RUTH Mcevoy COLLECTION 1 6/26/03 - 1/11/04 72.5 Hours 97 Pages 5,691 Lines SUBJECT TEXT DATE
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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 SUBJECT TEXT DATE 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 SUBJECT TEXT DATE 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 SUBJECT TEXT DATE Babysitting Certification of babysitters - cost $600 a year - scares off many babysitters. 5-2-1989 Baccalaureate Services For second year baccalaureate services to be at each church. 6-18-1937 Bach Machine Shop At 44 Swan Street started by William Bach in 1985, expanding - 1250 sq. ft. to 2750 sq. ft. 6-28-1989 Bachellor, Donald 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.