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RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 1

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Underground Railroad Residents of the area remember the Underground Railroad. 6-10-1926

Past & Present column: Elijah Hattlen, born in 1836, who lived as a boy north of

Langworthy Corners remembers seeing passengers of the Underground

Railroad riding in Rockaway Carriages, dressed as gypsies. From the south

to Morganville, Fisher Mill at Horseshoe Lake to Five Corners on Bank Street

Road and so to Niagara Falls. 4-8-1950

Past & Present column: ¶ on a Lake Erie vessel that used to take runaway slaves

to Canada - and hand spike that was used to ward off slave catchers. 6-3-1950

Mrs. Russell talks on - no location in Batavia mentioned - just to the edge. 12-11-1962

Winegar quotes Arch Merrill on above - from a new book "Underground." 11-15, 16-1963

Winegar on. 7-5-1996

More of the story. 7-9-1996

Underground Railroad through the County discussed - with a map. 7-22-2000

Underhill, Mary Lou To teach dancing. 9-6-1946

Rowena Hoertz and Underhill attend a Convention Dance Masters in Rochester. 11-5-1951

Picture of - home from New York dance conference. 8-18-1952

Home from a conference in NY. 9-3-1953

Ad: Mary Lou Underhill School - formerly Rowena Hoertz School - 90 Main Street. 9-4-1953

Students of Underhill to have a Recital entitled Rainbow Follies of 1954. 6-14-1954

Ad: Underhill School of Dance. 9-11-1954

Ad and picture: Mary Lou Underhill School of Dance. 9-13-1955

200 in Underhill Dance Recital. 6-27-1956

Ad for Mary Lou Underhill School of Dance and Baton Twirling. 8-28-1958

Ad: Underhill Dance Program. 6-19-1959

Ad with picture: Gilbert and Mary Lou Underhill Boyd announce Dancorama. 6-20-1960

Underhill pupils to give a program at the VA. 2-21-1961

Picture and Ad: Underhill School of Dance. 9-5-1961

Underhill pupils to have a recital. 6-1-1962

Ad: Mary Lou Underhill School of Dance. 8-28-1963

Underhill pupils entertain at the VA Hospital. 11-6-1964

Underhill pupils in a recital. 6-3-1965

Ad: MLU School of Dance. 8-24-1966



Underhill pupils give a recital. 5-31-1969

Underhill recital May 26th. 5-19-1970


Underhill to have 20th Anniversary recital. 5-20-1972


Ad: Mary Lou Underhill School of Dance. 8-25-1973

Picture of Underhill dance pupils. 4-20-1974


Ad: Underhill recital. 5-10-1975

Notice of recital. 5-27-1975

Pictures from Underhill recital. 4-24-1976

Underhill, W. C. David Hays took Underhill's store early in March returned business to Underhill.

Underhill Clothing Mr. Underhill to resume management. 9-1-1898

Underhill Furnishing Co. See Also: Underhill and Bean.

Underhill retires - from Underhill Clothing Co., 88 Main. Established by Underhill -

now owned by father J. C. Guiteau who will continue to run. 12-8-1903

Guiteau dead. 8-31-1903

Mrs. Guiteau to close out Underhill, 88 Main. 9-22-1903

All office, factory and business of Underhill Furnishings purchased by Underhill

Shirt Co. - a new concern. 12-12-1903


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Underhill and Bean William C. Underhill and Clarence J. Bean of R. O. Holden to start a clothing

business at 88 Main. 3-9-1889

U and B window flaunting a satin Zephyrs banner. 6-16-1889

U and B adding children's department. 7-20-1889

U and B dissolved - Underhill taking partner's share. 1-18-1893

Underhill Clothing Co. To add shirt and shirtwaist making to live. 3-24-1902

Cutter at leaving. 7-14-1902

Underhill moving his clothing store from over 90 Main to over clothing factory at

88 Main. 4-7-1904

Underhill Publishing Co. New company starts with $5,000 capital, R. M. Walker and N. F. Gunther of

Batavia, some Rochester people - in the Clark Building at 88 Main Street. 2-6-1903

Underhill School of Dancing Ad: Underhill School - formerly Rowena Hoertz School - 90 Main Street. 9-4-1953



Ad for School of Dance. Studio at 90 Main - branches Medina and Albion. 8-30-1960

Underhill pupils in recital. 5-31-1963

Ad for. 8-24-1976

Underhill Shirt Co. All furniture and assets of Underhill Furnishing Co. purchased by Underhill Shirt Co. -

a new concern. William C. Underhill to manage the new company. To make

shirts and ladies waists. 12-12-1903

Undertakers W. H. Brown to open Mortuary (in the) Trumbull Building. 3-13-1884

John M. Pickert and John C. Greene at 70 Main Street - opposite Parker House. 11-12-1890

Philcott and Grice - Francis A. Boyle joining. 5-7-1891

M. F. Gelosi opening at 236 Ellicott Street. 5-16-1929

Underhill and Dillon Tailors in the Masonic Temple, bankrupt - furniture sold at auction. 11-21-1911

Unemployment Committee discussing the situation here. 10-10-1921

Adds burden to welfare, budget difficulties. 12-16-1921

Bond issue to be voted December 6 to provide $25,000 to provide jobs for the

unemployed. 11-20-1930

Bond issue voted down. 12-7-1930

The Council outlines plans to help jobless next winter. 6-25-1931

Relief plan near collapse - unemployed to be put to work on the sewer extension. 7-7-1931

Officials find few places in the state have unemployment plans. 8-24-1931

Up sharply. 12-1-1975

Unemployment Committee Mayor Mullen appoints: Pollard Honeck; Holden T. Miller; Betts; Richards; Smith;

R. Cooley of C. of C. 10-8-1921

Employment on up-grade, factories. 12-19-1930

Employment conditions not improved in a year. 7-19-1935

Batavia Manpower Panel suggest program for retraining the unemployed. 4-18-1964

Unexcelled, Inc. Has taken the name of its most profitable subsidiary and becomes Twin-Fair, Inc. 7-5-1972

Unicorn Audio 206 East Main Street.

Keeps ahead of the trend - key to success in the audio business - 10 years -

Paul Almeter, owner. 8-19-1991

Interview with Steve Witkowski, store manager of Unicorn - picture. 5-1-1995

Tickets for the Rotary Show available at. 11-7-1996

Almeter stresses adaptability for small shops. 2-20-1999


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Unicorn Motors Sells Ferrari Cars - West Main at Lyon Street - formerly Chapman Motors, then

Heller Motors. Unicorn there in 1986 or earlier.

Department of Motor Vehicles cancels Unicorn's license. Owned by Edward R.

Phillips, middleman for sale of antique cars. 10-16-1990

Uniform Shop Batavia Uniform Shop moving from over 57 Main to over 83 Main Street. 8-28-1945

To relocate in the Mall - Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pierce (now at 10 Main). 4-19-1973

Going into the Mall. 3-11-1976

Serves special clientele in the Mall. 11-10-1976

Sold to Smart & Sassie? no date

Closing in the Mall. Opened by Robert and Vivian Pierce. For years on Main St.

For six years in the Mall. Owned by Richard and Nancy Cina, run by

Luann Kiyawski. 4-3-1984

A uniform shop on Liberty Street in April 1998.

Shop taken by Diana D'Alba of Oakfield a year ago. Now located in Valu Plaza -

celebrating a year. Owned by D'Alba and her son Matthew. 10-25-1999

Uni-Lak Mathes factory swept by fire. 10-22-1918

Business moved to the back of buildings. 10-23-1918

South Lyon Street to get Uni-Lak factory, by Mathes. On land from Blaine Thomas

and Andrew W. Skelley. 100' x 40'. To move Uni-Lak from big building Rowell

to use the whole building on Jefferson. 5-18-1922

Building ready next month. 7-25-1922

Moves to Lyon Street. 8-5-1922

Union Bicycle Shop To be at 107 Main Street. Jan. or Feb. 1895

To open a store at 107 Main. 1-8-1896

To open Saturday in the Opera House. 2-8-1896

To have exhibits - as side seated bicycle. 2-14-1896

Crowded to doors. 2-17-1896

To open a bicycle school in the Opera House. 3-3-1896

John Schleuker buys the Bath Houses on Park Place on foreclosure for $2,135.97. 2-13-1897

Bath House being remodeled as sales and repair shop for. 2-27-1897

Union Clothing Store 78 Main Street.

Saumet's Union Clothing. 11-26-1910

Corbett & Simmons buy out Saumet - new firm Corbett & Simmons, 78 Main. 11-26-1910

Corbett & Simmons dissolved - James Corbett to run. 5-4-1911

Conducted by James Corbett. 6-28-1933

Frank's Toggery Shop moving from 14 Jackson Street to 78 Main Street - the

former Union Clothing Store. 3-28-1958

Union Coal Co. Swan Street.

John Chaddock owned a coal company on Swan at Railroad in 1883 Directory -

not called Union.

George D. Weaver now owes - J. H. Tanner to continue to manage. 8-12-1889

1888 Directory lists Union Coal among coal companies - no owner listed -

28 Swan Street.

Union Hotel Altvater property - Harvester Avenue in December 1902.

Union Hotel on Dawson Place in April 1921.

103 Harvester Avenue, sold to Edward and Frank Buchholtz. 11-17-1908

Rosaline Fanara of purchases 46 Swan - Jennings Place. 8-4-1909

Hotel south of the tracks, and Italian, Joseph S. Davis, bartender. 2-11-1911

Shooting at develops into a murder case. 10-11-1911

Condition of Balivo and Simplecio serious. 10-12-1911

Fire at Camplieri's Union Hotel. During the fire at stolen goods were found in the

room of Giuliano and ? 10-13-1911


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Union Hotel (cont) Bolivo not expected to live. 10-31-1911

Donato DiCamplieri of got a Black Hand letter - perhaps a joke. 12-4-1911

Raid nets 50 arrests. (On roll follows 24th.) 10-27-1913

Penepinto, owner, arraigned. 10-30-1913

Pavilion man in Gazewskis Tavern on Liberty claims he also closed the Union

Hotel. Local drinkers put home on Central Tracks. 11-17-1913

Polino, bartender at, attacked and slashed. Charles Penepento, proprietor. 2-19-1914

Sold at auction at action against Lyda L. Tiefert - bought by John Muscarella

for $1,275. Opposite depot - behind alley past Iroquois. Built in 1876 to replace

an older frame hotel. After rebuilding it was run by: Henry Gast; Frank

McAllister; Augustus Eipper; William E. Dawson. License transferred last year

to Muscarella. Saloon at 329 Ellicott Street and Union closed. 6-1-1918

Muscarella to make the hotel into a 3 family house - he will live there. 6-5-1918

On Dawson Place, raided. 4-17-1924

Union Mission School Liberty Street.

Society teaches, aids, and feeds. 12-11-1909

Article on: In existence 2 years. Began with 2 teachers, 10 pupils. Now 6 teachers

and 80 pupils. Children of foreign born taught sewing and carpentry on

Saturday, the Bible on Sunday. Not intended to take from their church -

Emmanuel Baptist, First Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal,

Center Street. 12-20-1909

Entertainment planned as benefit. 3-2-1910

Union Oil Co. Burned - Walnut Street. no date

Glade and Son to rebuild. 1-30-1923

Union School Description, site plan, school on the corner of Ross and East Main with a

playground divided by a high fence. Progressive Batavian 4-19-1872

Trietley on - now being razed by Batavia Metal Products. 6-8-1957

UC Lending (Money lending?)

UC Lending on window at the corner of Main and Center Streets in December 1998.

U.F.Os Anthony M. Klinkroth and his wife see a flying saucer. 7-7-1947

Discs reported all over the country. 7-8-1947

Flying saucers reported from Buffalo. 10-27-1949

Sighted at Barre. 4-24-1950

Sighted by Salvatore Paladino. 10-14-1958

Seen over LeRoy. 8-26-1965

Seen by a woman near Bushville. 8-14-1967

Seen over the County Friday night last. 6-8-1974

Seen in the area. 3-7-1975

USA Today The Daily News is now printing this newspaper. 7-22-1985

U. S. Chrome Tibon Hard Chrome signs with the Industrial Center. 9-24-1959

Tibon has doubled its work force, now has 25 employees - picture of Noel Van Huff. 10-18-1969

Name changed from Tibon Hard Chrome to U. S. Chrome puts Batavia on list of

toxic sites because of chromium leaking into waste water. Clean-up now

going on. 7-7-1986

U. S. Chrome agrees to pay the City $175,000 for clean-up of wastes from its

chrome leak. 3-4-1998

U. S. Gypsum Purchases a farm in Oakfield. 11-15-1922

Thrives on consistency. 2-23-1995

To end mining in Oakfield but to continue manufacture - 72 jobs lost. 2-4-1998

Some history of including a story of two deaths in the mine. 2-7-1998


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Uebele, Louis Has an excavation for a 3 story brick building at 20 Main Street. 4-3-1883

To put up a large business block on his property on Main Street. To be of brick -

3 stories.

Small fire in Uebele's brick bakery. 7-1-1883

Opens an ice cream parlor at 18 Main - to open May 22. 5-22-1884

Installs a telephone for orders. 6-16-1884

Moved to the Chittenden block on State Street while a new building is going up. 5-24-1886

Dellinger and Glade begin work on the building today - 3 stories, 60' x 66'.

Uebele to occupy west of the 3 stories, live above. 8-9-1886

Uebele bakery at 18 Main, home same (in) 1882 building put up 1886-1887. 8-28-1886

He lives there. 3-17-1887

Now in his new building, bakery there. 3-24-1887

Uebele Building sold to Trumbull Cary for $13,564 and considerations. 4-19-1890

Marries Elizabeth Louis. 4-29-1896

Bankrupt - creditors to meet. 12-5-1899

Slaughter House and 5 acres on Oak Street owned by Uebele sold under

foreclosure to Joseph Luplow for $350. 7-31-1900

Will deliver hot rolls and hot cross buns for order - Ad. 4-14-1905

72 today - picture. 7-17-1905

Baked his first loaf of bread in his own oven 46 years ago - 1863. 3-16-1909

Dean of bakers, sells his business to Henry Schildwaster - story of Uebele. Built

the present Uebele Building in 1886. Will be 77 July 17. Learned the bakery

business in Germany. Worked in Buffalo before coming here. When the

State School opened he baked all the bread eaten there. To live above his

bakery. Sons: William; Louis. Daughter: Mrs. James Killip. 4-26-1910

Obit. [Largely instrumental in the founding of the German Evangelical Church -

last surviving member of the Trustees.] 6-16-1913

Past & Present column: ¶ on Louis Uebele and smaller sized loaf during the

wheat shortage. 4-5-1947

Uebele, Mrs. Louis Elizabeth Uebele dead at 41. 2-25-1894

Married to Uebele. 4-29-1896

Uebele, Mrs. Louis Dead at 78. 5-18-1931

Uebele, William Took part of Captain Corcoran in the recent production of "Pinafore." 5-12-1887

Obit. Son Louis Uebele. 5-11-1920

Uebele Building Sold through Cary to S. A. Sherwin on notes due Dellinger & Glade, Philip Houch

of Buffalo and the Bank of Batavia. 4-19-1890

S. A. Sherwin sells the west part of the building, where the bakery and Uebele

residence was to William F. Knedl of Buffalo. 4-30-1890

Ulrich, Herman Aged 13, drowned in creek. 8-27-1921

Ulrich, Herman W. Leases Auperle Tailoring Co. at 11 Bank Street. 10-15-1937

Karl Auperle worked for J. C. Barnes and later worked for A. E. Swenson. On

Swenson's death Ulrich conducted the business until it was purchased by

Max Auperle who later turned it over to his brother Herman W. 10-15-1937

Mentioned as photographer. 2-9-2000

Ulrich, Pam An employee at Tops, operates a mobile animal grooming as a "hobby." 11-7-1994

Ulrop, P. N. Ulrop Specialty Co. Makes buttons.

To use part of Gray Machine Tool Co., Evans Street - to start work December 1st. 10-21-1920

Umbrella Mender Mickey McMahon, the umbrella mender, jailed for over indulgence. 12-14-1903


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Uncle Tony's Pizzeria Bert Earl at 218 West Main Street says everything is homemade. 2-15-1989

Earl of Uncle Tony's is joining Ken Merrick of Harvester Hotel in an expansion

move. The Harvester Hotel has been gutted and rebuilt inside - picture. 10-21-1991

Union Square Richard and Benjamin Mancuso III suggest a 13 home development off Union

Street. Tentatively called Union Square. 11-29-1988

The City gives a contract to West Seneca Construction Co. to build sewers to the

Union Square development area. 7-18-1989

Picture of machines starting on the site. 9-26-1989

Parking for schools near by a problem before the City - at Union Square - map. 9-27-1989

Union Steam Laundry 1 State Street.

R. B. Pease puts a levy on fixtures. 7-7-1899

Kerslake Laundry not sold - claims settled. 7-15-1899

Laundry fixtures sold by William C. Watson, mortgage agent for $180 - to

Martin Brown formerly William E. Kerslake. 9-8-1899

U. S. O. Gets a good start, donations $1,500 on the 9th, up to $5,755 by the 17th. 6-9, 11, 13, 17-1941

Union Steamboat Company The company once had its main office in Batavia. Left in a dispute over taxes.

Commissioner Rupp collected once. 2-10-1890

Union Street Full page ad: Lots for sale on Union and Kingsbury in Dennis & Cone addition. 6-25-1913

Lots on both sides offered - the area is much improved in appearance as a result.

Picture - north on Union, Kingsbury. 6-28-1913

Dr. L. K. Aldridge to build a house of stone at Oak and Union Streets, as near a

colonial model as possible - like those built in time of George Washington -

just east of Dr. Homer Harvey. 5-23-1928

Aldridge died. 4-1-1933

Spencer Avery buys 125 Union Street from Thomas H. Pickering who is leaving

Doehlers. 4-17-1944

Union Street mothers petition for sidewalks - picture. 5-7-1954

Mary Alton says Yuhas now lives at 123 Union Street - bought it from John

Mumfords in October 1986. Built by Dr. Homer Harvey. no date

Unions Winegar on Union organizations. Typographical Union 60 years old June 21.

Bartenders - started in 1900. Masons, plasterers and bricklayers in 1901. 6-15-1962

Unique Enterprises 114 Walnut Street. Ken Fay, proprietor. Gift shop. 12-29-1979

Unitarian Church Ontario Plains Unitarian Society to meet at the YWCA Sunday. 11-17-1973

United Charities Moving to the Dellinger Building at Main and Jefferson. 1-2-1915

United Chemists Store 62-64 Main. Opens tomorrow - picture. 7-29-1927

United Cigar Stores Co. Takes over the Whelan Store. 10-20-1915

Has bought the corner building at Main and State for $125,000 - said the largest

price yet for a local building. Will enlarge for a cigar store combined with a

drug store. Purchased from Mrs. Charles D. Block of 123 Bank Street.

Puget Realty made the sale. 10-5-1926

To spend $50,000 to remodel its store at State and Main. 3-28-1927

United Cigar - and drug store - open tomorrow - picture - full page ad. 7-29-1927

United Family Picnic See: Annual Family Picnic.

Picnic a great success - games for everyone. no date

United Fund See: United Way.


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United Memorial Medical Center For earlier see: St. Jerome Hospital; Genesee Memorial Hospital; Genesee

Mercy Health Care; Batavia Hospital; Hospitals - for some changes; Pesthouse.

Picture of the committee responsible for the name. 5-10-1999

Hospital seeks tax free IDA bonds to build a surgical unit. 5-14-1999

Editorial approving the new name. 5-15-1999

New name announced for the combined medical facilities of the county. For earlier

see: Genesee Memorial; Batavia Hospital; St. Jerome Hospital; United Mercy

Healthcare; and for changeover time - Hospitals. 5-8 dated 5-15-1999

Proposed new hospital unit okayed by the City Planning Board. 5-20-1999

Hospital staff say the name is being well accepted. 5-21-1999

New head appointed: Charles Kinney. 6-16-1999

Officials ask the state to approve the merger, make improvements. 7-21-1999

UMMC doctor to participate in a major study of diabetes - Dr. Gerald Ginsberg. 7-27-1999

Kinney says the aim is to heal divisions in the community and institution - picture. 8-20-1999

GCIDA offers the hospital $17 million in bonds for a new surgical area. 9-10-1999

Hospital foundations merging. 9-18-1999

The State officially approves the merger. 12-9-1999

New personnel completes the management team: Charles Kinney, hospital

Chief; Roger J. Soricelli, vice president and head of some departments; eight

senior managers; Jacqueline Bixler, human resources, others. 1-15-2000

Trying to serve all. 2-26-2000

Opens a new Women's Care Center with two doctors on staff. 7-7-2000

Two emergency room services to combine at North Street by the end of August -

inpatient care to locate at North Street - outpatient care, including some

sample blood, urine, on Bank Street. 7-25-2000

Asks the county for annual gift to make interest on loan less costly. 8-1-2000

Raises terms of request. 8-3-2000

Special hospital edition. 8-5-2000

Updated ICU reopened. 8-8-2000

Adds two midwives. 9-13-2000

Emergency moving to North Street; former staffers at Bank Street mourn "end

of an era." 9-15-2000

Employees mark the start of a new era. 10-28-2000

Birthday bash by hospital employees. 11-20-2000

Sets a goal or $200,000 for renovation, expansion. 12-22-2000

Possible sale mentioned. 1-20-2001

Cuts 14 jobs - to save $450,000. 1-24-2001

Editorial: Commenting on the prospect of selling or leasing the former St. Jerome

Hospital. 1-29-2001

Using new bone density scanner - picture. 2-27-2001

Editorial outlining critical position of the Hospital. 3-5-2001

CEO Charles Kinney tells of improvements being made especially in the

Emergency Room to speed and improve services - full page of pictures. 3-24-2001

United Parcel Service Coming to the Industrial Park. (Started 75 years ago in Seattle) 6-10-1969

First building permit in the Industrial Park goes to UPS. 8-13-1969

Started here in July 1969. 8-27-1982

Strike settled. 8-14-1990

Busy this Christmas shopping season - picture. 12-20-1999

United Pentecostal Congregation Meets at 301 North Street in the list of churches. 4-13-1941

United Pentecostal Movement Church grand opening - groups from all over the region at the YWCA Friday and

Saturday. 6-10-1988

Rev. John Hatch, pastor. Meets at the YWCA Wednesday and Sunday. Picture of

John Hatch. 2-24-1990

Celebrates five years here - Hatch still pastor; still at the YWCA, 301 North street.

About 45 attend. 6-5-1993


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United Pentecostal Congregation Present pastor, John Hatch, shows national ads to attract members - picture. 5-27-1995

United Pentecostal Movement Puts up a church edifice at 180 Oak Street the weekend of September 22.

(cont) Picture and history. 10-7-1995

United Rentals Inc. Of Greenwich, CT.

Founded in 1997, has purchased Batavia's Access Rentals. Jerry Arena and Joe

DiFrancesco to continue here as before. 1-27-1998

Completes the purchase of nine rental companies, bringing total to 23. 8-17-1998

Designates Batavia the location of its new Cash Application department. To be

operational within 30 to 60 days. 2-10-1999

United States Academy Appointments Plus 20 untitled cards.

James Prentice - student at Military Academy - passed exams. 6-10-1899

William A. Johnson a Cadet at West Point. 7-15-1904

James Prentice in Coast Guard Service (Lt Prentice). 8-7-1904

Donald Norton; John Oldsen; Eugene Sullivan; John W. Taylor; Gerald Tiberio;

Craig White; Ray Witter; David Dudek; Joseph W. Squires, WP 1955;

William E. Brooks; Joseph Clare; Travis Minor; Richard McEneny; Donald

Barlow; Nikitas Manitsas; Stephen Klein; Peter Peca; Edward York.

Lyndon Spencer, Coast Guard. July 7, 1916

Edward Lewis Beck, graduate Annapolis. 6-3-1925

Craig White, Naval Academy. 2-4-1963

Walter S. Miller appointed to Annapolis. 11-24-1919

Everett H. Sprague enters West Point. 6-18-1934

Resigned. 5-28-1936

George L. Gouinlock - nominated alternate. 12-21-1934

S. A. Sherwin to Annapolis. 1-16-1936

Aloysius J. Pickert to Naval Academy. 1-6-1943

Edward F. Keene appointed to Annapolis. 6-19-1947

Vincent M. Parisi nominated to the Air Force Academy. 2-10-1969

Still at the Academy. September 1972

James Monachino appointed to the Merchant Marine Academy. 1-20-1971

Michael Ricci a midshipman.

Gino Olivieri to the Air Force Academy. 12-23-1976

John Charles Lowe nominated to the Air Force Academy. 1-17-1978

John E. Chua appointed to the Naval Academy. 6-4-1983

David Paul Dudek appointed to the Naval Academy. 5-20-1968

John William Taylor appointed to the Naval Academy. 5-25-1968

James J. Grazioplene a sophomore at the US Naval Academy. 10-7-1968

West Point and Annapolis appointments: Peter Peca; Edward ?; David Paul

Dudek; Stephen Klein; Nikitas Manitsas; Donald Barlow; Richard McEneny;

Travis Minor; Joseph Clare; Donald Norton; John Oldsen; Eugene Sullivan?;

John W. Taylor; Gerald Tiberio; Craig White; Ray Witter; David Dudek; Joseph

Squires, May 29, 1956; Brooks.

Joseph W. Pieri nominated to the Air Academy - already has a nomination to the

Naval Academy. 1-15-1980

Ronald Pangrazio, Jr. appointed to Annapolis. 6-27-1985

Gerald Tiberio (BHS president) appointed to West Point. 5-8-1986

Naval Academy: Walter S. Miller passed the physical exam. 7-19-1920

Naval Academy: Paul Pichert appointed to Annapolis. His brother Alogseus is

an Ensign there. 9-11-1945

Naval Academy: Brooks graduating. 5-24-1952

Naval Academy: Ray Witter to Annapolis. 6-22-1960

James J. Grazioplene appointed to West Point. 6-14-1967

John A. Buckley, 123 Liberty Street and Michael Lullo, 15 Buxton nominated to

West Point. 1-12-1972

John P. Repicci appointed to the Naval Academy. 12-24-1974

Joseph O. Bernard; Paul Rowcliffe; Thomas L. Cobb nominated to the Air Academy. 2-8-1962


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United States Academy Appointments E. W. Chapen? 1953

(cont) Alva Nelson Bradford of Batavia graduates from the Merchant Marine Academy

in Albany. 2-15-1935

James V. Mancuso to enter the Merchant Marine Academy. 2-26-1935

Allen F. Mock appointed to West Point. 1-15-1937

Lyndon Spencer of Batavia given a scholarship to Coast Guard. 8-7-1916

William E. Brooks appointed to Annapolis. 10-28-1947

Edward F. Keene to Annapolis. 6-19-1947

Paul Martin for the Coast Guard Academy. June 1956

Paul Martin for the Coast Guard Academy. September 1956

Leonard Szustak nominated to the Air Force Academy. no date

Donald Norton nominated to the Air Force Academy. 1-31-1959

Paul A. Martino graduated the Coast Guard Academy. 6-11-1960

A. L. Kjelgaard graduated the USAF Academy. 9-5-1972

Pfc. Joseph W. Squires to West Point from the National Guard. 5-29-1956

Paul Martino entering the Coast Guard Academy. 6-4-1956

Richard Reinholtz named to West Point. 6-9-1959

Joseph F. Clare appointed to Annapolis. 1-28-1961

Craig White named to the Naval Academy. 2-4-1963

David J. Connolly - attends the Coast Guard Academy. 4-9-1963

Richard J. McEneny appointed to the Air Force Academy - picture. 12-20-1962

Gerald J. Tiberio to the Military Academy. 6-30-1965

Benjamin Klein nominated to the Naval Academy. 1-28-1964

Ray C. Witter graduates from the Naval Academy Annapolis. 5-22-1964

John Oldsen nominated to the Air Force Academy. 1-8-1964

William E. Brooks appointed to the US Naval Academy. 10-28-1947

Richard K. Reinholtz attending West Point. 9-9-1959

Travis Minor and Paul M. Smith Academy nominees. 2-31-1960

John Oldsen appointed to the US Air Force Academy. 5-12-1964

Richard J. McEneny appointed to the Air Force Academy. 5-25-1965

Gerald Tiberio accepted by the Naval Academy. McEneny by the Air Force Academy -

both above. 7-2-1965

Charles Martin Cromwell appointed to West Point. 1-25-1966

John William Taylor appointed to the Naval Academy. 2-7-1968

Peter David Klein appointed to the Military Academy. 1-31-1969

Michael J. Carragher appointed to the Naval Academy. 2-4-1969

Vincent M. Parisi II appointed to the Air Force Academy. 2-10-1969

Richard J. Blanchet, son of Dr. Harvey Blanchet of Medina, to the Air Academy. 1-27-1970

Robert Jacques of Hutchins Street, Batavia to the Air Academy. 1-27-1970

Robert Betters and David L. Maxwell to West Point. 1-13-1971

James S. Manachino appointed to the Merchant Marine Academy. 1-20-1971

Andrew L. Kjelgaard enters the Air Force Academy. 9-5-1972

Nominated to West Point: John A. Buckley, 123 Liberty Street; Andrew Kjelgaard,

Hopkins Road; Michael R. Lullo, 13 Buxton Avenue. 1-13-1972

Paul J. Pontillo nominated to the Air Force Academy. 12-18-1973

Michael A. Ricci graduates from the Naval Academy. 6-7-1974

James D. Dzieman appointed to the Air Force Academy. 12-31-1974

Conable appoints 2 to West Point: Robert Gerard Zielinski, 112 Summit Street;

Albert Lee Mulcahy. 12-17-1975

Lt. Andrew Kjelgaard graduates at the Air Force Academy. 10-21-1976

Jim Olivieri to the Air Force Academy. 12-23-1976

The first girl appointed to West Point, Ellen A. Sinclair. Also, Anthony Petrillo. 12-29-1976

United States Service Academys Paxon nominates three to the US Air Force Academy: Justin Schutt of Notre

Dame High; Matthew Burakowski of Alexander HS; Amanda Dietrick of Batavia

High School. 3-3-1998


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United States Chrome See: U. S. Chrome.

United States Service See also: Draft.

List of men now in service. 12-14-1966

United Social Workers of Batavia New welfare society proposed. 1-14-1914

Group takes the name United Social, hears Mrs. Mix and Miss Comisky. 1-17-1914

Choose a Board. 1-23-1914

Adopts a constitution. 2-17-1914

To meet. 3-4-1914

To meet. Committee offers plans for Child Day Care. 1-11-1917

United Way Community Chest fund recommended. 8-26-1921

Under way. 10-15-1921

Goal of drive $37,000. 11-17-1921

Full page ad for, with a sketch by Roy M. Mason. 11-26-1921

All Batavia goal $54,000. 10-3-1922

Drive to start with a parade. 10-21-1922

Starts tonight. 10-24-1922

Those organizations served by the Fund: Boy Scouts; Red Cross; TB Association;

Infant Welfare; Salvation Army; Children's Home; YMCA; YWCA; St. Jerome

Hospital; Batavia Hospital. Asking $40,000. 10-3-1923

The United Fund is seeking $32,909. Batavia Hospital; St. Jerome Hospital;

Children's Home; Tuberculosis Association; Infant Welfare; YMCA; Salvation

Army; YWCA. 10-28-1924

Drive begins with dinner. 11-10-1924

Drive passes $29,355 - goal $30,000. 12-1-1924

All-Batavia fund to sue delinquents for 1922, 1923 and 1924. 6-24-1925

Goal $33,050. 11-3-1925

All-Batavia drive over the top for the first time in 12 years. 9-27-1934

Batavians decide on one All-Batavia drive - except Red Cross. 4-18-1942

All-Batavia Fund becomes Batavia Community Chest. 2-18-1948

To coincide with other Red Feather drives. 9-18-1948

Community Chest now has 8 members. 9-18-1948

To coincide with other Red Feather drives. 10-12-1948

Supervisors approve County wide Community Chest drive. 2-10-1951

Community Chest drive below goal - but will continue. 12-4-1952

Arthur Hough offers home on East Main Street to Community Chest. 7-16-1957

Community Chest becomes United Fund. 3-17-1959

Winegar remembers the beginning of and its development. 9-17-1970

Celebrating 50 years of service, has raised and given over $3million. 1-20-1971

Adds Retarded Children, Legal Aid, and Family Counseling. 8-30-1974

Rochester agrees to merge with the County. 2-12-1982

Affiliating with Rochester. 2-1-1983

Chapin urges a special fund for emergencies. 8-15-1983

Brenda Faggins here as UF trainer. 10-6-1983

Funds top goal; $312,641 received. 11-15-1985

Adds four: Genesee-Orleans Ministry of Concern; Lester Kid's Place in LeRoy;

Planned Parenthood; YWCA Children's Center. 9-16-1986

LeRoy and Batavia to unite funds. 1-24-1991

Genesee, United Way to merge. 9-18-1991

The head of the National United Way accused of misuse of funds. 2-29-1992

Local head says the local group pays no dues to the national organization. 4-14-1992

Barber Conable to head the Fund in 1992. 2-17-1992

Special section with a good deal of history - written by Greg McAulister. 9-12-1992

United Way and Red Cross start a joint drive for $494,000. R. Stephen Hawley

and Richard Hawley are joint chairmen. 9-17-1993

Moving to 413 East Main Street. 7-8-1994


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United Way (cont) Office moves to 413 East Main Street. 8-11-1994

Plans its 1994 drive, Norman and Gloria McLaughten head it up. 8-30-1994

Hasn't reached its goal in the last five years - some facts on the Fund. 8-19-1995

David Meade, Fund Chairman for 1995, wants the drive to succeed "through a

united effort." 9-9-1995

Craig Wilcox a newly elected Board Chairman. 1-18-1996

Goes over its goal by $2,002. 11-15-1997

Richard Gilmartin heads the 1998 campaign. 9-12-1998

Over the top. Total $503,409. Lori Cohen the area-wide chairman. 11-13-1999

New director: Dean Everleigh, 46, for Greater Rochester and Genesee-LeRoy. 10-13-2000

Local chairman, Chris White, says the drive is over last year's total, some short of

this year's goal. 12-1-2000

Moves from 413 East Main to the second floor above Alberty's Drugs, 81 Main St. 1-5-2001

Changes its name to Genesee County United Way says Area Wide West Director

Dean Everleigh with no objections. 1-24-2001

Elects David Cecere of Townsend Insurance chairman 1-25-2001

United Weakley School of Religion See: Religious Education.

Unity Picnic. See: Family Unity Picnic.

Unity School of Practical Christianity See: Spiritualists.

Universal Joint Invented by John J. Moore of 406 West Main St. - some relation of George Bowen. no date

Product of Batavia Bowen Joint Corp. Adna G. Bowen of Medina, manager.

Location not yet found. 5-2-1912

To be manufactured by the Baker Gun Co. 5-31-1912

Being put as a check into the Genesee touring car. (Later manufactured by

Batavia Metal Products.) 11-21-1912

Invented and patented by John J. Moore. 10-23-1919

Universalist Church Editorial comment: An Universalist Church in Batavia would be well received. 1-31-1883

S. U. Main will has $2,000 to establish a church. 4-3-1893

S. U. Main leaves $1,000 in his will to help found a Universalist Church. 4-3-1893

Rev. John A. Copeland preached in the Free Baptist Church. 10-30-1893

Begin to organize - may build. 11-6-1893

Meeting at the Opera House. 11-13-1893

Rev. H. P. Morrell, missionary for Univ. State Convention, here a number of weeks. 12-15-1893

Two days meeting at the Court House to be held next January and February. 1-8-1894

Two day services held in the Court House to test interest in the area. 1-8-1894

Organization of the church under way. 1-13-1894

Services at the IOU Hall. 10-1-1905

Meet - take no action on building a place of worship. 10-16-1905

To meet in Bank Street Church - hope a permanent mission results. 7-26-1907

Hope to buy Bank Street Church. 3-8 or 18-1909

Hope to organize. 3-15-1909

Rev. Harry M. Wright, Corfu, new Universalist pastor. 3-18-1909

To buy Bank Street Church. 3-30-1909

File for incorporation. 4-7-1909

Have purchase the Emmanuel Baptist church. 4-30-1909

Newly organized - buy Bank Street Church from Emmanuel Baptist - to do repair. 6-25-1909

Gets 50 pews from another church. 7-7-1909

Plan church dedication. 8-23-1909

Dedication. 9-20-1909

Bell to ring for the first time Sunday. Donated by the Universalist Society of

Alexander, recently disbanded. The bell is very old, marked "E. Force. New York.

1835." The Society also donated dishes and an organ. 10-12-1909

Sermons to start in April. 3-4-1910


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Universalist Church (cont) Wright going to Lockport - had supply minister for months. 3-1-1911

Hold supper and sale - 100 served. 12-12-1911

Rev. L. C. McLaughlin, pastor. 8-24-1912

McLaughlin. 9-30-1912

Rev. H. P. Morrell, who has supplied from Buffalo, is leaving. 7-21-1913

Promised a pastor soon. 9-11-1913

Rev. S. D. Walker of Utica to preach Sunday. 11-22-1913

Rev. Hugo Perdelwitz to become pastor of Batavia and Corfu churches. 4-13-1914

Perdelwitz born in Germany. 5-2-1914

Mrs. Mary J. Weaver gives the history of Quakers at Church. Next week Lent

on Charter. 5-22-1914

Church on Bank Street being cleaned, repaired and wired for lights. 10-9-1914

Christmas service December 27. 12-18-1914

Universalist pastors exchange - Mrs. Bradley of E. Aurora here. 1-11-1915

American Legion considers buying. 3-15-1919

Church building deeded to the state Universalist body. State body trying to sell. 3-24-1915

Talk of building. 9-27-1915

Perdelwitz going to White River Junction. 2-4-1916The church apparently disbanded - school talks of taking the Old Universalist

Church for overflow classes. 10-10-1917

Raymond Walker buys - John Buchholtz & Son to rebuild for Rough & Tumble -

spire removed. 12-10-1919

Speaker on Unitarian and Universalist religion at the YWCA. 2-5-1965

Universalist Church in Alexander Most recently Grange Hall. Erected in 1833. Now being demolished. Picture. 10-14-1972

Unitarian Society now meeting in Batavia - at 8½ Bank Street. Outreach of

Unitarian-Universalist Association, from Pullman Church, Albion. 12-16-1972

University Association Center Organized by Prof. Davies of Chicago. 12-3-1897

To meet at the YMCA. 12-14-1897

University Extension Service at the YMCA. 1-13-1898

Again. 6-22-1898

University Eye Specialists From Warsaw, open an office at 217 Summit Street. Feb. or Mar. 1996

Ad: Dr. Alan Siegel serving at - picture. 3-26-1996

Uphill, Benjamin B. Suit for damages against Uphill for running into D. J. Daily - gives Daily $800 award. 2-9-1915

Uphill, J. L. M. New Superintendent of Schools. 6-22-1916

Picture of Jared L. M. Uphill. 12-11-1937

Retiring after 37 years as Superintendent of Schools of the County. 8-3-1953

Honored on retirement - picture. 10-16-1953

Obit - dead at 93. 7-11-1977

Editorial - died the week of July 13. 7-13-1977

Leaves "ethical will." 7-18-1977

Uphill, William H. Buys lots on State Street near Hart from Mrs. Eugene Norris - will build. 3-17-1911

Obit - Mrs. William Uphill. 7-1-1960

Uphill Brothers Who bought the former Brooklyn School, to cut into two 2-family houses for

Brooklyn Avenue. 5-4-1929

Upper Tonawanda Creek Watershed Reorganizes. 10-7-1961

Association

Upson, Frieda (Mrs. Hollis R.) Dead at 70. 4-5-1985


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Upson, Hollis D. Recommended to take the place of Thriftshauser on the County Legislature until

the next election - list of public action. 1-4-2001

Upson, Hollis J. Lived at 15 Clinton and 69 Ellicott Avenue.

Mr. & Mrs. Upson celebrate their 50th Anniversary. 5-6-1959

Obit - Mrs. Upson - 74. 7-15-1963

Dies at 81. Upson-Mayback started in 1931 - fuel distribution business until sold

in 1947 to Kendall Refinery. Kept parts distributing business. 2-10-1967

Upson, Hollis R. Lived with his parents at 15 Clinton Street - attended UB. 1-4-1933Harry J. Upson of 15 Clinton Street fishing in Canada. Must be a misprint - 5-20-1933

At Cambridge to study for PhD. 9-25-1937

Gets his PhD, Dr. of Philosophy, at Harvard. 6-27-1940

Mr. & Mrs. Upson to Pittsburgh where he will teach languages at Duquesne U. 9-12-1940

Rt. Rev. Hollis Upson and daughter of Newtonville, MA visiting. 2-23-1951

Joins Upson Mayback, distributor of petroleum products. Now an Episcopal

minister - has been pastor of St. George's Church in Boston. Has been

conducting services in Syrian Orthodox Faith. Ordained about 9 years ago. 5-29-1951

Father Stephen Upson honored by Greek congregation in Rochester - picture. 7-20-1974

Very Rev. Dr. Stephen Upson elevated by the Greek Orthodox Church to

Archimandrike. (Says and ex-Batavian.) 3-3-1990

Winegar on the Rev. Stephen Upson - now Archimandrite. 4-12-1990

Winegar mentions Upson's work as a priest. 9-24-1991

Honored on his birthday. 4-19-1996

[One supposes that the names Hollis and Ritchie were not acceptable to Greek

church circles, and he was therefore required to use Stephen in church records.

This was suggested by Diana Dipson - one of the Greekest of American Greeks.]

Obit - 89, died September 30. 10-2-2000

Upson aided many as clergyman, friend. 10-3-2000

Upson, Jean Holmes (Mother a Cone.)

Upson, Richard Lt. Upson to the US Army Air Defense School in Fort Bliss, TX - picture. 2-22-1965

Graduates the University of Vermont. 6-3-1965

To take a post with Shell Pipe Line, Houston, TX. 5-4-1967

Moves to the former home of his father on Ellicott Avenue - now in the 3rd ward. 3-31-1967

Upson, Father Stephen Upson Hollis R. Upson used the name Stephen as a priest in the Orthodox Church.

Presumably Hollis was not acceptable as a name for an Orthodox Priest.

Upson-Mayback C. W. Thomas, directing benefit "Atlanta" skipped, left his traveling bag and one

dirty shirt, but smuggled out his 2 suits and an umbrella he had borrowed. 11-4-1897

Installing a gas tank in Caledonia - find bones of Indian. 5-26-1933

Buys Genesee Oil business. They are now Kendall distributors. Have purchased

Van Horn Motor Corp., Main Street, Geneseo. 9-21-1936

Purchases, 649 East Main Street, property from Mr. & Mrs. C. A. Gillard for

expansion of the business now at 647 East Main - are building a Quonset in rear. 5-1-1946

Sells to Kendall Oil for half a million - Upson Mayback still to operate a business here.

The business was incorporated in 1931. Address 643 East Main. Partners to

continue in the wholesale auto accessory business next door at 649 E. Main St.

Hollis J. Upson, president. Harvey M. Mayback, vice-president. 11-6-1947

Mrs. Harvey Mayback sells interest in the company to Hollis Upson. 1-19-1951

Located at 662 East Main. May 1993

Hollis Upson honored on his 85th birthday - some history of the company included. 4-19-1996

Upstage Theater Collective Linda Blanchet; Betty Casey; Jeanne Clement; Connie Hiller to do Side by Side by

Sondheim at the Apple Grove. 2-9-1985


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Upstate Farms Milk Cooperative See also: Milk.

Upstate Farms Milk Milk producers join to form Upstate Milk - formed by: Arcade Milk Coop Milk

Producers; Buffalo Milk Producers; Genesee Milk Producers (Niagara Falls

did not join.) 1-2-1965

Formed. 2-3-1965

On Upstate Milk Co-Operative Inc. 6-20-1969

Acquires Sealtest Division of Kraft Co. - will not affect O-At-Ka. 4-29-1970

Buys LeRoy Elm Dairy, Meadowlands Dairy of Medina - including Rogers Dairy. 9-15-1972

Moving to an office in LeRoy. The building was a former restaurant and party house. 3-28-1975

The head of Upstate to manage O-At-Ka Milk Plant as well. 2-27-1990

Obit - Bill Zuber, head of - to remain on Board. 5-5-1992

To purchase Hood fluid milk business and distribute their DairyLee products in 1993. 11-24-1992

Now 25 years old - some history. 7-6-1996

Has made a video that traces product from cow to store. 12-7-1999

New Upstate product: Intense Chocolate Milk. 3-18-2000

Expanding its Buffalo plant, closing its place in Jamestown. 6-13-2000

Cornell officials judge Upstate Milk the best in the state. 9-5-2000

Upton, Daniel Obit. 2-13-1888

Upton, Emory In both the Richmond Library and Holland Land Office - Michie: Life and Letters

of Emory Upton. In the Richmond Library - a cassette made from a tape of a

speech by LaVerne Putney at a Historical Society meeting. Death reported:

Progressive Batavian. 3-18-1888

Comments on Upton by George Bowen in Past & Present column: Upton dined

with Bowen on his way to California and died not long after. Upton was appointed

to West Point by Pringle on Bowen's recommendation. Later Upton took Pringle's

son as an aide. 5-4-1912

Picture on the front page. 10-19-1932

Life of Upton given by Frink. 8-26-1942

Past & Present column: ¶ on. 5-10-1947

Trietley on Upton. 9-4-1954

Article on his career. 8-28-1961


Article in special section. 7-2-1976


Winegar on new speculation on the cause of Upton's suicide. 1-15-1991

Winegar hears that Upton will be honored, a monument, at Spotsylvania -

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. 1-28-1994

Monument to be set-up in Spotsylvania, VA. 5-5-1994

Article on the Virginia memorial - picture. 5-7-1994

Winegar remembers Upton's war record. 4-22-1998

Upton, Emory (the younger) Past & Present column: ¶ on, nephew of Emory Upton, of Arkansas. 12-29-1951

Trietley on. 9-4-1954

Upton, Brig. Gen. LeRoy S. Visits Batavia. 6-4-1919

Dead. 3-4-1927

The president of the Historical Society honors Upton at Little Big Horn Convention

in Auburn - puts a wreath on his grave. 7-29-1986

Upton, Rose Upton Bascom Niece of General Emory Upton buried in Elmwood Cemetery. 9-28-1951

Upton, Sarah Upton Edwards Sister of Emory Upton, leaves $5,000 to endow hospital bed. 5-24-1930

Mrs. Edwards' estate much reduced by injudicious investments - swindled by

salesman. 6-18-1930

Lois Brockway says that Donna Seamans is the only local descendent.


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Upton, Sarah Upton Edwards (cont) A huge willow, damaged by lightning a few years ago, crashed in front of the Upton

home - now the home of the Frink's. Mrs. Edwards wrote the Frinks to say she

planted the two willows 100 years ago with her own hands. 9-24-1941

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Frink entertain - give some history of the Upton house on Upton Rd. 8-26-1942

Donna Seamans says the figure of Emory Upton on the Soldier's and Sailor's

Monument, commonly called the "Upton Monument", was, according to family

belief, paid for by his sister, Sarah Edwards. The monument was paid for by

the County and City. The bronze figure by Mrs. Edwards. 6-5-1987

Upton Monument Dr. Townsend suggests a soldier's monument. 11-19-1885

Soldier's Monument Dr. Townsend on monument proposal. 11-20-1885

Again suggests a monument. 11-23-1885

Again monument - discussed since 1882 - considered again at a special session

in June - Townsend's proposal not presented in the proper form. 11-25-1885

Rev. S. W. Lloyd suggests a monument to the Upton Post of GAR. 6-1-1891

The Upton Post names a committee. 9-28-1897

Triangle west of the Court House offered as a site. 11-26-1897

The News asks for contributions for a monument. 7-6-1903

Albert Knapp gives the first contribution with a dollar. 7-7-1903

A check received for $100. 7-9-1903

Text of the Bessie Chandler poem on the monument. 7-14-1903

Monument fund reaches $1,713.66. 8-12-1903

Papers being drawn for a Monument Association. 8-14-1903

Monument fund $1,987.37. 10-2-1903

Appeal for a monument made to the Supervisors. 12-3-1904

Taxpayers to vote on a monument - $10,000. 12-10-1904

Batavia alone to raise $15,000 for. 10-10-1907

Batavia willing to give $15,000 toward $25,000 shatt. 11-25-1907

Proposition delayed - suggestion made that the monument be a panel 70' high with

a bust of Lincoln on top. 12-11-1907

Supervisors reject the monument proposal. 12-30-1907

State Park suggested as a location. 2-19-1908

Monument doesn't get enough votes. 3-30-1908

Doctors recommend TB hospital first. 1-5-1911

Upton Post GAR sets-up a committee to further plans - "Genesee County Soldier's

Monument Association." 7-21-1911

Proposed to the Legislature by Past Commander GAR Torence W. Russell that

they appropriate $10,000 for monument. He has samples of material, a wooden

model of. 12-8-1916

Committee named - needs more time. 12-11-1916

The City asked to contribute $5,000 for. 1-12-1917

Sara Upton Evans, sister of Emory Upton, offers aid to monument price. 3-6-1917

Voters approve appropriation for both monument and water plant building. 3-16-1917

Determination to build approved. 4-4-1917

The City asks for $5,000. 1-12-1917

Again? 5-3-1917

Site chosen. 5-9-1917

Again? 6-3-1917

C. A. Worden chosen. 7-3-1917

Inscription chosen. 8-2-1917

Foundations to be 6½' thick. 9-12-1917

To be ready May 30. 3-9-1918

Granite hard to get. 4-23-1918

Granite structure about ready, being made in Barre, VT; C. A. Worden, designer;

transportation difficult right now. 6-26-1918

Parts of the monument are on the way. 8-29-1918

Base for being placed. 9-13-1918

Top part of is in place. 10-14-1918


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Upton Monument Eagle, 3'10'' tall with 8' wingspan, placed on the ball atop the monument. 10-17-1918

Soldier's Monument Tablet, not to cost more than $900, authorized for. 10-22-1918

(cont) Permit given to erect the monument in Court House Park. 11-2-1918

Supervisors accept the new monument. 1-21-1919

Report delayed. 2-6-1919

Outline of the monument contract as revealed by Supervisor James Brew of Bergen.

To date the City has not paid its promised share. 2-8-1919

Payment postponed. 2-20-1919

The County says it will sue the City. 3-3-1919

Mayor Caney explains the delay. Supervisors pay the City share, $5,000, of cost

of the monument from its Contingency Fund. 3-21-1919

City Council votes to pay $5,000. 4-30-1919

Col. Upton to speak at the dedication. 8-4-1919

Picture of the new monument. 8-5-1919

Monument dedication. 8-7-1919

Supervisors vote for tablet for the south side of. 11-12-1919

New bronze tablet for. 6-27-1923

Tablet to be placed on the monument November 11th. 11-10-1923

Pictures of the monument with members of the Glen Loomis Post. 11-12-1935

Ellicott Street cut behind the monument to effect turns - picture. 8-9-1949

Emory Upton to get cleaning. 4-12-1956

Supervisors suggest a plaque for the monument listing WW II and Korean War

engagements. 4-13-1961

Supervisors prepare a plaque for the monument: "Those who fought in World

War II and Korea" - debate what to call the Korean war on the plaque. 6-7-1961

Plaque dedicated. 10-14-1961

The plaque to be placed on Veteran's Day November 11. 11-10-1961

A woman rams the monument. 7-27-1974

Viet Vets propose a plaque to update the monument. 6-7-1984

Some Viet Vets want a separate monument. 6-28-1984

Plaque for already ordered - to cost $3,400. By: Glen Loomis Post; Vaness Strollo

Post; Batavia Area Jaycees; Lions Club contributed $500. 6-29-1984

The County okays $1,500 for the plaque. 9-13-1984

Plaque unveiled - picture. 11-12-1984

Plaques on movement being cleaned - picture. 6-19-1986

Jaycees provide light to be used when the new plaque is dedicated on Veteran's

Day - picture. 11-10-1986

Chapter from the McEvoy book. 3-30-1995

Upton Bros. and Wade Begin Franklin Mills addition. 11-30-1907

Upton Post GAR Upton Post no. 299 organized. 10-25-1882

Exercises. W. J. Reedy the first commander - North. 12-8, 22-1883

Offers to form a heavy infantry unit in case of war with Cuba. 2-24-1898

Offers services if needed in war. 3-26-1898

In new quarters - Ellicott Hall. 9-13-1898

Upton Post SOV being disbanded. 1-13-1904

No officers elected in Ladies Aid Society to Sons of Veterans until SOV decides to

disband or continue. 1-23-1904

Sets up a Soldier's Monument Committee. 11-15-1910

To form a military branch, Company D First Regiment NY Reserves SOV. 7-14-1911

Talk of Ladies' branch Sons of Veterans. 1-14-1913

Upton Post GAR; Upton Woman's Relief Corps; Sons of Veterans; Ladies

Auxiliary Sons of Veterans have a memorial service. 5-26-1913

History of Upton Post. 12-24-1913

Upton Post not disbanded as rumor says, but 8 members trying to start another

chapter. 1-6-1914

New SOV charter applied for. 1-7-1914


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Upton Post GAR (cont) Planning a new post: Abraham Lincoln Post. 1-13-1914

Now formed: Upton Post GAR; Upton Post Sons of Veterans; Sons of Upton Post

Auxiliary. 1-13-1914

New charter received by J. F. Robinson. 1-15-1914

Post to push for a monument. 1-16-1914

New name: Abraham Lincoln Camp No. 165 SOV - 20 members. 1-21-1914

A. Lincoln Camp no. 5 Sons of Veterans now in existence. 1-21-1914

Abraham Lincoln Camp in 1913. 2-12-1914

Lincoln Post SV to work toward monument. 2-18-1914

Patriotic societies of (5). 2-12-1915

New hall for GAR: Third floor, 98 Main - to be GAR Hall - to be used by Sons of

Veterans; GAR; WRC; Upton Auxiliary. 3-18-1918

Lincoln Camp SOV Drum Corps to play for boys leaving Sunday. 5-24-1918

Has a dinner - welcomes veterans. 1-3-1919

Lincoln Post SOV to disband. 5-12-1919

Upton Sons of Veterans to serve dinner on the 6th Anniversary. 5-13-1919

SOV form a new drum corps. 5-21-1919

On the 3rd floor of a Main Street building - since Ellicott Hall burned - practically

inaccessible to many - asks WWI veterans to help get a new home. 12-30-1919

Moves to new rooms in the Fire Headquarters on Court Street. Banquet served

by WRC. 12-31-1920

SAR named officers. 6-6-1922

Only member of the former LeRoy post Manfred Duguid, who now belongs to the

Upton Post. In 1914 there were few members. Gave up their charter about 1916. 1-15-1926

SAR meetings to be resumed - Genesee Chapter SAR. 6-15-1926

GAR not to dissolve - to go down with flying colors. 9-22-1926

Upton claims to be the largest post in a city of size in the State with an active

membership of 30. Had 18 at its annual meeting, all but 4 over 80 years old.

Commander, William Henry Hunn. 10-4-1926

Past & Present column: ¶ on, à propos Edwin Jerome Benton one of six

surviving members. 5-26-1934

Formed 40 years ago tomorrow. William J. Ready, commander. Thirty-two

members then. William Henry Hunn the only charter member left. Now 15

members - 10 from Batavia. Past & Present column. 10-24-1931

GAR facing extinction next decade - WRC will have challenge to it. [Upton Post

SOUV.] 6-7-1935

Only three left in - pictures. 5-29-1936

John Reed Emerson the last Civil War veteran dead. 10-9-1937

History - Past & Present column. Organized July 24, 1872. Capt. A. J. Root,

commander. Organized as General Emory Upton Post no. 68. William J. Reddy,

commander. 10-5-1940

Past & Present column: ¶ on organization of GAR here. 10-25-1941

Upton Post SAR to award citizenship medals. 1-27-1942

Upton Post SAR to encamp. 9-29-1951

Upton Post GAR - meeting places The Holland Land Office made available by removing partitions. 9-26-1895

Moving to Ellicott Hall. 9-13-1898

New Hall for GAR, WRC, Sons of Veterans on the 3rd floor of 98 Main Street. 3-18-1918

Moving to new headquarters in the Fire Hall on Court Street. 12-31-1920

Sons of Union Veterans to install in GAR Hall over 12 Jackson Street. 5-8-1946

Upton Post Sons of the American Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War; Upton Pos Woman's Relief Corps.;

Revolution Sons of Veterans Auxiliary.

Twenty three sign for membership. 1-29-1921

Take interest in obtaining citizenship for members of Six Nations. Past & Present

column. 4-14-1923


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Upton Post Sons of the Union Veterans Still hold charter. Now inactive. 1980

of the Civil War Woman's Relief Corps.

Upton Post Sons of Veterans To meet. 1-22-1903

Gives up Charter. Organized August 14, 1897 - going 11 years. Had 19 members

when closed. 10-7-1908

Starts camp - between 45 & 50 signed up. 2-5-1910

Genesee Upton Camp SOV no. 118 mustered in at Ellicott Hall. Old camp was

number 18. Broke up a year ago. Had 20 members. 2-12-1910

Upton Post GAR entertains Sons of Veterans, Woman's Relief Corps. 4-12-1910

Sons of Veterans Annex to meet. 4-7-1913

Install. 5-20-1913

In their annual encampment here. Auxiliary also meeting here. 6-24-1913

Ladies Auxiliary started. 8-18-1915

Organizing a Drum Corps. 5-21-1919

Elects Charles W. Taggart, president. 12-15-1921

Elects George Dexter, president. 12-24-1921

GAR organizes Tent no. 60 Daughters of Vets GAR. 10-19-1923

Sons of Union Veterans install in the GAR Hall over 12 Jackson Street. 5-8-1946

Daughters of Veterans Elizabeth Lewis Porter tent no. 60 meets. 11-8-1924

Urban Renewal The City is about to draw up a Master Plan. 1-12-1960

The Master Plan to take 2 years to draft. 1-14-1960

Spencer Steele of Syracuse architectural firm (and) Pittsford planners work on

the Plan. 1-16-1960

The City Council and County Supervisors to work together more closely. 2-2-1960

No action yet by the Town. 2-16-1960

UR buys 61-63 Ellicott Street from Cecelia Redmond. Now a muffler shop and

Red's Taxi office. 3-22-1960

Master Plan study outlined. (May contain minor city plan as well.) 4-21-1960

The City gets $4,500 for Master Plan study. 9-20-1960

Urban Renewal seen as possible under the Master Plan. 4-26-1961

Batavia is one of several communities approved for federal development funds. 3-21-1961

UR for Batavia mentioned. 4-26-1961

Committee recommends downtown renewal. 4-26-1961

Zoning code to be studied. 6-28-1961

City Master Plan nears completion. 8-23-1961

Master Plan approved by the Council. 10-31-1961

Start urged for Urban Renewal. 1-2-1962

The Planning Board recommends. 1-17-1962

Seven phases listed for. 2-17-1962

The Council to adopt a new code under the Master Plan. 5-29-1962

Richard Foote approves UR - MP. 6-1-1962

First phase to cost $2 million. 7-2-1962

The City applies for UR funds. 8-14-1962

Washington approves UR funds. 11-30-1962

The City is seeking a director for Renewal. 1-28-1963

Walter Webdale chosen director. 2-7-1963

The Council hires Steele and Gubb consultants for UR. 2-8, 12-1963

Steele says UR still a year away. 3-1-1963

Steele and Gubb appraising downtown for UR. Webdale says the business district

is first. 3-23-1963

The Federal Housing Administration approves funds for. 4-5-1963

The Council avoids naming a UR attorney. 4-9, 30-1963

The Council sets up a Citizens Advisory Committee on UR - 29 members. 5-3-1963


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal (cont) John Sanborn, chairman of the Advisory Committee. 5-3-1963

Businessmen in the UR area advised not to make expensive improvements to

their property. 5-6-1963

Del Plato refuses to cast the deciding vote on a UR attorney. 5-14-1963

The Citizens Advisory Committee elects. 6-14-1963

The City does not need to revise its charter to accommodate UR plans. 6-25-1963

Webdale says citizens must commit themselves to UR once they start. 6-26-1963

The City has a new building code, plumbing code, housing code, electrical code,

and fire code before UR funds are approved. 7-12-1963

The Council surveys city alleys. 8-6-1963

The Council sets Main-Jackson-Court-Ellicott for UR. May not raze all buildings. 8-21-1963

Winegar on the Council decision. 8-27-1963

Aerial picture of the area chosen for UR. 8-28-1963

Rev. John T. Sanborn heads the Citizens Advisory Committee. 9-20-1963

30% of funds received; work to begin in the spring. 10-10-1963

The City asks for almost $100,000 in federal funds. 10-15-1963

UR map of designated area - 27 of the 49 buildings are sub-standard. 10-19-1963

Small firms disrupted by UR are eligible for government loans. 11-19-1963

The City hires City Planning Associates-East, Inc. of Buffalo to start UR planning. 12-10-1963

The City certified as eligible for UR. 1-10-1964

Webdale admits UR progresses haltingly. 1-18-1964

The Governor signs a bill establishing Batavia Urban Renewal Authority. 2-11-1964

UR on schedule - work to start in January 1965. 2-28-1964

The Council names five to the UR Agency: Ronald L. Martin; Charles Sohns;

John T. Sanborn; Ira M. Gates; Frank A. Corti. 3-10-1964

The Council appoints Zimmerman Admin. Municipal Housing Authority. 3-14-1964

Winegar on the Master Plan which resulted in Urban Renewal. 3-14-1964

Plans ready to be made public. 4-23-1964

Winegar on planning UR. 5-6-1964

Merchants who are now in the UR area should be planning to relocate. 5-7-1964

The Council approves part 1. 5-26-1964

The Court Street area renewal plan revealed - map. 6-8-1964

Cyrus Corp to serve as UR appraiser. 6-17-1964

Businessmen in the UR zone are eligible for loans. 7-2-1964

Scale model of the UR area available. 7-10-1964

Hearing set on. 7-14-1964

Requests for space in the proposed UR area exceed supply. 7-21-1964

Picture of the model of the area. 7-25-1964


The Transportation Committee to study plans for. 7-31-1964

Hearing held, the City promises that UR will do as little damage as possible. 9-15-1964

UR for the Court Street area unanimously approved. 9-29-1964

The Council gives final approval. 11-24-1964

Paper work starts. 11-27-1964

Lullo named property negotiator. 1-3-1965

Leavenworth the negotiator for property sales. 1-19-1965

Bounds for the second UR area set - Alva, Main, Jefferson - probable cost

$2,888,300. 2-6-1965

The Family Theater is the first to go to UR. 1-28, 2-3-1965

The Haitz property on Ellicott Street acquired for $83,000 - buildings plus warehouse

plus the Salvation Army store. 2-8-1965

Picture of the Ellicott Street property acquired. 2-15-1965

Emmens sells 29 Ellicott Street. 2-17-1965

The Family Theater to go - picture. 2-19-1965

The Pan Am Garage owned by Hasselbeck to go to UR for $67,800. 3-1-1965

The Landmark Society objects to some UR proposals. 3-13-1965

UR acquires Franklin Mill for $79,950. 3-15-1965

Marine Trust Co. sells the bank (building) for $27,000. 3-22-1965


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal (cont) Business begins to move from the UR area. 3-23-1965

Salways sells store and storage buildings on Exchange Place for $103,000. 3-25-1965

Picture of Emmens Feed Store - sold for $10,000. 3-27-1965

The Council discusses relocating E. N. Rowell Co., PW Minor Co. and McBride

Steel Plate. 3-29-1965

Soccio and Della Penna to raze the Family Theater. 4-5-1965

The Mill Outlet offers a bid for relocation in the place reserved for Salway. 4-6-1965

Kitty Tessitore is the first to get a payment for relocation - picture. 4-8-1965

Picture of the start of Jackson Street demolition. 4-20-1965

Picture of a big ball swinging. 4-21-1965

Many watch demolition. 4-22-1965

UR condemns bus property. 5-2-1965

Condemnation ordered for bus garages. 5-4-1965

The Pan Am Building is next to be demolished along with Trailways (Lafayette) -

picture. 5-13-1965

UR fund assured. 7-3-1965

Bus terminal, garages next to go. 7-9-1965

Erie firm bids to clear the next area. 7-11-1965

Barillari Company starts demolition west from Exchange Place. 7-15-1965

Building discussed for the corner of Main and Jackson Streets owned by Kavow

Realty. 7-22-1965

Franklin Mill goes down - picture. 7-27-1965

Winegar on view of razed area. 7-30-1965

Miner Electric to build. 8-3-1965

Plans for Jefferson area outlined. 10-6-1965

Article on possibilities. 10-6-1965

R. Miner of Miner Electric buys a lot on the corner of Ellicott and Court Streets from

the City. 10-12-1965

UR okays the second phase, north of Main Street. 11-2-1965

Viele to build a new bus terminal on Ellicott Street at Center Street. 11-2-1965

Sleghts and Caito to build on Main. Sketch of proposed stores. 11-4-1965

The City Council approves the second UR phase. 11-9-1965

UR funds assured. 12-1-1965

UR Agency approves the purchase of Miner Electric - and to Fraterrigo. 12-13-1965

UR Agency receives $690,176. 12-13-1965

Beardsley to build in the UR area. 12-20-1965

Babcock and Babcock to build in the UR area. 12-22-1965

UR Agency gets $190,000 for planning. 1-4-1966

UR buys three move Court Street properties. 2-8-1966

Whole page of pictures. 2-21-1966

Three merchants confer on building. 3-5-1966

Winegar on a film made by Joe Herman. 3-7-1966

UR acquires 34-36 Jackson. 3-8-1966

Engineering firm says Scott and Bean will not be weakened by removing buildings

around it. 3-8-1966

Gautieri proposes rehabilitation, saving, some of the buildings in the UR area. 3-22-1966

Prospective builders find costs too high: Sherman Babcock; Raymond Miner, Jr.;

Joseph Fraterrigo. 3-25, 26?-1966

Building costs higher than expected. 3-28-1966

Webdale leaving for Long Island post. 3-30-1966

UR Agency approves JEV Building - Fraterrigo withdraws. 4-24-1966

The entire Court Street area to be rebuilt. 4-25-1966

UR Agency asks for another million in funds. 5-21-1966

UR gets 52 Jackson Street from John Forsythe for $8,700. 5-24-1966

UR purchases 65 Main, Beardsleys. 6-18-1966

V. J. Gautieri and his brother Vincent offer $8,312.50 for a site east of Miner's Elec. 6-20-1966

The Council approves a buffer zone between the UR area and Washington Avenue

homes. 6-21-1966


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal (cont) UR purchases 79-83 Main, Kresges, and 59 Main from Farber & Schoenberg. 6-24-1966

McWethy asks for a contract to build at 47-51 Main Street. 6-28-1966

UR files a revised request for funds for the Court Street area for $900,000. 6-28-1966

UR starts condemnation of 57 Main against Bel Char Gift Center. 6-28-1966

UR Purchases 63 Ellicott Street. 7-22-1966

UR slates demolition. 8-2-1966

UR buys the Kresge Building, 59 Main - Kenney Shoe Store. 8-4-1966

UR adopts a blanket condemnation plan for property not negotiated. 8-23-1966

Jefferson Avenue area studied for possible landmarks to be preserved. 8-23-1966

Gautieri gets a contract to demolish buildings in the Court Street area - cost

$60,450 - buildings listed under Gautieri. 9-6-1966

Aerial view of the Court Street area showing buildings to be razed. 10-1-1966

UR acquires 57 Ellicott Street (Norton), 59Ellicott Street (Ebling). 10-3-1966

UR gets 57 Ellicott Street for $11,500, 59 Ellicott Street for $26,000. 10-19-1966

Picture of the demolition of Kinney Shoes, Gift Shop. 10-24-1966

Demolition reaches the Pan Am Building. 11-1-1966

Picture of the Pan Am Building going down. 11-2-1966

Main Street demolition advances - the Kresge Building is next. 11-14-1966

Picture of the Kresge Building going down. 11-15-1966

UR sets up a committee to plan renewal in the second phase. 12-6-1966

Approve permit to Gautieri to build east of Miner's for Cleaners & Tailors. 12-6-1966

UR Agency gets a $161,882 grant for second phases the Jefferson area. 12-30-1966

The City gets a state grant for $222,200. 1-3-1967

UR mulling a name for the second UR phase - Georgia Foote suggests Brisbane. 1-5-1967

Two firms are interested in Jackson - Main corner: Kavow Realty and Gautieri. 1-5-1967

UR acquires 8-10 Jackson and 49 Ellicott Street - the Norton Building, 49-53 Ellicott. 1-6-1967

Picture of the new Beardsley's - first new structure on Main Street. 1-7-1967

Ralph Olcott heads Advisory Council - reactivating the committee. 1-20-1967

UR Agency now on hold. 2-10-1967

UR Agency reactivated. 2-14-1967

Agency told utilities must go underground. 3-1-1967

UR approves contracts, with a grant, for plan of second UR project. 3-6-1967

UR gets a contract for a second project. 3-7-1967

Boundaries of the second project defined. 3-25-1967

Picture of drains going in on Court Street. 4-4-1967

UR hires a team to oversee Court Street demolition. 4-4-1967

UR moves to a City Hall office. 4-4-1967

Manning, Squires & Henning building the JEVS building. 4-20-1967

UR to take possession of 54-56 Jackson Street - Wagg's Fish Store - from Max Pies. 5-2-1967

CE Corp chosen appraiser for the second UR area. 5-2-1967

UR buys 60 Jackson Street - Panzone's - from Mrs. Leland Hottois for $7,000. 5-10-1967

Picture of the Court Street area where the JEVS Building is rising. 5-12-1967

UR to sell a site on Ellicott Street to Montgomery Ward for $50,212. 6-6-1967

Demolition bids for Norton Plumbing too high. 6-26-1967

UR to condemn Critics and Sleghts to get the location for Marine Midland Bank. 7-7-1967

UR buys 44 Jackson from George Rublen. 8-1-1967

Federal funds for Jefferson Plaza, $93,030 approved - when plans a ready and

approved. 7-13-1967

The Little Red House - south side of Ellicott Street - demolished. 8-18-1967

Bids due for demolition of: Critics; Marine Trust; Panzone's; the Norton Building. 8-21-1967

Marine Midland and Critics common wall causing difficulties. 8-23-1967

UR takes 73 Main: Caito's Liquor ands Critics Restaurant and 67 Main - Sleght's. 8-23-1967

SM Dix Co. of Grand Rapids hired for special appraisal of the Jefferson area - with

Corp for buildings. 8-23-1967

UR may take Scott & Bean by demolition action. Gautieri wants the corner for a

bank. 9-19-1967

A Downtown Mall with Main Street closed to vehicles proposed. 10-18-1967

Gautieri asks for discussion of Jackson Street corner. 10-18-1967


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal (cont) The Kinne Building going down - Jackson Street - picture. 11-18-1967

Lynch and Scarlotta are razing 44 and 46 Jackson Street. 11-29-1967

Lynch and Scarlotta demolish Panzone's. 12-7-1967

Fall of Panzone's on Jackson Street - picture. 12-7, 8-1967

Scarlotta and Lynch of North Tonawanda or Lynch and Scarlotta, wreckers - picture. 12-7 or 9-1967

Planning for Jefferson Plaza delayed by discussion of street plan. 12-14-1967

The Council okays the plan for a Mall. 12-19-1967

UR takes possession of 63 Main Street, Caito Building, for $50,000. 1-4-1968

UR Agency approves Montgomery Ward plans. 1-8-1968

Dean's Drugs, in a corner building at Main and Jackson, wants to rehabilitate not

rebuild - Kavow the owner. So does Scott and Bean next door - with a common

wall between. Gautieri proposes razing both and building a bank. 1-16-1968

Picture of new Court Street area building - Batavia Tailors and Cleaners, Ellicott St. 1-18-1968

Clarence Oblete of Cavow Realty says they will build on the corner of Main and

Jackson Streets. 1-25-1968

Picture of the demolition of Critics Restaurant - razed by Lynch and Scarlotta. 2-2-1968

Masonry in Marine Midland Bank defies wreckers. 2-5-1968

Walter Briggs heads the UR Agency, succeeds Rev. John T. Sanborn. 2-6-1968

Street plan for the Jefferson Project okayed by the Council. 2-20-1968

Steward refers a plan problem for the Jefferson area to John Higgins - site

consultant. 2-26-1968

Officials from Canandaigua inspect the Batavia UR Project. 2-29-1968

UR Council votes to have all new buildings in the Jackson/Main area - Dean's,

Scott & Bean to go. 3-5-1968

Two story building to go on the corner of Jackson Street to balance the rest of the

street. 3-5-1968

Map of the proposed Jefferson Plaza. 3-6-1968

The Salvation Army Citadel must go. 3-12-1968

A suggestion to save some buildings. 3-20-1968

Pictures of Batavia Tailors and Cleaners new building. 4-25-1968

Marine Midland Bank puts $30,000 deposit on a UR site. 4-26-1968

Manning, Squires, and Henning says the JEVS Building is almost ready - tenants

move from buildings now on site wanted for Marine Midland Bank. 4-30-1968

Beardsley Building now open one year. 4-30-1968

Caito Liquor Store given 30 days to move - to free Marine Midland Bank location. 5-1-1968

UR gets 51-53 Main by condemnation - part of the Thomas McCormick estate. 5-3-1968

UR gets $800,000 federal grant for the Court Street Project. 5-7-1968

UR studies location for stores in the north side project. 5-13-1968

UR gives a contract to Demolition of Buffalo Inc. 5-16-1968

UR gets title to the Outdoor Store by condemnation. 5-17-1968

Stanley Gumberg, head of Montgomery Ward Company of Pittsburg,

gets title to a site on Ellicott Street for a new store - cost $50,212. 5-22-1968

Genesee Savings & Loan now in the JEVS Building, lawyers Kelly & Smith above. 5-24-1968

Exchange Street blocked by construction work. 5-24-1968

Ground breaking for Montgomery Ward. 5-28-1968

51-53 Main to be sold at auction. 6-4-1968

Buffalo Demolition gets order to raze Penneys, Outdoor Store, Camera Shop,

Beardsleys, and Sleghts. 6-11-1968

UR seeking homes for those dislocated by razing Main Street and Jackson Street

buildings - upper floors cheap lodgings. 6-25-1968

UR to extend work in the Jefferson area over two years. 7-2-1968

Picture of cleared Court Street area from the air. 7-13-1968

UR gets $700,000 for the Court Street area. 7-19-1968

Michael J. Ryan to head the UR Board. 7-30-1968

HUD leases 25 houses to relocate those ousted from Main and Jackson upper floors. 7-25-1968

Caito Liquor Store to open in the JEVS Building; Sleght's, Savings & Loan in. Work

on the Camera Shop going on. 8-22-1968

Batavia cited by HUD for UR pace. 8-24-1968


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal (cont) Diagram of proposed Jefferson Project. 9-21-1968

UR Agency approves Jefferson plan. 9-26-1968

$9 million for Jefferson plan approved. 9-27-1968

UR has title to the Curtis Building, Varco barber shop. 9-28-1968

Beardsley's new shop damaged in demolition next door. 9-30-1968

Picture of the Court Street area with newly demolished Citadel and Montgomery

Ward construction. 10-23-1968

John Mondo, relocation director. 11-7-1968

UR project telephone lines underground. 11-22-1968

UR purchases 12 Jackson Street from Sam Pies. 11-22-1968

UR to offer $1,160,000 bond issue. 12-6-1968

The City approves the installation of pad-mounted boxes for power recharger in

the parking area. 12-10-1968

Budget of $101,312 approved for 1969. 12-26-1968

George P. Riley sells 44 Jackson for $8,500. 12-26-1968

Frank Corti, new chairman of the UR Agency, promises action. 2-4-1969

Niagara Mohawk protests the decision to put transformers in the Court Street UR

area half above ground. They say they should all be below ground level. 2-11-1969

Soccio and Della Penna start razing buildings. Gautieri to build on Penney site. 3-24-1969

Picture of demolition on Jackson Street. 3-31-1969

The second UR project is progressing. 4-3-1969

The YMCA now under study by UR. 5-23-1969

UR recognizes the future needs of St. Jerome in UR planning. 6-17-1969

Kavow Realty to build on the corner of Jackson and Main Streets. 6-25-1969

T. J. Frederico Inc. of Rochester to remove Falcone Electric Building, the

Salvation Army Citadel, and the Child's Building on Center Street. 7-1-1969

Main-Jackson corner discussed. 7-7-1969

UR approves development corner by Kavow. 7-8-1969

UR sells the site west of the present Marine Midland to Marine Midland. 7-15-1969

UR Agency gets $104,560 in state funds for 1/6 of the cost of the Court Street

Plaza project. 8-18-1969

Scott & Bean released for demolition. 9-16-1969

Charles Steward leaving the Agency, going to Schenectady. 9-27-1969

Demolition of Scott & Bean from inside out. 10-25-1969

Sketch of the proposed building Gautieri is putting up on the J. C. Penney location. 11-1-1969

Winegar on the impact UR has made. 11-6-1969

Hearing shows strong approval for UR future plans - Jefferson Plaza. 11-11-1969

Agency okays Jefferson project. 12-30-1969

The court says UR must pay $89,000 for Scott & Bean building - pay balance over

the down payment of $46,000. 1-5-1970

David Gordon chosen to run UR work. 1-7-1970

Gautieri gets a permit to build on the Penney site - the UR Agency says his plans

are vague, disapprove of the permit. 1-9-1970

Plans by Gautieri called vague. 1-13-1970

Michael J. Ryan head of the UR Agency. 2-3-1970

UR asks for help for landscaping. 2-9-1970

UR insists on a two story building for the corner of Main and Jackson. 3-12-1970

Developers enquiring about Jefferson Area development. 3-28-1970

Kavow has plan to build for Dean's Drugs cancelled. 4-24-1970

Wiring in the Court Street project to be put underground - who pays is under

discussion. 5-12-1970

UR buys the corner of Jackson and Main from Kavow Realty for $131,000. 5-27-1970

UR agents from 35 states to meet here: The Western New York Association of

Urban Renewal. 6-6-1970

Niagara Mohawk to put wiring in the Court Street area underground; Court to

decide who pays. 6-22-1970

Art students from Mary Tylers class at Batavia High design a park for the Court

Street area. 7-2-1970


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal (cont) Duryea & Wilhelm of Syracuse chosen consultant for the Jefferson Plaza area. 7-8-1970

UR gets $4 million for the second UR project. 8-5-1970

Susan E. Tierney the first woman appointed to a UR job. 8-5-1970

Roger Tiede a UR assistant. 8-14-1970

Winegar reviews progress. 8-25-1970

Funds received for the second project. 8-28-1970

UR pays $5,400 to shops ruined when a wall collapsed. (Beardsley's?) 9-3-1970

Overhead wires going underground. 9-12-1970

Merchants and the Agency to discuss the location of shops in the Jefferson area. 10-23-1970

Houseknecht Motors on State Street sells to UR 10-28-1970

UR asks for final offers for site at the corner of Main and Jackson Streets - Dean's

to move out January 1. The building to be demolished. 11-27-1970

UR buys McBride building, 19 State Street for $139,500. 12-2-1970

Plaza type Mall determined, with parking in front. 12-2-1970

UR buys PW Minors for $445,000. Minor to build in the Industrial Park. 12-10-1970

UR buys the first parcel for the second UR project, 16 Main, from Marine Midland. 12-24-1970

Winegar on stores recently on the corner of Main and Jackson. 1-5-1971

Alexander's to develop the corner of Main and Jackson. Picture of Schweiger

with plans. 1-15-1971

Herbert T. Clausius, Chairman of. 2-3-1971

UR buys 18 Main from the Eugenia Thompson estate for $27,500. 2-10-1971

UR buys 46, 48, 50 Main, with Singer Sewing Machine and Main Grill from Herbert

Blumberg and Edgar May for $70,000. 2-18-1971

UR Agency decides against a closed Mall. 2-19-1971

UR gets title to 28 Main, Genesee Hardware, for $135,000. 3-3-1971

UR purchasing the Lawing Building from Genesee Hardware for $135,000. no date

UR buys Minor factory for $445,000. 6-6-1971

UR reveals plans for a second UR project - Jefferson Plaza, plans shown. Viele

proposes a Community Center for the Plaza. 3-11-1971

UR opens an office on Main Street in Mike's Hotel. 3-12-1971

UR buys 44 Main Street from R. K. Farber (and Mrs. Gertrude Glander?): Mike's

Hotel and Simon's Shoe Repair for $41,000. (from George Patri) 52 Washington

Avenue. 3-12-1971

Sketches for Jefferson Plaza. 3-13-1971

UR buys the Falcone property on Jackson Street for $42,000 - Falcone asking

$90,000 - being adjusted. 3-25-1971

New M & T Bank opening April 1. 3-26-1971

The Woolworth Building going down - picture. 3-29-1971

UR buys 12 Main from Raymond and Helen Schaefer for $25,000. 3-31-1971

UR buys 9-11 State from Orazio Caccamise for $10,000. 3-31-1971

UR chooses Caldwell of Williamsville developer - the City must approve. 4-12-1971

Viele regrets the choice of Caldwell - wishes them well. 4-13-1971

UR buys 34 Main from Helen Zackey for $31,000 - has Young's Restaurant. (?) 4-27-1971

UR acquires 56-58 Main - corner of State Street - from Miss Frances and Anthony

Caito for $50,000 - holds EPCO. (?) 5-27-1971

UR to pay $305,000 for the Rowell factory on Jefferson, including the plant and two

houses north of the plant. 7-2-1971

UR gets clearance for Jefferson Plaza. 7-17-1971

UR Agency buys Happ Grocery, 48 Washington for $10,500; home of Mary Brown

at 32 Washington for $10,000. 9-20-1971

Northern Demolition is the low bidder on 15 parcels in UR area. 10-13-1971

UR gives Northern a contract. 10-14-1971

Relocation of those living in the UR area of great concern. 11-1-1971

The City plans to file a protest on change in UR increasing cost of Jefferson Plaza

to the City. 11-15-1971

UR files protest on the Federal policy of making UR responsible for relocation costs. 12-11-1971

Picture of clearance on Washington Avenue. 12-13-1971


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal (cont) UR buys 114 Main from the Oliver Stakel estate - Bell Hat Shop. 1-6-1972

Acme Grocery to build in the UR area. 2-2-1972

UR Agency members: Clasius; Corti; Sohns; Klippel; Thornton. 2-2-1972

UR buys 108-110 Main from Machese Brothers for $79,000. 2-10-1972

UR office, now on Washington Avenue, to move back to City Hall. 2-11-1972

UR buys 116 Main from Liberty Bank. 2-18-1972

UR buys 118 Main from Marian St. John and Helen Buchholtz for $36,000. 2-18-1972

UR buys 2-4 State Street, The Dew Drop Inn, from Myrtle Mitchie and 9 Bank Street

from Lawrence Daniel. 2-25-1972

UR gets possession of 46 State Street. 3-3-1972

UR buys 220 Washington Avenue. 3-3-1972

UR buys 74 Main Street and 3 Park Place. 3-9-1972

Lebis Construction of Buffalo the low bidder on the Rowell Building on Jefferson. 3-15-1972

UR buys Will's Wallpaper for $48,000. 4-3-1972

Short supply of housing may delay demolition program. 4-5-1972

Merchants planning to build in the Jefferson area given 60 days to state their plans. 4-20-1972

UR buys Tillie's Children's Shop, 74 Main, from Mrs. Charles Stone of Albion for

$22.000. 4-20-1972

Libis Contracting razing houses on State Street; PW Minor Shoe factory; residence

on Bank and Washington; warehouse building; former garage. 5-15-1972

Enclosed Mall suggested. 5-16-1972

Picture of PW Minor. 5-19-1972

The Court Street Project cost $3,274,752 and 10 years. 6-1-1972

Picture of the UR staff. 6-2-1972

S & D the low bidder on McBride works, Rowell wing - 2 houses. 6-3-1972

Aerial picture of the Court Street Project - before and after. 6-3-1972

Ceremony for completion of project. 6-5-1972

Eagles Hall on State sold to UR for $34,000. 6-23-1972

UR signs five for the new plaza: Scott and Bean; Charles Men's' Shop; Brenner

Jewelry; Valle Jewelers; Seymour Cherniack, optometrist. 6-23-1972

Seven businessmen plan to build in the Jefferson UR area. 7-3-1972

Caldwell Development Corp plans to construct. 7-3-1972

UR purchases 120 Main from Charles Knox and T. R. Knox for $50,000; and

122 Main from the Elmer E. Jarecke estate for ? 7-7-1972

UR buys 114 Washington from Jenks and 104 Washington from the Squires estate. 7-14-1972

UR buys 22 Jefferson from the E. N. Rowell estate. 7-28-1972

UR expanding early demolition area. 8-18-1972

Revised plans causing delays. 9-1-1972

Demolition area Jefferson Plaza - picture. 9-7-1972

Contest for name set. 9-8-1972

UR Director consulting on big store. 9-15-1972

Members of the UR Committee approve Mall plan for Jefferson Plaza - plan of

Caldwell Development Co. 9-20-1972

Merchants approve Mall plan - picture of model. 9-21-1972

Picture of Dipson Theater with slogan: "Next Attraction: Demolition." 10-5-1972

UR buys Dipson Theater for $229,000 - $205,000 for the building, $24,000 for

the fixtures. 10-11-1972

UR releases building on Main and State Streets to Gautieri for demolition:

24 Main, Lawing Studio; 26 Main, Genesee Hardware; 22 Main, New Hamilton;

15 & 17 State Street. 10-20-1972

Picture of progress on Alexander's. 10-27-1972

UR buys 218 Washington Avenue and 3u7 Seaver Place. 10-27-1972

Demolition of the Eagle's Hall on State Street. 10-31-1972

Schweiger protests Mall decision. 11-1-1972

Gautieri razing New Hamilton Hotel. 11-9-1972

Caldwell Associates to start the Mall. 11-10-1972

Young's Restaurant demolished. 11-16-1972

Merchants complain at the slow pace Caldwell sets. 11-17-1972


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal (cont) Gautieri razing buildings west of Young's. 11-21-1972

Mill Outlet going down - picture. 11-24-1972

Gautieri demolishing the Wilson Block - nw corner of Main and State. Will work

west to where Young's Restaurant stood. 12-20-1972

Picture of the demolition of the Wilson Block. 12-21-1972

Caldwell has contract for 70% of the proposed Jefferson Area demolition. 1-12-1973

Mall merchants pick sites. 1-18-1973

Gordon suggest a park for the unused area on Jefferson Avenue. 1-25-1973

Renewal office moves to 33 Bank Street. 2-2-1973

UR starts condemnation for four sites: 84-86 Main - Scott & Bean; 14-18 State -

Spiller; 37-39 State - William; 54-56 Washington - Figlow. 2-9-1973

BAW of Buffalo reneges - can't get financing. Werner Spitz to replace. 2-9-1973

Gautieri to raze: 28 Bank - formerly Burtons; 32 Bank - Acheson Gas St. 3-2-1973

The Council questions progress; lack of contract with Caldwell Construction. 4-10-1973

Picture of demolition on the north side of Main Street. 4-23-1973

UR moving all prospective Mall tenants to Main Street east of Liberty Bank. 4-25-1973

UR buys 2-4-6 Main from Mancuso for $105,000, and two houses on Jefferson Ave. 5-2-1973

Latest plan for Jefferson Plaza - Mall. 5-11-1973

GNT Demolition Inc. hired. 5-12-1973

Darryl Freeman the low bidder for demolition of the EN Rowell buildings on

Jefferson Avenue. 5-26-1973

UR is seeking possession of the corner of State. 6-9-1973

UR pressuring Alexander's to vacate. 6-12-1973

GNT Demolition razing the Post House. 6-21-1973

Acme buying a site in Jefferson Plaza. 6-23-1973

Caldwell still has firm contract. 7-3-1973

GNT to raze Park Place to Seaver: Post House; Endicott Johnson; Trés Chic;

Valle Jewelers; Kustas Restaurant. 7-7-1973

UR given possession of Alexander's for $295,000 - earlier agreed with Schweiger

for $270,000. 7-19-1973

Rowell buildings on Jefferson released. 7-25-1973

Caldwell Development Corp. of Buffalo the chief developer. GNT Demolition of

Buffalo now at work on demolishing Park Place to Russell. 8-23-1973

UR chooses Caldwell as developer. 9-22-1973

Green park area proposed for the Creek bank. 9-27-1973

The phone company is putting lines underground to the new Mall - in conduits. 10-23-1973

Anderson Drilling Co. drilling to test the underground strata for the Mall. 10-24-1973

UR files a declaration of intent to condemn the former Alexander's store. 10-24-1973

UR moves from 33 Bank Street to 114 Washington Avenue. 11-7-1973

Work starts on Jefferson Plaza sewers. 12-4-1973

GNT Corp. of Buffalo defaults on demolition in Jefferson Plaza. 12-31-1973

UR Agency says GNT Corp. here Monday. 1-4-1974

Caldwell Developers to build stores in the Mall. 1-4-1974

Caldwell to purchase the site for the Mall for $452,780. 1-9-1974

UR discusses the area north of Alva Place. 1-16-1974

UR head lists signs of progress. 1-26-1974

First UR plan closed out Monday. 1-29-1974

Fourteen parcels needed for the Mall not acquired. 2-4-1974

Gordon reports on businesses affected by UR razing the north side of Main - 74

businesses moved. 2-6-1974

Darryl Freeman the low bidder for Mancuso Motors - 2-4-6 Main Street - some on

Bank and State Streets. 3-23-1974

UR gets possession of Brenner's, 124 Main Street. 4-3-1974

Dipson Theaters Inc. moves from the theater building. 4-22-1974

Freeman demolishing private houses. 4-23-1974

Bids on the Mall run high. 4-24-1974

LeChase Construction Co. of Rochester to build the Mall. CDC of Caldwell Const.

Co. to build stores inside, $1.5million contract in all. 5-8-1974


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal (cont) Corner building, formerly Mancuso Motors, demolished. 5-14-1974

McClendon Blacktopping Co. of Niagara Falls to surface the UR area Bank Street,

Jefferson Avenue. 5-31-1974

Ceremony - start of the Mall - picture. 6-26-1974

The City takes title to Moretto Garage - former St. James rectory. 8-13-1974

UR sells a parcel on Bank north of St. Jerome to hospital. 8-23-1974

UR pleased with Caldwell Construction. 9-4-1974

Caldwell disturbed by the lack of confidence in the UR committee. 9-10-1974

Caldwell complains of UR Committee. 9-11-1974

Aerial view of Jefferson Plaza as is. 10-16-1974

The Council votes to continue with Caldwell. 11-13-1974

The Council sets a hearing on the area south of Ellicott Street for UR. 11-26-1974

The Council debates extending the Renewal area. 12-10-1974

A. Edward Caito to become Urban Renewal Administrator - formerly City Clerk. 12-30-1974

Northern Demolition of Buffalo to raze the former Acme grocery on Bank Street and

Ballard House and Moretto Garage on Ellicott Street. 1-8-1975

Picture of demolition east of Jefferson. 2-4-1975

Picture of cleared site. 2-24-1975

Caldwell given 14 days to get financing and begin work. 3-5-1975

UR buys the Liberty Bank Building for $589,000. 3-7-1975

UR drops Caldwell - seeks another developer. 3-19-1975

UR to build a shell around the Mall. 3-25-1975

The Council recommends revamping Urban Renewal, replacing Director Gordon. 3-29-1975

David Gordon resigns under Council fire. 4-2-1975

A. Edward Caito, former administrator, to be UR Director - first local Director. 4-16-1975

Gordon criticizes UR. 4-17-1975

McWethy the probable UR developer. 5-6-1975

Ur to have two developers: McWethy and Delcor. 5-7-1975

Builder plans a High Rise in the Jefferson UR area. 5-20-1975

Work begins on the Mall - picture. 5-28-1975

UR buys the YMCA for $268,000. 6-5-1975

Picture of Mall construction. 6-13-1975

McWethy and Delcor make deposits to build. 6-17-1975

Sketch of the proposed Mall entrance. 6-18-1975

McWethy the low bidder on the Mall skin. 6-28-1975

Caito explains the need of the Mall for protective building. 7-22-1975

Delcor of Albion drops out - McWethy the sole builder. 8-1, 5-1975

First stores for the Mall: Scott & Bean; Cultrara Shoes; Charles Men's Shop;

Batavia Sewing Machine; Brenner's Jewelry; Roxy's Music Store; Valle Jewelry;

few others - Past-Mar (a restaurant), a barber shop, etc. 8-20-1975

Herbert Clausius, head of the UR Committee, dies - replaced by Frank Corti. 8-30-1975

Soccio & Della Penna low bidder on UR parking lot. 9-5-1975

Corti head of the UR office. 9-2-1975

Corti resigns. 10-17-1975

UR headquarters at 114 Washington Avenue, razed. 10-18-1975

UR Agency waiting info on Green Area along the Creek. 12-3-1975

UR meets with officials of K-Mart. 1-21, 27-1976

J. M. Klippel, Chairman of UR Agency. 2-4-1976

K-Mart deliberates. 3-1-1976

Second major store okayed for the Mall. 3-24-1976

HUD approves $933,000 for renewal - for a Community Center and YMCA. 6-3-1976

UR ponders a second High Rise. 6-7-1976

UR tables second High Rise. 6-9-1976

UR okays the sale of the Mall site to McWethy for developing. 9-15-1976

The last merchant is out of temporary location, which can now be razed. 10-16-1976

UR releases six buildings, Bank Street west, to demolisher. 10-19-1976

Green area along the Creek, Evans to the Land Office, given federal ok - from the

Department of Housing and Urban Development. 11-1-1976


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal (cont) UR Agency spells out rules for the Mall's operation. 11-18-1976

Rules in abeyance until UR gives the Mall to the City. 11-24-1976

McWethy talking to Penney's about an area north of Alva. 12-22-1976

UR Society updates scale for removing tenants from West Main - Walnut. 12-22-1976

James Holvey the new head of UR Agency. 2-9-1977

McWethy suggests offices for Washington Avenue. 2-28-1977

McWethy gets a permit to develop the office area. 3-9-1977

UR negotiating for buildings, Williams Building west to the Land Office. 4-2-1977

UR purchases the WBTA Building - to raze in the fall. 4-6-1977

The Landmark Society and Sons of Italy vie for the St. James Rectory. 4-6-1977

UR agrees to purchase: 115-119 West Main - Pat's Tire Service and a barbershop;

139-141 West Main - a private home west of the Land Office. 4-18-1977

UR buys buildings on West Main west of Walnut from Grandellos - Granny's Attic

and 135-137 West Main - Blue Bird? 5-11-1977

UR to be phased out by December 31, 1978. 5-15-1977

Paolo Busti Society trying to buy the St. James Rectory. 5-18-1977

UR West Main purchases: 135-137; 101 - Granny's Attic; 115-119; 139-141. 6-1-1977

Start made on parking lot north of Alva Place. 6-1-1977

Four buildings purchased - one in discussion. (See: May 11.) 6-1-1977

UR may condemn the Williams Building and 145 West Main - Williams Building

belongs to ? 6-6-1977

UR sets a price of $13,300 for the Rectory. 6-8-1977

UR gives condemnation order for the Williams Building. 6-8-1977

UR okays the sale of land north of Alva Place to McWethy. 6-28-1977

Aerial view of Jefferson Plaza. UR approves sale of a site for a High Rise to

Gautieri. 7-6-1977

UR to discuss repossession of area from Kustas - one area developing. 7-18-1977

McWethy reclaims the area formerly assigned to Kustas - behind Valle Jeweler. 7-18-1977

UR gets possession of more West Main buildings. 7-20-1977

Seek demolition bids for: Liberty Bank and former Charles Men's Shop; West

Main beyond Walnut Street. 7-29-1977

McWethy ready to start the Prudential Building north of Alva. 8-26-1977

Bud Williams on UR dealings on the Williams Building. 8-28-1977

UR condemning buildings fro Greenspan. 9-14-1977

UR sells the former St. James Rectory to the Landmark Society for $13,300. 9-30-1977

Picture of demolition of Granny's Attic. 10-4-1977

UR acquires WBTA on Seaver Place. 10-28-1977

UR gets WBTA on Alva for demolition. 10-28-1977

Caito to leave his UR post sometime in November. 10-31-1977

Michael C. Stevens for UR post. 11-4-1977

Michael Stevens the new head of - Caito resigned earlier. 11-16-1977

The Williams Building is acquired - tenants almost out. 1-17-1978

UR gets title to the last two buildings for the Greenspan: Williams Building; Auto

Supply Store. 1-17-1978

UR relocation cost over a quarter million in 1977. 2-6-1978

UR to be closed out in this year - 1978. 2-6-1978

UR to expand the concourse of the Mall - if Penney's comes. 3-8-1978

WBTA Building on the Mall going down. 3-16-1978

Excavation starts on a new dental office on Washington Avenue. 5-3-1978

UR Agency settles with the Federal Government to dissolve but the Mall to be

completed. 6-14-1978

UR dissolves - but will complete the Greenspan and the Mall. 6-14-1978

Two more shops okayed for the Mall: Carroll Toy Shop; Harrower Craft Store -

for September opening. 6-14-1978

UR Agency decides to raze the Rowell Factory. 6-28-1978

UR starting to fade out of the City scene. 8-3-1978

Feary Realty plans an office on the south side of Washington Avenue. Now:


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal (cont) Prudential Insurance; Dr. Thrifthauser's Office Building. 8-3-1978

Work on the J. C. Penney Store to start in a few weeks. Michael C. Stevens is the

acting UR Director. 8-17-1978

James C. Holvey, UR Chairman in 1978.

UR looking for $30,000 to finish the planned concourse, inner doors in the Mall. 11-1-1978

Merchants decline maintenance of the Mall - they say it is not 80% complete. 11-1-1978

Michael Stephens, acting director. 1-16-1979

UR sells 3,200 sq.ft. on the east edge of the Mall to McWethy for a possible

McDonald's Restaurant. 4-10-1979

List of those who were on the Agency. 4-25-1979

The City gets $1.2million back on UR expenses; also $400,000 left over to be used

another year. 5-9-1979

The Council to ask the State to end UR. 6-9-1981

UR closeout nets $344,000 for the City. 8-4-1981

Winegar talks to Chief Mullen about the disappearance of patrolmen on foot - says

UR removed alleys and dark corners plus saloons - removing need. Police can

cruise the are in cars. 10-30-1991

Winegar looks back at UR and business today. 10-20-1993

Winegar has a good word for. 4-5-1995

Urban Renewal - Acquisition - The New Family Theater acquired from Dipson Theaters for $33,300. 2-3-1965

Court Street The R. A. Haitz property, Ellicott Street, for $83,000 from R. A. Haitz. 2-8-1965

The Feed Store on Ellicott Street from Fred Emens for $10,000. 3-27-1965

The Pan Am Building on Court Street from Thomas McCormick for $67,500. 3-1-1965

Franklin Mills for $79,950. 3-15-1965

Salways Hardware and warehouse sold by Fred Salway for $103,000. 3-25-1965

The building on Ellicott Street owned by a defunct bowling pin factory - William S.

Gerber. (Acquired by May 1965.) no date

The bus terminal - former Lafayette Hotel - bought from Trailways for $72,000. 7-9-1965

Penney is negotiating. 8-20-1965

14 Jackson Street purchased from Roxy Caccamise for $36,000. 12-13-1965

The Curtis Building, 8-10 Jackson from a firm headed by Sherman Babcock for

$65,000. 2-8-1966

Three parcels on Jackson Street owned by the Fraterrigo Family for $20,000. 2-8-1966

UR acquires 34-36 Jackson Street from Mrs. Irene Bundrock for $26,000. 3-8-1966

61-63 Ellicott Street from Celia Redmond for - Muffler Shop and Red's Taxi. 3-22-1966

Beardsley's, 65 Main Street for $54,000. 6-18-1966

UR buys 61-63 Ellicott Street from Mrs. Cecilia Redmond for $22,000. Now a

Muffler Shop and Red's Taxi. 7-22-1966

Condemnation proceedings started against: J. C. Penney Co., 47-49 Main; Critics

Restaurant, 73 Main; Sleght's, 67 Main; Caito's Liquor Store, 63 Main; Panzone's,

60 Jackson Street; 49-53 Ellicott Street; Ebling Laundry, 55 Ellicott Street;

the Pies Building, 54 Jackson (Wagg's Fish Market); the Curtis Building, 8-10

Jackson; George P. Reilly, 44 Jackson Street. August 1966

Kresqe Building, 79-83 Main for $150,000 - with Jupiter Store. 8-4-1966

59 Main with Kenney Shoes from Farber and Schoenberger for $28,000. 8-4-1966

57 Main, Kinney Shoe Store, owned by Bellchar Corp. (Brenner's Gift Center.) 8-4-1966

Rose Rosenbloom sells 61 Main for…… 8-?-1966

Kavow Realty, owner of the building at Jackson and Main, wants to rehabilitate

the building on rebuild there. no date

55 Main Street owned by Max Schoenberg for $32,000. 1-6-1967(2-8-1966)

James Norton Building, 49-51 Ellicott Street for $31,500. 1-6-1967

$7-49 Ellicott owned by Martin Guisslen - released for removal - the owner may

move some fittings. 1-16-1967

59 Ellicott Street from Marguerite Ebling for $24,000. 10-3-1966

? Ellicott Street from James & Ethel Norton for $31,500. 10-3-1966

Purchase Salvation Army Citadel authorized. (The City buys it for $96,500 6/3/1967) 12-16-1966

Mrs. Leland B. Hoitink will sell Panzone's on Jackson for $20,000. 5-10-1967


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal - Acquisition - Carrie & Wallace Vaude Bogart sell 50 Jackson Street for $13,000. 7-18-1967

Court Street (cont) UR now has title to 47 Main - Penney Store. 2-4-1968

Purchase of the Outdoor Store delayed. 2-4-1968

The corner building on Jackson and one to the west now to be handled as one

package. 3-7-1968

Gets title to the Outdoor Store for 51-53 Main. 5-17-1968

12 Jackson Street sold to UR by Mrs. Max Pies for $22,250. 9-28-1968

George Reilly gets $8,500 for 44 Jackson. 11-26-1968

List of prices paid for buildings. All but Kavow holding. Outdoor Store. 2-17-1969(68?)

Urban Renewal - Demolition - New Family Theater - begun. 4-21-1965

Court Street Area R. A. Haitz and buildings to the east of Exchange demolished by Soccio & Della

Penna. 6-7-1965

Picture of the area left of Haitz buildings. 6-9-1965

Haitz buildings - three - now gone. 6-10-1965

Barilari Excavators of Williamsville the low bidder on Exchange Street west. 6-11-1965

Picture of the area cleared so far. 6-11-1965

Barillari Excavation Co. to demolish: Haitz Warehouse; Franklin Mill; William Geber

property on Exchange. 6-15-1965

And in the second phase Trailways Headquarters. 6-15-1965

Barilerri starts demolition of Ellicott Street west of Exchange. 7-15-1965

Franklin Mill; R. A. Haitz Warehouse; Hasselbeck Garage; ? Bowling place all gone. 7-16-1965

UR making pigeons homeless. 7-17-1965

Demolition of Police Headquarters, School Street - V. J. Gautieri, wreckers. 7-19-1965

Crane begins top of PanAm Building, 4 Court. 11-1-1966

Cleanup of the site of Trailways Headquarters and garage. 11-2-1966

Crews start on the Kresge Building, 79 Main. 11-14-1966

Bids in for demolition of the corner of Jackson and Ellicott. 9-8-1967

Bids asked for Citadel. 9-16-1967

Demolition of Dean's Drugs depends on the fate of Scott & Bean because they

have a common wall. 9-19-1967

Lepech & Scarlotta of North Tonawanda for demolition of the Court Street area. 9-23-1967

Gautieri urges decision on the corner of Jackson and Main. no date

Demolition starts on Norton Plumbing. 10-18-1967

(Scarlata Construction.) 11-7-1967

Kinne Building at 34 Jackson going down. 11-18-1967

Picture of the demolition of Panzone's. 12-8-1967

Picture of Lynch & Scarlata on bulldozer. 12-9-1967

Demolition of Critic's in Scarlata contract. 12-18-1967

Critic's razing completed. 2-5-1968

Next razing in about 12 weeks. 3-12-1968

Demolition bids asked for: Outdoor Store; J. C. Penney Co.; Beardsley; Sleght's;

Liquor and Camera Store. 4-20-1968

Demolition contract for the above goes to Demolition of Buffalo Inc. 6-11-1968

Penney's demolished. 9-30-1968

Picture of the demolition of the Salvation Army Citadel on Jackson Street. 10-23-1968

Spring razing for Roxys, Family Liquor and Curtis Building. 12-13-1968

Lynch & Scarlatto of North Tonawanda low bidder on the Scott & Bean Building,

Critic's Restaurant. 8-1-1969

Picture of the demolition of the corner of Jackson Street at Main Street. 3-29-1971

Urban Renewal - Construction - UR approves sale near the corner of Court Street to Fraterrigo for a Restaurant. 12-13-1965

Court Street Area Miner Electric, Ellicott at Court Street, ground breaking. 5-17-1966

Beardsleys Men's Shop - under construction. 1-7-1967

Gautieri gets a permit to build east of Miner's. 2-7-1967

Ground breaking by Gautieri. 3-13-1967

Grand opening of Beardsleys - pictures. 4-3-1967

JEVS Building started at 79-83 Main. 4-20-1967


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal - Construction - UR approves Jackson & Ellicott Street for Montgomery Ward store. 6-6-1967

Court Street Area (cont) West half of the JEVS Building almost ready. 8-24-1967

Wards offers plans for its store. 12-21-1967

Kavow Realty wants to develop corner. 1-25-1968

Kavow Realty wants to develop corner. 2-1-1968

UR rules out all but new building in the area. 3-5-1968

Savings & Loan to move to the JEVS Building. 3-26-1968

Marine Midland pays deposit on Main. 4-26-1968

V. J. Gautieri to build for Wards. 5-2-1968

Site sold to Wards for $50,212. 5-22-1968

The Camera Shop to move into the JEVS Building - then walk-way - new band

to be built. 9-17-1968

Permit issued Marine Midland Bank. 10-2-1968

Kavow Realty to build on the corner of Jackson. 6-25-1969

Permit issued Marine Midland Bank. Site sold. 7-15-1969

Gautieri given a permit to build Penney site - 57 Main. 1-9-1970

Alexander's to develop corner of Jackson Street. 1-15-1971

New M & T Bank opening April 1st. 3-26-1971

Aerial picture of the Court Street area - before and now. 6-3-1972

Picture of the progress on Alexander's. 10-27-1972

Urban Renewal - Acquisition - UR gets 46-50 Main from Herbert Bloomberg and Edgar May for $70,000 - Singer

Jefferson Area Sewing Machine and Main Grill. 2-18-1971

UR gets 28 Main from Genesee Hardware for $135,000. 3-3-1971

UR gets 26 Main (Lawing Studio) for $135,000. 3-3-1971

UR buys Miner Shoe Company for $445,000. 3-6-1971

UR gets 44 Main from R. K. Farber and Gertrude Glander for $41,000 - Mike's Hotel

and Simon's Shoe Repair. 3-12-1971

UR buys 12 Main Street from R. & H. Schaefer for $25,000. 3-31-1971

UR buys 9-11 State from Orazio Caccamise for $10,000. 3-31-1971

UR gets 56-58 Main (EPCO) from F. & A. Caito for $50,000. 4-27-1971

UR buys 34 Main from Helen Zackey (Young's Restaurant) for $31,000. 4-27-1971

Will pay $305,000 for Rowell's Jefferson Avenue factory plus two houses north

of the plant. 7-2-1971

UR buys 108-110 from S. & L. Marchese for $79,000. 2-10-1972

UR buys 116 Main from Liberty Bank for $28,000. 2-18-1972

UR buys 118 Main from Helen Buchholtz and Marian St. John for $36,000. 2-18-1972

UR buys 2-4 State from J. & M. Mitchie for $26,000. 2-25-1972

UR buys ? State (Will's Wallpaper) for $48,000. 4-3-1972

UR buys 74 Main (Tillie's Children's Shop) from Mrs. Charlotte Stone for $22,000. 4-20-1972

Eagles Hall on State sold for $34,000. 6-23-1972

UR buys Dipson Theater. 10-11-1972

UR buys 1-7 State Street. 10-11-1972

UR starts condemnation for: 84-86 Main; 14-18 State (Spiller); 37-39 State (Wilkins);

54-56 Washington (Figlow). 2-9-1973

UR gets Alexander's, 62-64-66 Main Street for $295,000. 7-19-1973

UR takes Brenner's, 124 Main and Chuck's Sporting Goods, 112 Main. 4-3-1974

UR buys the Liberty Bank Building, 100-102 Main, for $589,000. 3-7-1975

Urban Renewal - Construction - Alva Place extension for summer. 3-21-1966

Jefferson Area Soccio & Della Penna has a contract for Alva Place. 5-24-1966

UR gets a grant for $161,862 for Jefferson Plaza. 1-6-1967

A Mall suggested for the north side of Main. 10-18-1967

Mall decided on. 12-19-1967

Acme builds on Alva Place - ground breaking. 9-21-1973

Ceremony, start of the Mall - picture. 6-26-1974

Acme opened. 11-29-1974


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Urban Renewal - Construction - McWethy to proceed with the Mall. 8-5-1975

Jefferson Area (cont) Mall dedicated - though unfinished. no date

Movie theaters Mall I and Mall II open. no date

J. C. Penney store opens. no date

Urban Renewal - Demolition - Frederico of Rochester to raze the S. A. Citadel; Falcone Electric; Childs Building on

Jefferson Area Center Street. 7-1-1969

Miner Shoe buildings on Jefferson going. 5-15-1972

Picture of demolition. 9-7-1972

Demolition of Eagles Hall on State. 10-31-1972

Young's Restaurant demolished. 11-16-1972

Gautieri razing buildings west of Young's. 11-21-1972

Mill Outlet going down. 11-24-1972

Gautieri razing from the corner of State Street to Young's Restaurant site. 12-20-1972

Demolition area. 1-12-1973

Gautieri to remove: 28 Bank (Burton's Flowers); 32 Bank (Acheson Gas). 3-2-1973

GNT Demolition razing the Post House, 98 Main. 6-21-1973

GNT removes buildings between Park Place and Seaver Place. 7-7-1973

Darryl Freeman to raze 124 Main, 112 Main, Mancuso Motors and houses on

Washington Avenue and State Street. 4-3-1974

Mancuso Motors, 2-4-6, demolished. 5-14-1974

The City buys Moretto Gas Station for demolition. 8-13-1974

Northern Demolition razing the old Acme Store. 1-8-1975

Picture of the demolition east of Jefferson. 2-4-1975

Urban Renewal - Washington Avenue 1. Insurance Office with drive-in for Genesee Co. Loan. no date

2. Dental Lab with Dr. Thrifthauser's dental office. no date

3. (blank)

4. Doctors Maichel Kahn & Bernard Asher's office. no date

SEVERAL SHEETS OF NOTES

Urbaniak

Urbaniak, Harry Anthony Urbaniak sues the City for $30,000 for injury to his son Harry who was

burned by a live wire August 28. 10-4-1923

Urbaniak child, crippled by coming in contact with a live wire, in court. 5-6-1924

The court awards Urbaniak $18,000, negligence of the City. 5-7-1924

Settlement upheld in Supreme Court. 9-25-1924

Urology Associates of WNY Opens an office at 178 Washington Avenue: Scott Perrapin DO; Christopher

Kopp MD; Louis R. Bauman MD. 10-12-1992

Used Car Salesroom Henry Ernst and Charles H? open a used car salesroom in the Williams Building. 2-3-1931

Utess, William F. Mentioned in the Past & Present column as operating Batavia Bowling Pin Service,

8 Exchange Place. 3-15-1947

Utica Creamery To open a store at 16 Jackson Street when E. L. Shepard vacates. 4-28-1915

Utz, Emery H. E. Slocum sells East Main tire business to Utz of Oakfield. Utz has been in

Atlantic Bus for years. 10-23-1954

Buys the building at 564 East Main from Harry E. Slocum. 6-7-1963


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

V and V Construction Co. Renzo, president, asks for a permit to build 24 units for the elderly on South Main. 11-12-1991

Request refused. 11-13-1991

V & V Development Corp. Renzo, president, gets a permit to build for the elderly on South Main. 11-26-1991

Has built Batavia Meadows, LeRoy Meadows and Corfu Meadows. 12-26-1991

Gets a permit to build - refused request for tax cut. 1-14-1992

Vaccaro, Ignacius New Postmaster. 7-21-1998

Sworn in as Postmaster - picture. 7-30-1998

Vaccination All children to be vaccinated by State order. 11-15-1898

Dr. Hutchins and Dr. Whitcomb order supplies of vaccines. Some children have

already been vaccinated. 11-17-1898

Parents may have vaccination done by any physician. 11-18-1898

Merritt Hampton has smallpox - which he says he caught in LeRoy where the

affliction is called chickenpox. 12-24-1898

Vaccination law requires all children to be immunized before starting school. 9-5-1914

Children may attend school unvaccinated. 9-8-1914

Vacuum Cleaning See: National Vacuum House Cleaning Co.

Batavia Vacuum Cleaning Co.

Ramsey Vacuum Cleaning Co. in 1911.

Sanitary Suction Cleaning Co. in 1911.

Valdez, Sean Interview with at the Depot Restaurant - plans to buy the restaurant in 5 or so years -

now 23 - picture. 3-5-2001

Valle, Dominic Arrested for shooting craps and discharged. 8-24-1914

Obit. Born in Santo Croce, Italy in 1893 or 1894. Came to Batavia in 1904. Sons:

Frank; Salvatore; Dominic; Vincent; William. 9-15-1938

Obit - Mrs. Dominic Valle (Carrie.) 2-9-1959

Valle, Dominic Daughter marries Don Labruzzo. 9-16-1972

Later married Jean DeWitt.

Alexandra Nicolette marries Mark Wagner in July 1988.

Mrs. David Connell.

Mrs. Thomas Moran.

Mrs. Jean DeWitt.

A granddaughter Nicolette Labruzzo. One daughter died young.

Valle, Dominic F. Valle and Cologera Gervase to marry. 9-12-1914

To Officers Candidate school. 12-18-1942

To manage Way's Jewelry - picture of Valle. 3-28-1946

To marry Ann Sika. 4-15-1948

Leases Cary House. 3-5-1951

Picture of the Cary House - now Valle Jewelry. 5-2-1951

Valle, Mrs. Dominic Obit - Mrs. Carrie Valle - 62. Sons: Dominic F.; Frank J.; Salvatore C.; William J.;

Vincent G. Daughter Nicholette Labruzzo of 5 Chestnut Street. 2-9-1959

Valle, Nicolette To marry Donald Labruzzo, treasurer of the Baseball Club. 6-16-1952

Obit - 19, of a rare kidney disease. 1-22-1970

Valle, Salvatore Hand writing test for Valle on gambling charge. 1-18-1946

Salvatore and Frank convicted of gambling. 1-19-1946

Valle brothers appeal. 2-7-1946


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Valle, Salvatore (cont) Caught among 20 taken in Rochester gambling raid. 10-24-1959

Cleared of charge. 4-18-1960

Obit. June 24

Obit - Frank Valle. June 30

Valle, Salvatore C. Case of Valle, charged as a common gambler, put off to Monday. 6-25-1962

Faces a second gambling charge. 7-27-1964

Valle, Vincent Opening New Hamilton Hotel today - completely renovated, new carpets, wrought

iron painted white and gold - woodwork by Gautieri - 12 rooms for permanent

tenants. 7-16-1959

Former salesman for Valle Jewelry - operated New Hamilton until 1963 - opens a

liquor store at 82 Main Street - bought from Samuel Farber. 7-7-1969

Owner of Vincent Jewelers - in Eastown Plaza for 7 years - moving to Lewiston Rd. 3-22-1995

Valle's, Vincent and son Michael, happy in new location in Tops Plaza. 10-16-1995

Obit - 68. 6-12-1996

Full obituary - son of the late Dominic Valle and Carrie Gervase Valle. Wife: Theresa

Pappalardo Valle. Sons: Michael & Karen Valle of Batavia; Vincent & Mary Valle

of Florida. Daughters: Christina Blackwell of Batavia; Carrie and Jack Ford of

Attica. Grandchildren: Valene Blackwell; Wesley and Spencer Ford. Brother

and sister-in-law: Dominic and Anne Valle. Sister: Nicoletta Labruzzo. Also

the owner of LV Vending and Games Galore. 6-13-1996

Valle Jewelers Dominic Valle managed Way's Jewelry. 3-28-1946

Opening in Cary House. 5-2-1951

Picture of Dominic Valle. 5-8-1951

Picture of Cary House, now Valle Jewelers. 8-2-1951

Sketches of workers at. 8-16-1954

Moving to 90 Main Street. 4-6-1956

Opens in the Mall. 10-14-1976

Picture of the new store. 10-15-0976

New store opens the Mall - Special Section. 11-10-1976

Opens a store in LeRoy. 11-9-1979

Celebrating 30 years in business. 4-27-1981

Ad: Special Section gives a bit of history, outlines offerings - picture. 3-26-1987

Moving today to 21 Jackson Street - today the last day in the Mall - Ad. 10-25-2000

Ad: Grand Re-Opening, 21 Jackson. 11-16-2000

New Valle Jewelers in new location a real gem. 11-17-2000

Picture of Dom Valle, the younger - owner of Valle Jewelers and Silversmiths -

Jackson Street. 11-22-2000

The move from the Mall to Jackson Street part of the revitalization of Jackson-Main

area - pictures. 2-24-2001

Vallese, James and Julian Of Lockport, buy Maxon Furniture, 16 State Street. 6-24-1958

Vallese, John and Margaret E. A. Will of North Tonawanda sells E. A. Will Wallpaper store on State Street to

Vallese - who have worked there 10 years. 9-8-1956

Vallet, Fred Horace Williams sells his restaurant at 6 State Street to Vallet and his wife. 10-12-1920

Williams repurchases the restaurant. 10-19-1920

Horace Williams sells his restaurant at 6 State Street to Mr. & Mrs. Fred Vallet. 2-2-1921

Valley Bus Line Blue Bus and Rochester-Penfield Bus Co. take the name Valley Bus Line. 9-18-1958

Valley Bus Lines of Rochester Trietley on Blue Valley Line; Max F. Cowan, president; T. R. Hicks, vice-president. 8-27-1960

UR to take the bus terminal by condemnation. 5-2-1965

The bus company asks for time to relocate. 5-7-1965


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Valley Bus Line Founded by Max F. Cowan in 1935 running from Penfield to Rochester. In 1940

Valley Bus Lines of Rochester took a run to Mt. Morris, later to Dansville, Bath and eventually to Elmira. The

(cont) purchase of Blue Bus extended service to Buffalo - took place when Schultz

retired in 1958. 10-13-1966

Valley Inn, Warsaw Article on. Picture of Helen Atkins, owner and Celia Daniel, waitress. 5-30-1980

Interview with Helen Atkins. She and her husband bought the tea room - opened

it as a restaurant in November 1945. 11-21-1994

New owner, Richard Bailey, reopens as Bed and Breakfast - history of the building -

pictures. 5-10-1999

Vallone, Anthony Police arrest Vallone for gambling - at Ellicott Square, long time gambling spot over

the Cigar Store, 303-305 Ellicott Street. 12-21-1953

Vallone, Guiseppe Rosalino Lo Tempio sells a house on the west side of Thorp Street to for $250. 8-18-1903

Vallone, Joseph Of Thorp Street, arrested on complaint of Peter Valone in a real estate deal. 7-18-1910

Keeps his son out of school to interpret for him. 1-30-1911

On Evans Street. 8-17-1911

Of the Silver Slipper cited by the Liquor Board. 10-17-1945

Valone, Anne Auto repair shop at 572 East Main Street approved by the Zoning Board. 12-6-1985

Valone, Joseph Owner of the Silver Slipper, dead at 64. When prohibition ended he opened the

Silver Slipper at 15 Jackson Street in a building owned by Frank Ebling. In 1948

he purchased 8 Jackson and rebuilt. When he was a boy of 8 he sold

newspapers on Batavia streets. Worked in Akron, OH - back here 20 years for

Minor Shoe. Ran the restaurant with his sons Joseph J., Jr. and Carl. 6-3-1963

Valone, Joseph J. Buys the building at 8 Jackson Street - Silver Slipper from Mary K. and Helen M.

Maney for $20,000. 2-7-1947

Ad: J. J. Valone & Son opening a new Silver Slipper - same address. 3-31-1947

Obit, formerly the owner with his father, Joseph, of the Silver Slipper - aged 68. 12-22-1993

Valone, Peter Sells his shoe shop on Jackson Street to Jack Joy - a first class shoe maker. 2-3-1911

Valu Home Center Top Value Discount of Niagara Falls plans to build on West Main Road. 6-22-1965

Valu Discount to build. [Mill Outlet also relocating to West Main Road.] 6-25-1965

Top Valu store suffers tornado-like wind - picture. 8-18-1965

Store going up - West Main Road. 10-8-1965

Picture of the store opening. 10-12-1965

Valu plans a market west of the store. 11-19-1965

The County buys the Valu store and site - for college - may move some offices there. 4-14-1967

Aerial view of the Valu site. 4-22-1967

Revamping the Valu Store may cost $275,000 not the estimated. $175,000. 5-4-1967

Picture of progress on rebuilding. 7-24-1967

Funds totaling $210,000 to rebuild Valu Home Center building to serve college and

county. 9-7-1967

Valu opens today at 5062 East Main Road. 5-20-1975

Plans to build on East Main. 11-11-1977

Store given approval. 12-7-1977

Opening a new store on East Main Road. 7-10-1978

To move from East Main to the former Ames store in Ames Plaza. 6-1-1996

Opens in Ames Plaza with 50,000 sq. ft. - 2½ times the size of the East Main

store. Joe Sczepanski, manager. 8-16-1996

Valu Plaza Ames Plaza becomes Valu Plaza with the opening of the Valu Store. (In a story

of a car chase from.) 9-4-1996


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Van Alstyne, Mary Mrs. Man Alstyne becomes president of Frontier Editors. 1-13-1972

An officer of Eaton Corp. 6-13-1973

Van Alstynes married 50 years - picture. 11-17-1992

Van Alstyne, Melvin G. Replaces Jesse Walker as superintendent of the Filtration Plant. 5-3-1923

Van Auken, Fred H. Buys the poolroom at 17 Jackson Street. 6-14-1909

Fitting the floor above the pool hall for bowling alleys - 17 Jackson Street. 9-7-1909

Marries Irene Kinne. 9-30-1909

The City enacts a law prohibiting bowling on the second floor. Van Auken alleys

excepted. 10-7-1909

Van Auken, proprietor bowling alleys, 32 Jackson, heads a new company in

Rochester - Headless Aeroplane Co. 2-1-1912

Liquor license of John C. Becker of 34 Jackson Street transferred to Van Auken,

32 Jackson Street. 12-31-1912

Sells his saloon at 32 Jackson Street to Daniel Slattery of Gasport. Van Auken to

give time to Palace Bowling Alleys. 5-5-1913

Of LeRoy, buys Floss Palace Bowling Alleys over the Family Theater. 3-5-1917

Van Auken's pool room closed - pool tables sold. Managed by Fred A. Van Auken. 3-2-1920

Stricken at Grand Central Station, dead at St. Jerome - heart - age 41. Had

bowling alleys - then was chauffeur for Judge Washburn. Most recently with

the IRS. 5-9-1925

Van Auken, Mrs. Fred Was a Kinne - her mother was Mrs. W. W. Kinne. 4-11-1912

Van Buren, Martin Past & Present column: ¶ on the visit of President Van Buren to the Arsenal in

Batavia. Welcomed by Heman Redfield August 28, 1839. Tyler visited on

June 17, 1943. 2-14-1942

Van Buren Street Name changed to Bank Street after Trumbull Cary built a bank on the corner. no date

Van Bussen, Minne (or Anna) See: Continental Hotel - owned February 1909 - October 1909.

Van de Bogart, Clarence R. Obit. 9-30-1946

Van de Bogart, George W. Buys a trucking firm - recently from Charles Trietley - more recently purchased by

Parker and Harris - Van de Bogart of Oakfield. He leased Trietley barns. 5-5-1906

Sells the trucking and hauling business he bought recently to Christopher Casey

of 58 Jackson. Originally Charles Trietley, who sold to Fred B. Parker. He sold

to Van de Bogart who sold to C. Casey. 9-10-1906

Buys a saloon at 38 Main from Henry Stakel. 11-9-1906

Sells his saloon at 34 Main to Burt Murdock, an employee. 7-29-1909

Who formerly had a saloon at 38 Main, leases the building at 50 Jackson Street,

and adjoining upper floors of the Ferris Building for a hotel. 10-13-1910

Formerly of the American Hotel, 50 Jackson leases the store at 38 Main - for a

saloon - to transfer Fred Dyer's liquor license. 10-5-1912

Gets a license for American Hotel formerly held by William Craven. 12-19-1912

Has leased the livery in the rear of the Genesee House - has conducted a hotel at

50 Jackson Street. 11-26-1918

To Florida rest of the winter. 1-10-1922

Police raid Van de Bogart's place - George in Florida, son Wilber G. in charge. 4-15-1922

Fights police - says the liquor taken was his private stock. 4-17-1922

Case to County Court. 4-28-1922

George home from Florida. 2-23-1923

Now in real estate in Florida. 1-27-1926

Van de Bogart and son in Florida during hurricane - no reply to wife trying to contact

them. 9-24-1926

Of Florida……. 5-7-1929


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Van de Bogart, George W. (cont) Obit. Sons: Wilber G.; Wallace. 10-16-1939

Has sign Gone Fishing. Closed for s…. Restaurant, 50 Jackson Street. 7-28-1949

Van de Bogart, Mrs. George Louise Aderman.

Of 50 Jackson, very ill. 4-12-1922

To spend the winter in Florida. 10-14-1924

Obit, at 50 Jackson Street for 25 years - lived in Batavia 28 years. Son: Wilbur S. 9-24-1935

Van de Bogart, H. D. Dead at Corfu. 7-22-1936

Van de Bogart, Wilbur G. Charged for allowing intoxicated patrons on premises. 9-16-1943

Of the American Restaurant, 50 Jackson Street home from the Hospital. 6-12-1944

Of 50 Jackson Street, proprietor of Van's Restaurant - just back from fishing - gone

again. Sign reads: Be with you on first frost. 7-8-1950

Van's Restaurant, 50 Jackson Street loses license. 5-31-1952

Of Van's Restaurant, in the hospital with a heart attack. 9-12-1953

Obit - 51. 9-14-1953

Has run the restaurant at 50 Jackson Street since the death of his mother, Louise

Aderman Van de Bogart, in 1935. no date

Vanderhoof, Hugh W. Superintendent of Schools in Elba, chosen to succeed George Barber as

Superintendent of Schools in County. 10-15-1960

Article on career. 9-9-1961

Report on testimonial dinner. 9-18-1961

To retire October 1st. 2-6-1970

Praised on retirement. 10-2-1970

On changes in education he has seen. 10-2-1970

Celebrates at 90 - picture. 10-20-1980

Obit - 92. 12-19-2000

Vanderláán, Peter Of Oakfield publishing - also writing and illustrating a children's book, "A Cow Right

Now. " Maybe a novel later. 9-7-1995

VanderPoest, C. J. 90th birthday celebrated at Nursing Home. 10-21-1980

Obit. 11-6-1980

Winegar says VanderPoest needs more honor for contribution to baseball. 1-5-1989

President of the Baseball Club, 1945-1951.

Van Detta, Daniel Aged 14, missing. 9-5-1925

Past & Present column: ¶ on Van Detta, champion Foal shooter at U. of Alabama. 3-14-1936

Becomes a First Lieutenant. 3-28-1945

¶ on. 3-31-1945

Picture of Van Detta with players. 9-22-1955

Honored by former BHS football players. 11-30-1964

Picture of Van Detta honored. 12-5-1964

To become BHS Athletic Director. 2-14-1968

The Lions Club honors Van Detta. 12-10-1968

Asks to be relieved of coaching duties. 5-24-1972

Relieved of all but one coaching job. 6-21-1972

Dead of a heart attack. 12-14-1972


Rev. David Scheider, a quarterback under Van Detta, to assist at funeral. 12-15-1972


Picture of the Stadium and sign. 9-11-1974

The stadium at Woodward Field dedicated to. 9-14-1974

Letter to ed: On Esther and Daniel Van Detta. 11-6-1996

Winegar remembers the Van Dettas and their influence on local football. 11-13-1996

To be honored by Section 5 Football Hall of Fame in Rochester - picture. 3-20-1999


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Van Detta, Dominic Missing since Monday. 10-22-1925

Van Detta Stadium John Glade given a contract to build. McBride Steel Plate the metal work. 7-15-1948

Winegar on naming the stadium. 1-26-1987

Being completely remodeled, new surface on field, new seats, new running track. 1-17-2000

Van Dettas Marones and Van Dettas came from (Sta Crez?) Italy, same town. Also Valles?

Van Detta, Daniel - to be line coach - BHS football. 9-14-1940

Van de Venter, Fred J. With Charles S. Eichenger, buys the hardware store of Frank R. Young, 104 Main St. 11-13-1926

Fred Salway, a clerk there for 24 years, quits. 11-13-1926

To manage Lehde Nurseries Store, 8 Jackson Street. 4-4-1933

Obit - 83. Had a hardware at 104 Main Street. 3-28-1963

Van de Venter, Lorene Obit - Lorene Van de Venter, (Mrs. J. Ralph Sweetland) - 92. Co-owner of the

Berry Patch in Batavia. Also, secretary of former office in Batavia of the

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. 12-6-1999

Vanesse, Leonard Farewell to at the Salvation Army - going into service. 2-20-1918

Van Galio, John L. Leaving the Youth Bureau for the Space Shuttle program. 3-16-1983

Van Gallo Brothers Anthony L. and John J.

Buy the former dog cemetery on Lewiston Road from Thomas McCormick. 3-10-1960

Anthony R. Van Gallo appointed Superintendent of Buildings in the School District. 1-29-1976

Van Hoesen Wallpaper Store 8 State Street - damaged by fire. 3-30-1946

Van Scoy, Dr. David Board hires a new Superintendent. 5-19-1981

First day on job. 7-21-1981

Protest giving Van Scoy a bonus. 2-8-1983

Says the whole community must get involved in education. 2-5-1992

Outlines reasons for opposition to public vote on school budgets in small cities. 5-22-1996

Hospitalized for heart attack. 4-12-1997

To retire in June. 1-21-1998

Picture of Van Scoy entertaining YW nursery school. 5-1-1998

Richard Stutzman, Business Administrator, to serve as interim superintendent

until December 31, 1998 or until a new superintendent is appointed. 5-30-1998

Jack Eckdahl, HS principal, to become director of interscholastic sports - Nancy

Viola retiring. Tom Casey, interim HS principal. 5-30-1998

On last day with the Board says he has enjoyed working here. 6-17-1998

Van Scoy, Mark Enlists for 10 months work in Americorps, National Civilian Community Corps. 12-26-1997

Article on Van Scoy and Americorps. 8-29-1998

Van Son, Donald N. Obit - 67. Brother of the late Robert Van Son. 3-31-1998

Van Son, Nicholas H. Selling Steel-built farm buildings, 14 Walnut. 9-30-1953

Van Son, Nicholas H. Steel Buildings Advertising grain storage building. 5-10-1954

Article on - sells Martin built farm warehouse buildings. 3-12-1955

Ad: N. H. Van Son - garages. 10-14-1955

Low bidder on DPW building. 1-7-1957

Building for the DPW. 1-18-1957

Named distributor of Steelcraft Mfg. Co. - to handle steel buildings. 4-8-1957

Named Armco Dealer. 7-19-1957

Ad: N. H. Van Son - selling grain bins, prefab sheds, silos - picture. 12-6-1957

Moves from Attica to a new home at 244 East Avenue - built by Batavia Homes &

Development Corp. 12-31-1957


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Van Son, Nicholas H. Van Sons attending the preview of Armco line - Donald N. and Robert. 2-16-1960

Van Son, Nicholas H. Steel Buildings 64 Walnut remodeled (site of the former Walnut Street Lumber Co.) has been

(cont) there since 1953 - bought the building last year. 4-6-1960

Operating from home - now decorating an office at 68 Walnut Street - son Donald. 4-6-1960

Shed on the property at 64 Walnut burns - storage shed 20' x 30'. 11-1-1962

Gets a contract to build a 50,000 sq. ft. storage building at Lewiston for Chateau

Gay Winery. 4-2-1965

In Rochester for a hip operation. 12-8-1965

Ad: Van Son Construction Co. - opening at a new location - 64 Walnut Street. 2-11-1969

Honored by Textron, Inc. - a building firm - picture of Van Son. 10-9-1971

Buys 853 tons of marble now in the basement of St. Joseph's Cathedral in Buffalo,

placed there when twin bell towers had to be razed. 7-7-1975

Sells Walnut Street site to the Association for Retarded Children for an

Achievement Center. Van Son to build on Alexander Road. 8-27-1975

Contractor for the Corfu Fire Hall. 10-9-1975

Retires - picture. Came from Buffalo in 1949. Sold farm equipment. His wife

was secretary. Expanded to Batavia in 1951. Purchased a cement plant at

64 Walnut. Remodeled the building for his use. Two sons: Donald; Robert.

Robert now with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Donald took the firm

when his father retired. Leaving the business to sons and grandson. The

business moves to Route 98 in Alexander. 11-18-1975

Sells property at 64 Walnut Street to the Association for Retarded Children. 12-28-1976

Proposes to build a 33,000 sq. ft. recreation building on Alexander Road. 1-14-1977

Mr. & Mrs. Van Son celebrate their 50th Anniversary - picture. 5-23-1977

Vice-president of Tonawanda Recreation, Inc. Skate 98 - to open May 1st. 2-21-1978

Building for the Highway Department on Cedar Street. 5-25-1978

Sells Alexander Road office to Achterkel Corp., a subsidiary of Unite Gas Ind.

moving to a trailer behind Skate 98. 7-22-1981

Operating from the Skate 98 building. Fall 1984

Donald Van Son accused of not paying $42,685 in taxes, interest, and penalties

to December 1982. 1-7-1985

Obit - N. H. Van Son. 7-19-1989

Van Son, N. H. Awarded two million dollar award from American Buildings Co. for sales for

Van Son Construction Co American Systems. [Founded 43 years ago.] 7-26-1993

Owned by Donald N. Van Son - honored by American Construction Co. 6-6-1994

Van Son, Susan Body of Van Son, 24, taken from Genesee River - car went into the water recently.

The granddaughter of N. H. Van Son. 2-21-1976

Van Son, Teresa (Mrs. Steve) Executive director of Regional Action Phone - interview with. 3-27-1999

Van Valkenburgh, Charles Obit. 10-29-1914

Obit - Hortense Van Valkenberg (Mrs. Charles W.) Daughters: Mrs. C. B. Stone;

Mrs. A. J. McWain. 9-15-1931

Van Valkenberg, Gerald E. Obit - 73. Sons: Jack of Porter Avenue; Russell of East Main Road. 7-14-1966

Van Valkenberg, Neil Obit - brother of Mrs. A. J. McWain. 12-9-1953

Van Valkenberg, Robert Obit - 65, former deputy fire chief. In St. Jerome Hospital 8 years. 7-8-1957

Van Valkenburgh Family Lillie Van Valkenburg married at 20 Ross Street to Charles Stone. 9-1-1898

Varco, Joseph J. Buys 17 Jackson Street - former Salvation Army Store - to move Goodyear

Repair there. 1-31-1946

To move Goodyear Shoe Repair from 94 Main Street to 17 Jackson Street which

he bought a year ago. 1-13-1947


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Varco, Joseph J. (cont) Sells 58 Jackson Street to Ben and Joseph Bonarrigo. 6-29-1948


Article on Varco's Shoe Repair. 12-8-1979

Obit - 86. 8-16-1989

Varco, Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Varco buy property at 505, 507, 509 East Main from Mr. & Mrs. Michael

Wandryk. 3-28-1966

Buys the corner lot at East Main and Elm for parking at his barber shop at

507 East Main. 9-25-1969

Varco, Thomas J. Obit - 65. 6-1-1965

Varity Corporation Winegar says Variety, now moving from Canada to Buffalo, is the former Massey

Harris Corp. that left Batavia in the 1950's - Massey Ferguson. 1-24-1990

Moving to Buffalo. 8-5-1991

Varland, Rev. Cy Opened a counseling office at the First Baptist Church November 1, 1998 - picture

of Varland. Member of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.

(Pastored at Bethany Center Baptist.) 1-9-1999

Vasile, Wilfred Interview with the LeRoy genealogist. 10-2-2000

Vasilik, Barbara (Mrs. John) Interview with, Penney's manager. 5-11-1992

Vasser, George See also: Vlahopalos.

Promoted by National Lead to new plant metallurgist. 1-5-1957

Steven Vasser - father of George - dead at 80 - Vlahopoulos. 2-21-1968

Vaughn, Mrs. Effie Celebrating 100 years - picture. Retired Federal employee. 12-12-1986

Vaughan, Harry S. Leaving clerkship at H. M. Green's pharmacy - going to Cincinnati. 2-3-1904

Returning to Groves Pharmacy. 4-11-1904

Vaughn & Rider buy. 9-(10 or 15?)-1905

Sells out to Rider. 9-10-1923

Obit - from shock. Died in Rochester at 55. 6-18-1930

Vaughn, Steve Emily Conable's husband.

Interview with. Choreographs fight scenes for opera, Shakespeare, (movies?) 12-26-1995

Teacher at Niagara University. Directing the college production of Neal Simons'

"Rumors." 2-22-1996

Vaughn & Rider 92 Main Street.

Two young men, Vaughn and Rider, buy out C. R. Gould. 9-13-1905

Sale most successful in months. Store decorated - visitors given souvenirs. 12-10-1906

Buys F. T. Wilcox pharmacy in LeRoy. 1-15-1910

Homelius & Son designing a new front for 92 Main Street. 6-21-1911

Work on V & R beginning - to tear out front, put in steel and glass - different from

any place in town. 7-20-1911

Some history on the company - some of Seaver's bottles still in the store. Past &

Present column. 9-2-1911

New fixtures sparks interest in the old building - a drug store since 1817. Then

Col. William Seaver. Fixtures just removed were put in by William Seaver 1857-

1873, conducted by David Seaver 1873 G. G. Elmore sold to Shaw & Stiles.

Charles Gould next who was joined by Orville Cooley - firm Gould & Cooley.

On Cooley's retirement it became Gould & Bonsteel later conducted by Gould.

Gould sold out to Vaughn & Rider in September 1905. The old building on site

replaced by the present one in 1866. William Laramy contractor completed in

January 1, 1867. Building cost $4,055. The old building and lot sold by


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Vaughn & Rider (cont) B. VanKenren to Daniel R. Brown in 1853 for $11,590. At one time it had a post

office. Later the post office moved to the Eagle Tavern by Postmaster Bowen

in 1862. 8-26-1913

100 years old this week - business started in 1817 by William Seaver. His son

David ran it from 1857 to 1878. Sold to G. G. Elmore of LeRoy. The present

building on the site was built by William Laramy in 1866. Located at 92 Main

Street. The present building was put up 1866. William Laramy the contractor.

Began July, 1866. Finished the building January 1, 1867. Cost $4,055. The

lot cost $54 in 1805. 9-26-1917

Full page ad: 100 year celebration. 9-29-1917

Rider buys out his partner Harry S. Vaughn. 9-10-1923

Vazquez, Anne Six children left alone, without food, in squalor, while mother is away smoking pot. 3-20-2000

Judge puts bail at $25,000 when mother gets ready to avoid court. 3-24-2000

Veltz, Donald L. Reported drowned in England. 6-7-1944

Family get word of burial - no wood on cause of death. 9-26-1944

Veltz, Doug New photographer in the Industrial Center - Ad. Penny Saver. 12-20-1988?

Offers "Sweetheart" photographs - innocent to playful to sexy. 11-15-1989

Veltz, Ken Writing musical scores for channel TV miniseries. Music improves with each show. 3-18-1995

Vendome Café Daniel J. slattern, who purchased the café on Jackson Street from Van Auken on

June 4th, sold to Daniel H. Haskins of Rochester. 6-7-1913

Vendome Theatrical Corp. Nikitas Dipson, John R Osborne, and Edward A. Washburn associated to run two

theaters in Buffalo, one elsewhere. 1-26-1928

Vanesse, Leonard Vanesse and his brother Leo W. Vanesse meet after 36 years - picture. 5-20-1954

Veteran dead. 6-11-1954

Vanesse - Strollo Post VFW no. 1602 See: Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Venice Restaurant Mrs. J. J. Fanara opening restaurant at 49 Jackson Street - The Venice. 9-6-1929

Over 102 Main Street - operated by Joseph Charvella - now has a liquor license. 10-4-1945

Charvella leases 22-24 Main - former Berry Patch - from Sweetlands. 12-14-1950

See: Marco's -

Ad: Grand Opening, New Venice Restaurant - on January 2, 1951. 12-30-1950

Mary Marcioli and Margaret Colantonio to open restaurant over 120 Main - the

former Venice. 1-24-1951

Obit - Charles Fanara, operator of the Venice. 3-8-1954

Now to be the New Hamilton - completely redecorated - see: Valle. 7-16-1959

Ventilation Plant John D. Ripton and J. P. Hoyt approach the Board of Trade on bringing the plant

here. 7-30-1909

Venture Inn Tea Room Miss Smead and Mrs. Smith close the Venture Inn at Pavilion - open the Venture

Inn at 103 West Main. 4-12-1917

Later Blue Bird?

Homemade ice cream at. 5-19-1917

Mrs. Smith going into Red Cross service - Mrs. William D. Smith. 12-15-1917

Verbridge, E. P. Verbridge Clothing Store, 40 Main Street to close April 1st - selling out. 1-11-1929

With his son, to open a gas station on West Main and River Street for Atlantic

Refining. 1-11-1934

Verbridge Atlantic station open. 1-22-1934


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Verity Mills Inc. Farmers selling fleece through Verity store at 43 Ellicott Street. 4-9-1945

Vernal Corners 1½ miles west of Linden on Genesee County-Wyoming County line. 4-18-1912

Vernon Avenue Neighbors object to appearance of home being built by Oscar Gunsales at

48 Vernon. 7-9-1947

Picture. 7-14-1947

Picture of Vernon Avenue near West Main. 11-8-1951

J. E. Brown on - once the site of circus tents. 9-9-1955

Vernors Ginger Ale Winegar on Vernors - once a staple at fairs. 9-4-1980

Verona Avenue Picture of the house at 17 Verona for sale. 7-25-1958

Verplanck, Isaac A. Past & Present column: ¶ on, early lawyer in Batavia and former District Attorney

here. 10-15-1942

Veterinarians Dr. Corrigan and N. M. Lefler operate in Rochester at clinic. 7-29-1905

Dr. Walter D. Bennett. 9-13-1912

WNY Veterinarians to meet here in July. 12-19-1921

Culligan. Frink. Arthur J. Forsyth. no date

Dr. Bruce M. Wallace of Byron. 2-21-1951

Dr. Rodney Forsyth. 1-7-1953

Dr. Jack E. Wilkes. no date

Dr. Irving W. Wiswall opening an office on Lewiston Road - 2 miles out. 2-10-1955

Dr. James G. Wallace - used the Cary barn. no date

Dr. Rodney Forsyth, Dr. Perry Combs, Dr. Jack E. Wilkes at a Vets convention. 1-5-1956

Dr. Irving W. Wiswall. 8-21-1957

Veterinarians at conference: Dr. Jack E. Wilkes of Lewiston Road; Dr. Rodney A.

Forsyth; Dr. R. W. Fuller of Clinton Street Road; Dr. Perry T. Combs of same. 1-11-1958

Dr. George R. Chase - obit. 4-21-1959

Dr. Jack Wilkes Vet Hospital on West Main Street. 4-23-1960

Irving Wiswall, veterinarian. 4-13-1961

Dr. Raymond S. Pray. 7-31-1961

The County vet questioned on duties. 12-28-1962

Dr. Frank R. Powell, veterinarian, in the service at the Army Hospital in Texas. 12-10-1965

Obit - Veterinarian Robert Fuller, 73. 5-2-1966

Drs. Norman and Frances Woodworth of Watson Road, Elba. (Cornell) 1-13-1987

Veterans Soldiers and Sailors meet in Brown Hall to for a veteran's organization. 5-29-1914

War medals distributed. 11-12-1920

War medals voted. 11-17-1920

Bodies of two veterans arriving: Thomas Brown; William Hyde. 3-22-1921

Veterans renew option on Bank Street church. 3-15-1919

Hyde's body arrives. 3-26-1921

Service for two veterans. 3-28-1921

E. Lee Smith suing the City for time lost in the service. 6-23-1921

Veteran's Bureau sends representatives here to take care of local cases. 10-5-1921

E. Horace Hussey to become an aid to the disabled. 5-3-1922

E. Horace Hussey appointed to aid veterans. 5-3-1922

War vets stage a parade - services at the VA Hospital. 11-11-1938

Supervisors establish Genesee County Veteran's Service Department. 6-6-1945

Eleven veterans enrolled in Vocational School. 3-12-1946

Many veterans are getting specially equipped cars for amputees. 10-5-1946

The first veteran to get a special automobile is Frank Hampton. 10-15-1946

The American Legion and VFW both give a car to a vet. 11-13-1946

New Veteran's Organization - 5,000 ex-servicemen - to coordinate activities and

get more voice in civic affairs. 3-13-1947


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Veterans (cont) Nineteen WWII veterans (in) high school. 6-20-1947

Veteran's Memorial proposals studied. 9-24-1947

New veterans group forms at the VA Hospital, no name - numbered 1427 - Corti

the Commander. 11-4-1958

Charter members sought for a new group. 2-17-1959

Veteran's Group no. 1427, Veterans of World War I, receive charter at VFW. 3-14-1959

Charter received by Genesee Barracks no. 1427, World War I Veterans. 3-20-1959

Winegar on veterans in the County. 6-18-1984

Lehmann biking to stand vigil for Viet Vets. 7-12-1984

Motor Vehicle Office to issue Purple Heart licenses to veterans. 4-10-1989

Veterans seeking job training may be housed at the VA nursing home - the County

wants some financial help with support, while approving the project. 2-29-2000

Veterans - Revolutionary Graves marked. 5-30-1899

List of names. 9-4-1899

SAR members locate graves of veterans. 11-28-1921

Veterans' Day Celebration day celebrated. 11-11-1919

The Mayor sets a period of silence on November 11th. 11-9-1925

Exercises at City Hall tonight. 11-11-1925

5,000 attend Veterans' Day event. 8-21-1947

Winegar remembers the first one. 11-10-1962

Winegar remembers the first Armistice Day. 11-11-1986

Pictures and article on the first Veterans' Day. 11-11-1986

Veterans' Drive See: Veterans' Memorial Drive.

Veterans Dry Cleaning Nate Mondo and Peter T. Muoio opening a dry cleaning place at 54 Jackson Street. 12-9-1948

Veterans' Field See: MacArthur Park.

The City Council renames State Street Park to Veterans' Field. 1-8-1946

Veterans' Hospital The government considers Batavia for. 2-14-1921

Veterans' Administration Medical Possible here. 11-6-1931

Center (Hospital) The Chamber of Commerce offers a site. 11-7-1931

Veterans' (Hospital) Medical Center More. 11-9, 10-1931

Veterans' Hospital - VA Medical Representative for a VA facility here. 11-17-1931

Health Center Drive on the get the hospital. 2-6-1932

Three sites for possible hospital. 3-22, 23-1932

Batavia to have a hospital - Archie Sanders given credit. 3-29-1932

W. R. Talbot, architect, visits site. 4-7-1932

Picture of Redfield Parkway from Main Street. 4-8-1932

Doubts raised as to site. 4-12-1932

The head of Veterans' Affairs wants the hospital in the City. 4-14-1932

Ground plan for. 4-27-1932

Architect's drawing. 6-10-1932

21 bids for hospital construction. 7-13-1932

Contract to Morley Construction Company of Kansas City - sub-contracts to local

builders. 7-23-1932

Contractor has 240 days to finish. 7-23 or 25-1932

Steam shovel starts to excavate. 8-8-1932

Workers start pouring concrete - 2 shifts. 8-27-1932

Supervisors vote $12,500 for the land - Barrett allowed work to start before the

sale is complete. 10-5-1932

Opening date sought. 10-16-1933sic

Name suggested: Emory Upton. 10-19-1932

500 men at work on. 10-29-1932

Labor trouble at. 11-8-1932


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Veterans' Hospital Labor racketeering claimed. 11-18-1932

Veterans' Administration Medical Labor probers leave the City satisfied with conditions. 11-23-1932

Center (Hospital) Picture of the VA Hospital in skeleton. 12-12-1932

Veterans' (Hospital) Medical Center Fire destroys the contractor's office. 12-20-1932

Veterans' Hospital - VA Medical Administration Building planned. 1-17-1933

Health Center Bricklayers from KC claim racketeering. 1-19-1933

(cont) Trouble with plasterers. 4-13, 14-1933

Plasterers appeal to the State Board. 4-15, 17, 18-1933

Work at a standstill - mediator coming. 4-24, 25-1933

Strike at - some workers paid off. 5-5-1933

Plasterers claim trickery. 5-16-1933

Work going ahead in uncertainty. 5-19-1933

Work on nearly complete. 7-19-1933

Work completed. 8-5-1933

Pictures. 8-17-1933

Definite date for opening sought. 8-22-1933

Opening date sought. 10-16-1933

Albert J. Murphy, engineer, here. 10-23-1933

Say not enough patients to open. 12-6-1933

Negro builders involved in a shooting over a poker game. 12-10-1933

Opening still in the future. 1-22-1934

Batavians and guests allowed to visit the hospital. 2-28-1934

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Henry Tobias, here. 3-3-1934

J. A. Dalton to head. 3-9-1934

Accounting and Disbursing Departments here. 4-3-1934

Dr. Silas L. Filkins, Chief Surgeon, here. 4-9-1934

Dalton closes the hospital to the press - in protest to a letter by Kleps to the

American Legion. 4-26-1934

Hospital business causes a flap. 4-27-1934

Dalton tells a reporter: "In polite language you can go to Hell." 4-28-1934

Opening today - Special Section - pictures. 4-30-1934

Eight patients now in. 5-2-1934

Rochester Flower Show saved shrubs for. 5-16-1934

Claim of politics in hiring. 5-18-1934

Last chance to inspect - opening exercises to be at the Fair Grounds. 5-19-1934

Fence costing $6,000 to surround. 6-18-1934

Panoramic view of the grounds. 6-22-1934

Veterans parade to - big parade, Gen. Frank Hines the chief speaker. 6-23-1934

Mosquito's menace anyone outside. 7-18-1934

Congressman Beiter seeks land to fill in to reduce the mosquito menace. 7-18-1934

Buffalo man says weeds are worse than mosquitoes. 7-19-1934

VA official says the fairgrounds is a health menace. 9-22-1934

Rt. Rev. William Turner to dedicate the chapel. 10-11-1934

Chapels dedicated. 11-12-1934

First librarian Gwenneth Bibby mentioned. 11-20-1934

The Council votes to give adjacent land to the government to. 5-4-1935

Committee asks the County to donate land. 5-8-1935

Supervisors to buy land for. 5-10-1935

Hospital funds cut - protests. 5-23-1935

Administration Building to be built at a cost of $80,000. 8-14-1935

A new law which includes peace time veterans makes hospital expansion practical. 9-6-1935

Land east of the hospital is the aim of Albany bill. 2-13-1936

Land purchased for expansion. 3-4-1936

Pictures: Second Anniversary opening. 5-12-1936

Supervisors to buy 23 acres of Bogue's Forty Acres for. 11-6-1936

Transfer of land to is legal. 6-22-1937

Administration Building to start soon. 9-2-1937


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Veterans' Hospital Flap over trees from a plot in Stafford owned by Mrs. Mahaney, wife of the Mayor, to

Veterans' Administration Medical be planted at the Hospital Grounds. 12-21-1937

Center (Hospital) Dr. Tobias leaving - to South Carolina. 2-2-1938

Veterans' (Hospital) Medical Center WPA funds approved for improvements. 2-11-1938

Veterans' Hospital - VA Medical Sanitation at the Fairgrounds an issue. 8-23-1938

Health Center Asks for a new law to improve the Fairgrounds. 8-30-1938

(cont) Twelve acre lake proposed. 10-14-1938

Catherine Reed case laid to VA neglect. 10-18-1938

The President okays $80,000 for the Administration Building. 11-3-1938

War Vets parade - services at. 11-11-1938

Four at the VA to be relocated. 11-17, 18-1938

C. F. Sargeant to replace Dalton. 11-25-1938

Bids for the office building are high - may stop the plan to build. 5-24-1939

R. Norton Reed gets a contract to build. 6-15-1939

WPA project at. 7-8-1939

Work on a lake at the VA starts. 8-21-1939

Work on the office building interrupted by trouble from the union. 9-22-1939

Picture of progress on the Administration Building. 11-15-1939

The American Legion asks for 300 more beds. 2-3-1940

Works starts on the Administration Building. 4-9-1940

New Vets Office Building now in use. 7-5-1940

Civic Organizations inspect the new office building - pictures. 7-19-1940

Work at will double capacity. 12-7-1944

Plans a Neurosis Center. 7-30-1945

U. S. Loan office set up at. 8-13-1945

Neurosis Center cancelled. 8-23-1945

To handle TB cases only - Buffalo to get a new $7million hospital. 10-18-1945

Vet A open house to come as observation of Hospital Day. 5-11-1946

William A. Birmingham, assistant here, to head Buffalo unit. 5-13-1946

Trout pool at stocked, opening. 5-26-1948

The Gift Shop in the hospital is a gift of the Legion Auxiliary. 12-6-1948

Changes to TB Center confirmed by the VA. 3-7-1949

More transfers to Buffalo VA. 12-28-1949

More transfers to Buffalo VA. 1-13-1950

Converting to TB as patient load drops. 2-23-1950

When the patient load drops to 150 the VA will resume admissions of general and

medical patients - Washington policy change. 2-23-1950

All but TB patients being transferred to Buffalo - Picture. 4-18-1950

Dr. William B. Test, TB doctor, coming to. 6-12-1950

Now has 73 patients. 7-6-1950

Now converted to a TB hospital serving 145 patients. 5-5-1951

Change to TB hospital almost done. 9-8-1951

150 patients in the 203 beds. 1-7-1952

Staff reduced by 10. 10-2-1952

Dr. Ezra Bridge, Hospital manager. 1-2-1953

Adding new beds - capacity 257. 7-20-1953

Lists 231 patients. 2-5-1954

Trietley on - 21 buildings in the complex. 5-10-1954

225 now at the VA. 11-10-1954

Dr. Charles S. Livingston replacing Dr. Ezra Bridge. 9-15-1955

Picture of the Livingston's. 10-19-1955

22 patients from Halloran (Bath) - not TB patients - but with chest ailments. 10-22-1955

23 chest cases from Bath kept isolated from TB cases. 11-10-1955

Gets a new tuberculosis doctor - Alfred M. Dietrich. 1-24-1956

To dedicate its interfaith chapel. 12-10, 16-1957

Closing one TB ward in an economy move. 5-28-1958

Cutback cancelled. 6-25-1958

Admitting new patients - need five nurses. 7-3-1958


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Veterans' Hospital Ostertag credits Harry Page with helping to return VA to general services. 9-11-1958

Veterans' Administration Medical Trietley on volunteers at. 9-27-1958

Center (Hospital) May return to a general medical facility. 3-23-1959

Veterans' (Hospital) Medical Center Rated outstanding - best in the northeast. 3-24-1959

Veterans' Hospital - VA Medical Section on its 25th Anniversary. 5-1-1959

Health Center To become general medical again. 5-2-1959

(cont) To increase the number of beds to 233. 5-4-1959

Open House at - 300 attend. 5-11-1962

Becomes general medical surgical. 6-23-1962

Livingston promoted to the VA in Durham, NC. 7-22-1964

Dr. Eugene Mellaville is the new Director. 10-19-1964

Volunteers needed for patient service. 10-6-1965

27 being transferred here from facilities being closed. 2-4-1965

The City to ask for 45 acres - for tank. 3-24-1965

The City and County agree the VA should keep government owned land. 11-22-1965

The Hospital director scotches the rumor that the hospital is to close. 12-8-1965

The head of says the government says surplus land must be sold - budget item. 12-14-1965

Aerial view of the grounds. 4-2-1966

The City and County offer one dollar for surplus VA land. 4-14-1966

A Bill in Congress gives the land to the City free. 8-18-1966 - 9-10-1966

The City to put a water tank on the land. 6-8-1967

Anthony A. Hosinski the new head. 7-26-1972

History of: 19 buildings built 1933 - now 21; Administration Building 1940;

Administration Building built 1940; became a TB hospital 1950; converted to

General Medical 1959. 10-4-1972

New library area at now open. 7-23-1975

Hosinski leaving. 9-22-1975

Patrick J. Flaherty named director. 10-8-1975

Endorse VA nursing care unit. 6-4-1976

Facility to become a Batavia VA Medical Center. 9-13-1978

Patient dies from fall from window. 9-3-1980

Suggestion that the surgical unit be closed. 9-16-1982

Rumor says the hospital to close. 1-21-1983

Flaherty retiring from. 4-26-1983

Closing the surgery unit here. 5-24-1983

Great concern over changes at. 5-25-1983

Editorial on change. 5-25-1983

The Legislature is against the VA change. 5-26-1983

The Legislature to question Mentor Murphy, head of the Veteran's Office, on his

attitude toward moving the surgical unit at. 6-7-1983

Mrs. Jacquiline Smith the new Chief of Nurses. 5-31-1983

Editorial on cutting hospital services. 6-10-1983

Robert L. Wickham appointed Director. 7-18-1983

Preparing to serve the aging population - cost $2.1 million. 10-18-1983

New dentist to head the Dental Office - Dr. George D. Rahner. 12-7-1983

Federal funds set for further renovation. 2-3-1984

VA Center Lab accredited. 4-6-1984

New emergency entrance for ambulances added in renovation work - picture. 4-24-1984

A major source of area jobs. 5-30-1984

Women cared for at - pictures. 6-1-1984

On Vet services. 6-2-1984

Lawrence Conte, retiring after 34 years, remembers many changes at. 9-16-1985

Grandson of Nelson True Barrett, whose farm was used as the location of the VA

Hospital says family tradition says his grandfather gave the land to the City for

the hospital. Nelson R. Barrett. 10-11-1985

Land owned by Nelson Barrett - price $12,000. 3-29, 30-1932

Nelson T. Barrett owned the VA site 6 years. Bought it from the Holland Land

Company in 1829 by Benjamin Towner for a song. 3-30-1932


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Veterans' Hospital The Legion is urging use of the land behind the VA for a park and recreation area. 6-10-1986

Veterans' Administration Medical Pond at now stocked with fish. 8-21-1986

Center (Hospital) Completes the first unit of the Home Medical Care area - changed from surgical. 10-15-1986

Veterans' (Hospital) Medical Center Veterans offered home care with house calls by doctors. 5-9-1987

Veterans' Hospital - VA Medical The Council drops its suggestion that it open part of the VA grounds for building. 1-12-1988

Health Center Adding services for women. Anna Fava, Chief of Ambulatory Care, serving as

(cont) women veterans' coordinator. 1-22-1988

Praise for from a paralyzed vet. 11-11-1988

Article on VA infection control nurse - Elaine Watson. 1-20-1989

Editorial on changing administration at - now run by Buffalo Chief Administrator

Richard Droske - part time. 1-27-1989

Robert Wickham, Director, retired last year. Richard Droske, Chief of Buffalo VA,

interim director here about 1½ days a week. 1-27-1989

Veterans' Medical Center to pass into Cabinet Post head on March 15th - picture VA.

Richard Droske, head of Batavia VA, approves. 3-7-1989

Landmark smokestack reduced - picture. 5-16-1989

Nursing Home for veterans proposed for hospital area site. 6-7-1989

Gonzales Construction Co. of Rochester is building a 1,600 sq. ft. outpatient division. 12-14-1989

William H. Manley the new Director - staff of 450 plus Rochester Outpatient. [Met

Mr. Manley April 4, 1990.] 1-24-1990

Using video games to test mental patients. 9-13-1990

Preparing to receive casualties - as back-up for Buffalo VA. 11-30-1990

Ready to take war casualties. 1-16-1991

Honors volunteers - Hawley says Nursing Home plan is on file with the Legislature. 5-4-1992

The State Legislature approves funds for Veterans Nursing Home in Western NY. 7-3-1992

Rev. Joseph P. Bernard retires as Chaplin after 15 years. 7-3-1992

VA says the hospital is ready to serve Gulf War veterans - elsewhere many vets

showing unusual ? perhaps caused by burning oil. 8-18-1992

Sets up referral centers for Gulf War veterans. Dr. Savita Puri, Chief of Staff, said

exams for Gulf War veterans now available in Batavia. 8-21-1992

Cuomo announces a Nursing Home to be built here. 11-11-1992

Proposes a access road from Park Road. 1-26-1993

Celebrates completion of the first phase of renovation. 2-23-1993

Post Office at - open 2 hours a day - closes when the clerk for 13 years resigns. 5-29-1993

PO to send a temporary clerk until a new appointment is made. 6-9-1993

William H. Manley retiring July 12 - to go into education in Tennessee. 7-7-1993

VAMC substance abuse program, going since June, expanding services. 8-27-1993

Frank Vinci head of. 11-11-1993

Bids for new Veterans' Medical Center opened - work to start January 1st. 11-11-1993

Paul J. McCool chosen to fill the post vacated in July by W. H. Manley. 1-12-1994

Cuomo visits the hospital to see progress on the new Nursing Home - calls it unique. 7-21-1994

Buffalo and Batavia studying areas in which consolidation is possible. 7-29-1994

Picture of Sergeant breaking ground for enlargement of the facility in 1939. 2-18-1995

VA in Batavia and Buffalo merge management: Present manager Paul McCool to

Manchester, NH. Buffalo VA head to manage both institutions; Dr. Savita Puri

of Buffalo the Chief Medical Officer of both places. Acute care patients to go

to Buffalo. 6-15-1995

Officials find the public has confused ideas relating to the integration of the two

hospitals. 8-9-1995

McEvoy chapter. 10-5-1995

Budgets of Batavia and Buffalo facilities cut by 10%, will require cuts in staff and

services. 8-20-1996

Union to oppose cuts at. 8-27-1996

Cutbacks held off for 90 days. 9-20-1996

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at serves veterans - here since February. 11-30-1996

Cuts in funding and jobs again proposed. 1-15-1997

29 VA employees to be dropped May 29. 3-17-1997


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Veterans' Hospital Veterans care changing by reconstruction and reform - consolidating care. 11-11-1998

Veterans' Administration Medical Filling prescriptions by mail. 10-25-2000

Center (Hospital)

Veterans' (Hospital) Medical Center

Veterans' Hospital - VA Medical

Health Center

(cont)

Veterans' Hospital - Slogan The Price of Freedom Visible Here [on sign at entrance].

Veterans' Housing Navy barracks from Niagara Falls for. 2-7-1946

Picture of new Quonsets offered by Genesee Lumber Co. 2-13-1946

Arthur Cecere wants to construct barracks. 2-19-1946

Long discussion on - need for water, sewerage, etc. 3-20-1946

Government restricts housing, improvements, until veterans can get homes. 3-26-1946

The Mayor offers a site on the east side of Oak Street for. 4-2-1946

Barracks coming from Niagara Falls. 4-6-1946

Picture of barracks. 4-10-1946

The Council approves Veterans' Field for a housing site. 4-16-1946

Diagram showing placement of the barracks. 4-30-1946

First barracks up - picture. 6-3-1946

Cyrus Corp managing agent. 7-22-1946

See: Housing.

First units ready for inspection. 10-19-1946

Housing to open Saturday - one family in - James Pontillo. 10-30-1946

Open to visitors - three families in. 11-2-1946

Eleven more families move in. 12-19-1946

Visited by skunks. 6-25-1948

Two families move out - units will not be re-let. 2-2-1952

The state is closing the housing - 22 families must relocate. 4-15-1953

All veterans now out - will be demolished. 9-2-1953

Demolition of housing soon - by J. L. Rose Wrecking Co. of Utica. 9-30-1953

To be demolished by Rose Wrecking Co. of Utica. 11-6-1953

Rose Wrecking Co. starts razing. 11-13-1953

Picture of houses being razed. 11-20-1953

Winegar remembers housing in MacArthur Park - former barracks from Niagara Falls. 1-4-1989

Nursing home for veterans proposed for Batavia. 6-7-1989

Veterans and politicians urging the proposed Veteran's Home for Batavia. 3-9-1990

Mentor Murphy urges Vet's Nursing Home - ideally at the VA Hospital. 9-22-1990

The State Legislature approves funds for a nursing home in Webster, NY. 7-3-1992

Cuomo says Nursing Home for Batavia. 11-11-1992

Cooperative effort by the City, County and federal government brought the nursing

home here. 11-12-1992

Building may start this year. 5-?-1993

Design for the nursing home to be built off Richmond Avenue on VA grounds done

by Kideney Architects is nearing completion - work may start January 1st - to be

homey, like a small village. 8-9-1993

Veterans' Memorial Drive The Town plans to call the proposed access road to Wal-Mart "Veteran's Memorial

Drive." 4-16-1992

Suggestions on locating the new access road. 10-1-1992

Hearing on rezoning the area around the proposed Wal-Mart - 80 acre Hake Farm -

find residents opposed. 10-8-1992

The Batavia Town Board votes funds to build a road from Lewiston Road around

the Sheraton Inn to aid traffic to now rising K-Mart - future Wal-Mart. 5-26-1994

First new major road in the town in years is open. To be dedicated. 6-23-1995

Speakers at the dedication ceremony call it a "milestone." 7-15-1995


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Veterans' Memorial Drive (cont) Letter to Ed by Arena on the plan to extend Veterans' Memorial Drive through his

property to Route 5. 4-27-1996

The Town Board approves the extension of from Lewiston Road to Route 5. 6-20-1996

Extension approved - sets the stage for property condemnation. 10-17-1996

The Town to survey citizens on extending through Arena property. See also:

Jerry Arena. 1-15-1997

The Town to add to - show a map of plans for the area. 5-21-1997

Arena and the Town at odds over the "Drive" cutting through Arena's backyard. 5-22-1997

The Town Board drops its plan to go through Arena's property. 6-19-1997

The Legislature votes to use some of the funds intended for the extension of for

bridge improvements. 10-15-1997

Veterans' Nursing Home Bids for the new facility opened. To cost $12.5 million. To offer three residences

connected by a corridor. To start January 1st for May 1, 1995 opening. 125

bed skilled nursing home. 11-11-1993

$8.6 million grant on its way. 2-9-1994

Cuomo tours the work site - praises work. 7-21-1994

Mary Crozier chosen to head the 120 bed center, to open in the Spring of 1995. 8-30-1994

To accept patients September 23; Mary Crosier, administrator - 126 beds - picture. 6-22-1995

Opens today. 8-29-1995

Gov. Pataki dedicates - calls it a bi-partisan project - picture. 10-27-1995

Suggestion to name the Home for Hawley. 2-7-1996

Veterans say more than one person should get honor - name discriminates. 2-10-1996

Article on dementia with pictures of the Nursing Home. 1-17-1998

Veterans' Office Harry Morrissey, welfare agent of the American Legion, to be in his office to help

veterans fill out compensation papers. 4-12-1929

Veterans' affairs keep Morrissey busy. 7-6-1930

Welfare report from - H. E. Morrissey. 11-30-1931

Supervisors seeking a location for - for all of Western New York. 7-6-1932

VFW and the American Legion meet to reconcile differences - Morrissey believes

the two groups are irreconcilable. 1-27-1933

Congressman objects to moving the office to Batavia. 9-27-1933

The City urged to write to get the Office moved here. 10-19-1933

The American Legion backs the drive to get the Office here. 10-27-1933

Office for the region to be here. 2-2-1934

The VA today ordered from Buffalo - to open April 1st. 2-20-1934

C of C takes an option on land adjacent to the hospital for expansion. 1-28-1935

Vets Administration Building to be built at the VA Hospital - cost $80,000. 8-14-1935

Bonus check applications for veterans. 1-29, 30-1936

Harry Morrissey, head of Legion liaison office, dead at 53. 4-4-1936

J. E. Ryan replacing Morrissey. 4-8-1936

Vets in the county to receive bonus payment of million. 6-11-1936

Cashing veteran's bonds causes a rush at the PO. 6-16-1936

Better charges against Vet Office here. 7-14-1936

Office complains veterans are being turned away by factory hiring offices. 12-1-1943

The American Legion is opening an office to help ex-servicemen get pay. 2-10-1944

The City and Legion both oppose a State Veterans' Office here. 7-18-1944

Modified Veterans' Unit, not separate division, for Batavia. 8-16-1944

Supervisors name J. L. Perkins, chairman of the Batavia Area Selective Service

Board. 9-6-1944

Veterans' Agencies said adequate. 9-15-1944

James E. Ryan, Vets Agent, asks for help of the Board. 11-17-1944

Proposal to move the Office from Batavia. 3-14-1945

Veterans and Real Estate men oppose the move. 3-26-1945

One reason for the move to Buffalo - poor bus service. 3-29-1945

Moving to Buffalo - hospital to expand here. 4-2-1945

Many protest moving the Office. 4-3-1945


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Veterans' Office (cont) Supervisors call the move a great injustice. 4-4-1945

United Veterans finance a protest on the Vet Office move - appeal to the President. 4-5-1945

S. J. Byrnes urges present location of the office. 4-6-1945

Veterans win stay in move. 4-6-1945

Regional sub-office proposed. 4-7-1945

Batavia to keep the main office - sub offices in other cities. 4-10-1945

VA orders the regional offices to stay in Batavia - because of protests. 4-10-1945

Buffalo insists the Office move gradually to Buffalo. 4-11-1945

Supervisors set up a Veteran's Service Dept. as part of County Government -

under the State Legislature, will reorganize the Office. 6-6-1945

Now approved by the County, set up - James E. Ryan, director. 7-5-1945

US Loan Office ready at the VA facility. 8-13-1945

Increased use of reported. 9-8-1945

Judd Perkins to head Genesee Council ….. Servicemen. 9-14-1945

Batavia may lose the office due to a lack of housing. 9-19-1945

To be in the Municipal Building - replacing the American Legion. 9-22-1945

Judd Perkins, counselor for Vets, begins his duties. 10-9-1945

Office move inevitable - lack of space - now in the VA Hospital. 12-8-1945

Site not yet determined. 12-20-1945

The Legion urges members to fight to keep the Office here. 1-25-1946

VFW Post opens. 1-26-1946

Vets open a campaign to keep facilities here. 1-28-1946

Move to Buffalo now going on. 2-11-1946

Moving part to Buffalo - expanding another. 2-13-1946

James Ryan to Washington (to) protest the office move. 2-22-1946

The County asks for $2,850 for housing the Office for nine months. 3-21-1946

Move of offices to Buffalo - Batavia now only a branch. 2-23-1946

Much uncertainty about the offices' move to Buffalo. 3-23, 27-1946

Veteran leaders join the fight to keep the Office here. 3-28, 29-1946

Personnel, loan, and supply to stay - rest to Buffalo. 4-10-1946

Head of the local American Legion says Veteran's Affairs in a mess. 6-7-1946

Outline of purpose, details the Offices' move to Buffalo 7-9-1946

Slowly moving - Buffalo site not vacated. 7-10-1946

Medical care for Vets - office to serve Genesee, Wyoming, and Orleans County

veterans. Administrator Dr. Duncan M. Chalmers of VA Hospital Staff. 12-11-1946

Harry Page named Veteran's Counselor - succeeds Judd L. Perkins. 2-17-1947

James E. Ryan, director of Genesee County Veteran's Service. 12-29-1947

Ryan dead. 12-31-1947

Harry Page appointed County Veteran's Service Officer - succeeds J. E. Page. 2-26-1948

Moving from the Municipal Building to the basement of the County Building. 4-6-1948

Work of increased 10% in 1959 says Harry Page. 1-28-1960

Moved to the Court House, Probation to the County Building. 10-4-1962

The Office and Harry Page moving to the County Building - from the basement of

the Court House - Probation Department going in there. 12-5-1962

Veteran's Service Committee ending. 7-18-1973

Murphy, head of, opposed by DAV for his stand on changes at the VA Hospital. 6-7-1983

The Legislature supports Murphy. 6-9-1983

Viet Nam Vets Office may remain open. 7-20-1985

Mentor C. Murphy leaving office. 5-1-1992

Gerald Acheson interim head of. 5-2-1992

Acheson officially appointed. 5-28-1993

The American Legion (national) is sending a mobile office across the state with

information, help. To be at Wal-Mart, with local Veteran Service personnel,

this week. 9-23-1995

Gerald Acheson retiring May 2; Hal Kreter, now assistant to Acheson, to replace him. 4-2-1996


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Veterans of Foreign Wars Gets charter, 27 sign up. 11-17-1928

To take a hall at 98 Main Street, where the Catholic Daughters have been. 12-15-1931

Wives, mothers and sisters asked to gather to for an Auxiliary. 11-4-1932

Rooms over 98 Main Street. 12-19-1932

Meet with the American Legion to reconcile differences - find themselves farther

apart. 1-27-1933

To take rooms on West Main Street - in the former Redfern Winter Garden. 7-26-1933

Redfern now The Rendezvous. 8-11-1933

Opens their new quarters - The Rendezvous - with music, attractive, holds 600. 8-11-1933

Moves headquarters to the Rendezvous - holds first meeting. 10-25-1933

Fuss over obscene show at clubrooms. 3-27, 31-1934

Investigation to be made into responsibility for indecent show at the Rendezvous. 4-2-1934

To reorganize. 4-6-1934

The City to pay the rent for VFW quarters over Walker Office on Park Place. 11-5-1936

Sons of Veterans of Foreign Wars instituted this evening. 11-14-1938

Military order installs officers in. Honor degree, New York Pup Tent no. 12. Military

Order of Cooties. 11-29-1943

To meet over 98 Main Street. 12-28-1943

To raise $100,000 to build for VFW and American Legion. 4-13-1944

Post proposed for the south side - to be Michael J. Strollo Post. 9-21-1944

Strollo Post inaugurated at St. Anthony's Center. 11-6-1944

Post 602 meets over 98 Main. 12-26-1944

100 names on VFW charter - Strollo Post no. 155. 2-7-1945

Buys a home on East Main, formerly Max W. Mason, for a Post Home. 6-27-1945

Members remodeling home. 8-11-1945

Home ready for servicemen to stay. 8-13-1945

Michael J. Strollo Post no. 1955 VFW organized. 11-11-1945

Post opened Friday the 25th. 1-21-1946

Gives a specially equipped car to a paraplegic veteran. 11-13-1946

Strollo Post forms a Women's Auxiliary. 9-30-1948

Picture of 414 East Main Street, celebrating 20 years, list of members. 11-26-1948

Two veterans organizations, no. 1602 and no. 1955, vote not to merge. 12-14-1949

Batavia Post no. 1602 celebrates its 23rd Anniversary. 11-29-1951

The Council votes $200 to the VFW to hire a meeting room at St. Anthony's

Community Center. 3-4-1952

Home on East Main purchased by Charles Mancuso & Son. Rumor says the site

is to be sold to Treadway. 7-7-1954

Mancusos buy 414 East Main Street from the VFW for $32,000. 5-24-1956

Drawing plans to build. Sold 414 East Main to Mancuso & Son. 6-15-1956

May build on Edward Street - site sold to A & P. Zone change needed. 12-11-1956

Starts plans to build on Edward Street. 2-19-1957

Hires Paul F. Fox of Pittsford, architect, to build one level wing with offices, two

level building behind with meeting rooms. 8-24-1957

Title to Edward Street property transferred. 10-25-1957

Vito J. Gautieri begins to build. 12-5-1957

Picture of progress on the VFW home. 1-20-1958

New VFW home opening on the holiday. Has a large meeting room, offices for

both Post and Auxiliary. Much of the interior work was done by members. 5-29-1958

Veness-Strollo Post reaches membership goal. 12-31-1959

Genesee Barracks of WWI Vets elect F. E. Taggart - at Venesse-Strollo Post. 1-27-1960

World War I Barracks USA to meet Wednesday. 12-18-1961

Urges freeing POWs. 10-19-1970

Celebrates its 43rd Anniversary - picture. 12-4-1972

To celebrate its 44th birthday. Founded November 22, 1928 with 33 members -

four still members. Now have 500 members. Auxiliary founded in 1932.

Commander, Charles Poteat. 11-23-1976

To celebrate its 50th. Wilbur Gray, Commander. Joseph Krantz the first Comm. 11-16-1978

Nearly 200 attend the Anniversary. 11-20-1978


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Veterans of Foreign Wars (cont) Winegar on VFW's birthday. 11-22-1978

Veness-Strollo has 700 members. 6-28-1979

Gets district commendation. 7-12-1979

Veness-Strollo Post marking its 52nd Anniversary. 2-17-1981

Veness-Strollo Post to celebrate its 54th Anniversary. Founded November 22,

1928. Two charter members still active. Auxiliary founded in 1932 with 132

members. Also two still active members. 2-1-1983

Calls for brass players for Senior Drum and Bugle Corps. 3-21-1987

To hold a celebration dinner. 10-14-1987

Celebrates its 60th Anniversary - now 800 members. 11-7-1988

John E. Wynn, Commander - 93 new members sign - veterans of Desert Storm. 8-19-1991

Veterans' Service Center Funding for the Center to end - Veterans protest closing. Staff say they will

continue as volunteers. 4-15-1993

Viet Vets to fight closing. 4-24-1993

Letter to Ed from a group of Viet Nam vets. 5-13-1993

Viet Nam Center, no longer funded by the Federal Government, now to be called

the Veterans' Service Center - to serve all veterans. 6-4-1993

Veterans' Service Center of Western See: Vietnam Veterans.

New York

Vetoski Claims guilt in Linden murders. 3-18-1924

Not guilty. 3-19-1924

Veznedarogle, Dr. Muktesen Here to serve the County Lab. 8-3-1967

On the job - picture. 8-4-1967

Buying a house at 6 Hillside Drive. Heads the Genesee County Lab, Medina

Hospital Lab, and Wyoming County Lab. 2-6-1969

Leaving the County Lab - to set up a private pathological practice. 12-8-1971

Opening Life Automated Lab at 216 East Main. He is now head of the Lab in

Wyoming County. 11-2-1973

Retires from the Warsaw Hospital Lab. 3-18-1997

Vicary Opening a real estate agency. (William and Mary Lou Vicary) were with Feary at

6469 East Main Street, Stafford - 71 Main LeRoy. 1-19-1978

Vicary, Mary Lou Joins Zehler's Realty. 3-18-1974

Vice Control Police start a vice clean-up drive on the week-end. 7-30-1934

The house at 252 South Swan raided - 3 women, man taken. 9-10-1934

Police visit two vice spots - $300 fines collected. 4-20-1936

Vick, Rev. Ralph Rev. and Mrs. Vick started Victory Baptist Church in 1988 as Bible Study Group.

Meet at the Holiday Inn. Plans to expand to Wyoming County. 1-13-1990

Meets at Treadway. 2-23-1991

Moving to basement at 113 Main. 3-23-1991

Vic's Dog House See also: Arena's Pizzeria.

Vic Marchese bought the hot dog stand from Jerry Arena 1½ years ago - he had

managed it before that. 12-24-1996

Victim Assistance Program - See: Sheriff's Department. (Genesee Justice System)

Sheriff's Department See also: Driving While Intoxicated.

See also: Alternative to incarceration.

Editorial on. 9-4-1984

After two years. 1-4-1985

Rotary Program hears three victims who are involved in the Sheriff's program. 11-20-1985


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Victim Assistance Program - Judge refuses access to files to WBTA - says they are private. (Aquino file.) 12-18-1985

Sheriff's Department Judge Morton on. 8-7-1987

(cont) Sheriff Call on. 8-14-1987

Dennis Wittman on. 4-4-1988

Winegar comments on, and building prisons in NYS. 4-19-1988

Awards given to volunteers in the Genesee Justice System. 10-14-1988

Program to have a panel for victims to voice pain caused by drunken drivers. 1-13-1989

Wittman pleased with panel - report of. 2-15-1989

Possible parole of convicted killer James F. Bradley brings up the Victim Assistance

Program, supported by Evelyn Dillon, wife of the victim. 1-15-1990

More on the program. 1-16-1990

More. 1-17-1990

Seeking volunteers to aid. 2-21-1990

Needs more helpers. 4-23-1990

Gaining. 4-24-1990

Sentencing of Jason Armstrong delayed. 4-23-1998

Wittman, head of Genesee County Victim Assistance Program, approves the

program treatment of Tiesha Doward. 9-11-1999

Victorian Bridal Shop Pam Reed opens a new bridal shop at 401 Ellicott Street. 7-5-1994

Victorian Manor Trocaire Place becomes Victorian Manor, name chosen from 101 suggestions by

a committee headed by Nelson Smith - picture. The name was chosen by

Jerry Reinhart, owner. 7-23-1999

A new restaurant where Trocaire's "The Place" was. Christine Maxian to open

"Chardonnay." 2-4-2000

Victor's Grill (Restaurant) Skotedis in a new building - West Main. 2-14-1948

Safe containing $3,500 stolen from the home of Victor Skotedis in Alexander. 10-16-1959

The safe found, battered and empty. 4-14-1960

Victor Skotedis asks the City to connect Victor's with sewers. 9-24-1963

Mrs. Evelyn Skotedis of, along with Arena of Flavorite, asks the City to annex the site. 5-19-1965

Owned by Victor and Evelyn Skotedis. Run by their daughter Millie Blake. Son

Ted runs a restaurant in Pennsylvania. 1-14-1966

Run by Victor and Evelyn Skotedis of Alexander - can seat 90. 1-17-1969

Victory Baptist Chapel Listed as meeting at YWCA among list of churches. 6-4-1988

Started in 1988 as a Bible study group. Meets at the Holiday Inn - Rev. Ralph Vick,

pastor. Plans to expand to Wyoming County. 1-13-1990

Rev. Ralph Vick conducts Victory Baptist at the Treadway. 2-23-1991

Rev. Vick and his church move to the basement at 113 Main Street. 3-23-1991

To have special services at Birchwood and 33 Trumbull Parkway. 6-29-1991

113 Main Street, Ralph Vick, pastor. 11-30-1991

The church meets at 113 Main Street, Ralph Vick, pastor. Sets a series of programs

for young people. 6-17-1995

Otis Snipes wants a building for the church - former Kingdom Hall at 39 Lyon Street. 10-27-1995

Now in its own home, 39 Lyon Street, Ralph Vick, pastor - picture. 6-15-1996

Victory Gardens Subcommittee offers land for the gardens. 4-26-1917

Gardening Committee planning a survey of the City to find lots for. 2-12-1918

War gardeners ask for land. 3-28-1918

Appeal for garden plots so good now appeal for people to work them. 4-29-1942

Gardens urged - advice offered NYS College of Agriculture at Alfred. 2-6-1943

Walter Stroh heads the Victory Garden group. 3-4-1943

Coupon printed to send in to get information on war gardening. 3-22-1943

Victory Garden meeting for Friday, 745. (Stroh still the head.) 3-8-1944

Picture of people working on the Blue Bus garden plots. 7-21-1943


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Victory Gardens (cont) The Blue Bus Victory Garden gets an award from the National Victory Garden

Institute. 1-12-1944

Melvin Merton on. 6-12-1945

Second Annual Victory Garden Show - in schools. 9-28-1945

Victory Liberty Loan Million dollar goal for the City. 3-20-0909

Drive leaders to meet at the Holland Club. 4-4-1919

Little Betty Miller buys the first bond. 4-21-1919

Genesee reaches new mark in drive. 6-17-1919

Vidal, Dr. Ronald Joining Dr. Pierce as associate - otolaryngology - head and neck. 7-12-1982

Video Factory 413 West Main Street.

Moving into the former Tops Market on West Main Street - picture of the sigh going

up. The store offers 10,000 movies. 2-15-1990

The City gets a new Video Factory - picture. Ronald Alsheimer, president. 2-25-1990

Faith Community Chapel pickets the Video Factory to protest all pornographic,

not because the store has any. 4-28-1990

Superceded by Blockbuster Video on the other side of the street. no date

Zappers, a video game company, to join Video Factory with guest entertainers. 3-17-1994

Blockbuster Video buys (Video) Factory. Ron Alsheimer, former owner, "to go to

other things." Blockbuster owner, Scott Barrett, plans no changes. 7-23-1996

Video Outlook 214 East Main Street.

In Batavia 6 years - manager Norm Loss. 2-28-1990

Video Stores Home Video Center on Ellicott Street owned by Scurá. New Video Library on

West Main owned by Nancy Arena. Lynda Edelholm owns Movies in Motion on

Clinton Street Road - article on the Video business. 6-19-1999

The Video Factory was on West Main, bought out by Blockbuster on Lewiston Rd.

Vieder Realty Co. Raymond W. Vieders.

Picture of proposed apartments by Vieder's Construction Company. 7-27-1966

Vieder's gets the title to 269 State Street. 8-13-1966

Viele, Anthony Son of Anthony Viele marries Helen Gugino. 11-27-1931

Viele, Antonio Dead at 80, born in Italy. Sons: Louis; Anthony J.; Herman; Angelo. 11-11-1952

Viele, Herman J. Dead at 56. Son of Anthony. Brothers: Louis, 129 Jackson; Anthony, 18 Cone;

Angelo, 11 Holmes. 8-1-1970

Viele, Louis Marries Josephine Fanara at St. Anthony's. 11-23-1929

A carpenter, 5 Central Avenue, voluntary bankrupt. 9-3-1931

Creditors of Viele, bankrupt, called. 9-9-1931

Gets a contract to build St. James Parish House. 6-24-1953

Building for Lawrence Mancuso at 236 East Avenue. 3-15-1957

Low bidder for work at Genesee Memorial Hospital. 7-18-1957

To build for the Salvation Army. 12-13-1957

Gets a contract to work on the interim City Hall. 1-28-1958

Gets a contract to build an addition to a school in Attica. 3-15-1967

To build for Marine Midland. 10-2-1968

Suggests a new Plaza to include a Community Center. 3-11-1971

Gets a contract for a Library addition. 12-5-1977

Dead at 70. 2-20-1979

Ground broken on College meadows - Ronald Viele, co-developer. 4-12-1984

Viele proposes housing on Ross Street and Ellicott Place - objected to be residents. 12-4-1985


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Viele, Louis Viele and Sons Awarded the YMCA contract. 11-15-1975

Court action delays the award of a contract for a Community Center. 5-20-1976

Viele's suit against the City dismissed. Claimed Gautieri was awarded a contract

to build a Community Center unfairly. 6-1-1976

Obit - Louis Viele. 2-20-1979

Viele, Ronald Married - picture of the new Mrs. Viele. 1-3-1966

Young Viele wins an award for building in Stan 1981 Building Achievement Awards

competition - steel building. 4-18-1981

David Renzo and Ronald Viele form an association to build dormitories at the

college - College Meadows Association. 9-15-1983

Head of Louis Viele & Company. 9-23-1987

Renzo and Viele get a permit to build two more dormitories. 1-12-1988

Viele admits an error in plumbing work, suggests political aim at a tenant. 10-9-1989

Viele and Goebert plead innocent. 1-18-1990

Plumbing case goes to court. 4-12-1990

Pleads guilty to violating the plumbing laws, fined $50 - with court charges of $137. 1-11-1991

Viele, Michaelina Past & Present column: ¶ on Viele, who weighed 2# at birth - mother paralyzed -

baby a pet of hospital staff. 4-2-1921

Viele Construction Co. Gets a contract to build the St. James Parish House. 6-24-1953

Building for Mancuso on East Avenue. 3-15-1957

The low bidder for Genesee Memorial Hospital work. 7-18-1957

Gets a contract for the interior of City Hall. 1-28-1958

To build an addition to Attica School. 3-15-1967

To build for marine Midland. 10-2-1968

Suggests the new plaza include a Community Center. 3-11-1971

Files suit vs. the City for awarding a contract for the Senior City to Gautieri. 5-19-1976

Suit dismissed. 6-1-1976

Gets a contract for the Richmond Library addition. 12-5-1977

Louis Viele dead at 70. 2-20-1979

Ronald Viele breaks ground at College Meadows. 4-12-1984

Proposed housing on Ross Street and Ellicott Place opposed by residents. 12-4-1985

Buys one building in the former Doehler plan for $175,000. 11-28-1986

Renzo and Viele to build two more dormitories at College Meadows. 1-12-1988

Investigation reveals Viele's building on Ganson Avenue has unauthorized use of

City water. 10-6-1989

Investigating attorney may make charges. 10-7-1989

Viele admits error - suggests charge may be aimed at one of his tenants - Goebert,

candidate running against Florence Gioia. 10-9-1989

The City claims it received no formal complaint. 10-10-1989

Vietnam Veterans See: Honor Roll.

Service Appreciation Society dedicates a Vietnam Honor Roll. 9-18-1968

Refused request to use the Fourth of July picnic to raise funds for a memorial. 7-6-1984

Moving into an office at 113 Main Street - gifts furnished the place. 10-22-1985

Richard Staklewski named head at the April meeting. 5-19-1986

VVA chapter 193 Memorial Day visit to Washington - picture. 6-5-1986

VA Vietnam Outreach office, 113 Main - not to close in spite of cutbacks elsewhere. 6-27-1987

Article on. Have a counseling center at 33 Swan. 8-25-1990

Propose a memorial at the County Park. 2-19-1992

To dedicate a memorial at the County Park Saturday the 22nd - a semi-circular

wall with a boulder in front, 8 months in the making. 8-19-1992

Veterans protest the closing of the service center on Swan Street - funding ends in

June - the staff says they will continue as volunteers. 4-15-1993

To fight the closing of the service center - march in protest to the VA Medical Center. 4-24-1993

Letter to Ed from a group of Viet Vets on how the Vietnam Center serves veterans. 5-13-1993


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Vietnam Veterans (cont) Nam Era Service Center, 33 Swan Street, no longer federally funded, now called:

Veteran's Service Center of WNY - serves all veterans - want local support. 6-4-1993

Fund drive will keep the Center open, says Director Kenneth Herman. 8-21-1993

Claim mistreatment, ridicule in jobs at the Post Office. 11-9-1993

Union workers say trouble at P. O. personal, between individuals - only two of the

many Viet Vets working there complain of ridicule. 11-10-1993

Complaining vet, Larry Fuchs, joined by other vets in "Information" picket on the

Post Office steps - picture. 11-12-1993

Viet Vets still not federally funded. 4-2-1994

Picture of Salute at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Genesee County Park on

Memorial Day. 5-31-1994

Two articles on Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 193, now in LeRoy - Stan

May, president. 1-10-1995

Interview with Vietnam Vet Daniel Burling. 1-16-1995

Moving Wall - half sized replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC - on

display at the airport. 5-24-1996

Stan May, past president of Vietnam Vets, says 35,000 visited. 5-29-1996

Naegely awarded Vietnam War medal. (Eric Naegely?) 8-29-2000

Veterans protest the VA at the recruiting center. 9-25-2000

Vietnam Veterans' Clinic Plans a move from Rochester to Batavia. 4-17-1987

Vietnam Veterans' Service Center Also called: Nam Era Service Center.

Moving into an office at 113 Main, gifts furnish the place. 10-22-1985

Vietnam Vets Outreach Office at 113 Main Street will not close in spite of cutbacks

elsewhere. 6-27-1987

Vietnam Vets have a counseling office at 33 Swan Street - article on Vietnam Vets. 8-25-1990

Fund drive for support of a success. 8-21-1993

Vets trying to get an injunction against the fund raising group it hired recently. 4-7-1994

Veterans (Vietnam) called Veteran's Rights Group meets at GCC. 4-28-1994

Veterans Hermance and Fuchs of the Center start a hunger strike to protest low

state funding. 8-1-1994

Vietnam Vets call off their hunger strike after getting a loan to pay debts. 8-3-1994

A three day concert planned at Marchese home on East Main Street to benefit

the Center. 8-24-1994

Closing - lack of funds - claims it served 3,000 area vets. Now: Veterans' Service

Center, is on Swan Street. 11-17-1994

Vietnam Vets to have an observance Monday. 11-9-1996

Vietnam War 18 Genesee County lives lost in the war. No prisoners of war. 1-24-1973

Vietnam honor roll retired by Veteran's Service Committee. 7-18-1973

Vietnam Vets refused request to use the Fourth of July picnic to raise funds for

a memorial. 7-6-1984

Vietnam Veterans' Office may stay open. 7-20-1985

Vietnamese Picture of the first Vietnamese baby born here. 3-15-1976

Villa See: Martino, Paul.

Mr. & Mrs. Ray Dawson sell to Marguerite Heywood. 5-6-1965

Marguerite Heywood sells to Mrs. Laura Martino and son Paul. 11-4-1972

To discuss request for Villa expansion. 11-20-1976

Remodeling, in 1972 became a licensed rooming house - LPBM Co. (Laura

and Paul Martino). 1-28-1977

For sale - picture in ad. 2-28-1977

Villa Capri See: Ange's Restaurant before.

See: Buccaneer after 1973.

See: Enricos after 1982.


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

Villa Capri (cont) See: Christina's.

Frank Meleca buying Ange's Restaurant - to reopen as Villa Capri. 3-22-1967

Open for business. 5-10-1967

Opening Sunday July 9. 7-7-1967

Picture in Ad - dining room. 12-22-1967

Ad: Villa Capri - new chef. 4-5-1968

New chef at - Raymond Cornelius - picture of the chef. 4-13-1968

Ad: Grand Opening - pictures. 11-9-1968

Offers organist at dinner time. 1-16-1970

Sold to Paul Messina (by Meleca). Messina to call the place "Buccaneer". 3-20-1973

Villa of St. Jude Mrs. Florence Elmore moving her convalescent home fro 418 to 433 East Main St.

To be dedicated as Villa of St. Jude by Father Kelly at Easter Time. 3-13-1940

Dedicated - Father Mahoney (assistant to Father Kelly) and Carlyle T. Boynton

officiate. 3-25-1940

Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Naegley sell the Villa to Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Dawson. 7-12-1955

Village Inn, Childs, NY Picture of the historic Inn when it was called "Fair Haven House" - picture ca 1875 -

now 175 years old. 6-21-1999

Village Inn, Warsaw Past & Present column: ¶ on the closing of. 9-21-1946

Vilas, Royal Lee To have bookcases made here at Woodworks. R. C. Scatcherd interested in. 9-4-1902

Vilas, RL Vilas Co. To move his office from Syracuse. 3-4-1903

Removing the last of the Vilas plant to Batavia. 3-19-1903

Has an option on the Gilmore Building on Exchange Street. Vilas Company

organized with $50,000. J. N. Scatcherd interested in. 6-20-1903

Talking of moving bookcase and office supply business to Elmira. 10-21-1903

Packing for move to Elmira. 11-18-1903

Vilas, Mrs. Bonnie R. Files for bankruptcy. 5-14, 28-1903

Vincent, Charles L. Of Madison Avenue, has skull fractured by a falling mallet. 10-9-1914

Recovering. 10-15-1914

Vincent, Charles W. Opening a hairdressing and manicure parlor in the Masonic Temple. 5-28-1912

Vincent Jewelers Owned by Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Valle. Michael Valle joining the store at Eastown Plaza. 1-27-1981

Burglars get a large haul at, in K-Mart Plaza - broke in from Lane's Drugs. 2-18-1986

Thieves arrested in Buffalo - sold $15,000 worth of gold and jewelry in NY for

$30,000. 2-15-1986

To move, after 17 years, from Eastown Plaza to a new store on Lewiston Road -

in a new plaza there. 3-22-1995

Ad: Vincent Jewelers, Tops Plaza. 11-7-1997

Vincent Pontiac and Buick Vincent Mancuso buys Batavia Motors from Joseph A. Mancuso - to be Vincent

Pontiac and Buick. 2-6-1967

Picture of Joseph A, now with Batavia Motors, with brother Lawrence. 2-21-1967

Full page ad on - 229 West Main Street - picture. 4-10-1967

Ad for with pictures. 6-10-1967

Full page ad with pictures. 2-5-1968

Full page ad: 229-245 West Main. 5-6-1968

Ad with picture of employees. 9-16-1969

Mancuso makes Frank S. Puccio manager. 12-31-1970

Full page ad with pictures. 2-1-1971

Ad: Wally Fargo on sales staff. 5-24-1971

Ad: Vincent Pontiac-Buick. 4-14-1072

Picture in ad. 9-21-1972


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Vincent Pontiac and Buick (cont) Ad: Vincent going out of business. 1-12-1973

Lawrence J. Mancuso purchasing 221-243 West Main from Vincent - must move

from 2-4 Main Street. 1-15-1973

Vine Street House on for sale - described - on the east side - highest spot between Main and

Chase - garden, barn. For sale by C. W. Thomas. 4-11-1890

Harold Harrower building at numbers 124 and 132 7-2-1941

Picture of numbers 124 and 132. 11-1-1941

¶ on the opening of in an article by Brisbane. 12-13-1934

Joseph Repicci builds first in a group opposite the skating rink. 9-11-1947

Genesee Standard Buildings is building at number 185. 9-29-1947

The Council votes to extend Vine to Farwell Street. 10-21-1947

James Green gives a strip opposite the skating rink to widen the street. 12-7-1948

Picture of work on Vine Street baseball field. 7-3-1951

Picture in a real estate ad of number 11. 7-14-1956

the Council may widen the north end of. 8-24-1956

Residents of agree to widening the street if the City will give them sidewalks. 8-28-1956

George Schaefer sues the City for $5,000 for cutting trees in widening the street. 6-29-1957

DPW starts widening. 8-26-1957

Four more residents sue the City for encroachment. 9-17-1957

The City acquires the last strip necessary to widen the street. 3-15-1961

Picture of widening. 7-22-1961

Picture of paving job. 8-3-1961

Project completed. 10-9-1961

Vinegar Mill See: Evaporator.

Vinyle Jungle Opened. 10-4-1975

Newly opened in Eastown Plaza has records - picture. 11-4-1975

To move from Eastown Plaza to a central location soon. 9-27-1990

Moving to the Mall. 10-30-1990

Viola, Nancy Athletic Director at BHS given an award by the Rochester Press Radio Club. 2-4-1986

Interview with - for eleven years Athletic Director of Batavia City Schools. 11-4-1991

Inducted into the Section 5 Basketball Hall of Fame. 1-22-2001

Vishion, Mrs. H. W. Dead at 78 - a nurse during the Civil War. 5-4-1923

Visiting Nurse Child Life Chapter ? discusses visiting nurse. 10-18-1913

Nurse begins work - Mariam Cominsky. 10-20-1913

Visiting Nurse Assn of Western NY Opens an office at Genesee Memorial Hospital. 5-7-1988

Gives quality care - established in Genesee County in 1988. 2-24-1992

Vitascope Whitsides buys - to give exhibitions at the former Dustin's Store. 2-28-1897

Vlahopolos, Diana Picture of - ticket girl at the Century Theater, Buffalo - thwarts a robbery by screams. 3-25-1940

Vlahopolos, Stanistis Buys the shoe repair place at 94 Main from Nicholas Kassianos. 12-12-1923

Steve Vlahopolos and a representative of Wholesale Dry Cleaning from Rochester

in a fight. Vlahopolos does dry cleaning and shoe repair. 5-6-1931

Died - as Stephen Vasser - at 80. 2-21-1968

Vocational Aids See: Vocational School.

School - Ed Coalition.

Tech-prep.


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Vocational School See: BOCES.

Vocational Training School Citizens propose an auto mechanics school. 3-29-1919

Trade School registers 74 - only open to those working in metal trades. Theodore

Pickering of Doehler behind it. 2-3-1937

Apprentice and Industry School opening Monday. 9-28-1937

80 students in. 10-5-1937

The Chamber advocates vocational school. 5-11-1938

The School Board approves Vocational School. 6-8-1938

The School Board approves - to go to voters. 6-8-1938

Voters approve. 7-1-1938

City Vocational School to open September 7. 8-12-1938

Floor plan of new school. 8-22-1938

Open, Nelson Murbach, supervisor. 9-30-1938

Picture of the staff. 10-8-1938

Picture of groundbreaking for an addition. 10-20-1938

School - at West School building - open next month. 1-6-1939

The City lauded by State Education officials. 2-21-1939

To enroll only high school graduates. 5-20-1939

Factory employees sign up for classes - 96 sign up. 10-13-1939

Picture of exhibits from Industrial Arts classes. 5-28-1940

Nineteen get certificates in the first class. Among them: Lewis T. Del Plato; Henry

Falkowski; Roy Tillotson. 6-20-1940

To prepare workers for war industries - federally funded. 7-3-1940

Third instructor needed - 60 students expected. 7-24-1940

61 end training in Emergency Program. 15 get jobs in industry. 70 new

enrollment for the next session. 8-31-1940

Six youths end training - new class to start soon. 8-31-1940

Nearly 300 apply - 60 only accommodated. 12-11-1940

Industry takes 15 students a month before they graduate. 5-8-1941

Second class graduates - picture. 6-20-1941

110 registered for classes. 6-30-1941

Gets $44,454 for equipment. 9-3-1941

Students at turn down offers of jobs to continue special training - picture of 17 of them. 10-13-1941

Metal Trade School graduates 25, six months early - to speed war work. 12-20-1941

Women start classes in drafting. 4-9-1942

Women to be accepted in machine shop practice class, Murbach reveals. 5-14-1942

Radio course for military use open to women. 10-22-1942

Tools for Watervliet Arsenal made at Trade School. 11-3-1942

Making tools for Watervliet Arsenal. 11-8-1942

For women graduate in War Industry class. 11-13-1942

New Trade School promoted - to triple capacity. 12-1-1942

Curriculum changed - 6 months for seniors - class for girls. 12-16-1942

Picture of 10 men graduating. 1-26-1943

27 enrolled in classes - 23 of them women. 4-17-1943

Boys in the service say training at is helpful in the Army. 5-27-1943

Many attend Open House. 6-18-1943

Article on the first five years of. 2-21-1944

Producing equipment used in many Navy ships. 7-1-1944

45 enroll in Aviation course. 11-22-1944

Servicemen credit study in for Army promotion. 4-28-1945

30 enrolled in. 9-25-1945

Eleven veterans enrolled. 3-12-1946

Metal Trade School graduates 8 - after three months course. 4-10-1946

Curses open to adults Monday. 9-26-1946

Summary - 10 years of. 2-22-1949

James H. Dailey replaces Booth at. 10-31-1951

Gerald Hugaboom the new Director Vocational Education. 7-22-1952


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Vocational School Former students gather and express thanks for special education. 10-18-1983

Vocational Training School (cont) Picture of students in 1939. 7-31-1998

Vogel, John W. The "Minstrel King of the Nation" dead at 88. Often came to the Dellinger Theater. 1-3-1951

Vogue (La Vogue) Store Canandaigua Dry Goods store, 102 Main Street to be called La Vogue. 8-26-1911

Vogue LaVogue Dry Goods Opens in the Walker Building. E. R. Feller of Canandaigua, manager. 8-31-1911

Vogue LaVogue Millinery To move to 81 Main, from 114 Main, when the former Barnes store is ready. 3-1-1912

Ad for: La Vogue, 81 Main Street. 12-13-1912

E. H. Brooks sells his interest in to Edson R. Fuller and Timothy Lynde. Fuller

will manage. There is a branch in Canandaigua. 10-23-1912

Improved - redecorated. 3-16-1916

Door of forced open. 8-20-1917

Store at 81 Main refurbished. 2-18-1919

Edson R. Fuller, proprietor of, buys a house at 308 East Main Street from C. A.

Johnson. 5-8-1919

Ad: La Vogue - E. R. Fuller, manager. 10-16-1919

Picture of Edson Fuller, proprietor of the hat shop over 54 Main Street. 5-25-1932

Opens today at 110 Main - formerly Blumberg's Gift Center, which moved to

54 Main Street. 9-10-1938

Vojacek, Miss A friend of Marjorie Sherwin who was often here in 1909 and 1910, mentioned.

Her brother also visited. 7-29-1910

Volino, Carmen Gets the bronze star. 8-7-1945

Volino, Lucien (Joe) Retires after 50 years with Erie-Lackawanna RR. 1-4-1974

Volkswagen Charles F. Kerby of Rochester buys a site on Park Road for a Volkswagen

salesroom. Steel Buildings Associates of Rochester to build - 103' x 81'. 12-18-1961

Volpe, Christina Notre Dame senior star of team. 3-27-1999

A senior at Notre Dame High named Class D Player of the Year by the NYS

Sportswriters in basketball. She was earlier named most valuable player of

of NYS High Schools Athletic Assn. 4-29-1999

Voltura, Debby Chamberlain Working up a singing career far from Batavia. 6-27-1988

Voltura Family Winegar on. 7-27-1987

Volunteers for Animals See: Animal Shelter or Humane Society.

Shelter at the end of Mill Street under the Sheriff Dept., run by two officers and

volunteers. September 1990

Interview with Rod and Sylvia Dimick who run the Animal Shelter on Mill Street -

helped found it in 1984; still work at it. 2-23-1998

Volunteers of America Volunteers holding a red tag drive - proceeds to help prisoners in jails. 11-5-1927

Volz, Albert J. Volz family leaving - to live in Kansas. 9-13-1887

Volz, Andrew A. Former City Clerk, dead. 12-26-1944

Volz, Anthony A. The new City Clerk. 1-4-1940

Heart victim. 12-26-1944

Volz, George To leave Harvester Company to be treasurer for Bidwell. 1-5-1906

Obit, of Buffalo - brother of Henry J. Volz. 10-2-1938


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Volz, Harry J. Buys the plumbing business of Volz-Secord - to conduct it in the rear of 39 Jackson. 3-14-1930

Obit -72. 1-13-1954

Volz, Henry J. Had 3 daughters: Mrs. John Secord - Honey Pratt; Mrs. Adelaide Weiss - Skinny

Weiss; Mrs. William Sullivan. One son: Henry J. (or Harry.)

Has leased the S. P. Palmer store, 68 Main, for grocery. 2-25-1884

To have plate glass window, 63 Main. 3-24-1884

Grocery to open tomorrow. 3-31-1884

Leases the store next door - to move in April. 2-5-1885

Henry Volz & Co., 70 Main, sold to C. F. Radder of Wayne County 9-14-1885

Sells his grocery at 70 Main to C. F. Radder of Marion, NY. 10-14-1885

Building on Washington near State. 9-2-1892

Obit - 83. Son: Henry J. Daughters: Mrs. Adelaide Weiss; Mrs. John M. Secord;

Mrs. Walter Stevens (Sullivan?) 7-13-1942

Volz, Henry J. (Plumber) F. C. Heal put an elaborate hot and cold water system in Ellicott Street residence.

Work done by plumber Volz of Wilber Smith Hardware. 4-5-1893

Batavia plumber, bankrupt. 4-9-1900

Accident to workman building Volz's home on Washington Avenue. 10-29-1900

Moves to his new house at 26 Washington Avenue. 3-15-1901

Has been a plumber for Smith Hardware, taking a store at 39 Jackson Street, to

open a plumbing business. (Former Perry Feed Store.) 10-3-1905

Edward H. Phelps takes the Volz home at 22 Washington Avenue in trade. 10-23-1905

Has a contract for plumbing at the Richmond Hotel - $1,000 worth. 4-26-1910

Plumbers on strike - Volz signs with them. 5-1-1910

Buys a 2 story brick building at 39 Main Street - present location of Volz-Secord Co. 8-10-1921

Buys Perry property from the Perry estate - 41 Jackson Street - 30' on Jackson,

112' on School. 8-24-1921

To build at 41 and 43 Jackson Street, 2 story brick to cost $20,000, and put modern

front on 39 Jackson Street. 10-5-1921

To build a 2 story building - $20,000 - next to his store at 41-43 Jackson. Will remove

the old Perry house at 41, now occupied by George B. Benedict. His store is now

at 39 Jackson Street. Volz-Secord to build a new front to include 39, 41 and 43

Jackson, for the two shops - Volz Plumbing and Secord Electrical. 10-5-1921

Keyser begins excavating at 41-43 Jackson Street. John Buchholtz has the

contract to build. 10-17-1921

Volz and Secord get a permit to build on Jackson Street. 8-20-1925

To serve as Plumbing Inspector - until appointment. 1-3-1936

F. A. Fleming becomes Plumbing Inspector. 3-12-1936

Again chosen head of Seven Springs Country Club. 5-24-1940

Volz and his daughter, Catherine V. Volz, overcome by gas fumes at 56 Tracy Ave. 11-6-1951

Volz, Mrs. Henry J. Obit. Son, Henry J. Daughter: Mrs. M. Adelaide Weiss; Mrs. John M. Secord;

Mrs. William Sullivan. 9-24-1945

Volz, Ione Volz Sullivan Obit - daughter of Henry and Margaret Suttell Volz. 4-4-1957

Volz, Johanna Secord Electrical Shop, 8 School Street, sold on bankruptcy claim to plaintiff

Johanna Volz for $3,000. 8-25-1934

Volz and Secord Co. To incorporate. At 39 Jackson Street. Volz in plumbing for 39 years, Secord for

18 years in electrical work. Have a second store in the Mullen Building, Main

Street, LeRoy. 1-18-1916

Get a contract for plumbing in part-time school on Bank Street, formerly the

KC home. 9-3-1920

Henry J. Volz buys the 2 story brick building at 39 Jackson Street from Albert R.

Perky - the location of Volz-Secord. 8-10-1921

Buys the Perry property, 41-43 Jackson - to build. 10-5-1921


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Volz and Secord Co. (cont) High wind blows down the false front around Volz-Secord construction site. 1-16-1922

Morehouse and Hanna, Batavia masons, to build for. 8-19-1925

Morehouse and Hanna to build on the north side of School Street for, and will

add to the present Volz & Secord building. 8-20-1925

Store rearranged. 4-12-1926

Dissolved - plumbing stock being sold out. Twenty years at 39 Jackson Street.

Secord opening an electrical store at 3 School Street. 2-15-1930

Volz Brothers Hardware Anthony Volz dead in Denver. George Volz to go to Denver to get the body. 8-19-1893

Moving to the Besinger Block, next west of the First National Bank, 82 Main. 2-5-1885

59 Main, sold business and stock to Frank Richardson - brothers going to Kansas. 9-29-1886

Recently bought 24 lots in Wichita, Kansas - sold 2 at a profit. 4-8-1887

Volz, Hoffa and Volz Henry J. and Anthony A. Volz, fruit dealers in Rochester. Volz, Hoffa and Volz -

bankrupt - made assignment to brother George O. Volz of Batavia. 10-29-1886

Vona, Andrew Family Store, 30 Jackson, found gasoline soaked cotton. 12-14-1926

Vona family all held. 12-15-1926

Under arrest for arson. 12-20-1926

Held for Grand Jury. 12-24-1926

Mrs. Vona in hunger strike. 12-27-1926

Andrew Vona's stock inventoried at $1,800, insured for $18,000. 1-3-1927

Jury charges Vona, wife, Michael Girofilo with attempted arson. 2-2-1927

Vona trial. 3-2 to 10-1927

See: Taverns - Crime.

Guilty of setting fire to the Salvation Army Building. 3-4-1927

Vona to Auburn, wife acquitted. 3-10-1927

Files suit for $16,000 for loss in fire at 16 Jackson Street in 1926. 3-10-1947

Claims prices charged to rebuild the shop after the fire were intended to ruin him. 3-20-1947

Defense claims Vona a scapegoat. 3-21-1947

Court rules against Vona. 5-4-1947

Vonnoh, Bessie Potter Vonnohkajes Sculptor of the statue in Austin Park - a friend of Mrs. Washburn - dead in New York. 3-11-1955

In the '50s Rowena Atwater, Mrs. Washburn's daughter, found the statue defaced

and took it to her back yard on East Main Street. Charlotte Shultz says that

when the Atwater house was offered for sale Atwater's sons offered the statue

on loan to Art Gallery in Rochester. 1994

von Sacken, Ronald Manager of Brenberg Electronics Inc. in the Industrial Center. 8-11-1980

Vosburgh, C. H. To teach Foreign Studies at GCC. 9-26-1974

Vosburgh, Clarence R. Graduates at Hamilton. 6-12-1933

Sails for Panama to visit friends. 7-5-1938

Leaving for Panama - to teach in the Canal Zone. 8-15-1950

Writes from the Canal Zone on the death of John Kennedy. 12-12-1963

Supports Bush policy in Panama - picture. 5-13-1989

Vosburgh, Nellie Mrs. Harry A. Obit. 4-14-1970

Vosburgh Dress Shop Mrs. Harry Vosburgh, of Vosburgh Dress shop at 32 Union Street, on a buying trip. 8-7-1935

Obit - Nellie Bump Vosburgh (Mrs. Harry). Son: Clarence Ray Vosburgh of the

Canal Zone. 9-16-1967

Voting Districts Board of Elections creates two new voting districts - realigns others - map of the

districts. 9-8-1975


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Voting Enrollment Permanent enrollment approved for 1966. 6-2-1965

Permanent registration starts. 12-21-1965

Permanent enrollment starting. 4-30-1966

Hackett first to enroll for permanent registration - picture. 5-2-1966

Voting Machines To be used in Bergen. 10-26-1892

Myers voting machines cost LeRoy $300 each. 10-29-1892

No voting machines for Batavia this year - company can't supply. 2-22-1893

Standard Voting Machine on exhibit at the Hotel Richmond. 8-30-1898

The Town Board considers buying. 8-31-1898

Another voting machine coming. 5-22-1900

New voting machine on exhibition at 28 Main Street. 5-25-1900

Batavia voters to vote by machine. 6-26-1900

Mayor Haitz receives letters claiming voting machines were built infringing patent. 11-2-1900

Picture of the new Standard Voting Machine. 10-27-1903

Voting machines on inspection several occasions. 10-28-1903

Votry, Peter Blacksmith.

The City smith for many years - picture. 1-21-1947

Obit at 86 - with the City for 23 years. 3-7-1949

Vouklezias, Donald Stationed in North Africa. 10-13-1951

Vouklezias, Eva Given a scholarship for graduate study in voice. 6-5-1947

Pupils of in a recital at the YWCA. 5-31-1951

Honored at the Indiana School of Music. 5-22-1963

Vouklezias, Helen and Menas Open Helen's Darling Shop - baby shop - at 94 Main Street. Have had a business

in Watertown for 27 years. 3-18-1947

Mrs. Vouklezias sells Helen's Darling Shop to Mrs. Edward J. Jakubowski and

sister Mrs. Cyris Sobolewski. Mrs. Sobolewski has worked for C. L. Carr's. 1-6-1967

Menas Vouklezias dead at 84 - operated Helen's Darling Shop. 1-26-1970

Obit - Helen Vouklezias, 86, in Cheektowaga. 5-6-1989

Vremsak, Louis Arrested - fined $32. Went from Liberty to Harvester at 32 mph. 9-12-1921

Full page ad for Adria - pictures of officers, including Vremsak. 9-15-1921

Withdraws from Adria Company leaving T. A. Dailey in charge. 3-20-1922

Vukman, June (Mrs. Roy) Interview with, town supervisor. 3-22-1993

Given a State award for town development. 6-14-1996

Vulcanizing Works of Batavia Michael A. Marcello files a petition to operate at 33 Jackson Street under the name. 4-5-1917

Vyolet-Dry (Dri?) Company To be manufactured here - a toilet powder - perfected by Dr. Whitcomb. Whitcomb

to run the laboratory. Directors: Dr. Whitcomb; Wheaton S. Miller; Monroe S.

North; Harry S. Kibbe; D. W. Tomlinson, Jr. 1-28-1909

Vyolet-Dry on sale tomorrow. 5-14-1909

Packaged in purple and white boxes.

Ad: Vyolet-Dri (an antiperspirant.) 12-30-1910


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

WBTA E. R. Gamble president of Batavia Broadcasting System. 1-24-1940

Building at 90 Main Street and a lot on East Main Street held by J. M. Ryan for a

new radio station. 5-13-1940

Batavia Broadcasting Corp. applied to FCC for a license. 6-24-1940

New station to open in January - rooms over 90 Main being done by Expersen -

staff so far: James Corbett; Helen Neville; William Winn; E. R. Gamble, president;

Winifred Legg, bookkeeper and secretary. 12-6-1940

Jane Stedman in charge of the morning news. 12-19-1940

Edward Russell, a former Batavia newsman, to manage the station. 12-26-1940

Sets February 3 for opening. Not going to join a network - to be associated with

the Daily News. 1-16-1941

Opening postponed. 1-30-1941

Station opens tomorrow at 7am. [Corbett resigned - Francis Crekan replaces him.] 2-5-1941

To have its wave length moved down from 1500 to 1490. 2-24-1941

Stedman going to Sears Roebuck Catalog Store, 2 Court Street. 6-28-1941

Frank Corti to join WBTA while Gamble is in the service. 7-5-1941

To move to the Mutual Network. Carl R. Switendick the new station manager - will

get the Democratic National Convention - Cedric Foster; Fulton Lewis, Jr.; and

Boake Carter at noon. 7-11-1944

Fourth Anniversary. 2-5-1945

Ad: Start your day with Matt Regan at WBTA - picture. 10-4-1946

WBTA presents Bernie Sandler - picture. 2-25-1947

Buys property on Seaver Place from Dwight Toal. Began operating at 90 Main on

February 6, 1941, moved to Niagara Mohawk February 1, 1953. 8-16-1957

E. R. Gamble buying 14% of the stock of E. P. Atwater. 7-10-1958

J. E. Brown remembers the first broadcast. 8-16-1960

Richard Gamble is manager of Station WBTA and president of Batavia Broadcasting. 3-31-1962

Celebrating its 25th Anniversary with gifts. 1-24-1966

Picture of WBTA personnel on the station's 25th Anniversary. 2-5-1966

William F. Brown buys the stock of the late Joseph Ryan. The corporation was

formed in 1940 by Gamble and Ryan. Began to broadcast on February 6, 1941.

Brown to become manager on January 1, 1968. 11-17-1967

Washington refuses WBTA's request for a permit for an FM station here. 7-31-1969

Schools arrange early storm warning. 11-17-1971

Students use the new campus TV station. 11-20-1975

Picture of GCC closed circuit TV station. 1-6-1977

To move to the Prudential Building, corner of Harvester and Main. 4-6-1977

UR acquires Alva Place building. 10-28-1977

WBTA-FM opens in Attica - to simul-broadcast programs in the morning and

afternoon - owned by Batavia Broadcasting Co. 11-14-1977

Now at 438 East Main Street. 1-30-1978

GCC students operate WBTF. 3-3-1978

Darryl Freeman to demolish the former station. 3-4-1978

The building on Alva going down. 3-17-1978

Chuck Platt joins GCC as instructor. 8-7-1979

Platt teaching communications at GCC. 12-11-1979

WBTA and W. F. Brown honored for Campaign for Human Development. 2-21-1980

Donald V. Labbourro - once with the Clippers - to be sales rep for Radio Corp. 5-19-1980

WBTF - FM station in Attica - being sold to Champion Broadcasting System in

Boston. 9-29-1980

Ownership change to come 6am March 31st. 3-30-1981

Brown says the sale is not complete - buyer Brian Clark owns the Drummer. 10-21-1982

WBTA sold to Brian Clark Printing Co. Sold WBTF in Attica on December 8, 1980.

W. F. Brown to continue as manager. 3-10-1983

Brian Clark moves the Drummer to WBTA. Sale rumored. No transfer on file at

the County Clerk's office. No record at the FCC office in Washington. Rumor

says Mrs. Gamble is selling her stock in WBTA for $185,000. 8-8-1983

Clark withdraws his offer for. 4-30-1984


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

WBTA (cont) Boston firm negotiating for purchase. 2-6-1985

GCC gets a license for an FM station. 2-12-1985

GCC hoists an antenna - to start broadcasts in November - call letters WGCC-FM. 8-23-1985

Sale to King Co. of Boston near. 11-1-1985

Sale completed Friday in Boston. 11-2-1985

Jack King, new owner, says he will consolidate WBTA and WBTF. 11-9-1985

Radio station goes on the air - picture. 11-25-1985

Winegar remembers the early days. 12-9-1985

FCC gives approval to sale. 1-3-1986

More from Winegar on early WBTA. 1-6-1986

Chris Whitting WBTA/WBTF station manager. 5-9-1986

Theresa Fritts replacing Wanda Frank - Wanda leaving after 20 years. 11-7-1987

Weatherman Norman MacDonald mixes forecast and fun - picture. 5-25-1988

Alan Andrews, executive vice-president and general manager at WBTA and David

W. Mance, co-owner of a station in Watertown are buying WBTA from King

Communications. Price quoted as $1.5million. Now has 16 full-time employees

and half a dozen part time. 10-11-1988

Pembroke Pines Mass Media of Elmira, NY buys WBTA. Robert Pfuntner is the

chief owner. To take ownership August 1st. Sold by John T. King II of King

Communications of Boston - price in 1986 was $1.5million. 5-17-1989

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Jack King owner. 2-7-1991

Station reaches 50. Special Business Section. 2-21-1991

To offer Protestant Hour on Sunday morning at 7am in March. 2-13-1993

Sale of local stations WBTA and WBTF by John T. King to Bro-Ben Communications

is waiting FCC approval. Kevin P. Doran the new owner. 2-17-1995

Court approves the sale. 2-24-1995

Kevin P. Doran of Hornell purchased WBTA and WBTA-FM for $500,000. 6-28-1995

Interview with Jamie Smock, New Director. 10-16-1995

WBTF-FM is changing from playing country music to adult-contemporary. 2-28-1998

WBTA-FM wins a state award for the public affairs broadcast "The Newsmaker." 7-30-1998

Kevin P. Doran sells WBTA-FM to Holy Family Communications, based in Buffalo,

for $655,000 - $450,00 still to be raised. See: WLOF-FM. 8-16-1999

WGCC-FM GCC used explicit video to illustrate obscenity laws. 11-17-1988

On Station WGCC - picture. 9-21-1988

Rockfest 99 broadcast at GCC. 11-11-1999

Radio station goes high-tech with Electronic Audio Vault computer system. Platt

the instructor; Hillabush the programmer. 9-23-2000

WLOF-FM Attica, NY.

The first Catholic radio station of the area opened Sunday; being purchased from

Kevin P. Doran by Holy Family Communications based in Buffalo. Started as

WBTA-FM in 1995. WLOF stands for Our Lady of Fatima. Price - $655,000,

$450,000 still to be raised. 8-16-1999

WPA Four WPA projects approved: Jerome Place - gravel road and sidewalks; South

Liberty - storm, water sewer; Chestnut Street - storm, water sewer; Ganson

Avenue - storm water sewer. 10-31-1935

New project approved, widening Liberty - Ellicott to Central. 11-2-1935

Report on project completed, WPA and TERA. 11-4-1935

Workers at Kibbe Park quit when pay doesn't arrive. 12-26-1936

90 WPA men working on the Court House are finally paid. 1-3-1936

The City options 2 sites for parks for WPA development: Kibbe area between

North and Vine. 2-8-1936

Restriction holds up relief work - only those on relief before November 1935 are

eligible for WPA jobs. 2-12-1936

South side playground the first project - life guards, swimming lessons at Kibbe. 4-29-1936


SUBJECT TEXT DATE

WPA (cont) Four projects finished, 13 others to start. Finished: Trumbull Parkway - sewer;

State Street Park - grading; Tree trimming; South Liberty - widening. 7-31-1936

The County votes $100 monthly toward the Red Cross (WPA sponsors) sewing

project. 9-9-1936

State Street Park field house held up - lack of masons. 10-13-1936

Reduction of WPA funds causes an increase in Home Relief. 1-12-1937

WPA project to widen Main Street approved by the Council. 2-4-1937

Complete report on WPA jobs - costs and government aid received. 4-17-1937

Sewer and street widening approved by the WPA office - to go to a special election. 4-26-1937

Baseball Park to be built with WPA funds. 6-8-1937

Capital WPA officials approve street lights project. 7-31-1937

Street widening, new lights to voters. 8-5-1937

Voters turn down proposed widening of Main Street; new storm sewer; new light

installments. 11-3-1937

WPA office asks for the release of money intended for widening streets. 11-13-1937

The Mayor challenged on ethics of his wife selling trees planted on State Park -

without authority - as a WPA project. 12-16, 21-1937

Widening River Street bridge a WPA project. 12-18-1937

WPA funds approved for improvement of the VA facility. 2-11-1938

More. 2-12-1938

WPA workers doing Vine Street shelter, Veterans' Hospital planting, Kibbe Park. 4-2-1938

WPA jobs at four sites: Hockey rink; Vine Street stone shelter; grading and

landscaping at the VA. 4-5-1938

WPA project to cost $39,258 to repair many streets. 7-20-1938

Genesee County allotted about ⅓million dollars for WPA over a three year period. 8-26-1938

Batavia's share of WPA funds nearly ⅓million dollars, 17 more projects planned. 8-27-1938

The City gets WPA funds for playgrounds - some to be used to supervise the

skating rink. 9-13-1938

Sewing project extended 6 months. 10-25-1938

The skating rink WPA project is completed. Fifteen now at work on Swezey's Ditch. 11-26-1938

Report on work in 1938 - 21 projects handled by the City: River Street bridge;

storm sewers; State Street Park; Hockey Rink; Vine Street Shelter; Kibbe Park;

Veteran's Hospital; paving. 12-31-1938

Over 110 on the WPA rolls - covering the Swezey Ditch; Chase Park project, etc. 1-5-1939

A slash in WPA funds will increase the burden on State welfare. 1-23-1939

Seneca Avenue storm sewer started - working River Street, Woodrow Road. 2-2-1939

Projects included a grandstand at the Ballpark. 3-15-1939

The Mayor tells merchants that WPA cuts relief costs in half. 4-21-1939

The grandstand gets WPA approval - funds to follow. 4-27-1939

27 dropped from WPA in cutback. 7-21-1939

56 men on West Main Street widening project. 8-3-1939

WPA work under way: outlet to the Tonawanda at the rear of Rowell's; expanding

the storm sewer for the business district; expanding the width of Main Street

from 60' to 68'. Light standards next? Lights should be removed at the same

time the street is widened. No provision for removing or replacing light standards

or installing underground conduits for wiring. No project connected with lights

yet submitted to the WPA. 12-27-1939

WPA repairing street, torn-up sewer Main and Ellicott. 6-5-1940

WPA workers completing the widening of Main Street. 7-16-1940

Men lacking for WPA jobs, only 37 men now eligible - limits summer projects. 4-29-1941

WPA sewing project to close, food distribution. 7-1-1941

Closed. 7-15-1941

Headquarters at 238 Ellicott Street to close. 7-15-1941

Discontinued for the City and County - 18 laborers must find work. 6-29-1942


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WPKW Video Promotions Exhibit of Paul White's computer programmed prints at the Arts Council Center -

picture. 9-21-1995

Now at 12 Center Street, celebrates one year at the new location - was in Masse

Mall. Offers video presentations for parties, weddings, etc. 12-13-1999

Paul White's father was W. K. P. White.

Wade, Miss Anna L. Miss Wade and two others taken for selling liquor. 12-16-1922

Three arrested after a raid on the home of school teacher Wade. 12-19-1922

Anna Wade discharged by commission in Buffalo. 12-30-1922

Wade, James J. Funeral of. 1-7-1904?

Wade, John H. John H. Wade Planing Mill, 50-52-54-56 Swan Street - in Times supplement. 1907

Wade Planing Mill burns. 1-8-1925

Wade factory - Batavia Hay Rack Co. opening at John H. Wade Mill - Wade one

of members. 6-2-1903

To build main building for Worden - cost $6,500 - in 75 days. 7-21-1904

Buys a lot on Swan Street for Grain and Seed Company of Buffalo - plan is to build

a grain elevator. 12-18-1917

Wade, John M. One of the founders of Batavia Furniture Co. q.v.

Wade, Miss Mary E. Obit - at 508 East Main. 5-20-1899

Wade, W. A. To open a restaurant - Baltimore style lunch at 12 State Street. 9-14-1910

Wade Brothers John and James.

Starting a coal yard on Swan Street opposite the baseball grounds. 10-5-1892

Annex to Floral Hall from the old Fairgrounds to be moved to Swan Street as a

coal shed for. 10-14-1892

Wade Brothers and Charles M. Hall buy about 3 acres between tracks - to lay out

streets and build houses (Hart Norris Estate). 10-7-1898

Sue Perfield and backers for lumber used to transform bowling alleys into Garden

Theater. 3-4-1899

Award $119.18 for Garden Theater lumber bill. 6-3-1899

Breaking ground for a new planing mill on Swan Street. 6-22-1899

Continued litigation over Wade property - including the East End Hotel. James buys

3/5 interest from Mary A. and Anna Wade - and Julia Kauffman. He and his

brother John reach agreement. 5-9-1899

Another Wade suit pending. 5-26-1899

W. W. and C. T. Wade real estate. November 1900

Wade Brothers - W. W. and C. T. - brokers, close office and leave town. 12-3-1900

Deed interest in Wade property to each other. John H. gets the planing mill and

coal & lumber yard - house and lot on East Avenue. James J. gets interest in

hotel property on East Main and the lot next to it. 7-10-1902

J. H. Wade made receiver for Wade Brothers partnership dissolution. 7-25-1902

Wade Coal Yard 56 Swan Street - run by Miss Genevieve Wade - bought by Arthur Cecere. 10-23-1953

Wade Planing Mill Wade Brothers making an addition - 2 story, 40' x 60' - to, on Swan Street. 10-11-1900

Wade Brothers cutting cedar taken from Elba Swamp by their father 80 years ago. 11-19-1900

J. H. Wade planing mill at 54 Swan Street saved from total loss by fire. 1-8-1925

Waggoner, Jill Fiancee of Jim Kelly, in interview. 11-28-1994

Says public exposure hasn't, and won't, change her. 11-29-1994

Wagner, Harry Uses puppets to voice gospel truths. 12-26-1984


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Wagner, Peter Past & Present column: ¶ on, fireman on the historic run in 1893 on engine 999

when engineer Charles H. Hogan attained a speed of 112.5mph. Wagner

now dead. 8-4-1928

Wagner, Richard A. Indicted on fraud counts - owner of defunct Sonlight Homes Inc. 2-23-1987

Wagner, William Injured at McBride's Steel Plant - injured Monday April 20 - still unconscious. 6-23-1960

Discharged from Genesee Memorial Hospital. 10-20-1960

McWilliam on Wagner and painting as therapy. 1-23-1967

Obit. 12-10-1990

Wagon Shops Past & Present column: ¶ on Bonnie McGrath, super salesman of wagons and

carriages way back then. 3-13-1937

Wahl, Elwin Buys the Regent Billiard Parlor, 52 Main, from Joseph J. Meyers. 2-17-1930

Wahls, Art Opened an auto body shop - Genesee Autobody - at 649 Ellicott Street in May.

Doing well. Picture. 6-26-1995

Wahlstrom, Carl Thirty-two years with Doehler, to get Army-Navy (award) for precision work. 3-14-1942

Report on the presentation. 3-16-1942

Obit - 77. 7-23-1953

Wahlstrom, Carl M. An instructor at GCC. 8-16-1979

Helps improve college instruction. 5-17-1980

Professor at GCC, gets national honor as "Freshman Advocate" - picture. 1-24-1992

Has his fourth textbook out: "Practical Student." 9-5-1998

Wahlstrom, Gustav A. Retiring from Doehlers - to have testimonial dinner. 6-28-1952

Wahlstrom, Oscar Dead at 64. Brothers: Gustaf; William; Joseph. Two daughters. 10-8-1956

Wait, Pearl B. To have a store at 2 Court Street - formerly Dreamland Theater. 10-21-1913

Wait and S. J. Koch hit a cow on Elba Road in the dark and overturned. 11-19-1913

To do business under the name Sanitary Grocery and Market Co., 2 Court Street. 12-31-1913

Bankrupt. 6-9-1914

Business sold by receiver. 6-22-1914

Wakeman, George A. Obit - Alabama, NY. Brothers: William and Allison of Alabama. 8-9-1946

Obit - John Allison Wakeman - living with his brother William in Basom. To be

buried in Nichols Hill Cemetery. (Not the sons of Seth Wakeman.) 10-29-1948

Wakeman, Marion D. (Mrs. Seth) Wife of Dr. Seth Wakeman of Smith - noted painter - dead at 62 in Massachusetts.

Dr. Wakeman the son of William S. 9-27-1954

Wakeman, Seth Son of William S. Wakeman, entering Hobart College. 9-19-1913

In a show at Hobart. 11-1-1913

An instructor at Cornell. 6-18-1920

A full professor at Smith. 6-13-1925

Obit. 2-16-1968

Wakeman, Hon. Seth From North page 349.

Moved here from Vermont as a child. As a young man he was constable of

Pembroke. In 1838 he became interested in law. Elected Justice of the Peace.

In 1844, at age 33, admitted to the bar. Wakeman and Bryan formed a few

years later. For a time in partnership with Judge Taggart and later with William

C. Watson. Served as District Attorney 1850 & 1852. Member of the Assembly

1856 & 1857. Elected to 47th Congress in 1870.


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Wakeman, William Wakeman and Jennie A DeBow married. 5-1-1890

Wakeman, William S. Photographs win award in Buffalo Express Contest. "Village Tinker" in the exhibit. 10-3-1892

Wakeman, William Seth Buys a portable photography studio on Jackson Street from F. M. Nichol. To move

to Wakeman home on School Street. 1-11-1894

Hired to photograph fast horses in Buffalo. 3-25-1895

A mailman - on vacation. 8-1-1896

Moving from School Street to 43 Tracy Avenue. 3-23-1897

Was a letter carrier.

Gatekeeper at Pan Am Expo in Buffalo. 9-9-1901

Home from the Pan Am Expo - now a member of the Tonawanda tribe - name?

Took part in the Indian Congress at the Expo. 11-7-1901

"Book of Batavia Scenes" - by Wakeman - out, Jerome J. Patterson, publisher. 5-17-1902

To open a photography studio in the Clark Building - corner of Bank. 5-22-1902

To rebuild his studio in the Clark Building, 3rd floor. 7-30-1902

Buffalo Bill Cody orders 4 dozen pictures taken by Wakeman during his Wild West

show here. (Sends Wakeman photograph on horse.) 7-10-1902

Souvenir book out. On Wakeman's folio of pictures. 8-2-1902

Now the official photographer for NY Central for this part of the State. 4-24-1903

Member of the Tonawanda Tribe - given beadwork breast plate. 6-16-1903

Preparing a photographic exhibit of Batavia Schools for St. Louis. 1-23-1904

School exhibit to be shipped to St. Louis. 2-13-1904

28 photographs for 25¢ at Wakeman's - corner of Bank and Main. 8-16-1904

To head the photography department at Harvester Company. 3-21-1910

Ill - may have an operation in Rochester. 11-15-1910

Has a photographic business in Scranton, PA. 12-26-1911

Of Scranton, PA, visiting. 9-3-1912

Rearranging exhibits at Holland Land Office. 10-3-1912

Photographing scene of crime as evidence - unsuccessful. 10-15-1912

Opening a photographic studio at 124 Main, 3rd floor - was Batavia Steel Corps. 12-30-1918

William S. Wakeman's studio - on School Street about 25 years ago - remembered.

Past & Present column. 11-8-1919

Past & Present column: ¶ on Wakeman's photography. 3-28-1920

Takes a photo proving galloping horse has all feet off the ground at times. 5-8-1920

Photograph of a wreck on the Central tracks at Byron used as evidence in court. 4-27-1921

Returning to his studio at 94 Main Street. 3-13-1922

Closing his studio - to work for a photography concern in Rochester. 5-7-1922

Opens a studio at 110 Main, ground floor, read of Doty's barbershop. 6-18-1923

Photograph of Buffalo Bill Cody to be used by Sculptor Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney

as the basis for a statue of him. 12-8-1923

One of Wakeman's photographs of a local farmer used in "War and Peace" film

showing. 2-9-1924

Rents a studio in the Curtis Building formerly of Nelson J. Smith. 4-19-1924

Past & Present column: Wakeman now the photographer for a party touring the

southwest. 4-3-1926

Picture of Wakeman, aged 10 - article about him as the first Daily News boy. 3-11-1929

Listed as having a studio at 99 Main. 11-25-1933

Moves his studio from the 2nd floor of 99 Main to over the First National Bank. 11-17-1936

Publishing a book about William Morgan. 11-25-1936

Article on Daily's first paper boy. 6-25-1938

Has an operation for cataract. 4-26-1940

Picture of with a picture invitation his mother, Mrs. Seth Wakeman, got for the

Union Ball in 1861. 2-12-1941

Had cataract removed from his eye in Strong. 3-6-1941

A surgical patient at Batavia Hospital. 11-19-1942

Has an operation. 11-8-1943

Story of Wakeman hanging from trestle as a train passes over. 8-1-1945

Early days of baseball remembered. 9-6-1946

Remembers law offers of 1870s. 12-14-1946


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Wakeman, William Released from St. Jerome - shoulder dislocated. 1-22-1947

Wakeman, William S. A reader of the Daily News for 73 years - reads with a magnifying glass, but still

Wakeman, William Seth reads. 1-19-1951

(cont) 83 Friday. 6-25-1951

Author of a book on William Morgan, critically ill. 3-15-1954

Obit - 85 - picture. Obit says he lost $800 on book of photographs. Died at the

County Home in Bethany. His wife died in 1926. His photograph of Buffalo Bill

on a rearing horse the basis of a sculpture of in Cody, Wyoming. Son: Seth -

Northampton. Four daughters. Adopted by the Senecas as Gar-non-gar-wah-no,

meaning Big Kettle. 3-19-1954

Wakeman, Mrs. William S. Jennie DeBow Wakeman, dead. Son: Seth, a professor at Smith. Five daughters. 12-21-1926

Wakeman - Helen Wakeman Hagen Now in the Genesee County Home. Father: William Wakeman. He died at the

County Home. His children mad at him for the way he treated their mother.

From: Allie Coombs

Waldo, H. Past & Present column: ¶ on, a chair maker - many of whose chairs may now be

in local antique shops - in 1840s. 7-14-1928

Waldow, Dr. Warren Tries to fight fears of visiting the dentist - picture. 2-26-1987

Waldow, Warren J., Jr. New periodontist locating at 413 East Main. 4-28-1882

Waldron Hotel On Jackson Street.

William Heim purchases. 10-20-1902

Walf, Fred E. Trucking executive - dead at 71. 2-11-1975

Walf, Mrs. Marion E. Of 56 Swan, files a petition to operate Batavia Express Line - Batavia to Buffalo. 4-2-1929

Walk-a-Thon First Walk-a-Thon May 17th. 4-21-1969

Many sponsor. 4-26-1969

Charlie Morith ready for 25 miles. 5-9-1969

Picture of the start of - gets hundreds out. 5-17-1969

Nets $23,000 - pictures. 5-19-1969

600 entries for. 5-12-1970

Brings in $15,000. 5-18-1970

Pictures of. 5-23-1970

Makes $1,450. 11-3-1970

Walkathon for May 15th - picture. 4-19-1971

Nearly 1,500 walk, raise $30,000. 5-15-1972

Pictures from. 5-19-1973

Walk-a-Thon. 5-11-1974

Walkathon to be 25km not 25 miles. 3-25-1975

Raises $19,872. 5-12-1975

25 kilometer walkathon for 4H - nets $13,000. 5-8-1976

Winegar on Walkathon 1985. 8-9-1985

1986 Walkathon raises $14,200. 5-19-1986

Raises $8,500 - picture. 5-9-1988

McAllister on walkathons and part Lanig Kennedy had in starting it. 5-14-1988

No walkathon in 1989 - to sell cookies instead. 5-?-1989

Winegar on the coming Health Walkathon to support health programs in hospitals. 1-2-1991

Walker, Alice Zada Walker and Richard Pixley save a girl from drowning at Godfrey's Pond. 9-26-1931

Walker, Barbara Walker's bread dough Christmas tree ornaments featured in Woman's Day

Magazine. 11-22-1985


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Walker, Edward C. (Cyrus) Senator Walker putting an elevator in his home on Ross Street. 10-22-1888

Senator and Mrs. Walker are moving April 1st to the H. U. Howard house - corner

of Main and Liberty Streets. 2-23-1899

Miss Francis Marsh is visiting the Walkers. 8-24-1895

Lived at 20 Ross Street in 1890, according to Beers. Born in Byron, NY on June

14, 1837. Married Miss Martha Marsh of Lockport on June 14, 1861. Sons:

Edward C., Jr., born in 1862?, married Alice Z., (who died August 15, 1895?),

sons - Edward C. III, Zada Rowena; Raymond Marsh, born in 1865?

Obit. Sister: Mrs. George Bowen. Children: Edward Cyrus; Zada Rowena;

Raymond M. 7-18-1903

Will admitted to probate. Walker's widow has use of practically all the estate.

After her death, the Masonic Temple, 100-102 Main Street, goes to Raymond

M. Walker. 9-14-1903

Two sons: Edward C. - died August 16, 1895; Raymond M. - died November 11,

1942. Edward C. - two children: Edward III; Zada Rowena Clarke. Edward III

had two girls: Alice Z.; Marian Marsh Walker (Mrs. Harding). Zada had two

girls: Martha Clarke; Zada R. Clarke. 8-14-1931

Walker, Edward C., Jr. Gives up his position in a bank - to ? law (Was in First National Bank.) 4-10-1888

Home from law school in Albany. 12-24-1888

Clerk of the Senate where his father is a member. 1-23-1889

Admitted to bar - to graduate Albany Law School at the end of the month. 5-11-1889

Ankle operated on by a Buffalo surgeon. 11-21-1893

Dead of Brights disease - 28. Leaves a wife, son Edward Cyrus, aged 3, daughter

Zada Rowena, aged 1½. 8-16-1895

Funeral. 8-20-1895

Walker, Edward III Walker and Bradfield R. Burroughs to set up a electric telegraph in the high school

lab. Have been making successful experiments. 3-22-1906

Edward and Zada Walker return from Clinton where Edward graduated. 6-19-1912

Mrs. E. C. Walker and Mrs. R. M. Walker give a reception for Mrs. E. C. Walker III

of Boston. 6-28-1913

Report on the reception; list of those in hats, those who poured, etc. 7-1-1913

Walkers are living in Boston. 11-24-1913

Graduates MIT. 3-3-1915

Gets a fellowship at MIT for work in electrical chemistry. 5-31-1916

Gets a Doctor of Engineering degree. 6-13-1917

Sets up an experimental lab in a building behind Ross Food Company on Walnut

Street - working on a process to coat metals - for which he has a patent. 10-23-1917

Rents a barn of the old A. E. Clark place, 412 East Main - for Hudson and Essex. 5-1-1926

Files papers asking to do business as Batavia Motor Mart. 7-14-1926

E. C. and R. M. Walker now associates. 9-21-1926

To manufacture polishing cloths - Kozak cloths. 4-13-1927

Using the former Home Telephone building on Park Place to manufacture Kozak

cloths. 4-30-1927

Enters a boat, "Kozak", in the outboard motor races at Geneva. 6-18-1929

"Kozak" took first place. 6-24-1929

"Kozak" in a race at Seneca Lake. 7-20-1929

"Kozak" won. 7-22-1929

In Chicago with his two daughters - Alice Zada and Marian Marsh. 7-28-1931

Cousins: Alice Z. Walker; Zada R. Walker; Martha Clarke; Marion Walker. 8-14-1931

Past & Present column: ¶ on Walker and his picture study of fingerprints. 9-17-1932

Past & Present column: Edward Walker has pictures of the Land Office and

Morgan monument plus some local history on stationary of Kozak Company.

Two daughters: Alice Zada; Marian Marsh. 5-1-1937

Past & Present column: Walker uses radio, as a member of the American Relay

League, to help in winter storms. 7-22-1939

Buys Mathes Uni-Lac business on Lyon Street. 8-9-1940


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Walker, Edward III (cont) Sells fire insurance business to Ditzel. 5-3-1948

Obit - Mrs. E. C. Walker III. 8-11-1958

Mrs. Edward C. Walker - Alice - 66. 8-11-1958

On a world cruise. 8-16-1958

Completes round-the-world trip. 12-10-1958

Trietley on Japanese bride of and world tour. 12-20-1958

Leaving Friday for Japan - to stay for four weeks. 1-15-1959

Marries Moshi Sai in Buddhist ceremony in Kobe, Japan. Will adopt her son Kq Sai. 4-15-1959

Mr. & Mrs. Walker home from Japan - 7 Tracy Avenue. 11-20-1959

Mr. & Mrs. Walker give Richmond Library 10 books on flower arranging. 6-22-1960

Roberts Wesleyan honors Walker for furnishing a room in the Administration Bldg. 10-17-1963

Gives a grant to Roberts. 1-31-1963

To class reunion then west in a home on wheels. 5-26-1965

Walkers leave in a travel trailer for Mexico and parts west. 11-5-1965

First Lt. Edward Walker Kaiser, dead in Viet Nam - grandson of E. C. Walker III. 9-17-1966

Obit, 81 - in Florida. Mentions honor by Roberts Wesleyan, thanks for gift given

in memory of his mother and aunt. 2-8-1974

Walker, Mrs. Edward C. Obit. 9-28-1915

Walker, Mrs. Edward C. III Mrs. Edward C. Walker and daughters Zada and Marian…… 7-12-1927

Obit - nee Sowerby. Daughters: Alice Walker Keiser; Marian Walker Harding. 8-11-1958

Walker, George W. III Dean at GCC, has an article printed in the Wall Street Journal. 11-15-1991

Text of the article. 11-16-1991

Article used by Reader's Digest. 4-17-1992

Walker, Jesse I. Sewer Commission charged engineer of mismanagement. 3-2-1912

Engineer gets a chance to testify - expected he will resign. 3-5-1912

Resigns - after 17 years let go. 3-6-1912

Aldermen praise retiring Walker. 3-7-1912

Walker, Jesse L. Superintendent of the Filtration Plant, resigns. 5-3-1923

Walker, John D. Farewell reception for, 4H leader being replaced by Merton. 2-17-1931

Walker, Leonard A native of Virginia, chosen to head the Engineering Office in the Department of

Public Works. 10-28-1997

Interview with. 11-10-1997

Walker, Marla Winegar says Walker, from the YMCA, will attend the Olympics in Spain. 1-23-1992

Interview with - Program Director, YMCA. 4-11-1994

Walker, Marian (Bootsy) Mrs. Richard Harding of Fairport.

Marries Richard C. Harding - son of H. H. Harding. 4-4-1944

Walker, Martha Marsh (Mrs. Edward C.) Buys the H. U. Howard house, corner of East Main and Liberty Streets, for $6,700.

Rev. R. A. Sherman there now - to move. 2-23-1899

Mother of Edward, Jr. Ed - Bud Walker. Sister of a paternal grandmother of

Rowena Atwater.

Walker, Dr. Mary Dead at the County Home. Spent four years with the Union Army - one of the first

women to wear trousers - not a woman's rights advocate. The only women to

be taken prisoner. Began practice at 23. 2-22-1919

Walker, Mrs. Pauline Promoted by Marine Midland to Assistant Manager - first such locally. 6-27-1972

Retiring - bank prospered under her direction - Lockport Savings. 11-30-1992


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Walker, Raymond Chosen Assistant Principal, Batavia City Schools - picture. 1-28-1995

Walker, Raymond M. Returns to military Academy. 1-5-1891

Walker, Raymond Marsh Opens a loan and insurance office in the Walker Building, 100 Main. 12-5-1900

Marries Zada Ferry Walker - widow of his brother Edward C., Jr. no date

Purchases automobile….. $2,000 from F. E. Paige. 7-8-1904

Opening a brokerage office in the Walker Building. Also takes the Alliance

Insurance agency. 1-10-1905

Accident to Walker and E. Leo Fay - found under overturned auto. 3-31-1905

Has a new 20hp auto. 4-8-1905

Marries Zada Walker. 9-7-1907

Takes over the insurance business of Norris & Bierce - consolidating with his

business in the Walker Building. 12-28-1908

With his son Edward and daughter Zada taking a 500 mile motor trip in a new

Hudson runabout. 5-9-1910

Lists people to whom he has sold cars - garage on Ellicott Street. 5-11-1910

Big ad: Hudson Touring Car. 5-17-1910

Full page ad for Hudson car - for sale by Walker in Walker garage Ellicott Square. 10-19-1910

Taking an agency for steamship tickets from John H. Ward. 3-24-1911

Showing the latest models in Overlands and Fords. 2-24-1912

Buys a Ford racing car that broke the world's record at Syracuse 2 years ago. 4-20-1912

Says he has sold over 100 new automobiles in Genesee and Wyoming Counties -

by demand - expects to sell many more. 7-30-1912

Home from an Auto Show in NY. 1-18-1913

Moves Walker-Schafer Co. garage to Brisbane barn and carriage house, West Main. 11-17-1913

Walker and George Schafer go to auto races in Indianapolis. 5-27-1914

Has a franchise for a new Detroit car - Dodge. 10-31-1914

New insurance firm - Walker & Priest (George E.) 11-16-1914

Walker and Schafer form a new company: Walker-Schafer Agency. 7-13-1915

Buys Midway Garage from Robert L. Cooley - in the Williams Building. To move

the automobile store from 10 Main and Ford service from the Brisbane barn at

12 West Main and the insurance business there. Will keep storage Dyke Rink. 2-21-1917

Walker Garage in the Williams Building to expand into 25 West Main - vacated by

Russell Plumbing shop. 3-14-1917

Moved his insurance business from the Walker Building to 35 West Main Street. 5-26-1917

27 West Main Street - in Charles A. Williams Building - now used by Williams as

a grocery - to be an office for Walker garage and insurance business, 25 Main

to be a salesroom for parts. 12-6-1917

To give Fordson Tractor demonstration in Alexander. 8-20-1918

Leases 80 West Main Street to Seacord and Slocum of LeRoy (Brown Building). 1-21-1919

Tire sale record set, 21-27 Main Street - 309 tires sold in one day. 11-25-1919

Buys Bank Street Church - to remodel for use of Rough & Tumble Garment Co. 12-10-1919

Offers the City to buy a lot between the Williams Building and Municipal Building. 12-18-1920

Offers gas at reduced price as thanks for a permit to put in new tanks. 7-25-1921

Given a permit to install gas tanks on City property next to the Municipal Building. 6-16-1921

Winter travel specialist at Walker agency Wednesday. 11-24-1924

Gets a permit to build a public garage at 237-239 West Main Street - in front of

Eager Brewery - brick and tile, 30' x 50', 25' high. 12-4-1924

Incorporates his auto business with his wife and son as partners. 2-5-1925

Sells his oil business on East Main Street to Sinclair Oil. 6-29-1925

Hy-Grade Oil company buys the oil and gas business at 21-27 West Main from

Walker - including triangle on East Main east of the Erie tracks and storage tanks

under the City park by the Municipal Building. 7-15-1925

Walker garage to become a Ford showroom - accessory salesroom to be taken

by HyGrade Oil Co. 9-19-1925


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Walker, Raymond M. Sells his Ford and Fordson truck agency to John F. Stacy and Harold W. Athoe.

Walker, Raymond Marsh Retains his tire and accessory business at 21-25 West Main. Walker

(cont) established Ford Agency here at Ellicott Square in 1908. Now one of Western

New York's largest. 8-31-1926

Edward C. Walker joins R. M. Walker as agents for Hudson and Essex. Raymond

sold his Ford agency to Stacy and Athoe. 9-21-1926

Sells his auto accessory business to William A. Reed of Hy-Grade Oil. [Hy-Grade

Oil at 25 West Main. Walker at 19 West Main.] 7-18-1927

To move insurance and steamship ticket business from 27 West Main to 3 Park

Place. 3 Park also has Kozak office. 11-21-1930

Walker plans to raze the family home, corner of East Main and Liberty, to build a

one story business building. Family moving to 50 Ellicott Avenue. 2-27-1939

Demolition halted - no permit. (Sidewalk blocked - with fire.) 5-8-1939

Obit, 65 - picture. 11-11-1942

Estate - $63,477. 5-15-1943

Walker, R. M. Walker Co. Walker - Schafer Co. becomes R. M. Walker Co. - car sales agency. 9-6-1916

Walker Homes Co. Inc. Has just completed 30 new homes in the western part of the City. Batavia Times 12-13-1924

Gets a permit to build a business building at 21-27 West Main Street. 2-4-1925

To move Ford salesroom from the Williams Building to a new place at 437-439

West Main. To sell oil business. (Now has a truck and second hand business

at 437-439 West Main.) 6-27-1925

Walker, Mrs. Raymond (Mary) Obit - 86. Sons: Raymond L.; Franklin M.; John R.; William P. Daughter:

Mrs. Francis Kruger of Corfu. 2-29-1972

Walker, W. H. G. Manufactures Orangeade, a summer drink - had an office at The Irene on Jefferson

Avenue. 2-5-1913

Walker, William C. Of Bergen.

Village sues Walker over Chittenden Building - wooden and a fire hazard - on State. 4-1, 8-1887

Makes demanded improvements. 4-12-1887

Leases the store at 10 Main for an oyster shop. 4-2-1901

Sees no need of telephones in the Walker Building where he lives - cuts the wires

twice. 4-2-1902

Marooned on the roof when someone removes the ladder. Does not object to

telephones - just to wires across the roof. 4-3-1902

Walker, Zada A. F. Mrs. Edward then Mrs. Raymond.

Rowena says Edward Walker and her mother were in love but they were cousins

and the Walkers were considered unreliable so Miss Marsh was hurried off to

Europe. Ed started to follow but me Zada along the way and married her. He

died in 1895 of Bright's Disease. After quite an interval she married his brother

Raymond. There were two children: Edward C., Jr. born in 1862; Raymond

Marsh born in 1865. no date

To open a confectionery shop in the building moved by McDonnell from Main to

Center Street - lives in the Lay Mansion on South Main. 7-26-1883

Entertaining her brother Perry Ferry of Ithaca. 2-18-1901

Resigns from the school system. 8-27-1901

Opening a private kindergarten in her home - East Main and Liberty Streets. 11-27-1905

To live with her mother-in-law Mrs. E. C. Walker - corner of Liberty and East Main

Streets. 3-28-1905

Mrs. Walker's private school open. 9-29-1905

To open a private school. 7-30-1907

Marries Raymond M. Walker. 9-7-1907

Opening her school September 24th. 9-3-1908

Opening her private school September 28th. 9-26-1908


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Walker, Zada A. F. (cont) Private school to open. 8-31-1909

Private school opening. 9-3-1910

Seeking pupils for her private school. 8-17-1911

School opens Monday. 9-2-1911

School opens September 2. 8-17-1912

Elected to the Board of Education. Past & Present column. 8-10-1918

Portrait - first woman on the Republican State Committee. 9-15-1926

Obit - 78. Had a private school with her sister Martha C. Ferry in the Walker home. 3-18-1948

Rowena attended kindergarten in Zada Walker's house on the west corner of

Liberty and East Main Streets. Open space along the present building on the

corner is the remains of a path that once led to the Walker garden behind the

house - says Rowena. no date

Walker, Miss Zada Married to David Roland Clark. 12-29-1915

Daughter: Zada Clark, visiting grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Raymond M. Walker. 7-25-1927

One of these was Alice Zada -

Walker Building 100, 102, 104 Main Street.

J. J. Patterson opening a drug store - area recently Gleason & Hall Grocery. 11-4-1885

Fire in the Walker Block almost ruins Miss Jerome's millinery. 11-10-1885

Senator Walker says he erected the building 15 years ago and replaced the

sidewalk three times due to undermining by rats. 11-19-1896

Laur & Mack contractors (of N. F.) to rebuild for Bank - now doing the High School

on Ross Street. 9-6-1923

Bulge and partial collapse - south, west, north corner of the building. To be shored

up - First National says. Miss Blount had to move her classes to the 4th floor

at the Hotel Richmond leaving desks and typewriters behind. Judge Washburn

moved to an office in the present bank. Dr. Hasbrouck had to cancel all dental

appointments. Police and firemen called. 11-15-1923

Main at Liberty. Business building to occupy the corner of Liberty - history of the

house back to Hayden U. Howard. 4-22-1939

Walker Garage On Ellicott Square. 5-11-1910

On Ellicott Square. 10-19-1910

Barn on Brisbane Barn (sic). 11-17-1913

Buys the Midway Garage in the Williams Building. 2-21-1917

Expanding into 25 West Main - vacated by Russell Plumber. 3-14-1917

Holds a tractor clinic. 3-22-1921

To build at 237-239 West Main Street, in brick and tile. 12-4-1924

Walker Homes Co. Inc. Walker beginning.

Raymond Walker & Co. building Dennis & Cone tracts - near Kingsbury. 3-17-1924

To build 15 houses on Kingsbury Avenue and Union Street. 12-12-1924

Picture in a Walker ad of a Walker Home. 12-13-1924

Ad for Walker homes on Kingsbury - with a picture. 1-10-1025

A steam shovel excavating on South Lyon finds bones of paupers - from time

the area was…. 1-19-1925

Doehler buys 4 Walker homes on Union Street for employees - nos. 16, 20, 27, 34. 1-31-1925

Plans 31 more new homes, 16 on South Lyon Street and 15 on Kingsbury Avenue.

George Buchholtz for John Buchholtz and Sons building. 2-11-1925

Building 4 on Kingsbury. 4-14-1927

Walker House North Bergen.

Picture, article. The house is on the National Register. 8-21-1980

Walker-Priest Real Estate Walker and George E. Priest dissolve firm - Raymond Walker takes the business. 5-31-1916

Walker Radio Co. Moving from the back of Muffets office to 19 West Main Street, to have entire store. 2-9-1925


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Walker-Schafer Agency Raymond Walker and Schafer form a company - Ellicott Square. 7-13-1915

Walker-Schafer Co. Buy the Spear Garage, 8 Main Street, to take over Spear Overland franchise - to

use 8 & 10 Main for a showroom. 7-17-1915

Demonstrate "Car of Silence" the Willys-Knight. 8-14-1915

Auto dealers, change name to R. M. Walker Co. 9-6-1916

Walker Square Building 218 East Main Street.

Former Mancuso Building; former Norban's Store - being partitioned into four stores. 2-24-1983

Walker Street Name changed to Columbia Avenue. When given to the village it was with the

stipulation that the name always be retained. Walker place given with the

same proviso. 7-2-1984

Walking Walking match - 27 hour match - at State Street Academy, Friday the 13th to

Saturday the 14th. 1-6-1886

Two Batavians in the contest - Jim Fink and Sidney Consaul. 1-16-1886

Fink dropped out. Consaul completed 85 miles - 5 miles, 6 laps behind the leader. 1-18-1886

Leon Walker and Joel Calahan, kids, walked to LeRoy to see brother who works

there. He walked them home arriving at 11:30pm. 6-27-1887

Another walking match - 5 starters. James Fisk. Bert Nobles of Batavia. Nobles

went 4 miles. 2-20-1886

Peck, Hall, and McWain walking across WNY. Trio arrive at Mumford. 7-?-1891

Middle-aged man passed through town with a sign reading "Around the World."

Says he started in Australia. 6-28-1897

Harry Portman passed town walking from Bangor, ME to Chicago on a $2,000 bet. 8-23-1897

William J. Geer, with a trunk on a wheelbarrow, passes on way NY to San Francisco -

will take 2½ years - will earn $1,000 along the way. 7-12-1900

Otis Root walked from the Hotel Richmond, Batavia to the Sanders Hotel, Oakfield

in an hour - on foot - 6½ miles. 1-2-1901

Party of young ladies to walk to Stafford. 11-2-1903

Edward Adams, long distant walker - stops on his way from Minneapolis to New

York - with a large dog - fourth for trip. Seeking Championship of World. 7-2-1906

Fifteen young men got up at 4am - walked to LeRoy - after breakfast and took the

train back. 9-4-1906

106 Batavia Business men walk from LeRoy to Batavia in 2½ hours. 11-20-1907

The craze for walking spreads. 11-25-1907

Hike from Attica planned. 11-26-1907

23 walk from Oakfield. 12-9-1907

Silver Creek challenges local walkers. William Coon to answer for the local team. 12-12-1907

E. P. Weston Club formed. 11-15-1907

More than 30 to walk to LeRoy. 11-16-1907

108 men start for LeRoy - 10 make it in 2½ hours. 11-20-1907

Thirteen young ladies walk 6 miles. 11-23-1907

Twenty to go to Stafford on a train, walk back. 11-23-1907

Past & Present column on walking - about Weston and others. 11-23-1907

Craze for walking spreads. 11-25-1907

Silver Creek challenges Batavia walkers. 12-14-1907

Match off unless Batavia pays expenses - then, as now, automobiles came first. q.v. 12-21-1907

First meet of Weston Walking Club of 1908. 4-22-1908

Young men organize a walking club - to walk every Thursday evening, William

Russell. 8-27-1908

District Attorney Coon organizing 6 mile walks - Stafford to Batavia - on Labor Day. 9-3-1908

A vigorous Weston spends the night here q.v. 3-16-1909

Comments on A. P. Weston and others, local walkers, Past & Present column. 4-3-1909

G. Stewart White walked Chicago to Portland, ME in 19hours less than Weston's

record. 1-24-1911

Two young men are walking from Springfield, MA to Oregon pass through town.

Left Springfield on May 27th. 6-7-1911


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Walking (cont) A man and woman say they are walking around the world. 8-10-1911

One-legged walker in town, on his way from New York to Chicago - picture. 8-25-1911

Buffane brothers, who were here in July, have now reached Los Angeles. 12-18-1911

Leon Spencer claims he walked 225 miles in 3 days - Chicago to Providence

on a bet. 1-22-1912

Joe Taylor, a one-legged hiker from Evanston, IL, in town. 1-31-1912

Mrs. David Beach of New York, a vegetarian, to walk to Chicago to show the value

of raw food. 4-1-1912

Mrs. Beach here only long enough for food. 5-1-1912

Lawrence Duffy on a 15 year tour of the world - by foot, rail, and boat - stopped off

in Batavia on his way to NY. 12-4-1914

Pedestrians from New York to Buffalo are trying to beat Weston's record. 8-4-1915

One-legged pedestrian on his way to Chicago, here. 9-29-1915

Man walking backward - on a bet - from Seattle to New York arrives - took 239 days. 5-24-1916

McAlpine and H. H. Scott walking to Albion1-17-1917 1-17-1917

O'Leary, the pedestrian from Chicago, here a week - at the Genesee House - here

last in 1885. 2-10-1917

O'Leary appearing at Dyke. 2-13-1917

Mr. & Mrs. A. Wilhelm walking from ? took afternoon to walk from Batavia to

Rochester. 7-13-1917

J. S. McAlpine and H. H. Scott walk to Albion in about 4 hours, back on the train. 1-18-1918

Past & Present column: ¶ on long walks - R. Emery walked to California - to the

gold rush. 1-18-1919

L. A. Patterson, a graduate of the State School, walks 700 miles a year. 2-15-1919

Weston planning to walk from Washington, DC to Providence, RI. 5-24-1919

W. B. Martin and W. B. Sage walked from Chicago to New York in May, passing

through Batavia. Past & Present column. 5-31-1919

James Dutcher, battered in body and mind, on a walk from the west. 1-13-1920

Pedestrian Weston, 84, plans a new trip. 7-10-1922

Pedestrian Weston leaves Buffalo at noon to walk to New York. 9-1-1922

Weston arriving tonight. 9-5-1922

Weston arrives. 9-6-1922

Weston reaches NY. Buffalo to New York, September 6 - October 6. 10-6-1922

Long distance walker, Tom Onzo, here. 8-22-1925

Chief Elliot gets a request for a "walking permit" from a man who wants to return

to his old home on foot. Past & Present column. 10-30-1926

Old tale of Sander's Strollers who walked to Stafford before breakfast in 1903. 2-9-1927

Past & Present column: ¶ on current walking group. 5-5-1927

See: Bunion Derby. 5-25-1928

See: Bunion Derby. 6-1-1928

Bunion Derby mentioned off and on in 1928 and 1929. 4-16-1929

Bunioneers reach Texas - C. C. Pyle's bunion trek. 5-25-1929

Bunioneers complete their walk across the US. C. C. Pyle the promoter of the

Bunion Race. 6-17-1929

Past & Present column, bottom of the page: George W. Fiske, employed at the

Daily News for 35 years, figures in walking from the News office and back twice

a day he has walked over 15,300 miles - half way around the world. 6-29-1929

Past & Present column: ¶ on Ed Don George, the wrestler, who walks for exercise. 1-30-1932

Past & Present column: ¶ on Dan O'Leary, a competitor of Weston. 6-3-1933

Club for men aged 50 - 80 formed. 8-21-1933

Donald Zinni, recently out of the Army, one of the best heel and toe men - training

for the Olympics. 9-2-1933

Past & Present column: ¶ on Dan O'Leary's walking contests in 1879. 1-4-1936

48 reported finished the Bunion Derby from New York to Dansville with McFadden -

started May 22, 325 miles. 6-5-1937

Remembering the Weston Club and other walkers. 8-7-1937

Bill Coon remembers Weston. 1-2-1951

Picture of walkers of 1907 - Stafford to Batavia. 1-8-1951


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Walking (cont) Another recollection of early hikes - women with big hats. 1-9-1951

Seven Springs Walking Club holds its annual dinner at East Main Diner. 8-31-1955

J. E. Brown on walking. 2-6-1959

J. E. Brown on walking. 12-12-1961

Three Alexander youths hike 50 miles in 15½ hours. 2-14-1963

Cartoon on 50 mile hikes. 2-15-1963


Winegar again. 2-16-1963

Kenmore hikers reach the Veterans' Hospital. 2-22-1963

Norman Munger of Pavilion does 50 Miles. 2-28-1963

Eleven Sylvania employees plan a hike. 3-21-1963

Two Oakfield youths hike to Shadigee Saturday - one took a ride the last part way. 3-5-1963

Fifteen employee of Sylvania plan a hike - to start at 5am Saturday. 3-29-1963

BHS students go 50 miles. 3-30-1963

Sylvania hike off due to rain. 4-1-1963

Peace Pilgrim - picture - stops here on mission across country on foot. 4-16-1963

BHS hikers do 50 miles in 2 days. 4-17-1963

Nineteen year old O-A boy makes 50 miles - says, "it's enough." 4-17-1963

Winegar on walking. 4-11-1967

Winegar now pushes biking. 4-25-1967

Winegar now proposes horseback riding - with a couple of stories added. 5-2-1967

A young man proposes to walk from Rock…. to Brockport and back - 122 miles. 6-23-1967

Roddy Williams recovering from a 124 mile walk - 2 others plan to emulate. 7-1-1967

Winegar on early morning joggers. 6-24-1969

First Walkathon - May 27th. 4-21-1969

Many sponsor the Walkathon. 4-26-1969

Picture of the start of the Walkathon. 5-17-1969

Picture - made $23,000. 5-19-1969

Report on the Oakfield Walkathon - pictures. 11-12-1969

Walkathon raises $15,000. 5-30-1970

Nearly 1,500 walk in Walkathon - raise $30,000. 5-15-1972

Larry Skelton and dog walk through Main Street on their way to the coast - picture. 9-26-1972

Walkathon raises $20,000 - picture. 5-13-1974

Walkathon raises $13,000 for 4-H - Bud Williams takes a wrong turn - comes in 2nd. 5-10-1976

Winegar on walking. 1-15-1979

On walking from Dallas east. 2-10-1979

William Plowe, aged 80, figures he has walked 24,000 miles as a serious walker. 6-2-1983

100 walk for 4H clubs - raise $5,000. Oldest walker 83 - says will walk again -

pictures. 5-11-1987

Winegar on Mall walkers. 2-16-1988

Winegar on walking, including a tale of Weston's many long treks. 4-9-1986

Longest walker trying to go from Southern South America to Alaska. Walked

19,000 miles in 6½ years - on the Today Show. 4-5-1988

Winegar on the annual Walkathon - to have 20th Walkathon in May. Started in 1968. 4-6-1988

Walkathon raises $8,500 - picture. 5-9-1988

Picture of Seniors participating in YMCA Mall "walk for health" walk. 9-10-1988

4-H cancels its Walkathon because it was poorly attended recently - to sell cookies.

Dr. Teresi talks to Mike Pettinella about walking for health. 5-19-1989

Forbes, with a group called "Capitalist Tools" is hiking the length of Mississippi. 7-20-1989

Great flap because the Mall is closed to walkers before 8:30am - has been open

at 7am. Kathy Rooney wants the City Council to decide hours. 9-10-1988

Mall merchants are agreeable to having walkers in the Mall early. 3-8-1990

Walkinshaw, Adelaide Home… Obit - Mrs. Maxwell Walkinshaw. 7-26-1952


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Sheet found at this point in the cards Born in Batavia January 12, 1840? Son of James and Patricia Walkinshaw, natives

of Scotland who came to America in 1839. Father a baker who for years had a

bakery on Exchange Place. Made crackers that had wide sale. In 1874 bought

Fellows Drug Store now conducted by E. D. Reeves. Moved bakery sales room

there. Sold drug store to Reeves 14 years ago. After retired conducted a cigar

and tobacco store on Jackson Street a year. Obit - February 8, 1909. Chief

engineer in Fire Department 2 terms; once in 1879, once in 1890. Also street

superintendent at one time. Mrs. Charles E. Read, at whose home he died, his

sister, his only near relative. Died of heart trouble. J. M. Ward now in possession

drug store at corner Main Street and Exchange Place bought of John M. Walkinshaw

last night. Remains open. E. D. Reeves in charge. Mr. Ward to office for March

1, 1895. E. D. Reeves bought drug store of Ward. March 9, 1895. Dr. M. G.

Walkinshaw died at home on Seaver Place September 14, 1887. Graduate of

Buffalo Medical College and Medical Department of U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

Practiced medicine. For last few years a clerk in drug store of brother James M.

Walkinshaw. Leaves widow and one son. J. M. died February 8, 1909. Dr. M. G.

died September 15, 1887. William F. died October 26, 1886. Mother Isabella

(Mrs. James M., Jr.) Ken Cornell, LeRoy.

Walkinshaw, J. M. Offers Exchange Place to village as public thoroughfare. No action taken - offered

by Broadbrooks for $600 - Walkinshaw merely proposed to Aldermen. 5-16-1891

Discontinuing sale of bread and cake. Will carry Canadian crackers and other

similar products. 3-7-1894

Baker & Walkinshaw dissolving. Baker to go to the NY State School. 3-7-1894

Bake shop in the rear of the Tomlinson Building on Exchange Place escapes fire -

has had several close calls in the past. 8-18-1894

John M. Ward buys drug business. 3-1-1895

E. D. Reeves buys Walkinshaw Drugs of John M. Ward. Has been clerk there

several years. 3-9-1895

Walkinshaw 65 today. 1-12-1905

Obit. 2-8-1909

Walkinshaw house at 142 Jackson sold. 10-2-1911

Walkinshaw, Dr. M. G. Dead at 38 at home on Seaver Place. Brother of James M. Wife Adelaide

Homelius Walkinshaw. 9-15-1887

Walkinshaw, W. E. Sells Republican Advocate to Hon. C. J. Fairman and Lewis Whittet of Elmira. 8-22-1883

Walkinshaw's last editorial. 9-7-1883

Obit. Son of Isabella Walkinshaw on Exchange Street. Sold Spirit of Times in

1883 to Fairman. Brother of James M.; Dr. M. G.; Mrs. Charles E. Read. 10-26-1886

Walkinshaw Building Tobacco shop on Jackson Street slightly damaged by fire next door. no date

Trietley & Son move trucking office to, on Jackson Street. 1-13-1903

Walkley, Jane (Mrs. Albert L.) Obit. 12-31-1979

Obit - Albert Walkley. 6-7-1983

Wallace Dodds & Wallace to open a plumbing business at 30 Jackson Street - Wallace

worked with Henry Volz. 11-1-1910

Wallace, Dr. Bruce M. A member of the junior class at Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto. 12-22-1909

Graduates Ontario Veterinary College. 5-24-1911

St. Jerome buys part of Cary property, including a barn used by Dr. Wallace,

veterinarian. (in Cary Barn) 8-7-1944

To move from the barn on the Cary Property to Bowen home barn across the street. 9-16-1944

Veterinarian of Byron with an office at 210 East Main Street. 4-26-1945

Obit - 73. 1-3-1955


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Wallace, Catherine Washington Mrs. Charles Wallace.

Organist for the Family Theater. 7-18-1927

Hired as organist for the First Baptist Church. 9-23-1927

To Rochester to study at the Eastman School of Music. 9-15-1930

Graduates Eastman School of Music. 6-16-1934

Marries Charles G. Wallace. 11-21-1934

Resigns position of organist at First Baptist Church. 4-26-1943

Resigns position of organist at First Baptist Church. 8-1-1963

Picture of at the organ - honored by Baptists. 8-5-1963

Mr. & Mrs. Wallace feted. 11-22-1976

Wallaces to celebrate their 50th Anniversary - picture. 11-13-1984

Obit. 7-7-1990

Winegar remembers Wallace. 7-17-1990

Wallace, Charles S. Winegar attends a party for. 12-3-1971

Winegar says Wallace in good shape after heart surgery. 5-17-1976

Obit. February 1987


Wallace, David A. Picture of - head of the fire department at Massey Harris, with the company since

1870. Built much of the machinery moved to Batavia in 1883 - still in use. 5-14-1925

Obit - 83. Father of: Dr. James G. Wallace of Batavia; Dr. Bruce M. Wallace of

Bergen. Grandfather of: Cyrus Fargo; Wallace Fargo; Harold and Edna May

of Buffalo. 2-4-1929

Wallace, Eleanora (Mrs. Collins) Winegar on Mrs. Collins' service to handicapped at Rome. 8-24-1985

Honored at Rome Developmental Disabilities Service Center. 5-6-1986

Daughter of Charles and Eleanor Washington Wallace.

Wallace, Mrs. Florence B. Of Erie, PA, buys Nobles Rolling Mill from Mrs. Charlotte E. Nobles of 18 Ellicott

Avenue. To be managed by F. A. McLeelan, Mrs. Wallace's brother. 1-25-1904

Wallace, Gerald S. Of 10 Park Avenue - landscape gardener….. 12-18-1919

Lives at 113 Washington Avenue. 7-20-1920

Of 7 Tracy Avenue - landscape gardener, home from Florida. 4-14-1923

To work in Philadelphia. 3-24-1924

Of 2 Fairmont Avenue. 1-9-1929

Buys 14 acres in Pembroke. 2-4-1941

Of Bushville on gardening. 4-29-1950

Bushville Nursery, formerly owned by Wallace, now the property of Phil Zipkin. 7-26-1966

Rotary Park - open space between the banks - on Main Street - designed by. 6-4-1971

Off to Africa. 1-20-1972

Report from Wallace - pictures. 3-18-1972

Article on travels. 3-20-1972

In the Galapagos - picture. 1-6-1973

In Egypt - picture of on a camel. 3-28-1973

Visits tulip gardens in Holland. 6-29-1973

Home with souvenirs. 4-16-1974

Off to Yucatan. 5-14-1975

Dead at 82. 6-1-1976

Home owned in 1991 by Jane Parter on tour of gardens July 21.

Wallace, Dr. James Garfield Studying with Dr. Corrigan to become a veterinary surgeon. 11-04-1903

Wallace, James To open a veterinary hospital in a barn behind the Cary house, leased from H. E.

Turner, the new owner. 4-28-1922

Veterinarian - hospital behind the Cary house - has a stray dog he wants picked up. 9-18-1939

In Rochester Hospital. 5-12-1941

Obit - a veterinarian for 25 years - now 58. 4-26-1943


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Wallace and Mower Meat Market Bruce Wallace and George W. Mower to open a market at 504 East Main Street. 12-19-1902

Wallace Park See: Lions Memorial Park.

Wallenberg, F. J. Of Toronto, to open a Dodge agency at 244 West Main Street. 5-8-1923

Waller, Dr. Percy G. Article on - once a physician in Batavia. 10-20-1951

Walls' Bean and Grain Co. Walls has taken over the bean and grain business of George W. Haxton & Sons Inc.

Haxton continuing in frozen fruits business as George W. Haxton & Sons Inc.

Haxton Foods Inc., a separate corporation, handling canned food business. 8-2-1958

Offer: Moisture tests; drying equipment; bulk recovery; fast service; prompt

payment; highest prices. 8-2-1958

Purchases Blue Boy Bean Co. - pictures. 8-2-1958

Owns eleven places. 9-26-1958

Starts a new frozen food line. 7-11-1959

To exhibit products at Food Fair, for Farm Bureau. 9-25-1959

Sold 560,112 pounds of pinto beans; 480,000 pea beans to the Federal Government. 12-2-1961

Burns - picture. Article on special machinery lost. 4-19-1963

Fire showed that the mutual alert system works well. 4-20-1963

Firemen still pouring water on the site. 4-23-1963

Records were saved. 4-24-1963

Property transferred to Pro-Fac Corp. 9-28-1967

Location now owned by Campbell's Products, purchased by Eastern Molding Inc. 8-9-1971

Obit - William R. Walls - 68. 6-4-1973

Haitz and Dellinger Ad: Has the largest line of wallpaper. 4-22-1901

Dissolving partnership 1-21-1911

William Haitz; Edward Dellinger. Cornelius Haitz worked for brother.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Article on the effect Wal-Mart is having on Gloversville. 1-6-1992

Sam Walton, founder of, died April 5, 1992 at 74. (From biography) Sam Walton -

Made in America - My Story. Doubleday 1992.

Hake property south of the Thruway to be rezoned as site for. 10-1-1992

Citizen says Wal-Mart will hurt the city. 11-5-1992

Opponents of organize. 11-12-1992

Wal-Mart official affirms agreement to build on Lewiston Road in the town of

Batavia. 3-10-1992

Report says Wal-Mart will okay plans by summer. 3-19-1992

The Town to call the access drive from Lewiston Road "Veterans' Drive." 4-16-1992

Winegar calls Wal-Mart part of the wave of the future. 6-22-1992

The Town okays rezoning the area for. 11-19-1992

Louis Canale of GCC advises on adjusting to the arrival of Wal-Mart. 1-11-1993

Will be here by July; with only minor opposition - Special Business Section. 2-18-1993

Wal-Mart and K-Mart can't agree on which should rebuild access at Lewiston Road

and West Main. The Town to borry(sic) and do work temp. 6-24-1993

The Town to rebuild the intersection of Routes 5 and 63 to accommodate Wal-Mart

traffic - and possibly K-Mart as well. 7-22-1993

Series of articles on local business improvement - one article on competing

with Wal-Mart. 10-2-1993

Bergman Associates of Rochester - awaiting final permit before breaking ground. 6-29-1994

Acquires final parcels of land for its new store on Lewiston Road. 9-14-1994

Town officials pleased at Wal-Mart's assurance in building here. 9-15-1994

Opens Sunday - formal opening on Tuesday July 25. 7-19-1995


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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (cont) Grand Opening - music, applause, gifts - picture. 7-25-1995

McDonald's Restaurant in Wal-Mart to close to help West Main Street McDonald's. 2-18-1997

Wal-Mart in Batavia on nomination of ARC for its contribution to the community. 9-24-1997

Passes out matching funds to several local organizations that raised funds - picture. 11-1-2000

Walnut Street Brick for. 6-10-1914

Picture of traffic island at Walnut Street. 8-9-1952

Walnut Street Bridge The Mayor orders the bridge "condemned" - engineer to make it usable for one

more year for $60. 10-13-1887

Being repaired by the addition of a steel stringer. 7-22-1896

Propose a new bridge - then half of the present bridge to go to Chestnut, half to

Brooklyn Avenue. 9-28-1899

Action on bridge postponed two weeks. 12-7-1899

The Mayor charges slander in the suggestion he took influence money in bridge

affair. 12-21-1899

Bridge contract to Owego Bridge Co. 12-21-1899

Called a death trap by Owego official. Engineer looking over the area where the

Chestnut Street bridge to be built by Owego Bridge Company notices that

Walnut Street Bridge is in bad condition. Suggests it be moved and rebuilt at

Chestnut Street and a new bridge be built on Walnut Street. 4-26-1900

Condemned by member of Owego Bridge Co. 8-25-1900

Again condemned. 8-19-1901

To erect a new bridge at Walnut Street. 8-24-1901

Girder-type bridge for Walnut Street. 9-3-1901

Owego Co. engineer suggests moving the present bridge to a new location -

building a new one at the Walnut Street crossing. 9-6-1901

Suggest moving the bridge downstream for $7,000. 9-6-1901

Owego Bridge Co. to build. 9-26-1901

Contract signed. 9-27-1901

Plans may be changed - too near water. 9-28-1901

Aldermen to check Owego Bridge Co. to fill contract - contract runs to 1-15-1902 10-5-1901

Bridge not finished, deadline passed - old bridge still in place - hard to get iron -

flood in March (March 1) damaged the bridge. 1-16-1902

Discuss increased cost of. First plans set the bridge 1½' lower than the present

bridge. To cost $12,000. Altered plans raised the cost to $14,400. 3-7-1902

Two articles on the cost of the bridge - Spirit of Times. 3-10-1902

A representative Owego Bridge Co. here to confer. 3-22-1902

The bridge to be in place in five weeks - east side being repaired for present use. 4-8-1902

Work lagging. 5-9-1902

Bridge Company called on to complete work. 6-5-1902

One bridge girder here - weighs 40 tons - on 3 flat cars. 8-8-1902

More material for bridge. 8-14-1902

Girder moved to the bridge site. 8-16-1902

Girder moved along Ellicott Street. 8-18-1902

Part of the old bridge moved up to the Lyon Street site. 8-21-1902

Old girders being removed to the rear of the Champlin property. See: Lyon Street

Bridge. 8-21-1902

Only a footbridge at Walnut Street now. 8-29-1902

Bridge to be done October 15 - mammoth of kind. 9-10-1902

Contract to Owego Company to move and rebuild the bridge to the west. 9-19-1902

17 men laying cement bridge floor. 10-14-1902

Iron workers and boss ordered to Cohocton, PA, leaving bridge. 10-15-1902

Drainage (of) bridge studied preparatory to laying brick topping. 10-28-1902

Rumor the Bridge may collapse denied. 11-1-1902

Plates with the name of the builders on girders. 11-4-1902

Plates listing authorities of the village for bridge. 11-4-1902

The Mayor asks the state engineer to examine the bridge. 11-5-1902


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Walnut Street Bridge (cont) John Peck, inspector, says the bridge is strong and substantial with a slight sag

due to the method of construction. 11-11-1902

Experts say the bridge is not right. It does not conform with specifics - one member

is missing. 11-19-1902

Construction of the bridge defended by the Town Board. 11-24-1902

Owego Co. says faults in the bridge are due to the fact the plans and specifications

got mixed. 11-26-1902

Experts say bridge should be cambered - builders violated specifications. 12-26-1902

Owego Co. ready to make good. 12-27-1902

The State inspector says the bridge will hold. 1-2-1902

State inspector says the bridge needs a rocker abutment. 1-2-1903

No changes to be made to the bridge until spring. 1-3-1903

Bridge company wants money. 2-4-1903

Aldermen insist Owego Bridge Co. make good on contract. 5-20-1903

Can't raise the center of the bridge because it is a solid cement floor. 5-27-1903

Owego Co. says it can't remove the concrete - will put a pier under the bridge. 5-27-1903

Owego Bridge Co. to rebuild the Walnut Street bridge, build one at Lyon Street 6-3-1903

Owego Co. again says a pier could be used to raise the center of. 7-31-1903

State officials inspect the bridge and run a Steam roller over the bridge as a test. 8-12-1903

Aldermen discuss approach to the north side - want an elevated approach with

a channel for high water underneath. 8-14-1903

Bridge done - but not the approach, so it can't be used. 8-21-1903

Designer Davis recommends putting in a central pier. 2-2-1904

Truck ran through the bridge - picture. 4-3-1937

To be repaired - lightened by removing brick and asphalt from the floor. 5-6-1937

Work on the bridge started by City workers. 7-12-1937

110# excess weight to go. 7-21-1937

Some of back history on, and opinion about - Past & Present column. 7-24-1937

Engineer says the bridge is rusting - frequently overloaded. 11-17-1942

Reopens tomorrow. 8-6-1837

Lewis Root gets a contract to paint the bridge. 10-2-1945

Reported weakening. 6-10-1950

Ten ton limit put on. 10-3-1950

The City posts the bridge for 10 tons. 10-23-1950

The Council bans the use of the bridge by large trucks - fears collapse of. 4-17-1951

Revamp of planned by the State. 10-18-1952

Light at Walnut Street changed to direct trucks over the Oak Street bridge. 12-9-1953

Limit cut to 5 tons. 12-23-1953

Floor of the bridge heaves - must be repaired. 2-20-1954

Bridge use tested - 3,000 vehicles use it in 12 hour period. 4-3, 4-1958

Picture of engine at the double Walnut Street bridge in 1898. 6-10-1960

Two pictures of bridges at Walnut Street crossing. 8-7-1971

Picture of the bridge ca 1900. 9-1-1971

Closed to traffic. 3-15-1977

Closing the bridge increases traffic at Oak Street. 3-30-1977

Firemen say they haven't used the bridge for three years. 4-1-1977

Too costly to replace. 4-13-1977

New location needed for to get federal or state funding. The Present location does

not conform with the stream flow or grade of approach. 1-11-1979

Picture of the proposed new location. 3-6-1979

Residents ask bridge be opened. 5-22-1979

A committee to study the bridge issue. 1-16-1979

To be improved for a pedestrian crossing. 10-4-1979

Contract for a bridge awarded in 1902. Bridge later moved to Lyon Street "and the

present monstrosity erected in its place." 1-11-1909

Teens cleaning debris from the walkway voluntarily - picture. 6-26-1979

The City is painting and cleaning up the bridge. 10-15-1979

The approach to the bridge is being curbed, grassed over. 7-21-1981


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Walnut Street Bridge (cont) County Council discusses opening. 3-24-1982

Councilman O'Donnell urges repair. McFarland-Johnson Engineers of Binghamton

to come back to study the problems. 1-11-1983

Archaeologist testing soil around. 6-21-1984

Alternative plans for a new bridge. 3-12-1985

Said to be in danger of collapsing under its own weight - picture. 12-6-1985

Winegar on the slump in the bridge. 12-19-1985

Dangerous - to be closed. 12-24-1985

The City fencing entrances to - closed. 1-4-1986

The Council is urging the DOT to replace the bridge in the same location. 10-28-1986

Engineers say the bridge is liable to fall into the Creek, cause pollution - not safe

even for workers with blowtorches. 8-14-1987

The County Legislature inquires if the City and County could cooperate on. 1-18-1988

DOT studying whether a Walnut Street bridge is needed. 1-23-1988

The Council votes $25,000 to the Genesee Highway Department to remove the

bridge - may put up a footbridge. 2-9-1988

Gioia and March protest a suggestion that a footbridge be a part of Busti Park. 2-9-1988

Editorial on the proposed removal of the bridge. 2-13-1988

Scheduled to fall Tuesday. Edict says a footbridge is to be built within a year -

the Busti Society not all opposed. 2-15-1988

Demolition begins - picture. 2-17-1988

Residents interviewed on the street, want a bridge. 2-20-1988

Bronze plaque from the bridge is in the office of the Highway Department

Superintendent - reported missing yesterday. 2-24-1988

Plans for a pedestrian bridge in the works. 3-25-1988

The City approves plans for a footbridge - use of railroad bridge at Mill Street for

cars. 3-28-1988

The Council votes to buy and install a wooden footbridge - to cost about $85,000. 5-28-1988

The City asks the County to build a bridge at Walnut or Evans Street. 7-19-1988

The City and Conrail are conferring on the Mill Street bridge for replacing the Walnut

Street crossing. 9-19-1988

The Council okays a study of Mill Street as an alternative to Walnut Street crossing. 10-26-1988

Bid for a pedestrian bridge refused. 11-30-1988

Winegar goes away back on. 12-2-1988

Walnut Street bridge or approach to the City by Mill Street not in the 1989 budget. 12-5-1988

The Council accepts a bid for a Walnut Street footbridge from Cecco Trading Inc. of

Milwaukee - a three section Bongossi wooden bridge - cost $64,675. 12-13-1988

The City is ordering a 109' bozonzi wood footbridge for Walnut Street - about

April 15. 3-31-1989

New pedestrian bridge expected April 15 - prize offered for a name. 4-11-1989

The new bridge shipped by Cecco Co. of Wisconsin - to be placed when the

weather allows. 6-20-1989

Picture of the bridge going into place over a flooded creek. 6-24-1989

Work on the bridge progressing - slowly. 7-20-1989

No official name chosen - will probably be Busti-Park Walnut Street Walkway. 7-20-1989

To open officially Saturday the 11th. 8-9-1989

Bridge open - picture. 8-14-1989

Mill Street from Walnut discussed as alternative bridge route. 8-15-1989

Editorial on the new walkway. 8-15-1989

Picture of the new walkway with a passenger. 9-20-1989

The council discusses a plaque to mark the bridge. 8-31-1990

Walnut Street Lumber Co. Savacool files permit to operate. 7-12-1929

Picture of, 64 Walnut Street - History Section. Says it was established 20 years ago. 8-29-1939

New lumber company at 64 Walnut Street ready. Has served customers since

1926. Managed by Clarence A. Savacool. Owned by Albert T. Savacool. 2-26-1941

Hollocrete Inc. buys a lot at 62 Walnut Street - to use Walnut Lumber office. 11-19-1946

N. H. Van Son has remodeled 64 Walnut Street - former Walnut St. Lumber Co. 4-6-1960


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Walsh, Rev. Thomas Rector at East Pembroke the new pastor at St. Mary's. 10-10-1905

To stay in East Pembroke until the church is ready. 10-13-1905

To move to Batavia next week. 1-13-1906

Moves here. 2-5-1906

[Father Walsh dead in Buffalo. 2-25-1920]

Father Thomas Walsh, organized St. Mary's Parish - dead. 1-4-1936

Walker, Mark E. DDS Of Attica, joining Dr. Paul J. Malone in dental practice at 176 Washington Avenue. 7-12-1995

Walters, Frederick Gustav Noack sells half interest in Florist business to Walters of LeRoy. 11-17-1921

Ill, partnership dissolved. 11-24-1922

Walters, Paul A. Who has had a shoe store in Hennings, moving to 10 Jackson Street - picture. 4-29-1937

Walters Shoe Store Ad: Walters Shoe Store, 10 Jackson Street, formerly at Hennings store. 4-29-1937

Walton, Bert The catalpa salesman q. v. 7-16-1914

Walz, Louis F. Walz and Herbert Baker to open a auto supply store, 47 Main Street. 3-10-1919

Walz, Lewis W. Reestablishes Batavia Oil and Grease Co. - Pennzoil. 7-21-1922

Obit - Louis Walz - once operated American Oil Station on the Dyke Rink site. 8-23-1956

Walz, Louis W. Former oil dealer dies at 66. 8-23-1955

Waltzman, Samuel (Is this Samuel Wortzman?)

Wortzman family has trouble getting out of Russia. 12-15-1902

Wan, Dr. Julian Wan and Dr. Greenfield, pediatric urologists, opening an office at 229 Summit -

now at Genesee Memorial Hospital. 2-2-1993

Wandryk, Michael Buys 505-509 East Main Street from Lester Blanchard for a proposed dry goods

store. 4-14-1960

Genesee Farms Inc. buys Wandryk Superette - one of the last mom & pop stores. 7-30-1990

Ad: Michael Wandryk family thanks their many customers for years of patronage. 8-18-1990

Half page with picture on. Started in 1957 with brother Norfe. Attributes success

to meat he sold - buyers came from counties round about to buy. 9-12-1990

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