RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 1 6/26/03 - 1/11/04 72.5 hours 97 pages 5,691 lines SUBJECT TEXT DATE
BAW Construction Co. of Buffalo BAW demolition choice for north side of Main Street in financial trouble. Urban Renewal replaces with Werner-Spitz Const. Co. of Rochester. 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. 4-5-1995 18,000 sq ft wholesale outlet promised approval by June. 5-3-1995 Hoped to open by September. 5-12-1995 Arena drops suit aiming to stop construction of Plaza. 4-18-1996 Vesper Associates of Livonia to design Plaza. 4-18-1996 Arena protests survey for access road to. 4-22-1996 Setting up employee interviews. 8-2-1996 Opens this week - big article. 9-16-1996 Winegar visits, comments on. 10-9-1996 B.J.'s & Jackson School working together to raise funds for Athletic equip., etc. 10-16-1999 Plans expansion, says all three of Batavia Centers now full. 4-8-2000
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. 3-13-1933 Printer of Daily News - dead at 55. 8-19-1963 Winegar on letters written by Alden and Sis Babbage during World War II. 12-14-1990
Babcock, Daniel Gets law degree from St. U. College Buffalo. 3rd generation enters law firm. 6-6-1964 Passes bar exam. 10-26-1964 Becomes District Attorney. 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. 6-22-1972 Dead in California - 46. 7-2-1996 Brief appreciative letter from father Raymond (Torchy) Babcock. 12-18-1996
Babcock, George Reading law in office of Wood and Dunham. 1-16-1895 Enrolls in school of Law, University of Buffalo. 9-16-1897 Passes bar exam. 2-1-1899 Forms law firm with James H. Huntington. 10-27-1899 Home from wedding trip. 8-7-1902 Referee for District Court - portrait. 12-31-1923 Williams case goes to Babcock. 7-13, 14-1925 Office stormed by Williams creditors. 7-28-1925 Married 40 years. Served as City Judge 1915-1921, Justice of the Peace 1904-1916. Took law degree in 1899. 7-16-1942 Babcocks observe anniversary 7-16-1947 Babcocks celebrate fiftieth. 7-16-1952 Dead at 78. 7-6-1953 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 2
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Babcock, Mrs. George W. To Albany to take position as secretary to Senator Hooker. 1-23-1906 Obit - 78. 12-5-1962
Babcock, Raymond T. (Torchy) Purchases 22 acres on Clinton Street for drive-in theatre. Former proprietor of Babcock Motors. 4-16-1949 Drive-in theatre open. Sells drive-in on Clinton Street to Don P. and Lois Drake. 3-2-1953 Of Babcock Oil Co. 2-21-1959 Garage on Clinton Street Road damaged by fire - $25,000 damage - pictures. 1-2-1963 To have Open House to show new model pre-cut homes on Clinton Street. 5-21-1964 Asks City to supply water to Stringham Drive. 4-8-1967 Exhibits factory-built homes on Clinton Street Road. 8-2-1967 Picture: Babcock home under drifts. 3-10-1971 Ban lifted on work on Babcock Service Station at 669 Ellicott St. 2-2-1972 Arrested for dumping on his own property - picture. 8-16-1973 Judge adjourns dumping case. 9-18-1973 Turns 80 on 8/8/88. Has had five successful business ventures. Came to Batavia in 1945. Sold trucks at International Harvester place. Owner- operator 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. 8-8-1988 Has quadruple by-pass surgery on heart - doing well. 7-17-1989 Interview with. 12-1996 Obit - 92. 6-6-2001 Tribute to. Editorial. 6-5?
Babcock, Sherman Marries Edith Mantor. 10-2-1937 Passes bar exam. 12-22-1938 Joins father as Bobcock and Babcock, 106 Main St. 4-3-1939 Appointed transfer tax attorney. 1-9-1959 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. 4-18-1962 President of Genesee County Bar Association. 12-5-1968 Retires from Mental Health Board. 9-25-1970
Babcock, Mrs. Sherman In hospital. 4-30-1968 Obit - 56. 3-7-1973
Babcock, Thomas Married Ann. L. Rieman in Hilton, NY. 7-1-1967
Babcock & Babcock Formed - 106 Main St. 4-3-1939 Plans building in UR area - sketch. 12-22-1965 Moving office from Washington Ave. to 334 East Main. 4-12-1967 Zoning changed on East Main for. 5-9-1967 Law firm now 100 years old - picture of four present members. 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. 3-29-1946 Harold Northrup going to 385 West Main. 12-23-1946 Leases little Quonset recently built for display. 1-8-1947 Leases place on West Main Street Road. 1-8-1947 Full page ad - Elmer Roach, manager. 1-10-1947 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 3
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Babcock Motors (cont) Hill Society Circus breaks down - Babcock Motors to supply truck - picture. 10-23-1948 Sold to Boyle Motor Company, south side of West Main St. - west of City limits. 3-22-1949 Raymond Babcock sells Babcock Motors to Boyle's Motor Sales Corp. Babcock to sell trucks & trailers. 3-22-1949 Ad: Babcock Service Station on Clinton to carry flight gasoline. 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." 6-21-1959 Picture: Ceremony to be August 4th. 8-1-1959 Picture: Dedication of Stadium. 8-5-1959
Babies - Abandoned Baby found in Cooley's warehouse. 2-22-1892 Testimony says was born alive. 2-25-1892 Locke's to adopt baby left on doorstep in February. 5-26-1892 Beautiful blue-eyed baby left on doorstep of Rev. A. F. Colburn - Methodist Pastor. 12-23-1892 Augusta Schelling of East Oakfield offers to adopt Colburn doorstep baby. 1-6-1893 Baby above adopted by Mockfords of West Bethany. 2-16-1893 Body of infant frozen, in bundle, found by two boys on Seaver Place. 12-26-1906 No info on baby. Apparently born dead, not killed. 12-27-1906 Infant found on doorstep on Walnut Street adopted. 5-21-1912 Murdered baby found under building, end of Ross Street. 2-23-1919 Bertha Hale and daughter Viola held. 2-24-1919 Hales held for Grand Jury. 3-14-1919 Infant girl left on Ross Street porch. 10-30-1926 Infant wrapped in towels found on Denio Street - newly born. 11-1-1927 Body of infant found on bank of creek near River Street bridge. See: Mary C. Reed. 8-12-1938 Body of a new born infant found in tool shed at St. Joseph Cemetery. 7-8-1939 Body of baby found under tree on Bank Street farm. 4-30-1942 Trio held in baby death: Hella Mitchell, Mr. & Mrs. Harry Schra…..? 6-1-1942 Baby case dropped - lack of evidence. 6-3-1942 Baby girl found in basket near Children's Home. 3-19-1945 Offers to adopt baby girl pour in. 3-20-1945 Patricia Ann (above baby) doing well. 3-16-1946 Body of infant found in creek on Boles farm, Creek Road. 1-9-1946 Abandoned infant found in Darien Service Station (Baby X) 11-22-1948 Baby X - one year old - doing fine. 7-6-1949 Baby X named William Samuel (fostered by Dipson) doing well. 11-19-1949 Five day old baby found at Thruway stop. 1-20-1960 Mother found - child to Children's Court. 1-23, 25-1960 Infant of 2 or 3 days left with Median. 4-29-1960 Baby girl found, St. Joseph's parking? Picture. 7-8-1966 Baby X on way to adoption. 7-12, 15-1966 Victoria Mayne delivers baby in toilet - abandons it. 9-2-1998 Mayne charged and case to Grand Jury. Child now with adoptive family - doing well. 10-8-1998 Victoria Mayne charged with endangering newborn infant in toilet. (See Mayne) 12-1998
Baby Farm All during 1887 - didn't note dates. Cynthia McDonald tried. 3-1-1988 Jennie Greenbaum Drock of Bank Street Road accused of running baby farm. 3-11-1940 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 4
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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 Son-in-law of Bachellors, elected congressman in Honduras. 2-22-1986 Bachellors returned from Honduras, say recent trouble there greatly exaggerated by Press. 5-5-1988
Bachelors 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. 5-26-1911
Bachelor's Club Meets. 11-2-1920 To dissolve. Met in home of Ralph Chandler Parker, 16 Summit St. since last fall. To disband June 1. 4-14-1921 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. 7-23-1924
Bachulak, Joseph G. Killed in France. 7-24, 28-1944
Backhoe Joe's Former Kornarski's - Tiffany Lounge - Angel's becomes Backhoe Joe's in 1986 or 1987. Two brothers stabbed at. 4-7-1989
Backus, Charles Backus and P. P. Bradish form association to manufacture the Backus Heater. 7-10-1883 Demand for Backus Heater brisk. 10-20-1883 New company: Batavia Manufacturing Co. set up to manufacture Backus Heating apparatus and other plumbing furniture. 3-22-1884 Column on Backus heating apparatus by Bradish and Backus. 4-3-1884
Backwash Local rock group, ready to release CD. Jim Lowe, Vincent Pastore, Tony Pontillo & Howard Cotton, Jr. - picture. 9-28-1995 Lowe and Pastore taking Backwash south on tour. 7-18-1996 To tour south under name Aardvark because there is a southern group Backwash. 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. 3-11-1912 Russell displays nine drawings at McLaughlin Cigar store. 3-8-1912
Baglio, Joseph Padlock proceedings started against Baglio proprietor at 36 Main. 3-20-1931 36 Main Street padlocked - furnishings cleared out. 4-7-1931 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 5
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Baglio, Samuel Liquor still found in barn burning at 227 S. Liberty - rented by Baglio. 10-9-1922 Baglio, landlord of Ellicott Square Hotel, arrested for still. 10-10-1922
Baha: of Western New York State Baha Convention at YWCA this week. 10-30-1969 Baha is to meet at Salvation Army Citadel. 7-9-1976 To meet in Clarendon. 5-12-1990 Convening at Sheraton. 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. 10-14-1961 Bailey's married 50 years. 12-22-1961 Dead on Reservation. 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. 3-22-1887 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.
Baird, Malcolm Obit. 7-6-1953
Baker, Dr. Ellis W. Bakers of Syracuse Forging interested in Batavia. 12-6-1888 Dr. & Mrs. Baker here. 1-16-1889 Has exploding bullet injure eye. 7-11-1892 Dr. & Mrs. Baker and son, W. E. Baker, moving to Virginia because of Dr. Baker's health. 4-28-1898 Dead in Norfolk, VA. Mrs. Baker a second wife - sister of S. D. Howard. 2-16-1899 To settle Dr. Baker's estate, 80 shares of Baker Gun Co. stock sold to Dr. H. S. Hutchins and J. W. Leseur. 4-18-1902
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. 3-10-1919 Sells Batavia Auto Supply to Porter M. Davis and Webster H. Tuttle. 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. 11-13-1894 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. 3-7-1907 Died - aged 78 - in Kansas City on 9-11-1914. 9-14-1914 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 6
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Baker, Dr. John Follett 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. 4-1-1890 Commences an addition on south side of 5 Bank St. for private quarters. Later a patient leaving 5 Bank Street fell into the excavation. 3-24-1891 Purchases from J. L. Swan the right to use Silver Ash treatment for alcoholism. 3-31-1893 Oldest local practicing physician, dead in 83rd year. 5-16-1898 Daughter, Fannie Baker Hartley, died 9-9-1902
Baker, Dr. John W. To Albany on business. 10-31-1902 Sues William H. Watson to recover dollar for treating thumb. 12-18-1902 Moves office from Bank Street to Walker building, over Pattersons Drugs. 4-16-1902 Appointed Health Officer for four years. 4-11-1904 New Health Officer. 2-4-1919 Obit - 97. 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. 3-19-1940 Survives ship lost in Pacific. Picture. 11-12-1942 Picture: Recovering in Pacific after rescue. 10-9-1943 Promoted to major. 7-21-1945 Taking PG course. 4-12-1947 Dr. and Mrs. Baker of 117 Bank St. 3-3-1951
Baker, Philip 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. 4-3-1947 In hospital in Syracuse with eye infection. 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. 5-1989
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. 12-6-1888 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. 12-11-1888 Gun company would help town. 12-21-1888 Definite offer received. 12-22-1888 Committee hopes to buy old Engine Company for Syracuse Forging. 12-27-1888 Dr. Baker and Mr. Mylcrane here. 12-31-1888 Money for Syracuse all in. 1-2-1889 Work begun on buildings by Bakers. Mr. & Mrs. Baker here. 1-16-1889 Gang of men altering old Engine Works for Gun Company. 1-17-1889 New company to start as Syracuse Forging and Gun Company. 1-19-1889 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 7
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Baker Gun Co. (cont) Gun Company machinery on way. 2-11-1889 Last of Gun Company machinery arrives. Setting up Gun Company engines today. 2-19-1889 Gun Company to make 6,000 guns a year. 2-26-1889 Term "Baker Gun Co." first used for Syracuse Forging and Gun Company. 7-19-1889 Guns being shipped to every part of the country. 8-22-1889 Gun works running night shift - 100 at work. 12-11-1889 Getting sprinkler system. 9-11-1890 Gun Company great asset here - had good year. 1-21-1890 Gun Company to erect brick building on corner of Liberty and School streets - use present building as office. 3-29-1890 Ground broken. 4-4-1890 Change name Syrcuse Gun to Baker Gun. 4-9-1890 Name change made official - now Baker Gun & Forging Co. 4-28-1890 Office still incomplete - scene of party for employees. 7-1-1890 Being enclosed by tight board fence. 10-31-1890 Begins making ball bearings for bicycles. 7-10-1891 To run night and day. 11-3-1891 To double stock. 1-20-1892 Expects to put out 10,000 gunes in year. 3-30-1892 Supt. Frank A. Hollenbech invents machine to put ribbing in rifles. 7-30-1892 Came here partly due to influence of William T. Mylcrane. ? Has new hammerless gun - to be exhibited at Worlds Fair. 10-13-1892 Turning out expensive guns, beautifully engraved - one costs $250. 10-5-1896 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. 4-18-1902 J. M. Farwell, brother-in-law of Arthur G. Hough, new secretary/treasurer. 11-19-1902 William T. Mylcrane retires as President. 1-26-1904 E. J. Mockford heads company. 2-3-1904 New whistle - three tones that blend. 5-6-1905 Company in fine shape. 1-9-1906 To enlarge - to install drop forge department in new space - 120 employees. Mockford to retire due to illness - D. W. Tomlinson new superintendent. 1-15-1907 Frederick M. Farwell new president. 2-1-1907 Stockholders vote to reduce capital stock from $200,000 to $100,000. 1-14-1908 Office renovated. 4-26-1908 Running night and day. 11-22-1909 Charged with infringement of patent for Febinger. 1-11-1910 Gets restraining order for making Faberger rifles - 25 laid off. 6-2-1910 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. 12-29-1910 J. C. Febinger - here a year - interested in (own) manufacture of rifles at Baker Gun - returning with family to New Orleans. 2-22-1911 Henry B. Febinger case in court. 4-5-1911 Also making auto parts. 4-18-1911 Wins Febinger case - may continue to make Febinger Rifles. 5-20-1911 Doing drop forge castings for Gould Coupling Co. of Depew. 9-25-1911 Doing drop forge steel work for Massey-Harris. 12-12-1911 New model called "Holland-Batavia" - orders in several thousand. 2-27-1912 To manufacture Universal Joint. 5-31-1912 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 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 8
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Baker Gun Co. (cont) to continue as superintendent. Jamesville Mfg. Co. makes auto parts. Strikes in Belgium have limited manufacturing of gun barrels - limiting gun construction. 2-15-1913 Making parts for aeroplanes for Curtis orders. 7-3-1915 Old wooden fence around company being replaced by cement posts & wire. 8-17-1916 See: Past & Present December 8, 1900 Sold to H & D Folsom Arms. Short history of Baker Gun. 12-26-1919 Stops making guns - to make auto parts. 4-19-1920 To manufacture auto parts under name Batavia Auto Products Co. 9-9-1921 Daniel W. Tomlinson and William Adsit making regeneration for auto engines. Regenerator perfected by Tomlinson. 1-16-1922 Bank of Batavia bid on Baker Gun property after foreclosure. 7-31-1922 To make small tools and hammers. 1-6-1923 On Baker Gun Co. finances in 1920 when W. W. Buxton signed note he is now refusing to pay. Tomlinson testifies. 2-10-1927 Buxton sues Bank of Batavia on settlement above. 2-9-16,3-9-1927 Reminiscent article on - products now collectors items. 6-26-1946? Winegar recalls. 6-22-1965 Article on. 7-17-1965 Chapter from McEvoy book. 5-11-1995
Bakeries 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. 1-29-1895 Smith Bakeshop on Exchange being torn down. 3-12-1895 Part to be saved to store hose cart. Alerts. 3-15-1895 Smith moving across Jackson St. from Guiteau to Tranier Building. 3-27-1895 C. W. Richmond of State Street Bakery. 4-25-1895 Mrs. W. W. Kinney opening bakery at 32 Jackson St. - formerly Blodgett Bakery 4-2-1896 O. A. Blodgett at 70 Main - lunches, baked goods, ice cream parlor. 5-6-1896 Otto Fricker to open bakery at 507 East Main Street. 11-13-1896 G. W. Smith Bakery - corner of Center and Main - closes. 12-28-1896 A. B. Clark of Pittsford taking bakery corner of Center. 1-6-1897 O. A. Blodgett sells bakery at 70 Main to Albert J. Burns of Stafford (Now at 146 State St.) 9-6-1897 D. M. Jones at 507 East Main. 10-9-1897 A. B. Clark sells bakery at 119 Main - corner of Center St. - to Albert Lawyer of Medina. 10-20-1897 Frank E. Stevenson bought bakery - 32 Jackson Street - from mother Mrs. W. W. Kenney. Stevenson's in 1900 Directory. 12-18-1897 Horace Williams opens bakery at 59 Jackson. 1-27-1898 J. M. Thomas bakery corner of Main and Center. 8-8-1898 Walter W. White leases Heal block - 32 Main - to open bakery, confectionery and temperance restaurant. 9-15-1898 New bakery opens Monday - 59 Jackson. 9-17-1898 J. M. Burns sells bakery - 59 Jackson St. to Byron Osborn of Byron. 5-1-1899 Ad: Stephenson, F. E. of 32 Jackson St. - bread kneaded under perfect conditions - picture of 4 men around kneading pan. 11-10-1899 Louis Baker - once with Walkenshaw and Baker - dead at 72. 3-17-1900 Frank E. Stephenson - baker on Jackson St. - marries Cora Blumerick. 6-13-1900 New sign for bakery of Horace Williams - corner of Main and Center - unsatisfactory. 7-6-1900 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 9
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Bakeries (cont.) Mrs. Martha Cheeseman sells Ellicott Square Bakery in Kraft building to to David Streamer of Buffalo. 8-14-1900 Valentine Koralewski to build house and bakery at 215 Ellicott St. 9-14-1900 Walter Koralewski opening Vienna Bakery at 115 Ellicott Street. 11-17-1900 Negotiations for sale of Williams Bakery to Charles Lefevre falls through. 11-20-1900 Williams Bakery sold to Mrs. Sarah Lathrop. 11-30-1900 Sarah E. Lathrop sells bakery at Center and Main to Mrs. William Page of Vine St. 12-15-1900 J. M. Fuller has taken East End bakery with D. M. Jones. 12-19-1900 L. J. Morgan sells bakery at 59 Jackson to J. C. DeShon. 2-24-1901 DeShon sells bakery on Jackson St. Sold to W. J. & E. C. Jacks - to be Jacks Brothers. 7-29-1901 Bakery corner of Main & Center - fixtures sold to pay mortgage by Mrs. W. E. Page against Sarah E. Lathrop - for $200. 8-26-1901 Mrs. Lathrop sells bakery to William L. Burke of Washington Ave. 8-27-1901 Horace G. Williams buys East End Bakery. 11-30-1901 Burke, in Center St. corner, discontinues bakery after three months. 12-2-1901 Horace G. Williams buys bakery corner Center St. from Mrs. Sarah Lathrop. 12-13-1901 Jenks Bros bakery on Jackson St. in business 5 weeks, discontinued. 12-23-1901 Charles O'Brien opened East End Bakery. 1-20-1902 Albert Lear leases East End Bakery - will put in line of groceries. 1-29-1902 Sophia Ayres exchanged bakery on Liberty St. with S. B. Darfey for house and lot. 2-7-1902 Waldron and Crossland Bakery - 59 Jackson St. - closed; stock seized. Crossland left town, location unknown. 7-24-1902 Crossland still in town. Mrs. Crossland hopes to reopen. 7-25-1902 C. W. Folger opens bakery at 509 E. Main. 10-7-1902 S. B. Durfey - Ellicott Street baker - has dough mixing machine. 5-21-1903 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. 9-5-1903 Burns Bakery closed under bankruptcy - 10 State St. 2-4-1904 Burns sold bakery - repurchased it. 5-16-1904 Williams bakery advertising bread. 11-4-1904 Kerslewski's Bakery - 325 Ellicott - damaged by fire. 8-7-1905 Ad: Churchill & Barber - corner of Main & Center - homemade bread & pastries. 10-5-1906 Churchill Bakery gets new bread mixing machinery. 3-27-1908 James A. White on way to work Hiscutt Bakery 240 Ellicott Ave. at 4am hit by train. 4-29-1908 Alvin A. Wilkes purchases Williams Bakery from J. M . Smith - Main & Center. Wilkes of Albion - Smith to Holley. 1-20-1909 C. W. Richmond open bakery - 35 West Main St. 2-8-1910 Richardson moving bakery from Hough Building to vacant store in Williams building. 7-8-1910 Walter Koralewski, the Ellicott St. baker, shot at burglar - luckily poor shot. 8-18-1910 H. B. Silvernail to sell home baked goods at 456 Ellicott St. 2-25-1911 Charles Richmond closes bakery. 3-30-1912 G. H. Coulson advertises bakery at 38 Jackson St. - to open soon. 9-28-1912 Sarah Andrews sells bakery at 115 State St. to Mrs. Mary L. Osborn of Hornell. 12-3-1913 Ellicott Street Bakery - 325 Ellicott St. 11-12-1914 Peter H. Smith bakery in Pan Am Building closed - Herbert Hampton selling fixtures. 4-2-1915 Horace G. Williams sells bakery corner Main & Center Sts. To George E. Lear. Mr. Williams conducted for past 18 years. 8-3-1916 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 10
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Bakeries (cont.) 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. 1-9-1917 Adolph G. Henning to move dry goods store to above corner. Mrs. Sprague must move. 1-26-1917 Bakery at Main and Center sold on judgment against Lear. Hiscutt to buy machinery. 3-22-1917 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. 5-5-1917 Thompson and Coventry of Lockport to open bakery at 114 Main St. 12-27-1919 Langs of Buffalo to open store at 35 West Main St. 4-1-1920 Dibble rents one of stores in former Post Office building to open (Clark's) Housewife Bakery. 12-31-1921 Hiscutt to double size. 8-17-1925 John R. Bojanowski the baker at 421 Ellicott St. fined for having liquor in truck. 6-22-1927 Howard Schmuck and Fred G. Hartman, Oakfield bakers, bankrupt. 1-17-1928 Ferdinand W. McCosken, formerly with Hiscutt, buys Andrews Bakery, 3 State St. 8-30-1933 Rena W. Wilson and Mrs. Emma Lowe to open home bake shop at 235 West Main. 1-12-1940 Home Bake Shop, 11 Bank St. 4-15-1941 Fire in Batavia Sanitary Bakery, 421 Ellicott St., Quilitiarco(?) Prospero, owner. 5-1-1941 Ad: Batavia Pastry Shop, 3 State St. made wedding cake for Valle wedding. 7-13-1948 Richard Gervase opening Bake Shop at 216 Ellicott St. 11-11-1965 Country Pride Bakery on Liberty St. Dunkin Donuts on West Main St.
Bãla, Irene See: Eagle Window Cleaning
Balbick, Paul Trietley on Paul Balbick - picture - polio victim. 6-5-1954 Sues college (GCC) for making access to his office difficult. 10-29-1999
Balbick, Robert J. Balbick passes bar exam. 12-20-1974 Joins Harris Gardner. 11-15-1975 Has been Police Attorney 6 years. City studying plans to reduce work load. 3-10-1990 To replace Schultz as City Court Judge. 3-23-1992 Winegar on. Wife Jane. Address 105 Richmond Avenue. 3-31-1992 Interview with. 4-6-1992 Picture: article on courts. 6-1-1995 Says increased case load burdening the court. 8-7-1996 Running for second term as City Court judge, opposed by D. Michael Murray. 6-16-1998 Letters to Ed on Balbick for Judge. 9-11-1998 More letters commending Judge Balbick. 9-12-1998 Letter to Ed outlines credentials. 10-23-1998 Wins - calls it vote of confidence. Picture. 11-4-1998 1,096 signatures gains Balbick "Families First" line for September election. 8-22-2000 Ad for Balbick plus picture. 8-29-2000 Balbick, a Republican, running on Independent and Family First party. Letter to Ed about, picture of family. 9-7-2000 Articles by and about Balbick and Adams, candidates for Family Court. 9-9-2000 Loses to Adams. 9-13-2000 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 11
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Balbick, Kristen 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. 9-25-1941 James P Carrubba to open bakery 119 Liberty St. 4-15-1948
Baldwin, Janet Quait To replace Ella Renkert as Exec. Sec. Of YWCA. 10-10-1989 Mentioned in article on Mrs. Renkert's new position. 1-8-1990
Baldwins, Raymond & Virginia (Hickernell) Going to Bangkok. 5-27-1972 Return from Tehran. 1-5-1976 Obit. - Raymond - 84. 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. 1-17-1974 Many murder tips. 1-18-1974 Joseph Pawlowski arrested. 1-29-1974
Ball, Catherine A. Catherine Ball Jensen graduates from Rosary Hill, Magna Cum Laude. 6-5-1976 To speak in Germany on Business Management. 4-28-1987 Daughter of Donald Ball admitted to Supreme Court bar - picture. 6-11-1988
Ball, Chester Black youth employed at Stafford Country Club murders employee of club. 8-18-1927 Police searching for Ball. 8-19-1927 Ball traced to Linwood. 8-20-1927 Ball held. 8-23-1927 Ball on trial. 11-2-1927 Ball sentenced without trial. 11-10-1927 Ball sent to Auburn. 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
Ball Grain and Feed Co. Mae W. Ball, Florence J. Ball and Harold W. Ball of 112 Bank St. start new business. 10-10-1930
Ball Rubber Co. To take Hewitt-Robbins building in Industrial Park. 8-9-1974 Leases Litton Systems facility in the Industrial Park. 10-17-1974 Bets permit to enlarge building. 12-11-1974 To open in March. 1-9-1975 Acquires assets of ACS (Computer Systems) in Bradford, CT. 1-27-1975 Planning second shift. Manufactures Twin Weld welding hose. 5-9-1975 Official says no bottle lids available here (canners find shortage in groceries) 7-30-1975 Sells Ball Rubber Division to newly formed Chardon Corp. - will become Ball Rubber Division of Chardon. 8-31-1978 Chardon phases out Twin Weld, moves division from Ohio to Industrial Park. 8-15-1987 Twin Weld sharing building at Industrial Park. Workers told us. 10-22-1987 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 12
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Ballard, Byron To retire - 29 years at State School. 3-17-1967 Article on - Kathy Smith. 8-5-1967 Obit - 75. 11-14-1980 First scout in school's history to attain Life rank. Not a local boy - student at State School. Ballard, Mrs. Byron Kathy Smith on - she is one of 40 teachers teaching Hadley Correspondance School for the Blind. 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. 1-12-1910 U. S. Commissioner. Lives at 120 Jackson St. 9-11-1940 Obit - 84. Dean of Genesee Bar. 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. 11-2-1893 Dr. D. B. Horton leases Ballard home, Jackson and Maple St. 2-26-1894 J. D. Ballard and family to move to Watson house next door. 2-26-1894 Dr. Horton and family now in Ballard house. 4-21-1894 Mrs. Cora Wilford to open hospital in Ballard house, corner Maple & Jackson St. 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. 9-14-1981 Winegar on ballooning by friends of Eddie Allen. 1-4-1979 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. 6-24-1999
Ballymore House of Mrs. & Mrs. John A. Coon on State Street Road. 11-13-1903
Balonek, Tim Moved to write history of Batavia Little League in researching Ernie Parks, of Ernie Parks Stadium. 6-7-1999 New book out - picture. 6-9-1999
Bancard System Opens office in Amherst. 12-12-1990
Banas, Gary Gary Banas Auto Sales Inc. of East Main Street charged with not forwarding permanent ownership papers to new buyers. 8-1-1997 Also charged with not paying for cars on consignment, charged in child support. 10-31-1997 Given probation, must pay $140,000 restitution. 2-27-1998 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. 3-18-1998 Sentenced to year in Onondaga jail for grand larceny there. 3-26-1998
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Bands 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. 4-5-1937
Bandstand Twenty men at work on Ellicott Square bandstand. 5-28-1895 Subscription started for bandstand in Court House Park. 6-5-1897 No new bandstand this year. 6-15-1897 Bids too high. 8-26-1918 Council deciding fate of Ellicott Square bandstand. 9-16-1941 Ellicott Square bandstand being razed. 5-26-1942 Winegar gets comment on Ellicott Square bandstand washed away in 1942 flood. 12-2-1976 Winegar describes bandstand proposed by Rotary as gift to Centennial Park - also picture. 12-9-1998 Rotary members offer bandstand to City Council with three members opposed to Park as location. 12-15-1998 Planning Board recommends accepting. 12-18-1998 Council may hold hearing on bandstand. 12-23-1998 Most of those at hearing oppose bandstand. 1-12-1999 Rotary, park neighbors, to confer. 1-20-1999 Editorial on. 1-22-1999 Question of bandstand put on hold for period of cooling off. 2-10-1999 City Council seeking compromise suggestions. 4-13-1999 Rotary withdraws offer of bandstand - says has other ways to meet needs of capital project. 4-23-1999
Bank of Batavia Joins Marine Midland. 7-16-1931 Picture of in 1924. 9-4-1976
Bank of Castile Acquires Anchor Savings - will open in Batavia. 12-26-1991 Looks for location to buy or to build. 12-11-1992 Now in trailer in Mancuso Parking lot. 6-1993 Appoints Robert J. Bennett and Sandra Weiler bank officers. Ad & picture. 6-21-1993 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. 6-28-1993 Going into former Bank of Le Roy, 408 E. Main St. Sign on building. 2-1994 Reports record earnings. 5-2-1994 Home bank reports record earnings for 1994. 10-31-1994 Officials foresee growth. 5-21-1996 Encourages volunteerism for manager - Bob Bennett in Batavia, Le Roy. 6-24-1996 Round the clock banking at 2 locations - 408 East Main and Genesee Memorial Hospital. Ad. 7-25-1996 Reports increased earnings, believed due to customer service. Parent company: Letchworth Independent Bankcorp, James W. Fulmer, president. 5-9-1997 Earnings continue to climb. 7-28-1997 Chamber of Commerce choice as Business of Year - picture. 2-21-1998 Parent company approves split in B of C stock "Letchworth Independent Bancshares" 5-11-1998 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 14
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Bank of Genesee See: Manufacturers & Traders Picture. 7-25-1912
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. 10-14-1885 110 Bank St. John G. Russell sold house and lot south of his residence to Irving D. Southworth, the liveryman. The Progressive Batavian 10-29-1886 George D. Kenyon sold house on Bank St. occupied by Dr. J. F. Baker to Mrs. Baker. The Progressive Batavian 1-21-1887 Two houses change hands: 135 Bank St. - Loomis place; 137 Bank St - Prescott place. Sold to Charles Moore, a carpenter. 9-17-1906 47 barns behind the houses on the two sides of Bank between Main and Noacks greenhouses. 5-1-1913 Doehler Die Casting Co. buys tract on east side of Bank St. north of North St. to erect 12 houses for workmen. 4-25-1925 Past and Present column: Paragraph on Bank St. once called Dingle Alley. 5-29-1926 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. 10-2-1926 Picture: 229 Bank St. - new house for sale. 2-18-1927 Picture: 105 Bank St. - house of late Mrs. Mary Kinsey. 7-2-1928 Picture: 30 Bank St. - for sale. 7-17-1929 Dr. Homer Harvey and Dr. Ward Manchester buy 4 Bank St. - former Moynihan home. 11-29-1927 4 Bank St. now ready for occupancy - 2 office suites, 2 stores & residence. 6-11-1928 Business zoning asked for Bank. 6-8-1948 Bank St. changed to Business A. 7-20-1948 Picture: 118 Bank St. - new house of Superintendent of NY State School. Formerly owned by Morris ? 4-26-1949 Eber(?) Palmer moving to 118 Bank though work not yet completed. 1-8-1951 Picture: 33 Bank St. - built by Dr. Spofford in 1905 - for sale. 7-5-1956 Mr. & Mrs. Earl Russell buy 33 Bank St. - to remodel for two families - owned by c. T. Piehl. 11-23-1956 Dr. Homer Harvey sells 4 Bank St. to Averill A. and Marie Ticen - Marie's Elite Beauty Shop. 2-2-1957 Picture: 26 Bank St. - former YWCA residence for sale. 4-22-1957 Picture: Bank St. north from North St. - to lose trees. 5-28-1958 Bank Street work nearly done. 8-13-1958 Picture: new look for Bank St. 8-22-1958 Being widened between Main and Washington. 7-10-1974 Reopens - wider. 9-5-1974
Bank Street Greenhouses Formerly Noack's - new owner? - name used in ad in Special Section Elderly. 5-21-1994 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. 10-20-1974 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 15
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Banks 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) 2-10-1915 New officers, Bank of Batavia. (MM) 6-25-1917 Bank of Batavia passes three million. (MM) 5-15-1920 Bank of Batavia to expand, purchases land next door. (MM) 6-2-1920 Bank vault - Main & Jackson - costs $20,000. (M & T) 8-18-1922 Bank president found dead in woods. (M & T) 9-29-1922 Banks due to get tax refunds - up to $30,000 - from City. 12-3-1932 Banks claims may be settled. 12-19-1932 Roosevelt closes banks. 3-4-1933 Two day banking holiday - as in rest of country. 3-4, 8-1933 Banks in Genesee County open again. 3-15-1933 Article on area banks. 1-18-1957 Bankers see bank posting machines. 6-27-1957 Eight local banks set up fund to help economic growth in County. 3-30-1984 In 1995: Marine Midland; Manufacturers & Traders; Fleet Bank; Key Bank; Lockport Savings; First Federal Savings & Loan Assn.; Bank of Castile; Pavilion State Bank.
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 …..? 7-12-1906 Baptist Conventions now united. 8-1-1910
Bar Association, Genesee County Formed. Frank S. Wood, president. 2-26-1910 Incorporated. 6-8-1912 Meets. 7-23-1912 To meet. 2-28-1936 To hold final meeting so season. 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
Barbecue Chicken Poultry men to demonstrate barbecuing chicken - a unique idea! 9-15-1942 Report of first barbecue. 9-18-1942 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 16
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Barber, George A. Appointed County Superintendent of Schools. 12-28-1929 Picture: Barber - head of District Rotary with 67 clubs. 5-11-1936 Picture. 12-11-1937 Retires. 8-3-1960 Trietley on Barber. 10-22-1960 Picture: Tribute to Barber on retiring. 5-5-1961 Feted on retiring. 8-3-1961 Obit. 7-10-1964
Barber, Henry I. Head of rural schools, succeeds H. William Dyer, retired. 1-19-1925 Picture. 1-21-1925 Superintendent of Schools, killed by Erie train at crossing. 12-6-1929
Barber, Ward Found unconscious, bruised in cellar at 329 Ellicott St. 11-26-1927 Death due to poisoned liquor. 11-28-1927
Barbers Barber licenses - being sought - none yet taken. 8-14-1903 Edward Hanley sells barber shop at 112 Main St. to Lawrence J. Phillips who sells barber shop at 54 Jackson St. to Clarence Dibble. 5-6-1910 Charles W. Vincent, well known barber, opening shop at east end. 1-28-1918 Hair cutting, Glen Fisher, 302 Ellicott Square. 1-28-1918 L. J. Phillips, barber at 110 Main, sentenced for indecent exposure. 6-7-1918 Phillip's barbershop sold to William Marshall of Avon. 7-18-1918 Arthur Kellogg, barber, dead. 12-5-1918 Part & Present column: Paragraph on Charles Genthner, barber for 56 years. 1-25-1919 John Osborne opens barber shop at 7 Harvester. 3-8-1919 Ad: Hair bobbing and razor honing at Wilber's, 44 Main St. 4-5-1921 Mansnet moving shop to over 10 Jackson St. 5-26-1922 Past & Present column: Paragraph on consternation in barber shop when girl enters to get hair bobbed on busy Saturday morning. 6-17-1922 Past & Present column: Barbers approve girls with bobbed hair. 7-15-1922 Paragraph on John Mansnest - barber 25 years - in Past & Present column. 12-29-1923 Doty moving barber shop from first floor at 10 Main to second floor, 17 Jackson Street. 8-14-1925 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. 10-4-1932 John Mansnest, area's oldest barber, hangs himself in shop. 11-1-1932 Thomas J. Varco, barber. 9-6-1938 Paul Fricker's barber shop. 9-8-1938 Vincent Fisher, barber at Blue Bus Terminal, gets $9,500 for fall on walk. 7-1-1939 Barber Lewis S. Metzler dead. 7-5-1939 George Wilber barbering member 4th generation - picture. 11-28-1939 Parker Brothers barbershop - over 114 Main - Warren H. Parker, barber. 3-9-1940 W. E. Davey's Barber Shop over 108 Main St. Emmett W. Johnson, formerly of Metzler's Barber shop, 4 State, now with Davey. 7-25-1941 Vincent E. Fisher offers new schedule - in Blue Bus Terminal. 7-31-1942 Paul Fricker celebrating 50 years as barber - picture. 12-3-1943 Corey's barber shop ruined by exploding water tank - picture - Thomas J. Cory, proprietor. 7-20-1944 Pfann and Vincent plan to move to 5 State Street. 3-15-1946 Barbers, beauticians need licenses. 8-18-1946 Frank Meleca, proprietor of Frankie's Barber Shop. 3-23-1950 Ad: Fay A. Ring opening Blue Bus Barber Shop. 5-15-1950 Barber shops and Beauty Parlors now inspected by State. 3-20-1950 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 17
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Barbers (cont) Thomas Varco, proprietor of Barber shop at 14 Jackson St. 4-8-1950 Charles E. Kraft, proprietor of barber shop on West Main, going to the Bus Terminal. 2-23-1951 Anthony S. Mancuso - picture. 3-1-1952 Martha's Bargain Shop expanding into space formerly Robert L. Mitchell, barber shop. 3-10-1952 Louis Fanara opens shop at 41 Central Ave. 1-24-1956 J. E. Brown on barbering. 3-23-1957 Barbers organize - Carl Meleca, president - new organization sets schedules. Don't raise prices. 3-28-1957 Trietley on Thomas Cory - now 80. 1-17-1959 John J. Parker, proprietor, Parker's Barber Shop, 116 West Main St. 5-18-1959 Fisher Barber Shop, 506 East Main. 6-28-1962 Charles E. Kraft, proprietor, Kraft Barber Shop in Trailways building. 8-14-1963 Barbers must raise price of haircuts to $1.75 or $2.00 for butch & crew cuts. 10-7-1963 Jackson Burling new barber in Parker Barber Shop - over 108 Main St. Warren Parker, proprietor. 11-13-1963 Anthony Meleca of Carl's Barber Shop gives boy shaved head - picture. 2-15-1964 John Parker, barber at 246 W. Main, cuts hair third generation - picture. 4-4-1964 Picture: Frankie's new barber shop (Frank Meleca) 319 1/2 Ellicott St. - Ad. 5-7-1964 Kraft Barbers in Trailways Barber Shop. 7-13-1964 William L. Cecere, prop. Cecere's Barber Shop over 55 Main St. 7-15-1964 Obit: Charles Kraft - veteran barber. 10-17-1964 Joseph Gerace to open barber shop at 16 Vine (he worked for Charles Kraft) 1-15-1965 William Cecere over 72 Main. 8-31-1965 Ad: Grand Opening of Parkers Barber Shop, 246 W. Main. Two chairs - no delay. John Parker, prop. 5-7-1966 Ad: Suozzi Barber Shop, 23 West Main St. Tony's Barber Shop, 115 West Main St. 8-26-1968 Louis Fanara, prop Louie's Barber Shop on Ellicott St. 7-3-1971 Ad: Louis Fanara, 229 Ellicott St. 4-20-1972 Carl Meleca and Frank S. in 8-1972 Obit: Frank P. Patti - retired. 8-14-1972 Louis Fanara of Louie's Barber Shop and Louis Gerace of Gerace's. 9-19-1972 William L. Cecere moves barber shop from over 72 Main to home ahead of Urban Renewal. 12-26-1972 Ray Fisher barber for 49 1/2 years - 504 East Main St. - retires "Gone Fishing" Picture. 3-26-1973 Winegar on Fisher Barber Shop. 3-27-1973 Frank Meleca re-opening shop at 319 1/2 Ellicott St. after eye infection. 9-11-1973 Ad: Vine Street Barber Shop and Boutique, Joe Gerace, barber and stylist. 10-31-1973 Benny's Hair Styling burned out in Gentner fire - moves to Kings Plaza. 4-3-1974 Article on Benjamin P. Martino of Benny's Barber Shop. 11-22-1974 Benny's at Kings Plaza. 1-17-1975 Ad: Joseph Deni, 13 Ross St. - Barber Stylist. 2-17-1975 Winegar on Vincent (Stub.) Fisher - at Blue Bus barber shop for years - maybe a record. 6-6-1975 Jackson Burling buys 544 East Main from Pelkey. 8-1-1975 Benny's Barber Shop a Uni-sex shop. 1-23-1976 Charles Puccio still cutting hair at age 65. 5-2-1986 Thief steals 2 bags of suckers from Louie's Barber Shop, 229 Ellicott St. 11-7-1988 Winegar remembers Louis Fanara barber shop when kids got haircuts before school started. Also remembers Glen Fisher, Barber. 8-24-1990 Ad: Benny's Barber Shop, 379 West Main. Paul Mitchell barber. 4-22-1991 Obit: Raymond Fisher, barber. 11-19-1991 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 18
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Barbers (cont) Winegar remembers Fisher family, barbers. 12-9-1991 Article on old-time barber shops. Among those mentioned, Louis' on Ellicott St., now run by Richard Lamkin (Louis Fanara.) 9-27-1997 Picture: Benny's Barber Shop - Benny Martino at work in shop (2 pictures.) 10-12-2000
Barbershop Singing Barbershop singers organize. 8-27-1946 Singers to meet at YWCA. 10-12-1946 Singers to give concert. 11-26-1946 Charter received. 12-5-1946 Singers to entertain at VA Hospital. 10-8-1947 Singers at VA Hospital. 4-1-1948 Twenty meet at Presbyterian Church to form branch. 7-20-1955 Barbershop singers draw up by-laws. 8-22-1955 Singers to meet at Moose. 4-9-1957 Group forming - picture. Ray Ferrigno, director. 12-8-1992 Batavia Barbershop Harmony Chorus offers concert at BHS. 10-13-1994
Barden Houses Ad: Barden Houses, Gerald Logne, Seven Springs Road. 10-9-1970 Ad: Barden Custom House Building - Medina, NY. 1-5-1991
Barellari Excavating Co. Offers low bid to demolish buildings on Ellicott west of Exchange St. of Williamsville Trailways Terminal, Emens Food Store, Franklin Mill, RA Haitz warehouse. On Exchange: Hasselbeck Garage, former William S. Gerber bowling. ball repair shop. 6-11-1965 Given until July 28 to do job. 6-30-1965
Barge Canal On underpass under Canal at Medina. 12-6-1976 Picture at Albion - article on hopes for tourism in Orleans County. 2-26-2000
Barker, William E. Chosen Principal of BHS. 6-11-1971 New face at BHS to start Monday. 9-4-1971 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. 3-14-1980 Temporary head of AROC. 8-7-1981
Barlow, Donald Nominated to West Point. 1-2-1953 Gets appointment. 4-16-1953 To West Point - picture. 7-6-1953 To graduate. 5-29-1957 Aide de campe to Gen. Pochyla - Arizona. 9-8-1964 Capt. Barlow gets medal. 7-7-1965 To Taiwan. 7-11-1972 Lt. Colonel Barlow tells Rotary about West Point. 7-2-1976 Now a Colonel. 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. 5-22-1972 Retires - picture. 5-27-1972 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 19
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Barnard, Charles and Jean Barnards opened book store in Valu Plaza in January 1996 - named for Charles' father G. W. Barnard - picture. 10-7-1996
Barnes, A. S. 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. 9-27-1897 Joseph C. Barnes: merchant, tailor & clothier, new place commended - fine shop - 81 Main St. 10-9-1897 Store in Commercial Building be redecorated. 3-22-1902 Bankrupt. 11-28-1911 Obit. 8-10-1914
Barnes, M. E. Of Buffalo, buys shoe store at 82 Main from Albert E. Brown. 6-11-1907 To rebuild front of 82 Main St. in glass. 8-5-1907 Nick Pappos to shine shoes just inside Barnes store - 80 Main. 9-6-1907 Store has small fire. 9-9-1910 Barnes Bros bankrupt - 82 Main. 12-6-1912 Bauman of Pittsburgh buys shoe stock - to sell it off. 1-3-1913 Accounts of Barnes Bros examined - until Nov. 13 had two stores - clothing at 101 Main, shoes at 42 Main. 1-4-1913 Opens sample shoe store at 30 1/2 Main St. on September 1st. 8-28-1913 Buys stock of bankrupt Smith & Holmes of 79 Main - to move it to 55 Main St. 5-24-1921 S. B. Thing replacing M. E. Barnes at 55 Main St. 11-8-1921 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
Barnes Bros 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. 8-12-1924 Sells 303 - 305 Ellicott St. to Frank and Russell Tempio. 3-25-1931 Gets contract to build pipeline to County Home in Bethany. 9-14-1934 Leases 141 Jackson St. formerly Delanos - for grocery. 8-27-1935 Gets contract to extend water lines on West Main St. 1-19-1940 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. 1-4-1960 Anthony T. Barone entries are a bit confusing.
Barone, Carmello Obit. - 90. One of founders of St. Anthony's Church. Four sons: Charles; Leonard; Samuel; Lawrence - three daughters. 7-30-1966 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 20
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Barone, Charles Buys 19 Hutchins St. from Cecelea Gaczewski. 9-3-1909 Obit. - 70. Son Charles of 20 Farwell Dr. Brothers: Former Councilman Samuel, Lawrence and Leonard. 7-21-1971
Barone, Charles, jr. Officer in charge Marine Midland branch at Kings Plaza, now opening. Came here in 1951 to establish Overhead Door Sales Co. on Lewiston Road. 6-1-1972 Promoted by Marine Midland. 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. 5-14-1928 Right leg gone, left leg now amputated - has rare blood disease that interferes with circulation - at St. Jerome Hospital. 6-6-1928 Picture of Barone in hospital "office", plans to be out driving his own car soon. 6-20-1928 Gets contract for water works in Casadaga. 7-12-1928 Low bidder for Sonyea job. 5-31-1929 Gets contract to build at Industry. 7-2-1929 J. E. Barone Construction Co. given license by state. 4-3-1930 Low bidder on Fredonia job. 5-29-1930 Gets contract for laying water lines in Lockport. 10-29-1930 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. 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. 2-8-1954 Obit - 76. Born Vallifeugo, Italy. Son of Frank & Florence Ferari Barone. Nine sons. 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
Barone, Robert G. To have workshop at Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Son of Mr. & Mrs. Philip Barone. 9-26-1975
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 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 21
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Barone, Salvatore J. 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
Barone, Mrs. Salvatore (Mary) 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. 6-9-1964 Contest for position of County Historian. 3-7-1970 Appointed. 6-25-1970 Winegar on. 6-2-1972 Organizing historical tour of region. 5-21-1973 Head of History Planning Committee for the Anniversary of the American Rev. 5-23-1973 Report Baron's Historical Tour. 6-11-1973 Heads State Association. 10-16-1973 Picture: With old bell bound in cupola of Court House. 1-20-1976 Obit. Killed in accident. 10-6-1979 Zinni gets 2 charges in accident which caused death. 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. 5-28-1999 Two letters to ed about Barr's grave. 6-2-1999 Fasano thanks all for end of job (almost) 5-18-2000 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. 3-3-1989 Barrett's Marine & Sporting Goods Store to celebrate 35th Ann. Mar 26-31. Ad. 3-8-1990 Obit - 73. 5-19-1993 Longer obit. Sons: Michael & Paul. Two daughters - unmarried. 5-20-1973
Barrett, James W. Of LeRoy, buys business and furnishings of Genesee House on Jackson St. 8-3-1905 Dead from typhoid fever. 12-1-1905 Mary Barrett (Mrs. James) sells Genesee House to William Pereault of Cohocton. 2-1-1906 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 22
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Barrett, Ken Of Detroit, buys Heinrich Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Cadillac at 227 W. Main St. from Dave Heinrich. 11-9-1994 Full page ad - picture of staff. 11-17-1994 full page ad with info and picture. 11-9-1995
Barrett, Nelson T. 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. 2-24-1912 George N. Barrows sells livery at 45 State St. to George Roda. 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. 4-11-1910 Moves Second Hand business to building he recently purchased at 59 Jackson. 3-14-1922 Accused of having liquor at furniture store, 59 Jackson St. 8-21-1924 Second fire at Barsuk's, just before opening. 2-27-1926 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. 1-7-1928 In court, accused of taking stolen property - case to jury. 6-17-1941 Acquitted. June Barsuks married 50 years. 2-26-1944 Accused of buying stolen parts as junk from boys. 8-16-1949 Obit - 90. Sons: Jacob & Max. Daughter: Mrs. Rose Davidowitz. 8-21-1958
Barsuk, Jacob Obit - 79. Son: Joseph. Two daughters. Brother of Max. Sister: Rose Davidowitz. 12-12-1968
Barsuk, Joe and family Four Barsuks own and train horses, and drive to win at Batavia Downs - picture. 10-20-1983 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. 4-1-1998
Barsuk, Dr. Joseph J. 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. 11-13-1995 Teenager accuses Dr. Barsuk of sexual abuse. 4-18-2000 Free on bail - detective says there have been other complaints. 4-19-2000 Other complaints reported. 4-20-2000 Case to Grand Jury June 6. 5-23-2000 Judge orders Barsuk case to proceed. 8-25-2000 Trial starts today. 1-11-2001 Mother plays tape recording as testimony. 1-13-2001 Takes stand in his defense. 1-18-2001 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. 1-20-2001 Pleads guilty to sex abuse to avoid trial, loses license. 1-31-2001 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 23
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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. 10-3-1994 Name on former Batavia Machinery Company, 840 Lewiston Rd: Bartell Power Products. 9-?-1995
Bartenders Union Batavia Branch No. 144 Bartenders organize. 1-8-1901 To meet. 4-9-1902 Elect. 12-11-1909 To meet. 1-16-1917 To give up charter, members to join other unions. 10-2-1918
Bartholomew, Ruth and Raymond Head Salvation Army. 9-24-1980
Bartholomew, Jeri Shot at Holland Ave. home - picture. 11-2-1988 Platten named as killer. 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. 11-30-1926 H. E. Turner store to become Turner and Bartlett Co. 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. 2-22-1977 Bartons open - picture. 3-5-1977 Bartons expand in Mall. 11-22-1977
Barton, Charles Picture: Charles Barton, a model at men's clothing show in Chicago. 3-10-1958 Vice president, McAlpine & Barton - with firm 25years. After McAlpine & Barton closed he worked in Charles Men's Shop. 8-17-1973
Barton, Eva M. (Mrs. La Ray) Obit. 3-29-1980
Barton, Major Isaac R. 18 Park Av. 84 - picture 8-15-1924 Article on. Only local member of Order Loyal Legion Civil War Veterans. 11-20-1924 Past & Present column: Paragraph on Major Barton and town of Branle, Nebraska he founded. 3-17-1928 Picture: Barton, Civil War Vet. 8-15-1931 Bartons celebrate 50 th anniversary. 12-28-1932 Bartons came here in 1890. 9-4-1935 Obit. Daughter Olive Barton Tomlinson. 9-11-1935 Estate: $64,097. 8-5-1936 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 24
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Barton, John Marries Virginia Panzone. 9-4-1935
Barton, LaRay Married Eva Hayward at First Baptist Church. 11-1-1923 Joins McAlpine & Brumsted as junior partner. Has been with the firm since 1920. Name to remain McAlpine & Brumsted. 3-17-1944 Joins firm - to be McAlpine & Barton. 1-21-1948 Kiwanis honors Bartons - picture. 8-17-1973 Dead at 81. Died Tuesday, February 21, 1984. 2-23-1984
Barton, Olive (Pauline Olive) To Boston to compete musical education. 10-7-1904 Home from Boston - studying with Whitlely's School. 12-17-1904 Marries Everett Tomlinson. 9-2-1908 Marries Everett Tomlinson under smilax pergola. 6-30-1909 Obit. 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
Bartz, John Alexander farmer kept wife in harness for years. 2-20-1931 Pictures. 2-21-1931 More. 2-23-26-1931 Extenuating circumstances? 3-3-1931 Mrs. Bartz able to leave hospital. 3-11-1931 Mrs. Bartz to Attica to relatives. 3-13-1931 Mrs. Bartz and eight children now living a mile east of Daws. 4-6-1931 Case opens. 4-4-1932 Case opens. 4-5-1932 Bartz gets year in jail plus $500 fine. 4-7-1932 Sentence suspended by judge. 4-15-1932 Indicted on 3 counts. 5-11-1932 Case postponed indefinitely. 6-10-1932 Contrary to rumor Bartz not living with family. 9-16-1932
Baryshnikov Batavia Work Pictures? 12-8-1977
Baseball Asking for funds to support a team. 5-19-1896 Baseball league being organized: Perry, Attica, Batavia, Caledonia, Geneseo, Mt. Morris, Pavilion. Later in summer LeRoy replaced Caledonia. 5-21-1887 Grand Stand being built - Permanent Club started. President, R. L. Knisey; Treasurer, A. T. Miller; General Manager, Joseph Fl. Hall. 6-11-1887 Diamond on Swan St. Grand stand to west seats 500. 6-20-1887 Front page news all summer. 1887 Season over for Baseball Club. 8-11-1887 Batavia to be in State Baseball League. 4-28-1897 State League players arrive. 5-6-1897 Baseball reorgainized under State Baseball League. 7-12-1897 Second organization under George H. Phelps, president. 7-13-1987 League games to end. 7-22-1897 No professional baseball this year. 2-15-1889 May form county baseball league. 5-23-1889 Batavia baseball team organized. 5-22-1900 No Sunday games allowed. 6-16-1902 Ball Club moving to Kibbe Addition. 5-25-1903 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 25
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Baseball (cont) Plans made to build grandstand on Jackson Street. 6-10-1903 Fitting up ball grounds at Ag. Park. 5-10-1906 Four town league formed: Batavia, Attica, Corfu, LeRoy. 4-17-1909 Past & Present column: Baseball remembered over 60 years: Rough and Readies, Indians. 7-2-1910 $25 wanted from 100 men to finance baseball club. 3-28-1914 "All-Batavians" defeated by Lockport. 7-26-1913 Austin Park hired for Batavia Nine. 5-2-1914 Baseball club puts up canvas fence along Jefferson. 7-8-1914 Fred F. Dwyer trying to form baseball company. 3-14-1914 $25 from each of 100 men wanted. 3-28-1914 Suitable park between Batavia & LeRoy taken stands being built. 4-17-1914 Much enthusiasm for baseball. 4-18-1914 Baseball fans meet tonight. 4-24-1914 President Thomas of Batavia Baseball Club says must sell 2,000 tickets to meet expenses coming game. 8-18-1914 Batavia Rangers to play at Meadowbrook Park. 8-31-1914 Past year greatest season for baseball. 12-26-1914 Baseball team "The Cubs" through 1919. 6-11-1919 Past & Present column: Paragraph on game played 30 years ago - score 44-21 7-26-1919 Baseball reported on Page 2 in 1919. Bi-County Ball League formed. Church (Emmanuel Baptist) protest Sunday baseball. 5-13-1919 Local team determined on. 4-20-1920 Contract for grandstand Austin Park. 5-5-1920 Baseball Association elects F. E. Osborn President and Manager. 5-27-1920 Story of Factory Baseball League broken up in 1905 by Harvester-Wiard rivalry. 8-25-1921 Fans must support team if to have season. 4-17-1922 Doehler Die Casting Co. backs baseball project. 4-26-1926 Sunday baseball legalized. 4-23-1931 John J. Casey remembers games played years ago on Mix Lot. 2-23-1935 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. 7-6-1935 Mayor J. J. Mahaney wants big league stadium and field here. Baseball Park to be built with WPA funds. 6-8-1937 Game between Batavia Bees and Canadian Clowns called in 12th inning when batter hit last ball out of park. Left score 7 - 7. 7-29-1937 Foul ball hit Charles Hamilton, in first base bleachers, in face, breaking nose and blackening eyes. 7-29-1937 Mayor declares half holiday on Wednesday for Baseball Day. 8-23-1937 First use of term "Clippers"? 4-16-1938 Baseball diamond ready. 7-16-1938 Picture: New ball park - opened yesterday - Bees won. 7-28-1938 Representatives of eight clubs meet in Olean to form league. 11-28-1938 Only Jamestown and Olean ready to put up Class D baseball club. 1-9-1939 Professional ball club still possible. 2-14-1939 Winegar, John M. Connor of News, Callahan of Times to Buffalo on baseball club. 2-16-1939 Batavia to have club this year. 3-6-1939 Leaders meet to organize Pony League - picture. 3-9-1939 Callahan of Chamber of Commerce reveals plans for Batavia Baseball Club. 4-4-1939 Stockholders in Baseball Club to meet. 4-6-1939 Joseph M. Ryan elected president of Batavia Baseball Club. 4-11-1939 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 26
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Baseball (cont) Fans asked for name for Club. 4-12-1939 Ryan elect President of new Club. 4-13-1939 Leo J. O'Brien first to propose "Clippers." Five others also suggested it. 4-25-1939 History of baseball in Batavia. Picture of "Clippers." Schedule of games 5/10-9/6. 5-8-1939 First season opened with parade. 5-10-1939 Picture: Flag raising at State Street Park. 5-11-1939 Jack Sanford to manage Clippers. 5-26-1939 Lights ready for night games. 6-1-1939 Ballpark fence completed. 6-14-1939 Pictures: parade opening season. 6-26-1939 Jack Sanford signed to manage Clippers. Picture - article. 1-15-1940 Special section for opening of season. 5-6-1940 Knothole Gang instituted - accompanied by American Legion Drum Corps. 5-17, 18-1940 Baseball Club asks financial aid of Council. 1-10, 21-1941 Ball club to pay city for each day it uses park. 2-1-1941 Eddie Howard, manager, Baseball Club for 1941. Team captain last year. White Sox will help club. 2-3-1941 Secret meeting ousts officers, Joe Ryan, president of club. 5-5-1941 Opening day - 1939 - remembered. 5-5-1941 Draft affecting Clippers. 5-28-1941 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. 10-23-1941 Baseball trio offer to resign if stockholders wish. 10-25-1941 Stock to be offered to fans - Fellner's plan - to raise $5,000 - to keep a team here. 10-30-1941 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. 10-30-1941 Stock sale reaches $2,300. 11-8-1941 Clippers assured for 1942 season. 11-11-1941 Club reports about $4,000 subscribed - not enough for a season but enough to ensure a team for next year. 11-27-1941 Jack Sanford to manage Clippers. 1-23-1942 City Judge Philip Weiss, president of Clippers. 2-16-1942 Clippers organize - hope for Yankee deal. 2-16-1942 Yankees go with Wellsville - Clippers to go it alone - no sponsor. 2-25-1942 Clippers get support from Cleveland. 4-13-1942 17 from Clippers now in service. 7-6-1942 Directors decide Clippers to continue in PONY league. 2-15-1943 A. B. Kleps heads Clippers. 2-18-1943 Six teams in League in 1943 - Brantford and Hamilton war casualties. 3-10-1943 Past & Present column: Most improbable early game remembered. 7-17-1943 Walganot, manager for Clippers. 8-6-1943 Gate receipts down - Baseball club lost $688 for season. 10-19-1943 Deficit wiped out - year ends with $1,000 in treasury. 12-10-1943 Article on early baseball. 2-1-1944 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 27
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Baseball (Cont) Probable League this season: Jamestown, Erie, Bradford, Wellsville, Batavia, Olean, Lockport, Hornell. 2-10-1944 Club shows profit second year. 10-20-1944 C. J. VanderPoest, president. 1-23-1945 Six teams in League: Hamilton and Brantford war casualties. 3-10-1945 Clippers open 7th season tomorrow - pictures of team. 4-30-1945 Clippers win PONY League pennant, Kokos hitting .369 Aug. 25, 1945. Picture: Pennant winning team. 8-27-1945 Jack Tighe given check for $1,000 by fans. 8-31-1945 Paul Caito buys 84 shares in Baseball Club - now largest stockholder. 10-2-1946 Jack Tighe to return. 12-26-1946 George Susce Clippers manager. 12-29-1947 Knothole Gang revived. 5-1-1947 George Susce signs - picture with VanderPoest. 2-4-1948 Susce here to take charge. 5-1-1948 Complaints about children at games - must be with adult or sit in special section. 5-25-1948 Fans visit game in Cleveland to see dick Kokus play. 10-2-1948 Fans attend series game in Boston without reservations. (Past & Present column) 10-9-1948 Full page ad: Welcome back Clippers - with new manager Ed Kobesky. 4-23-1949 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. 4-21-1948 Past & Present column: Paragraph on baseball player now with Philadelphia Athletics. Once played for Batavia - pitcher here in '30s - Dick Fowler. 5-21-1949 Future of Clippers in doubt - fan response poor. 10-26-1950 Club gets pledges of $3,000 assuring season. 11-14-1950 Baseball Club to hold Diamond Celebration for 50 years of baseball here - without exhibition game. 6-8-1951 Clippers facing deficit - meeting called. 7-2-1951 Campaign planned to support Clippers. 7-11-1951 Community campaign may save Clippers. 7-14-1951 More on drive for Clippers. Dick Raymond signed by Indians. 7-16,17-1951 Baseball termed community obligation to kids. 7-20-1951 Clippers to complete season - get more support. 7-24,27-1951 Clippers deficit near $8,400. 8-28-1951 Clippers deficit near $8,400. 10-16-1951 Clippers to remain in Batavia - aided by gift from Racing Association - sale of stock to raise $4,000. 1-22-1952 Clippers to be part of Pirates Farm System. 2-7-1952 Edward Dwyer reelected president of Baseball Club, Labruzzo, business mgr. 2-27-1952 George M. Genovese to manage Clippers. 4-8-1952 Full page - pictures - Clippers opening day May 4 as part of Pirates organization. 5-2-1952 Miss Clipper contest on - pictures. 7-19-1952 Thelma Baily crowned Miss Clipper. 7-30-1952 Clippers have $3,295 deficit. 9-19-1952 Pirates agree to take Clippers if deficit erased. 9-24-1952 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. 5-1-1953 Picture: Miss Clipper contestants. 7-28-1953 Clippers face deficit of $8,000. 8-20-1953 Clippers $11,139 in debt, surrender franchise - owe too much. 12-31-1953 Future of stadium in doubt. 1-5-1954 Indians in Cleveland show interest. 1-10-1954 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 28
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Baseball (cont) PONY league franchise goes to Erie. 1-11-1954 Baseball Club in trouble for non-payment of taxes. 1-15-1954 Edward Dwyer named president of Baseball Club. He was president during 1953 but resigned for health reasons and Judd Perkins finished out his yr. 2-8-1954 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. 2-23-1954 PONY league to take new name. 11-23-1954 Batavia starts first year in NY-P League. 4-26,5-4,5-1956 Hamilton leaving PONY league. 5-15-1956 Baseball could get PONY league franchise this year. Ed Dwyer head of revised Baseball Club. 11-2-1956 PONY league meeting held. 11-9-1956 Vincent Callahan president. 11-15-1956 Batavia files for franchise, Edward D. Dwyer, William F. Brown, jr the spokesmen. Chamber of Commerce spearheads. 11-19-1956 Class D ball to return to Batavia. 12-10-1956 Sylvania aide head Baseball Club. Picture: Leaders of baseball drive. 12-13-1956 New club signs lease - Genesee County Baseball Club. Incorporates. Story - Non-profit organization. 1-3-1957 Ball Club starts membership drive. 1-10-1957 Batavia signs with Cleveland Indians. 1-21-1957 Club launches membership drive. 2-1-1957 Don Richmond, former Clipper, now manager for Cleveland Indians. 2-6-1957 Don Richmond named player-manager 2-6-1957 Name PONY dropped - Ontario no longer in league. 2-11-1957 Ball Club to hold pre-season ticket sale. 3-21-1957 Don Bradley, club president. 4-11-1957 Season opens. Indians start first year here. 4-26-1957 Club at Jamestown folds. 6-25-1957 NYP League future in doubt. 6-27-1957 Ball Club shows profit of $204. 9-26-1957 Edward Dwyer elected president of Baseball Club. In past three years brought club back to success. (Good article) Don Bradley was president last year. 12-5-1957 Baseball Club pans Sports Night. 1-10-1958 Ball Club reports $571 deficit. 11-13-1958 Colorful ceremony planned to open season for Indians Saturday. 4-24-1959 NYP League baseball dead issue. 2-2-1960 Penn League cut to six teams - Batavia and Olean both cut. 2-2-1960 Club keeps door open for baseball continuation. 2-5-1960 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. 10-13-1960 Pirates to have farm club here - professional baseball to return in 1961. 10-15-1960 Many assist Baseball Club to bring back professional games. Pirates return to Batavia - picture of officers of Baseball Club. 1-24-1964 Winegar on PONY league - picture of first Clippers team. 3-22-1961 Another article. 3-23-1961 Another article. 3-29-1961 Pirates to launch season Saturday. Picture of players. 4-28-1961 Gene Baker to manage Pirates of NYP League. 6-19-1961 Elwood Clear to manage 1962 Pirates. 1-13-1962 Buddy Hackens to manage Pirates in 1963. 12-28-1962 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 29
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Baseball (cont) City to build fence at ball park. 3-18-1964 Winegar remembers when a team could call a game for "threatening weather." 2-16-1965 Trojan ball club in New York Times article. 7-25-1965 Future of baseball here questioned. 12-3-1965 Batavia sure of being 6th team in NY Penn League. 1-19-1966 Industry follows lead of Trojan Div. in help to Baseball Club. 2-7-1966 Picture: Dwyer & Baseball Officials. 2-9-1966 Pictures: Trojans. 4-23-1966 Del Plato throws out first ball - picture. 6-28-1967 Winegar on fete for Dwyer - and a good deal of baseball renaissance. 9-6-1968 Picture: Officers of Baseball Club. 12-26-1968 Pictures: Trojans. 6-21-1969 Baseball season open. 6-23-1969 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. 7-17-1969 Ball Club spent $8,000 to improve MacA. Stadium. Made profit of $3,076 last year. $307 goes to City. 1-27-1970 Baseball season opens - pictures of Clippers. 6-26-1970 Picture: New Clippers club house. 6-27-1970 Winegar column quotes Jim Gerrety on the Trojans. 9-10-1970 Winegar recalls former baseball leagues. 4-12-1971 Baseball Club signs lease on stadium at dollar a year plus percentage of profits. 5-25-1971 Open season - pictures of players. 6-26-1971 Picture: Progress on Club House at ball park. 6-10-1972 Trojans launch season - pictures. 6-22-1973 Stadium named Ed Dwyer Stadium Sunday night - pictures. 6-25-1973 Dwyer honored by stadium name. 6-26-1973 Winegar on early days of Clippers. 5-17-1974 Picture of players. 6-21-1974 Season opens Sunday June 22. Article on start of PONY League. Mrs. Thee has boarded players since 1940. Hal White manager in 1975. 6-21-1975 Batavia signs with Cleveland Indians. 11-14-1975 Early baseball by Callahan. Special section. 7-2-1976 Winegar on baseball players who went on to big leagues. 7-15-1976 Batavia wins Pennant - 10-2 win over Geneva. 9-1-1977 Lou Isaac appointed manager of Trojans. 6-5-1978 Winegar remembers professional baseball started 30 years ago. 6-4-1979 Section on the Trojans 1979. Jacubowski manager - also new players. 6-18-1979 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 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 30
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Baseball (cont) 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. 6-1980 Vanderpoest feted ant Nursing Home - 90th birthday. 10-21-1980 Dave Oliver to manage Clippers. Clippers allied with Cleveland Indians. 5-1-1981 Trojans report $6,600 loss for 1981. 11-19-1981 Winegar remembers beginning PONY League Baseball Assoc. Games in 1939. 5-10-1984 Winegar remembers more. 5-11-1984 Batavia baseball season approaching - supported by Cleveland ball club. 4-10-1985 Season opens - Trojans arrive. 6-11-1985 Trojans sign two year contract with Cleveland Indians. 6-17-1985 Trojans want new lights in stadium another season. 9-30-1985 Rotary Club gives Baseball Club $9,446 for sales at stand in Park. 9-11-1986 Cleveland Indians drop Trojans. 9-14-1986 Batavia looking for new sponsor - will have baseball team in 1987. 9-16-1986 Trojans fail to get support of a major club. 12-10-1986 Pettenilla blames "Cold-hearted Cleveland" for Batavia's loss of deal with Big League. 12-12-1986 Reader blames Bradley for allowing split from Cleveland. 12-19-1986 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. 1-29-1987 After failure to get support of major club, Mancuso Industrial Center to support with $1,500 a year - return to name "Clippers." 3-5-1987 Winegar on revival of name "Clippers" and reminiscence of earlier day. 3-26-1987 Winegar on choice of name "Clippers." 5-1-1987 Clippers televised for airing on station Channel 7 Monday night (13th). 7-11-1987 Clippers expect to sign with Philadelphia. 9-15-1987 Phillies send manager and coach. 1-11-1988 Clippers about to open season sponsored by Phillies. Picture of players. 6-15-1988 Clippers begin season under optimism. NY Penn League: "I will survive." 6-26-1988 City advised future of baseball in Batavia may depend on building or repairing stadium. 9-27-1988 Winegar remembers early days of Dwyer Stadium and before. 10-3-1988 Mike Dickinson estimates economic value of baseball to the area. 12-14-1988 Winegar on possible new stadium. 1-5-1989 Addition of Pittsfield, Mass. to NY-P League suggest change of name for league. 1-26-1989 Winegar on baseball 50 years ago. 5-4-1989 Winegar remembers 50 years of Clippers. 8-23-1989 Phillies tell club they want improvements at stadium clubhouse and infield - Council pledges help. 9-26-1989 Council questions who will fund work on baseball field. 10-11-1989 City finds the money to rebuild infield. 10-19-1989 Council votes $30,000 for stadium improvement though disapproving of Gamble giving go-ahead. 10-24-1989 Clippers hope for funding from State as incentive to tourism. 10-30-1989 Clippers looking for extension of arrangements with Phillies. 11-4-1989 Manager Rogers says club has enlarged club house, improved infield - demanded by Phillies - hope player development course soon. 6-18-1990 Japanese magazine has pictures, article on baseball in Batavia - Brad Rogers says. 6-30-1990 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 31
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Baseball (cont) Wife of manager starts flap over gesture by mascot - Clipper Flipper - manager transferred. 7-13-1990 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.) 11-23-1990 Ball Club gets State funds for improving ballpark. 12-14-1990 Phillies again sign Clippers as Farm Team. 1-3-1991 Brad Rogers says Clippers put $300,00 into area. Special business section. 2-21-1991 Baseball season opens - pictures. 6-19-1991 Picture of Chipper the Clipper's mascot - at game. 7-1-1992 Chipper the Clipper again in trouble. 7-22-1992 Paul Hartwick on local support of, attitude toward baseball. 8-15-1992 Paul Hartwick recalls double no-hitter played here 40 years ago. 8-20-1992 Rumsten says report that World Games baseball to be played at Dwyer Stadium premature - $20,000 security deposit the block. 1-20-1993 World Games contract imminent says Rogers. 2-6-1993 Baseball Club needs new stadium to match up-to-date field - suggests matching funds by Batavia and State. 2-13-1993 Ball Club, fans hope World University Games will bring culture & tourists here. 2-20-1993 Call for players over 30 to form new league. 3-6-1993 Batavia will host World University Games July 9-15 at Dwyer Stadium. 3-23-1993 Baseball club elects Dr. Lawrence Roth, president Edwin Dwyer, president emeritus. 4-15-1993 Future of Baseball in Batavia requires new stadium - cost $3 million. Story of 53 years of baseball here - picture. 4-17-1993 Season opens in Batavia - pictures of players. 6-17-1993 State Legislature okays funds for stadiums - one for Batavia - to renovate Dwyer Stadium. 7-8-1993 Rogers says perhaps half new stadium must be paid for locally - necessary if Batavia is to keep Class A franchise. 8-7-1993 Baseball Club to as Council for $15,000 for stadium work - to go with State money. 8-11-1993 Council suggests Baseball Club seek funding elsewhere. 8-12-1993 Winegar remembers Dick Kokus who went from Batavia to big leagues. 10-7-1993 Group to visit Binghamton to see stadium built by contractor who may do Dwyer - Highland Associates Architects. 10-12-1993 Rogers outlines changes in League will have for Batavia - more challenging. Changes in locations of teams also noted. 10-16-1993 Visit by Committee to Binghamton gives committee ideas. 10-19-1993 Clippers organize task force to rouse community support for rebuilding stadium. 11-12-1993 Roth tells Task Force on Stadium immediate needs of baseball club. 11-13-1993 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. 1-1994 Dr. Roth on aims and requirements of the Baseball Club in rebuilding Dwyer Stadium. 2-24-1994 Winegar remembers beginning of league play in Batavia in 1939. (3 articles.) 10-3, 5, 7-1994 College World Series at Dwyer Stadium next week - not well supported in Jamestown, hence the move here. 5-19-1995 Batavia's first attempt to host College World Series called success. 5-30-1995 Clippers back - articles, pictures of squad. 6-13-1995 Clippers win title - beat St. Catherines, 21-3. 9-1-1995 Shawn Smith, formerly manager at Auburn, to manage Dwyer Stadium and Clippers. 10-19-1995 Tickets to Clippers games to cost less. 11-24-1995 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 32
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Baseball (cont) New Clippers manager: Floyd Rayford, promises good season. (Sheraton Inn) 1-20-1996 Interview with Floyd Rayford, new manager of Clippers. 6-17-1996 Special section - Dwyer Stadium opens - picture of Clippers, etc. 6-18-1996 Grand Opening of Dwyer Stadium rained out. 6-20-1996 Clippers General Manager, Shawn Smith, going to Auburn Astros - picture. 9-17-1996 Clippers to change name - holding contest for suggestions from fans. 2-3-1997 New manager, Gregg Legg here - auction at Sacred Heart planned as money raiser. 2-7-1997 Competition for new name for Clippers. 2-20-1997 Name decision down to final cut - 1,029 entries now down to final 57. 3-7-1997 Season opens today at St. Catherines - pictures of players, manager Legg. 6-17-1997 Roth on current season and on choice of name and logo for the team (now on going.) 9-4-1997 Apparently choice "Muckdogs". Letter to editor opposing name. 10-9-1997 Another negative letter on name. 10-10-1997 Dr. Roth in letter to editor explains? Choice of name "Muckdogs." 11-3-1997 Page of angry letters to editor opposing name "Muckdogs." 11-4-1997 Winegar remembers the Bees - sure they would prefer name Bees to Muckdogs. 11-24-1997 Baseball Club reveals new logo - picture. 11-26-1997 Brockport College station - WBSU - to broadcast games in coming season. 2-19-1998 Pictures of squad - opening tomorrow. 6-16-1998 Winegar on baseball in Batavia. 7-6-1998 Muckdogs renew association with Phillies. 9-12-1998 Gregg Legg to manage Muckdogs in 1999. 11-25-1998 NY Penn League reorganizing, some changes in teams playing, 6 teams in Batavia section. 12-10-1998 Paul Marriott new general manager of Muckdogs - interview with. 3-8-1999 Winegar recalls first game at new field here in 1939. 5-28-1999 Season opens tonight - schedule for 1999. 6-16-1999 National Junior College Athletic baseball championship at Dwyer Stadium May 20 - 26th. 5-19-2000 Muckdogs open 61st Batavia season. Teams in NY-Penn League. 6-20-2000
Baseball - Little League Midget League played good ball at MacArthur Stadium. 8-24-1945 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. 6-10-1946 Buzz Masse - 8 years old - son of Al Masse struck out opponent aged 13 - left mound, ran home to tell father. Past & Present. 7-13-1946 Picture: Little League players. 8-20-1946 Batavia Youth Softball League State Champions. 7-8-1947 Picture: Batavia Champions. 8-8-1947 Pictures: MacArthur Park, Kibbe Park. 8-16-1947 Other teams. 8-20-1947 City plans 10 team league. 2-20-1948 Midget League to have play-off tomorrow - picture. 8-26-1948 Letter asks aid in reducing $2,000 debt of Little League. 10 team league. 10-29-1948 Full page on softball (Little League.) 6-4-1949 Little League ready to start in parks, Van Detta in charge - Optimists to provide T-shirts. 6-30-1951 Little League organizes. Optimists, Moose and Lions Club sponsor and Genesee Trust Co. James Parks, president. 3-26-1952 Players to enter play-offs for region. Teams: Lions Yankees; Optimists Giants; Moose Dodgers; Genesee Trust Red Sox. 7-31-1952 Little Leaguers lose. 8-5-1952 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 33
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Baseball - Little League (cont) Picture: Ernest W. Park, one of committee preparing for Little League games. 8-11-1952 Little League defeated by N. Tonawanda. 8-3-1953 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. 6-7-1954 Picture: Little League Field House at Veterans Field - built by Local 151 - Soccio & Della Penna and other volunteers. 8-13-1954 Little League banquet at Moose Home. 2-17-1955 VFW Indians listed. 7-1955 Little League starts next week - with parade. 7-6-1955 Little League diamond, with stadium, to open Veterans Field. 7-7-1955 Picture: Little League stadium - parade to lead from Austin Park to new stadium. 7-12-1955 New Little League Stadium dedicated as Ernest W. Parks Stadium - Parks is present - picture. 7-14-1955 Little League for 1956: Moose Dodgers; Kiwanis Tigers; Optimist Giants. 6-14-1956 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. 11-15-1956 Most valuable player awards made. 1-30-1957 Little League starting up. 4-3-1957 Little League debut. 5-23-1957 1957 teams: Doehler Rams; Kiwanis Tigers; Moose Dodger; Optimist Giants; VFW Indians; Daily News Athletics. 7-1957 Little League at Ernie Park Field: Doehler Jarvis Rams; VFW Indians; Daily News Athletics. 8-9-1957 Little League honors Callahan and Schrader. 8-19-1957 Banquet tonight for Little League. 9-30-1957 Bob Feller to be speaker. 10-2-1957 72 game schedule proposed - to open May 9. 2-8-1958 Lions Cubs beat Optimist Giants. J. E. Brown on Little League. 5-20-1958 Little League picks All-Star team. 7-2-1958 All-Stars beat Penn Yan. 7-14-1958 Picture: All-Stars; to go after State title. 7-24-1958 Little League All-Stars win District title. 7-26-1958 Little League All-Stars beat Bath. 7-29-1958 Picture: Little League teams. 8-16-1958 To expand - to keep present American and National Leagues with four teams each, expand minor league to eight teams. 2-19-1959 J. E. Brown on Little League Baseball. 5-8-1959 Little League season opens with parade - picture. Started yesterday. 5-19-1959 New Junior League starts Saturday: Red Sox; White Sox; Blue Sox; Gold Sox. 6-8-1959 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. 7-13-1959 Little League All-Stars to play Scottsville. 7-27-1959 Little League captures district title. 7-28-1959 Teams: Optimists Giants; Lions Yankees; Daily News Athletics; Marine Trust Senators; Kiwanis Tigers; Moose Dodgers; Rotary Pirates; No date All-Stars beat Painted Post. 8-3-1959 Citizens donate $600 for Little League All-Star playoff. 8-11-1959 Little League after State title. 8-10, 12, 13-1959 Picture: All-Stars off for Elmont L. I. 8-12-1959 Picture: Bus load starting. 8-13-1959 All-Stars lose to Elmont. 8-15-1959 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 34
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Baseball - Little League (cont) Picture: T-shirt champions and runners up. 8-25-1959 Lions Orioles; VFW Indians; Merchants Tigers; etc. 9-4-1959 J. E. Brown on starting season. 4-16-1960 Regulations set up for. 4-18-1960 Little League opens season Monday - two leagues: American League and National League - 4 teams in each league - 120 boys. 5-13-1960 Little League Women's Aux. to meet. 5-21-1960 Downs gives money to build Little League field at MacArthur Park. 8-13-1960 Picture: American League pennant winners. 8-19-1960 Picture: T-Shirt champions. 9-7-1960 Organization thanks City Council for new Little League Stadium. 9-28-1960 In National League - Bill Bosseler of Lions Cubs. 10-12 or 13-1960 Now four teams each league - hope one more in each. 11-1-1960 Plans set for ten Little League teams. 12-1-1960 Little League starts season Monday. 5-13-1961 Pictures: Little League winners. 8-26-1961 Pictures: Champion teams (week of …) 9-9-1961 Picture: Little League All-Stars - going for State title. 8-2-1962 Downs makes annual donation to baseball for boys. 10-23-1962 All-Star Team - Jets; Chiefs; Stars; Comets. 8-29-1963 All-Stars district champions. 7-26-1963 Picture: Little League Champion - Rotary Pirates. 8-24-1963 Picture: American League All-Stars. 8-29-1963 Picture: Freeland Blodgett giving trophies to outstanding National Little League players. 10-26-1963 Winegar on start of Little League. 6-19-1964 Picture: Little League Champions. 8-25-1964 Picture: National League Champions - the Rockets. 9-17-1964 Batavia Downs contributes to Youth Baseball for 8th year. 10-7-1964 Little League closes season with Awards Banquet. 12-3-1964 Picture: Little League champions. 9-10-1965 Picture: Minor League All-Stars. 9-18-1965 Picture of Wings - Little League Champions. 8-23-1966 Picture: Minor American League All-Stars. 8-29-1966 Picture: Little League pennant winners. 8-30-1966 National League All-Stars win District title. 7-27-1967 Picture: Little League All-Stars. 8-2-1967 Picture: Major League All-Stars - American League. 9-27-1967 Little League to open with parade - Booster Day to be May 9, 10 & 11. 5-1-1968 Picture: Little League All-Stars. 7-31-1968 Picture: All-Stars both leagues. 8-20-1968 Picture: National All-Stars. 7-17-1969 Picture: American All-Stars. 7-18-1969 Picture Colts - local champions sponsored by Graham. 8-27-1969 Page of pictures of Little League stars and teams. 9-2-1969 Pictures: Little League All-Stars. 7-21-1971 Picture: Little League team. 8-11-1971 Picture: American League Champs. 8-18-1971 Picture: Little League winners. 8-19-1971 Picture: National League Champs. 8-21-1971 Picture: Little League sign-up. 4-20-1972 Picture: American League Champs & City League Champs. 9-19-1972 Picture. 5-3-1973 Picture: Little League starts up. 4-25-1974 Picture - Jaycee Giants. 7-24-1975 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 35
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Baseball - Little League (cont) Pictures: Little League Champs. 8-18-1976 Lions Club honors Little League. 9-21-1977 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. 3-16-1978 Sign-up Saturday: Little League, Minor League, Prep League. 4-6-1979 Little League State Champions. 8-12-1982 Lions Cubs; Genesee Savings Mets; Rotary Pirates; Kiwanis Tigers; Daily News Yankees; Jaycee Orioles; White Sox. 8-17-1982 Batavia eliminated in finals by Auburn - win consolation finals in Lockport. 8-8-1983 Batavia Little Leaguers win District 3. 7-26-1984 Nine teams in league starting up Friday. 7-10-1986 Ad: Try outs March 21 & 22. T-Ball, Prep, Minor League, Little League and 6 - 12 year olds. 3-20-1987 Batavia Little League wins District 3 title. 7-20-1988 Mike Petuella on. 7-22-1988 Little League winners - picture. 7-23-1988 Batavia loses to Amherst on wild pitch. 7-30-1988 Little League showing growth. 7-15-1989 Pictures: Little League Champs. 8-12-1989 Article on - pictures. 9-23-1989 Little League chief asks for lights from Williams Park - removed four years ago when field enlarged. 5-15-1990 Little League All-Stars play for State Championship Friday - pictures. 8-2-1990 East Amherst won over Batavia. 8-4-1990 Little League All-Stars going for title - pictures - (Seniors All-Stars) 8-3-1991 Pictures of those top teams: Senior; Junior, Le Roy. 7-23-1993 Article - interview with Paul Sputore - says Little League Field in MacArthur Park is now called "Sputora Field." Formerly Ernie Parks Field. 2-26-1996 Interview with John McGowan, Little League president. 8-17-1998 Pictures: 10 teams for Youth Baseball. 6-4-1999 Tim Balonek, of City Highway Dept, much involved with Little League, writes history of local teams - inspired by research on Ernie Parks. 6-7-1999 Batavia to honor Little League Sunday. 6-9-1999 Batavia wins Junior League title. Picture - ages 12 to 14. 7-18-2000 Little League expanding - next year all new. 8-28-2000 Little League started in 1946 by Optimists, Moose. There had been Midgets before. No date
Games at Ernie Parks Stadium. 7-16-1955 Doehler sponsor Rams - picture. 7-19-1955 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. 3-19-1956 Babe Ruth assured. 4-6-1956 League opens Tuesday - 6 squads: Cubs; Pirates; Royals; Rams; Lions and Braves. 7-5-1956 Cubs beat Pirates in Babe Ruth League. No date J. E. Brown on Babe Ruth League - starts Monday. 6-20-1957 Babe Ruth Braves - Sylvania Local 352 IUW. 7-1957 Babe Ruth League Lions - Carpenters Local 1151. No date Sign-up Saturday. Kiwanis Tigers; VFW Indians; Giants; Dodgers? 5-21-1958 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 36
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Baseball - Babe Ruth League (cont) 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. 6-28-1958 Lions Cubs and M & T Cardinals in playoffs. 7-11-1958 Babe Ruth All Stars to play for State title. 7-24-1958 Bricklayers union builds shelter in Williams Park. Lions; Rams; Cubs; Pirates; Braves; Royals. 6-16-1959 Dedication of Babe Ruth Stadium in Williams Park Sunday. 7-21-1959 Babe Ruth Stadium dedicated. 7-28-1959 Babe Ruth League winners - Rams. Babe Ruth League runner-ups. Picture. 9-4-1959 Babe Ruth League starts Monday. 30 games scheduled. 6-15-1960 Babe Ruth All-Stars win District 12 championship. 7-18-1960 Carrol's Lions; Batavia Farm Equipment Braves; Rotary Club Rams; Elks - coach Bill Moore; Doehler Jarvis Cubs; Mancuso Motors Yankees; Kiwanis Pirates. Picture. 9-8-1960 Pictures: Babe Ruth champions. 9-9-1961 Picture: Babe Ruth winners - The Graham Mfg. Co. Pirates. 8-24-1962 Babe Ruth squad wins district title. 7-15-1963 Picture: Braves, winners of Babe Ruth championship. 12-6-1963 Picture: Babe Ruth League All-Stars. 8-26-1966 To expand from 6 to 8 teams. Need coaches. 4-29-1967 Picture: Babe Ruth All-Stars. 8-7-1968 Babe Ruth sign-up Saturday. 5-16-1972 Picture: Elks Club squad champions. 8-21-1975 Picture: Perkins Pancake Jets. 8-26-1975 Babe Ruth League organizing under Ralph Houseknecht. 1-23-1976 Babe Ruth League opens season - teams play in Williams Park and at High School. 6-30-1977 Pictures: Carrols Lions; Batavia Farm Equipment Braves; Graham Rams; Rotary Royals; Elk; Doehlers Cubs; Kiwanis Pirates; Mancuso Motors Yankees. 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. 8-8-1946 Picture: Four teams. 8-20-1947 Midget Baseball awards. 10-7-1948 Rotary provides apparatus for. 7-17-1951
Baseball - T-Shirt League Colts - Tony Zito coach; Jets - Howard Espersen coach; Bisons - Albert Rahn, Sr. coach; Chiefs - Robert Sheldon coach. No date T-Shirt Chiefs beat Comets. 8-25-1959 Pictures. 9-7-1960 Winegar quotes McBride on founding T-Shirt League in July 1958. 7-11-1990
Baseball - Youth Baseball Pictures: Twelve Senior Little League Teams. 6-9-1993 Pictures: Lineup for 1998. 6-5-1998 Pictures. 6-4-1999 Pictures of twelve teams for 2000. 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 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 37
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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. 5-12-1951 Author Thomas lists Batavia as third best little city in New York State, 32nd in United States. 4-16-1990 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. No date
Batavia - altitude 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. 1-3-1964 Winegar on 1965, Batavia's 50th Anniversary. 12-31-1964 Winegar on Batavia becoming city. 1-2-1965
Batavia - elevation. Elevation is determined by US Geological Survey in 1902. Erie Station 891ft above sea level. 12-2-1922 Winegar lists elevation of city - 900ft - as well as high and low points in county. 10-13-1964 Winegar learns of problems variations in elevation cause builders - acc. to Cy Corp. 12-11-1965
Batavia - film Film prepared by Chamber of Commerce - narrated by William F. Brown, jr. to be shown in Australia. 10-29-1964 Film to be shown here Thursday. 11-10-1964 Film to be shown for public housing funds. 1-16-1965
Batavia - Incorporation of Village 5-18-1923 Past & Present column: Paragraph on incorporation. 1-5-1952 Article on village incorporation - 150 years ago. 4-23-1963
Batavia - Motto A Community of Opportunity Slogan contest: Rev. Elmer Harris, winner. 2-16-1961 Film: "Batavia: A Community of Opportunity" to be seen by Rotary Club. 12-21-1964 Film was made by Chamber of Commerce. 12-26-1964
Batavia - musical composition. "Batavia" composed by Roxy Caccamise to have first rendition Sunday. 3-15-1969 Heard March 20, 1969.
Batavia - name Past & Present column. 9-29-1906 Past & Present column: On duplication of names - 6 Batavias, 12 Alexanders. No other: Alabama; Basom; Darien Center; East Bethany; West Bergen. 3-26-1921 Origin. 2-21-1951 Winegar on source of name. 2-27-1963 Controversy over name. 1984 Winegar suggest Napoleon responsible for name Batavia. 7-17-1984 Winegar expands his explanation of name "Batavia" to people living in 1802. 12-1-1995 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 38
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Batavia - population statistics City grew by 532 in ten years. Town did better. 10-8-1951 Floyd Kilbe, in Oregon 59 years, finds little he remembers in City. 8-25-1958 Georgia Foote on Christmas in 1802. 12-22-1958
Batavia - ship, a Winegar gets news of search for "The Batavia," a treasure ship that sank in East Indies. 10-22-1973 Winegar on replica being built in Lelystad, Holland - original sank of Australia 350 or so years ago. 9-11-1989 Winegar on ship being built in Netherlands and named for an ancient tribe. 9-25-1989
Batavia - US destroyer New destroyer named "Batavia." 3-23-1943
Batavia, Arkansas Batavia, Arkansas first postmaster remembered Batavia as beautiful place. 6-21-1940 Past & Present column: Paragraph on Batavia, Arkansas, which was named by a former resident of Batavia, NY, which also sends calendar. 12-20-1941 Postmistress of Batavia, Arkansas writes about her town - says she gets mail for Batavia, NY. 8-30-1944 Past & Present column: Communication from Postmistress of Batavia, Arkansas. 7-14-1945 Arkansas city named for Batavia, NY. 11-5-1946 Past & Present column: Paragraph on correspondence with Batavia, Arkansas postmistress. 10-6-1951 Smallest of US Batavias. 8-4-1952
Batavia, Illinois Past & Present column: Paragraph on Batavia Metal Products in Batavia, Illinois. 5-5-1945 Mail for Batavia Metal Products Company of Batavia, Illinois delivered here. 7-26-1946 Article on. 7-23-1952 Jeffrey D. Schielke, Mayor and author of history of city visits Batavia on way to Firemen's Convention. 6-26-1981 Winegar on Batavia, Illinois as reported by James Mancuso. 1-29-1986 Brian Jellison visits Batavia, Illinois - pictures. 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. 4-17-1943 Young man from Batavia, Java wants correspondents on railroading. 3-29-1947
Batavia, Michigan Past and Presej=nt column: Paragraph on Batavia, Michigan. 2-22-1947 Article on Batavia, Michigan. 7-24-1952
Batavia, NY Mention of Batavia Flats in Delaware County - Past and Present column. 8-1-1908 T. E. Brown on early Batavia in Green County - and others to west. 2-3-1962 Winegar finds there was a Batavia in Greene County on 1803 map. 9-8-1972 As was a Batavia post office in Greene County, the post office in Genesee County was first designated Genesee Court House.
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. 11-27-1914 City evaluation nearly a million. 8-31-1971 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 39
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Batavia - (town) Incorporation history. 5-19-1923 Town of Batavia office opens. 8-18-1948 New Batavia Town Building open house - Lewiston Rd. Picture. 8-19-1948 New Batavia Town Fire Hall on Lewiston Rd. now open. 9-25-1950 Picture: new Town of Batavia Fire Hall - nearing completion. 9-24-1951 Town Hall on Lewiston Rd. now in use. Fire equipment still to move in. 1-2-1952 History - emergence of village - by Coon. 3-4-1953 Batavia changes from second class to first class town - allowed towns over 5,000 advantages & disadvantages of. 6-26-1968 Planners want town & city to merge. 5-29-1974 Board approves Town Manager post. 3-2-1977 Jerry C. Hiller appointed town manager. 3-11-1977 Town interested in property on Bank St. for future park - Schoenbatchler property. 4-9-1977 Batavia Town Hall - picture - once a restaurant and once auto sales and garage. Town bought in 1936 and rebuilt. 1-4-1978 Town fire station almost done - picture. 8-31-1978 In discussing differences over water, sewage and development of truck stop off Thruway officials discuss merging city and town. 7-6-1990
Batavia - Town of - Bicentennial Barbara Toal, co - historian - urges celebration. 2-22-2001
Batavia, City of See also "Charter" Batavia a city today. 6-11-1914 First city election tomorrow. 12-7-1914 First election. 12-8-1914 Plan parade, etc. midnight, Dec. 31. 12-12-1914 City organization complete(?) this evening. 12-18-1914 Whole issue on Clean-up and Beautification campaign. 5-19-1920 John Low says Board Assessors need investigation. 9-21-1922 Two assessors answer charges. 9-23-1922 Population 15,628 (2,078 gain.) 9-29-1925 Wiard Plow makes 500 arrows 24" x 4" to show way to Batavia along highways. 5-4-1929 City line extended to include Vets Hospital. 12-30-1932 Report on growth of City from report of Chamber of Commerce. 8-19-1947 Service clubs to erect signs at entrance. 2-22-1956 J. E. Brown answers his own question, "What's wrong with Batavia?" 3-2-1957 Louis Del Plato outlines a point plan for community development. 3-5-1957 Brown on city improvements. 3-5-1957 J. E. Brown comments on Del Plato plan. 3-6-1957 Picture from the air. 8-15-1964 Batavia from the air. 7-17-1965 Winegar on city management. 8-6-1976 Committee seeks designation "All-American City." 8-11-1978 Committee meets to plan 75th celebration. 2-7-1990 City to celebrate by planting trees and flowers - May 26 - with Pageant of Bands. 3-10-1990 Winegar finds article in magazine Business First giving city high marks as residence. 7-8-1991 Winegar boosts Batavia, Urban Renewal, Mall and all. 3-18-1996 Flynn lists achievements (improvements) city has made recently. 6-25-1999 Barbara Toal publishes collection of pictures of Batavia, history and future plans. 9-23-2000 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 40
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Batavia - History See: Seaver Batavia to celebrate birthday. 5-6-1902 Past & Present column on early schools. 5-11-1907 Account of trip across county in 1805, Past & Present column. 1-4-1908 First town meeting March 1, 1903. 6-12-1909 Bayard Stedman reveals many early marital details offered in will suits. 3-4-1910 Trunks of trees found in excavations for sewer on West Main St. - dumped hundred years ago to fill in swampy area - wood preserved. 6-11-1910 Batavia may become a city. Platt asks those in favor to let legislature know. 3-11-1913 Past & Present column: Paragraph on first town election and early county fairs. 10-2-1920 Past & Present column on War of 1812. 12-31-1920 Column on history of schools to 1891 (or about 1904) Past & Present column. 12-31-1921 Past & Present column: Paragraph on early pioneer activities. 1-28-1922 Past & Present column: Thomas Lanton, first leader. 3-18-1922 Article on Batavia 50 years ago, block by block. 5-12-1923 History of incorporation of village and more on Batavia 50 years ago. 5-19-1923 Historical section. 4-28-1924 Column reprinting article found by Mrs. Tarbox describing ox-cart trip in 1818. 12-15-1925 Questions on history on pg 2 with answers on pg 8. 5-26-1927 Past & Present column: Paragraph on businesses of 1811, and Cochran. 8-26-1933 When Batavia was a country village. 12-13-1934 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. 12-13-1934 Article by Rial - followed weekly by histories of towns. 5-6-1935 Recollection on early school days. 5-20-1938 Main Street - widened - picture. 10-13-1938 Aerial view from water tower. 4-1-1939 Recollections by Peter H. Fagan. 9-19-1940 Picture - Main St. with angle parking. 11-7-1940 Page of pictures of early Batavia. 6-10-1946 Past & Present column: Paragraph on visit of Timothy Bigelow to region in 1805. 10-11-1947 Historic issue - 70th years of Daily News with many pictures. 6-26-1948 Past & Present column: Paragraph on building first Main Street - 1802-1803. Rebuilt in 1825. 7-16-1949 Year 1900 - in Genesee Trust ad. 3-6-1954 More on 1900 in Genesee Trust ad. 3-13-1954 Genesee Trust ad showing 1902. 3-20-1954 Genesee Trust ad showing 1905. 4-10-1954 Georgia Foote says city incorporated 131 years ago. 4-26-1954 Genesee Trust ad on 1910 or so. 5-15-1954 Genesee Trust ad on 1911 or so. Picture - explosion Municipal Building. 5-22-1954 Genesee Trust ad on 1915. 6-19-1954 "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. 8-16-1954 Pictures of Main Street in 30's and 50's. 9-3-1954 Picture - page of early Batavia. 6-23-1965 Pictures - 50 years of City. 7-17-1965 50th year jubilee. 7-21-1965 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 41
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Batavia - History (cont) Aerial view of Court Street Urban Renewal area with buildings named. 10-1-1966 Winegar quotes William Coon on early settlers, including the McCracken brothers - first stores, first brick structure. 6-22-1966 Winegar on early days on East Main. 11-20-1974 Winegar on early paper boys. 12-2-1974 Winegar on East Main area. 12-3-1974 Winegar on village becoming a city. 12-3-1975 History of city by W. Coon. 7-2-1976 Special section for 75th anniversary. Articles on: Start of City, 1915; Trolley line; coal business; downtown section, 1915; industry; education (many by Mary McCully.) 1-3-1990 Second special section. 6-27-1990 Winegar finds map of early Batavia in building at museum in Mumford. 9-19-1996 Comments on results of Erie Canal passing to north, railroads connecting with. 9-19-1996 Winegar remembers visitors he met while he was a reporter. 12-27-1996 Winegar praises Conklin's "historic walk." 2-12-1997 Winegar tells of visit of Alexis De Toqueville, to be memorialized by group training trip. 4-26-1997 Winegar recalls visit to area of de Toqueville in 1831. 5-30-1997 Sketch said to be early Batavia store. 10-20-1998 Barbara Toal shows video of early days at Stewart Steiner Theater at GCC Saturday at 2pm. 11-19-1998 Winegar comments on historical video. 11-30-1998 Video for sale at several places in town. 12-22-1998 Video to be shown at Angel's Café; seeking stories for second video. 2-16-1999
Batavia - Recollections Emily Griswold - progress of village. 3-21-1890 Ex-postmaster Tyrrell remembers Batavia as he saw it first, 70 years ago Past and Present column. 12-1-1906 Early schools - Past and Present column. 5-11-1907 W. D. Church - in Batavia after 40 years - finds it much changed. 8-13-1907 Edwin P. Hall remembers Batavia as it was 60 or so years ago. Past and Present column. 2-22-1908 Past and Present column: Civil War phrase "All quiet on Potomac" originated in reports by Genesee County soldier Captain Rowley of Byron. 7-3-1908 Remembering Quiz Club (or Social Union.) Past and Present column. 11-27-1909 Irving D. Cook remembers 75 years of development in agriculture - his first train ride, etc. 12-4-1909 Past & Present column: Baseball remembered back 60 years. 7-2-1910 Sewer excavation finds well preserved logs from old corduroy road East Main Street east of Bank Street. 11-2-1910 John Law remembers coming to Batavia on first through train - 3 days and nights - no sleeper, no dinning car. Past & Present column. 11-12-1910 Genesee County 100 years ago. 11-19-1910 Picture and paragraph on west side of Jackson Street 50 years ago - a propos razing buildings on corner of Jackson & Main for Bradley. 3-28-1911 Wilbur C. Moreau of 43 State remembers big storm of 68 years ago. 4-10-1911 Past & Present column: Account of trip across county in 1811 - with complaints on condition of roads. 9-28-1912 Old timer remembers rifle drill of 50 or so years ago on Trading Day. Past & Present column. 12-28-1912 Horsch remembers earlier jails and lock-ups, including tramp houses (which were very popular.) Past & Present column. 3-1-1913 Past & Present column: Wells found under present Dellinger Theater - one of which believed that of Joseph Elliott whose house was on site. 8-14-1914 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 42
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Batavia - Recollections (cont) Past & Present: On town pump corner Main at Bank - still flat stone covering well. 5-1-1915 Past & Present column: Judge Bowen remembers when householders took baskets to do weekly shopping then stopped in at St. James. 3-11-1916 Past & Present column: J. E. Brown remembers old spelling bees weekly in Roanoke. 9-17-1921 Past & Present column: Fredd Dunham remembers Batavia as it was in 1897 when he entered the law office of Safford H. North. 4-29-1922 Letter from P. A. Murphy - Batavia 55 years ago. 5-2-1923 More from Murphy. 5-25-1923 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. 7-21-1923 William Wood of Elmira remembers Band Concerts of 50 years ago. 8-24-1923 Timothy Bigelow remembers trip through Genesee County century ago. 2-6-1924 George Weiss - who left Batavia 50 years ago - back walking streets. "Dutch" Weiss - has spent fifty years in vaudeville and road shows. 9-21-1928 Mrs. Byram Moulton of Alexander remembers Fourth of July Celebration of 1874. Past & Present column. 6-29-1929 List of things Batavia can take pride is: DAR; SAR; Clamps; Convent, etc. Two columns long. no date Fun in Batavia 1825 remembered. 7-7-1933 Panoramic view of village. Also whole page of memories by Griswold. 12-13-1934 Frank H. Goade has seen many changes. 4-14-1936 Past & Present column: Paragraph by Henry Lambert. 4-4-1942 Past & Present column: Paragraph on Batavia's first Memorial Day observance - May 30, 1870. Judge Bowen spoke. 5-29-1942 Francis Pratt Douglas looks back on 50 years of teachings. 9-19-1942 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. 1-10-1948 Past & Present column: Paragraph on Batavia's first Memorial Day observance in 1870. 5-29-1948 Fred A. Lewis remembers incidents in his career, including the Benham trial as well as earlier lawyers - beginning of the Bar Association. 5-7-1949 Mrs. Hamilton Vallance remembers the gay young life of '90s. 5-20-1950 Mrs. John H. Wood remembers stories of her grandfather. Past & Present. 9-2-1950 Past & Present column: Paragraph on recollections of Nathan A. Woodward, a lawyer a century ago. 1-3-1953 Coon on old landmarks. 3-4-1953 Albert J. French - now 90 - remembers the NYS Institute - Clement changed to School. French lost sight at 10 - became piano tuner. 3-3-1956 Floyd Kibbe visits after 53 years. 8-25-1958 Fourth of July a century ago. 7-3-1959 Mrs. Andrew Raynor - married 65 years remembers Washington and Ross a pasture in 1895. 1-2-1960 Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Root remember stories of 1901. 3-9-1960 J. E. Brown on New York Central of yore. 3-25-1960 J. E. Brown recalls a number of events and dates, Boost Batavia campaign. 2-27-1961 J. E. Brown recalls early grocers, other people and institutions on Main St. 5-18-1962 Winegar remembers dance restrictions of 1924 and there about. 5-22-1965 Winegar on Fourth of July of past. 7-3-1965 Old timer writes to Winegar - remembers Trumbull Cary and others. (Robert D. Brockway) 12-20-1965 Winegar finds an old brochure of about 60 years ago. 3-29-1966 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 43
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Batavia - Recollections (cont) More. 3-30-1966 Winegar remembers the Fourth and Thomas Store. 7-5-1966 Winegar remembers entertainment before Little League baseball. 8-23-1966 Winegar remembers marbles, kites, etc. 3-15-1967 Graduation 50 years ago was in Dellinger Theater. 6-27-1967 Winegar remembers boyhood pleasures. 4-9-1968 Winegar on earlier times. 3-14-1969 Winegar on man who dug up mole and mole tunnel (or mouse) from lawn and took in barrow to vacant lot. 8-12-1969 Winegar on corner of Jackson & Main St. where Salvation Army used to play. 1-5-1971 Winegar remembers old Jefferson area - schools, Kearneys, etc. 1-10-1972 Mrs. Boyce - 104 - remembers. 10-28-1972 Winegar on year 1907. 7-17-1974 Winegar on early maps. 10-2-1974 Winegar on winters of yesterday. 1-28-1975 Winegar on changes on Jackson St. and Marshall's News Store. 2-14-1975 Winegar on changes downtown. 11-10-1976 Recollection of days when hogs and horses roamed Main Street. 12-7-1976 Winegar remembers earlier winter pastimes. 1-3-1977 Winegar remembers ice man, street sprinkler and other assorted juvenile pleasures. 1-6-1977 Winegar remembers earlier recreations - Bluebird, etc. 1-18-1977 Winegar on winter of 1918. 2-24-1977 Winegar on earlier winters. 3-17-1977 Winegar on Sugaring off. 3-25-1977 Mrs. Ulrech on Bluebird & Meadowlark. 4-2-1977 Winegar on way Legislature used to conduct meetings. 1-10-1978 Winegar remembers Walt & Porter Davis - Walt the predecessor of Adam Miller on Center Street. 1-16-1978 Winegar on earlier winters. 1-24-1978 Winegar on day boys stole ashman's horse & cart. 3-6-1978 Winegar remembers old time summers. 8-31-1978 Winegar recalls earlier winters. 12-22-1978 Winegar reminisces. 3-22-1979 Winegar correspondent remembers Farmers Sheds. Onus Duffy - Fair. 4-13-1979 Winegar on doll house made by Frederick Wiard for his granddaughter in Flint Michigan. 4-19-1979 Winegar on Fourth of July. 7-2-1979 On the cat at the library - picture. 9-24-1979 Winegar on the Watson's parrot. 9-24-1979 Winegar on good old days when firemen got cats out of trees. 12-19-1979 Winegar remembers early trains. 1-22-1980 Winegar remembers Adelman's - on site of Genesee Farms now leaving. 2-4-1980 Winegar on City Council annual city inspection. 5-7-1980 Cutitta has rare coin "Hard Times" coins struck by Cochran, a bell caster, here. 6-6-1980 Winegar on Corey's Gas Station, West Main St., where had first job - and other stations. 7-2-1980 Winegar on Vernor's Ginger Ale. 9-4-1980 Winegar remembers some former fires. 9-9-1980 Winegar quotes Lew Browne on depression years. 3-15-1983 Winegar remembers friendship with Bud Williams. 7-28-1983 Winegar remembers day Lindbergh flew over. 8-12-1983 Winegar remembers Fellner and Doehlers. 10-6-1983 Winegar and Will Nott remember East Main Street concerns around 1920s. 8-23-1985 Francis Miner remembers one room school. 9-17-1985 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 44
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Batavia - Recollections (cont) Old timer remembers the Batavia before Urban Renewal - Winegar column. 3-4-1987 Maas-Feary quotes from old article of 1937 by Wakeman - esp. baseball and wrestling. 8-8-1987 Les Wright talks to Winegar about C. L. Carr store toy display at Christmas time. 12-13-1989 Winegar remembers Jim Kendall, amateur caricaturist and early East End. 5-13-1991 Winegar quotes Jim Kennedy on early days in East End. 6-24-1991 Winegar remembers the Griswolds of his boyhood days. 7-1-1991 Winegar has letter from former Trumbull Parkway resident remembering remembering coasting, etc. 7-16-1991 Winegar remembers H. S. days. 10-18-1991 Winegar quotes Christine Carr Minor on Merchant's Row on Summit Street. Also on Dennis boys. 4-22-1992 Winegar on several things such as bowling festivals, Apple Blossom festivals, St. Joe's Drum Corp, Picnic in Park. 4-23-1992 Batavians recall Christmas in Depression days. 12-11-1993 Winegar recalls an earlier Batavia from postcards issued by historians and pictures in News. 1-12-1994 Winegar recalls boyhood on Hewitt Place. 1-19-1996 Winegar recalls city before Urban Renewal and the Mall, and approves the changes. 3-28-1996 Winegar recalls earlier summer days. 8-26-1996 Winegar remembers earlier winters. 12-20-1996 Winegar on early Batavians (including teachers) he has known. 3-10-1997 Winegar remembers spring games he played - such as marbles & softball. 4-7-1997 Winegar remembers Bell Birds early days, orchestra, etc. (including his father) 4-16-1997 Winegar recalls local oddities - Apples Kearney, Bugs Michaels and others. 1-14-1998 Winegar remembers good old weather, school closings, etc. floods, storms. 2-1999 Winegar lists names of by-gone businesses. 4-2-1999 Winegar recalls old school days. 5-3-1999 Several pages of Voices of a Century. 3-23-2000 Winegar recalls early landmarks on Main Street. 3-31-2000
Batavia - Town Picture: Town Fire hall, Lewiston Road, under construction. 7-12-1951 Fire truck moves into new fire hall - picture. 1-2-1952 J. E. Brown on changing Batavia pattern. 9-10-1955 Town Board hires manager - Kenneth Perry - Forsyth objects heatedly. 7-10-1974 Kenneth R. Perry, town manager, resigns. 9-29-1976 Town manager Doane resigns. 7-26-1984 Town manager Arthur Posluszny - mentioned in article on insurance. 8-22-1985 Town manager in 1990 - Francis Repicci. no date Town of Batavia to drill for water on Lehigh Avenue. 4-18-1991 Arbitration Board says town owes city $126,217 as city claimed - for water service. 5-29-1991 Town & City still in disagreement - now over sewer. 5-31-1991 Voters approve selling town hall and vehicle storage (ideally for a million - paid $10,000 for it in 1942.) 3-4-1998
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. 10-17-1959 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 45
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Batavia Amusement Co. Amusement company dissolved. Washburn - Dipson - Osborne (Genesee Amusement Co.?) Incorporated October 6, 1926. 6-5-1031
Batavia & Buffalo Transportation Co. Bus Line - Intercity. Later Batavia - Akron - Buffalo. Batavia-Buffalo bus permit by PSC. John W. Mullen to operate. 7-1-1921 Will establish daily package & freight service. J. William Mullen and Luther W. Rauscher, proprietors. 11-30-1921 Incorporation papers received, Batavia to Buffalo Line - Inc at $20,000 by J. W. Mullen and L. W. Rauscher. 8-21-1922 Mullen chosen President of transport company. 8-23-1922 Ownership passes from Mullen to Gilbert E. Flint & Julius Baureis. 2-21-1924 No objections to extension of service to Attica. 4-17-1924 Bus Co. has deluxe new bus on line. 7-24-1924 Baureis & Flint ask permit for Batavia - Rochester. 8-1-1924 Company now running regular scheduled Batavia - Alexander - Attica. 8-22-1924 Refreshment stand, 35 Jackson, to be rebuilt for waiting room and ticket office. Has been at 43 Jackson Street. 10-20-1924 Line seeks new charter - wants run Alden to Buffalo. 12-2-1924 Baureis buying 2 new deluxe buses. 2-9-1925 Baureis & Flint get permit for bus line to Akron. 2-19-1925
Batavia & New York Wood Working NY Lumber & Wood Working Co. to occupy Sewing Machine Co. building. 4-5-1886 Company Area raising $3,000 to help move. 4-6-1886 Deal practically settled - J. M. Chapin, superintendent. 4-8-1886 Money all raised. 4-9-1886 Charles A. Kibbe - J. M. Chapin, General Superintendent. Ready to hire. Machinery coming immediately. 4-10-1886 J. M. Chapin here. 4-21-1886 All arrangements complete. 5-4-1886 New switch line to Wood Works. 5-17-1886 W. C. Andrews, president. Fred D. Grant. 6-1-1886 Suggest extending water mains to Wood Works. 6-4-1886 Village will supply pipes if Wood Works will install. 6-5-1886 25 or 30 men now employed in and about new place. 6-14-1886 Wood Working Co. very busy. 10-6-1886 Wood Working Co. reorganized - J. F. Mizer remains, Chapin resigns - C. Honeck and W. H. Sidway from New York now in charge. 1-28-1887 Work to start again at Wood Works. 2-2-1887 Walter Ware sells Wood Works 60 acres at $20 an acre. 6-8-1887 Wood Works machinery still in NY, now moved here. 10-7-1887 Wood Works to close for inventory - with enough orders on hand to start full blast in January. 12-28-1887 Water now in mains at Wood Works. 5-24-1888 Bell for Wood Works here - 2 1/2' in diameter. 6-21-1888 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. 3-26-1892 Charles Honeck plans to reorganize and resume. Raised $12,000 in NY. 3-28-1892 Honeck reorganizing company. 4-4-1892 Honeck & John Scatcherd of Buffalo organize. Also: 4-9-1892; 4-21-1892 4-7-1892 Wood Works "in doubt" - short $10,000. 5-19-1892 Wood Works reopening assured. 6-2-1892 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 46
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Batavia & New York Wood Working Wood Works reorganized: John N. Scatcherd of Buffalo, president; Charles Company (cont) Honeck of Batavia, vice president. Of Buffalo; A. D. Scatcherd, John L. Hunsecher. Of Batavia; John N. McKenzie, S. A. Sherrow; John Glade. 6-17-1892 Wood Works to be open in 2 weeks or so. 7-2-1892 Articles of Incorporation filed. 7-11-1892 Deed for Wood Works filed at Clerks Office. 7-18-1892 Wood Works owned about 1,300,000 feet of hardwood lumber when it closed. W. H. Sidway has sold off about a million feet. 9-19-1892 Work picking up at Wood Works - 185 men now at work. 12-15-1892 Wood Works doing some interior of Buffalo Club. 7-21-1894 Wood Works now union shop - workers join United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners. 11-13-1897 Safecrackers bind watchman - open safe - get about $70 - evidently experts. 12-4-1897 No word on safecrackers. 12-5-1897 Safecrackers identified. 1-30-1898 Wood Works gets order for interior Baltimore Court House. 12-19-1898 Plant has new carving machine - fast and labor saving. 1-17-1899 Description operation carving machine. 1-28-1899 Wood Works being wired for electricity. 10-20-1899 Wood Works to exhibit at Paris Exposition. 5-19-1900 Wood Works to build 2 story brick addition - 60' x 80'. 2-22-1901 Alan D. Scatcherd, head of Wood Works, dead. 8-17-1901 R. C. Scatcherd now secretary/treasurer of Wood Works. 2-1-1902 Wood Works to be enlarged. 5-3-1902 Loss $2,000 from fire in fuel room at Wood Works. 5-21-1902 Scatcherd interested in making bookcases for R. L. Vilas Company. 9-4-1902 Fire proofed wood now being used. 10-28-1902 Big wheel goes to pieces - wrecks two engines, nobody injured. 10-6-1903 Another building, 50' x 80' of brick - at Wood Works for office. 11-7-1903 Phil Ditzel to do masonry. 11-27-1903 Interior 2 building at Cornell by B & NY. 9-12-1904 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. 1-20-1912 Wood working company buys land to south. 9-10-1912 Wood Works to be enlarged by 120'. 6-9-1913 C. H. Honeck elected head. 7-15-1914 Wood Works to furnish interior for Columbia Graphophone building in NY. 2-19-1917 Workmen building smokestack, 80' high of brick to replace steel one taken down. 3-17-1917 Wood Works gets government for propellers. 2-11-1918 Wood Works building cases for phonograph. Has busy season. 7-21-1919 Wood Works Co. making talking machines. 10-21-1919 Talking machine named Batavia. 10-16, 21-1919 Wood Works Co. old white horse dies. 12-27-1919 Idle - coal shortage. 2-24-1920 Wage increases. 3-24-1920 Honeck asks Chamber of Commerce for assistance. 4-9-1920 Installs fireproofing equipment. 3-7-1921 Wood Works putting in electricity. 10-26-1921 Wood Works offering phonographs made in slow period for $165. Worth $200. 12-13-1921 Wood Works gets contract for trim Statler Hotel in New York 5-27-1922 Obit: Scatcherd. John B. Seaver replacing Scatcherd. 12-6-1922 John Seaver from bank to Wood Works. 12-11-1922 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 47
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Batavia & New York Wood Working Wood Working Co. to enlarge - fireproofing business growing fast. 4-29-1926 Company (cont) Woodwork in new Carnegie Library in American School of Classical Learning in Athens by Wood Works. 6-17-1926 Wood Working Co. increasing fireproofing department. 10-5-1926 Wood Working Co. having rush period: Manger Hotel, NY; Savoy Plaza, NY. 11-17-1926 Wood Works have orders for $250,000 work. 5-11-1928 Wood Works get contract for wood in New Yorker Hotel - includes 8,000 doors. 7-5-1929 Wood Working Co. has men working overtime. 4-1-1930 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. 8-2-1930 Wood Works making wood carvings for new Sterling Library at Yale. 1-29, 2-2-1931 Woodworkers refuse to take cut from $.75 an hour. 6-23-1932 Management threatens to farm out some orders. Workmen accept $.60 per hour wage. 7-18-1932 Wood Works property to be liquidated. 7-15-1939 City offers Wood Works site to US for defense work. 5-21-1940 Refused by several. 5-7-1941 Wood Works to be sold at auction. 9-4-1941 Wood Works sold in large tax sale for $3,700. 10-3-1941 Wood Works sale cancelled - to go to referendum. 10-7-1941 Wood Works again on auction block. 4-7-1942 Haxton purchases Wood Works for $13,000 - for warehouse. 4-8-1942 Haxton buys Wood Works property. 12-29-1953 Wood Works workers reunion - picture. 6-23-1960 Picture and some text on Wood Works. 12-19-1977 Winegar on Wood Works. 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. 2-10-1955 Dr. Raymond Pray of Animal Hospital. 9-29-1965 Dr. Raymond Pray buys of Dr. Jack Wilks. 8-16-1974 Animal Hospital busy with rabies inoculations - picture. 3-2-1999
Batavia Answering Service 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
Batavia Bowling Pin Co. William F. Utes and William Gerber run bowling pin repair shop for alleys from Erie, PA to Albany. Shop at 8 Exchange Place - picture. 3-21-1947 Bowling Pin Co. damaged by fire. William S. Gerber, prop. 12-7-1950
Batavia Boxing Club See: Boxing. RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 48
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Batavia Boy's Band Band has fine start with 20 boys. Needs public support - Colarusso, director. 3-29-1924 Band gave fine concert - poorly attended. 4-2-1924 Picture - sextet from Band. 7-12-1924 Boy's Band concert - Tuesday at Austin Park. 8-2-1924 Band to play in Buffalo. 2-20-1925 Boy's Band has several dates lined up. 6-11-1926 Batavia Boy's Band to play Odd Fellows Hall on Friday. 2-16-1927
Batavia Brewery Building on site of Gamble Brewery - William Gamble to run - William Hooker major investor. 11-2-1889 Work on East end brewery progressing. 12-11-1889 East end brewery about completed. 1-7-1890 About all machinery in Elm Street brewery. 1-20-1890 Operations started at East End Brewery. 3-4-1890 Brewery purchases 10,000 pounds of hops. 9-10-1890 Disposed of by William Hooker. Joseph A. Baker, Louis Stroh, managers. Brewery recently renovated. 11-28-1891 No note. 1-25-1948
Batavia Art School To open on East Main St. George B. Edwards instructor - class size restricted. 11-6-1883
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. 2-11-1988 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. 8-30-1995
Batavia Associated Retailers Retailers organize - elect John C. Dwyer. 3-9-1978
Batavia Atomic Welding & H(e)at Treating Co. Company to do hydrogen arc welding - treat metals to harden & strengthen them. Ross Fortunato, Anthony Miceli and Francis Shardlow, partners. 6-7-1960 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." 4-12-1962
Batavia Auto Parts Co. See: Batavia Metal Products (at Baker Gun Co.) 9-9-1921 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
Batavia Auto Radiator Co. 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. 3-10-1919 Auto Supply Co. - 47 Main - sold by Herbert F. Baker to Porter M. Davis and 2-28-1923 Webster A. Tuttle. 2-28-1923 Gets more time to relocate ahead of demolition of building for Greenspan. 2-22-1978 Moving from 145 W. Main to 341 West Main. 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 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 49
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Batavia Bridle & Saddle Club Riders to form club. 3-27-1933 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. 4-24-1939 Bridle club meets. 9-10-1946 Bridle club has moonlight ride. 9-12-1946 To hold trail ride. 10-8-1847 Bridle club to meet with Albion. 1-6-1948
Batavia Broadcasting Corp. Broadcasting license applied for from Federal Communication Commission today. 6-24-1940 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. 11-1-1940 See WBTA.
Batavia Brown Bread 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
Batavia Builders Exchange 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. 1983 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
Batavia Beverage Store 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. 9-12-1944 A. Fernando, proprietor. Billiard Academy accused of allowing gambling. 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. 8-14-1952
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. 8-13-1927 Robert J. Weller buys Academy. 1-2-1930 Henry L. Wiard buys Bowling Academy of Robert J. Weller. 7-21-1931 Sold to Paul Hanley. 9-12-1944 Anthony Ferrando, proprietor. 11-16-1950 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 50
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Batavia Bowling Center Formerly Moose Lanes. Ad. 4-9-1987 Offers lunch 11am - Dinner 4pm. Ad. 9-14-1987 Bowling Center operated by Philip Tooze and Richard Strzelecki - also a lunch room. Special section. 2-9-1988 Strzelecki says never owned bowling ball until became owner of alleys. 9-19-1989 Bowling Center in former Moose Alleys to close. Tooze busy with RSQ at Downs. Strzelecki has no plans. 4-13-1992 Article on Bowling Center, and bit on Moose. 4-14-1992
Batavia Bus Service See: Buses - City Bus Line. James & Charles Caccamise. Lester G. Murnan sells schools bus line - house, buses, garages & 64 acres to Batavia Bus Service. 4-19-1968 Batavia Bus gets permit to run to new GCC campus. 2-10-1971 Bus Service and Genesee Rochester Service to transfer authority Public bus plus school bus line - Caccamise, president of Bus Line. 6-4-1971 Bus Service planned door to door under RGTCA (whole plan.) 6-5-1971 RGTCA buys bus line of Charles & James Caccamise for $84,500. 6-16-1971 Rochester Regional asks bids of $90,000 for acquisition of Bus Line, $100,000 for new buses and equipment for Dial-a-Bus. 6-24-1971 Bus to run to college 4-20-1972 Bus service asks $5,000 additional money. 4-10-1972 County plans to move Bus service to County Highway Garage on Cedar St. 7-21-1982 Bus Service property on East Main and Prole Road purchased by Tri-County Tractor, next door. 8-6-1982 Rochester-Genesee Regional service seeks federal funds to buy three new buses. 7-13-1989
Batavia Businessmen's Ass'n. Business men organizing. 8-26-1887 Town of Batavia Businessmen to meet at Treadway. 10-10-1961
Batavia Business Improvement Dist. Dennis Dwyer chosen head of new boost business organization. 5-30-1998 Map showing planned changes. 9-16-2000 BID awards $7,500 façade improvement grant to Genesee Patrons Insurance 218 East Main St. - former Niagara Mohawk. 10-5-2000 First ad in new search for new industry. 10-9-2000
Batavia Business School See: Blount, Sarah.
Batavia Camera Club Camera Club forming. 2-1939 Camera Club elects: Glen Bolton, president; Charles Wheeler, vice president; Phil Ditzel, outgoing president. 6-13-1939 May join Council of Buffalo. Later had Council officer from Batavia. 10-3-1939 Joins Niagara Frontier Camera Club. 10-10-1939 Club photos to be in contest at Albright. 5-4-1940 Club plans youth group for under 21. 10-22-1940
Batavia Canning Co. Canning Company put up 2,000,000 cans of fruit, etc. in 1884, May to Nov. 1-17-1885 Canning Co. to increase stock. 3-16-1913 Formed from Batavia Preserving Co. 12-18-1913 Canning Co. bonds all sold ($50,000) 12-27-1913 Deed to Batavia Canning Co. passes to Batavia Food Product Co. 3-16-1918 Canning Company sued by several creditors. 11-28-1918 Canning Co. to operate on Mill Street. 1-4-1923 Harvey Rima of Clarion, PA to start action against holders of Canning Co. 1-27-1925 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 51
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Batavia Canning Co. (cont) Machinery purchased to strip string beans in the field damages beans - women in field picking beans. 8-18-1925 Fire in Canning factory believed set. 10-26-1925 Chamber of Commerce tries to interest Muffels in Building. 10-1-1925 Batavia Steel Plate (McBride) taking building. 6-14-1926 Factory closed - went bankrupt in 1919. 1-28-1929
Batavia Canvas Glove Co. 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. 8-18-1920 Car Works organizing: Raymond W. Marshall of New York; George E. Perrin; Wheaton S. Miller; Raymond M. Walker. 8-18-1920 Plant will repair freight and passenger cars. 10-4-1920 C. R. Dillon, superintendent, arrives from NY. 10-19-1920 Job office open - ground breaking soon. 11-5-1920 Car Works elects John Bankat, President. George E. Perrin, secretary. 11-13-1920 Car Works rails delivered. 12-23-1920 Erie to build siding for. 1-13-1921 Chamber to raise $15,000 to buy site. 1-17-1921 Chamber short $10,000 for site. 2-4-1921 Contract to build to John Lennon & Son, George W. Buchholtz. To cost $40,000 2-7-1921 Drive starts for $15,000 starts. 2-15-1921 Half a hundred apply for jobs. 3-6-1921 Final batch stock taken by Detroit Invest. 9-29-1921 Smoot Investment Co. of Buffalo to handle stock. 5-20-1922 30 men at work (Aug. 5, 1922?) 8-7-1922 35 men now at work at Car Works. 8-11-1922 Car Works announce personnel. 8-16-1922 Visitors invited to inspect. 9-7-1922 Car Works a revelation to visitors. 9-11-1922 Car Works being enlarged. 9-28-1922 R. A. Patterson new manager. 12-4-1922 Batavia Car Works closed. 1-20-1923 Bankat resigns. 3-9-1923 Car Works acquired by Ferguson Allan Co. (q.v.) under name Batavia Iron Works. 9-18-1923 Mortgage foreclosure against. 8-15-1925 Ferguson-Allan has big contract from Union Railroad Co., Pittsburgh - to employ 100. 9-18-1925 Co-operative League of America suing. 8-15-1925 Sale Car Works on Clinton St. May 15th at auction to satisfy creditors. 4-17-1926 Purchased by Frederick Allan & Sons as Contractors' Machinery. 9-24-1940
Batavia Carriage and Implement Co. Ellicott St. C. H. Nichols buys interest in Batavia Carriage Co. 12-20-1906 Peter A. Scheer asks dissolution of Carriage business(?) says Duzen and Nichols deceived him on purchase. 4-6-1907 Duzen receiver for carriage company. 4-12-1907
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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) 6-23-1893 Handsome iron gates installed. 7-3-1893 New fence to go along front. 10-8-1909 22 burials in Batavia Cemetery last year - WPK White, secretary. 3-11-1957 Vandals ravage cemetery - pictures. 4-5-1969 Winegar comments on poor condition of and of burials there. 1-6-1971 Winegar on Batavia Cemetery. 1-16-1971 Fourteen stones in Batavia Cemetery broken. 10-22-1973 Picture of cemetery vandalism. 10-23-1973 Dozens of stones thrown down. Association seeks help to restore. 4-28-1982 Winegar on need for improvements. 6-19-1989 Batavia Cemetery in real financial trouble - picture. 6-22-1989 BOCES students to put cemetery in order. 10-25-1989 Ceremony at grave of Phelemon Tracy …. Confederates to return in spring to clean cemetery. 11-2-1989 Picture: Scouts painting tool house. 11-17-1989 Picture: Paul White, president and BOCES workers restoring storage bldg. 1-31-1990 Cemetery supporters seek financial help. 6-11-1990 Editorial on work by volunteers - says "Restoration '90' has raised $50,000 - and by "mailmaster of Lyon Street" who has worked. 6-13-1990 Cemetery committee wants to raise $200,000 to keep cemetery restored. Cecelia Lullo, fund drive coordinator. 7-3-1990 Fund drive brings in $6,000 for restoration. 1-16-1991 Cemetery Association to promote "adopt a grave" program. 5-21-1991 Winegar visits Batavia Cemetery with Catherine Roth. 7-22-1991 Winegar mentions Open House August 18. 7-23-1991 Batavia Cemetery Assn urges individuals - and associations - to adopt a plot in cemetery to care for. 5-29-1993 Cemetery Association offers tours through cemetery. 8-13-1993 Batavia Cemetery to have arborture in memory of James Roth. 3-10-1994 Cemetery vandalized, stones toppled, Ellicott monument spray-painted. 5-18-1995 10 year-olds admit to spray painting - deny overturning monuments. 5-19-1995 Robert Morris 4th graders visit cemetery, plant tree - pictures. 6-6-1995 Winegar mentions Sunday fete at cemetery. 9-9-1996 Pictures: Civil War enactment in. 9-19-1996 Picture: Students planting trees in Roth Arboreture. 5-4-1997 Landmark Society working to get cemetery designated a historic landmark - picture. 2-27-1999 Picture: Students from Genesee County Job Corps painting serviced bldg. 8-13-1999 Enactment of Civil War held to get funds for upkeep of cemetery. 9-13-1999 Encampment, program, planned for Sunday. 9-7-2000 Civil War encampment colorful. 9-11-2000 Batavia students spend Day of Caring cleaning cemetery - picture. 10-14-2000
Batavia Center for Rochester organization to open home for disabled - seeking clients. 4-20-1987 Independent Living Anne-Marie Hughey named head of Center - located at YMCA. 10-23-1987 Center hires three staff members. 1-20-1988 Center to publish newsletter. 3-17-1988 Center: 17 Masse Pl. - to have Open House Thursday. 4-26-1988 Center located in Masse Mall working to educate public on disabled - Anne-Marie Hughey, Director. 4-27-1988 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 53
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Batavia Center for Linda Olson new director - article on Center - Masse Mall. 8-5-1989 Independent Living (cont) Center moving to 61 Swan Street. 9-18-1989 Center gets new Xerox machine that translates print to voice. 11-6-1989 Center teaching some students Braille - picture - teacher Holly Pelton. 11-21-1989 Richie Fisher giving lessons in sign language to communicate with deaf. 5-2-1990 Leonard Wawrzymiak new head. 6-8-1990 Center teaching Braille. 7-14-1990 Center asks volunteer help. 11-24-1990 BCIL needs $800 for lift for wheelchairs to go in new van - Jean Jackson, president. 8-31-1991
Batavia Chiropractic Health Center 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 9-21-1992 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. 8-31-1998
Batavia Choral Guild See: Choral Society
Batavia Christian Fellowship Meeting in YM - Rev. Ronald Brumbaugh, pastor. 8-20-1976 Meets at YWCA Sundays. 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. 5-21-1998 Salesroom has new Plymouth: The Prowler. $30,000 hot rod - picture. 4-5-1999 Chrysler offers 3 days sale of used cars. 2-10-2000
Batavia Cinemas 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
Batavia City Band New name - old Citizens Band q.v. Everett Tomlinson, president John Wood, Director. Hopes to spur interest. 11-22-1911 Band concert tonight - Ellicott Square. 7-30-1914 City Band to play State Park tomorrow. 8-1-1914 Ellicott Square program tonight. 8-13-1914 Band to play State Park Sunday. 8-29-1914 Band to march with Exempts in Middleport. 7-20-1916 Batavia City Band to have uniforms to replace those lost in Ellicott Hall fire. 6-25-1918 Band to be reorganized - Professor Lloyd of Warsaw to direct. 10-13-1922 20 now in City Band. 84 registered musicians in 10 mile radius. 11-10-1922 No money in budget for City Band. 5-3-1939 Picture: Band on Main Street, ca. 1917. 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. 1-23-1913 Helen Carley starts sewing classes over Hiscutt's Bakery. 2-17-1913 Settlement moves to 511(?) Ellicott Street. Miss Carley and her mother to live there. 3-4-1913 Settlement work at 411 Ellicott outlined for fall. 11-24-1913 Preaching held at City Mission. 4-6-1914 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 54
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Batavia City Mission (cont) Now at 411 Ellicott Street, Mission has purchased 629 Ellicott. 11-9-1914 Officers change: Walter Sprague succeeds G. H. Savage. 1-13-1915 Mission held public reception at Presbyterian Church last evening. 2-1-1915 Rev. Charles L. Carlucci, pastor, ordained. 11-4-1915 Carlucci speaks at YMCA banquet on problems Italians face. 12-3-1915 Young men given pins. 5-27-1916 Mission drawing plans. Miss Carley "the lady missionary", the Rev Charles L. Carlucci, pastor. 6-15-1916 Baptists to run Mission without Carlucci who will go to Springfield, MA. 6-17-1916 City Mission seeking new pastor. 6-22-1916 Claude L. Carr, president - says new building needed - now on Ellicott east of Swan. Pastor, Mr. Solimene(?) 11-6-1917 St. John's Mission closed. 1-5-1924
Batavia City Orchestra Two orchestras to play this summer - Festival Orchestra and Batavia City Orchestra. (Is this last the Genesee Orchestra and City Orchestra?) 7-1-1915
Batavia Clamp Co. 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. 3-26-1884 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. 7-26-1884 Batavia Clamp overrun with orders. 10-10-1885 Building on Exchange. Daily News to share new building with Batavia Clamp - 35 Exchange. 3-2-1886 John M. Sweet invents new wheel hub for carriages, to be made by Batavia Clamp. 3-8-1886 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. 7-17-1886 Dellinger & Glade building addition. 8-28-1886 Batavia Clamp (and Daily News) burn. 1-11-1887 On Colt & True Clamp & Wheels Works. 1-22-1887 Wheel Works look for new site. 3-29-1887 Plan to organize stock co-Wheel & Clamp Works. Plan to buy plot on Walnut Street to build. 4-1-1887 Should be kept in town. 4-6-1887 $1,465 so far raised for Wheel Works. Frank Richardson & J. M. Sweet inspecting location in Auburn. 4-11-1887 3/4 necessary funds raised. 4-14-1887 Wheel Works needs $3,000 cash, $15,000 stock. 4-27-1887 Wheel Works to build in Batavia. 4-30-1887 Efforts so far in behalf of Wheel & Clamp Co. 5-6-1887 Clamps being made at Harvester Works since fire - good sale for them. 5-12-1887 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 55
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Batavia Clamp Co. (cont) Batavia Clamp Co. stock company reorganizes as Batavia Wheel Company - $30,000 capital. 5-13-1887 Dr. W. C. Gardiner - dead. 1903 Mrs. W. C. Gardiner to run Clamp Co. A. M. Colt to be manager. 6-26-1903 Batavia Clamp putting up one story addition. 10-4-1907 Batavia Clamp factory bath explodes doing considerable damage. 4-5-1917 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. 5-8-1920 Batavia Clamp Col incorporates. Mrs. Elizabeth C. Gardiner, Charles W. Gardiner - officers. 12-31-1923 Dr. W. C. Gardiner - dead. 5-9-1933 Obit: Dr. Charles W. Gardiner - 82. 4-30-1948 Dr. Gardiner leaves bulk of estate, home, Clamp Co. to employees. Mrs. Harold J Bishop and Arnold Keller. 5-11-1946 Batavia Clamp gets permit to build storage building to cost $3,895. 6-2-1949 Arnold Keller vice-president. 8-15-1949 Lions tour Batavia Clamp - 37 Center Street. 8-22-1956 Arnold Keller, president. 7-3-1957 M. Arnold Keller, operator. 6-19-1958 Red's Taxi moves to former Clamp building - 35 Center St. 12-21-1996 Colt Clamp Co. moved to Swan Street. Batavia Metal Products buying School Street property (moved in September) 1-9-1975 Winegar quotes Shirley Kern on money raised by citizens when Colt Clamp Co. burned in 1887. 11-9-1977 In 1977 David Barrett owned company which he called Colt Clamp Co. Moved to 33 Swan Street. no date
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. no date 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. 2-16-1886 Club meets in Zephyrs rooms. Discuss buying Bank building. 2-25-1886 New Club House opened Saturday night, April 16th. Decorated by Frank DeCott. 4-19-1886 To occupy National Bank of Genesee building when bank goes into Ross Bldg. 3-28-1887 Reception last night a new Club House. 12-31-1890 Reception huge success. 2-18-1892 Interior of club being transformed. 1-30-1893 Club to have reception and dance New Years Eve. 12-31-1897 125 enjoy reception and dance New Years. 1-3-1898 Holds smoker. 1-8-1902 Stock in Batavia Club being taken up - want 100 more subscribers at $25 each. 3-28-1914 Club loses liquor license due to dry law. 9-13-1918 Review Club year. 12-10-1919 Club proposes rebuilding with stores first floor. Homelies drawing plans for rebuilt Club House. 2-1-1923 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 56
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Batavia Club (cont) Talks about selling or rebuilding. 4-16-1925 Club again proposes making Club into a business place. 2-7-1927 Building plans abandoned. 4-26-1927 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. 11-4-1935 Holding 60th anniversary. Honored two charter members - gave life memberships to A. J. McWain (not present) and William J. Tyrrell. 12-9-1942 Ray Fiske leaves Stewardship for Dagwood. 6-16-1947 W. O. Garver appointed Steward. 7-19-1947 Article on Club. 6-25-1948 Celebrating 75th anniversary. 12-14-1957 Fire in Club kitchen - loss $25,000. 3-12-1966 To rebuild kitchen. 3-14-1966 Enlarged, rebuilt kitchen open. 6-27-1966 Article on, plus picture. 3-22-1969 Urban Renewal puts ad in magazine seeking funds to move Club House 80 feet north. 4-17-1969 Annual meeting. 1-12-1970 Made National Historic Landmark. Pictures: Early and present appearance. 8-23-1973 Plaque placed on lawn - Historic Landmark. Picture. 10-11, 14-1974 Getting outside renovation - picture. Picture of club in 1908. 8-5-1977 Cleaning and renovation completed - picture. Dedication as Historic Landmark - picture. 10-24-1977 On dining facilities at Club - Joyce Burke, waitress; Ronald Gagnon, chef; Allan Schweikert, steward. 7-14-1979 Eric Theil of Penthouse to be food manager of Batavia Club. 12-13-1984 Women hostess in Club says there are 210 members as of January 1987. Picture: Past presidents; Richard C. Mancuso - incoming, Wolcott T. Hinchey - outgoing. 3-12-1993 In financial trouble, to collect dues twice a year ($600 a year) 4-21-1994 McEvoy: Chapter. 7-27-1995 Closed until September - to exchange services, personnel with Stafford Country Club. 6-29-1999
Batavia Coal and Lumber Co. 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) 9-30-1885 Irving C. Marshall retiring - Mr. Whitemore to replace. 11-4-1886 Whitemore buys Coal Company of Mrs. Frost of Attica. 12-3-1887 Chapin signs to buy. 12-7-1888 Chapin now owns. 12-8-1888 Coal Company has great supply. 5-1-1889 J. M. Chapin replaces C. N. Dwight as manager by Alva Babcock to run Coal Yard. 4-4-1893 Lumber Co. sold on foreclosure suit against William L. Colville. Bank sells business to Batavia Coal & Lumber Co., present managers. 3-2-1905 Company to build trestle to move coal - 1,000 tons coal Evans St. 1-27-1906 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. 2-5-1906 Coal company manager, S. H. Vanderford, going to Washington. 7-2-1910 Frank Call, manager - moves office to east side Jackson St. - vacated by W. W. Buxton. 3-17-1911 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 57
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Batavia Coal & Lumber Co. (cont) 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. 4-13-1919 Walter Buxton moves office Batavia Coal Co. from 61 Jackson St. to 22 Evans St. - coal sheds to be built later. 11-15-1920
Batavia Commons 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. 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. 3-4-1961 Boosters committee sets $60,000 as goal to aid area. 5-1-1963
Batavia Community Chorus To give Christmas concert. 12-6-1954
Batavia Construction Co. Builders and owners Family Theatre g.v. no date
Batavia Concert Band Newly formed band gave concert in State Park last evening under the baton of Coxe. 7-25-1938 Band to give second concert in State Park. 8-20-1938 8th concert of season. 8-25-1938 Band to give concert Sunday. 8-26-1938 Community singing to accompany Band Concert. 8-29-1938 Band not funded for 1939. 5-3-1939 Only one survivor of old Concert Band - Alfred Bender, now 95 - praised (?) 5-20-1939 Band to play in Warsaw. 6-27-1939 Band takes prize at firemen's parade, Hemlock Lake. 9-8-1939 Band revived - to alternate with Legion Band this summer. To get $100 a concert. 8-6-1946 Band concert on Sunday. 8-23-1946 Band revised - concert on Saturday a good one. 8-26-1946 Band concert in Williams Park. 8-18-1953 Trietley describes the Community Band predecessor of Concert Band? 4-10-1954 Large crowd at concert in Williams Park. 8-26-1954 Dancing after concert. 8-30-1954 Band at Kibbe Park. 6-25-1955 Band at Williams Park next. 6-29-1955 Band to play in Williams Park. 8-5-1957 Band's second concert. 7-9-1958 Band to play in Williams Park. 8-4-1958 Band to play in Williams Park, Anthony Zimarino, director. 8-13-1958 First concert tonight - 30 piece band. 6-24-1858 Band to play dance music at Kibbe Park. 7-28-1959 Band at Williams Park tonight. 7-13-1960 Robert Crook, director. 7-20-1960 Band season starts August 10. 8-9-1961 Band, directed by Robert Crook, to play in Williams Park. 7-18-1962 Concert at Williams Park. 6-19-1963 Band wants uniforms. 7-23-1963 Band wants uniforms - article on history of band. 7-24-1963 Uniform fund complete. 10-8-1963 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 58
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Batavia Concert Band (cont) Band concert at Williams Park. 6-24-1964 Council sets dates for concerts. 4-14-1965 Band plays tonight at Williams Park. 6-30-1965 Band concert at Williams Park. 8-11-1965 Band at Williams Park Wednesday. 7-5-1966 6th concert in summer series. 8-3-1966 Second concert of season next. 6-21-1967 Band to play in Williams Parks. 7-10-1968 Concert in Williams Park - Lyle Mark, directing. 6-17-1969 Band concert Wednesday. 7-21-1970 City agrees to support band concerts at increased cost. 5-25-1971 Band celebrates new U. S. Postal Service by concert on post office steps - picture. 7-2-1971 Batavia Park Band to play Williams Park. 7-26-1972 Lyle Mark directs Parks Band. 8-8-1972 Picture: Concert Band of 50 years ago, to resume concerts this summer. 6-13-1973 Concert Band summer schedule. 6-15-1973 Concert Band playing Wednesday. 6-18-1974 Band to start rehearsals. 4-29-1977 Budget for 1980, $3,000 for Band - up $500. 12-11-1979 Band offers prizes (supplied by Kiwanis) to three youngsters, winners to be awarded soloist July 9th. 4-9-1980 Picture. 6-17-1980 Genesee musicians play all types of music. 9-6-1980 Council considers funding for '82 - $430 a concert. 3-22-1982 Winegar on Batavia Concert Band concert in Centennial Park (and some history) 8-5-1985 Band concert Wednesday under baton of Glenn K. Call. 8-2-1988 Trumpeter Sgt Derek Reiss to be soloist at Wednesday night. 8-17-1988 Band to play under baton of Bud Cleveland. Picture. 6-27-1989 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. 5-6-1991 Band to hold first ever fund drive. 4-21-1994 Band to march in parade Memorial Day, start summer concerts in Centennial Park June 25. 5-26-1994 Batavia Concert Band a tradition - pictures. 6-8-1995 Winegar recalls earlier seasons. 8-2-1995 Winegar remembers Concert Band and other earlier bands. 8-28-1995 Winegar salutes Concert Band (also Glenn Miller at Art park.) 8-5-1996 G. Kennard Beacher new band director. 6-12-1997 Winegar praises Band for program. 6-23-1997 Winegar praises Concert Band - lists members. 8-14-1998 Band starts series July 16 in Festival Square. 6-24-1999 Season starts Wednesday - through August 9. 6-22-2000
Batavia Convention Center See: Convention Center. Sheraton.
Batavia Cornet Band Band reorganized. See also Turner on… 11-22-1883 Accomplished musician may join band (Stueber) 11-12-1885 Band elected last night. President, Peter Broadbrooks - leader, Charles Kleinitz. 12-15-1885 Past & Present column: Says Band disbanded Twenty five years ago. 10-3-1908 William Coon unearths handbill for ice cream festival to benefit Concert Band for July 3, 1863. 7-12-1913 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 59
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Batavia Cornet Band (cont) Band in front of Tibbetts House - 46 main St. - picture. (20 years ago.) 5-20-1939 Picture: Concert Band in new uniforms - in McAlpine Ad. 6-19-1939
Batavia Country Club Ad: Grand Opening. Former Byron Country Club or Byron Meadows. 12-15-1972 New owner of Batavia Country Club: Karen Pompa - gained ownership when husband died in 1972. Sees more women on course. 6-12-1991 Fire destroys kitchen, damages dining room. Karen Pompa owner since 1972. 8-5-1991
Batavia Credit Bureau Dissolved - $48 in assets given to 25 Neediest Fund. 1-13-1940 Expanding - owned by Samuel Perry - acquired of Townsend estate - Townsend killed a few months ago. 11-2-1959
Batavia Dental Society Offers free dental clinic to schools. Offer accepted. 10-6-1913 Organized - incorporated. 3-15-1915
Batavia Development Corp. New group aims at improving economic atmosphere - picture. Thomas Mancuso, president. Clearing house for ideas. 11-23-1994 Hires Jeff Hughes to start ad campaign. Motto: Greater Batavia, The Right Place, The Right Time. 10-6-2000
Batavia Disposal Service Gerald Mazza of 14 Wood St., Michael Falcone of 143 State St. offer trash collection at 111 Liberty St. 6-28-1955
Batavia Downs If Para-mutual betting becomes legal Batavia likely spot for race track. 10-27-1939 Violent opposition by clergy, State approves pari-mutual betting. County votes it down. 11-8-1939 Henry Clune sees race track in Batavia a detriment to merchants. 11-14-1939 Batavia and Buffalo rivals for track. 1-5-1940 Options renewed on Clinton St. site. 1-17-1940 Race track proposal to go to voters before a track is set up here. 3-16-1940 Buffalo experts say Batavia will get track. 4-9-1940 Location of Downs under discussion. 5-2-1940 Promoters ready to lease fairgrounds as soon as betting legal. 6-27-1940 Kitty says Downs opened. 9-20-1940 Downs sees night racing ahead. 10-18-1940 Site option on Clinton St. site dropped. 1-6-1941 Three get jobs at Downs: Dr. Roy B. Woodward, Ass't Judge; William G. Torrance, Timer; Dean K. Page, Clerk. 7-14-1941 Picture: State officials looking over Batavia Downs. 6-13-1941 Daily double reported. 7-3-1941 $31,000 bet on Daily Double - a record so far. 7-19-1941 Betting a record $5,046,047 for year. 8-11-1947 Racing meet closing Saturday - largest crowd at racing meet ever in Western New York - picture crowds. 7-3-1944 Article on new Batavia Downs. Pat Provenzano, president. 6-30-1945 Revamped Downs - picture. $20,000 job. Ready for 30 day meet. 6-30-1945 Now second leading track in state. 8-6-1945 Talk sale of Fairgrounds. 7-3-1945 Now ready for 61 days of racing. 8-23-1946 Running races mentioned as possible for track. 3-24-1947 Ministers up in arms on running races. 3-29-1047 Provenzano says running races not considered. 3-31-1947 Prepares to open racing season - 62 nights - to start Friday May 30. 5-28-1947 Downs officials ask permit for restaurant on grounds. 5-27-1948 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 60
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Batavia Downs (cont) Fairgrounds being sold to Racing Ass'n (racing ass'n now leasing for year, for 30 days racing for $15,000 annually) 11-11-1948 Rochester Development - Arsenal Hill Corp. - buys fairgrounds from Pat Provenzano. 2-25-1949 Arsenal Hill Devel. buys Fairgrounds. 2-25-1949 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. 3-11-1949 Bill signed by Dewey may block sale. 4-20-1949 Gets new starting gate - picture. 7-26-1949 Attendance at Downs sets record - betting $8,400,000. 10-31-1949 Horsemen at Downs have banquet - plan to make it an annual event. 5-18-1950 To build new stable block. 5-24-1950 Races Monday - lot spent on track. 7-26-1950 Closes - had best season. 10-30-1950 Citizens oppose race track, survey reveals. 12-2-1950 To get 66 days racing - less than in 1950. 12-22-1950 New fire protection system at. 6-22-1951 Police asked to work at downs at $7 a night. 9-5-1951 Three new barns to be built - east side area. 2-28-1952 Soccio & Della Penna to build barns. 4-10-1952 County to seek admission tax to Downs. 5-3-1952 Redfield residents protest location of barns - to be relocated. 5-6-1952 County collects $557 as tax on opening night at Downs. 8-5-1952 County to get about $4,000 from Downs entrance tax. 8-23-1952 Full page Ad: With pictures - Batavia Downs $15,000 invitational Pace. 8-29-1952 Letter on traffic leaving Downs. 9-3-1952 Purses booked at Downs. 2-9-1953 Redfield residents discuss problems with Downs officials. 2-12-1953 Great improvements slated for Downs. 2-25-1953 Council again demands share of Downs profit. 3-17-1953 Redfield residents complain of noise from Downs, trailer park. 5-5-1953 Downs to move trailer park - which means sewer system change. 5-16-1953 To rebuild grandstand, enlarge mezzanine - a million dollar job. 7-9-1953 Employees of Downs to be licensed. 9-26-1953 Financial affairs of Downs under scrutiny of state (on ownership of stock - 10-3, 7, 8, 9, duplication of interest) 15, 16, 20-1953 Hearing for guards at track. 10-8-1953 Track probe in NYC - by Dewey. 10-9-1953 State mailing out questionnaires on holdings by track officials. 10-17-1953 Pat Provenzano, Ass't secretary to State Senator, will not quit post as head of Batavia Downs. 10-23-1953 Supervisors to discuss tax on Downs wagers. 11-13-1953 Race track employees get questionnaires. 11-18-1953 State calls Downs Aides in probe. 1-26-1954 Erie reported planning to impose 5% tax on raceway admissions as Genesee County is doing. 1-27-1954 Marra admits gambling record. 3-2-1954 Provenzano, Goldberg next to testify. 3-3-1954 Provenzano admits he borrowed money from gambler to buy track. 3-5-1954 City finds it has more control over track than before supposed. Reveals Provenzano family gets $37,000 a year salary. 3-6-1954 To get license only if Marra ousted. 3-8-1954 Assessed at full evaluation. 3-9-1954 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 61
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Batavia Downs (cont) License depends on Marra's leaving. 3-17, 18-1954 Police not to be allowed to work at Downs. 3-20-1954 Dewey signs bill that will allow Genesee County to tax admissions. 3-30-1954 Governor sends Mayor copy of law that bars police from Downs jobs. 4-10-1954 City track officials discuss finances. 5-24-1954 Yonkers arrangement with Raceway discussed. 6-5-1954 To spend $425,000 on improvements to track - rebuild grandstand - a three year program. 7-7-1954 Employees to be finger printed. 7-27-1954 Aerial picture of Downs. 7-30-1954 Pickets protest non-union workers. Opens with over 5,000 attending 8-2-1954 Says no quarrel with AFL. 8-5-1954 Picketing ends under court order. 8-6-1954 To replace non-union workers with union members. 8-13-1954 Batavia to follow Yonkers - get part of race money. 12-4-1954 Marra sues for reinstatement. 4-15-1955 Profit $120,000 after taxes. 5-25-1955 To reopen August 1st - pictures. 7-21-1955 Nearly 6,000 attend opening. 8-2-1955 Silent on traffic costs. 9-8-1955 Arsenal Hill Development Corp. files papers merging it with Genesee-Monroe Racing Association, Inc. 8-27-1955 Mayor suggests extending city area to include Downs property. 1-10-1956 Million dollar expansion plan dependent on State Extension Plan - Downs request for loan refused. 3-1-1956 Governor signs bill that allows race track to use some of its betting money on improvements - Batavia may use 15%. 4-21-1956 Plans $850,000 improvements. 4-26-1956 Redfield residents complain of trash and flies from Downs. 5-25-1956 Genesee County allowed to use 15% from bets - Yonkers and Long Island allowed 30%. 6-13-1956 Redfield residents say flies, dirt come from Downs manure piles - complain to Board of Health. 6-13-1956 Improvements costing million planned - 3 story stands, Club house. 7-18-1956 J. E. Brown comments on changes. 7-19-1956 Offers to pay police $6,000 annually. 8-7-1956 Provenzano and Mayor Gabriel work on plan by which Downs can pay city for traffic officers. 8-8-1956 Improvements arrange for possible attendance of 10,000 at Stands and Club House. 8-29-1956 Betting at Downs over $20 million this season. 10-22-1956 State to give Downs $52,444 for grounds improvements. 11-9-1956 State laws prohibit city receiving money from Downs. 12-7-1956 Enlargement ahead of schedule. 12-11-1956 John E. Johnson to enter bill in Legislature to make possible Batavia share in admission tax. 2-5-1957 Council discusses raising assessment at Downs. 3-1-1957 Governor signs bill allowing city to take tax on admission to Downs. 4-24-1957 Club House ready July 1. 6-3-1957 Race track open house Sunday. 7-18-1957 Opening Downs Club House, etc. 7-19-1957 Picture: Ribbon-cutting - 7,000 tour plant. 7-22-1957 Special Police detail to handle Downs traffic - Baudanza to head dozen men. 7-25-1957 J. E. Brown on opening Club House & Grandstand to open soon. 7-12-1957 Construction at Downs to cause assessment hike. 7-31-1957 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 62
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Batavia Downs (cont) Provenzano testifies in inquiry into racing irregularities. 8-8-1957 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. 8-9-1957 Downs still under investigation. Arrangements by Marra under question. 9-18-1957 Rochesterian accused reporting race results by flashlight.. Downs management watched. 9-19-1957 Marra exonerated by Harness Ass'n investigator. 10-28-1957 95 night meet - well attended. 11-18-1957 City and County get $57,034 each from race track admission fees. 12-6-1957 State recommends 3 man committee with Marra. 3-21-1958 Downs pays county $31,000 in taxes - County also gets about $116,000 as part of admissions. 3-26-1958 J. E. Brown on Downs' success - contrary to many predictions. 7-26-1958 More than 6,000 at Downs opening. 7-29-1958 Council of Churches call Downs no asset to City. 2-21-1959 Governor probing Harness tracks. 4-8-1959 Owners, drivers and trainers from Downs to banquet at Moose - picture. 4-15-1959 Opens Friday - full page on. 4-16-1959 Racing Ass'n planning 30 unit apartment complex on Lewiston Road. 7-14-1959 J. E. Brown on new Downs sign. 8-1-1959 J. E. Brown on Downs restaurant. 8-28-1959 Demolishing old grandstand and former Fair buildings (Auto building) 11-5-1959 Downs to build stables east side. 11-14-1959 J. E. Brown on changes at Downs - (removal former Fair bldgs) 11-14-1959 Lefty Goldberg dead - first to propose Batavia as site for race track. 4-25-1960 Downs opening. Picture: Club House, new stables, Provenzano. 7-22-1960 Five weeks racing drew over 9,000. 8-29-1960 24,639 fans wager $1.25 million over weekend. 9-6-1960 J. E. Brown on early Downs. 9-15-1960 Betting, attendance set record. $593,320 on closing night. 10,000 in crowd. 10-31-1960 William F. Brown, jr. to be publicity director Hamburg and Batavia. 3-1-1961 Opening Downs tonight - pictures: Pat Provenzano, new stands. 7-14-1961 Race track traffic has snarls. J. E. Brown on downs opening. 7-15-1961 To make photographic record of every race. 3-12-1962 Opening - pictures. 7-14-1962 Wagering sets record - over half million on Saturday. 10-5-1962 Stables burn - 28 horses lost. 10-5-1962 To put firewalls in stables. 2-9-1963 To rebuild barns. 3-23-1963 Opening - to rate horses. 7-12-1963 Nearly $30 million wagered at Downs and 25th Anniversary. 11-18-1964 Expanding parking. 3-21-1964 Planning Anniversary celebration. 8-14-1964 Winegar on original purchase of Fairgrounds for racetrack. 9-3-1964 Picture: Downs on 25th Anniversary. 9-17-1964 Special section for. 9-25-1964 Donates to Youth Football for 8th year. 10-7-1964 Nearly $30 million wagered at Downs on 25th Anniversary. 11-18-1964 To enclose grandstand. 2-2-1965 Track getting blacktop carpet. 2-25-1965 Opens with record crowd. 3-12-1965 Winegar on Downs opening. 3-18-1965 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 63
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Batavia Downs (cont) Expansion gets bid from Walter S. Johnson of Niagara Falls of $1.5 million. 5-18-1965 To add to grandstand. 6-18-1965 Picture: Downs from air - in special section. 7-17-1965 Picture: New stables. 3-7-1966 Picture: New grandstand. Winegar on first escalator at Downs 3-9-1966 Using new safety sulkies. 3-10-1966 View from air. See also: Bret Hanover - champion trotter. 8-8-1966 Racing Society gives Fair Ass'n $2,450 to improve track. 8-31-1966 Soviet horsemen to race at Downs - pictures. 10-22-1966 One of Russian drivers a woman - said the "smallest and best." 10-28-1966 Fire in Downs trailer - man killed. 11-19-1966 City and Town to study Race Tax. 9-27-1967 Closes season - record betting this season. 12-4-1967 Downs police studying riot control. 3-20-1968 Court fight coming over Downs stock. Mrs. Harold Wishman suing. 11-26-1968 Three die in fire in Downs trailer park. 11-15-1969 Wagering up to $49 million last year. 12-1-1969 Special section on. 4-27-1970 Special section on. 9-21-1970 Winegar on early days of Batavia Downs. 9-24-1970 Picture: New Grandstand in snow, being cleared for opening day. 2-24-1971 Installing computer system. 7-8-1972 Provenzano says Downs not for sale. 8-31-1972 Power struggle at Downs - record check going on. 2-14-1974 Stockholders suspend two: Ralph Figlow, Angelo Rose. 1-16-1974 Angelo A. rose of Downs suspended. 5-1-1974 Rumor rife on possible sale of. 6-19-1974 Downs gets $86,398 from OTB as commission on takes. 10-23-1974 Charged with tax fraud. 3-21-1975 Independent Employee Union on strike. Races run - no admission. 6-30-1975 Still running to empty stands. 7-11975 Batavia Downs & Buffalo Raceway to share in profits from OTB. 8-30-1975 Downs officials named in income tax evasion. 4-9, 10-1976 Downs racing secretary, Donald A. D'Andrus, failed to pay taxes. 7-9-1976 D'Andrea convicted of tax evasion. 7-10-1976 IRS suing Downs for tax evasion. 10-6-1976 Downs officials fined $10,000. 11-8-1976 State Racing Ass'n threatens not to license Downs because Provenzano and Mara are stockholders in Genesee-Monroe Racing Ass'n. 2-11-1977 Citizens suggest Downs officials be licensed. 3-7-1977 Obit of Pat Provenzano. 10-10-1977 OTB offers to purchase Downs. 10-21-1978 Radio report sets price at $10 million. 4-21-1978 Fred A. Herman, president of OTB Corp., promises Downs would stay on tax rolls. 5-13-1978 Planning Board okays dormitory for 90 at Downs. 5-17-1978 Council may oppose purchase of Downs by OTB. 5-23-1978 J. O. Mara, president, calls OTB offer irresponsible. 6-6-1978 Racing Board kills OTB effort to buy Downs. 6-29-1978 Two story housing form grooms opens. Picture. 8-30-1978 James O'Mara, president, appoints Carmelo J. Sabatino manager of Downs. 7-25-1979 Downs betting machine operators on strike. 3-4-1980 More. 3-5-1980 Downs reopens, 2,000 attend. 3-13-1980 Track officials demand races for Thursday (restored betting machines) 7-28-1980 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 64
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Batavia Downs (cont) Stockholders accuse major owners of mismanaging, mulching racetrack. Barbara Provenzano 41.5%, James O. Mara 30.5%, Harold R. Wishman 5%. 7-16-18 Driver sues because track manager bans him from track. Letter says his presence not in tracks best interest. 9-18-1981 James O. Mara, president, dead. 9-17-1982 Downs gets new tote board for August 2 opening. 7-27-1983 Max Robinson, race announcer, retires. 10-14-1983 Trevor Davison on starting gates. 11-16-1983 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, executive- vice president. Barbara and Donna are daughters of Mrs. Provenzano. 12-31-1983 Downs tax break used to improve. 7-26-1984 Racing five days a week starts. 9-10-1984 Picture: Downs drivers race down Main Street for Chamber of Commerce "Business Expo '86". 9-5-1986 City and County share $89,000 taxes from harness racing. 12-10-1986 Business down at racetrack in past year - 298,638 attendance, $30,192,032 in bets. 12-12-1986 Races start tonight. 2-16-1987 Barbara P. Sanberg, president, says Downs and Off Track Betting can co-exist, but don't help racing profits. 3-21-1987 Downs to give access to patrons to paddock - to remove dividing wall. 4-14-1987 Picture: Unveiling new paddock. 4-18-1987 Both attendance and take down 15% in spring meet. 5-16-1987 Winegar on Batavia Downs, an asset to area. 10-12-1987 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. 10-14-1987 Downs to host United States Trotting Ass'n. 11-4-1987 Reported bomb threat closes track. 12-7-1987 Downs and OTB at odds. 3-25-1988 Downs expecting leading horsemen to attend. 3-31-1988 Both attendance and betting down in April. 5-18-1988 Whole page of articles, including Barbara Sanberg and Barbara Mruczek. 10-24-1988 Downs to start 50th year Monday - track to prepare for winter use. 2-25-1989 Downs opens tonight - 10 races. 2-27-1989 Downs inaugurating morning race Saturday with pancake and sausage breakfast. 4-14-1989 Winegar recalls early days of. 7-20-1989 Mr. & Mrs. Al Favaloro married between races - picture. 8-14-1989 Editorial on troubles at Downs - low attendance, OTB, necessitating Rock Concerts. 10-24-1989 Downs a good neighbor - approaching 50th. Anniversary. Special section. 2-22-1990 829 attend Downs opening. 2-27-1990 Downs plans simulcast with Finger Lakes. 5-3-1990 Downs opens 50th year with improved track that impresses drivers. 8-2-1990 New track at Downs - not oval but football shaped - will result in faster times when drivers get used to it. 8-13-1990 Downs asks reduction in tax assessment. 9-25-1990 Town to allow reduction. 9-26-1990 Sanberg says attendance up slightly - special business section. 2-21-1991 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 65
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Batavia Downs (cont) Downs appoints Barney Lefkowitz, general manager. 3-30-1991 Downs opening delayed because few horses signed up. 2-26-1992 Labor dispute at Downs for tonight. 2-26-1992 Downs to open Saturday - dispute settled. 2-28-1992 Downs opens 53rd year of racing - track spiffed-up - full page on. 7-29-1992 Sires Stakes on opening week program. 7-29-1992 Winegar remembers crowds at Downs. 12-10-1992 Winegar says Sanburg member of US Harness Racing Writers. 1-28-1993 Racetrack owes $242,000 in taxes - may be reason for sale of parking area to Kmart. 3-2-1993 Winegar says Downs has had enquiries about purchase from as far as Japan. 3-15-1993 Rochester better wins $373,000 on Pick 6 Ticket - largest pay-off so far at Downs. 6-1-1993 Trotters off and trotting - picture. 8-5-1993 Downs welcomes back Buddy Gilmour, star driver in '50s and '60s - picture. 8-28-1993 Downs short of funds - state to refuse it to open unless borrowed funds are paid back. 2-1-1994 Downs officials not commenting on possible closing. 2-2-1994 Downs officials and horsemen still in disagreement. 2-14-1994 Downs may not open Monday. 2-16-1994 Dispute not settled - several days of racing cut. 2-22-1994 Discussions continue, races not running second week. 3-4-1994 State cancels Downs license; may be restored if discussion with drivers settled. 3-8-1994 Downs crowds have decreased steadily - closing would cut OTB profits, jobs, taxes for city. 3-9-1994 Drivers moving out - spring dates taken by Buffalo Raceway. 3-11-1994 Downs lays off maintenance workers temporarily (maybe 100 of them) 3-14-1994 Chamber of Commerce makes plea to Gov. Cuomo to help resolve problems. 4-2-1994 Nesbitt and Cuomo to help open Downs. 5-14-1994 Negotiators hopeful they may reach agreement in time to open fall meet. 6-20-1994 State refuses license to Downs but says ruling may be appealed. Downs troubles about over. 7-7-1994 Downs will open for summer season. 7-9-1994 William Moehle, Downs attorney, says Downs can meet financial responsibilities in time to open August 1st. 7-12-1994 Downs to resume simulcast tomorrow (Thursday) 7-13-1994 Great Northeastern (Country Music) Jamboree opens today at Downs. 7-21-1994 Downs opens 54th season 7pm tonight. Sanbergs pleased at opening crowd. 8-3-1994 Chamber, businessmen honor Downs, award plaque of appreciation. 10-1-1994 Downs to have 12 weeks racing in 1995 beginning August 2 - Simulcast year round. 12-20-1994 Downs appoints Barbara Mruczek, former comptroller, assistant manager. 1-14-1995 Downs proposing expansion. 2-23-1995 Sanberg sprucing up Downs for opening - pictures. 7-29-1995 Downs opens season with 1,283 present - picture. 8-3-1995 McEvoy: Chapter. 8-3-1995 Pictures - full page Downs behind the scenes activity. 10-11-1995 Horse auction moved from Springville to Downs this year. 4-5-1996 56th season opens tonight. 7-31-1996 Track opens with president Sanberg in hospital with by-pass operation. 8-1-1996 Downs seeking some state financial support. 8-26-1997 Buffalo Raceway request for summer 12 week scheduled in 1998. Usually Batavia time. To be decided in November. 10-29-1997 Crucial hearing on summer schedule set - Downs fears loss. 11-15-1997 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 66
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Batavia Downs (cont) Year ends with two race tracks still talking, January meeting hoped as allowing Batavia summer racing wanted by Buffalo Raceway. 12-31-1997 Downs and Buffalo Raceway agree on schedule. 1-14-1998 Samberg considering sale of track to OTB. 1-26-1998 Downs facing bankruptcy; owes county $155,608. Still talking to OTB. 1-28-1998 Purchase by OTB depends on continued racing. 1-29-1998 Radzinski see brighter days for Downs. 2-21-1998 Chamber urges support of purchase of Downs by OTB. 4-11-1998 Downs pays back taxes to avoid foreclosure. To prepare for purchase by OTB. 4-21-1998 OTB to buy Downs. 5-15-1998 OTB officials to Albany to lobby for purchase of Downs. 6-1-1998 Legislature supports purchase by OTB. 6-11-1998 Legislature closes without acting on Downs - may be no racing this season. 6-20-1998 OTB agrees to move ahead with purchase. 6-26-1998 Downs loses simulcasting, racing license, but OTB still interested in purchase. 7-1-1998 Town aiding transfer to OTB. 7-8-1998 OTB seeking funding to buy Downs - believe chances good. 7-24-1998 Proposal to sell adjacent trailer park separately brings sale closer. 8-14-1998 OTB says still interested in sale. 9-29-1998 Purchase by OTB complete - $2.48 million. 10-1-1998 Purchase of track to cause tax loss to city and School District, balanced by other payments. 10-6-1998 New owners open Downs for horse auction. 10-12-1998 OTB setting up priorities. 11-3-1998 OTB displeased at request from Erie County that track not be licensed this year. 1-19-1999 Legislature protest Erie request. 1-28-1999 Local OTB offers million to Erie for support of racing here. 1-30-1999 Erie County rejects offer from OTB. 2-12-1999 Orleans County urges racing at Downs. 2-25-1999 Erie Legislature offers to hold discussions on. 2-26-1999 Seventh annual Trade Show at Downs. 3-11-1999 Editorial urges continued pressure to save Downs. 6-26-1999 OTB making improvements, demolishing grooms quarters for rebuilding. 9-14-1999 OTB to spend $280,000 to remove asbestos from Grandstand around pipes and on beams. 2-25-2000 Downs may see racing in 2001. 5-25-2000 Editorial outlining agreement offered by Buffalo Raceway. 5-26-2000 Bill in Legislature opposed by other racetracks - bill proposing reopening track. 6-13-2000 Article - picture - showing Glory Days of downs - sparked by exhibit at Holland Land Office. 12-2-2000 Board member criticizes OTB for buying Downs before state issued them a license. 12-14-2000 Downs bill stalled in committee - Sen. Rath says to keep talking. 2-7-2001 Downs bill moved to Ways & Means committee in hopes of getting it to a vote. 2-14-2001
Batavia Driving Park Assoc. Agricultural Society discuses disposing of fairgrounds on Ellicott Street and arranging for use of Batavia Driving Park. 1-10-1883 Past and Present column: Paragraph on Batavia Driving Park and Stock Ass'n organized in 1878, closed 1884. 4-30-1921
Batavia Drum Corps To organize. Elmer Voelker electged president and manager. (Article says re-organize.) 4-14-1921 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 67
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Batavia Dry Cleaning Co. W. J. O'Brien to manage at 15 Jackson St. 11-12-1910 Offers free delivery. 6-1-1911 Explosion destroys Dry Cleaning Co. 8-8-1911 Orders new machinery - William P. O'Brien, manager. 8-9-1911 Buys Ford delivery wagon. 8-27-1912 Fred Priester to occupy premises - has since 10-1-1910 8-31-1912 Run by William P. O'Brien, opening another place in Geneva. 12-14-1912 Gets new delivery car - 15 Jackson Street. 1-6-1913 Ad: Batavia Dry Cleaning, 18 Jackson Street. Picture of new delivery truck. 5-21-1914 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. 7-18-1914 O'Brien sells Dry Cleaning Co. to F. L. Foster. 11-3-1914 William O'Brien buys Dry cleaning Co. 1-23-1915 Adds glove cleaning machinery - 15 Jackson Street. 1-27-1916 Mrs. Michael Callan (Julia) operator of Dry Cleaning Co., dead of flu. 10-22-1918 To occupy 35-37 Jackson Street, recently put up by M. J. Kalligan, not finished yet. 1-17-1927 Picture: Batavia Dry Cleaning. 8-21-1939 Moving from 35 Jackson Street to former Hopp Jewelry next to Hotel Richmond. 9-6-1945 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. 1-12-1946 Kalligan at 43 - 41 1/2 - ousted by Parsons Drugs. 7-23-1946 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. 8-7-1946
Batavia Dry Goods Store 107 Main - Frank Dorf, proprietor. 12-1889 Incorporation approved by. 2-9-1905 Operated by Lynch Feller Corp. of Penn Yan at 81 Main St. Offers preferred stock. 5-9-1922
Batavia Embalming Standard New embalming service invented by Thomas J. Gallegher of Williamson Mortuary. 12-12-1903
Batavia Enterprises Inc. New owners of Treadway Inn. Stockholders: E. R. Gamble; Robert G. Allan; Edward P. Atwater. 8-28-1963 Owners of Batavia Treadway, one of 40 inns and resorts owned and operated by Treadway Inns - pays off bonds to investors. 7-13-1970
Batavia Equine Clinic 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. 4-2-1929 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 68
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Batavia Farm Equipment Co. East Main Road Newly formed company buys Day and Perkins Co. Kenneth Archer, manager. Stockholders: Richard & Robert Call and Sherman Terry of Holley. 2-5-1960 Ad: Picture of staff, article on - opening March 15. 3-12-1960 Farm machinery building on Elba Road now at 5062 East Main Road. Company bought site of Armisons 2 years ago. 3-27-1968 Farm Equip. Co. of E. Main St. to carry New Holland farm business - R. G. Kickbush, manager. 11-23-1968 To have Open House - Oak Orchard Road and Saile Drive. Pictures. Moved from East Main Road. 12-2-1969 Rolland Kickbush, manager, honored for sales now on Oak Orchard Road. 2-18-1971 International Tractor and Monroe Tractor dealerships merge to become Batavia Farm Equipment Division of Monroe Tractor on Route 98. 6-25-1985 Picture: Tim Call with new Magnum Tractor, for sale at Batavia Farm Equip. 11-24-1987 Hosts machine safety program - picture. 4-26-1988
Batavia Federal Credit Union Moving from 436 East Main St. to 40 Ellicott St. (with Soccio & Della Penna) invitation to Open House September 23. 9-21, 22-1983 Serves Wyoming as well as Genesee - Margaret Saunders, manager. 9-4-1985 Started in 1976 by Ministry of Concern, merged with Education Employees Credit Union to become Tonawanda Valley Credit Union. 5-13-1987
Batavia Festival Orchestra (Correct name) See: Festival Orchestra.
Batavia Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps Group to reform. 7-14-1900 Picks out uniforms. 8-14-1900 Elects. 10-31-1904 Buys new instruments - bought uniforms earlier (of firemen?) 12-23-1904 Dance - 40 couples. 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. 3-8-1918 To build addition 60' x 175'. 4-9-1918 To expand - add 60' x 75'. 8-9-1918 Not operating in 1919 - manager resigns. 5-10-1919 Bankrupt - sells off stock. 9-23-1919 Local investors charge Truax of Toledo, Ohio of fraud. 6-3-1920 Company taken by Wesley R. Guile and Orton R. Guile of Wayland. To start canning apples. 10-1-1920 Canning factory to remain idle. 3-17-1921 Canning company in hands of receivers. Receiver has offered to buy. 12-30-1920 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.) 1-27-1925 Fire at plant probably incendiary. 10-26-1925 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 69
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Batavia Fox Farm Opening on Tyrrell Farm - West Main Road. Batavia Silver Fox and Fur Co. Inc. F. W. Putnam, president. 10-13-1926
Batavia Ford-Lincoln-Mercury 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. 7-20-1904 25 employees and family on outing. 8-8-1904 Completes model for a hydraulic press for Syracuse ..?.. 8-30-1904 Needs more capital. Taking steps toward incorporation. Ernest Will, Robert Will and John M. Wade - want $40,000 capital of which lack $15,000. 1-7-1905 Library table produced by Batavia Furniture Co. on display in window of Richmond Bake Shop. 4-10-1905
Batavia Furniture Store Harry Rotenberg and Albert Pinsky open store Saturday - 228 W. Main St. 10-9-1946 Rotenberg opens new addition. 1-14-1953 Sketches of workers. 8-16-1954 Ad: 9th Anniversary. 10-12-1955 Warehouse fire - loss $15,000. 4-15-1957 Enlarging. 1-7-1958 Ad: Newly enlarged store. 7-30-1958 Picture: Debris caused by deer crashing store window. 12-11-1963 Full page ad - 27th birthday. 10-10-1973 Store holds annual anniversary sale. 10-9-1979 Paul Rotenbery and Sandy Sennett celebrating 50th Anniversary of store - picture. 8-12-1996 Rotenberg and Sennett selling out furniture and building - picture - retiring. 10-29-1996 Zeches Furniture and Appliance of Warsaw taking former Rotenberg building for branch in city. 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. 12-5-1914 Harry H. Snell to open garage, reopen shop at 316 West Main. 4-14-1915 Everett F. Kyle of Mt. Morris buys Batavia Garage, 233 W. Main St. of Paul M. Green. Buick agency goes with it. 6-30-1920 Owned by Hunter and Hancock. George E. Smith and Harry M. Bosshart buy garage. 3-10-1928 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. 10-13-1928 George E. Smith buys out Bosshart interest in Batavia Garage, 53 Ellicott St. 10-9-1933 Gets merit award - picture for exceptional performance in war time. 5-4-1945 Garage - 17 Center St. - getting 40' x 75' addition. 11-28-1947
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. 2-1-1904 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 70
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Batavia Gardens East Main Road. Developers start 44 unit group on East Main. Ground broken. 3-27-1962 Work site picketed for non-union labor. 4-9-1962
Batavia Garment Co. 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) 10-15-1925 Has taken Keegan-Grace (papers on file) factory on Bank St. 1-12-1926 Making sink-proof suits. 5-29-1926
Batavia Gas Bar $341 disappears from Gas Bar safe - 669 Ellicott St. 4-5-1966
Batavia Gas and Light Company Incorporated from Batavia Gas Light Company and Consumers Electric Light and Power Co. 4-24-1889 New company to light streets tonight. 8-15-1889 (Paper calls it Consumers Electric Light Co.) Batavia on list to get power from Niagara Falls. 8-15-1889 Light brighter last night. 8-16-1889 Winegar remembers. 9-10-1969
Batavia Gas Light Company 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. 7-12-1888 President Smith and Superintendent Tompkins present proposal. 7-13-1888 Contract renewed $5,000 for year - 57 lights, 8 to burn all night. 8-9-1888 Light contract criticized. 8-16-1888 Complaints about street lights. 10-4-1888 Tompkins obit. 6-19-1889
Batavia Gas and Electric Co. Gas company starting up. 1-12-1905 Old gas company ceases business. 6-16-1908 Affairs in bad shape. 6-25-1908 Company out of business. 7-17-1908 Effects being moved to Lorish Building. 7-24-1908 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. 6-11-1965
Batavia Gospel Mission Batavia Gospel Tabernacle See: Gospel Tabernacle
Batavia Gun Club New club formed with 22 members. President, Arnold Keller. 6-26-1926 Moves clubhouse from near Burt Welch's garage to Hill Farm in Stafford. 1-3-1927 Gave away automobile at regular meeting. 5-21-1927 To lease Stafford shooting range for four more years. 9-17-1927 To have ox roast. 10-9-1928 Elects Melvin T. Tyler, president. 10-5-1929 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 71
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Batavia Rifle Club Organized April 9, 1896 - George Lewis, president. Still extant. 1-5-1916 Beats Wyoming team. 1-17-1941 Meets on 2nd floor of Page Building, 63 Ellicott St. 9-5-1946
Batavia Hay Rack Company 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
Batavia Hat Shop Millinery Syndicate of New York to open hat shop at 36 Main St. 6-18-1931 Not to be confused with Bon Ton Hat Shop opened at 98 Main St. by Batavia Millinery Shoppe Inc. 9-17-1931
Batavia Health & Fitness Center Located in Masse Mall, Willie McGill, proprietor (owned 18 mo.), closed for relocation. To reopen in former Salway Hardware building on West Main Rd. 9-28-1988 Reopening Fitness Center delayed by difficulties over fire safety regulations in rebuilding. 12-7-1988
Batavia Health Officer Dr. LeSeur succeeds Dr. V. M. Rice - of Medical Reserve Corps. 9-13-1918 Batavia Health Department sets up loan department. 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. 10-6-1945 Sells 134 State St. to Russell Annabal. 7-31-1946 Plans 40 new houses on Vine opposite Skating Rink. 8-19-1946 Harrower & Fisher plan to build 40 homes. 8-19-1947 To Build 4 on Vine St. Industry Engineered Construction - not pre-fab. 10-8-1947 Paid about $70,000 for Swezey property. (See Swezey) 2-17-1954 Finding drainage problems in eastern part of building site. 6-7-1955 Permit given for first home on East Ave. south side, east of South Spruce. 9-7-1956 To go ahead on East Ave. lot - also city to put in $50,0000. 11-20-1956 To build on East Main Street opposite Green Farms. Pride Builders, Inc. 8-8-1957 Council votes to require developers to pay for water, sewer and curbing on new streets - aimed at Harrower and Fisher. 8-5-1958 Council still discussing who shall pay for curbs, sewer on new development. 8-13-1958 Harold Harrower plans 16 more homes for Clinton Gardens, Fordham Drive, Holmes Ave. 9-17-1958 Plans 65 new homes in Clinton Gardens area. 9-20-1960 Protest City suggestion that developer add sewer, sidewalks, curbs to price of building. 11-2-1960 H. & F. plan more homes in northeast. 9-28-1960 Ad. Batavia Homes & Development offers lots. 8-25-1961 Owns land north of East Avenue to City line - East to Clinton. 12-19-1962 To build at 249 East Ave. 5-3-1963 To build 16 homes in northeast section of city. 5-9-1963 Plans ten new homes in Naramore area. 3-4-1964 More homes for Woodcrest - Naramore area approved for Harrower and Fisher. 9-21-1966 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 72
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Batavia Homes and Development Co. Plans 10 lot subdivision Garden Drive. 12-7-1968 (cont) More on above. 3-6-1969 City okays plans for Clinton Gardens - off Naramore. 4-7-1971 Robert Harrower's proposal for Town Houses west of Naramore opposed. 5-11-1988 Opposition to Harrower development diminishes - ready to go. 4-25-1989 City to pave three new streets for building Garden Drive - Union Square - North Pointe Drive. 5-9-1989 Town Houses - called North Parkside - going ahead - 1/10th done. 8-7-1990 Harrower gets permit to extend Garden Drive for eleven new homes. 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. 7-30-1905 Feed Co. burned yesterday property known as Batavia Roller Mills once owned by N. D. Nobles. 10-1-1906
Batavia Hospital Women meet in Ellicott Hall to discuss hospital. 4-17-1900 Women form association to assure hospital. 4-23-1900 Women adopt incorporation papers. 5-26-1900 Kings Daughters to serve ice cream and cake at Court House Park - to benefit. 7-21-1900 Mrs. S. A. Sherwin elected President of Hospital Association. 8-2-1900 Political Equality Club sells buttons in aid. 8-6-1900 House to house campaign for hospital. 8-9-1900 14 sites offered for hospital. 8-23-1900 Report on Hospital fund. 8-30-1900 Hospital site chosen - owned by Mrs. Glowacki. 9-7-1900 Funds for hospital coming in nicely. 9-13-1900 Stafford Grange donates first hospital bed to hospital. 10-6-1900 Huntley to give $500 to hospital fund. 10-16-1900 Hospital Association decides to erect one building, for general and emergency use. 10-27-1900 Ownership site North Street transferred from Mrs. Glowacki to Hospital Association for $1,150. 11-19-1900 Hospital plans approved. 3-22-1901 Women selling bricks to swell hospital building fund. 4-2-1901 Hospital design to follow that one in Buffalo. 4-26-1901 Has $11,124.99 - assured of opening. 5-9-1901 Alice G. Fisher appointed president of board. 5-16-1901 Hospital to have bay windows and elevator. 6-3-1901 Bids for hospital put off to Monday. 7-16-1901 Contract to John Pickert for $6,311. 7-26-1901 Contract signed today 7-27-1901 Pickert to begin excavating tomorrow. 7-31-1901 Lochnecht and Ditzel putting in hospital foundations. 8-13-1901 Doctors help plan hospital arrangements, especially operating room. 8-15-1901 Studding beginning to go up. 8-31-1901 Hospital Association in new drive - for $10,000. 9-6-1901 Contract for wiring and elevator. 10-4-1901 6 rooms assured - Mrs. Kenney to furnish one. 10-14-1901 Pickert given to April 15 for work. 12-6-1901 Physicians Society discuss attendance at Hospital. 11-14-1901 Wainscoting and flooring being done in operating room. 1-28-1902 Hospital practically complete - picture. 3-26-1902 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 73
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Batavia Hospital (cont) Isabel Gould appointed Hospital Matron. 4-12-1902 Heating plant now in. Plumbing now almost done. 4-17-1902 Ready for approval. 4-29-1902 Directors meet in new building. 5-6-1902 What women have accomplished in 2 years. 5-8-1902 Hospital to open tomorrow. 7-14-1902 Women open hospital - thank God. 7-15-1902 Henry Kortz admitted - first patient. 7-16-1902 Two women operated on in new operating room - Drs. Miller & Swan operated. 7-17-1902 11 patients already served - 3 discharged. 8-4-1902 To admit no more patients until carpets laid in corridor to quiet footfalls. 8-7-1902 First death in hospital. Charles P. Pratt - 84. 8-9-1902 George Lay gives hospital lot on south side of North St. east of Tracy Ave. 8-22-1902 Alice Fisher resigns as head of Hospital Association. 11-7-1902 Kings Daughters collecting for ambulance. 1-14-1903 To have fire escape. 2-6-1903 Otto Fox putting iron fire escape on hospital. 3-16-1903 Ambulance purchased by Kings Daughters. 4-18-1903 Byron Huntley gives hospital $10,000. 4-27-1903 Hussey Carriage Co. on Center St. builds ambulance for hospital. Ambulance on view on Center St. 6-25-1903 Thomas Perfield first to go to hospital in new ambulance. 7-8-1903 Second annual Hospital Ball huge success. 7-11-1903 Hospital charge for use of new ambulance if patient can pay. 8-8-1903 Women's Hospital Association asks financial aid of Town Board. 1-30-1904 2 new buildings at hospital - one contagion building. 7-17-1904 Miss Maud Williams replaces Miss Gauld. 8-10-1904 Williams withdraws. 9-2-1904 Miss M. E. Wood of Rochester heads hospital. 9-24-1904 Mrs. I. E. Mecorney, new hospital head - succeeds Williamson. 1-6-1905 Mrs. Kenny gives money for addition. 1-20-1905 Addition named for Mrs. Kenny. 2-3-1905 Addition to be postponed at least a year. 3-2-1905 John Pickert starts Hospital Laundry. 10-9-1905 Laundry in use. 1-12-1906 Courses in nursing proposed. 3-16-1906 Mrs. Richmond gives money for Contagious ward. 7-6-1906 (See: "Pesthouse" for earlier deliberations on) Miss Wood resigns. 10-5-1906 Miss Etta E. Robbins of Buffalo new head. 10-19-1906 State inspector has one criticism - hospital does not drain into first class sewer system. 11-16-1906 Addition to go up this year. 2-22-1907 Rochester architect Robert L. Byers drawing plans for addition. 4-16-1907 Contract for addition to John Pickert. 5-21-1907 Glade to build Contagion building. Gift of A. K. Richen. 6-7-1907 Hospital Festival closes with Ball - nets about $500. 7-13-1907 Description of Richmond Contagion Cottage. 8-25-1907 Town votes $1,500 annually to hospital. 11-22-1907 Contagion Cottage complete - inspection tomorrow. 1-8-1908 Visitors fill hospital annex. 3-4-1908 Picture - hospital, annex and Contagion Cottage. 4-3-1908 Hospital out of debt. 4-10-1908 Plans Tag Day as money raiser. 6-19-1908 Tag Day nets 8,000 coins. - $654.93. 6-30-1908 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 74
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Batavia Hospital (cont) Glade & Son begin porch to connect hospital and new annex. 8-6-1908 Mrs. John C. Hale new hospital head. 9-18-1908 State issues license to accept nursing students. 9-26-1908 Nursing School charter …. 11-20-1908 Nurses at hospital to graduate. 6-23-1910 Graduation of nurses. 6-27-1910 Class of 8 students graduating - home for students needed. 10-12-1911 Town appropriates $1,500 for hospital for year. 11-22-1911 Seven nurses get diplomas. 6-29-1912 Mrs. Robert Finley gets blood transfusion - given by husband - picture of hospital. 6-29-1912 Discussion of maternity hospital - to cost $7,000. Homelius to design. 8-12-1912 Nurses home to be built. 9-13-1912 Nurses have shower for kitchen, furniture needed. 1-18-1913 Nurses move to new home. 4-28-1913 Nurses Home inspected at Open House. 5-24-1913 Five student nurses to graduate. 6-14-1913 Diplomas awarded. 6-27-1913 Four student nurses graduate. 6-19-1914 Health Officer McCarthy highly praises Batavia Hospital. 10-9-1914 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. 10-20-1914 Women vote to enlarge men's ward. 10-30-1914 New sterilizer installed. 1-15-1915 Dr. Rice gives hospital x-ray machine. 2-18-1915 Dietitian resigns because restricted - here since July 15, 1914. 11-6-1915 New two-horse ambulance bought in Rochester. Old one destroyed by fire. 1-18-1916 Physicians Club presents complaints to hospital directors. 6-9-1916 Letter from Mrs. Fisher, president of hospital. 6-28-1916 Directors find no evidence of fault recently claimed by group of doctors. 7-11-1916 Second open complaint from Physicians Association made to hospital board. 7-15-1916 Batavia physicians donate operating table to hospital - Baker, Carr, Conlon, Gould, Harvey, Manchester, W. B. Manchester, Miller, Owen, Rice, Ryan and Will. 10-12-1916 Chain of parties planned to aid hospital - 8 parties projected. 1-24-1917 Three nurses get diplomas. 6-22-1917 New hospital head: Mrs. Lillian Schraft. 1-30-1918 New Director elected: Mrs. D. E. McDowell succeeds Mrs. L. Collins. 4-12-1918 Graduates 8 nurses. 6-12-1918 Offers use of ambulance to St. Jerome Hospital. 7-24-1918 Unless funds are raised hospital must close. 9-3-1918 Drive raises $6,000. 9-11-1918 X-ray machine left to hospital by Dr. Rice. 10-29-1918 Mrs. Alice Fisher resigns as hospital head - succeeded by Mrs. Frank Thomas. 2-14-1919 Doctors advise a committee of doctors run hospital. Hospital to reorganize with advisory board and staff doctors. 3-26-1919 Men on Hospital advisory board resign - recommendations to be implemented. 4-3-1919 New hospital advisory board - 6 men. 4-11-1919 Hospital to install operating room downstairs and increase facilities. 4-15-1919 Women vote to continue management. Hospital dropping advisory board - returning to earlier plan. 4-24-1919 Two nurses graduate. 6-20-1919 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 75
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Batavia Hospital (cont) Edna M. Stever resigns as director, as does ass't. Gladys E. Mann. 7-11-1919 To install new operating room on first floor. 8-15-1919 Mrs. Alice Chambers, superintendent. 10-9-1919 Needs public help to meet expenses. 3-4-1920 Merger with St. Jerome proposed. 5-15-1920 Raises $5,378 so far. 6-1-1920 25 graduate from nursing program. 6-25-1920 Chambers resigns: Miss Ruth Pentland, head (Emma J. Minard to serve in interim.) 8-13-1920 Board approves addition including an office. 9-10-1920 H. Norton Reed to building new operating room - rebuild third floor. 12-10-1920 Third floor becoming maternity ward. 1-11-1921 Seven persons found to be Typhoid carriers - Bacteriologist Carr finds - quarantine to be lifted. 3-26-1921 Past & Present column: Michaelina Viele, the chief of hospital staff - mother paralyzed, baby two pounds at birth. 4-2-1921 Team of twelve out seeking funds. 5-27-1921 Hospital gets gift of $7,000 from Commodore Charles Gould of New York. 6-11-1921 5 graduate from nursing class. 6-24-1921 New ambulance at hospital. 9-30-1921 New constitution limits hospital board to 8. 10-18-1921 3 men and 5 women on hospital board. 1-28-1921 Ruth Pentland leaving as soon as possible - retiring - doesn't want to face planned reconstruction. 11-3-1921 Miss Eva E. Dean of New London, NH, superintendent. 11-26-1921 Ernest L. Woodward made life member of Women's Hospital Ass't. 12-9-1921 Miss Dean not coming for health reasons. 12-30-1921 Miss Fannie Latimer to be hospital head. 2-25-1922 Dr. Carr gives x-ray machine - has old one put in order. 5-26-1922 History of first hospital. 10-13 or 11-1922 Dr. Carr gives hospital lung meter. 12-6-1922 Hospital Auxiliary set up. 2-1-1923 Auxiliary to hold Bazaar in November. 9-29-1923 Bazaar in OF Hall, Ellicott St. 10-29-1923 Auxiliary made over $1,000. 11-23-1923 Drive for support from surrounding towns. 5-15-1924 Hospital Bazaar at OF Hall November 20th. 11-14-1924 Report on Bazaar. 11-21-1924 Two sun parlors and nursery to be built. 4-17-1925 Nearly 100 visited new addition. 10-2-1925 Hospital Bazaar at Odd Fellows Hall - third annual bazaar. 10-10-1925 Mary Scoville Nursery a useful addition. 2-19-1926 Hospital to reestablish school of nursing. 3-19-1926 School of Nursing opens in September. 6-22-1926 Picture: New ambulance - a Buick. 10-12-1926 Lunch to be served at Bazaar. 11-29-1926 Second class of nurses - 6 enrolled - at hospital. 3-1-1927 School of Nursing graduates four. 6-16-1927 Mrs. Latimer resigns as hospital head. 11-7-1927 Mrs. J. Edward Gubb new hospital head. 12-20-1927 Mrs. J. Edward Gubb new hospital head. 1-3-1928 Walter Lewis gives $5,000 toward maternity ward. 1-14-1928 Hospital Board announces drive for $250,000. 2-21-1930 Sarah Upton Edwards, sister of Emory Upton, leaves $5,000 to endow hospital bed. 5-24-1930 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 76
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Batavia Hospital (cont) Results of Bazaar about $3,000. 12-2-1930 Dr. Carr asks Directors to run hospital as a community institution. 2-4-1931 Hospital Auxiliary to buy equipment. 3-28-1931 Hospital Auxiliary formed with Mrs. F. E. Owen president. 10-3-1931 Hospital shows profit of $715.24 for year. 10-21-1932 Annex work authorized. To cost about $25,000. Contract for building to R. Norton Reed. 9-25-1933 Annex opens Saturday the 12th. 5-10-1934 400 attend opening. 5-14-1934 Hospital Board votes to put laboratory in hospital basement. 12-20-1935 New ambulance - picture. 7-7-1936 Enlarging offices. 8-22-1936 Keeps baby alive with artificial lung borrowed from Buffalo. 4-14-1938 Baby dies. 4-15-1938 Picture. 8-21-1939 Senior and Junior Auxiliaries merge at Atwater house. 11-17-1939 Asks for laboratory - closing first of January. 12-30-1939 Group trips organized. 10-19-1940 Mrs. Edward P. Atwater, president of Hospital Board, reports over 2,000 patients served in hospital in 1940. 1-17-1941 To close contagion cottage because so little used. 6-10-1943 Uses ice as anesthetic during amputation. 8-13-1943 George Martin has leg amputated with freezing for anesthetic. 11-6-1943 Designated storage center for blood plasma. 11-29-1943 New Maternity wing in use - three mothers in use before formal dedication. 12-15-1943 Leaves United Fund. 7-13-1944 To become Genesee Memorial. 8-1-1944 Picture: Old hospital buildings being razed. 7-9-1951 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. no date After 1946 - Genesee Memorial Hospital. no date Picture: Hospital about 1912. 6-21-1976 First preemie born October 19, 1905 - Bonnie L. Parkhurst - now navy cook. 10-19-1979
Hospital Directors Isabel Gould - Matron. 4-12-1902 Miss Maud Williams - replaces Miss Gould. 8-10-1904 Miss M. E. Wood heads - Miss Williams reconsiders - does not come. 9-24-1904 Mrs. I. E. Mecorney - succeeds Williams. 1-6-1905 Miss Etta E. Robbins new head. 10-9-1906 Mrs. John C. Hale new head. 9-18-1908 Edna M. Stever resigns. 7-11-1919 Miss Alice Chambers, superintendent. 10-9-1919 Mrs. Chambers resigns. 5-25-1920 Emma J. Minard - interim director. Miss Ruth Pentland. 8-30-1920 Miss Eva E. Dean. (Did not come) 11-26-1921 Miss Fannie Latimer. 2-25-1922 Mrs. J. Edward Gubb. (Resigns August 31, 1934) 1-1928 Miss Hazel Hallet (Superintendent of Nurses) appointed. 9-5-1934 Mrs. Eva B. Berry. 8-15-1939 Mrs. Ruth A. Mackey - succeeds Berry. 8-21-1944 Miss Ruth A. Mackay of Ithaca to become Director. 8-23-1944 Miss Ruth A. Mackay resigns. 12-29-1944 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 77
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Hospital Directors (cont) Mrs. Kenneth Carter. Resign June 1946. Mrs. Margaret McCarthy - acting. Mrs. Kenneth C. Carter, Superintendent. Mrs. Gladys H. Sholer to succeed Mrs. Carter. 4-15-1947 Mrs. Sholer not coming - reasons of health. 4-19-1947 Mrs. Kenneth C. Carter resigns. 6-24-1947 Mrs. James McCarthy appointed. 6-28-1947 Francis D. Nichols of Buffalo. 10-24-1947 Francis James Murphy. 3-1-1963
Hospital Aid Societies Combined, exclusive, party for 350 invited guest to help hospital planned for January 16. 12-19-1912 Series of parties planned to help hospital. Report on parties. 1-24, 25-1917 Over 100 parties held to help hospital. 2-15-1917
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. 9-28-1900 Has 30 men filling ice house. 2-5-1901 Cutting ice 7 1/2" thick on creek. 12-23-1901 Harvesting 9" ice. 1-2-1902 Ice excellent quality - 12" thick. 1-6-1902 Cutting ice 18" to 24" thick. 2-12-1902 Cutting foot thick ice. 2-19-1903 Owned by Mrs. Fred Taggart. Taggart leasing to E. W. Taggart & Son livery stable - to run ice business. 4-24-1903 Going full blast - description of process - 15 tons of ice made every 24 hours - 11 men. 6-26-1906 Cleveland now manager. 1-4-1910 Begins ice harvest (Nelson W. Cleveland, Manager) 1-6-1906
Batavia Ice Cream Co. To build three story building of brick, 30 x 39 feet - Warren Fargo building. 11-25-1924 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. 5-6-1929 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. 5-13-1929
Batavia Ice Devils Batavia High hockey team wins State Trophy. 3-7-1987 Honored for outstanding season - win 5 out of 8 games. 3-31-1987
Batavia Improvement Co. See: Grandview Cemetery
Batavia Industrial Center See also: Massey Mall Seeks federal funds. 8-9-1952 Mancusos buy former Massey Harris plant. 7-8, 9-1959 Raymond H. Stoll to direct leasing. 7-10-1959 Picture of Center. 8-5-1959 Batavia Signs - Raymond H. Stoll & Ted Snell partners - sign for 25,000 sq. ft. of space. 8-12-1959 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 78
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Batavia Industrial Center (cont) Title to former M H Harvester passes to Mancuso. 8-20-1959 Formed. Joseph L. Mancuso, vice-president - to rent. 9-3-1959 Joseph L. Mancuso family to run Center. 9-5-1959 Tibon Hard Chrome signs with. 9-24-1959 Graham moving offices to former Massey Harris office building. 11-5-1959 Casmir Stachowski, watchman, dead at his desk. 11-5-1959 Tibon Hard Chrome getting wide publicity that interests other firms in Industrial Center. 11-26-1959 Tibon publicity releases sparks interest in available space. 11-27-1959 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. 1-7-1960 New firms sign with: Dick Fowler, Welding Service; Miracle Machine Co.; Spence Cheunce - furniture; American Cyanide. 3-24-1960 Del Plato Tool & Die moving to Center. 5-6-1960 New firm joins - Atomic Welding. 6-7-1960 Robin Fils signs lease. 10-24-1960 Whole page - pictures - on. 1-7-1961 J. E. Brown quotes Jamestown paper on. 1-26-1961 To have exhibit of locally made products. 1-27-1961 Industrial Show different from Jaycees Homes Show. 2-8-1961 J. D. Transformers, Inc. sign with Center. 4-1-1961 Joseph L. Mancuso on Industrial Center. 4-12-1961 Industrial Display opens Friday night - 21st. Ads for Industrial Displays. To include fall-out shelter. 4-20-1961 Industrial Display draws crowd. 4-22-1961 10,000 attended show. 4-24-1961 Haddam Corp. - prints industrial charts - in Center. 9-21-1961 J. E. Brown on. 1-4-1962 Custom Canners - pet food. 5-10-1962 J. E. Brown on. 5-12-1962 Dynamics Corp. - new at Center. 9-28-1962 Kenoyer moves Golden Shield to. 4-12-1963 Merit Associates signs in. 5-4-1963 Merit Associates launched with champagne. 9-6-1963 Metal Cladding moves in. 2-29-1964 Ritz Craft Inc. (mobile homes) coming. 4-24-1964 Ritz Craft coming. June 13? 6-18-1964 Mold Rite Inc. for Center. 6-26-1964 Trade Fair at Center Wednesday - eleven companies participating. 1-26-1965 Picture from air. 7-17-1965 First class in Federal ..?.. power ..?.. at Center. 1-12-1965 Joseph L. Mancuso heads Industrial Development Committee. 6-5-1965 Genco formed to replace Merit Precision Corp. 1-14-1966 20 enrolled in auto mechanics under Manpower Training Div. at Center. 1-18-1966 Winegar reprints magazine article on. 5-24, 25, 26-1966 Donald McCloy chosen to head Center, replacing Robert L. Martin. 9-30-1966 Gerald Atkins assumes ownership. 8-7-1967 ARC Musical Instruments of Canada to come in. 3-1-1972 Smoky fire at Center. 3-3-1975 Gerald Atkinson takes on management from Joseph Mancuso. 8-7-1976 Ralston Purina asks permit for 90' elevator. 1-19-1977 J. L. O'Connor & Son to make piano forks. 7-21-1977 O'Connor signs - picture. 8-16-1977 On Industrial Center - pictures. 10-19-1977 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 79
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Batavia Industrial Center (cont) City may set up group to seek financial aid. 6-13-1983 City will set up group as above. 6-14-1980? Joseph Mancuso & Sons buying Center - to get renovation loans from state and city. 3-23-1984 Charles Mancuso's sons buying Center for $650,000 - will make improvements. 6-5-1984 Getting new heating system. 8-1-1984 Grant for $240,000 given Center for renovation - federal grant. 12-7-1984 $240,000 okayed for work on Center - federal funds. 4-24-1985 Orcon Industries from Rochester to Center. 7-12-1985 Article on service to community. Center not run for profit of owners of 12-27-1985 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. 12-27-1985 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) 12-28-1985 Ad: BIC - has space - pictures. 3-6-1986 Rent low enough for small firms. Have people who know what to do - incubator. Mancuso judges success of Center. 4-4-1986 Ad with picture of Center in special Business Section. 2-10-1987 Seeking tenants. 2-25-1987 Article in special section on Peter & Milton Thompson piano refurbishers. 2-9-1988 Picture from air - special section. 2-15-1989 Offers one year free rent to spur economy. 2-10-1992 Article - pictures - on development. 3-1-1993 Notes 35 years - special section. 7-30-1994 New logo for Center. (Drawing on back of index card) 4-22-1996 Reorganization planned at. Dividing into Industrial Center and Mancuso Real Estate. Adding old Wiard Plow as arts, crafts center. Picture of plant. 6-8-1998 BIC chosen business of the year by Chamber of Commerce "for putting people to work." Special Business Section. 2-20-1999 Special section on - pictures - some lists of occupants. 3-22-1999
Batavia Industrial Co. 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. 2-4-1896 Ad shows picture of baby carriage - successor of Dodgson Wilder & Co. - wheeled vehicles of every sort. 4-10-1896 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 80
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Batavia Industrial Co. (cont) John Seacord says people aren't buying carriages - are buying bicycles. 11-11-1896 Industrial Company elects. 2-2-1897 Earl A. Dodgson sells his stock to Frank B. Redfield. John M. Seacord, the secretary, to act as president. 3-12-1898 F. B. Redfield elected director, J. M. Seacord, president. 2-7-1899 To move from 113 Main to former German Church on Ellicott St. for showroom for carriages and bicycles. Salvation Army dispossessed. 9-9-1899 To reorganize - close out retail stock carriages, harness, etc. - 43 Ellicott St. 2-25-1901 Has contract to insulate pipes in sugar beet factory in Binghamton. 10-24-1901 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. 11-5-1901 Disposes of mineral wool & pipe coating business to Batavia Mineral Wool Co. David Carter, manager. 12-5-1901 On "Yellow Fellow" bicycle of Frank Redfield. Past & Present column. 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
Batavia International Motorsports Park Former Kelly's Speedway purchased by Gino Romeo of Romeo Sports Inc. of Junior Case and Rick Martell. Picture: Romeo & back history of speedway.) 10-21-1997 Ad with schedule CAN-AM 4 - September 28-30, 1998. Local youth to race. 8-28-1998
Batavia Iron Works Now acquired by Ferguson-Allan Co. Inc. 9-18-1923 Successor to Batavia Car Works - to open Monday. James E. Ferguson of Buffalo, president; Frederick W. Allan, vice president & treasurer. 9-19-1923 Iron works running - employs 50. 9-24-1923 Iron works going strong. 10-30-1923 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. 12-11-1923
Batavia Iron and Metal Co. Former Batavia Waste Materials, reopens, rebuilt after fire. Furnaces not now part of facility - eliminating smoke - picture. 12-14-1994 Ad - half page - reopening. 12-17-1994 Fire at Bank Street site - no injuries. 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 Laundry company formed - buys Palace Laundry of Couch - John J. Dewey, (Batavia Sanitary Wet Wash) Charles W. Moore of Rochester and their wives. 4-1-1914 Batavia Sanitary Wet Wash Laundry to open. C. R. Ebling & D. K. Page - from Cleveland. On State Street. 5-20-1920 Wet Wash to expand into front building at 13 State - displacing former Langworthy Realty to 7 State. 11-30-1920 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 81
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Batavia Laundry Company Page and Ebling ready to build on Creek bank, near Eager Brewery - (Batavia Sanitary Wet Wash) R. Norton Reed building. 60' x 100' with garage. 6-20-1925 (cont) D. K. Page and H. E. Ebling incorporate as Batavia Laundry Co. 8-29-1925 Bricks from cornice of Sanitary Wet Wash fall almost striking woman - 11am. 1-5-1926 New laundry on West Main now in use - model of modern plant - 100' x 60'. 3-5-1926 Ad - 249 West Main St. 3-27-1926 Open House at new laundry. 3-28-1926 25 from Buffalo and Rochester visit at Open House. 6-2-1926 Page sells out to Ebling. 1-4-1929 Page resigns - sold out to Ebling. 1-14-1929 Files for bankruptcy. Carl R. Ebling, president. 6-14-1933 Ebling in bankruptcy. 6-28-1933 Objections to auction sale price. 8-10-1933 Buffalo firm offers $8,500. 8-15-1933 Article on. In 1939 managed by Harry A. Fotch of Batavia. 8-21-1939 Gets new Ford delivery truck - picture. 10-24-1947 Hit by safecrackers. 11-18-1950 Purchased by North-East Laundry of LeRoy. 2-2-1952 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. 2-9-1952 Picture. Sold to Sallome. 3-6-1952
Batavia Law Center A division of Rochester Law Center, coming to Batavia. Office at 505 East Main St. Modern company which advertises. 10-26-1983
Batavia Library Ass'n. Formed April 27, 1872. Dissolved - to join Richmond Library. 4,000 volumes - $3,500 to new library. 1887
Batavia Light and Power Co. 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. 12-24-1942 See: Caito Liquor Store.
Batavia Livery On Main St. has sheds for farmers. 11-21-1904 Offers rides to Horseshoe Lake - ad. 5-11-1905 D. C. Hopkins purchases stables of L. E. Mecorney (Batavia Livery) 11-14-1905
Batavia Loan Genesee County Loan. To remodel 112 Main St. 5-11-1929
Batavia Local Telephone Exchange See: Smith, Herbert E. (1890s) Smith putting up building 20' x 30' - 2 stories - east side of Park Pl. for telephone exchange. 11-30-1895 Local telephone exchange being moved from Jackson Street to new building on Park Place. 3-3-1896 H. E. Smith abandons telephone exchange. 11-30-1896
Batavia Lumber & Coal Co. 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 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 82
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Batavia Lumber & Coal Co. (cont) Sold to Clarence (cannot sell coal in competition with railroad) 3-5-1906 Sues Clarence A. Northrop for price of lumber used in building on Spink Ave. 4-24-1909 Relocates yard from Jackson St. to Evans St., moves office to that of W. W. Buxton on Jackson St. 10-15-1910 Area on Jackson vacated owned by D. W. Tomlinson. (See: Washburn in 1899) Batavia Lumber Co. - 22 Evans St. 6-14-1922 Company asks permit to build factory on Evans to make door and window sashes - Bert L. Hanley, proprietor. 3-20-1925 Burt L. Hanley of Batavia Lumber Co. and Raymond Dudley of Fairport have taken entire Fairport Lumber & Coal Co. - purchasing to be done here. 2-5-1929 Stanley Nagorniak buys Lumber Co. 7-22-1952 Fire at - loss $8,700. 7-7-1954 Stanley Nagorniak, proprietor. 12-27-1955 Tools stolen at Lumber Co. on Evans St., Nagorniak, proprietor. 12-2-1957 Martin G…(?) to work for Nagorniak at Batavia Lumber. 10-12-1960 Nagorniak dead at 59. 6-2-1972 Obit: Stanley Nagorniak, proprietor. 6-3-1972
Batavia Machine and Tool Co. Inc. Was on Lewiston Rd. Winegar column on. 2-13-1965 Making parts for Gemini. 3-24-1965? Training program. 9-2-1966? 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. 6-8-1967 Raymond E. Laesser, founder, dies. 3-6-1982 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.
Batavia Machine Company Formerly Bidwell's George S. Hilts & T. F. Kennedy to open engine repair and manufacturing shop in Hamilton Building to make & repair gasoline engines. 2-1-1906 Bidwell's plant purchased by Gouinlocks for $12,000 and debt of $32,627. 6-2-1911 To be incorporated by Gouinlocks. 6-3-1911 To build bean apparatus. 6-7-1911 Wheels turning. 6-17-1911 Employs 40. 7-15-1911 Running until spring - 51 employees. 8-24-1911 Write-up. 2-6-1912 Bidwell movement to oust Bray. 4-20-1912 Bray resigns. 4-24-1912 Thomas Stone to replace Bray. 5-4-1912 Increases capital stock. 6-29-1912 Bidwell Thresher Co. sues. 7-24-1912 Bidwell Manufacturing Co. formed. 11-9-1912 Batavia Machine & Warsaw-Wilkinson merged. 4-12-1912 Gouinlock says production will be one-third larger than last year. 7-21-1914 Very busy. 8-7-1917 Batavia Machine & Warsaw-Wilkinson combine as Climax Corporation. 4-13-1920 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. 6-4-1926 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 83
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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. 11-6-1883 New company set up: Batavia Manufacturing Co. - comprised of: L. R. Bailey; Columbus Buell; C. H. Ferren, Jr.; H. I. Glowack; C. H. Howard. 11-9-1883 Backus & Bradish set up new company to manufacture the Backus Heating apparatus. 3-22-1884 Company formed - Joseph Burk, John W. Leach, John Kraks of Buffalo, O. C. Parker and E. L. Kinsey of Batavia. 5-19-1890 Company to produce "Gilt Edge" farming mills(?) - office in Batavia - Harvester making them for. 5-31-1890 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. 1-28-1896 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? 11-28-1917 Gets agreement on switching. 11-28-1917
Batavia Marble and Granite Works Ad: Granite Works now open at 6 Jefferson. 5-7-1901
Batavia Meadows See: Housing - Batavia Meadows. Louis Viele planning housing on former K of C lot - West Main St. Former Redfield property. 5-1982
Batavia medal See: City Medals. Marcello says often has to greet returning hero - suggests city prepare medal to award. 9-23-1943
Batavia Men's Hockey League Started informally when Ice Arena opened. Now has 8 - 13 member teams - history of. Article on players in league. 10-7-1989
Batavia Mental Clinic See also: Mental Health Second Mental clinic. 11-9-1922 Batavia Mental Clinic - City Hall. 1-8-1923
Batavia Metal Products Former Baker Gun Co. plans expansion. 12-26-1919 Now making automobile parts. 4-19-1920 D. W. Tomlinson making auto parts at gun company - a "regenerator" - uses new name for this part of work: Batavia Auto Parts Co. 9-9-1921 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. 1-16-1922 Formed. 5-12-1923 Article on work of gunsmithing at factory. 12-12-1941 D. W. Tomlinson reports debt owed by firm since 1923 now paid. 12-22-1941 BMP building addition - storage - on Erie tracks. Gen. Standard Buildings to do work. 3-26-1953 Directors of BMP: D. W. Tomlinson; Vincent Nott; Mrs. J. B. Miller; Donald Strong; Barton Tomlinson. 2-15-1955 Plans addition: 147' x 128' - will then raze two story building. 3-30-1956 Trietley on beginning Metal Products. Picture: Former Union School being razed. 6-8-1957 BMP razing century old forging plant. 4-1-1959 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 84
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Batavia Metal Products (cont) Picture: Office building - former school. 9-2-1961 Sketch: Proposed BMP office building - to be built on site of former First High School building by Manning Squires & Henning. 6-6-1961 Workers get bonuses. 12-9-1971 BMP shares profits of $75,000 with employees. 12-11-1974 BMP buys former Colt Clamp buildings - Clamp company moved in September. 1-9-1975 McWethy to build storage building. 2-15-1979 BMP plans expansion. 12-31-1979 Donald Strong, manager. Barton Tomlinson retires, to remain Chairman of the Board. 5-31-1986 BMP produces shackles used in transport in Gulf War. 3-8-1991 BMP gets grant for experiments. 3-27-1992 BMP gets huge contract to make parts for John Deere. 8-24-1992 Some history and description of company in interview with Don Strong. 11-22-1993 Chapter from McEvoy book. 5-11-1995 BMP to make steering spindle assemblies for Yamaha - also other items. 3-3-1998 BMP to expand; to move ATV manufacturing to Chapin owned location - Mitchell Strong, president. 5-6-2000 In answer to complaints by neighbor about factory noise, Flynn says is within city noise ordinance. 1-17-2001 Letter to ed: Strong defends complaints on noise. 2-3-2001 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. 2-5-2001 BMP forges ahead - Chamber of Commerce award winner. Pictures. Special section on business. 2-24-2001
Batavia Microtel Inn and Suites On Park Road Motel being put together in 32 pre-made modules - except foundations. 4-1-1998
Batavia Mineral Wool Company Begun by J. m. Seacord - succeeded in 1905 by T. J. Kaufman. Kaufman in Batavia since 1882. Times Supp. of 1907 There was a Lamkin & Co. Mineral Wool Co. with Seacord as partner. 1-14-1889 Gast and Atcheson of Toronto got rights to make wool in Canada. 1-31-1889 Burned out in Toronto. 2-3-1891 Batavia Industrial Co. disposes of mineral wool and pipe covering business to Batavia Mineral Wool Co. David Carter, manager. Harry Adelman, treas. 12-5-1901 Ad: Mineral Wool Co. Evans St. at Central railroad. 12-19-1901 To cover pipes for steam plant in Perry, NY. 4-10-1902 Seacord on business trip for. 10-8-1903 BMW moves to stone building behind post office building. Was in Hanlon- Harper building east of Evans St. 10-17-1904
Batavia Model Laundry Co. Organized. Charles W. Moore, president - he moves here. 4-27-1914 Machines operated by electricity. 6-9-1914 Bankrupt. 7-7-1914 Charles Moore now has job in Buffalo. 7-13-1914 Charles Richardson new partner of R. L. Ford in Model Laundry on Park Rd. 1-7-1915
Batavia Motel West Main St. Ronal Koch, former principal in Rushford, buys motel. 6-29-1972 Koch dead in crash. 10-17-1972 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 85
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Batavia Motor Coach Line See: Bus service - City Bus. (City Bus) Trolley Subsidy needed for permanent City bus service. 9-16-1927 Street car type buses to start next week - to carry 34. 1-9-1928 Interest of Arthur H. Sands transferred to Charles Churchill. Will operate bus line with brother Earl P. Churchill. 3-17-1937 Four new buses to be tried out - 25 passenger. 4-22-1939 Sold by Churchills to Murnan. 6-7-1966 Charles Churchill & Earl Churchill to Lester G. Murnan - ownership transfer. 7-7-1966 Murnan takes Coach Line for $13,000. 8-27-1966 Murnan sells business, buses to Charles Caccamise (Supt. for Murnan) 4-19-1967
Batavia Motor Co. Inc. Jack Roach to open dealership in AMC Renault Jeep dealership on East Main St. next to Jack Roach Ford. 1-13-1986
Batavia Motorcycle Club 9-22-1931 Meets at Farm & Home Center - to have booth at Fair. 4-14-1975
Batavia Motor Lines Incorporated for purpose of moving freight and sell gasoline. 1-8-1935 23 Evans St. Fred E. Wolf, president. Established 1935 to handle package freight. 10-9-1940 23 Evans St. starts sixth year. 2-19-1941 Picture: Trucks lined up at 23 Evans St. 3-12-1941 BML purchased by Reliable Transport Co. Ltd. of Toronto. Sellers: Donald & Richard Wolf. 3-10-1976 Picture: Trucks in front of County Building I in mid-30's. Says company started in 1928 on Evans St. 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. 4-27-1996 100 people welcome Sprint Cars from old Paradise Speedway. 7-15-1996 Fatality Saturday night first motor race accident since 1961 - picture. Speedway on Harloff Rd. 7-21-1997
Batavia Motors See: Mancusos Mancusos buy Burt Welch Buick franchise and two houses and garage 229-235 West Main. 10-16-1937 Dominic & Benjamin open new Buick salesroom. 12-16-1937 Page of pictures. 8-21-1939 Mancusos buy 229-231 West Main of Mrs. Annie Bolt. 12-5-1945 Buys 227 West Main of John Ashe for expansion. 9-22-1950 Offers car to first in line for $.99. 12-12-1952 Gets permit to put new front on 233 West Main St. 10-6-1953 Break-in at. 1-27-1964 Picture: In Ad. 7-11-1966 Vincent B. Mancuso buys Batavia Motors - it will become Vincent Pontiac - Buick Co. 2-6-1967 Joseph A. Mancuso now president with Lawrence J. 2-21-1967 Buys Marchese Foodland. 12-20-1967 Mancusos buy John T. Roach Used Car - 252 West Main St. 7-25, 28-1975 Growth of Mancuso Motors. 1-23-1976 70th Anniversary section. 4-27-1981 Special section for anniversary. 5-19-1986 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 86
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Batavia Motorsports Inc. John, James and Stella Suttell organize, propose to build one-mile course for motorcycle racing on Wortendyke Road. 1-8-1988
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. 5-22-1963 Council rezones area of State St. for nursing home - Albert L. Balestieri, agent for Rochester concern. 6-23-1964 Corgan and Balestieri of Rochester for Geriatrics Realty Corp. Building by 11-5-1964 Manning Squires & Henning. Sketch of. 11-3-1964 Grading begins for building for Geriatrics Realty Corp. of Rochester. 11-5-1964 Groundbreaking ceremony. Picture. Albert J. Balestieri of Corgan & Balestieri architects. 3-26-1965 Hit by vandals. 6-21-1965 To open in October. 8-21-1965 Picture: Progress of. 9-21-1965 Opens - pictures. Built in 1965 for 3 Rochester doctors. First director, Mrs. Mentor Murphy. Second director, David Novak. 62 patient capacity. 1-7-1966 More on. Picture: Ribbon cutting. 1-8-1966 750 visit new facility. 1-10-1966 Accredited. 12-1-1967 Picture: Maxine Murphy (Mrs. Mentor) manager. 5-24-1968 Workers on strike - picture. 7-29-1968 Page of pictures. 9-30-1980 New resident of nursing home a Golden Retriever named Dulci - picture. Gary Bbrenilly, Administrator. 6-7-1985 To allow visitors to bring cats and dogs for patients to pet - pictures. 2-6-1986 Toddlers and elderly benefit from visit of elderly patients to BOCES nursery - picture. 12-22-1992 New altar and lectern induce clergy to come to serve Catholics in home. Picture. 5-13-1995 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. 2-19-2000 Jerome Krull new administrator, took over as boss March 6. 3-27-2000 New owners, Jerry Krull, administrator, celebrate new administration - picture. 2-13-2000 New $80,000 air conditioning system installed - picture. 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. 7-21-1922 Dissolved - assets purchased by Richfield Oil of NY. Frank R. Tehan, regional manager. 8-15-1930 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 87
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Batavia Radiation Oncology Center Bank Street Being built by C. D. P. of Atlanta, GA. - picture. 4-14-1989 On new cancer center - Dr. John Norland one of five doctors there. 3-7-1990 Winegar visits Center. 11-28-1990 Full page ad for Open House at Center. 11-13-1991 Center seeks national recognition. Picture - special section. Advertising in Time, Newsweek, US News. 2-24-1996
Batavia Optical Co. 43 Jackson Street. Ramon Bryar, manager. 7-12-1947 Harrowers visiting Bryars in Florida. 1-31-1951 Moving from 43 Jackson St. to 3 Center St. - opens Monday. 6-2-1951 Optical files for incorporation - 3 Center St. 6-21-1954 Moving from 3 Center to 31 Center St. - opened 1940 by Ramon Bryar. Joined in 1943 by son Wesley Bryar. 4-17-1964 William L. Camp, Jr. and brother Dennis Camp of Lockport, owners of Prechtel Optical in Williamsville, buy of Bryar. 5-17-1976 Ad for Batavia Optical Co. - 31 Center St. 2-2-1977 Says offer to go into Mall ignored in favor of Sterling Optical Co. 4-12-1979 Expands - picture. Special section. 2-9-1988 Dr. Jeffery Sinclair new optician at. 2-21-1990
Batavia Optique Former owner opens branch of Batavia Optical Company in LeRoy - Nicholas Pasi. 11-28-1980 Full page ad, with names of attendants, Dr. Goodyear, etc. 8-20-1986
Batavia Paint and Wallpaper Store Czaja & Chaya Sketches of workers. 8-16-1954 Obit: Joseph Czaja. 6-11-1951 Gets award for excellence - 329 Ellicott Street. 4-22-1961 Obit: Edward. 7-17-1987 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. 3-18-1992
Batavia Party House Bill and Tom Barber of LeRoy purchase Party House, 5762 East Main St. from Robert Edwards of Rochester. 9-2-1978
Batavia Peat Mining Co. Peat mining has 10 year lease on farm of George Wolff, north of village between State and Bank. 10-16-1902 Sec. Hough and manager Spink to Lockport to study peat mining there. 11-7-1902 Incorporated with $10,000 capital - to retail peat layer north of village. 4-1-1922
Batavia Pedal Co. See also: Hammond & Cooley for earlier. Incorporated. Will make bicycle pedals invented by Cooley. 3-6-1893 Makes first shipment - to Freeport, Illinois. 7-15-1893 Five workers quit - not being paid. 8-4-1893 Closed Saturday for indefinite period. 8-14-1893 Dissolving - financial affairs in peculiar and mixed state. 10-7-1893 Sheriff to sell company machinery. 10-14-1893 Machinery sold at auction. 10-17-1893 Sold to Huffeld & Co. - broken off - stockholders to use machinery and shop continue production. 10-21-1893 Action Watson vs. Batavia Pedal Co. settled out of court. 2-1-1894 Action in court against stockholders for price of machinery. 7-18-1895 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 88
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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. 10-17-1994 Closing Friday the 12th. 20 now unemployed. 2-6-1999
Batavia Pharmacy 102 Main St. Herbert M. Gross sells Pharmacy to Atchison and Douglass. 1-30-1906 Douglass sells out to Atchison. 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. 3-17-1932 Plays announce patrons. 5-6-1932 Proceeds of "Beggar" to Red Cross. 5-9-1932 Players to meet regularly - give 7 plays next year. 5-17-1932 To give program of "one-acts." 10-20-1932 Plays applauded. 10-22-1932 Talk of summer season in Pavilion at Horseshoe Lake. 8-30-1938 Remodeling Pavilion. 5-26-1939 To open at Lake Pavilion. 5-26-1939 To have dance at Lake. 5-29-1939 John Lee Doll to direct. 6-27-1939 150 attend dance at Playhouse Horseshoe Lake. 6-30-1941 SRO sign for "Double." 7-26-1941 Picture: Summer Theatre, Players are buying of Roger Bommer. 4-4-1945 Full page ad with pictures. 8-27-1947 Picture: Interior Summer Theatre. 6-30-1948 Picture: Summer Theatre. 6-25-1949 Discuss building on new site. 2-10-1953 Ad: "Oklahoma" at Family Theatre - picture. 11-28-1961 History of. Ask backstage help. 8-14-1963 Closing theater at Horseshoe Lake with final picnic. 7-3-1968 Being revitalized. 1-2-1970 Reorganize. 1-7-1970 Give "Barefoot in the Park" at John Kennedy. John Stork to direct. 2-5-1970 Players production "Barefoot in the Park" pleased audiences. 3-16-1970 To do "Streetcar." 6-6-1970 Next: You know I can't her when water's running. 2-6-1971 Page of pictures. 3-6-1971 To do "Odd Couple." 2-8-1972 To give "Our Town." 12-14-1972 "Little Women" - October 25, 26 & 27. 10-10-1973 Casting David and Lisa. 2-12-1974 To do "Picnic." 9-1974 To give Dinner Theatre at Treadway - with coop of Michael Harris Innkeeper - "Pick Your Era." 2-15-1975 New officers - picture only. 2-5-1976 New officers (picture) plan dinner show. 5-31-1978 Do "Little Night Music." 1-28-1983 Winegar on children's show "How to Eat Like a Child" now in rehearsal. 9-27-1988 Children on Player's show. 10-5-1988 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 89
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Batavia Players (cont) Perform "Double Murder Mystery" play for Hospital Foundation Party House. 10-12-1993 Hodgins, president, seeking input from public. 8-24-1995 Batavia Players and Bi-Centenial Singers to team up for "Brigadoon." 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. 3-1-1886 Yesterday put up 15,900 cans of peas. 7-22-1886 Closing for season. 10-29-1886 To remain here - factory on corner of Liberty and School Streets. 1-25-1887 C. E. Wilcox of Chicago, of firm Sprague Warner & Co. who run Preserving Co. - here now. 3-8-1887 Distributing seeds to farmers. 4-13-1887 Can making machines installed. 5-19-1887 10,000 pineapples canned in week. 6-1-1887 Did nearly million cans last season. 11-27-1887 Buying property at end of Mill St. Tried to by present place on Liberty. To use Planing Mill building and add two story building. 2-17-1888 Sprague Warner & Co. to build on Mill Street on site of Howard Planing Mill - have purchased of C. P. Hurd (little remains at Liberty.) 2-17-1888 Work begun making cans on Liberty St. 2-22-1888 Flynn of Preserving Co. buys elevator for. 4-10-1888 Now moved to new Mill Street location. 4-26-1888 Central putting switch line to Preserving Co. on Mill Street. 5-1-1888 To start up tomorrow - canning pineapples. 5-16-1888 1,700 bricks being cleared from Hotel Richmond site. 1,200 of them to go as fill to Preserving Co. 6-10-1888 New sign on building. 6-18-1888 Preserving strawberries - pineapples earlier. 6-28-1889 Roof blows off in high wind. 1-13-1890 G. D. Weaver offers to fix roof. 1-17-1890 Negotiations under way for branch at Spencerport and Middleport - to form stock company under Batavia Preserving. 2-4-1891 Stock company found formed to operate preserving company at Batavia and Middleport. 2-6-1891 New company to take possession March 18th. 2-9-1891 Consolidation program. 3-6-1891 Improvements, including cold storage, to be made. Doubling work area. 4-2-1891 Putting up pineapples. 5-25-1891 Leases State Street Rink for storage space. 8-11-1891 Doing huge corn crop. 10-6-1891 Supt. Brownell says Mfg. Co. of Novelties buying factory. 10-26-1891 In flames - loss slight. 2-17-1892 Starting for season. 4-4-1892 Half million cans of corn to be processed. 8-23-1892 Evaporator at company burned. 12-12-1892 To enlarge - double size. 2-8-1893 Open with 100 on job. 6-27-1894 Has canned 9,200 cans of peas. 7-8-1894 Batavia Preserving Co. of Illinois sells canning factory in Middleport to Batavia Preserving Co. of New York. 5-1-1896 A busy place - canning peas. 6-24-1897 Million cans of peas put up. 8-27-1897 Work over for season. 10-8-1897 Put up 960,000 cans of peas this season. 8-23-1898 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 90
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Batavia Preserving Co. (cont) Canning corn. 9-3-1898 Canning factories across state to be consolidated into one big corporation. 3-17-1899 Incorporation papers for new canning company filed in Albany today. 1-12-1900 American Tin Plate Co. buys can-making plant at Middleport factory. 2-18-1901 Fay E. Brownell, manager 11 yrs, resigns. 1-17-1902 Closing season - canned over 100 tons of pumpkins this year. 11-4-1903 Louis A. Prentice now superintendent. 2-16-1905 Getting repairs and new machinery. 5-30-1905 To start canning corn. 8-31-1905 About a million and a half cans of peas put up. 8-14-1906 Pumpkin canning now. 10-8-1906 Apple canning now - 20,000 cases put up. 10-30-1906 Canning season closed. 11-6-1906 Over a 1.5 million cans put up this season. 11-17-1906 Canning peas starts - vines taken to factory and thrashed. 6-24-1908 Plans to can 700 acres of peas this season. 4-19-1909 Asparagus being canned now. 5-18-1909 Canning peas started. 6-30-1909 Canning spinach - end of season. 10-12-1909 Louis Prentice retires as manager. 3-11-1910 J. S. Vary of Middleport acting superintendent. 3-28-1910 Asparagus canning starts. 5-7-1910 New machinery . 5-11-1910 Woman scalped when hair caught in machinery. 7-5-1910 Skin grafts being done on Mrs. Ralph Porter. 7-27-1910 Making contract for peas, corn, etc. 2-17-1911 Asparagus canning finished - factory starts canning squash. 5-4-1911 Louise Porter sues company for last summer's accident. 6-15-1911 To be enlarged. 3-1-1913 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. 3-8-1913 Starts addition. 4-21-1913 Office moved here. 5-3-1913 Fire at - picture by William Wakeman. 6-27-1913 Rebuilding for this summer's work. 6-30-1913 Canning peas - some of machines under tents. 7-1-1913 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. 7-5-1913 Canning peas starts - two weeks after fire. 7-10-1913 Plant to be rebuilt. 7-12-1913 Factory now ready. 7-16-1913 Fire damaged cans being dumped off Cedar Street - in gravel pit - guarded against looters by health officers. 7-24-1913 Batavia men want to save company. 12-13-1913 Sprague Warner & Co. not to continue here. 12-15-1913 To run as usual in 1914. 12-16-1913 Batavia Canning Company formed - K. B. Mathes - Raymond M. Decker present manager. Financial plan for purchase. 12-18-1913 Bonds are sold. 12-27-1013 Papers filed transferring ownership. 1-3-1914 Putting in fireproof warehouse capable of holding two million cans. 4-3-1914 Apple canning starts. 10-6-1914 Canning peas starts in Batavia. 6-29-1915 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 91
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Batavia Preserving Co. (cont) New canning company pays dividend. 12-29-1916 Cabbage being hauled to factory for sauerkraut. 9-12-1917 Turning out tons of sauerkraut each day. 11-10-1917 Sold to Consolidated Manufacturers Corp. of Delaware. 3-1-1918 Spinach being canned. 6-12-1918 Canning peas begins. 6-28-1918 Food Products workers return to work after strike (except seven called ring leaders) 8-8-1918 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. 8-19-1918 Men paid. 8-20-1918 Company sued by three stockholders. 11-20-1918 Not to open in 1919. 5-10-1919 Files voluntary bankruptcy. 6-5-1919 Canned goods in warehouse to be sold, profit divided among stockholders. 9-13-1919 Canned goods worth $40,000 sold, Buffalo firm claims 25,000. 9-23-1919 Local investors claim fraud: Start action to regain building. Action against Charles C. Truax of Toledo, Ohio. 6-3-1920 Batavia Food Products Co. taken over by W. R. Guile and O. R. Guile of Wayland. 10-1-1920 Plant sold to Wesley R. Guile and Son of Wayland. 1-4-1921 Factory not to open this season. 3-17-1921 Claude Sliker buys factory on tax sale. 3-13-1923 Fire at factory believed incendiary. 10-26-1925 Buildings offered for sale at auction. 4-10-1928 Building sold to Claude Sliker of Oil City, PA. 5-10-1928 Bankruptcy closed. 1-28-1929 G. L. French tearing down factory. 4-16-1931 Supervisors buy former Canning factory of Harry J. Sliker for machinery storage. 11-27-1934 Pictures of fire of June 26, 1913. 7-28-1999
Batavia Press Club Winegar on Press Club. 2-16-1973 Such history as can be revealed. 8-15-1979 Winegar on Barber Conable as possible candidate for membership. 10-15-1985 Winegar mentions Jim Gerrety as member. 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
Batavia Production Credit Assn. Government sponsored. To supplement PCC to provide loans for crops only - not painting, repairs. To serve Erie, Livingston, Wyoming and Genesee. 1-30-1934 Gerald F. Britt replaces James H. Park as head of. 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. 10-8-1946 Picture. 10-18-1946 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 92
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Batavia Pure Ice & Water Co. 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. 12-5-1905 To install Pure Ice in old Wheel Works. (To get machinery to make ice) Frank H. Hanlon, Walter W. Buxton, G. H. Tuthill. 3-19-1906 Ice making machine to arrive next week. 4-14-1906 Buxton wants company dissolved. 6-19-1909 Ice making plant running - 15 tons of ice a day - Pure bottled water to be sold later. 6-26-1906 W. W. Buxton purchases of Mrs. R. L. Page, whose husband ran Pure Ice - takes teams, tools, wagons, etc. 4-13-1908 Plant at Walnut St. closed - closed 2 weeks due to differences between stockholders and management. Ice harvest short - will be poor season. 4-17-1909 Still closed. 4-19-1909 Bankruptcy proceedings start. 4-22-1909 Newell K. Cone, receiver. 4-26-1909 W. W. Buxton contracts for ice plant again this summer. 4-27-1909 Ice again being made under receiver Cone. 5-7-1909 Foreclosure actions started. Wheel Co. plant to be sold. 1-6-1910 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. 2-19-1910 Buxton bought machinery. 2-21-1910 Buxton to build new plant at rear of 224 Ellicott - recently bought machinery. Buys more land of Henry Craft. 3-1-1910 Contract to Glasle. 3-11-1910 Buxton to build new ice plant on Ellicott St. 3-16-1910 Buxton begins ice making. 7-2-1910 Not much left in assets. Organized in December 1905. Stockholders: Buxton, John H. Tuthill, F. H. Hanlon. Company dissolved. Assets divided among creditors. 8-9-1910 Buxton sells his ice plant to Marion, Garnier & Shultz. 4-3-1919 Owners building new storage building - office at 9 Central Ave. 3-30-1920 Buys 204 Ellicott St. - to build driveway to plant on Central Ave. 7-13-1921 Repair to ice plant improves supply. 7-15-1921 Delivery men working overtime during hot summer. 6-8-1925 Peter J. Marion now head. Has taken over two former ice companies. 3-11-1930 Now called Batavia Pure Ice & Storage Co. Directors: Dr. N. J. Shultz; Frank W. Garnier; Peter J. Marion. 3-8-1932 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. 9-4-1937 Bought by City Ice and Fuel Co. of Cleveland. N. L. Schmitt of Buffalo, Manager. 7-3-1939 Ammonia leak in City Ice at 9 Central Ave. - firemen called. 10-25-1949 Three firemen injured fighting fire in Qualtop Beverage Co. - former Pure Ice and Water plant at 204 Ellicott St. and back to Central Avenue. 9-21-1964
Batavia Quest Drum Corps Celebrates year of work - increased from 12 to 60 in year. Mary Lou Falleti, manager. 12-27-1991 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 93
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Batavia Radiation Oncology Building built on Bank Street near Nursing Home in March-April 1989. Center opened June 12th. 6-20-1989 Treats people, not disease - Dr. Alberto Lopez, director. Special business section. 2-20-1992 Ad: List staff, picture of staff. 11-11-1992 Offers services at local area, saves lives. Special business section. 2-20-1993 Center receives third accreditation from American College of Radiation. Given only the best. 1-21-1999 Picture: In ad at bottom of page. 7-30-1999 Picture: Front of building in ad. 5-19-2000
Batavia Renaissance Program See: V. J. Gautieri Montgomery Ward Building 1987-1988
Batavia Republican Marching Club Marching Club to drill. 8-8-1900
Batavia Restaurant James Harpulas opens restaurant at 16 Jackson Street. 12-18-1905 Fire in - Park and main Street. 1-16-1917 Philip Gast, who conducted Batavia Restaurant at 98 Main Street, has left town. 10-7-1918
Batavia Restaurant in Belgium Picture taken by Dr. H. J. Ianni. 2-7-1956
Batavia Restaurant Supply Co. Business purchased in 1968 - is family run at 301 West Main St. Michael Charvella, wife Ruth and 2 sons. 12-23-1983 Opening Cash & Carry store. Michael & Charles Charvella help mother Ruth. 4-15-1987 Started on Ellicott Street in 1958. Moved to Swan St. Gets contract for kitchen at Dwyer Stadium. 2-28-1996
Batavia Retailers Assn New association aims at …….. old Greater Retail Merchants Assn. To include Mall and Ellicott area merchants. 3-2-1978
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. 2-6-1902
Batavia Roller Rink To open in Hamilton building. 8-29-1908 Opens Monday, Fred Van Auken, proprietor. 9-8-1908 Barber & Levi opened rink last night. Floor and benches full. 9-17-1908 Has skates to rent to ladies. 10-26-1908 Mr. Hollenbeck of Rink to instruct. 11-18-1908 Barber & Levi closed for summer. 3-18-1909
Batavia Rubber and Tire Co. Has an order for tires for President McKinley. 9-27-1900 Wheel Works to take entire output. 8-22-1901 Sweet Tire Co. organized with $50,000 capital. Frank Robinson, John M. Sweet. A. W. Carey, salesman. 8-20-1902 Factory site fund to provide site. 8-27-1902 Sweet Tire Co. fully incorporated. 8-30-1902 Seek $1,800 to buy site. 9-9-1902 Firm revising plans - need heavier machinery. 9-13-1902 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 94
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Batavia Rubber and Tire Co. (cont) Wheels turn in rubber factory today. 2-24-1903 Not all subscriptions in - need $1,800 more for site. 3-21-1903 Frank Robinson sells his stock in Rubber Company. (See also Sweet Rubber & Tire Co.) 7-25-1904 Addition to factory planned. 8-11-1905 To be sold on foreclosure of $55,000 mortgage held by Rochester Bank. 2-26-1908 List of Rubber Company stockholders as of April 11, 1908. Succeeds Sweet Rubber Co. 4-23-1908 Factory purchased by John Ward of Farmers Bank for $10,000. Machinery being added. 6-5-1909 Business brisk at factory. 5-9-1911 Ordering new machinery. 8-12-1911 To enlarge plant. 12-8-1911 Past and Present column: Batavia made tires favored by many famous men in New York, Paris and elsewhere. 2-3-1912 Huge machines to make tires. 4-27-1912 Declared 2% dividend. 9-30-1912 Needs more space. 11-9-1912 Batavia "no skid" tire being copied - company puts out no infringement warning. 1-25-1913 Stops rival from using their tread. 4-19-1913 Suing eastern firm for copying rubber tire tread. 3-23-1913 Moving machinery into new building on west side of Robertson St. 3-29-1913 New shop in use. 5-16-1913 Buys residence at 9 Robertson St. 10-2-1913 William Dawson sues Rubber Co. and Village on condition around his coal sheds on Robertson Street. 12-30-1913 New railroad siding at. 1-3-1914 Suit for breach of contract against. 5-12-1914 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. 6-5-1915 Working full time - to rent space. 3-27-1916 To build office. 5-10-1916 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. 1-18-1917 Buys Call property. 2-9-1917 Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Andrews of Simplex Rubber Co. of Ossining here. 3-13-1917 Workers raise flag over factory. 4-7-1917 Buys Grimes property, 14 Robertson. 5-17-1917 Now making solid rubber tires. 6-16-1917 Running day and night. 10-27-1917 Buys Simplex Rubber Company. Both presidents resign. W. Raymond Smith of Batavia. W. S. Andrews, Jr. of Simplex. 1-29-1918 M. H. Bochoro elected president. 2-8-1918 Andrews moving. 2-11-1918 William H. Rennich, one of Directors, elected head of Stock Exchange. 5-15-1919 To expand - double plant. 7-9-1919 Buys six parcels of land on Robertson Street. 7-19-1919 Officers changed. 9-29-1919 In suit with distributors. 11-26-1919 Suit starts. 2-25-1920 Workers strike. 5-3-1920 Cuts work force 50%. 8-7-1920 Explosion scatters chunks of metal all over, damages nearby buildings. 10-18-1920 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 95
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Batavia Rubber and Tire Co. (cont) Reorganizes; things look brighter. 2-19-1921 Resumes work Monday. 3-5-1921 Asked for receiver. 5-8-1922 Dunlop Tire Co. said to have taken Batavia Rubber. 5-20-1922 Suspends operations. 5-26-1922 City files $10,00 claim for water, services. 7-13-1922 To be sold. 9-30-1922 New York creditors buy works on Robertson Street. 11-9-1922 Creditors purchase business. Fred Stearns & Co. Taylor, Armitage & Eagles. 11-10-1922 William N. Freeman, new owner - business to be resumed. 12-7-1922 Business starts up. 12-29-1922 Office equipment on sale. 1-30-1923 Batavia Rubber Co. Holding Co. filed deeds. 1-31-1923 Creditors get full payment. 10-19-1923 J. E. Brown recalls Rubber Tire Co. and Goodyear connection. 3-22-1961
Batavia Sales Book Co. To make and sell multiple sales pads. 9-5-1914 Soon open. 9-15-1914 W. F. Bailey of Elmira heads firm. 9-22-1914 Asks Batavians to buy stock worth $25,000 . 10-22-1914 Some machinery arrives - J. F. Huber, president. William T. Brady, supt. 11-5-1914 Withdraws all offers. 12-5-1914 To be operating soon. 1-8-1915 Ross Food Company buys out Sales Co. interest. 1-20-1915
Batavia Sand Company New industry - 52 Swan St. - George E. Priest, president, begins making tiles. 12-13-1918 Dissolved. 12-20-1929
Batavia Sanitary Bakery Fire in Ellicott Street bakery - 421 Ellicott St. Owner: Inilitiano Prospero. 5-1-1941
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 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. 1-4-1897
Batavia Shirt Co. Incorporated. Directors: Edward P. Moynihan; Thomas E. Dignan; Samuel S. Partridge. 11-26-1909 Was George M. Rowell Shirt Co. 6-1-1909 He bought Stiles Shirt. 11-17-1909 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 96
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Batavia Sign Co. Obit: William Wickens, proprietor of. 2-7-1961 Steven Fairbanks, proprietor, moves company to 5264 Clinton Street Road - Block building. 2-21-1990
Batavia Signs Big new business - signs made with neon by Ted Snell. 6-17-1949 Takes 2,500 square feet in former Massey-Harris plant. Raymond H. Stoll and Ralph W. (Ted) Snell, partners. 8-12-1959
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. 5-5-1995 "Birthplace of Western New York" chosen. 5-12-1995 Accepted in Boost Batavia campaign. "A Community of Opportunity" offered by the Rev. Elmer Harris. 2-16-1961
Batavia Soap Co. Sanford Whitney bilks Richard A. Bennett of $1,000 with phony company - then vanishes. 3-31-1908
Batavia Society of Artists Artists exhibit at High School - with tea - among them Nina Mason Booth; Roy Mason; Frank E. Mason; Robert North; Monroe S. North. 13 artists. 6-2-1926 Artists organize. 1-23-1950 Art show at YW - pictures. 3-2-1950 Art Show opens Monday. 4-27-1950 Society of Artists Show - Pictures. 5-1, 4-1950 Art show and tea. 11-27-1950 Artists on sketching outing. 7-30-1951 Second Artists show. 11-5-1951 Artists review 5 years. Annual show at YWCA. 5-3-1952 Adds phrase "conventional and represtational" as descriptive of paintings they will accept. 4-12-1961 Art show in Richmond yard. 6-17-1967 Art show lawn of Federal Savings. 8-6-1979 Society to honor Charter Member. 3-20-1986 Rose DiCarlo on visit from California, talks with Winegar about early days. 8-21-1995 To have International Show. 11-21-1996 Opens first International Show in three years - picture. 10-7-1997 Interview with Shauna Blake, president, on 50th year of Society. 9-28-2000
Batavia Specialty Co. 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. 3-6-1907 New company to manufacture metal objects in warehouse on Evans St. Frank H. Hanlon; Charles A. Weaver; J. Edward Gubb. 3-6-1907 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. 7-2-1912 Work starts. 7-20-1912 RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 97
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Batavia Specialty Co. (cont) Moves office from factory on Harvester Ave. to office over 66 Main St. office of George M. Paddock. 3-31-1914 To sell revolving steel cabinets to largest footwear concern in US. 2-22-1915 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. 10-31-1916 Company burns. 4-23-1918 Charles A. Weaver, president. Albert Squires, secretary - want to sell shares to finance next move. 4-26-1918 Moving to Cope Pump plant next door. 4-27-1918 Not to go into Switchboard building which it purchased recently. Needs new site. Has sold Switchboard property to Homer Strong of Rochester. 9-5-1918 Leasing building at 329 Ellicott. Busy turning out 20,000 small boxes a day for government. 10-9-1918 To near Dellinger Theater - Charles A. Weaver, president. 10-13-1918 Making boxes for government. Soon to return to manufacturing of store fixtures interrupted by war. 3-5-1919 Needs more space. Now rear of 15 Jackson. Burned out 2 years ago - to present location in November, 1918. Issues stock to enlarge. 1-15-1920 To increase stock. 3-18-1920 Votes to build at old site on Harvester. 6-9-1920 Moving to Evans Street - munitions plant. 11-1-1920