RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION - Genesee County

American Rock SaltSee: Retsof Salt MinesAmerican Stores Acme Market returns to earlier name used 1917 to 1962: American Stores. 1-5-1974American Stone Mix New name on sign on former Cedar St. at Edwards. 11-1987American Telephone & TelegraphCo.See: TelephoneAm. Tel. & Tel. Gives up long distance - taken over by N. Y. Tel. 12-29-1972RUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONSUBJECT TEXT DATEAmericanization WeekBatavia Celebrates with parade - picture of line of march moving downJackson St. 2-12-1941Thomas & Dwyer win window display contest. 2-22-1941Ames, Bert Putting addition on Willowbend Inn. 1-21-1911Landlord Ames installs illuminating gas generating machine. 6-3-1911Mr. & Mrs. Ames came to Willowbend Inn eleven years ago. 9-25-1911Sell In to Rochester man. 7-31-1912Purchases café at 56 Main St. - formerly Perfield's. 10-5-1912Ames, Rev. EthelPastor of former Church Spiritual Truth dead at 90 at St. Jerome.Lived at 5669 E. Main Rd. 10-10-1980Ames Department Store Picture: Progress of - to launch new plaza. 5-17-1971Sketch: proposed Loblaw store and rest of plaza. 9-21-1971Picture: Progress. 1-21-1972Picture: Ribbon cutting. 3-12-1972Ames - Neisner merging. 4-13-1978Ames coming to former King Store. 12-9-1982Ames offers to by Batavia Kings Department Store - earlier bought 42 inKings chain of which Batavia store not one. Herbert Gilman, Ames Chm. 1-25-1983Grand opening. 4-1983Picway Shoes to build in Ames Plaza. 8-12-1987Ames Stores across northeast hit by arsenist - Buffalo News. 12-20-1987Ames Department Stores of Connecticut acquiring Zayre's Discount Stores.Projects no changes here. 9-16-1988Ames currently operates 348 discount stores in 18 states in northeast - 388in Zayre chain. Makes Ames 3rd largest chain of discount retailers -was 5th. 9-16-1988Zayre Store to carry more Ames Co. merchandise - probably become Amesthis spring. 2-6-1989Ames based in Rocky Hill, Conn. Acqured 318 Zayre Stores in October.Closed 74 of them. A few, in Ohio(?) Washington to remain Zayre. Mostof rest to become Ames. 2-6-1989Ames opening Ames II in former Zayre building on East Main Road. 10-25-1989Ames East Main Store gets complaints on prices recorded by scanners. 1-18-1990Ames in trouble since bought Zayre chain - files for Chapter 11 protection -