RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION - Genesee County

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AAA man here to help revive club. 11-24-1922Annual ride for State School pupils - 200 children go. 6-12-1923State auto associations amalgamate. 2-28-1924AAA members here soliciting membership. 8-11-1925Genesee Automobile Club organized (incorporated), C. C. Hawley, president.Several people have joined Buffalo Club since Batavia club folded. Toaffiliate with State Association. 3-25-1927Elects C. C. Hawley president. Now associated with AAA and BuffaloAuto Club. 3-29-1927Asks for charter. 4-19-1927Moving to Hamilton Hotel. 4-26-1927Offers emergency service on road. 5-14-1924Functioning - has boothe in Hamilton Hotel. 5-26-1927To look into selling auto insurance. 6-7-1927Having drive for members. 8-3-1927Officers resign in protest over necessity to sell insurance to members.Head defends. 8-17-1927Selling insurance. 8-19-1927Martin Mulner president. 8-24-1927To have dinner. 12-6-1927Meets at Hamilton Hotel, hears advantages of AAA. 1-27-1928Elects. 3-14-1928Will not sell (liability) insurance. 8-6-1929To elect. 3-25-1930RUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONSUBJECT TEXT DATEAutomobile Club (cont)An affiliate of NY State Auto Association, has adopted emergency roadplan. Martin Mulner not in sympathy - resigns. 5-6-1930Inducts 17 new members. 3-18-1931Checks cars for Safety Day - finds 200 out of 1,000 defective. 6-3-1931Gets award of merit from State association for membership. 7-8-1931Gets award for membership increase. 4-6-1932Past & Present column: Paragraph on Automobile Club of 1908 - then 40automobiles in town. 7-22-1933Urges wider roadbed for Clinton Street Road. 9-14-1933Record crowd for Braille Rally. Lions Club and Lockport Sports Car Clubsponsors. 5-17-1965See AAA for 1982Automobile DealersRaymond M. Walker: L. A. Prentice: Stacy and Athoe: Mancuso & Son:Leadley Wood: C. L. Branche - Hudson-EssexTo organize. 1-23-1920Ads. 1-28-1920Exhibiting at Fair - Andrew Ruhland - shows Jordan & Maxwell: Welch &Weeks - Buicks & Cadilacs: C. L. Branche - has Hupmobile, Samson:R. M. Walker - had Ford: Macuso - show Studebaker: Seacord &Slocum - have Nash: C. D. Cover - has Chevrolet-Oakland:Leadley-Woods - has Overland-Willys Knight: Wickes & Will - to showStar, Durant, Reo, Republic: Sim Clase - to show Havetines.Franklin 7 page not at Fair. E. L. Hammond, local representative. 9-18-1922Park junk cars on lawns along East Main St. in protest at Mayors directive to
get exhibit cars off sidewalks. Dealers in court on charge of maliciousmischief - Burt Welch first called. 10-15-1926Charles V. Ortner of Medina looking for Willys-Knight and Nash dealershipat former Seacord & Slocum. 10-22-1928Fred H. Bescher rents space in rear of 74 Main to display Hudson & Essex. 10-23-1928Parker C. Terry: Auburn on Clinton Street. 11-3-1928Auto issue - list of dealers. 1-23-1929Guy E. Lown Chevrolet formed. 7-18-1931Lown Chevrolet agency incorporated. 7-28-1931Mancusos get DeSoto dealership - 2, 4, 6 Main. 3-8-1932Lown sells out to Grover C. Steinaker of Kenmore (229-231 West Main.) 12-16-1932Ad for Steinaker Chevrolet 229-231 West Main Street. 4-26-1933Grover Steinaker of Steinaker Chevrolet, 229 West Main St. 12-16-1933S & S Chevrolet. Burt Welch, Buick and Pontiac. 12-19-1933Mancusos to sell Chevrolet and Oldsmobile. Steinaker Chevrolet Co. todissolve. Grover Steinaker to return to Kenmore. George Smith to giveup Oldsmobile for Graham-Paige or Plymouth. J. E. and L. J. Ryan to sellStudebaker - they have sold used cars since Pontiac franchise went toBurt W. Welch. 2-22-1934Charles Hawley of Funke and Hawley now dealer for Packard. 5-4-1935Mancusos open Buick and Pontiac salesroom at 229 - 233 West Main St. 12-16-1937Batavia Tucker Auto Sales operating at 405 West Main St. 5-14-1948Picture: Auto Dealers Association sponsor "You Auto Buy Now" campaign. 4-4-1958Roland Gillette of Gillette Garage, 187 Pearl St. gets franchise to sellDatsun cars. 2-19-1963Auto Parts Store Opens in Kings Plaza. Paul Starowitz, manager. 12-8-1975RUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONSUBJECT TEXT DATEAuto racingSee: Kelly's Kart race trackThunder Speedway - at Kellys ThursdaysGenesee County Fair SpeedwayPerry SpeedwayGenesee Fair Races start. 5-20-1989Town discussess prospect of group - Spectrum Motor Sports - buildingrace track in town. 3-18-2000Area racing schedule. 4-29-2000Auto racing - midget Batavia's first midget auto races for Sunday. 7-1-1938About 1,500 at Fairgrounds for midget races. 7-5-1938Dalton of Veterans Hospital complains of police allowing auto races. 8-8-1938Council puts ban on motor races in city. 8-11-1938Auto Supply Shop At 47 Main - burgled - Herbert F. Baker, proprietor. 10-16-1922Auto Supply StoreNew Auto Supply Store at 145 West Main by James V. and DominicSapienga. 8-19-1954
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Edward F. Nye, navigator fire truck
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Three teenagers and instructor in d
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SUBJECT TEXT DATEAckes, Edward F. (
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Universal Studios - she has been in
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Half page ad: Adelman Electric cele
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Adria Idle factory on Evans St. to
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Ad with picture. 1-17-1998Same ad a
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Employee puts out fire caused by ex
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Air MailFirst official air mail fli
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some history - until municipal airp
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County buys airport (building) for
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RUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONLegislature c
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RUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONAirport manag
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SUBJECT TEXT DATEAirport (cont)Airp
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East Main Rd. 11-30-1980Air Service
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Councilon Alcoholism & Substance Co
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Has grown from modest start to larg
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Schweiger uncertain what to do. 10-
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Allans sell Contractors' Machinery
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Chance as fullback for Allen - pict
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Allen - Flying Allens Allen's ballo
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Allen to make drop Memorial Day. 5-
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Alpine Ski Hut Harry Strobel moving
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plan reunion at Chicken Roost in Ea
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American Fraternal InsuranceUnion M
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Post #1. 3-18-1919Glenn Loomis Post
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Women join Legion: Picture - Joseph
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voluntary work. 4-2-1988John Gillar
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seeks loan. 4-26-1990Ames gets bank
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Amos, Dr. Franklin In charge of new
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Page 84 and 85: Obit. Parents: Charles & Polly Pixl
Page 86 and 87: Constance O'Brien, Batavia candidat
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Page 90 and 91: parlor.Bowling to open with Citizen
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Page 96 and 97: Arson Incendiary fire - S. Swan St.
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Page 100 and 101: SUBJECT TEXT DATEArtistsSee: Art Le
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Page 118 and 119: SUBJECT TEXT DATEAustin Park (cont)
Page 120 and 121: Mason Jackson authors book about Gr
Page 124 and 125: Auto tax New auto tax stamps in use
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Page 130 and 131: 23 West Main. 2-4-1928Burt Welch se
Page 132: Aviation training H. S. Students ap
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