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Griley;lt;y.mertcaContinued fnm piIt 1-bFirst National To Open Western WoodsBranchgan about 1880 One of theframe stations was just, west of»■ “ !*''-» i‘ - ‘ ■. u1-'.jj' '• - • .t*.* i' i *.Gienmore avenue crossing.“James \ Gamble and associates j converted theThe FCincinnati.narrow-gauge to standard gauge in the...» -- s ..» — - - ---- - - ---■ - - - I.— i.National Bunk of which recently announced plans to construct itsnew branch tn the WesternWood shopping center, will have the.office read for business byear!\ eighteen nineties Passenger trains operated over CHAD tracks (later BOi between apoint near the present westernend of the Harrison avenue via duct and the old Sixth StreetCHAD station The Cincinnati and Westwood gave up passerger service about the year 1.900., soon after the street car linebegan operations“A year later or two after-street-cars were in operation an elderly woman rode to Glen more and Montana avenues andthen walked to the frozen surface of Gienmore Lake She sat down at dusk and, as is done toy* elderly Eskimos, ended her life by freezing in frozen solitudeUntil about 1905 tee cut;from the surface of Gienmore Lake was about the only supply for household use A large barn like structure stood just east of the water area, con nected to it with a short inlarge hand operated saws Blocks were stacked oa small cars and these were pulled up the rails and into the ice house The tee house was built of double walls with spaces between packed with sawdust.'•Several negro families'lived in Westwood in the period 1900 to 1912, or later The Clark family lived on Gienmore ave nue at a point about where the Schneider Hardware Store is now located The Dave Jacobs family lived; on the north side of Montana between Gienmore• - 4*• t* 1 - : J-1 * ** • * - . . ' • * • ‘ ,T* * **.v • *V* : ; * ^ ^ j «*• f. / • . • , . .• ^ *and Dartmouth Another negro• ' • _• d* * I* . ‘ \» V * * • •*«' 1 .’* - * . • *.’■ • *.“ . /• * • / .•/.. * • .• lt;^ * v ’ *. '-■?’* ’ ' V* * w »’ •*family lived at Montana andSfathem Dave Jacobs wan well known as the dr.ver of the team which pulled a large coal de livery wagon for Schwartz Lum ber Company.The recently razed Western Hills YMCA building, as stated in The Press, was moved down;y_ r Tf: 1 .if- *• ' v ~-V - iy - ■. '■'rfc •. A r.-: .--'r -Cheviot avenue after use as a church was no longer neces sarv It was a large operation for those days Manila ropes and large wooden pulley blocks were employed as block and tackle Teams of horses pulled the ropes Wooden posts were set into holes dug into the street to form anchors The long linesof sweet gum trees border ng the sidewalks had been planted by Mrs, Maud Gamble, wife oilames N Gamble as a civicimprovement gesture They were not yet sufficiently tall to interfere with the block and. tackle pulling operations“The tennis courts, were unique They were formed from deep red brick dust taken from the ground level in the kilns at the Westwood brick yard My father had this residual brick dust dug up from the sites of the kilns for a number of years after the yard ceasea operation.Tberer-'ffiiliIy -/kwhf; m ’-other:courts like them in the world.“The Gamble Tally Ho', was an attraction about the turn of the century. It was a four to six horse coach of large size. It was painted and decorated for show purposes The interior would hold about 12 to 14 peo-Attendservicestdis weekftWKL.COM* WACOM621-8027the etu iter of Gteiiway avenue and Park Crest drive, the Western Woods office will be thefirm’s t wenty second brancli.Western Wood# will offer fullsert i r bsu-.kmg. mo'checking, - s*f*dteposit.round the clock dcpoidbry ■ and dme in Banking,. 1‘xtetided customer bankiui blt;ur* .providing banking service until 5 pm. Monday through Thursday, and until 6 pun. on- Fridays, wdJ be.another- -.convenience offeredThe new office will have parkingfacilities for more than 80 cars The Colonial styled office willfeature 3,3tk square feet'of interior banking space decorated to harmonize with meticulously''cSosin- -TSiditiii tilbuilt of handcrafted bricks.brought from the area where many colonial buddings of the United States are being restored. the Western Woods office will be easily identified by its 18 foot high cupola, topped by a 9-teot high weather vaneA widow*'-, walk, the iron fenc ing around the base of the cupola. is also a distinctive' feature of the new office This archifecfuraj- - feature was . originated in Colonial sea-coast towns and has been carried inland over the centuries. A Port Cochere, which resembles a large wooden awn mg and was used by our forefathers to shieldtopie. and the roof about, six eight There was a large driver's sect high above the ground. In true Old England fashion loud trumpets were sounded-//’ . i 1 .-4 • * •/ *' * .*.■ ■' iv- */ sv*. ‘* ' : •# • *«.' *v.G ‘ C •- ' t' *from the roof. ';J|p:JlThe Cincinnati Traction Company had a number of travel party cars, highly decorated anddesigned with ornate bronzehandles, seat ends, screens, etc. There were special lights andusually some musicThe Westwood Railroad, when it was reduced to freight- service. was no mere dinky line Ttie locomotive was a heavy duty engire. with as much weight and traction horse pow er as the large freight locomotives operated by big railroads The middle two of the four pair of drive wheels had flat tires with no flanges. The flat treads of exrta width moved sideways on the rails-, at curves but couldnotbeindrop dowj*.e -g.ui.4ed$w*aoff .......w heels just forward and m backwhich did have flanges This reduced binding of flanged wheels on curves.. ’ 1 H:i§it“The railroad served a lumber yard and Herancourt s Brew ery east of the Adler Hosierybuilding, now razed To Wgst-wood it hauled lumber, sandand gravel, coal, hay and sacked feed, cement, and other products Average business was six to eight loaded cars up the hillper day.“The brick yard employed about 40 men It operated from early April into October each year Method was known as softmud Clay was ground between huge rollers, then mixed by-power in a pugmill consistingof horizontal shaft and heavy stubby blades A vertical tower with similar shaft and bladesforced the mud down through a die having .six openings shaped as brick, and into thesix spaces in wooden molds.“The molded brick were dumped onto wooden pallets and trucked by hand to long rows of racks, one side of each of the 50 sections holding ten pallets one above the other When sun dried, the brick were packed into kilns holding about240.000 and fired. For the machine-operated part of the plant15.000 brick was considered a. day’s work and the crew stopped work when that quantity was made. Sun dried brick be mg soft mud when moulded would freeze tn winter so the plant had to be shut down during cold weatherTo show off I once turned80.000 brick as they rested on the wooden pallets m a day of about nine and a half hours.Turning was done when the brick were about half dry. It was unaided hand work Turning consisted of changing each brick from a flat position to a vide resting position. Needlessto sav. I used both hands-it. *;.v-;■ -s.Wtffrapo—d Western Woods OfWco Of Fleet National tooktheir guests from the elements upon alighting from a carriageat the door, will house the drivein window en the northern sideof the new officeShutters and door frames, aswell as the base of the cupolaand the Port Cochere, will be ofwood that has been aged to simulate the wood on buildings over 200 years old To add in terest and decorative effect to the southern wall, a 28-foot tall chimney, which is an exact rep lira of colonial chimneys will be builtThe interior of the Western Woods office will combine the colors of Colonial green and tan A warm, homey atmosphere in the office will be generated by lighting and furniture,- as well as by carpeting in the farm »Iy banking center and pegged wooden piank floors throughout the main hanking area Two brass chandeliers, fi feet in diameter, will illuminate, as well as decorate the office that is planned to more closely resemble a home than a bankSec GENERAL ELECTRICSJET ENGINE PRODUCT DISPLAYWESTERN HULS PLAZAFRIDAY. JAN14r5to 9 p.mSATURDAY, JAN. 15, 9 to 5fWhile you're visiting our mobile unit, webe glad to discuss the more than 1000-wiltrobopportunities available a* GE cvENDALEr i iOne drive-in bank will be ready for use upon completion of the bank, and facilities for another will have been installed. The utmost in convenience and safety has been devised to facilitate cuatdmers'» entrance and exit to the bank- —....FLIGHT PROPULSION DIVISIONGENERALELECTRICEVENDAlE PLANTIN COMP LI A .N CE 81TH SECTION 323.08 REVISED C ODfNOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OFRATES OF TAX/In pursuanee of Law, I, Robert E. Jacobs. Treasurer of H'amil ton County, Ohio, do hereby ctvisaid county for tax year 1965 is as follows; For County Purposes. General Fund 2.26 mills, BorFOR LOCAL TAX PURPOSESTOWNSHIPSSCHOOL DISTRICTSCORPORATIONSni•7tnmmtpmm*SCHOOlrmnmCORPORA'newPURPOSESMi ■ i ■- r«—'S3miII !itmm.m?e»so-Islt;■yrt-v-£%w.—Imfterltr Tp Rnrtitftty Ci C nti S OIntent* Tr C'Rlu $.0.rcft»t «f tn s.B.mi U m (i ftSri^ftc.« Hitf Tp- /Co. 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