next year all new.
Little League started in 1946 by Optimists, Moose. There had been Midgets
before.
8-18-1976
9-21-1977
Games at Ernie Parks Stadium.
Doehler sponsor Rams - picture.
Now: Rams; Lions; Cubs; Royals; Giants; Tigers.
Started in 1956 by Polish Falcons, Labor Unios, Sports Boosters. Boys
13-15 to meet to organize. Other firms to help.
Babe Ruth assured.
League opens Tuesday - 6 squads: Cubs; Pirates; Royals; Rams; Lions
and Braves.
Cubs beat Pirates in Babe Ruth League.
J. E. Brown on Babe Ruth League - starts Monday.
Babe Ruth Braves - Sylvania Local 352 IUW.
Babe Ruth League Lions - Carpenters Local 1151.
Sign-up Saturday. Kiwanis Tigers; VFW Indians; Giants; Dodgers?
7-16-1955
7-19-1955
3-16-1978
4-6-1979
8-12-1982
8-17-1982
8-8-1983
7-26-1984
7-10-1986
3-20-1987
7-20-1988
7-22-1988
7-23-1988
7-30-1988
7-15-1989
8-12-1989
9-23-1989
5-15-1990
8-2-1990
8-4-1990
8-3-1991
7-23-1993
2-26-1996
8-17-1998
6-4-1999
6-7-1999
6-9-1999
7-18-2000
8-28-2000
No date
3-19-1956
4-6-1956
7-5-1956
No date
6-20-1957
7-1957
No date
5-21-1958
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SUBJECT
Baseball - Babe Ruth League (cont)
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Babe Ruth League organizes with: United Auto Workers Rams; Albert Drug Co.
Cubs; United Steel Workers Pirates; Electrical Workers Braves; Bricklayers
Masons & Plasterers Royals; Carpenters Local no. 1151 Lions.
Lions Cubs and M & T Cardinals in playoffs.
Babe Ruth All Stars to play for State title.
Bricklayers union builds shelter in Williams Park. Lions; Rams; Cubs; Pirates;
Braves; Royals.
Dedication of Babe Ruth Stadium in Williams Park Sunday.
Babe Ruth Stadium dedicated.
Babe Ruth League winners - Rams. Babe Ruth League runner-ups. Picture.
Babe Ruth League starts Monday. 30 games scheduled.
Babe Ruth All-Stars win District 12 championship.
Carrol's Lions; Batavia Farm Equipment Braves; Rotary Club Rams; Elks coach Bill Moore; Doehler Jarvis Cubs; Mancuso Motors Yankees;
Kiwanis Pirates. Picture.
Pictures: Babe Ruth champions.
Picture: Babe Ruth winners - The Graham Mfg. Co. Pirates.
Babe Ruth squad wins district title.
Picture: Braves, winners of Babe Ruth championship.
Picture: Babe Ruth League All-Stars.
To expand from 6 to 8 teams. Need coaches.
Picture: Babe Ruth All-Stars.
Babe Ruth sign-up Saturday.
Picture: Elks Club squad champions.
Picture: Perkins Pancake Jets.
Babe Ruth League organizing under Ralph Houseknecht.
Babe Ruth League opens season - teams play in Williams Park and at
High School.
Pictures: Carrols Lions; Batavia Farm Equipment Braves; Graham Rams;
Rotary Royals; Elk; Doehlers Cubs; Kiwanis Pirates; Mancuso Motors
Yankees.
DATE
6-28-1958
7-11-1958
7-24-1958
6-16-1959
7-21-1959
7-28-1959
9-4-1959
6-15-1960
7-18-1960
9-8-1960
9-9-1961
8-24-1962
7-15-1963
12-6-1963
8-26-1966
4-29-1967
8-7-1968
5-16-1972
8-21-1975
8-26-1975
1-23-1976
6-30-1977
6-21-1979
Baseball - Men's Senior League
Six teams now in league - starts seventh season.
5-13-1999
Baseball - Midget
Midget Champions to meet - picture.
Picture: Four teams.
Midget Baseball awards.
Rotary provides apparatus for.
8-8-1946
8-20-1947
10-7-1948
7-17-1951
Baseball - T-Shirt League
Colts - Tony Zito coach; Jets - Howard Espersen coach; Bisons - Albert
Rahn, Sr. coach; Chiefs - Robert Sheldon coach.
T-Shirt Chiefs beat Comets.
Pictures.
Winegar quotes McBride on founding T-Shirt League in July 1958.
No date
8-25-1959
9-7-1960
7-11-1990
Baseball - Youth Baseball
Pictures: Twelve Senior Little League Teams.
Pictures: Lineup for 1998.
Pictures.
Pictures of twelve teams for 2000.
6-9-1993
6-5-1998
6-4-1999
6-9-2000
Baskerville, Robert D.
Speech and Language pathologist opens office at 436 East Main St. Has
been helping handicapped and been consultant for nursing homes for
five years.
11-11-1981
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DATE
Basom
There was a Stephen Basom in Indian Falls in
4-18-1942
Bassett, Robert
Suffering Parkinson's Disease, finds some means of fighting back - picture.
4-6-1996
Batavia
Listener in Pennsylvania heard report of a young man from Batavia, a prisoner
in Russia. Sent word to Batavia, NY with suggestion that might be in
Batavia, Ohio; Batavia, Ill. or another. Family located in Batavia, Ohio.
Author Thomas lists Batavia as third best little city in New York State,
32nd in United States.
Letters to editor of paper in Batavia, Illinois reveal there is: Batavia, Iowa;
Batavia, Ohio; Batavia, Michigan; Batavia, Wisconsin; Batavia, California
(not in Atlas); Batavia, Argentina (my Atlas says Brazil); Batavia, Surinam
(Dutch Guiana); Batavia, Djakarta; Batavia, Ontario.
Batavia - altitude
5-12-1951
4-16-1990
No date
Winegar checks highs and lows - finds town slopes to north. County high
point just to south east of County Park in Bethany.
11-6-1992
Batavia - anniversary
Winegar describes celebration in 1915.
Winegar on 1965, Batavia's 50th Anniversary.
Winegar on Batavia becoming city.
1-3-1964
12-31-1964
1-2-1965
Batavia - elevation.
Elevation is determined by US Geological Survey in 1902. Erie Station 891ft
above sea level.
Winegar lists elevation of city - 900ft - as well as high and low points in county.
Winegar learns of problems variations in elevation cause builders acc. to Cy Corp.
Batavia - film
12-11-1965
Film prepared by Chamber of Commerce - narrated by William F. Brown, jr.
to be shown in Australia.
Film to be shown here Thursday.
Film to be shown for public housing funds.
10-29-1964
11-10-1964
1-16-1965
Past & Present column: Paragraph on incorporation.
Article on village incorporation - 150 years ago.
5-18-1923
1-5-1952
4-23-1963
A Community of Opportunity
Slogan contest: Rev. Elmer Harris, winner.
Film: "Batavia: A Community of Opportunity" to be seen by Rotary Club.
Film was made by Chamber of Commerce.
2-16-1961
12-21-1964
12-26-1964
Batavia - Incorporation of Village
Batavia - Motto
12-2-1922
10-13-1964
Batavia - musical composition.
"Batavia" composed by Roxy Caccamise to have first rendition Sunday.
Heard March 20, 1969.
3-15-1969
Batavia - name
Past & Present column.
Past & Present column: On duplication of names - 6 Batavias, 12 Alexanders.
No other: Alabama; Basom; Darien Center; East Bethany; West Bergen.
Origin.
Winegar on source of name.
Controversy over name.
Winegar suggest Napoleon responsible for name Batavia.
Winegar expands his explanation of name "Batavia" to people living in 1802.
9-29-1906
3-26-1921
2-21-1951
2-27-1963
1984
7-17-1984
12-1-1995
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Batavia - population statistics
City grew by 532 in ten years. Town did better.
Floyd Kilbe, in Oregon 59 years, finds little he remembers in City.
Georgia Foote on Christmas in 1802.
Batavia - ship, a
Winegar gets news of search for "The Batavia," a treasure ship that sank
in East Indies.
Winegar on replica being built in Lelystad, Holland - original sank of Australia
350 or so years ago.
Winegar on ship being built in Netherlands and named for an ancient tribe.
DATE
10-8-1951
8-25-1958
12-22-1958
10-22-1973
9-11-1989
9-25-1989
Batavia - US destroyer
New destroyer named "Batavia."
3-23-1943
Batavia, Arkansas
Batavia, Arkansas first postmaster remembered Batavia as beautiful place.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on Batavia, Arkansas, which was
named by a former resident of Batavia, NY, which also sends calendar.
Postmistress of Batavia, Arkansas writes about her town - says she gets
mail for Batavia, NY.
Past & Present column: Communication from Postmistress of Batavia, Arkansas.
Arkansas city named for Batavia, NY.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on correspondence with Batavia,
Arkansas postmistress.
Smallest of US Batavias.
6-21-1940
Batavia, Illinois
Past & Present column: Paragraph on Batavia Metal Products in
Batavia, Illinois.
Mail for Batavia Metal Products Company of Batavia, Illinois delivered here.
Article on.
Jeffrey D. Schielke, Mayor and author of history of city visits Batavia on way
to Firemen's Convention.
Winegar on Batavia, Illinois as reported by James Mancuso.
Brian Jellison visits Batavia, Illinois - pictures.
12-20-1941
8-30-1944
7-14-1945
11-5-1946
10-6-1951
8-4-1952
5-5-1945
7-26-1946
7-23-1952
6-26-1981
1-29-1986
9-17-1986
Batavia, Indonesia
Name Batavia, former name of Jakarta, capital of Indonesia getting revival.
9-17-1971
Batavia, Iowa
Picture and article on.
6-7-1952
Batavia, Java
Former mayor of Batavia, Java, R. A. Schotmann, visits - picture.
Young man from Batavia, Java wants correspondents on railroading.
4-17-1943
3-29-1947
Batavia, Michigan
Past and Presej=nt column: Paragraph on Batavia, Michigan.
Article on Batavia, Michigan.
2-22-1947
7-24-1952
Batavia, NY
Mention of Batavia Flats in Delaware County - Past and Present column.
T. E. Brown on early Batavia in Green County - and others to west.
Winegar finds there was a Batavia in Greene County on 1803 map.
As was a Batavia post office in Greene County, the post office in Genesee
County was first designated Genesee Court House.
8-1-1908
2-3-1962
9-8-1972
Batavia, Ohio
Named by people from Batavia, NY.
6-26-1952
Batavia "Firsts"
Eight "firsts" Batavia can claim.
2-3-1947
Batavia - financial situation
Financial statement of Village.
City evaluation nearly a million.
11-27-1914
8-31-1971
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SUBJECT
Batavia - (town)
39
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DATE
Incorporation history.
Town of Batavia office opens.
New Batavia Town Building open house - Lewiston Rd. Picture.
New Batavia Town Fire Hall on Lewiston Rd. now open.
Picture: new Town of Batavia Fire Hall - nearing completion.
Town Hall on Lewiston Rd. now in use. Fire equipment still to move in.
History - emergence of village - by Coon.
Batavia changes from second class to first class town - allowed towns
over 5,000 advantages & disadvantages of.
Planners want town & city to merge.
Board approves Town Manager post.
Jerry C. Hiller appointed town manager.
Town interested in property on Bank St. for future park - Schoenbatchler
property.
Batavia Town Hall - picture - once a restaurant and once auto sales and
garage. Town bought in 1936 and rebuilt.
Town fire station almost done - picture.
In discussing differences over water, sewage and development of truck stop
off Thruway officials discuss merging city and town.
5-19-1923
8-18-1948
8-19-1948
9-25-1950
9-24-1951
1-2-1952
3-4-1953
Batavia - Town of - Bicentennial
Barbara Toal, co - historian - urges celebration.
2-22-2001
Batavia, City of
See also "Charter"
Batavia a city today.
First city election tomorrow.
First election.
Plan parade, etc. midnight, Dec. 31.
City organization complete(?) this evening.
Whole issue on Clean-up and Beautification campaign.
John Low says Board Assessors need investigation.
Two assessors answer charges.
Population 15,628 (2,078 gain.)
Wiard Plow makes 500 arrows 24" x 4" to show way to Batavia along
highways.
City line extended to include Vets Hospital.
Report on growth of City from report of Chamber of Commerce.
Service clubs to erect signs at entrance.
J. E. Brown answers his own question, "What's wrong with Batavia?"
Louis Del Plato outlines a point plan for community development.
Brown on city improvements.
J. E. Brown comments on Del Plato plan.
Picture from the air.
Batavia from the air.
Winegar on city management.
Committee seeks designation "All-American City."
Committee meets to plan 75th celebration.
City to celebrate by planting trees and flowers - May 26 - with Pageant of
Bands.
Winegar finds article in magazine Business First giving city high marks as
residence.
Winegar boosts Batavia, Urban Renewal, Mall and all.
Flynn lists achievements (improvements) city has made recently.
Barbara Toal publishes collection of pictures of Batavia, history and future
plans.
6-26-1968
5-29-1974
3-2-1977
3-11-1977
4-9-1977
1-4-1978
8-31-1978
7-6-1990
6-11-1914
12-7-1914
12-8-1914
12-12-1914
12-18-1914
5-19-1920
9-21-1922
9-23-1922
9-29-1925
5-4-1929
12-30-1932
8-19-1947
2-22-1956
3-2-1957
3-5-1957
3-5-1957
3-6-1957
8-15-1964
7-17-1965
8-6-1976
8-11-1978
2-7-1990
3-10-1990
7-8-1991
3-18-1996
6-25-1999
9-23-2000
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SUBJECT
Batavia - History
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See: Seaver
Batavia to celebrate birthday.
Past & Present column on early schools.
Account of trip across county in 1805, Past & Present column.
First town meeting March 1, 1903.
Bayard Stedman reveals many early marital details offered in will suits.
Trunks of trees found in excavations for sewer on West Main St. - dumped
hundred years ago to fill in swampy area - wood preserved.
Batavia may become a city. Platt asks those in favor to let legislature know.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on first town election and early county
fairs.
Past & Present column on War of 1812.
Column on history of schools to 1891 (or about 1904) Past & Present column.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on early pioneer activities.
Past & Present column: Thomas Lanton, first leader.
Article on Batavia 50 years ago, block by block.
History of incorporation of village and more on Batavia 50 years ago.
Historical section.
Column reprinting article found by Mrs. Tarbox describing ox-cart trip in 1818.
Questions on history on pg 2 with answers on pg 8.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on businesses of 1811, and Cochran.
When Batavia was a country village.
Historical section. Paragraph on: Guinea Witches Ball; Acquisition of land
for Ross St: Judge Phineas Tracy house: Circus grounds: Village
characters (Irish): Larany Planning Mill: Eager Brewery: Early schools.
Article by Rial - followed weekly by histories of towns.
Recollection on early school days.
Main Street - widened - picture.
Aerial view from water tower.
Recollections by Peter H. Fagan.
Picture - Main St. with angle parking.
Page of pictures of early Batavia.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on visit of Timothy Bigelow to region in 1805.
Historic issue - 70th years of Daily News with many pictures.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on building first Main Street - 1802-1803.
Rebuilt in 1825.
Year 1900 - in Genesee Trust ad.
More on 1900 in Genesee Trust ad.
Genesee Trust ad showing 1902.
Genesee Trust ad showing 1905.
Georgia Foote says city incorporated 131 years ago.
Genesee Trust ad on 1910 or so.
Genesee Trust ad on 1911 or so. Picture - explosion Municipal Building.
Genesee Trust ad on 1915.
"Let's Get Acquainted" issue: Genesee Trust opening; Salways; Sleghts;
C. E. Knox; H. E. Slocum Inc.; I. V. Richelin; Harry Ingraham; Surprise &
Enterprise; Deluxe Dry Cleaning; Oliver's; Plaza Restaurant; Secords;
Goldsteins Furs; Falcone's Electric; Bird's; Ebling's Electric; Mosman's;
Chemielowiec; Garney Sheet Metal; R. A. Haitz.
Pictures of Main Street in 30's and 50's.
Picture - page of early Batavia.
Pictures - 50 years of City.
50th year jubilee.
DATE
5-6-1902
5-11-1907
1-4-1908
6-12-1909
3-4-1910
6-11-1910
3-11-1913
10-2-1920
12-31-1920
12-31-1921
1-28-1922
3-18-1922
5-12-1923
5-19-1923
4-28-1924
12-15-1925
5-26-1927
8-26-1933
12-13-1934
12-13-1934
5-6-1935
5-20-1938
10-13-1938
4-1-1939
9-19-1940
11-7-1940
6-10-1946
10-11-1947
6-26-1948
7-16-1949
3-6-1954
3-13-1954
3-20-1954
4-10-1954
4-26-1954
5-15-1954
5-22-1954
6-19-1954
8-16-1954
9-3-1954
6-23-1965
7-17-1965
7-21-1965
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Batavia - History (cont)
Batavia - Recollections
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Aerial view of Court Street Urban Renewal area with buildings named.
Winegar quotes William Coon on early settlers, including the McCracken
brothers - first stores, first brick structure.
Winegar on early days on East Main.
Winegar on early paper boys.
Winegar on East Main area.
Winegar on village becoming a city.
History of city by W. Coon.
Special section for 75th anniversary. Articles on: Start of City, 1915;
Trolley line; coal business; downtown section, 1915; industry;
education (many by Mary McCully.)
Second special section.
Winegar finds map of early Batavia in building at museum in Mumford.
Comments on results of Erie Canal passing to north, railroads connecting with.
Winegar remembers visitors he met while he was a reporter.
Winegar praises Conklin's "historic walk."
Winegar tells of visit of Alexis De Toqueville, to be memorialized by group
training trip.
Winegar recalls visit to area of de Toqueville in 1831.
Sketch said to be early Batavia store.
Barbara Toal shows video of early days at Stewart Steiner Theater at GCC
Saturday at 2pm.
Winegar comments on historical video.
Video for sale at several places in town.
Video to be shown at Angel's Café; seeking stories for second video.
Emily Griswold - progress of village.
Ex-postmaster Tyrrell remembers Batavia as he saw it first, 70 years ago
Past and Present column.
Early schools - Past and Present column.
W. D. Church - in Batavia after 40 years - finds it much changed.
Edwin P. Hall remembers Batavia as it was 60 or so years ago. Past and
Present column.
Past and Present column: Civil War phrase "All quiet on Potomac" originated
in reports by Genesee County soldier Captain Rowley of Byron.
Remembering Quiz Club (or Social Union.) Past and Present column.
Irving D. Cook remembers 75 years of development in agriculture - his first
train ride, etc.
Past & Present column: Baseball remembered back 60 years.
Sewer excavation finds well preserved logs from old corduroy road East
Main Street east of Bank Street.
John Law remembers coming to Batavia on first through train - 3 days and
nights - no sleeper, no dinning car. Past & Present column.
Genesee County 100 years ago.
Picture and paragraph on west side of Jackson Street 50 years ago - a
propos razing buildings on corner of Jackson & Main for Bradley.
Wilbur C. Moreau of 43 State remembers big storm of 68 years ago.
Past & Present column: Account of trip across county in 1811 - with
complaints on condition of roads.
Old timer remembers rifle drill of 50 or so years ago on Trading Day. Past &
Present column.
Horsch remembers earlier jails and lock-ups, including tramp houses (which
were very popular.) Past & Present column.
Past & Present column: Wells found under present Dellinger Theater - one of
which believed that of Joseph Elliott whose house was on site.
DATE
10-1-1966
6-22-1966
11-20-1974
12-2-1974
12-3-1974
12-3-1975
7-2-1976
1-3-1990
6-27-1990
9-19-1996
9-19-1996
12-27-1996
2-12-1997
4-26-1997
5-30-1997
10-20-1998
11-19-1998
11-30-1998
12-22-1998
2-16-1999
3-21-1890
12-1-1906
5-11-1907
8-13-1907
2-22-1908
7-3-1908
11-27-1909
12-4-1909
7-2-1910
11-2-1910
11-12-1910
11-19-1910
3-28-1911
4-10-1911
9-28-1912
12-28-1912
3-1-1913
8-14-1914
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia - Recollections (cont)
42
TEXT
Past & Present: On town pump corner Main at Bank - still flat stone covering
well.
Past & Present column: Judge Bowen remembers when householders took
baskets to do weekly shopping then stopped in at St. James.
Past & Present column: J. E. Brown remembers old spelling bees weekly
in Roanoke.
Past & Present column: Fredd Dunham remembers Batavia as it was in 1897
when he entered the law office of Safford H. North.
Letter from P. A. Murphy - Batavia 55 years ago.
More from Murphy.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on old scissors grinders who used to
pass occasionally. Now a truck with tools and machinery for fixing
everything from scissors to lawn mowers.
William Wood of Elmira remembers Band Concerts of 50 years ago.
Timothy Bigelow remembers trip through Genesee County century ago.
George Weiss - who left Batavia 50 years ago - back walking streets.
"Dutch" Weiss - has spent fifty years in vaudeville and road shows.
Mrs. Byram Moulton of Alexander remembers Fourth of July Celebration of
1874. Past & Present column.
List of things Batavia can take pride is: DAR; SAR; Clamps; Convent, etc.
Two columns long.
Fun in Batavia 1825 remembered.
Panoramic view of village. Also whole page of memories by Griswold.
Frank H. Goade has seen many changes.
Past & Present column: Paragraph by Henry Lambert.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on Batavia's first Memorial Day
observance - May 30, 1870. Judge Bowen spoke.
Francis Pratt Douglas looks back on 50 years of teachings.
Past & Present column: William Wakeman remembers skating from Main St.
across flooded area as far as Taggarts - now about location of Skating
Rink on Vine St.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on Batavia's first Memorial Day
observance in 1870.
Fred A. Lewis remembers incidents in his career, including the Benham
trial as well as earlier lawyers - beginning of the Bar Association.
Mrs. Hamilton Vallance remembers the gay young life of '90s.
Mrs. John H. Wood remembers stories of her grandfather. Past & Present.
Past & Present column: Paragraph on recollections of Nathan A. Woodward,
a lawyer a century ago.
Coon on old landmarks.
Albert J. French - now 90 - remembers the NYS Institute - Clement changed
to School. French lost sight at 10 - became piano tuner.
Floyd Kibbe visits after 53 years.
Fourth of July a century ago.
Mrs. Andrew Raynor - married 65 years remembers Washington and Ross
a pasture in 1895.
Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Root remember stories of 1901.
J. E. Brown on New York Central of yore.
J. E. Brown recalls a number of events and dates, Boost Batavia campaign.
J. E. Brown recalls early grocers, other people and institutions on Main St.
Winegar remembers dance restrictions of 1924 and there about.
Winegar on Fourth of July of past.
Old timer writes to Winegar - remembers Trumbull Cary and others.
(Robert D. Brockway)
Winegar finds an old brochure of about 60 years ago.
DATE
5-1-1915
3-11-1916
9-17-1921
4-29-1922
5-2-1923
5-25-1923
7-21-1923
8-24-1923
2-6-1924
9-21-1928
6-29-1929
no date
7-7-1933
12-13-1934
4-14-1936
4-4-1942
5-29-1942
9-19-1942
1-10-1948
5-29-1948
5-7-1949
5-20-1950
9-2-1950
1-3-1953
3-4-1953
3-3-1956
8-25-1958
7-3-1959
1-2-1960
3-9-1960
3-25-1960
2-27-1961
5-18-1962
5-22-1965
7-3-1965
12-20-1965
3-29-1966
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia - Recollections (cont)
43
TEXT
More.
Winegar remembers the Fourth and Thomas Store.
Winegar remembers entertainment before Little League baseball.
Winegar remembers marbles, kites, etc.
Graduation 50 years ago was in Dellinger Theater.
Winegar remembers boyhood pleasures.
Winegar on earlier times.
Winegar on man who dug up mole and mole tunnel (or mouse) from lawn and
took in barrow to vacant lot.
Winegar on corner of Jackson & Main St. where Salvation Army used to play.
Winegar remembers old Jefferson area - schools, Kearneys, etc.
Mrs. Boyce - 104 - remembers.
Winegar on year 1907.
Winegar on early maps.
Winegar on winters of yesterday.
Winegar on changes on Jackson St. and Marshall's News Store.
Winegar on changes downtown.
Recollection of days when hogs and horses roamed Main Street.
Winegar remembers earlier winter pastimes.
Winegar remembers ice man, street sprinkler and other assorted
juvenile pleasures.
Winegar remembers earlier recreations - Bluebird, etc.
Winegar on winter of 1918.
Winegar on earlier winters.
Winegar on Sugaring off.
Mrs. Ulrech on Bluebird & Meadowlark.
Winegar on way Legislature used to conduct meetings.
Winegar remembers Walt & Porter Davis - Walt the predecessor of
Adam Miller on Center Street.
Winegar on earlier winters.
Winegar on day boys stole ashman's horse & cart.
Winegar remembers old time summers.
Winegar recalls earlier winters.
Winegar reminisces.
Winegar correspondent remembers Farmers Sheds. Onus Duffy - Fair.
Winegar on doll house made by Frederick Wiard for his granddaughter in
Flint Michigan.
Winegar on Fourth of July.
On the cat at the library - picture.
Winegar on the Watson's parrot.
Winegar on good old days when firemen got cats out of trees.
Winegar remembers early trains.
Winegar remembers Adelman's - on site of Genesee Farms now leaving.
Winegar on City Council annual city inspection.
Cutitta has rare coin "Hard Times" coins struck by Cochran, a bell caster, here.
Winegar on Corey's Gas Station, West Main St., where had first job - and
other stations.
Winegar on Vernor's Ginger Ale.
Winegar remembers some former fires.
Winegar quotes Lew Browne on depression years.
Winegar remembers friendship with Bud Williams.
Winegar remembers day Lindbergh flew over.
Winegar remembers Fellner and Doehlers.
Winegar and Will Nott remember East Main Street concerns around 1920s.
Francis Miner remembers one room school.
DATE
3-30-1966
7-5-1966
8-23-1966
3-15-1967
6-27-1967
4-9-1968
3-14-1969
8-12-1969
1-5-1971
1-10-1972
10-28-1972
7-17-1974
10-2-1974
1-28-1975
2-14-1975
11-10-1976
12-7-1976
1-3-1977
1-6-1977
1-18-1977
2-24-1977
3-17-1977
3-25-1977
4-2-1977
1-10-1978
1-16-1978
1-24-1978
3-6-1978
8-31-1978
12-22-1978
3-22-1979
4-13-1979
4-19-1979
7-2-1979
9-24-1979
9-24-1979
12-19-1979
1-22-1980
2-4-1980
5-7-1980
6-6-1980
7-2-1980
9-4-1980
9-9-1980
3-15-1983
7-28-1983
8-12-1983
10-6-1983
8-23-1985
9-17-1985
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia - Recollections (cont)
Batavia - Town
44
TEXT
Old timer remembers the Batavia before Urban Renewal - Winegar column.
Maas-Feary quotes from old article of 1937 by Wakeman - esp. baseball
and wrestling.
Les Wright talks to Winegar about C. L. Carr store toy display at
Christmas time.
Winegar remembers Jim Kendall, amateur caricaturist and early East End.
Winegar quotes Jim Kennedy on early days in East End.
Winegar remembers the Griswolds of his boyhood days.
Winegar has letter from former Trumbull Parkway resident remembering
remembering coasting, etc.
Winegar remembers H. S. days.
Winegar quotes Christine Carr Minor on Merchant's Row on Summit Street.
Also on Dennis boys.
Winegar on several things such as bowling festivals, Apple Blossom festivals,
St. Joe's Drum Corp, Picnic in Park.
Batavians recall Christmas in Depression days.
Winegar recalls an earlier Batavia from postcards issued by historians and
pictures in News.
Winegar recalls boyhood on Hewitt Place.
Winegar recalls city before Urban Renewal and the Mall, and approves the
changes.
Winegar recalls earlier summer days.
Winegar remembers earlier winters.
Winegar on early Batavians (including teachers) he has known.
Winegar remembers spring games he played - such as marbles & softball.
Winegar remembers Bell Birds early days, orchestra, etc. (including his father)
Winegar recalls local oddities - Apples Kearney, Bugs Michaels and others.
Winegar remembers good old weather, school closings, etc. floods, storms.
Winegar lists names of by-gone businesses.
Winegar recalls old school days.
Several pages of Voices of a Century.
Winegar recalls early landmarks on Main Street.
DATE
3-4-1987
8-8-1987
12-13-1989
5-13-1991
6-24-1991
7-1-1991
7-16-1991
10-18-1991
4-22-1992
4-23-1992
12-11-1993
1-12-1994
1-19-1996
3-28-1996
8-26-1996
12-20-1996
3-10-1997
4-7-1997
4-16-1997
1-14-1998
2-1999
4-2-1999
5-3-1999
3-23-2000
3-31-2000
Picture: Town Fire hall, Lewiston Road, under construction.
Fire truck moves into new fire hall - picture.
J. E. Brown on changing Batavia pattern.
Town Board hires manager - Kenneth Perry - Forsyth objects heatedly.
Kenneth R. Perry, town manager, resigns.
Town manager Doane resigns.
Town manager Arthur Posluszny - mentioned in article on insurance.
Town manager in 1990 - Francis Repicci.
Town of Batavia to drill for water on Lehigh Avenue.
Arbitration Board says town owes city $126,217 as city claimed - for
water service.
Town & City still in disagreement - now over sewer.
Voters approve selling town hall and vehicle storage (ideally for a million paid $10,000 for it in 1942.)
7-12-1951
1-2-1952
9-10-1955
7-10-1974
9-29-1976
7-26-1984
8-22-1985
no date
4-18-1991
Batavia - Village
On incorporation of village - 100 years ago.
5-19-1923
Batavia Advertising Co.
Local name owner of most of billboards in area: Whitmier & Filbrick
of Buffalo.
5-1-1912
Batavia Air Charter
Offers one-way flight to Orlando, FL for $75: Bud Clor; Jack Schwab;
Gordon Blake. Ad.
5-29-1991
5-31-1991
3-4-1998
10-17-1959
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Amusement Co.
Batavia & Buffalo Transportation Co.
Batavia & New York Wood Working
Company
45
TEXT
Amusement company dissolved. Washburn - Dipson - Osborne (Genesee
Amusement Co.?) Incorporated October 6, 1926.
Bus Line - Intercity. Later Batavia - Akron - Buffalo.
Batavia-Buffalo bus permit by PSC. John W. Mullen to operate.
Will establish daily package & freight service. J. William Mullen and
Luther W. Rauscher, proprietors.
Incorporation papers received, Batavia to Buffalo Line - Inc at $20,000 by
J. W. Mullen and L. W. Rauscher.
Mullen chosen President of transport company.
Ownership passes from Mullen to Gilbert E. Flint & Julius Baureis.
No objections to extension of service to Attica.
Bus Co. has deluxe new bus on line.
Baureis & Flint ask permit for Batavia - Rochester.
Company now running regular scheduled Batavia - Alexander - Attica.
Refreshment stand, 35 Jackson, to be rebuilt for waiting room and ticket
office. Has been at 43 Jackson Street.
Line seeks new charter - wants run Alden to Buffalo.
Baureis buying 2 new deluxe buses.
Baureis & Flint get permit for bus line to Akron.
NY Lumber & Wood Working Co. to occupy Sewing Machine Co. building.
Area raising $3,000 to help move.
Deal practically settled - J. M. Chapin, superintendent.
Money all raised.
Charles A. Kibbe - J. M. Chapin, General Superintendent. Ready to hire.
Machinery coming immediately.
J. M. Chapin here.
All arrangements complete.
New switch line to Wood Works.
W. C. Andrews, president. Fred D. Grant.
Suggest extending water mains to Wood Works.
Village will supply pipes if Wood Works will install.
25 or 30 men now employed in and about new place.
Wood Working Co. very busy.
Wood Working Co. reorganized - J. F. Mizer remains, Chapin resigns C. Honeck and W. H. Sidway from New York now in charge.
Work to start again at Wood Works.
Walter Ware sells Wood Works 60 acres at $20 an acre.
Wood Works machinery still in NY, now moved here.
Wood Works to close for inventory - with enough orders on hand to start
full blast in January.
Water now in mains at Wood Works.
Bell for Wood Works here - 2 1/2' in diameter.
President Wallace C. Andrews to withdraw - relief responsibility.
Wood Works future in doubt. President Andrews is elderly - wants to
resign. Factory will close temporarily. Wallace C. Andrews is wealthy
man. Charles Honeck, William H. Sidway in charge.
Charles Honeck plans to reorganize and resume. Raised $12,000 in NY.
Honeck reorganizing company.
Honeck & John Scatcherd of Buffalo organize. Also: 4-9-1892; 4-21-1892
Wood Works "in doubt" - short $10,000.
Wood Works reopening assured.
DATE
6-5-1031
7-1-1921
11-30-1921
8-21-1922
8-23-1922
2-21-1924
4-17-1924
7-24-1924
8-1-1924
8-22-1924
10-20-1924
12-2-1924
2-9-1925
2-19-1925
4-5-1886
4-6-1886
4-8-1886
4-9-1886
4-10-1886
4-21-1886
5-4-1886
5-17-1886
6-1-1886
6-4-1886
6-5-1886
6-14-1886
10-6-1886
1-28-1887
2-2-1887
6-8-1887
10-7-1887
12-28-1887
5-24-1888
6-21-1888
3-26-1892
3-28-1892
4-4-1892
4-7-1892
5-19-1892
6-2-1892
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia & New York Wood Working
Company (cont)
46
TEXT
Wood Works reorganized: John N. Scatcherd of Buffalo, president; Charles
Honeck of Batavia, vice president. Of Buffalo; A. D. Scatcherd, John L.
Hunsecher. Of Batavia; John N. McKenzie, S. A. Sherrow; John Glade.
Wood Works to be open in 2 weeks or so.
Articles of Incorporation filed.
Deed for Wood Works filed at Clerks Office.
Wood Works owned about 1,300,000 feet of hardwood lumber when it
closed. W. H. Sidway has sold off about a million feet.
Work picking up at Wood Works - 185 men now at work.
Wood Works doing some interior of Buffalo Club.
Wood Works now union shop - workers join United Brotherhood of
Carpenters & Joiners.
Safecrackers bind watchman - open safe - get about $70 - evidently experts.
No word on safecrackers.
Safecrackers identified.
Wood Works gets order for interior Baltimore Court House.
Plant has new carving machine - fast and labor saving.
Description operation carving machine.
Wood Works being wired for electricity.
Wood Works to exhibit at Paris Exposition.
Wood Works to build 2 story brick addition - 60' x 80'.
Alan D. Scatcherd, head of Wood Works, dead.
R. C. Scatcherd now secretary/treasurer of Wood Works.
Wood Works to be enlarged.
Loss $2,000 from fire in fuel room at Wood Works.
Scatcherd interested in making bookcases for R. L. Vilas Company.
Fire proofed wood now being used.
Big wheel goes to pieces - wrecks two engines, nobody injured.
Another building, 50' x 80' of brick - at Wood Works for office.
Phil Ditzel to do masonry.
Interior 2 building at Cornell by B & NY.
Past & Present column: Wood Working company has furnished interiors and
trim for 1,700 buildings in New York City - Hall of Records,
New Amsterdam Theater, Hotel Netherlands.
Wood working company buys land to south.
Wood Works to be enlarged by 120'.
C. H. Honeck elected head.
Wood Works to furnish interior for Columbia Graphophone building in NY.
Workmen building smokestack, 80' high of brick to replace steel one taken
down.
Wood Works gets government for propellers.
Wood Works building cases for phonograph. Has busy season.
Wood Works Co. making talking machines.
Talking machine named Batavia.
Wood Works Co. old white horse dies.
Idle - coal shortage.
Wage increases.
Honeck asks Chamber of Commerce for assistance.
Installs fireproofing equipment.
Wood Works putting in electricity.
Wood Works offering phonographs made in slow period for $165. Worth $200.
Wood Works gets contract for trim Statler Hotel in New York
Obit: Scatcherd. John B. Seaver replacing Scatcherd.
John Seaver from bank to Wood Works.
DATE
6-17-1892
7-2-1892
7-11-1892
7-18-1892
9-19-1892
12-15-1892
7-21-1894
11-13-1897
12-4-1897
12-5-1897
1-30-1898
12-19-1898
1-17-1899
1-28-1899
10-20-1899
5-19-1900
2-22-1901
8-17-1901
2-1-1902
5-3-1902
5-21-1902
9-4-1902
10-28-1902
10-6-1903
11-7-1903
11-27-1903
9-12-1904
1-20-1912
9-10-1912
6-9-1913
7-15-1914
2-19-1917
3-17-1917
2-11-1918
7-21-1919
10-21-1919
10-16, 21-1919
12-27-1919
2-24-1920
3-24-1920
4-9-1920
3-7-1921
10-26-1921
12-13-1921
5-27-1922
12-6-1922
12-11-1922
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia & New York Wood Working
Company (cont)
47
TEXT
Wood Working Co. to enlarge - fireproofing business growing fast.
Woodwork in new Carnegie Library in American School of Classical
Learning in Athens by Wood Works.
Wood Working Co. increasing fireproofing department.
Wood Working Co. having rush period: Manger Hotel, NY; Savoy Plaza, NY.
Wood Works have orders for $250,000 work.
Wood Works get contract for wood in New Yorker Hotel - includes 8,000
doors.
Wood Working Co. has men working overtime.
Past & Present column: Paragraph outlines lineage of company. Occupies
building put up by Batavia Sewing Machine built to produce Post
combination of machines. Financial trouble made firm sell out to New York
Lumber and Wood Co. in 1885. NY Lumber & Wood Co. sprang from
Batavia Manufacturing Co. incorporated in 1884, which had previously
been New York Wood Tanning Co. of New York, of which Charles H.
Honeck superintendent.
Wood Works making wood carvings for new Sterling Library at Yale.
Woodworkers refuse to take cut from $.75 an hour.
Management threatens to farm out some orders. Workmen accept $.60
per hour wage.
Wood Works property to be liquidated.
City offers Wood Works site to US for defense work.
Refused by several.
Wood Works to be sold at auction.
Wood Works sold in large tax sale for $3,700.
Wood Works sale cancelled - to go to referendum.
Wood Works again on auction block.
Haxton purchases Wood Works for $13,000 - for warehouse.
Haxton buys Wood Works property.
Wood Works workers reunion - picture.
Picture and some text on Wood Works.
Winegar on Wood Works.
DATE
4-29-1926
6-17-1926
10-5-1926
11-17-1926
5-11-1928
7-5-1929
4-1-1930
8-2-1930
1-29, 2-2-1931
6-23-1932
7-18-1932
7-15-1939
5-21-1940
5-7-1941
9-4-1941
10-3-1941
10-7-1941
4-7-1942
4-8-1942
12-29-1953
6-23-1960
12-19-1977
3-3-1978
Batavia and Northern Railroad
See: Crosscut Line.
Batavia Animal Hospital
Jack Wilkes and Irving Wiswall open animal veterinarian office on
Lewiston Road, two miles out.
Dr. Raymond Pray of Animal Hospital.
Dr. Raymond Pray buys of Dr. Jack Wilks.
Animal Hospital busy with rabies inoculations - picture.
2-10-1955
9-29-1965
8-16-1974
3-2-1999
Carl and Ruth Peters, assisted by Lyons Club, set up Answering Service.
Started in June.
9-21-1959
Batavia Area VW Club.
VW Club to have rally Sunday.
4-14-1978
Batavia Boutique
Batavia Boutique at 4141 West Main St. to distribute Weight No More Meals prepared by Lea Ann Werder of Lyndonville.
3-20-2000
William F. Utes and William Gerber run bowling pin repair shop for alleys from
Erie, PA to Albany. Shop at 8 Exchange Place - picture.
Bowling Pin Co. damaged by fire. William S. Gerber, prop.
3-21-1947
12-7-1950
Batavia Answering Service
Batavia Bowling Pin Co.
Batavia Boxing Club
See: Boxing.
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SUBJECT
48
TEXT
Batavia Boy's Band
Band has fine start with 20 boys. Needs public support - Colarusso, director.
Band gave fine concert - poorly attended.
Picture - sextet from Band.
Boy's Band concert - Tuesday at Austin Park.
Band to play in Buffalo.
Boy's Band has several dates lined up.
Batavia Boy's Band to play Odd Fellows Hall on Friday.
Batavia Brewery
Building on site of Gamble Brewery - William Gamble to run - William Hooker
major investor.
Work on East end brewery progressing.
East end brewery about completed.
About all machinery in Elm Street brewery.
Operations started at East End Brewery.
Brewery purchases 10,000 pounds of hops.
Disposed of by William Hooker. Joseph A. Baker, Louis Stroh, managers.
Brewery recently renovated.
No note.
DATE
3-29-1924
4-2-1924
7-12-1924
8-2-1924
2-20-1925
6-11-1926
2-16-1927
11-2-1889
12-11-1889
1-7-1890
1-20-1890
3-4-1890
9-10-1890
11-28-1891
1-25-1948
Batavia Art School
To open on East Main St. George B. Edwards instructor - class size restricted.
Batavia Art Studio
See: Lawson, T. M.
Batavia Arts and Crafts
Crafts seeks instructors for fall season - 56 Harvester Ave.
8-20-1975
Batavia assessment
State commends city for accuracy in assessment - best in state.
City property assessment up $23 million due to revaluation. Last year
valuation $589,743,896. Up 7.5% to this year's $612,830,773.
2-11-1988
8-30-1995
Retailers organize - elect John C. Dwyer.
3-9-1978
Batavia Associated Retailers
Batavia Atomic Welding &
H(e)at Treating Co.
Batavia Auto Parts Co.
Company to do hydrogen arc welding - treat metals to harden & strengthen
them. Ross Fortunato, Anthony Miceli and Francis Shardlow, partners.
In Industrial Center - make shoes for race horses using new idea in swedges makes durable enough to last 3 or 4 weeks. "A far cry from blacksmith
under the spreading Chestnut."
11-6-1883
6-7-1960
4-12-1962
See: Batavia Metal Products (at Baker Gun Co.)
Two not connected though D. W. Toml….(?) headed both. Batavia Auto
Products was independent company set up to market auto parts
produced for purpose. Company dissolved.
4-20-1925
Leases western end of Harry Page Auction House on Ellicott St. to open
repair shop. Arthur Koch and R. C. Atchison.
10-2-1926
Batavia Auto Supply Co.
Baker and Louis F. Walz opened store.
Auto Supply Co. - 47 Main - sold by Herbert F. Baker to Porter M. Davis and
Webster A. Tuttle.
Gets more time to relocate ahead of demolition of building for Greenspan.
Moving from 145 W. Main to 341 West Main.
3-10-1919
2-28-1923
2-28-1923
2-22-1978
2-23-1979
Batavia Brake & Inspection Center
6 Liberty St. New facility opened by owners of Oil Spout to accommodate
customers. Replaces Hands of Magic.
8-30-1999
Batavia Auto Radiator Co.
9-9-1921
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Bridle & Saddle Club
Batavia Broadcasting Corp.
Batavia Brown Bread
49
TEXT
Riders to form club.
Batavia Bridle Club - picture. H. Clinton Searls, president; Harold E. Amidon,
vice president; Adam F. Miller, secretary; Elmer Adelman and J. R. Holt
on board.
Bridle club meets.
Bridle club has moonlight ride.
To hold trail ride.
Bridle club to meet with Albion.
Broadcasting license applied for from Federal Communication Commission
today.
Given authority to build and operate a 250 watt station - to broadcast over
1500 kilocycles. Station over 90 Main - transmitter on Creek Rd. 100 shares
of preferred non-voting stock - $100 par value. 500 shares full voting
stock - no par value. Gets Charter.
See WBTA.
DATE
3-27-1933
4-24-1939
9-10-1946
9-12-1946
10-8-1847
1-6-1948
6-24-1940
11-1-1940
Bread served on dining cars across west not made in Batavia - a product
of Sprague Warner Company - owner of Batavia Preserving Company.
Bread made in Middleport and put up in sealed cans for shipping.
5-12-1906
Formed: President, Bernard Fanning (of Potter DeWitt Corp.) Locke and
Espersen, officers.
5-5-1950
Batavia Building Supply Co.
Earl V. McCarthy, proprietor.
2-25-1960
Batavia Building and Operating Co.
Owners of Family Theatre q.v. sold building to Dipson.
1-14-1920
Batavia Baptist Chapel
18 Porter Avenue. Ralph E. Fingerlow, Pastor. Study 10, Worship 11.
First seen Sept. '78. Gone October '78.
Listed among churches.
Started: Mar. 1977 - Fingerlow moved from Alden in Nov. 1977 to 18 Porter.
Had 2 Vacation Bible Schools summer of 1977 at Austin Park and at
Town Houses.
11-15-1977
Bob Somzo, proprietor. Has collection of beer cans - picture - Peter Mack
the collector.
6-11-1977
Batavia Billiard Academy
39 Jackson Street. 39-41-43 sold to Paul Hanley.
A. Fernando, proprietor. Billiard Academy accused of allowing gambling.
9-12-1944
5-16-1951
Batavia Boat and Motor Co.
At 38 West Main St. R. A. Moore, owner.
1-21-1949
Batavia book Supply Co.
See: Jewell, Dennis
Batavia boundary marker
Marker - picture - now on lawn of City Hall - may be defective, rejected one
never used.
Batavia Builders Exchange
Batavia Beverage Store
Batavia Bowen Joint Corp.
See: Universal Joint, Adna G. Bowen, manager.
Batavia Bowling Academy
13-15-17 State St. Opens today. Robby Weller and Harry Breese.
Robert J. Weller buys Academy.
Henry L. Wiard buys Bowling Academy of Robert J. Weller.
Sold to Paul Hanley.
Anthony Ferrando, proprietor.
1983
8-14-1952
8-13-1927
1-2-1930
7-21-1931
9-12-1944
11-16-1950
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Bowling Center
Batavia Bus Service
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Formerly Moose Lanes. Ad.
Offers lunch 11am - Dinner 4pm. Ad.
Bowling Center operated by Philip Tooze and Richard Strzelecki - also a
lunch room. Special section.
Strzelecki says never owned bowling ball until became owner of alleys.
Bowling Center in former Moose Alleys to close. Tooze busy with RSQ at
Downs. Strzelecki has no plans.
Article on Bowling Center, and bit on Moose.
See: Buses - City Bus Line.
James & Charles Caccamise.
Lester G. Murnan sells schools bus line - house, buses, garages & 64 acres
to Batavia Bus Service.
Batavia Bus gets permit to run to new GCC campus.
Bus Service and Genesee Rochester Service to transfer authority Public bus
plus school bus line - Caccamise, president of Bus Line.
Bus Service planned door to door under RGTCA (whole plan.)
RGTCA buys bus line of Charles & James Caccamise for $84,500.
Rochester Regional asks bids of $90,000 for acquisition of Bus Line,
$100,000 for new buses and equipment for Dial-a-Bus.
Bus to run to college
Bus service asks $5,000 additional money.
County plans to move Bus service to County Highway Garage on Cedar St.
Bus Service property on East Main and Prole Road purchased by Tri-County
Tractor, next door.
Rochester-Genesee Regional service seeks federal funds to buy three
new buses.
DATE
4-9-1987
9-14-1987
2-9-1988
9-19-1989
4-13-1992
4-14-1992
4-19-1968
2-10-1971
6-4-1971
6-5-1971
6-16-1971
6-24-1971
4-20-1972
4-10-1972
7-21-1982
8-6-1982
7-13-1989
Batavia Businessmen's Ass'n.
Business men organizing.
Town of Batavia Businessmen to meet at Treadway.
8-26-1887
10-10-1961
Batavia Business Improvement Dist.
Dennis Dwyer chosen head of new boost business organization.
Map showing planned changes.
BID awards $7,500 façade improvement grant to Genesee Patrons Insurance
218 East Main St. - former Niagara Mohawk.
First ad in new search for new industry.
5-30-1998
9-16-2000
10-5-2000
10-9-2000
Batavia Business School
See: Blount, Sarah.
Batavia Camera Club
Camera Club forming.
Camera Club elects: Glen Bolton, president; Charles Wheeler, vice president;
Phil Ditzel, outgoing president.
May join Council of Buffalo. Later had Council officer from Batavia.
Joins Niagara Frontier Camera Club.
Club photos to be in contest at Albright.
Club plans youth group for under 21.
6-13-1939
10-3-1939
10-10-1939
5-4-1940
10-22-1940
Canning Company put up 2,000,000 cans of fruit, etc. in 1884, May to Nov.
Canning Co. to increase stock.
Formed from Batavia Preserving Co.
Canning Co. bonds all sold ($50,000)
Deed to Batavia Canning Co. passes to Batavia Food Product Co.
Canning Company sued by several creditors.
Canning Co. to operate on Mill Street.
Harvey Rima of Clarion, PA to start action against holders of Canning Co.
1-17-1885
3-16-1913
12-18-1913
12-27-1913
3-16-1918
11-28-1918
1-4-1923
1-27-1925
Batavia Canning Co.
2-1939
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Canning Co. (cont)
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DATE
Machinery purchased to strip string beans in the field damages beans women in field picking beans.
Fire in Canning factory believed set.
Chamber of Commerce tries to interest Muffels in Building.
Batavia Steel Plate (McBride) taking building.
Factory closed - went bankrupt in 1919.
8-18-1925
10-26-1925
10-1-1925
6-14-1926
1-28-1929
Glen H. Couch and B. R. Parker form glove manufactory to employ 10 or so
women - on second floor Model Laundry - Park Place.
2-27-1915
Batavia Car Wash
Ryan DeWitt reopening after improvements.
11-9-1972
Batavia Car Works
New car plant takes option land on Clinton Street - to build railroad cars.
Car Works organizing: Raymond W. Marshall of New York; George E. Perrin;
Wheaton S. Miller; Raymond M. Walker.
Plant will repair freight and passenger cars.
C. R. Dillon, superintendent, arrives from NY.
Job office open - ground breaking soon.
Car Works elects John Bankat, President. George E. Perrin, secretary.
Car Works rails delivered.
Erie to build siding for.
Chamber to raise $15,000 to buy site.
Chamber short $10,000 for site.
Contract to build to John Lennon & Son, George W. Buchholtz. To cost $40,000
Drive starts for $15,000 starts.
Half a hundred apply for jobs.
Final batch stock taken by Detroit Invest.
Smoot Investment Co. of Buffalo to handle stock.
30 men at work (Aug. 5, 1922?)
35 men now at work at Car Works.
Car Works announce personnel.
Visitors invited to inspect.
Car Works a revelation to visitors.
Car Works being enlarged.
R. A. Patterson new manager.
Batavia Car Works closed.
Bankat resigns.
Car Works acquired by Ferguson Allan Co. (q.v.) under name Batavia Iron
Works.
Mortgage foreclosure against.
Ferguson-Allan has big contract from Union Railroad Co., Pittsburgh - to
employ 100.
Co-operative League of America suing.
Sale Car Works on Clinton St. May 15th at auction to satisfy creditors.
Purchased by Frederick Allan & Sons as Contractors' Machinery.
8-18-1920
Batavia Canvas Glove Co.
Batavia Carriage and Implement Co.
Batavia Carriage Shop
Ellicott St.
C. H. Nichols buys interest in Batavia Carriage Co.
Peter A. Scheer asks dissolution of Carriage business(?) says Duzen and
Nichols deceived him on purchase.
Duzen receiver for carriage company.
See: Miller & Foster, 6 State St. 1860ca
8-18-1920
10-4-1920
10-19-1920
11-5-1920
11-13-1920
12-23-1920
1-13-1921
1-17-1921
2-4-1921
2-7-1921
2-15-1921
3-6-1921
9-29-1921
5-20-1922
8-7-1922
8-11-1922
8-16-1922
9-7-1922
9-11-1922
9-28-1922
12-4-1922
1-20-1923
3-9-1923
9-18-1923
8-15-1925
9-18-1925
8-15-1925
4-17-1926
9-24-1940
12-20-1906
4-6-1907
4-12-1907
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SUBJECT
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Batavia Carriage Wheel Company
See: Batavia Wheel Co.
Batavia Carting
See: Batavia Trucking and Carting Co.
Batavia Cemetery
W. C. Woolsey putting up iron archways over entrances to cemetery (Prog. Bat)
Handsome iron gates installed.
New fence to go along front.
22 burials in Batavia Cemetery last year - WPK White, secretary.
Vandals ravage cemetery - pictures.
Winegar comments on poor condition of and of burials there.
Winegar on Batavia Cemetery.
Fourteen stones in Batavia Cemetery broken.
Picture of cemetery vandalism.
Dozens of stones thrown down. Association seeks help to restore.
Winegar on need for improvements.
Batavia Cemetery in real financial trouble - picture.
BOCES students to put cemetery in order.
Ceremony at grave of Phelemon Tracy …. Confederates to return in spring
to clean cemetery.
Picture: Scouts painting tool house.
Picture: Paul White, president and BOCES workers restoring storage bldg.
Cemetery supporters seek financial help.
Editorial on work by volunteers - says "Restoration '90' has raised $50,000 and by "mailmaster of Lyon Street" who has worked.
Cemetery committee wants to raise $200,000 to keep cemetery restored.
Cecelia Lullo, fund drive coordinator.
Fund drive brings in $6,000 for restoration.
Cemetery Association to promote "adopt a grave" program.
Winegar visits Batavia Cemetery with Catherine Roth.
Winegar mentions Open House August 18.
Batavia Cemetery Assn urges individuals - and associations - to adopt a plot
in cemetery to care for.
Cemetery Association offers tours through cemetery.
Batavia Cemetery to have arborture in memory of James Roth.
Cemetery vandalized, stones toppled, Ellicott monument spray-painted.
10 year-olds admit to spray painting - deny overturning monuments.
Robert Morris 4th graders visit cemetery, plant tree - pictures.
Winegar mentions Sunday fete at cemetery.
Pictures: Civil War enactment in.
Picture: Students planting trees in Roth Arboreture.
Landmark Society working to get cemetery designated a historic landmark picture.
Picture: Students from Genesee County Job Corps painting serviced bldg.
Enactment of Civil War held to get funds for upkeep of cemetery.
Encampment, program, planned for Sunday.
Civil War encampment colorful.
Batavia students spend Day of Caring cleaning cemetery - picture.
Batavia Center for
Independent Living
Rochester organization to open home for disabled - seeking clients.
Anne-Marie Hughey named head of Center - located at YMCA.
Center hires three staff members.
Center to publish newsletter.
Center: 17 Masse Pl. - to have Open House Thursday.
Center located in Masse Mall working to educate public on disabled Anne-Marie Hughey, Director.
DATE
6-23-1893
7-3-1893
10-8-1909
3-11-1957
4-5-1969
1-6-1971
1-16-1971
10-22-1973
10-23-1973
4-28-1982
6-19-1989
6-22-1989
10-25-1989
11-2-1989
11-17-1989
1-31-1990
6-11-1990
6-13-1990
7-3-1990
1-16-1991
5-21-1991
7-22-1991
7-23-1991
5-29-1993
8-13-1993
3-10-1994
5-18-1995
5-19-1995
6-6-1995
9-9-1996
9-19-1996
5-4-1997
2-27-1999
8-13-1999
9-13-1999
9-7-2000
9-11-2000
10-14-2000
4-20-1987
10-23-1987
1-20-1988
3-17-1988
4-26-1988
4-27-1988
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Center for
Independent Living (cont)
Batavia Chiropractic Health Center
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Linda Olson new director - article on Center - Masse Mall.
Center moving to 61 Swan Street.
Center gets new Xerox machine that translates print to voice.
Center teaching some students Braille - picture - teacher Holly Pelton.
Richie Fisher giving lessons in sign language to communicate with deaf.
Leonard Wawrzymiak new head.
Center teaching Braille.
Center asks volunteer help.
BCIL needs $800 for lift for wheelchairs to go in new van - Jean Jackson,
president.
Dr. Alexander Sivret brought practice to Batavia in 1971 from Franklinville, NY 20yrs experience. Moved to 178 Washington Avenue September 1992.
Daughter: Dr. Theresa Schlaffer. Wife: Mrs. Betty Sivret. Two other
daughters: Marge Misiti and Pamela Sivret. Graduates of Logan College
of Chiropractics in St. Louis, Missouri.
Drummer
Ad: We've moved - to Genesee Country Mall. Dr. Teri S. Schlatter;
Dr. Alexander N. Sivret; Dr. Sandra A. Licata; Cheryl DiMartino, RN LMT.
of Chiropractic Health Center.
DATE
8-5-1989
9-18-1989
11-6-1989
11-21-1989
5-2-1990
6-8-1990
7-14-1990
11-24-1990
8-31-1991
9-21-1992
8-31-1998
Batavia Choral Guild
See: Choral Society
Batavia Christian Fellowship
Meeting in YM - Rev. Ronald Brumbaugh, pastor.
Meets at YWCA Sundays.
8-20-1976
10-1977
Batavia-Chrysler-Plymouth-Jeep Inc.
New name for combined George Smith Motors and Jim Roach owner of
Auto Center on Ellicott Street. James Roach bought George E. Smith Motors.
Salesroom has new Plymouth: The Prowler. $30,000 hot rod - picture.
Chrysler offers 3 days sale of used cars.
5-21-1998
4-5-1999
2-10-2000
Picture: Nancy Arena, Styled Manager of the Batavia Cinemas with Susan
Basile of Theatre Confections (does this mean Arenas runs Cinema 1
and Cinema 2, Mall 1 and Mall 2?)
3-14-1994
New name - old Citizens Band q.v. Everett Tomlinson, president
John Wood, Director. Hopes to spur interest.
Band concert tonight - Ellicott Square.
City Band to play State Park tomorrow.
Ellicott Square program tonight.
Band to play State Park Sunday.
Band to march with Exempts in Middleport.
Batavia City Band to have uniforms to replace those lost in Ellicott Hall fire.
Band to be reorganized - Professor Lloyd of Warsaw to direct.
20 now in City Band. 84 registered musicians in 10 mile radius.
No money in budget for City Band.
Picture: Band on Main Street, ca. 1917.
11-22-1911
7-30-1914
8-1-1914
8-13-1914
8-29-1914
7-20-1916
6-25-1918
10-13-1922
11-10-1922
5-3-1939
12-16-1996
Batavia City Hymn
Work by Louis J. March - to tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic.
12-26-1914
Batavia City Mission
Baptists to open Settlement House at 411 Ellicott Street.
Helen Carley starts sewing classes over Hiscutt's Bakery.
Settlement moves to 511(?) Ellicott Street. Miss Carley and her mother to
live there.
Settlement work at 411 Ellicott outlined for fall.
Preaching held at City Mission.
1-23-1913
2-17-1913
Batavia Cinemas
Batavia City Band
3-4-1913
11-24-1913
4-6-1914
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia City Mission (cont)
Batavia City Orchestra
Batavia Clamp Co.
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Now at 411 Ellicott Street, Mission has purchased 629 Ellicott.
Officers change: Walter Sprague succeeds G. H. Savage.
Mission held public reception at Presbyterian Church last evening.
Rev. Charles L. Carlucci, pastor, ordained.
Carlucci speaks at YMCA banquet on problems Italians face.
Young men given pins.
Mission drawing plans. Miss Carley "the lady missionary", the Rev Charles
L. Carlucci, pastor.
Baptists to run Mission without Carlucci who will go to Springfield, MA.
City Mission seeking new pastor.
Claude L. Carr, president - says new building needed - now on Ellicott east
of Swan. Pastor, Mr. Solimene(?)
St. John's Mission closed.
Two orchestras to play this summer - Festival Orchestra and Batavia City
Orchestra. (Is this last the Genesee Orchestra and City Orchestra?)
Also see: Batavia Wheel Works
Alva M Colt patented clamp 1881. William C. Gardiner purchased 1919 - son
Dr. C(?) Gardiner ran - died 1948. Mrs. Harold Bishop then became
president. M. Arnold Keller plant manager 1959. John C. Sliher owned
1964-1974. David Barrett bought 1974.
Business so good present quarters inadequate. To put up new building with
87' frontage on Exchange Street, 60' deep, 2 stories high. 30' of north end
to be rented.
Clamp company growing rapidly - history Moses E. True. True started his
clamp company eleven years ago. Filed about 1,500 saws his first year
on Exchange Place. Then commenced making saw sets and saw handles,
having patented a superior saw handle. 2 1/2 years ago Colt brothers
joined him, adding patented clamps to the business.
Batavia Clamp overrun with orders.
Building on Exchange. Daily News to share new building with Batavia Clamp 35 Exchange.
John M. Sweet invents new wheel hub for carriages, to be made by Batavia
Clamp.
Clamp company gives John Glade contract to put up business block on
Exchange to replace wooden building just north of brick building put up
two years ago. Two year old building shared by Daily News. John Schafer
to do masonry. Batavia Wheel Co. is prospering, cramped in Clamp
Clamp Company building - to be connected by bridge.
Dellinger & Glade building addition.
Batavia Clamp (and Daily News) burn.
On Colt & True Clamp & Wheels Works.
Wheel Works look for new site.
Plan to organize stock co-Wheel & Clamp Works. Plan to buy plot on
Walnut Street to build.
Should be kept in town.
$1,465 so far raised for Wheel Works. Frank Richardson & J. M. Sweet
inspecting location in Auburn.
3/4 necessary funds raised.
Wheel Works needs $3,000 cash, $15,000 stock.
Wheel Works to build in Batavia.
Efforts so far in behalf of Wheel & Clamp Co.
Clamps being made at Harvester Works since fire - good sale for them.
DATE
11-9-1914
1-13-1915
2-1-1915
11-4-1915
12-3-1915
5-27-1916
6-15-1916
6-17-1916
6-22-1916
11-6-1917
1-5-1924
7-1-1915
3-26-1884
7-26-1884
10-10-1885
3-2-1886
3-8-1886
7-17-1886
8-28-1886
1-11-1887
1-22-1887
3-29-1887
4-1-1887
4-6-1887
4-11-1887
4-14-1887
4-27-1887
4-30-1887
5-6-1887
5-12-1887
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Clamp Co. (cont)
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Batavia Clamp Co. stock company reorganizes as Batavia Wheel Company $30,000 capital.
Dr. W. C. Gardiner - dead.
Mrs. W. C. Gardiner to run Clamp Co. A. M. Colt to be manager.
Batavia Clamp putting up one story addition.
Batavia Clamp factory bath explodes doing considerable damage.
Gardiner moved business to Center St. In 1920 John Lennon & Son built
new concrete building at 8 School on land bought from Mrs. Francis E.
Whitcomb. Center St. building to be used for storage - new building for
office and machine shop. When Gardiner bought "about that time" when
Colts moved to Walnut Street. Gardiner got interested - later purchased
all Colt holding in company. Map of location in 1913 Insurance book.
Batavia Clamp Col incorporates. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Gardiner, Charles W.
Gardiner - officers.
Dr. W. C. Gardiner - dead.
Obit: Dr. Charles W. Gardiner - 82.
Dr. Gardiner leaves bulk of estate, home, Clamp Co. to employees.
Mrs. Harold J Bishop and Arnold Keller.
Batavia Clamp gets permit to build storage building to cost $3,895.
Arnold Keller vice-president.
Lions tour Batavia Clamp - 37 Center Street.
Arnold Keller, president.
M. Arnold Keller, operator.
Red's Taxi moves to former Clamp building - 35 Center St.
Colt Clamp Co. moved to Swan Street. Batavia Metal Products buying
School Street property (moved in September)
Winegar quotes Shirley Kern on money raised by citizens when Colt Clamp Co.
burned in 1887.
In 1977 David Barrett owned company which he called Colt Clamp Co.
Moved to 33 Swan Street.
Batavia Cleaners
See: Batavia Tailors and Cleaners.
Batavia Club
Founded July 28, 1882
Description Batavia Club behind Hewitt dry goods, 109 Main; Turner
furniture, 111 Main St. Description redecoration and furnishings
January 6, 1883. Picture: Original club house - across street.
Club House burned. Built as residence in 1821 on Main St. Home of
Nathan Follett - later John B. Ellicott. Club bought from D. W. Tomlinson.
Club meets in Zephyrs rooms. Discuss buying Bank building.
New Club House opened Saturday night, April 16th. Decorated by
Frank DeCott.
To occupy National Bank of Genesee building when bank goes into Ross Bldg.
Reception last night a new Club House.
Reception huge success.
Interior of club being transformed.
Club to have reception and dance New Years Eve.
125 enjoy reception and dance New Years.
Holds smoker.
Stock in Batavia Club being taken up - want 100 more subscribers at
$25 each.
Club loses liquor license due to dry law.
Review Club year.
Club proposes rebuilding with stores first floor. Homelies drawing plans
for rebuilt Club House.
DATE
5-13-1887
1903
6-26-1903
10-4-1907
4-5-1917
5-8-1920
12-31-1923
5-9-1933
4-30-1948
5-11-1946
6-2-1949
8-15-1949
8-22-1956
7-3-1957
6-19-1958
12-21-1996
1-9-1975
11-9-1977
no date
no date
2-16-1886
2-25-1886
4-19-1886
3-28-1887
12-31-1890
2-18-1892
1-30-1893
12-31-1897
1-3-1898
1-8-1902
3-28-1914
9-13-1918
12-10-1919
2-1-1923
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Club (cont)
Batavia Coal and Lumber Co.
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Talks about selling or rebuilding.
Club again proposes making Club into a business place.
Building plans abandoned.
Originally started as a Koffee Klatch meeting in the Cary House with Cary.
As membership grew it moved to building across the street, finally
developing into an organized, convivial group of men.
Holding 60th anniversary. Honored two charter members - gave life
memberships to A. J. McWain (not present) and William J. Tyrrell.
Ray Fiske leaves Stewardship for Dagwood.
W. O. Garver appointed Steward.
Article on Club.
Celebrating 75th anniversary.
Fire in Club kitchen - loss $25,000.
To rebuild kitchen.
Enlarged, rebuilt kitchen open.
Article on, plus picture.
Urban Renewal puts ad in magazine seeking funds to move Club House
80 feet north.
Annual meeting.
Made National Historic Landmark. Pictures: Early and present appearance.
Plaque placed on lawn - Historic Landmark. Picture.
Getting outside renovation - picture. Picture of club in 1908.
Cleaning and renovation completed - picture. Dedication as Historic
Landmark - picture.
On dining facilities at Club - Joyce Burke, waitress; Ronald Gagnon, chef;
Allan Schweikert, steward.
Eric Theil of Penthouse to be food manager of Batavia Club.
Women hostess in Club says there are 210 members as of January 1987.
Picture: Past presidents; Richard C. Mancuso - incoming, Wolcott T.
Hinchey - outgoing.
In financial trouble, to collect dues twice a year ($600 a year)
McEvoy: Chapter.
Closed until September - to exchange services, personnel with Stafford
Country Club.
Batavia Co. buys Howard Coal & Lumber Co. - new owner M. S. Frost
of Attica - to be run by J. H. Tanner. (See Charles Howard bankruptcy)
Irving C. Marshall retiring - Mr. Whitemore to replace.
Whitemore buys Coal Company of Mrs. Frost of Attica.
Chapin signs to buy.
Chapin now owns.
Coal Company has great supply.
J. M. Chapin replaces C. N. Dwight as manager by Alva Babcock to run
Coal Yard.
Lumber Co. sold on foreclosure suit against William L. Colville. Bank sells
business to Batavia Coal & Lumber Co., present managers.
Company to build trestle to move coal - 1,000 tons coal Evans St.
Clarence H. Douglas sold lumber business - corner Jackson & Ellicott - to
the Batavia Coal & Lumber Co. - now on Evans. Erie wants coal trestle
on Evans St. removed.
Coal company manager, S. H. Vanderford, going to Washington.
Frank Call, manager - moves office to east side Jackson St. - vacated
by W. W. Buxton.
DATE
4-16-1925
2-7-1927
4-26-1927
11-4-1935
12-9-1942
6-16-1947
7-19-1947
6-25-1948
12-14-1957
3-12-1966
3-14-1966
6-27-1966
3-22-1969
4-17-1969
1-12-1970
8-23-1973
10-11, 14-1974
8-5-1977
10-24-1977
7-14-1979
12-13-1984
3-12-1993
4-21-1994
7-27-1995
6-29-1999
9-30-1885
11-4-1886
12-3-1887
12-7-1888
12-8-1888
5-1-1889
4-4-1893
3-2-1905
1-27-1906
2-5-1906
7-2-1910
3-17-1911
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Coal & Lumber Co. (cont)
Batavia Commons
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Frank Thomas buys Coal business, $20,000 deal - gets office and coal
elevator, coal yards along Erie tracks. Batavia Coal & Lumber Co.
founded in 1872 by Chase & Tomlinson managed by first D. W. Tomlinson.
J. M Chapin owner 1893. Chapin sells to George W. Stanley, Oct. 26, 1893.
W. W. Buxton added coal business. Frank Thomas was the 5th owner.
Walter Buxton moves office Batavia Coal Co. from 61 Jackson St. to
22 Evans St. - coal sheds to be built later.
Used for stores around former Tops on south side of West Main St. just
east of Valu Plaza (former Ames) Has: Odds-n-Ends; Video Factory;
Taco Bell, etc.
DATE
4-13-1919
11-15-1920
1998
Batavia Community Band
V. Trietley on - picture.
4-9-1954
Batavia Community Boosters Club
Boosters to meet at C of C office in Mancuso Theatre building.
Boosters committee sets $60,000 as goal to aid area.
3-4-1961
5-1-1963
Batavia Community Chorus
To give Christmas concert.
12-6-1954
Batavia Construction Co.
Builders and owners Family Theatre g.v.
Batavia Concert Band
Newly formed band gave concert in State Park last evening under the baton
of Coxe.
Band to give second concert in State Park.
8th concert of season.
Band to give concert Sunday.
Community singing to accompany Band Concert.
Band not funded for 1939.
Only one survivor of old Concert Band - Alfred Bender, now 95 - praised (?)
Band to play in Warsaw.
Band takes prize at firemen's parade, Hemlock Lake.
Band revived - to alternate with Legion Band this summer. To get $100
a concert.
Band concert on Sunday.
Band revised - concert on Saturday a good one.
Band concert in Williams Park.
Trietley describes the Community Band predecessor of Concert Band?
Large crowd at concert in Williams Park.
Dancing after concert.
Band at Kibbe Park.
Band at Williams Park next.
Band to play in Williams Park.
Band's second concert.
Band to play in Williams Park.
Band to play in Williams Park, Anthony Zimarino, director.
First concert tonight - 30 piece band.
Band to play dance music at Kibbe Park.
Band at Williams Park tonight.
Robert Crook, director.
Band season starts August 10.
Band, directed by Robert Crook, to play in Williams Park.
Concert at Williams Park.
Band wants uniforms.
Band wants uniforms - article on history of band.
Uniform fund complete.
no date
7-25-1938
8-20-1938
8-25-1938
8-26-1938
8-29-1938
5-3-1939
5-20-1939
6-27-1939
9-8-1939
8-6-1946
8-23-1946
8-26-1946
8-18-1953
4-10-1954
8-26-1954
8-30-1954
6-25-1955
6-29-1955
8-5-1957
7-9-1958
8-4-1958
8-13-1958
6-24-1858
7-28-1959
7-13-1960
7-20-1960
8-9-1961
7-18-1962
6-19-1963
7-23-1963
7-24-1963
10-8-1963
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Concert Band (cont)
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TEXT
Band concert at Williams Park.
Council sets dates for concerts.
Band plays tonight at Williams Park.
Band concert at Williams Park.
Band at Williams Park Wednesday.
6th concert in summer series.
Second concert of season next.
Band to play in Williams Parks.
Concert in Williams Park - Lyle Mark, directing.
Band concert Wednesday.
City agrees to support band concerts at increased cost.
Band celebrates new U. S. Postal Service by concert on post office steps picture.
Batavia Park Band to play Williams Park.
Lyle Mark directs Parks Band.
Picture: Concert Band of 50 years ago, to resume concerts this summer.
Concert Band summer schedule.
Concert Band playing Wednesday.
Band to start rehearsals.
Budget for 1980, $3,000 for Band - up $500.
Band offers prizes (supplied by Kiwanis) to three youngsters, winners to
be awarded soloist July 9th.
Picture.
Genesee musicians play all types of music.
Council considers funding for '82 - $430 a concert.
Winegar on Batavia Concert Band concert in Centennial Park (and some history)
Band concert Wednesday under baton of Glenn K. Call.
Trumpeter Sgt Derek Reiss to be soloist at Wednesday night.
Band to play under baton of Bud Cleveland. Picture.
Winegar mentions budget cut of Band funds - voters approved $1,000 tax
money in 1945 - latest funds $2,500 - now Council on Arts supplying $1,000.
Band to hold first ever fund drive.
Band to march in parade Memorial Day, start summer concerts in
Centennial Park June 25.
Batavia Concert Band a tradition - pictures.
Winegar recalls earlier seasons.
Winegar remembers Concert Band and other earlier bands.
Winegar salutes Concert Band (also Glenn Miller at Art park.)
G. Kennard Beacher new band director.
Winegar praises Band for program.
Winegar praises Concert Band - lists members.
Band starts series July 16 in Festival Square.
Season starts Wednesday - through August 9.
Batavia Convention Center
See: Convention Center. Sheraton.
Batavia Cornet Band
Band reorganized. See also Turner on…
Accomplished musician may join band (Stueber)
Band elected last night. President, Peter Broadbrooks - leader, Charles
Kleinitz.
Past & Present column: Says Band disbanded Twenty five years ago.
William Coon unearths handbill for ice cream festival to benefit Concert Band
for July 3, 1863.
DATE
6-24-1964
4-14-1965
6-30-1965
8-11-1965
7-5-1966
8-3-1966
6-21-1967
7-10-1968
6-17-1969
7-21-1970
5-25-1971
7-2-1971
7-26-1972
8-8-1972
6-13-1973
6-15-1973
6-18-1974
4-29-1977
12-11-1979
4-9-1980
6-17-1980
9-6-1980
3-22-1982
8-5-1985
8-2-1988
8-17-1988
6-27-1989
5-6-1991
4-21-1994
5-26-1994
6-8-1995
8-2-1995
8-28-1995
8-5-1996
6-12-1997
6-23-1997
8-14-1998
6-24-1999
6-22-2000
11-22-1883
11-12-1885
12-15-1885
10-3-1908
7-12-1913
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SUBJECT
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TEXT
DATE
Batavia Cornet Band (cont)
Band in front of Tibbetts House - 46 main St. - picture. (20 years ago.)
Picture: Concert Band in new uniforms - in McAlpine Ad.
5-20-1939
6-19-1939
Batavia Country Club
Ad: Grand Opening. Former Byron Country Club or Byron Meadows.
New owner of Batavia Country Club: Karen Pompa - gained ownership
when husband died in 1972. Sees more women on course.
Fire destroys kitchen, damages dining room. Karen Pompa owner since 1972.
12-15-1972
Dissolved - $48 in assets given to 25 Neediest Fund.
Expanding - owned by Samuel Perry - acquired of Townsend estate Townsend killed a few months ago.
1-13-1940
Batavia Dental Society
Offers free dental clinic to schools. Offer accepted.
Organized - incorporated.
10-6-1913
3-15-1915
Batavia Development Corp.
New group aims at improving economic atmosphere - picture.
Thomas Mancuso, president. Clearing house for ideas.
Hires Jeff Hughes to start ad campaign. Motto: Greater Batavia, The Right
Place, The Right Time.
Batavia Credit Bureau
Batavia Disposal Service
Batavia Downs
Gerald Mazza of 14 Wood St., Michael Falcone of 143 State St. offer trash
collection at 111 Liberty St.
If Para-mutual betting becomes legal Batavia likely spot for race track.
Violent opposition by clergy, State approves pari-mutual betting. County
votes it down.
Henry Clune sees race track in Batavia a detriment to merchants.
Batavia and Buffalo rivals for track.
Options renewed on Clinton St. site.
Race track proposal to go to voters before a track is set up here.
Buffalo experts say Batavia will get track.
Location of Downs under discussion.
Promoters ready to lease fairgrounds as soon as betting legal.
Kitty says Downs opened.
Downs sees night racing ahead.
Site option on Clinton St. site dropped.
Three get jobs at Downs: Dr. Roy B. Woodward, Ass't Judge; William G.
Torrance, Timer; Dean K. Page, Clerk.
Picture: State officials looking over Batavia Downs.
Daily double reported.
$31,000 bet on Daily Double - a record so far.
Betting a record $5,046,047 for year.
Racing meet closing Saturday - largest crowd at racing meet ever in Western
New York - picture crowds.
Article on new Batavia Downs. Pat Provenzano, president.
Revamped Downs - picture. $20,000 job. Ready for 30 day meet.
Now second leading track in state.
Talk sale of Fairgrounds.
Now ready for 61 days of racing.
Running races mentioned as possible for track.
Ministers up in arms on running races.
Provenzano says running races not considered.
Prepares to open racing season - 62 nights - to start Friday May 30.
Downs officials ask permit for restaurant on grounds.
6-12-1991
8-5-1991
11-2-1959
11-23-1994
10-6-2000
6-28-1955
10-27-1939
11-8-1939
11-14-1939
1-5-1940
1-17-1940
3-16-1940
4-9-1940
5-2-1940
6-27-1940
9-20-1940
10-18-1940
1-6-1941
7-14-1941
6-13-1941
7-3-1941
7-19-1941
8-11-1947
7-3-1944
6-30-1945
6-30-1945
8-6-1945
7-3-1945
8-23-1946
3-24-1947
3-29-1047
3-31-1947
5-28-1947
5-27-1948
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Downs (cont)
60
TEXT
Fairgrounds being sold to Racing Ass'n (racing ass'n now leasing for year,
for 30 days racing for $15,000 annually)
Rochester Development - Arsenal Hill Corp. - buys fairgrounds from
Pat Provenzano.
Arsenal Hill Devel. buys Fairgrounds.
Arsenal Hill has same officers as Genesee-Monroe Racing Ass'n Edward A. Provenzano, attorney; Pat Provenzano, president. Purchase
of Fairgrounds by Genesee-Monroe Ass'n from Pat Provenzano, June 1946.
New Yorkers reported in deal - sale of Fairgrounds.
Bill signed by Dewey may block sale.
Gets new starting gate - picture.
Attendance at Downs sets record - betting $8,400,000.
Horsemen at Downs have banquet - plan to make it an annual event.
To build new stable block.
Races Monday - lot spent on track.
Closes - had best season.
Citizens oppose race track, survey reveals.
To get 66 days racing - less than in 1950.
New fire protection system at.
Police asked to work at downs at $7 a night.
Three new barns to be built - east side area.
Soccio & Della Penna to build barns.
County to seek admission tax to Downs.
Redfield residents protest location of barns - to be relocated.
County collects $557 as tax on opening night at Downs.
County to get about $4,000 from Downs entrance tax.
Full page Ad: With pictures - Batavia Downs $15,000 invitational Pace.
Letter on traffic leaving Downs.
Purses booked at Downs.
Redfield residents discuss problems with Downs officials.
Great improvements slated for Downs.
Council again demands share of Downs profit.
Redfield residents complain of noise from Downs, trailer park.
Downs to move trailer park - which means sewer system change.
To rebuild grandstand, enlarge mezzanine - a million dollar job.
Employees of Downs to be licensed.
Financial affairs of Downs under scrutiny of state (on ownership of stock duplication of interest)
Hearing for guards at track.
Track probe in NYC - by Dewey.
State mailing out questionnaires on holdings by track officials.
Pat Provenzano, Ass't secretary to State Senator, will not quit post as head
of Batavia Downs.
Supervisors to discuss tax on Downs wagers.
Race track employees get questionnaires.
State calls Downs Aides in probe.
Erie reported planning to impose 5% tax on raceway admissions as
Genesee County is doing.
Marra admits gambling record.
Provenzano, Goldberg next to testify.
Provenzano admits he borrowed money from gambler to buy track.
City finds it has more control over track than before supposed. Reveals
Provenzano family gets $37,000 a year salary.
To get license only if Marra ousted.
Assessed at full evaluation.
DATE
11-11-1948
2-25-1949
2-25-1949
3-11-1949
4-20-1949
7-26-1949
10-31-1949
5-18-1950
5-24-1950
7-26-1950
10-30-1950
12-2-1950
12-22-1950
6-22-1951
9-5-1951
2-28-1952
4-10-1952
5-3-1952
5-6-1952
8-5-1952
8-23-1952
8-29-1952
9-3-1952
2-9-1953
2-12-1953
2-25-1953
3-17-1953
5-5-1953
5-16-1953
7-9-1953
9-26-1953
10-3, 7, 8, 9,
15, 16, 20-1953
10-8-1953
10-9-1953
10-17-1953
10-23-1953
11-13-1953
11-18-1953
1-26-1954
1-27-1954
3-2-1954
3-3-1954
3-5-1954
3-6-1954
3-8-1954
3-9-1954
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Downs (cont)
61
TEXT
License depends on Marra's leaving.
Police not to be allowed to work at Downs.
Dewey signs bill that will allow Genesee County to tax admissions.
Governor sends Mayor copy of law that bars police from Downs jobs.
City track officials discuss finances.
Yonkers arrangement with Raceway discussed.
To spend $425,000 on improvements to track - rebuild grandstand - a three
year program.
Employees to be finger printed.
Aerial picture of Downs.
Pickets protest non-union workers. Opens with over 5,000 attending
Says no quarrel with AFL.
Picketing ends under court order.
To replace non-union workers with union members.
Batavia to follow Yonkers - get part of race money.
Marra sues for reinstatement.
Profit $120,000 after taxes.
To reopen August 1st - pictures.
Nearly 6,000 attend opening.
Silent on traffic costs.
Arsenal Hill Development Corp. files papers merging it with Genesee-Monroe
Racing Association, Inc.
Mayor suggests extending city area to include Downs property.
Million dollar expansion plan dependent on State Extension Plan - Downs
request for loan refused.
Governor signs bill that allows race track to use some of its betting money
on improvements - Batavia may use 15%.
Plans $850,000 improvements.
Redfield residents complain of trash and flies from Downs.
Genesee County allowed to use 15% from bets - Yonkers and Long Island
allowed 30%.
Redfield residents say flies, dirt come from Downs manure piles complain to Board of Health.
Improvements costing million planned - 3 story stands, Club house.
J. E. Brown comments on changes.
Offers to pay police $6,000 annually.
Provenzano and Mayor Gabriel work on plan by which Downs can pay city
for traffic officers.
Improvements arrange for possible attendance of 10,000 at Stands and Club
House.
Betting at Downs over $20 million this season.
State to give Downs $52,444 for grounds improvements.
State laws prohibit city receiving money from Downs.
Enlargement ahead of schedule.
John E. Johnson to enter bill in Legislature to make possible Batavia share
in admission tax.
Council discusses raising assessment at Downs.
Governor signs bill allowing city to take tax on admission to Downs.
Club House ready July 1.
Race track open house Sunday.
Opening Downs Club House, etc.
Picture: Ribbon-cutting - 7,000 tour plant.
Special Police detail to handle Downs traffic - Baudanza to head dozen men.
J. E. Brown on opening Club House & Grandstand to open soon.
Construction at Downs to cause assessment hike.
DATE
3-17, 18-1954
3-20-1954
3-30-1954
4-10-1954
5-24-1954
6-5-1954
7-7-1954
7-27-1954
7-30-1954
8-2-1954
8-5-1954
8-6-1954
8-13-1954
12-4-1954
4-15-1955
5-25-1955
7-21-1955
8-2-1955
9-8-1955
8-27-1955
1-10-1956
3-1-1956
4-21-1956
4-26-1956
5-25-1956
6-13-1956
6-13-1956
7-18-1956
7-19-1956
8-7-1956
8-8-1956
8-29-1956
10-22-1956
11-9-1956
12-7-1956
12-11-1956
2-5-1957
3-1-1957
4-24-1957
6-3-1957
7-18-1957
7-19-1957
7-22-1957
7-25-1957
7-12-1957
7-31-1957
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Downs (cont)
62
TEXT
Provenzano testifies in inquiry into racing irregularities.
More testimony. State Commission on Racing says satisfactory records
go back to 1954. Concern is over stock transactions of James O. Marra,
and his son John Marra who succeeded father in 1954 as program
director after Commission suspended father. James O. Marra
later reinstated.
Downs still under investigation. Arrangements by Marra under question.
Rochesterian accused reporting race results by flashlight.. Downs
management watched.
Marra exonerated by Harness Ass'n investigator.
95 night meet - well attended.
City and County get $57,034 each from race track admission fees.
State recommends 3 man committee with Marra.
Downs pays county $31,000 in taxes - County also gets about $116,000
as part of admissions.
J. E. Brown on Downs' success - contrary to many predictions.
More than 6,000 at Downs opening.
Council of Churches call Downs no asset to City.
Governor probing Harness tracks.
Owners, drivers and trainers from Downs to banquet at Moose - picture.
Opens Friday - full page on.
Racing Ass'n planning 30 unit apartment complex on Lewiston Road.
J. E. Brown on new Downs sign.
J. E. Brown on Downs restaurant.
Demolishing old grandstand and former Fair buildings (Auto building)
Downs to build stables east side.
J. E. Brown on changes at Downs - (removal former Fair bldgs)
Lefty Goldberg dead - first to propose Batavia as site for race track.
Downs opening. Picture: Club House, new stables, Provenzano.
Five weeks racing drew over 9,000.
24,639 fans wager $1.25 million over weekend.
J. E. Brown on early Downs.
Betting, attendance set record. $593,320 on closing night. 10,000 in crowd.
William F. Brown, jr. to be publicity director Hamburg and Batavia.
Opening Downs tonight - pictures: Pat Provenzano, new stands.
Race track traffic has snarls. J. E. Brown on downs opening.
To make photographic record of every race.
Opening - pictures.
Wagering sets record - over half million on Saturday.
Stables burn - 28 horses lost.
To put firewalls in stables.
To rebuild barns.
Opening - to rate horses.
Nearly $30 million wagered at Downs and 25th Anniversary.
Expanding parking.
Planning Anniversary celebration.
Winegar on original purchase of Fairgrounds for racetrack.
Picture: Downs on 25th Anniversary.
Special section for.
Donates to Youth Football for 8th year.
Nearly $30 million wagered at Downs on 25th Anniversary.
To enclose grandstand.
Track getting blacktop carpet.
Opens with record crowd.
Winegar on Downs opening.
DATE
8-8-1957
8-9-1957
9-18-1957
9-19-1957
10-28-1957
11-18-1957
12-6-1957
3-21-1958
3-26-1958
7-26-1958
7-29-1958
2-21-1959
4-8-1959
4-15-1959
4-16-1959
7-14-1959
8-1-1959
8-28-1959
11-5-1959
11-14-1959
11-14-1959
4-25-1960
7-22-1960
8-29-1960
9-6-1960
9-15-1960
10-31-1960
3-1-1961
7-14-1961
7-15-1961
3-12-1962
7-14-1962
10-5-1962
10-5-1962
2-9-1963
3-23-1963
7-12-1963
11-18-1964
3-21-1964
8-14-1964
9-3-1964
9-17-1964
9-25-1964
10-7-1964
11-18-1964
2-2-1965
2-25-1965
3-12-1965
3-18-1965
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Downs (cont)
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TEXT
Expansion gets bid from Walter S. Johnson of Niagara Falls of $1.5 million.
To add to grandstand.
Picture: Downs from air - in special section.
Picture: New stables.
Picture: New grandstand. Winegar on first escalator at Downs
Using new safety sulkies.
View from air. See also: Bret Hanover - champion trotter.
Racing Society gives Fair Ass'n $2,450 to improve track.
Soviet horsemen to race at Downs - pictures.
One of Russian drivers a woman - said the "smallest and best."
Fire in Downs trailer - man killed.
City and Town to study Race Tax.
Closes season - record betting this season.
Downs police studying riot control.
Court fight coming over Downs stock. Mrs. Harold Wishman suing.
Three die in fire in Downs trailer park.
Wagering up to $49 million last year.
Special section on.
Special section on.
Winegar on early days of Batavia Downs.
Picture: New Grandstand in snow, being cleared for opening day.
Installing computer system.
Provenzano says Downs not for sale.
Power struggle at Downs - record check going on.
Stockholders suspend two: Ralph Figlow, Angelo Rose.
Angelo A. rose of Downs suspended.
Rumor rife on possible sale of.
Downs gets $86,398 from OTB as commission on takes.
Charged with tax fraud.
Independent Employee Union on strike. Races run - no admission.
Still running to empty stands.
Batavia Downs & Buffalo Raceway to share in profits from OTB.
Downs officials named in income tax evasion.
Downs racing secretary, Donald A. D'Andrus, failed to pay taxes.
D'Andrea convicted of tax evasion.
IRS suing Downs for tax evasion.
Downs officials fined $10,000.
State Racing Ass'n threatens not to license Downs because Provenzano and
Mara are stockholders in Genesee-Monroe Racing Ass'n.
Citizens suggest Downs officials be licensed.
Obit of Pat Provenzano.
OTB offers to purchase Downs.
Radio report sets price at $10 million.
Fred A. Herman, president of OTB Corp., promises Downs would stay on
tax rolls.
Planning Board okays dormitory for 90 at Downs.
Council may oppose purchase of Downs by OTB.
J. O. Mara, president, calls OTB offer irresponsible.
Racing Board kills OTB effort to buy Downs.
Two story housing form grooms opens. Picture.
James O'Mara, president, appoints Carmelo J. Sabatino manager of Downs.
Downs betting machine operators on strike.
More.
Downs reopens, 2,000 attend.
Track officials demand races for Thursday (restored betting machines)
DATE
5-18-1965
6-18-1965
7-17-1965
3-7-1966
3-9-1966
3-10-1966
8-8-1966
8-31-1966
10-22-1966
10-28-1966
11-19-1966
9-27-1967
12-4-1967
3-20-1968
11-26-1968
11-15-1969
12-1-1969
4-27-1970
9-21-1970
9-24-1970
2-24-1971
7-8-1972
8-31-1972
2-14-1974
1-16-1974
5-1-1974
6-19-1974
10-23-1974
3-21-1975
6-30-1975
7-11975
8-30-1975
4-9, 10-1976
7-9-1976
7-10-1976
10-6-1976
11-8-1976
2-11-1977
3-7-1977
10-10-1977
10-21-1978
4-21-1978
5-13-1978
5-17-1978
5-23-1978
6-6-1978
6-29-1978
8-30-1978
7-25-1979
3-4-1980
3-5-1980
3-13-1980
7-28-1980
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Downs (cont)
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TEXT
Stockholders accuse major owners of mismanaging, mulching racetrack.
Barbara Provenzano 41.5%, James O. Mara 30.5%, Harold R. Wishman 5%.
Driver sues because track manager bans him from track. Letter says his
presence not in tracks best interest.
James O. Mara, president, dead.
Downs gets new tote board for August 2 opening.
Max Robinson, race announcer, retires.
Trevor Davison on starting gates.
Mrs. Barbara Provenzano (widow of Pat Provenzano) buys out interest of
Mrs. James O. Mara, will also acquire stock of Ira Morris and Harry
Wishman, to become sole owner. Mrs. Provenzano will be Chairman of
the Board; Barbara P. Sanberg, president; Donna P. Warner, executivevice president. Barbara and Donna are daughters of Mrs. Provenzano.
Downs tax break used to improve.
Racing five days a week starts.
Picture: Downs drivers race down Main Street for Chamber of Commerce
"Business Expo '86".
City and County share $89,000 taxes from harness racing.
Business down at racetrack in past year - 298,638 attendance,
$30,192,032 in bets.
Races start tonight.
Barbara P. Sanberg, president, says Downs and Off Track Betting can
co-exist, but don't help racing profits.
Downs to give access to patrons to paddock - to remove dividing wall.
Picture: Unveiling new paddock.
Both attendance and take down 15% in spring meet.
Winegar on Batavia Downs, an asset to area.
Chamber of Commerce honors Downs as asset to local economy. City and
County share $9,000 in admission taxes. County received $119,226 in
commission fro Off Track Betting. Payroll for last six months $7,000,000,
employs 345 men and women, 1,000 horse owners and handlers.
300,000 fans attended races last six months. Season opened September.
Downs to host United States Trotting Ass'n.
Reported bomb threat closes track.
Downs and OTB at odds.
Downs expecting leading horsemen to attend.
Both attendance and betting down in April.
Whole page of articles, including Barbara Sanberg and Barbara Mruczek.
Downs to start 50th year Monday - track to prepare for winter use.
Downs opens tonight - 10 races.
Downs inaugurating morning race Saturday with pancake and
sausage breakfast.
Winegar recalls early days of.
Mr. & Mrs. Al Favaloro married between races - picture.
Editorial on troubles at Downs - low attendance, OTB, necessitating Rock
Concerts.
Downs a good neighbor - approaching 50th. Anniversary. Special section.
829 attend Downs opening.
Downs plans simulcast with Finger Lakes.
Downs opens 50th year with improved track that impresses drivers.
New track at Downs - not oval but football shaped - will result in faster times
when drivers get used to it.
Downs asks reduction in tax assessment.
Town to allow reduction.
Sanberg says attendance up slightly - special business section.
DATE
7-16-18
9-18-1981
9-17-1982
7-27-1983
10-14-1983
11-16-1983
12-31-1983
7-26-1984
9-10-1984
9-5-1986
12-10-1986
12-12-1986
2-16-1987
3-21-1987
4-14-1987
4-18-1987
5-16-1987
10-12-1987
10-14-1987
11-4-1987
12-7-1987
3-25-1988
3-31-1988
5-18-1988
10-24-1988
2-25-1989
2-27-1989
4-14-1989
7-20-1989
8-14-1989
10-24-1989
2-22-1990
2-27-1990
5-3-1990
8-2-1990
8-13-1990
9-25-1990
9-26-1990
2-21-1991
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Downs (cont)
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TEXT
Downs appoints Barney Lefkowitz, general manager.
Downs opening delayed because few horses signed up.
Labor dispute at Downs for tonight.
Downs to open Saturday - dispute settled.
Downs opens 53rd year of racing - track spiffed-up - full page on.
Sires Stakes on opening week program.
Winegar remembers crowds at Downs.
Winegar says Sanburg member of US Harness Racing Writers.
Racetrack owes $242,000 in taxes - may be reason for sale of parking area
to Kmart.
Winegar says Downs has had enquiries about purchase from as far as Japan.
Rochester better wins $373,000 on Pick 6 Ticket - largest pay-off so far
at Downs.
Trotters off and trotting - picture.
Downs welcomes back Buddy Gilmour, star driver in '50s and '60s - picture.
Downs short of funds - state to refuse it to open unless borrowed funds
are paid back.
Downs officials not commenting on possible closing.
Downs officials and horsemen still in disagreement.
Downs may not open Monday.
Dispute not settled - several days of racing cut.
Discussions continue, races not running second week.
State cancels Downs license; may be restored if discussion with drivers
settled.
Downs crowds have decreased steadily - closing would cut OTB profits,
jobs, taxes for city.
Drivers moving out - spring dates taken by Buffalo Raceway.
Downs lays off maintenance workers temporarily (maybe 100 of them)
Chamber of Commerce makes plea to Gov. Cuomo to help resolve problems.
Nesbitt and Cuomo to help open Downs.
Negotiators hopeful they may reach agreement in time to open fall meet.
State refuses license to Downs but says ruling may be appealed.
Downs troubles about over.
Downs will open for summer season.
William Moehle, Downs attorney, says Downs can meet financial
responsibilities in time to open August 1st.
Downs to resume simulcast tomorrow (Thursday)
Great Northeastern (Country Music) Jamboree opens today at Downs.
Downs opens 54th season 7pm tonight. Sanbergs pleased at opening crowd.
Chamber, businessmen honor Downs, award plaque of appreciation.
Downs to have 12 weeks racing in 1995 beginning August 2 - Simulcast
year round.
Downs appoints Barbara Mruczek, former comptroller, assistant manager.
Downs proposing expansion.
Sanberg sprucing up Downs for opening - pictures.
Downs opens season with 1,283 present - picture.
McEvoy: Chapter.
Pictures - full page Downs behind the scenes activity.
Horse auction moved from Springville to Downs this year.
56th season opens tonight.
Track opens with president Sanberg in hospital with by-pass operation.
Downs seeking some state financial support.
Buffalo Raceway request for summer 12 week scheduled in 1998. Usually
Batavia time. To be decided in November.
Crucial hearing on summer schedule set - Downs fears loss.
DATE
3-30-1991
2-26-1992
2-26-1992
2-28-1992
7-29-1992
7-29-1992
12-10-1992
1-28-1993
3-2-1993
3-15-1993
6-1-1993
8-5-1993
8-28-1993
2-1-1994
2-2-1994
2-14-1994
2-16-1994
2-22-1994
3-4-1994
3-8-1994
3-9-1994
3-11-1994
3-14-1994
4-2-1994
5-14-1994
6-20-1994
7-7-1994
7-9-1994
7-12-1994
7-13-1994
7-21-1994
8-3-1994
10-1-1994
12-20-1994
1-14-1995
2-23-1995
7-29-1995
8-3-1995
8-3-1995
10-11-1995
4-5-1996
7-31-1996
8-1-1996
8-26-1997
10-29-1997
11-15-1997
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Downs (cont)
Batavia Driving Park Assoc.
Batavia Drum Corps
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TEXT
Year ends with two race tracks still talking, January meeting hoped as
allowing Batavia summer racing wanted by Buffalo Raceway.
Downs and Buffalo Raceway agree on schedule.
Samberg considering sale of track to OTB.
Downs facing bankruptcy; owes county $155,608. Still talking to OTB.
Purchase by OTB depends on continued racing.
Radzinski see brighter days for Downs.
Chamber urges support of purchase of Downs by OTB.
Downs pays back taxes to avoid foreclosure. To prepare for purchase by OTB.
OTB to buy Downs.
OTB officials to Albany to lobby for purchase of Downs.
Legislature supports purchase by OTB.
Legislature closes without acting on Downs - may be no racing this season.
OTB agrees to move ahead with purchase.
Downs loses simulcasting, racing license, but OTB still interested in purchase.
Town aiding transfer to OTB.
OTB seeking funding to buy Downs - believe chances good.
Proposal to sell adjacent trailer park separately brings sale closer.
OTB says still interested in sale.
Purchase by OTB complete - $2.48 million.
Purchase of track to cause tax loss to city and School District, balanced by
other payments.
New owners open Downs for horse auction.
OTB setting up priorities.
OTB displeased at request from Erie County that track not be licensed this year.
Legislature protest Erie request.
Local OTB offers million to Erie for support of racing here.
Erie County rejects offer from OTB.
Orleans County urges racing at Downs.
Erie Legislature offers to hold discussions on.
Seventh annual Trade Show at Downs.
Editorial urges continued pressure to save Downs.
OTB making improvements, demolishing grooms quarters for rebuilding.
OTB to spend $280,000 to remove asbestos from Grandstand around pipes
and on beams.
Downs may see racing in 2001.
Editorial outlining agreement offered by Buffalo Raceway.
Bill in Legislature opposed by other racetracks - bill proposing reopening track.
Article - picture - showing Glory Days of downs - sparked by exhibit at
Holland Land Office.
Board member criticizes OTB for buying Downs before state issued them
a license.
Downs bill stalled in committee - Sen. Rath says to keep talking.
Downs bill moved to Ways & Means committee in hopes of getting it to a vote.
DATE
12-31-1997
1-14-1998
1-26-1998
1-28-1998
1-29-1998
2-21-1998
4-11-1998
4-21-1998
5-15-1998
6-1-1998
6-11-1998
6-20-1998
6-26-1998
7-1-1998
7-8-1998
7-24-1998
8-14-1998
9-29-1998
10-1-1998
10-6-1998
10-12-1998
11-3-1998
1-19-1999
1-28-1999
1-30-1999
2-12-1999
2-25-1999
2-26-1999
3-11-1999
6-26-1999
9-14-1999
2-25-2000
5-25-2000
5-26-2000
6-13-2000
12-2-2000
12-14-2000
2-7-2001
2-14-2001
Agricultural Society discuses disposing of fairgrounds on Ellicott Street and
arranging for use of Batavia Driving Park.
Past and Present column: Paragraph on Batavia Driving Park and Stock Ass'n
organized in 1878, closed 1884.
4-30-1921
To organize. Elmer Voelker electged president and manager. (Article says
re-organize.)
4-14-1921
1-10-1883
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Dry Cleaning Co.
Batavia Dry Goods Store
Batavia Embalming Standard
Batavia Enterprises Inc.
67
TEXT
W. J. O'Brien to manage at 15 Jackson St.
Offers free delivery.
Explosion destroys Dry Cleaning Co.
Orders new machinery - William P. O'Brien, manager.
Buys Ford delivery wagon.
Fred Priester to occupy premises - has since 10-1-1910
Run by William P. O'Brien, opening another place in Geneva.
Gets new delivery car - 15 Jackson Street.
Ad: Batavia Dry Cleaning, 18 Jackson Street. Picture of new delivery truck.
William P. O'Brien and Harry Wilson dissolve partnership. Wilson to take
Geneva place. O'Brien to have sole ownership of Batavia place.
Business established 4 years ago here and in Geneva.
O'Brien sells Dry Cleaning Co. to F. L. Foster.
William O'Brien buys Dry cleaning Co.
Adds glove cleaning machinery - 15 Jackson Street.
Mrs. Michael Callan (Julia) operator of Dry Cleaning Co., dead of flu.
To occupy 35-37 Jackson Street, recently put up by M. J. Kalligan, not
finished yet.
Picture: Batavia Dry Cleaning.
Moving from 35 Jackson Street to former Hopp Jewelry next to
Hotel Richmond.
Obit: Michael Kalligan. Business at 44 Jackson St. - bought by Kalligans in
1918 of William O'Brien - put up new building in 1937 at 35 Jackson St.
Moved to 41 Main St. recently.
Kalligan at 43 - 41 1/2 - ousted by Parsons Drugs.
Mrs. Kalligan closing dry cleaning business. She and husband bought
business of Wilbur O'Brien in 1919. Then at 18 Jackson. Later 35 Jackson.
Moved last year to 41 Main.
107 Main - Frank Dorf, proprietor.
Incorporation approved by.
Operated by Lynch Feller Corp. of Penn Yan at 81 Main St.
Offers preferred stock.
New embalming service invented by Thomas J. Gallegher of
Williamson Mortuary.
DATE
11-12-1910
6-1-1911
8-8-1911
8-9-1911
8-27-1912
8-31-1912
12-14-1912
1-6-1913
5-21-1914
7-18-1914
11-3-1914
1-23-1915
1-27-1916
10-22-1918
1-17-1927
8-21-1939
9-6-1945
1-12-1946
7-23-1946
8-7-1946
12-1889
2-9-1905
5-9-1922
12-12-1903
New owners of Treadway Inn. Stockholders: E. R. Gamble; Robert G. Allan;
Edward P. Atwater.
Owners of Batavia Treadway, one of 40 inns and resorts owned and
operated by Treadway Inns - pays off bonds to investors.
7-13-1970
Dr. Jack Wilkes to be associate of Dr. Richard M. Keister of Batavia Equine
Clinic - Park Road, Batavia.
8-16-1974
Batavia Essos
Winegar speaks of Essos, on advent of Titans, a semi-pro football team.
7-10-1998
Batavia Exempt Firemen
See: Firemen - Volunteer
Batavia Express Line
Petition to operate filed by Mrs. Marion E. Walf of 56 Swan Street.
Batavia Equine Clinic
8-28-1963
4-2-1929
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Farm Equipment Co.
Batavia Federal Credit Union
68
TEXT
East Main Road
Newly formed company buys Day and Perkins Co. Kenneth Archer, manager.
Stockholders: Richard & Robert Call and Sherman Terry of Holley.
Ad: Picture of staff, article on - opening March 15.
Farm machinery building on Elba Road now at 5062 East Main Road.
Company bought site of Armisons 2 years ago.
Farm Equip. Co. of E. Main St. to carry New Holland farm business R. G. Kickbush, manager.
To have Open House - Oak Orchard Road and Saile Drive. Pictures. Moved
from East Main Road.
Rolland Kickbush, manager, honored for sales now on Oak Orchard Road.
International Tractor and Monroe Tractor dealerships merge to become
Batavia Farm Equipment Division of Monroe Tractor on Route 98.
Picture: Tim Call with new Magnum Tractor, for sale at Batavia Farm Equip.
Hosts machine safety program - picture.
Moving from 436 East Main St. to 40 Ellicott St. (with Soccio & Della Penna)
invitation to Open House September 23.
Serves Wyoming as well as Genesee - Margaret Saunders, manager.
Started in 1976 by Ministry of Concern, merged with Education Employees
Credit Union to become Tonawanda Valley Credit Union.
DATE
2-5-1960
3-12-1960
3-27-1968
11-23-1968
12-2-1969
2-18-1971
6-25-1985
11-24-1987
4-26-1988
9-21, 22-1983
9-4-1985
5-13-1987
Batavia Festival Orchestra
(Correct name) See: Festival Orchestra.
Batavia Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps
Group to reform.
Picks out uniforms.
Elects.
Buys new instruments - bought uniforms earlier (of firemen?)
Dance - 40 couples.
7-14-1900
8-14-1900
10-31-1904
12-23-1904
2-9-1905
Batavia Fishing Club
Fishermen form new club.
7-22-1911
Batavia flag
Engineer Clark designs flag for city.
2-23-1917
Batavia Food Products Co.
Cannery.
Incorporated. Preston A. Muller, Charles Pundt, Nathaniel Kopp, directors.
To build addition 60' x 175'.
To expand - add 60' x 75'.
Not operating in 1919 - manager resigns.
Bankrupt - sells off stock.
Local investors charge Truax of Toledo, Ohio of fraud.
Company taken by Wesley R. Guile and Orton R. Guile of Wayland. To start
canning apples.
Canning factory to remain idle.
Canning company in hands of receivers. Receiver has offered to buy.
Sold for $40,000 to Wesley R. Gmck & Son(?) on bankruptcy sale. Plant
idle since owners went bankrupt in 1914, reopened January 4, 1921.
Property being sold for tax redemption. Taken by Wesley R. Guile.
Harry Rimmer of Clarion, Pa. wants plant. Rimmer sues to get control puts lien on plant. (History of Batavia Food Products - formerly
Batavia Canning Co.)
Fire at plant probably incendiary.
3-8-1918
4-9-1918
8-9-1918
5-10-1919
9-23-1919
6-3-1920
10-1-1920
3-17-1921
12-30-1920
1-27-1925
10-26-1925
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Fox Farm
Batavia Ford-Lincoln-Mercury
69
TEXT
Opening on Tyrrell Farm - West Main Road. Batavia Silver Fox and
Fur Co. Inc. F. W. Putnam, president.
DATE
10-13-1926
Bob Johnson of Buffalo & Brockport buys Zigrossi dealership at
5072 East Main Street.
7-8-2000
Batavia Framing and Design
Regina Steed, of Warsaw, opening decorating shop at 108 Liberty Street.
7-17-1997
Batavia Furniture Company
Robert and Ernest Will - employees of Wood Working Co. - setting up factory
in Wade Planing Mill on Swan St. Have patent on dining room - library
table. Getting patent on folding sewing table.
25 employees and family on outing.
Completes model for a hydraulic press for Syracuse ..?..
Needs more capital. Taking steps toward incorporation. Ernest Will, Robert
Will and John M. Wade - want $40,000 capital of which lack $15,000.
Library table produced by Batavia Furniture Co. on display in window of
Richmond Bake Shop.
Batavia Furniture Store
Harry Rotenberg and Albert Pinsky open store Saturday - 228 W. Main St.
Rotenberg opens new addition.
Sketches of workers.
Ad: 9th Anniversary.
Warehouse fire - loss $15,000.
Enlarging.
Ad: Newly enlarged store.
Picture: Debris caused by deer crashing store window.
Full page ad - 27th birthday.
Store holds annual anniversary sale.
Paul Rotenbery and Sandy Sennett celebrating 50th Anniversary of store picture.
Rotenberg and Sennett selling out furniture and building - picture - retiring.
Zeches Furniture and Appliance of Warsaw taking former Rotenberg
building for branch in city.
7-20-1904
8-8-1904
8-30-1904
1-7-1905
4-10-1905
10-9-1946
1-14-1953
8-16-1954
10-12-1955
4-15-1957
1-7-1958
7-30-1958
12-11-1963
10-10-1973
10-9-1979
8-12-1996
10-29-1996
3-10-1997
Batavia Furniture Stripping Co.
At Industrial Center - Robert Bouers, manager.
8-29-1972
Batavia Garage
Killian-Green Co. filed request to operate under name Batavia Garage.
Harry H. Snell to open garage, reopen shop at 316 West Main.
Everett F. Kyle of Mt. Morris buys Batavia Garage, 233 W. Main St. of Paul
M. Green. Buick agency goes with it.
Owned by Hunter and Hancock. George E. Smith and Harry M. Bosshart
buy garage.
1898 Oldsmobile, one cylinder car, purchased by Batavia Oldsmobile Co. on street under own power today. Oldsmobile Company of Batavia and
Batavia Garage at 53 Ellicott St.
George E. Smith buys out Bosshart interest in Batavia Garage, 53 Ellicott St.
Gets merit award - picture for exceptional performance in war time.
Garage - 17 Center St. - getting 40' x 75' addition.
12-5-1914
4-14-1915
Batavia Garden Co.
Formed - to raise celery, onions. Capital: $6,000. Lewis N. Marshall,
Edward E. Leavenworth, Mary W. Leavenworth - directors.
Mr. Leavenworth purchased half interest in Marshall farm near
Horseshoe Lake.
6-30-1920
3-10-1928
10-13-1928
10-9-1933
5-4-1945
11-28-1947
2-1-1904
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Gardens
70
TEXT
DATE
East Main Road.
Developers start 44 unit group on East Main. Ground broken.
Work site picketed for non-union labor.
3-27-1962
4-9-1962
To increase capital stock. Now runs LaVogue at 31 Main St.
Edson R. Fuller, manager.
11-5-1914
Batavia Garment Corp.
To take over Bank St. factory (Rough & Tumble)
Has taken Keegan-Grace (papers on file) factory on Bank St.
Making sink-proof suits.
10-15-1925
1-12-1926
5-29-1926
Batavia Gas Bar
$341 disappears from Gas Bar safe - 669 Ellicott St.
Batavia Gas and Light Company
Incorporated from Batavia Gas Light Company and Consumers Electric
Light and Power Co.
New company to light streets tonight.
(Paper calls it Consumers Electric Light Co.)
Batavia on list to get power from Niagara Falls.
Light brighter last night.
Winegar remembers.
8-15-1889
8-16-1889
9-10-1969
Formed 1855. New works erected to make gas from crude petroleum.
In 1866 established an electric light and heating plant operated in
conjunction with gas plant. North p298. Directors: James Brisbane;
D. W. Tomlinson, president; Gad B. Worthington; C. S. Holden; Alra Smith;
Fred Chamberlain; R. Merrifield; W. H. Tompkins, superintendent.
New gas holder built in 1878. Machinery to make gas from petroleum
in 1885.
Not to renew contract. Making no profit.
President Smith and Superintendent Tompkins present proposal.
Contract renewed $5,000 for year - 57 lights, 8 to burn all night.
Light contract criticized.
Complaints about street lights.
Tompkins obit.
7-12-1888
7-13-1888
8-9-1888
8-16-1888
10-4-1888
6-19-1889
Batavia Garment Co.
Batavia Gas Light Company
Batavia Gas and Electric Co.
Gas company starting up.
Old gas company ceases business.
Affairs in bad shape.
Company out of business.
Effects being moved to Lorish Building.
Winegar quotes John Secord on: Batavia Gas and Electric Co. organized
1855. Consolidated Gas and Electric Co. organized in 1902.
Batavia Glass Co.
Sterling Glass moving from 405 West Main to 249 West Main - location of
Batavia Glass Co.
Batavia Gospel Mission
Batavia Gospel Tabernacle
Batavia Gun Club
4-5-1966
4-24-1889
8-15-1889
1-12-1905
6-16-1908
6-25-1908
7-17-1908
7-24-1908
6-11-1965
See: Gospel Tabernacle
New club formed with 22 members. President, Arnold Keller.
Moves clubhouse from near Burt Welch's garage to Hill Farm in Stafford.
Gave away automobile at regular meeting.
To lease Stafford shooting range for four more years.
To have ox roast.
Elects Melvin T. Tyler, president.
6-26-1926
1-3-1927
5-21-1927
9-17-1927
10-9-1928
10-5-1929
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Rifle Club
Batavia Hay Rack Company
Batavia Hat Shop
Batavia Health & Fitness Center
71
TEXT
DATE
Organized April 9, 1896 - George Lewis, president.
Still extant.
Beats Wyoming team.
Meets on 2nd floor of Page Building, 63 Ellicott St.
1-5-1916
1-17-1941
9-5-1946
Factory on Swan St. to build hay racks - at John H. Wade's mill. W. C. Skinner,
Anthon H. Brown, Charles I. Snell, John H. Wade.
6-2-1903
Millinery Syndicate of New York to open hat shop at 36 Main St.
Not to be confused with Bon Ton Hat Shop opened at 98 Main St. by
Batavia Millinery Shoppe Inc.
Located in Masse Mall, Willie McGill, proprietor (owned 18 mo.), closed for
relocation. To reopen in former Salway Hardware building on West Main Rd.
Reopening Fitness Center delayed by difficulties over fire safety regulations
in rebuilding.
6-18-1931
9-17-1931
9-28-1988
12-7-1988
Batavia Health Officer
Dr. LeSeur succeeds Dr. V. M. Rice - of Medical Reserve Corps.
Batavia Health Department sets up loan department.
9-13-1918
6-26-1951
Batavia Hobby Shop
Elton Ganiua of RD 2 petitions to open Batavia Hobby Shop.
7-19-1941
Batavia Home Telephone Co.
See: Telephones
Also called Independent Union Telephone.
Controlled by Rawson Company.
Also referred to as Home Telephone Co.
Batavia Homes and Development Co.
Sanford Fisher, secretary of Development Company plans two building
projects; Vine and East Ave. and State Street between Washington
and North St.
Sells 134 State St. to Russell Annabal.
Plans 40 new houses on Vine opposite Skating Rink.
Harrower & Fisher plan to build 40 homes.
To Build 4 on Vine St. Industry Engineered Construction - not pre-fab.
Paid about $70,000 for Swezey property. (See Swezey)
Finding drainage problems in eastern part of building site.
Permit given for first home on East Ave. south side, east of South Spruce.
To go ahead on East Ave. lot - also city to put in $50,0000.
To build on East Main Street opposite Green Farms. Pride Builders, Inc.
Council votes to require developers to pay for water, sewer and curbing
on new streets - aimed at Harrower and Fisher.
Council still discussing who shall pay for curbs, sewer on new development.
Harold Harrower plans 16 more homes for Clinton Gardens, Fordham Drive,
Holmes Ave.
Plans 65 new homes in Clinton Gardens area.
Protest City suggestion that developer add sewer, sidewalks, curbs to
price of building.
H. & F. plan more homes in northeast.
Ad. Batavia Homes & Development offers lots.
Owns land north of East Avenue to City line - East to Clinton.
To build at 249 East Ave.
To build 16 homes in northeast section of city.
Plans ten new homes in Naramore area.
More homes for Woodcrest - Naramore area approved for Harrower and
Fisher.
10-6-1945
7-31-1946
8-19-1946
8-19-1947
10-8-1947
2-17-1954
6-7-1955
9-7-1956
11-20-1956
8-8-1957
8-5-1958
8-13-1958
9-17-1958
9-20-1960
11-2-1960
9-28-1960
8-25-1961
12-19-1962
5-3-1963
5-9-1963
3-4-1964
9-21-1966
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Homes and Development Co.
(cont)
72
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DATE
Plans 10 lot subdivision Garden Drive.
More on above.
City okays plans for Clinton Gardens - off Naramore.
Robert Harrower's proposal for Town Houses west of Naramore opposed.
Opposition to Harrower development diminishes - ready to go.
City to pave three new streets for building Garden Drive - Union Square North Pointe Drive.
Town Houses - called North Parkside - going ahead - 1/10th done.
Harrower gets permit to extend Garden Drive for eleven new homes.
5-9-1989
8-7-1990
10-15-1990
Batavia Homes Co.
Ready to build - on Kingsbury Ave. - John Buchholtz & Sons builders.
3-31-1924
Batavia Horse and Dairy Feed Co.
New business locates in Nobles Mills, Evans St. owned by F. A. McLellan
of Batavia.
Feed Co. burned yesterday property known as Batavia Roller Mills once
owned by N. D. Nobles.
Batavia Hospital
Women meet in Ellicott Hall to discuss hospital.
Women form association to assure hospital.
Women adopt incorporation papers.
Kings Daughters to serve ice cream and cake at Court House Park to benefit.
Mrs. S. A. Sherwin elected President of Hospital Association.
Political Equality Club sells buttons in aid.
House to house campaign for hospital.
14 sites offered for hospital.
Report on Hospital fund.
Hospital site chosen - owned by Mrs. Glowacki.
Funds for hospital coming in nicely.
Stafford Grange donates first hospital bed to hospital.
Huntley to give $500 to hospital fund.
Hospital Association decides to erect one building, for general and
emergency use.
Ownership site North Street transferred from Mrs. Glowacki to Hospital
Association for $1,150.
Hospital plans approved.
Women selling bricks to swell hospital building fund.
Hospital design to follow that one in Buffalo.
Has $11,124.99 - assured of opening.
Alice G. Fisher appointed president of board.
Hospital to have bay windows and elevator.
Bids for hospital put off to Monday.
Contract to John Pickert for $6,311.
Contract signed today
Pickert to begin excavating tomorrow.
Lochnecht and Ditzel putting in hospital foundations.
Doctors help plan hospital arrangements, especially operating room.
Studding beginning to go up.
Hospital Association in new drive - for $10,000.
Contract for wiring and elevator.
6 rooms assured - Mrs. Kenney to furnish one.
Pickert given to April 15 for work.
Physicians Society discuss attendance at Hospital.
Wainscoting and flooring being done in operating room.
Hospital practically complete - picture.
12-7-1968
3-6-1969
4-7-1971
5-11-1988
4-25-1989
7-30-1905
10-1-1906
4-17-1900
4-23-1900
5-26-1900
7-21-1900
8-2-1900
8-6-1900
8-9-1900
8-23-1900
8-30-1900
9-7-1900
9-13-1900
10-6-1900
10-16-1900
10-27-1900
11-19-1900
3-22-1901
4-2-1901
4-26-1901
5-9-1901
5-16-1901
6-3-1901
7-16-1901
7-26-1901
7-27-1901
7-31-1901
8-13-1901
8-15-1901
8-31-1901
9-6-1901
10-4-1901
10-14-1901
12-6-1901
11-14-1901
1-28-1902
3-26-1902
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Hospital (cont)
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TEXT
Isabel Gould appointed Hospital Matron.
Heating plant now in. Plumbing now almost done.
Ready for approval.
Directors meet in new building.
What women have accomplished in 2 years.
Hospital to open tomorrow.
Women open hospital - thank God.
Henry Kortz admitted - first patient.
Two women operated on in new operating room - Drs. Miller & Swan operated.
11 patients already served - 3 discharged.
To admit no more patients until carpets laid in corridor to quiet footfalls.
First death in hospital. Charles P. Pratt - 84.
George Lay gives hospital lot on south side of North St. east of Tracy Ave.
Alice Fisher resigns as head of Hospital Association.
Kings Daughters collecting for ambulance.
To have fire escape.
Otto Fox putting iron fire escape on hospital.
Ambulance purchased by Kings Daughters.
Byron Huntley gives hospital $10,000.
Hussey Carriage Co. on Center St. builds ambulance for hospital.
Ambulance on view on Center St.
Thomas Perfield first to go to hospital in new ambulance.
Second annual Hospital Ball huge success.
Hospital charge for use of new ambulance if patient can pay.
Women's Hospital Association asks financial aid of Town Board.
2 new buildings at hospital - one contagion building.
Miss Maud Williams replaces Miss Gauld.
Williams withdraws.
Miss M. E. Wood of Rochester heads hospital.
Mrs. I. E. Mecorney, new hospital head - succeeds Williamson.
Mrs. Kenny gives money for addition.
Addition named for Mrs. Kenny.
Addition to be postponed at least a year.
John Pickert starts Hospital Laundry.
Laundry in use.
Courses in nursing proposed.
Mrs. Richmond gives money for Contagious ward.
(See: "Pesthouse" for earlier deliberations on)
Miss Wood resigns.
Miss Etta E. Robbins of Buffalo new head.
State inspector has one criticism - hospital does not drain into first class
sewer system.
Addition to go up this year.
Rochester architect Robert L. Byers drawing plans for addition.
Contract for addition to John Pickert.
Glade to build Contagion building. Gift of A. K. Richen.
Hospital Festival closes with Ball - nets about $500.
Description of Richmond Contagion Cottage.
Town votes $1,500 annually to hospital.
Contagion Cottage complete - inspection tomorrow.
Visitors fill hospital annex.
Picture - hospital, annex and Contagion Cottage.
Hospital out of debt.
Plans Tag Day as money raiser.
Tag Day nets 8,000 coins. - $654.93.
DATE
4-12-1902
4-17-1902
4-29-1902
5-6-1902
5-8-1902
7-14-1902
7-15-1902
7-16-1902
7-17-1902
8-4-1902
8-7-1902
8-9-1902
8-22-1902
11-7-1902
1-14-1903
2-6-1903
3-16-1903
4-18-1903
4-27-1903
6-25-1903
7-8-1903
7-11-1903
8-8-1903
1-30-1904
7-17-1904
8-10-1904
9-2-1904
9-24-1904
1-6-1905
1-20-1905
2-3-1905
3-2-1905
10-9-1905
1-12-1906
3-16-1906
7-6-1906
10-5-1906
10-19-1906
11-16-1906
2-22-1907
4-16-1907
5-21-1907
6-7-1907
7-13-1907
8-25-1907
11-22-1907
1-8-1908
3-4-1908
4-3-1908
4-10-1908
6-19-1908
6-30-1908
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Hospital (cont)
74
TEXT
Glade & Son begin porch to connect hospital and new annex.
Mrs. John C. Hale new hospital head.
State issues license to accept nursing students.
Nursing School charter ….
Nurses at hospital to graduate.
Graduation of nurses.
Class of 8 students graduating - home for students needed.
Town appropriates $1,500 for hospital for year.
Seven nurses get diplomas.
Mrs. Robert Finley gets blood transfusion - given by husband - picture
of hospital.
Discussion of maternity hospital - to cost $7,000. Homelius to design.
Nurses home to be built.
Nurses have shower for kitchen, furniture needed.
Nurses move to new home.
Nurses Home inspected at Open House.
Five student nurses to graduate.
Diplomas awarded.
Four student nurses graduate.
Health Officer McCarthy highly praises Batavia Hospital.
Doctors representing Medical Society meet with hospital officers to
outline hospital needs: Dr. LeSeur; Dr. Snow; Dr. Johnson; Mrs. Fisher;
Mrs. Burkhart; Mrs. L. D. Collins. Need enlarged operating room including equipment; intern or resident physician; better rubber gloves;
graduate nurse for night supervisor; improved conditions on 3rd floor.
Women vote to enlarge men's ward.
New sterilizer installed.
Dr. Rice gives hospital x-ray machine.
Dietitian resigns because restricted - here since July 15, 1914.
New two-horse ambulance bought in Rochester. Old one destroyed by fire.
Physicians Club presents complaints to hospital directors.
Letter from Mrs. Fisher, president of hospital.
Directors find no evidence of fault recently claimed by group of doctors.
Second open complaint from Physicians Association made to hospital board.
Batavia physicians donate operating table to hospital - Baker, Carr, Conlon,
Gould, Harvey, Manchester, W. B. Manchester, Miller, Owen, Rice,
Ryan and Will.
Chain of parties planned to aid hospital - 8 parties projected.
Three nurses get diplomas.
New hospital head: Mrs. Lillian Schraft.
New Director elected: Mrs. D. E. McDowell succeeds Mrs. L. Collins.
Graduates 8 nurses.
Offers use of ambulance to St. Jerome Hospital.
Unless funds are raised hospital must close.
Drive raises $6,000.
X-ray machine left to hospital by Dr. Rice.
Mrs. Alice Fisher resigns as hospital head - succeeded by Mrs. Frank Thomas.
Doctors advise a committee of doctors run hospital. Hospital to reorganize
with advisory board and staff doctors.
Men on Hospital advisory board resign - recommendations to be implemented.
New hospital advisory board - 6 men.
Hospital to install operating room downstairs and increase facilities.
Women vote to continue management. Hospital dropping advisory board returning to earlier plan.
Two nurses graduate.
DATE
8-6-1908
9-18-1908
9-26-1908
11-20-1908
6-23-1910
6-27-1910
10-12-1911
11-22-1911
6-29-1912
6-29-1912
8-12-1912
9-13-1912
1-18-1913
4-28-1913
5-24-1913
6-14-1913
6-27-1913
6-19-1914
10-9-1914
10-20-1914
10-30-1914
1-15-1915
2-18-1915
11-6-1915
1-18-1916
6-9-1916
6-28-1916
7-11-1916
7-15-1916
10-12-1916
1-24-1917
6-22-1917
1-30-1918
4-12-1918
6-12-1918
7-24-1918
9-3-1918
9-11-1918
10-29-1918
2-14-1919
3-26-1919
4-3-1919
4-11-1919
4-15-1919
4-24-1919
6-20-1919
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Hospital (cont)
75
TEXT
Edna M. Stever resigns as director, as does ass't. Gladys E. Mann.
To install new operating room on first floor.
Mrs. Alice Chambers, superintendent.
Needs public help to meet expenses.
Merger with St. Jerome proposed.
Raises $5,378 so far.
25 graduate from nursing program.
Chambers resigns: Miss Ruth Pentland, head (Emma J. Minard to serve
in interim.)
Board approves addition including an office.
H. Norton Reed to building new operating room - rebuild third floor.
Third floor becoming maternity ward.
Seven persons found to be Typhoid carriers - Bacteriologist Carr finds quarantine to be lifted.
Past & Present column: Michaelina Viele, the chief of hospital staff - mother
paralyzed, baby two pounds at birth.
Team of twelve out seeking funds.
Hospital gets gift of $7,000 from Commodore Charles Gould of New York.
5 graduate from nursing class.
New ambulance at hospital.
New constitution limits hospital board to 8.
3 men and 5 women on hospital board.
Ruth Pentland leaving as soon as possible - retiring - doesn't want to face
planned reconstruction.
Miss Eva E. Dean of New London, NH, superintendent.
Ernest L. Woodward made life member of Women's Hospital Ass't.
Miss Dean not coming for health reasons.
Miss Fannie Latimer to be hospital head.
Dr. Carr gives x-ray machine - has old one put in order.
History of first hospital.
Dr. Carr gives hospital lung meter.
Hospital Auxiliary set up.
Auxiliary to hold Bazaar in November.
Bazaar in OF Hall, Ellicott St.
Auxiliary made over $1,000.
Drive for support from surrounding towns.
Hospital Bazaar at OF Hall November 20th.
Report on Bazaar.
Two sun parlors and nursery to be built.
Nearly 100 visited new addition.
Hospital Bazaar at Odd Fellows Hall - third annual bazaar.
Mary Scoville Nursery a useful addition.
Hospital to reestablish school of nursing.
School of Nursing opens in September.
Picture: New ambulance - a Buick.
Lunch to be served at Bazaar.
Second class of nurses - 6 enrolled - at hospital.
School of Nursing graduates four.
Mrs. Latimer resigns as hospital head.
Mrs. J. Edward Gubb new hospital head.
Mrs. J. Edward Gubb new hospital head.
Walter Lewis gives $5,000 toward maternity ward.
Hospital Board announces drive for $250,000.
Sarah Upton Edwards, sister of Emory Upton, leaves $5,000 to endow
hospital bed.
DATE
7-11-1919
8-15-1919
10-9-1919
3-4-1920
5-15-1920
6-1-1920
6-25-1920
8-13-1920
9-10-1920
12-10-1920
1-11-1921
3-26-1921
4-2-1921
5-27-1921
6-11-1921
6-24-1921
9-30-1921
10-18-1921
1-28-1921
11-3-1921
11-26-1921
12-9-1921
12-30-1921
2-25-1922
5-26-1922
10-13 or 11-1922
12-6-1922
2-1-1923
9-29-1923
10-29-1923
11-23-1923
5-15-1924
11-14-1924
11-21-1924
4-17-1925
10-2-1925
10-10-1925
2-19-1926
3-19-1926
6-22-1926
10-12-1926
11-29-1926
3-1-1927
6-16-1927
11-7-1927
12-20-1927
1-3-1928
1-14-1928
2-21-1930
5-24-1930
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Hospital (cont)
Hospital Directors
76
TEXT
Results of Bazaar about $3,000.
Dr. Carr asks Directors to run hospital as a community institution.
Hospital Auxiliary to buy equipment.
Hospital Auxiliary formed with Mrs. F. E. Owen president.
Hospital shows profit of $715.24 for year.
Annex work authorized. To cost about $25,000. Contract for building
to R. Norton Reed.
Annex opens Saturday the 12th.
400 attend opening.
Hospital Board votes to put laboratory in hospital basement.
New ambulance - picture.
Enlarging offices.
Keeps baby alive with artificial lung borrowed from Buffalo.
Baby dies.
Picture.
Senior and Junior Auxiliaries merge at Atwater house.
Asks for laboratory - closing first of January.
Group trips organized.
Mrs. Edward P. Atwater, president of Hospital Board, reports over 2,000
patients served in hospital in 1940.
To close contagion cottage because so little used.
Uses ice as anesthetic during amputation.
George Martin has leg amputated with freezing for anesthetic.
Designated storage center for blood plasma.
New Maternity wing in use - three mothers in use before formal dedication.
Leaves United Fund.
To become Genesee Memorial.
Picture: Old hospital buildings being razed.
Notes: North side branch - Hospital Aid Society; Ellicott Avenue - Hospital
Aid Society; Southside branch - Hospital Aid Society; Oakfield Road Aid Society; Ellicott Street branch - Hospital Society; East Main St. branch Hospital Aid Society; St. Joseph branch - Hospital Aid Society.
After 1946 - Genesee Memorial Hospital.
Picture: Hospital about 1912.
First preemie born October 19, 1905 - Bonnie L. Parkhurst - now navy cook.
Isabel Gould - Matron.
Miss Maud Williams - replaces Miss Gould.
Miss M. E. Wood heads - Miss Williams reconsiders - does not come.
Mrs. I. E. Mecorney - succeeds Williams.
Miss Etta E. Robbins new head.
Mrs. John C. Hale new head.
Edna M. Stever resigns.
Miss Alice Chambers, superintendent.
Mrs. Chambers resigns.
Emma J. Minard - interim director.
Miss Ruth Pentland.
Miss Eva E. Dean. (Did not come)
Miss Fannie Latimer.
Mrs. J. Edward Gubb. (Resigns August 31, 1934)
Miss Hazel Hallet (Superintendent of Nurses) appointed.
Mrs. Eva B. Berry.
Mrs. Ruth A. Mackey - succeeds Berry.
Miss Ruth A. Mackay of Ithaca to become Director.
Miss Ruth A. Mackay resigns.
DATE
12-2-1930
2-4-1931
3-28-1931
10-3-1931
10-21-1932
9-25-1933
5-10-1934
5-14-1934
12-20-1935
7-7-1936
8-22-1936
4-14-1938
4-15-1938
8-21-1939
11-17-1939
12-30-1939
10-19-1940
1-17-1941
6-10-1943
8-13-1943
11-6-1943
11-29-1943
12-15-1943
7-13-1944
8-1-1944
7-9-1951
no date
no date
6-21-1976
10-19-1979
4-12-1902
8-10-1904
9-24-1904
1-6-1905
10-9-1906
9-18-1908
7-11-1919
10-9-1919
5-25-1920
8-30-1920
11-26-1921
2-25-1922
1-1928
9-5-1934
8-15-1939
8-21-1944
8-23-1944
12-29-1944
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Hospital Directors (cont)
Hospital Aid Societies
77
TEXT
Mrs. Kenneth Carter. Resign June 1946.
Mrs. Margaret McCarthy - acting.
Mrs. Kenneth C. Carter, Superintendent.
Mrs. Gladys H. Sholer to succeed Mrs. Carter.
Mrs. Sholer not coming - reasons of health.
Mrs. Kenneth C. Carter resigns.
Mrs. James McCarthy appointed.
Francis D. Nichols of Buffalo.
Francis James Murphy.
Combined, exclusive, party for 350 invited guest to help hospital planned
for January 16.
Series of parties planned to help hospital. Report on parties.
Over 100 parties held to help hospital.
Batavia Humane Society
See: Humane Society of Batavia and Genesee County.
Batavia Ice Arena
See: Mancuso Memorial Arena.
Royal Ice Arena.
Batavia Ice Company
Charles A. Williams and Fred E. Taggart form company - to use ice house
on creek south of Law Street.
Has 30 men filling ice house.
Cutting ice 7 1/2" thick on creek.
Harvesting 9" ice.
Ice excellent quality - 12" thick.
Cutting ice 18" to 24" thick.
Cutting foot thick ice.
Owned by Mrs. Fred Taggart. Taggart leasing to E. W. Taggart & Son
livery stable - to run ice business.
Going full blast - description of process - 15 tons of ice made every 24 hours
- 11 men.
Cleveland now manager.
Begins ice harvest (Nelson W. Cleveland, Manager)
Batavia Ice Cream Co.
DATE
4-15-1947
4-19-1947
6-24-1947
6-28-1947
10-24-1947
3-1-1963
12-19-1912
1-24, 25-1917
2-15-1917
9-28-1900
2-5-1901
12-23-1901
1-2-1902
1-6-1902
2-12-1902
2-19-1903
4-24-1903
6-26-1906
1-4-1910
1-6-1906
To build three story building of brick, 30 x 39 feet - Warren Fargo building.
Warren Fargo, Cyrus L. Fargo and Fred A. Lewis of Batavia file certificate
to change name to Fargo Dairy Inc. (Recently sold ice cream business to
General Ice Cream Corp.
General Company incorporated Ice Cream Company here. Vernon F. Hovey;
William Palmer; Samuel T. Nioling; Delos W. Having; James Lund who with
William Palmer owned all shares.
11-25-1924
Batavia Ice Devils
Batavia High hockey team wins State Trophy.
Honored for outstanding season - win 5 out of 8 games.
3-7-1987
3-31-1987
Batavia Improvement Co.
See: Grandview Cemetery
Batavia Industrial Center
See also: Massey Mall
Seeks federal funds.
Mancusos buy former Massey Harris plant.
Raymond H. Stoll to direct leasing.
Picture of Center.
Batavia Signs - Raymond H. Stoll & Ted Snell partners - sign for
25,000 sq. ft. of space.
5-6-1929
5-13-1929
8-9-1952
7-8, 9-1959
7-10-1959
8-5-1959
8-12-1959
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Industrial Center (cont)
78
TEXT
Title to former M H Harvester passes to Mancuso.
Formed. Joseph L. Mancuso, vice-president - to rent.
Joseph L. Mancuso family to run Center.
Tibon Hard Chrome signs with.
Graham moving offices to former Massey Harris office building.
Casmir Stachowski, watchman, dead at his desk.
Tibon Hard Chrome getting wide publicity that interests other firms in
Industrial Center.
Tibon publicity releases sparks interest in available space.
Mancuso lists new tenants in Center: William G. Gamble moving from
18 Elm St.; General Electric Co.; L. E. Best & Co. - makes custom Kitchens
Warehouse space.
New firms sign with: Dick Fowler, Welding Service; Miracle Machine Co.;
Spence Cheunce - furniture; American Cyanide.
Del Plato Tool & Die moving to Center.
New firm joins - Atomic Welding.
Robin Fils signs lease.
Whole page - pictures - on.
J. E. Brown quotes Jamestown paper on.
To have exhibit of locally made products.
Industrial Show different from Jaycees Homes Show.
J. D. Transformers, Inc. sign with Center.
Joseph L. Mancuso on Industrial Center.
Industrial Display opens Friday night - 21st. Ads for Industrial Displays.
To include fall-out shelter.
Industrial Display draws crowd.
10,000 attended show.
Haddam Corp. - prints industrial charts - in Center.
J. E. Brown on.
Custom Canners - pet food.
J. E. Brown on.
Dynamics Corp. - new at Center.
Kenoyer moves Golden Shield to.
Merit Associates signs in.
Merit Associates launched with champagne.
Metal Cladding moves in.
Ritz Craft Inc. (mobile homes) coming.
Ritz Craft coming.
June 13?
Mold Rite Inc. for Center.
Trade Fair at Center Wednesday - eleven companies participating.
Picture from air.
First class in Federal ..?.. power ..?.. at Center.
Joseph L. Mancuso heads Industrial Development Committee.
Genco formed to replace Merit Precision Corp.
20 enrolled in auto mechanics under Manpower Training Div. at Center.
Winegar reprints magazine article on.
Donald McCloy chosen to head Center, replacing Robert L. Martin.
Gerald Atkins assumes ownership.
ARC Musical Instruments of Canada to come in.
Smoky fire at Center.
Gerald Atkinson takes on management from Joseph Mancuso.
Ralston Purina asks permit for 90' elevator.
J. L. O'Connor & Son to make piano forks.
O'Connor signs - picture.
On Industrial Center - pictures.
DATE
8-20-1959
9-3-1959
9-5-1959
9-24-1959
11-5-1959
11-5-1959
11-26-1959
11-27-1959
1-7-1960
3-24-1960
5-6-1960
6-7-1960
10-24-1960
1-7-1961
1-26-1961
1-27-1961
2-8-1961
4-1-1961
4-12-1961
4-20-1961
4-22-1961
4-24-1961
9-21-1961
1-4-1962
5-10-1962
5-12-1962
9-28-1962
4-12-1963
5-4-1963
9-6-1963
2-29-1964
4-24-1964
6-18-1964
6-26-1964
1-26-1965
7-17-1965
1-12-1965
6-5-1965
1-14-1966
1-18-1966
5-24, 25, 26-1966
9-30-1966
8-7-1967
3-1-1972
3-3-1975
8-7-1976
1-19-1977
7-21-1977
8-16-1977
10-19-1977
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Industrial Center (cont)
Batavia Industrial Co.
79
TEXT
City may set up group to seek financial aid.
City will set up group as above.
Joseph Mancuso & Sons buying Center - to get renovation loans from
state and city.
Charles Mancuso's sons buying Center for $650,000 - will make improvements.
Getting new heating system.
Grant for $240,000 given Center for renovation - federal grant.
$240,000 okayed for work on Center - federal funds.
Orcon Industries from Rochester to Center.
Article on service to community. Center not run for profit of owners of
building. BJ Tools - John Brewster, machine shop. Most of those who
move out stay in Batavia area. Hodgins moved in December 1985.
Brankman distributes pool & spa accessories. Several artists have
studios with north light. Association of Retarded Children - sheltered
workshop. Migrant Child Day Care. Mancuso & Son bought summer of
1959. In 1976 Joseph L. Mancuso owned building - sold to Gerald
Atkinson of Atkinson Enterprises. Cost of maintaining brought to
bankruptcy. Joseph L. Mancuso & Sons bought in March 1984 picking
$700,000 mortgage. Will get renovations loan from city and state. Job
Development Authority approved $525,000 for new roof & coal heating
replacement. City expected to give $130,000 for Small Industry
Development Agency which recycles federal funds. All money has to be
used for renovation. Marine Midland holds $700,000 mortgage. Heating
was changed to oil, then to gas, but new coal system more cost effective.
Center helps small firms. Joseph L. Mancuso, president; B. Thomas Mancuso,
vice president. J. B. Tools - John Brewster of Oakfield; Orcon Industries;
Majafa Inc., Hodgins Printing; Melton Shirts; Brankman Industries;
Spieth-Anderson Co.; Majafa Inc.; Best Glass; Conception Enterprises;
Custom Images; Yorkville Sound; Hack-Co Plastics; Seacraft Instrument;
Genesee Marble; Computer Parts Galore; ARROC; Migrant Day Care;
D & M Flea Market; Thompson Piano; Surebond Lubricant; Wizards of
Auto Wax; Batavia Archers; Koolatron Corp.; Lions Den Fitness Center
(in Masse Mall)
Ad: BIC - has space - pictures.
Rent low enough for small firms. Have people who know what to do incubator. Mancuso judges success of Center.
Ad with picture of Center in special Business Section.
Seeking tenants.
Article in special section on Peter & Milton Thompson piano refurbishers.
Picture from air - special section.
Offers one year free rent to spur economy.
Article - pictures - on development.
Notes 35 years - special section.
New logo for Center. (Drawing on back of index card)
Reorganization planned at. Dividing into Industrial Center and Mancuso
Real Estate. Adding old Wiard Plow as arts, crafts center. Picture of plant.
BIC chosen business of the year by Chamber of Commerce "for putting
people to work." Special Business Section.
Special section on - pictures - some lists of occupants.
New name taken by merger of Dodgson, Wilder & Co. and Seacord, Dodgson
& Co. To sell mineral wool pip & furnace covers, also wagons, carriages,
farm implements. 113 Main St. and Evans St.
Ad shows picture of baby carriage - successor of Dodgson Wilder & Co. wheeled vehicles of every sort.
DATE
6-13-1983
6-14-1980?
3-23-1984
6-5-1984
8-1-1984
12-7-1984
4-24-1985
7-12-1985
12-27-1985
12-27-1985
12-28-1985
3-6-1986
4-4-1986
2-10-1987
2-25-1987
2-9-1988
2-15-1989
2-10-1992
3-1-1993
7-30-1994
4-22-1996
6-8-1998
2-20-1999
3-22-1999
2-4-1896
4-10-1896
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Industrial Co. (cont)
80
TEXT
John Seacord says people aren't buying carriages - are buying bicycles.
Industrial Company elects.
Earl A. Dodgson sells his stock to Frank B. Redfield. John M. Seacord, the
secretary, to act as president.
F. B. Redfield elected director, J. M. Seacord, president.
To move from 113 Main to former German Church on Ellicott St. for showroom
for carriages and bicycles. Salvation Army dispossessed.
To reorganize - close out retail stock carriages, harness, etc. - 43 Ellicott St.
Has contract to insulate pipes in sugar beet factory in Binghamton.
Closing out stock carriages, wagons & implements. To do only mineral wool
and pipe covering. F. M. Hanlon leases part of Evans St. building - now
has adjoining warehouse.
Disposes of mineral wool & pipe coating business to Batavia Mineral Wool Co.
David Carter, manager.
On "Yellow Fellow" bicycle of Frank Redfield. Past & Present column.
DATE
11-11-1896
2-2-1897
3-12-1898
2-7-1899
9-9-1899
2-25-1901
10-24-1901
11-5-1901
12-5-1901
5-13-1919
Batavia Instrument Co.
See: N. H. Douglas.
Salway Bros. & Nichols
(May or may not be same) All three on Ellicott Street.
Batavia Insurance and Realty Co.
Realty Company, 307 West Main St. - sold by Fred & Dolores Drew to
Agnes Myers and Daniel Snyder of Powers Ins. of LeRoy. Drews have
owned agency 25 years.
7-10-1985
Former Kelly's Speedway purchased by Gino Romeo of Romeo Sports Inc.
of Junior Case and Rick Martell. Picture: Romeo & back history of
speedway.)
Ad with schedule CAN-AM 4 - September 28-30, 1998. Local youth to race.
10-21-1997
8-28-1998
Batavia International Motorsports Park
Batavia Iron Works
Batavia Iron and Metal Co.
Now acquired by Ferguson-Allan Co. Inc.
Successor to Batavia Car Works - to open Monday. James E. Ferguson of
Buffalo, president; Frederick W. Allan, vice president & treasurer.
Iron works running - employs 50.
Iron works going strong.
Incorporation papers filed - 30,000? shares. James E. Ferguson, 10,000
shares; Frederick W. Allan, 10,000 shares; Walter W. Stroh, 10,000 shares
James W. Laird of Buffalo, no shares; James Strickland, no shares.
9-18-1923
9-19-1923
9-24-1923
10-30-1923
12-11-1923
Former Batavia Waste Materials, reopens, rebuilt after fire. Furnaces not
now part of facility - eliminating smoke - picture.
Ad - half page - reopening.
Fire at Bank Street site - no injuries.
12-14-1994
12-17-1994
5-18-1999
Batavia Iron Company
In former Genesee Agricultural Works on Ellicott St. - Parsons property.
9-14-1887
Batavia Laundry
See: Batavia Steam Laundry
Gallagher and O'Medra, prop.
3-1-1901
Batavia Laundry Company
(Batavia Sanitary Wet Wash)
Laundry company formed - buys Palace Laundry of Couch - John J. Dewey,
Charles W. Moore of Rochester and their wives.
Batavia Sanitary Wet Wash Laundry to open. C. R. Ebling & D. K. Page from Cleveland. On State Street.
Wet Wash to expand into front building at 13 State - displacing former
Langworthy Realty to 7 State.
4-1-1914
5-20-1920
11-30-1920
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
SUBJECT
Batavia Laundry Company
(Batavia Sanitary Wet Wash)
(cont)
Batavia Law Center
Batavia Library Ass'n.
Batavia Light and Power Co.
81
TEXT
Page and Ebling ready to build on Creek bank, near Eager Brewery R. Norton Reed building. 60' x 100' with garage.
D. K. Page and H. E. Ebling incorporate as Batavia Laundry Co.
Bricks from cornice of Sanitary Wet Wash fall almost striking woman - 11am.
New laundry on West Main now in use - model of modern plant - 100' x 60'.
Ad - 249 West Main St.
Open House at new laundry.
25 from Buffalo and Rochester visit at Open House.
Page sells out to Ebling.
Page resigns - sold out to Ebling.
Files for bankruptcy. Carl R. Ebling, president.
Ebling in bankruptcy.
Objections to auction sale price.
Buffalo firm offers $8,500.
Article on. In 1939 managed by Harry A. Fotch of Batavia.
Gets new Ford delivery truck - picture.
Hit by safecrackers.
Purchased by North-East Laundry of LeRoy.
At 249 West Main St. now owned by North-East of LeRoy. Building bought by
Sallome Heating Co. of 247 West Main - to use some, share some of space.
Picture. Sold to Sallome.
A division of Rochester Law Center, coming to Batavia. Office at
505 East Main St. Modern company which advertises.
Formed April 27, 1872. Dissolved - to join Richmond Library. 4,000 volumes $3,500 to new library.
DATE
6-20-1925
8-29-1925
1-5-1926
3-5-1926
3-27-1926
3-28-1926
6-2-1926
1-4-1929
1-14-1929
6-14-1933
6-28-1933
8-10-1933
8-15-1933
8-21-1939
10-24-1947
11-18-1950
2-2-1952
2-9-1952
3-6-1952
10-26-1983
1887
New organization successor to Consolidated Light and Power Co. - to be
organized with $100,000 capital.
1-5-1905
Batavia Liquidators
Claude S. WeMett to do business at 8 & 10 Curtis Building as.
7-8-1937
Batavia Liquor Store
Liquor store and grocery both run by Caitos at 58 Main St.
See: Caito Liquor Store.
12-24-1942
Batavia Livery
On Main St. has sheds for farmers.
Offers rides to Horseshoe Lake - ad.
D. C. Hopkins purchases stables of L. E. Mecorney (Batavia Livery)
11-21-1904
5-11-1905
11-14-1905
Batavia Loan
Genesee County Loan.
To remodel 112 Main St.
5-11-1929
Batavia Local Telephone Exchange
Batavia Lumber & Coal Co.
See: Smith, Herbert E. (1890s)
Smith putting up building 20' x 30' - 2 stories - east side of Park Pl. for
telephone exchange.
Local telephone exchange being moved from Jackson Street to new
building on Park Place.
H. E. Smith abandons telephone exchange.
3-3-1896
11-30-1896
New company combines two older coal companies - Tunison Coal Co. on
Jackson St. and Stanley & Co. on Evans St. G. W. Stanley bought
J. M. Chapin Coal Co. 10 years ago - 1894. Tunison came from Wyoming
and bought out George C. Washburn on September 14, 1899. S. B. Spencer
and James H. Wilson of Chicago, purchasers.
5-23-1904
11-30-1895
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Batavia Lumber & Coal Co. (cont)
Batavia Machine and Tool Co. Inc.
Batavia Machine Company
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Sold to Clarence (cannot sell coal in competition with railroad)
Sues Clarence A. Northrop for price of lumber used in building on Spink Ave.
Relocates yard from Jackson St. to Evans St., moves office to that of
W. W. Buxton on Jackson St.
Area on Jackson vacated owned by D. W. Tomlinson.
(See: Washburn in 1899)
Batavia Lumber Co. - 22 Evans St.
Company asks permit to build factory on Evans to make door and window
sashes - Bert L. Hanley, proprietor.
Burt L. Hanley of Batavia Lumber Co. and Raymond Dudley of Fairport have
taken entire Fairport Lumber & Coal Co. - purchasing to be done here.
Stanley Nagorniak buys Lumber Co.
Fire at - loss $8,700.
Stanley Nagorniak, proprietor.
Tools stolen at Lumber Co. on Evans St., Nagorniak, proprietor.
Martin G…(?) to work for Nagorniak at Batavia Lumber.
Nagorniak dead at 59.
Obit: Stanley Nagorniak, proprietor.
Was on Lewiston Rd.
Winegar column on.
Making parts for Gemini.
Training program.
Winegar says parts used in air conditioning in cars made by Batavia Machine
& Tool. Turns out about 160,000 pieces, some for Harrison Radiator in
Lockport for air conditioners for automobiles.
Raymond E. Laesser, founder, dies.
Not in telephone book in 1995. New name on shop: Bartell Power Products.
Laesser also sold his gun shop on West Main Road in 1994.
Bartel Power Products, the new sign on front of plant on Lewiston Rd
in 1995.
Formerly Bidwell's
George S. Hilts & T. F. Kennedy to open engine repair and manufacturing
shop in Hamilton Building to make & repair gasoline engines.
Bidwell's plant purchased by Gouinlocks for $12,000 and debt of $32,627.
To be incorporated by Gouinlocks.
To build bean apparatus.
Wheels turning.
Employs 40.
Running until spring - 51 employees.
Write-up.
Bidwell movement to oust Bray.
Bray resigns.
Thomas Stone to replace Bray.
Increases capital stock.
Bidwell Thresher Co. sues.
Bidwell Manufacturing Co. formed.
Batavia Machine & Warsaw-Wilkinson merged.
Gouinlock says production will be one-third larger than last year.
Very busy.
Batavia Machine & Warsaw-Wilkinson combine as Climax Corporation.
Became Climax in January 1919.
Hilts and Kennedy started Batavia Machine Co. in 1908 - soon moved to
Dellinger Theatre. Had first gasoline pumps in city behind Hamilton Hotel.
DATE
3-5-1906
4-24-1909
10-15-1910
6-14-1922
3-20-1925
2-5-1929
7-22-1952
7-7-1954
12-27-1955
12-2-1957
10-12-1960
6-2-1972
6-3-1972
2-13-1965
3-24-1965?
9-2-1966?
6-8-1967
3-6-1982
2-1-1906
6-2-1911
6-3-1911
6-7-1911
6-17-1911
7-15-1911
8-24-1911
2-6-1912
4-20-1912
4-24-1912
5-4-1912
6-29-1912
7-24-1912
11-9-1912
4-12-1912
7-21-1914
8-7-1917
4-13-1920
6-4-1926
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DATE
Batavia Magazine Exchange
Harry Snyder to do business at 19 Jackson St. as.
3-6-1937
Batavia Manpower Panel
Eleven man group suggest program for retraining the unemployed.
4-18-1964
Batavia Manufacturing Co.
Howard & Buell here to seek manufacturing site.
New company set up: Batavia Manufacturing Co. - comprised of: L. R. Bailey;
Columbus Buell; C. H. Ferren, Jr.; H. I. Glowack; C. H. Howard.
Backus & Bradish set up new company to manufacture the Backus Heating
apparatus.
Company formed - Joseph Burk, John W. Leach, John Kraks of Buffalo,
O. C. Parker and E. L. Kinsey of Batavia.
Company to produce "Gilt Edge" farming mills(?) - office in Batavia Harvester making them for.
Seacord Dodgson & Co. to merge with - 113 Main and on Evans St. To sell
mineral wool pipe covering - also wagons, carriages and farm implements.
Officers: Earl A. Dodgson; E. S. Wilder; John M. Seacord; Frank E. Redfield.
New company to get land to build & expand north of the main building of the
company. Lot 125' x 155'. Batavia Steel Products Co. in 1919?
Gets agreement on switching.
11-6-1883
Batavia Marble and Granite Works
Ad: Granite Works now open at 6 Jefferson.
Batavia Meadows
See: Housing - Batavia Meadows.
Louis Viele planning housing on former K of C lot - West Main St. Former
Redfield property.
Batavia medal
Batavia Men's Hockey League
Batavia Mental Clinic
Batavia Metal Products
11-9-1883
3-22-1884
5-19-1890
5-31-1890
1-28-1896
11-28-1917
11-28-1917
5-7-1901
5-1982
See: City Medals.
Marcello says often has to greet returning hero - suggests city prepare medal
to award.
9-23-1943
Started informally when Ice Arena opened. Now has 8 - 13 member teams history of. Article on players in league.
10-7-1989
See also: Mental Health
Second Mental clinic.
Batavia Mental Clinic - City Hall.
11-9-1922
1-8-1923
Former Baker Gun Co. plans expansion.
Now making automobile parts.
D. W. Tomlinson making auto parts at gun company - a "regenerator" - uses
new name for this part of work: Batavia Auto Parts Co.
D. W. Tomlinson & William H. Adsit begin making a device to be know as
Batavia Regeneration. Device to vaporize gasoline between carburetor
and the intake manifold in auto engine.
Formed.
Article on work of gunsmithing at factory.
D. W. Tomlinson reports debt owed by firm since 1923 now paid.
BMP building addition - storage - on Erie tracks. Gen. Standard Buildings to
do work.
Directors of BMP: D. W. Tomlinson; Vincent Nott; Mrs. J. B. Miller; Donald
Strong; Barton Tomlinson.
Plans addition: 147' x 128' - will then raze two story building.
Trietley on beginning Metal Products. Picture: Former Union School
being razed.
BMP razing century old forging plant.
12-26-1919
4-19-1920
9-9-1921
1-16-1922
5-12-1923
12-12-1941
12-22-1941
3-26-1953
2-15-1955
3-30-1956
6-8-1957
4-1-1959
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Batavia Metal Products (cont)
Batavia Microtel Inn and Suites
Batavia Mineral Wool Company
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Picture: Office building - former school.
Sketch: Proposed BMP office building - to be built on site of former First High
School building by Manning Squires & Henning.
Workers get bonuses.
BMP shares profits of $75,000 with employees.
BMP buys former Colt Clamp buildings - Clamp company moved in September.
McWethy to build storage building.
BMP plans expansion.
Donald Strong, manager. Barton Tomlinson retires, to remain Chairman of
the Board.
BMP produces shackles used in transport in Gulf War.
BMP gets grant for experiments.
BMP gets huge contract to make parts for John Deere.
Some history and description of company in interview with Don Strong.
Chapter from McEvoy book.
BMP to make steering spindle assemblies for Yamaha - also other items.
BMP to expand; to move ATV manufacturing to Chapin owned location Mitchell Strong, president.
In answer to complaints by neighbor about factory noise, Flynn says is
within city noise ordinance.
Letter to ed: Strong defends complaints on noise.
Management team from factory buys BMP - Strong to stay as director of
business development. Arnold Keller, president/CEO; David McMullen,
director of sales; Fred Scheideman, director of engineering; Roger Daigler,
director of manufacturing systems; Mitchell Strong, key stockholder and
director of business development - pictures.
BMP forges ahead - Chamber of Commerce award winner. Pictures.
Special section on business.
On Park Road
Motel being put together in 32 pre-made modules - except foundations.
Begun by J. m. Seacord - succeeded in 1905 by T. J. Kaufman. Kaufman
in Batavia since 1882.
Times Supp. of
There was a Lamkin & Co. Mineral Wool Co. with Seacord as partner.
Gast and Atcheson of Toronto got rights to make wool in Canada.
Burned out in Toronto.
Batavia Industrial Co. disposes of mineral wool and pipe covering business
to Batavia Mineral Wool Co. David Carter, manager. Harry Adelman, treas.
Ad: Mineral Wool Co. Evans St. at Central railroad.
To cover pipes for steam plant in Perry, NY.
Seacord on business trip for.
BMW moves to stone building behind post office building. Was in HanlonHarper building east of Evans St.
DATE
9-2-1961
6-6-1961
12-9-1971
12-11-1974
1-9-1975
2-15-1979
12-31-1979
5-31-1986
3-8-1991
3-27-1992
8-24-1992
11-22-1993
5-11-1995
3-3-1998
5-6-2000
1-17-2001
2-3-2001
2-5-2001
2-24-2001
4-1-1998
1907
1-14-1889
1-31-1889
2-3-1891
12-5-1901
12-19-1901
4-10-1902
10-8-1903
10-17-1904
Batavia Model Laundry Co.
Organized. Charles W. Moore, president - he moves here.
Machines operated by electricity.
Bankrupt.
Charles Moore now has job in Buffalo.
Charles Richardson new partner of R. L. Ford in Model Laundry on Park Rd.
4-27-1914
6-9-1914
7-7-1914
7-13-1914
1-7-1915
Batavia Motel
West Main St.
Ronal Koch, former principal in Rushford, buys motel.
Koch dead in crash.
6-29-1972
10-17-1972
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Batavia Motor Coach Line
(City Bus)
Batavia Motor Co. Inc.
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See: Bus service - City Bus.
Trolley
Subsidy needed for permanent City bus service.
Street car type buses to start next week - to carry 34.
Interest of Arthur H. Sands transferred to Charles Churchill. Will operate bus
line with brother Earl P. Churchill.
Four new buses to be tried out - 25 passenger.
Sold by Churchills to Murnan.
Charles Churchill & Earl Churchill to Lester G. Murnan - ownership transfer.
Murnan takes Coach Line for $13,000.
Murnan sells business, buses to Charles Caccamise (Supt. for Murnan)
3-17-1937
4-22-1939
6-7-1966
7-7-1966
8-27-1966
4-19-1967
Jack Roach to open dealership in AMC Renault Jeep dealership on
East Main St. next to Jack Roach Ford.
1-13-1986
Meets at Farm & Home Center - to have booth at Fair.
9-22-1931
4-14-1975
Batavia Motorcycle Club
Batavia Motor Lines
DATE
Incorporated for purpose of moving freight and sell gasoline.
23 Evans St. Fred E. Wolf, president. Established 1935 to handle package
freight.
23 Evans St. starts sixth year.
Picture: Trucks lined up at 23 Evans St.
BML purchased by Reliable Transport Co. Ltd. of Toronto. Sellers: Donald &
Richard Wolf.
Picture: Trucks in front of County Building I in mid-30's. Says company
started in 1928 on Evans St.
9-16-1927
1-9-1928
1-8-1935
10-9-1940
2-19-1941
3-12-1941
3-10-1976
4-19-1996
Batavia Motor Mart
Edward C. Walker files request to do business as Motor Mart.
7-14-1926
Batavia Motor Speedway
Shown on map of area speedways.
100 people welcome Sprint Cars from old Paradise Speedway.
Fatality Saturday night first motor race accident since 1961 - picture.
Speedway on Harloff Rd.
4-27-1996
7-15-1996
Batavia Motors
See: Mancusos
Mancusos buy Burt Welch Buick franchise and two houses and garage
229-235 West Main.
Dominic & Benjamin open new Buick salesroom.
Page of pictures.
Mancusos buy 229-231 West Main of Mrs. Annie Bolt.
Buys 227 West Main of John Ashe for expansion.
Offers car to first in line for $.99.
Gets permit to put new front on 233 West Main St.
Break-in at.
Picture: In Ad.
Vincent B. Mancuso buys Batavia Motors - it will become Vincent Pontiac Buick Co.
Joseph A. Mancuso now president with Lawrence J.
Buys Marchese Foodland.
Mancusos buy John T. Roach Used Car - 252 West Main St.
Growth of Mancuso Motors.
70th Anniversary section.
Special section for anniversary.
7-21-1997
10-16-1937
12-16-1937
8-21-1939
12-5-1945
9-22-1950
12-12-1952
10-6-1953
1-27-1964
7-11-1966
2-6-1967
2-21-1967
12-20-1967
7-25, 28-1975
1-23-1976
4-27-1981
5-19-1986
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Batavia Motorsports Inc.
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John, James and Stella Suttell organize, propose to build one-mile course for
motorcycle racing on Wortendyke Road.
Batavia Newspapers Corporation
A subsidiary of Johnson Newspaper Corporation. Publisher of Daily News
since 60s.
See: Johnson Newspaper Corporation.
Batavia Nursing Home
State Street
William D. Ryan of Rochester given permit to build nursing home on State St.
Council rezones area of State St. for nursing home - Albert L. Balestieri,
agent for Rochester concern.
Corgan and Balestieri of Rochester for Geriatrics Realty Corp. Building by
Manning Squires & Henning. Sketch of.
Grading begins for building for Geriatrics Realty Corp. of Rochester.
Groundbreaking ceremony. Picture. Albert J. Balestieri of Corgan &
Balestieri architects.
Hit by vandals.
To open in October.
Picture: Progress of.
Opens - pictures. Built in 1965 for 3 Rochester doctors. First director,
Mrs. Mentor Murphy. Second director, David Novak. 62 patient capacity.
More on. Picture: Ribbon cutting.
750 visit new facility.
Accredited.
Picture: Maxine Murphy (Mrs. Mentor) manager.
Workers on strike - picture.
Page of pictures.
New resident of nursing home a Golden Retriever named Dulci - picture.
Gary Bbrenilly, Administrator.
To allow visitors to bring cats and dogs for patients to pet - pictures.
Toddlers and elderly benefit from visit of elderly patients to BOCES
nursery - picture.
New altar and lectern induce clergy to come to serve Catholics in home.
Picture.
Jeffrey Lapides and Mark Corn of Williamsville new owners of Nursing Home
of present owners headed by Dr. Pinkins Sobie - 62 bed facility - cost
$3 million. Lapides & Corn partners in the Seniors Associates Group
of Williamsville.
Jerome Krull new administrator, took over as boss March 6.
New owners, Jerry Krull, administrator, celebrate new administration - picture.
New $80,000 air conditioning system installed - picture.
DATE
1-8-1988
5-22-1963
6-23-1964
11-5-1964
11-3-1964
11-5-1964
3-26-1965
6-21-1965
8-21-1965
9-21-1965
1-7-1966
1-8-1966
1-10-1966
12-1-1967
5-24-1968
7-29-1968
9-30-1980
6-7-1985
2-6-1986
12-22-1992
5-13-1995
2-19-2000
3-27-2000
2-13-2000
8-28-2000
Batavia Office Supply Co.
Vincent Parisi sells Office Supply Co. of 45 Main St. to Robert & Harry Mullen.
6-19-1947
Batavia Oil Company
Over 4,000 gallons of gasoline leaks from storage tank on Clinton Street.
12-26-1945
Batavia Oil and Coal Inc.
Wayne Scofield seeking permit to install above ground tanks on Lehigh Ave.
Zoning board considering.
1-31-1986
Batavia Oil and Grease Co.
Pennzoil
Louis W. Walz reestablishes Batavia Oil Co.
Dissolved - assets purchased by Richfield Oil of NY. Frank R. Tehan,
regional manager.
7-21-1922
8-15-1930
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SUBJECT
Batavia Radiation Oncology Center
Batavia Optical Co.
Batavia Optique
Batavia Paint and Wallpaper Store
Batavia Party House
Batavia Peat Mining Co.
Batavia Pedal Co.
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Bank Street
Being built by C. D. P. of Atlanta, GA. - picture.
On new cancer center - Dr. John Norland one of five doctors there.
Winegar visits Center.
Full page ad for Open House at Center.
Center seeks national recognition. Picture - special section. Advertising in
Time, Newsweek, US News.
DATE
4-14-1989
3-7-1990
11-28-1990
11-13-1991
2-24-1996
43 Jackson Street. Ramon Bryar, manager.
Harrowers visiting Bryars in Florida.
Moving from 43 Jackson St. to 3 Center St. - opens Monday.
Optical files for incorporation - 3 Center St.
Moving from 3 Center to 31 Center St. - opened 1940 by Ramon Bryar.
Joined in 1943 by son Wesley Bryar.
William L. Camp, Jr. and brother Dennis Camp of Lockport, owners of
Prechtel Optical in Williamsville, buy of Bryar.
Ad for Batavia Optical Co. - 31 Center St.
Says offer to go into Mall ignored in favor of Sterling Optical Co.
Expands - picture. Special section.
Dr. Jeffery Sinclair new optician at.
5-17-1976
2-2-1977
4-12-1979
2-9-1988
2-21-1990
Former owner opens branch of Batavia Optical Company in LeRoy Nicholas Pasi.
Full page ad, with names of attendants, Dr. Goodyear, etc.
11-28-1980
8-20-1986
Czaja & Chaya
Sketches of workers.
Obit: Joseph Czaja.
Gets award for excellence - 329 Ellicott Street.
Obit: Edward.
Winegar speaks of closing - run for nearly 50 years - at 329 Ellicott St.
Ramon died recently. Started by Joseph and Sophia Czaja. Several
deaths recently caused closing. Walter and Ramon recent owners.
Stored opened March 17, 1937.
Bill and Tom Barber of LeRoy purchase Party House, 5762 East Main St. from
Robert Edwards of Rochester.
Peat mining has 10 year lease on farm of George Wolff, north of village
between State and Bank.
Sec. Hough and manager Spink to Lockport to study peat mining there.
Incorporated with $10,000 capital - to retail peat layer north of village.
See also: Hammond & Cooley for earlier.
Incorporated. Will make bicycle pedals invented by Cooley.
Makes first shipment - to Freeport, Illinois.
Five workers quit - not being paid.
Closed Saturday for indefinite period.
Dissolving - financial affairs in peculiar and mixed state.
Sheriff to sell company machinery.
Machinery sold at auction.
Sold to Huffeld & Co. - broken off - stockholders to use machinery and shop
continue production.
Action Watson vs. Batavia Pedal Co. settled out of court.
Action in court against stockholders for price of machinery.
7-12-1947
1-31-1951
6-2-1951
6-21-1954
4-17-1964
8-16-1954
6-11-1951
4-22-1961
7-17-1987
3-18-1992
9-2-1978
10-16-1902
11-7-1902
4-1-1922
3-6-1893
7-15-1893
8-4-1893
8-14-1893
10-7-1893
10-14-1893
10-17-1893
10-21-1893
2-1-1894
7-18-1895
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DATE
Batavia Pedal Co. (cont)
Suit against, on.
3-28-1896
Batavia Periodical Distributors.
Came here in 1984 (as of October 17, 1994)
Located in former Coca Cola bottling plant on East Main Road in 1990.
Mike Rapon, manager, purchased Marshall's News Store. Purchased
magazine wholesale business from Marshall in 1984.
Closing Friday the 12th. 20 now unemployed.
10-17-1994
2-6-1999
102 Main St.
Herbert M. Gross sells Pharmacy to Atchison and Douglass.
Douglass sells out to Atchison.
1-30-1906
6-22-1908
Batavia Photo Studio
To be conducted by Ken Blish at 57 Main St.
12-12-1936
Batavia Players
Organized last night at high school - to present Beggar on Horseback.
Plays announce patrons.
Proceeds of "Beggar" to Red Cross.
Players to meet regularly - give 7 plays next year.
To give program of "one-acts."
Plays applauded.
Talk of summer season in Pavilion at Horseshoe Lake.
Remodeling Pavilion.
To open at Lake Pavilion.
To have dance at Lake.
John Lee Doll to direct.
150 attend dance at Playhouse Horseshoe Lake.
SRO sign for "Double."
Picture: Summer Theatre, Players are buying of Roger Bommer.
Full page ad with pictures.
Picture: Interior Summer Theatre.
Picture: Summer Theatre.
Discuss building on new site.
Ad: "Oklahoma" at Family Theatre - picture.
History of. Ask backstage help.
Closing theater at Horseshoe Lake with final picnic.
Being revitalized.
Reorganize.
Give "Barefoot in the Park" at John Kennedy. John Stork to direct.
Players production "Barefoot in the Park" pleased audiences.
To do "Streetcar."
Next: You know I can't her when water's running.
Page of pictures.
To do "Odd Couple."
To give "Our Town."
"Little Women" - October 25, 26 & 27.
Casting David and Lisa.
To do "Picnic."
To give Dinner Theatre at Treadway - with coop of Michael Harris
Innkeeper - "Pick Your Era."
New officers - picture only.
New officers (picture) plan dinner show.
Do "Little Night Music."
Winegar on children's show "How to Eat Like a Child" now in rehearsal.
Children on Player's show.
3-17-1932
5-6-1932
5-9-1932
5-17-1932
10-20-1932
10-22-1932
8-30-1938
5-26-1939
5-26-1939
5-29-1939
6-27-1939
6-30-1941
7-26-1941
4-4-1945
8-27-1947
6-30-1948
6-25-1949
2-10-1953
11-28-1961
8-14-1963
7-3-1968
1-2-1970
1-7-1970
2-5-1970
3-16-1970
6-6-1970
2-6-1971
3-6-1971
2-8-1972
12-14-1972
10-10-1973
2-12-1974
9-1974
Batavia Pharmacy
2-15-1975
2-5-1976
5-31-1978
1-28-1983
9-27-1988
10-5-1988
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DATE
Batavia Players (cont)
Perform "Double Murder Mystery" play for Hospital Foundation Party House.
Hodgins, president, seeking input from public.
Batavia Players and Bi-Centenial Singers to team up for "Brigadoon."
10-12-1993
8-24-1995
7-8-1999
Batavia Plumbing Supply Co.
Benjamin & Dominic C. open wholesale plumbing company on Ellicott St.
9-30-1935
Batavia Preserving Co.
Making cans for coming season - expect to preserve million cans.
Yesterday put up 15,900 cans of peas.
Closing for season.
To remain here - factory on corner of Liberty and School Streets.
C. E. Wilcox of Chicago, of firm Sprague Warner & Co. who run Preserving Co.
- here now.
Distributing seeds to farmers.
Can making machines installed.
10,000 pineapples canned in week.
Did nearly million cans last season.
Buying property at end of Mill St. Tried to by present place on Liberty. To
use Planing Mill building and add two story building.
Sprague Warner & Co. to build on Mill Street on site of Howard Planing Mill have purchased of C. P. Hurd (little remains at Liberty.)
Work begun making cans on Liberty St.
Flynn of Preserving Co. buys elevator for.
Now moved to new Mill Street location.
Central putting switch line to Preserving Co. on Mill Street.
To start up tomorrow - canning pineapples.
1,700 bricks being cleared from Hotel Richmond site. 1,200 of them to go as
fill to Preserving Co.
New sign on building.
Preserving strawberries - pineapples earlier.
Roof blows off in high wind.
G. D. Weaver offers to fix roof.
Negotiations under way for branch at Spencerport and Middleport - to form
stock company under Batavia Preserving.
Stock company found formed to operate preserving company at Batavia
and Middleport.
New company to take possession March 18th.
Consolidation program.
Improvements, including cold storage, to be made. Doubling work area.
Putting up pineapples.
Leases State Street Rink for storage space.
Doing huge corn crop.
Supt. Brownell says Mfg. Co. of Novelties buying factory.
In flames - loss slight.
Starting for season.
Half million cans of corn to be processed.
Evaporator at company burned.
To enlarge - double size.
Open with 100 on job.
Has canned 9,200 cans of peas.
Batavia Preserving Co. of Illinois sells canning factory in Middleport to
Batavia Preserving Co. of New York.
A busy place - canning peas.
Million cans of peas put up.
Work over for season.
Put up 960,000 cans of peas this season.
3-1-1886
7-22-1886
10-29-1886
1-25-1887
3-8-1887
4-13-1887
5-19-1887
6-1-1887
11-27-1887
2-17-1888
2-17-1888
2-22-1888
4-10-1888
4-26-1888
5-1-1888
5-16-1888
6-10-1888
6-18-1888
6-28-1889
1-13-1890
1-17-1890
2-4-1891
2-6-1891
2-9-1891
3-6-1891
4-2-1891
5-25-1891
8-11-1891
10-6-1891
10-26-1891
2-17-1892
4-4-1892
8-23-1892
12-12-1892
2-8-1893
6-27-1894
7-8-1894
5-1-1896
6-24-1897
8-27-1897
10-8-1897
8-23-1898
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Batavia Preserving Co. (cont)
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Canning corn.
Canning factories across state to be consolidated into one big corporation.
Incorporation papers for new canning company filed in Albany today.
American Tin Plate Co. buys can-making plant at Middleport factory.
Fay E. Brownell, manager 11 yrs, resigns.
Closing season - canned over 100 tons of pumpkins this year.
Louis A. Prentice now superintendent.
Getting repairs and new machinery.
To start canning corn.
About a million and a half cans of peas put up.
Pumpkin canning now.
Apple canning now - 20,000 cases put up.
Canning season closed.
Over a 1.5 million cans put up this season.
Canning peas starts - vines taken to factory and thrashed.
Plans to can 700 acres of peas this season.
Asparagus being canned now.
Canning peas started.
Canning spinach - end of season.
Louis Prentice retires as manager.
J. S. Vary of Middleport acting superintendent.
Asparagus canning starts.
New machinery .
Woman scalped when hair caught in machinery.
Skin grafts being done on Mrs. Ralph Porter.
Making contract for peas, corn, etc.
Asparagus canning finished - factory starts canning squash.
Louise Porter sues company for last summer's accident.
To be enlarged.
To enlarge - now owns all but 2 parcels facing Mill St. Owns property of
Batavia Specialty Co. which stills occupies building on short term. To
build 4 story structure - buying land.
Starts addition.
Office moved here.
Fire at - picture by William Wakeman.
Rebuilding for this summer's work.
Canning peas - some of machines under tents.
Past & Present Column: Preserving Company put up first pure food juices
for use by soda fountains on order of Jerome J. Patterson for use in his
drug store. Later improved and sold elsewhere.
Canning peas starts - two weeks after fire.
Plant to be rebuilt.
Factory now ready.
Fire damaged cans being dumped off Cedar Street - in gravel pit - guarded
against looters by health officers.
Batavia men want to save company.
Sprague Warner & Co. not to continue here.
To run as usual in 1914.
Batavia Canning Company formed - K. B. Mathes - Raymond M. Decker
present manager. Financial plan for purchase.
Bonds are sold.
Papers filed transferring ownership.
Putting in fireproof warehouse capable of holding two million cans.
Apple canning starts.
Canning peas starts in Batavia.
DATE
9-3-1898
3-17-1899
1-12-1900
2-18-1901
1-17-1902
11-4-1903
2-16-1905
5-30-1905
8-31-1905
8-14-1906
10-8-1906
10-30-1906
11-6-1906
11-17-1906
6-24-1908
4-19-1909
5-18-1909
6-30-1909
10-12-1909
3-11-1910
3-28-1910
5-7-1910
5-11-1910
7-5-1910
7-27-1910
2-17-1911
5-4-1911
6-15-1911
3-1-1913
3-8-1913
4-21-1913
5-3-1913
6-27-1913
6-30-1913
7-1-1913
7-5-1913
7-10-1913
7-12-1913
7-16-1913
7-24-1913
12-13-1913
12-15-1913
12-16-1913
12-18-1913
12-27-1013
1-3-1914
4-3-1914
10-6-1914
6-29-1915
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DATE
New canning company pays dividend.
Cabbage being hauled to factory for sauerkraut.
Turning out tons of sauerkraut each day.
Sold to Consolidated Manufacturers Corp. of Delaware.
Spinach being canned.
Canning peas begins.
Food Products workers return to work after strike (except seven called
ring leaders)
Other workers refused entrance if didn't show up yesterday. Food Process
workers struck because were two weeks behind in pay. Batavia firm
embarrassed because payroll handled in Toledo, and could not be
corrected here.
Men paid.
Company sued by three stockholders.
Not to open in 1919.
Files voluntary bankruptcy.
Canned goods in warehouse to be sold, profit divided among stockholders.
Canned goods worth $40,000 sold, Buffalo firm claims 25,000.
Local investors claim fraud: Start action to regain building. Action against
Charles C. Truax of Toledo, Ohio.
Batavia Food Products Co. taken over by W. R. Guile and O. R. Guile of
Wayland.
Plant sold to Wesley R. Guile and Son of Wayland.
Factory not to open this season.
Claude Sliker buys factory on tax sale.
Fire at factory believed incendiary.
Buildings offered for sale at auction.
Building sold to Claude Sliker of Oil City, PA.
Bankruptcy closed.
G. L. French tearing down factory.
Supervisors buy former Canning factory of Harry J. Sliker for machinery
storage.
Pictures of fire of June 26, 1913.
12-29-1916
9-12-1917
11-10-1917
3-1-1918
6-12-1918
6-28-1918
Batavia Press Club
Winegar on Press Club.
Such history as can be revealed.
Winegar on Barber Conable as possible candidate for membership.
Winegar mentions Jim Gerrety as member.
2-16-1973
8-15-1979
10-15-1985
10-27-1986
Batavia Produce Co.
Feed & grain.
Buys produce business from Louis C. Case, 45 Ellicott Street. History of
business. Wigton, Howland, Avery, Porter.
7-31-1925
Government sponsored. To supplement PCC to provide loans for crops
only - not painting, repairs. To serve Erie, Livingston, Wyoming and
Genesee.
Gerald F. Britt replaces James H. Park as head of.
1-30-1934
12-16-1936
Batavia Property Evaluation
1979 rose $333,683 last year. Total last year $213,207,880.
9-26-1979
Batavia Pros
City Council approves use of MacArthur Stadium by Pros - football team.
Picture.
10-8-1946
10-18-1946
Batavia Production Credit Assn.
8-8-1918
8-19-1918
8-20-1918
11-20-1918
5-10-1919
6-5-1919
9-13-1919
9-23-1919
6-3-1920
10-1-1920
1-4-1921
3-17-1921
3-13-1923
10-26-1925
4-10-1928
5-10-1928
1-28-1929
4-16-1931
11-27-1934
7-28-1999
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Batavia Pure Ice & Water Co.
Batavia Quest Drum Corps
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Est. December 1905. Organized December 1905. Dissolved April 22, 1909.
New corporation formed - to retail Silver Lake ice - W. W. Buxton,
J. H. Tuthill, F. H. Hanlon - all of Batavia.
To install Pure Ice in old Wheel Works. (To get machinery to make ice)
Frank H. Hanlon, Walter W. Buxton, G. H. Tuthill.
Ice making machine to arrive next week.
Buxton wants company dissolved.
Ice making plant running - 15 tons of ice a day - Pure bottled water to be
sold later.
W. W. Buxton purchases of Mrs. R. L. Page, whose husband ran Pure Ice
- takes teams, tools, wagons, etc.
Plant at Walnut St. closed - closed 2 weeks due to differences between
stockholders and management. Ice harvest short - will be poor season.
Still closed.
Bankruptcy proceedings start.
Newell K. Cone, receiver.
W. W. Buxton contracts for ice plant again this summer.
Ice again being made under receiver Cone.
Foreclosure actions started. Wheel Co. plant to be sold.
Sold at auction - owe about $10,000 besides mortgage. Sold to
W. W. Buxton and F. H. Hanlon for $8,178.50 - amount of mortgage.
To move company from Lay Building on Liberty.
Buxton bought machinery.
Buxton to build new plant at rear of 224 Ellicott - recently bought machinery.
Buys more land of Henry Craft.
Contract to Glasle.
Buxton to build new ice plant on Ellicott St.
Buxton begins ice making.
Not much left in assets. Organized in December 1905. Stockholders:
Buxton, John H. Tuthill, F. H. Hanlon. Company dissolved. Assets
divided among creditors.
Buxton sells his ice plant to Marion, Garnier & Shultz.
Owners building new storage building - office at 9 Central Ave.
Buys 204 Ellicott St. - to build driveway to plant on Central Ave.
Repair to ice plant improves supply.
Delivery men working overtime during hot summer.
Peter J. Marion now head. Has taken over two former ice companies.
Now called Batavia Pure Ice & Storage Co. Directors: Dr. N. J. Shultz;
Frank W. Garnier; Peter J. Marion.
Company now selling 65 tons of ice daily - 25 tons more than it produces.
Manager Peter J. Marion says facility to expand to be able to supply all
demand. Now in 19th year. Hopes to supply Oakfield, Elba, Bergen,
Pavilion and all surrounding area.
Bought by City Ice and Fuel Co. of Cleveland. N. L. Schmitt of Buffalo,
Manager.
Ammonia leak in City Ice at 9 Central Ave. - firemen called.
Three firemen injured fighting fire in Qualtop Beverage Co. - former Pure Ice
and Water plant at 204 Ellicott St. and back to Central Avenue.
Celebrates year of work - increased from 12 to 60 in year. Mary Lou Falleti,
manager.
DATE
12-5-1905
3-19-1906
4-14-1906
6-19-1909
6-26-1906
4-13-1908
4-17-1909
4-19-1909
4-22-1909
4-26-1909
4-27-1909
5-7-1909
1-6-1910
2-19-1910
2-21-1910
3-1-1910
3-11-1910
3-16-1910
7-2-1910
8-9-1910
4-3-1919
3-30-1920
7-13-1921
7-15-1921
6-8-1925
3-11-1930
3-8-1932
9-4-1937
7-3-1939
10-25-1949
9-21-1964
12-27-1991
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Batavia Radiation Oncology
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Building built on Bank Street near Nursing Home in March-April 1989.
Center opened June 12th.
Treats people, not disease - Dr. Alberto Lopez, director. Special business
section.
Ad: List staff, picture of staff.
Offers services at local area, saves lives. Special business section.
Center receives third accreditation from American College of Radiation.
Given only the best.
Picture: In ad at bottom of page.
Picture: Front of building in ad.
Batavia Renaissance Program
See: V. J. Gautieri
Montgomery Ward Building 1987-1988
Batavia Republican Marching Club
Marching Club to drill.
Batavia Restaurant
James Harpulas opens restaurant at 16 Jackson Street.
Fire in - Park and main Street.
Philip Gast, who conducted Batavia Restaurant at 98 Main Street, has
left town.
Batavia Restaurant in Belgium
Picture taken by Dr. H. J. Ianni.
Batavia Restaurant Supply Co.
Business purchased in 1968 - is family run at 301 West Main St.
Michael Charvella, wife Ruth and 2 sons.
Opening Cash & Carry store. Michael & Charles Charvella help mother Ruth.
Started on Ellicott Street in 1958. Moved to Swan St.
Gets contract for kitchen at Dwyer Stadium.
Batavia Retailers Assn
New association aims at …….. old Greater Retail Merchants Assn. To
include Mall and Ellicott area merchants.
Batavia Retail Merchants Assn
See: Merchants Council.
Batavia Rifle Club
See: Batavia Gun Club.
Batavia Roller Mills
Set up on Evans Street By N. D. Nobles - 1884.
Closed for two days on death of N. D. Nobles. Has reopened, conducted
by nephew C. W. Nobles. Run by A. M. Wilson.
DATE
6-20-1989
2-20-1992
11-11-1992
2-20-1993
1-21-1999
7-30-1999
5-19-2000
8-8-1900
12-18-1905
1-16-1917
10-7-1918
2-7-1956
12-23-1983
4-15-1987
2-28-1996
3-2-1978
2-6-1902
Batavia Roller Rink
To open in Hamilton building.
Opens Monday, Fred Van Auken, proprietor.
Barber & Levi opened rink last night. Floor and benches full.
Has skates to rent to ladies.
Mr. Hollenbeck of Rink to instruct.
Barber & Levi closed for summer.
8-29-1908
9-8-1908
9-17-1908
10-26-1908
11-18-1908
3-18-1909
Batavia Rubber and Tire Co.
Has an order for tires for President McKinley.
Wheel Works to take entire output.
Sweet Tire Co. organized with $50,000 capital. Frank Robinson, John M.
Sweet. A. W. Carey, salesman.
Factory site fund to provide site.
Sweet Tire Co. fully incorporated.
Seek $1,800 to buy site.
Firm revising plans - need heavier machinery.
9-27-1900
8-22-1901
8-20-1902
8-27-1902
8-30-1902
9-9-1902
9-13-1902
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Wheels turn in rubber factory today.
Not all subscriptions in - need $1,800 more for site.
Frank Robinson sells his stock in Rubber Company. (See also Sweet
Rubber & Tire Co.)
Addition to factory planned.
To be sold on foreclosure of $55,000 mortgage held by Rochester Bank.
List of Rubber Company stockholders as of April 11, 1908. Succeeds
Sweet Rubber Co.
Factory purchased by John Ward of Farmers Bank for $10,000. Machinery
being added.
Business brisk at factory.
Ordering new machinery.
To enlarge plant.
Past and Present column: Batavia made tires favored by many famous men
in New York, Paris and elsewhere.
Huge machines to make tires.
Declared 2% dividend.
Needs more space.
Batavia "no skid" tire being copied - company puts out no infringement
warning.
Stops rival from using their tread.
Suing eastern firm for copying rubber tire tread.
Moving machinery into new building on west side of Robertson St.
New shop in use.
Buys residence at 9 Robertson St.
William Dawson sues Rubber Co. and Village on condition around his coal
sheds on Robertson Street.
New railroad siding at.
Suit for breach of contract against.
D. W. Tomlinson on Batavia Tires. Took 2,200 mile auto trip and came back
in same air in tires as when he started out - attributes it to tires from
Batavia Rubber. Past & Present column.
Working full time - to rent space.
To build office.
New Batavia Rubber Plant, Inc. capitalized at $1,200,000. A. W. Caney, head.
To be called Titan Tire and Rubber Co. Papers filed January 22, 1917.
Buys Call property.
Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Andrews of Simplex Rubber Co. of Ossining here.
Workers raise flag over factory.
Buys Grimes property, 14 Robertson.
Now making solid rubber tires.
Running day and night.
Buys Simplex Rubber Company. Both presidents resign. W. Raymond Smith
of Batavia. W. S. Andrews, Jr. of Simplex.
M. H. Bochoro elected president.
Andrews moving.
William H. Rennich, one of Directors, elected head of Stock Exchange.
To expand - double plant.
Buys six parcels of land on Robertson Street.
Officers changed.
In suit with distributors.
Suit starts.
Workers strike.
Cuts work force 50%.
Explosion scatters chunks of metal all over, damages nearby buildings.
DATE
2-24-1903
3-21-1903
7-25-1904
8-11-1905
2-26-1908
4-23-1908
6-5-1909
5-9-1911
8-12-1911
12-8-1911
2-3-1912
4-27-1912
9-30-1912
11-9-1912
1-25-1913
4-19-1913
3-23-1913
3-29-1913
5-16-1913
10-2-1913
12-30-1913
1-3-1914
5-12-1914
6-5-1915
3-27-1916
5-10-1916
1-18-1917
2-9-1917
3-13-1917
4-7-1917
5-17-1917
6-16-1917
10-27-1917
1-29-1918
2-8-1918
2-11-1918
5-15-1919
7-9-1919
7-19-1919
9-29-1919
11-26-1919
2-25-1920
5-3-1920
8-7-1920
10-18-1920
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DATE
Batavia Rubber and Tire Co. (cont)
Reorganizes; things look brighter.
Resumes work Monday.
Asked for receiver.
Dunlop Tire Co. said to have taken Batavia Rubber.
Suspends operations.
City files $10,00 claim for water, services.
To be sold.
New York creditors buy works on Robertson Street.
Creditors purchase business. Fred Stearns & Co. Taylor, Armitage & Eagles.
William N. Freeman, new owner - business to be resumed.
Business starts up.
Office equipment on sale.
Batavia Rubber Co. Holding Co. filed deeds.
Creditors get full payment.
J. E. Brown recalls Rubber Tire Co. and Goodyear connection.
2-19-1921
3-5-1921
5-8-1922
5-20-1922
5-26-1922
7-13-1922
9-30-1922
11-9-1922
11-10-1922
12-7-1922
12-29-1922
1-30-1923
1-31-1923
10-19-1923
3-22-1961
Batavia Sales Book Co.
To make and sell multiple sales pads.
Soon open.
W. F. Bailey of Elmira heads firm.
Asks Batavians to buy stock worth $25,000 .
Some machinery arrives - J. F. Huber, president. William T. Brady, supt.
Withdraws all offers.
To be operating soon.
Ross Food Company buys out Sales Co. interest.
9-5-1914
9-15-1914
9-22-1914
10-22-1914
11-5-1914
12-5-1914
1-8-1915
1-20-1915
Batavia Sand Company
New industry - 52 Swan St. - George E. Priest, president, begins making tiles.
Dissolved.
12-13-1918
12-20-1929
Batavia Sanitary Bakery
Fire in Ellicott Street bakery - 421 Ellicott St. Owner: Inilitiano Prospero.
Batavia Sanitary Wet Wash
See: Ebling Laundry
Batavia Scale Company
New business on Seaver Place.
4-27-1910
Batavia Scout Shop
New shop in Industrial Center offers only scouting material - run for
Geneshua District. There has been an office in the building which did not
offer material for sale. Present shop offered free space by Mancuso
family, which supports Scouting.
3-7-2000
Batavia Self Storage LLC
Gautieri opens self storage service at 45 Liberty St. Picture.
6-30-1999
Batavia Sewing Center
See: Singer
A Singer franchise. Special section.
11-10-1976
Batavia Sewing School
Batavia Shirt Co.
Starts seventh winter in Smith Mansion on Park Place. Mrs. C. J. Baker
supervisor. Was organized to teach poor children sewing and other
domestic arts.
Incorporated. Directors: Edward P. Moynihan; Thomas E. Dignan;
Samuel S. Partridge.
Was George M. Rowell Shirt Co.
He bought Stiles Shirt.
5-1-1941
1-4-1897
11-26-1909
6-1-1909
11-17-1909
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Batavia Sign Co.
Batavia Signs
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Obit: William Wickens, proprietor of.
Steven Fairbanks, proprietor, moves company to 5264 Clinton Street Road Block building.
Big new business - signs made with neon by Ted Snell.
Takes 2,500 square feet in former Massey-Harris plant. Raymond H. Stoll
and Ralph W. (Ted) Snell, partners.
Batavia Silver Fox and Fur Co.
See: Batavia Fox Farm
Batavia Slogan
City asking for proposals - five offered for citizen to vote on:
1. Birthplace of Western New York.
2. For family friends and fun.
3. The little city with the big heart.
4. The birthplace of Western New York - a proud hometown.
5. A great place to call home.
Chosen from suggestions sent to Downtown Development Committee Rosemary Mc….., Chairman.
"Birthplace of Western New York" chosen.
Accepted in Boost Batavia campaign. "A Community of Opportunity"
offered by the Rev. Elmer Harris.
Batavia Soap Co.
Batavia Society of Artists
Batavia Specialty Co.
Sanford Whitney bilks Richard A. Bennett of $1,000 with phony company then vanishes.
Artists exhibit at High School - with tea - among them Nina Mason Booth;
Roy Mason; Frank E. Mason; Robert North; Monroe S. North. 13 artists.
Artists organize.
Art show at YW - pictures.
Art Show opens Monday.
Society of Artists Show - Pictures.
Art show and tea.
Artists on sketching outing.
Second Artists show.
Artists review 5 years. Annual show at YWCA.
Adds phrase "conventional and represtational" as descriptive of paintings
they will accept.
Art show in Richmond yard.
Art show lawn of Federal Savings.
Society to honor Charter Member.
Rose DiCarlo on visit from California, talks with Winegar about early days.
To have International Show.
Opens first International Show in three years - picture.
Interview with Shauna Blake, president, on 50th year of Society.
Incorporation papers for. Frank Hanlon; Charles A Weaver; J. E. Gubb.
To make store fixtures to display boots. Fixtures invented by Weaver perfected by Hanlon.
New company to manufacture metal objects in warehouse on Evans St.
Frank H. Hanlon; Charles A. Weaver; J. Edward Gubb.
Formed 4 years ago - Charles A. Weaver, president - makes revolving display
cases for footwear, also stands and bargain baskets. Buys 120 foot
front on Mill Street to build.
Work starts.
DATE
2-7-1961
2-21-1990
6-17-1949
8-12-1959
5-5-1995
5-12-1995
2-16-1961
3-31-1908
6-2-1926
1-23-1950
3-2-1950
4-27-1950
5-1, 4-1950
11-27-1950
7-30-1951
11-5-1951
5-3-1952
4-12-1961
6-17-1967
8-6-1979
3-20-1986
8-21-1995
11-21-1996
10-7-1997
9-28-2000
3-6-1907
3-6-1907
7-2-1912
7-20-1912
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Moves office from factory on Harvester Ave. to office over 66 Main St.
office of George M. Paddock.
To sell revolving steel cabinets to largest footwear concern in US.
Maker of tin boxes and contract stamping, in John Henry Blake building
(a consolidation of two companies - Stamping business started by
O. D. Johnson and tin box company started by Charles A. Weaver) to
put on addition.
Company burns.
Charles A. Weaver, president. Albert Squires, secretary - want to sell
shares to finance next move.
Moving to Cope Pump plant next door.
Not to go into Switchboard building which it purchased recently. Needs new
site. Has sold Switchboard property to Homer Strong of Rochester.
Leasing building at 329 Ellicott. Busy turning out 20,000 small boxes a day
for government.
To near Dellinger Theater - Charles A. Weaver, president.
Making boxes for government. Soon to return to manufacturing of store
fixtures interrupted by war.
Needs more space. Now rear of 15 Jackson. Burned out 2 years ago to present location in November, 1918. Issues stock to enlarge.
To increase stock.
Votes to build at old site on Harvester.
Moving to Evans Street - munitions plant.
DATE
3-31-1914
2-22-1915
10-31-1916
4-23-1918
4-26-1918
4-27-1918
9-5-1918
10-9-1918
10-13-1918
3-5-1919
1-15-1920
3-18-1920
6-9-1920
11-1-1920