Local Notes From Romulus and Surrounding Areas
The Street Where You Live reports received in Romulus. Cyrus P. Lee and his mother Anna Lee of Buffalo arrived for the summer and fall. Mrs Frank VanVleet sold her Ford touring car to J M Feverbach. Charles H Hausner wed Anna May Emmons on May 4 1915 at the Reformed Church Parsonage. Mr Detro arrived to assume duties as Lehigh Valley agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romulus
Cyrus P. Lee
Anna Lee
Buffalo
Frank VanVleet
J.M. Feverbach
Reformed Church Parsonage
E.B. van Arsdale
Charles H. Hausner
Anna May Emmons
Covert
Detro
Lehigh Valley
Creek Chief Offers 2000 Warriors for Mexico War
Reading from Ovid 1846 reports the Creek Chief traveled to Washington to extend tribal support in the Mexican conflict offering 2,000 warriors to President. The excerpt also notes local notices from 1856 to 1960s, including community events, marriages, and town schedules.
Holtons Pharmacy to Discontinue Daily News Sale
Holtons Pharmacy in Trumansburg will stop selling daily newspapers as of May 30 due to ongoing losses of 100 cents to 150 cents per day. The move ends a long community service intended for early risers before store hours, with profits never being significant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trumansburg
Holton’s
Stewart
Stewart & Huff
IT HAPPENED S YEARS AGO FROM TRUMANSBURG
A compact, era hopping glimpse from Trumansburg notes multiple local trades and social life. It mentions Ayers and Halsey's lapdusters, 1874s quiet towns, A Murphy Co boots gloves flour and feed, J R Pratt Co country store, a Baptist church, blacksmith wagon shop and saw mill, and nearby stone quarries. The piece also highlights fashion items from Stone & Biggs and 1906 weather sparked catarrhal trouble, plus 1914 Kellogg product promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayers
Halsey
Covert
Baptist
A. Murphy & Co
J.R. Pratt & Co
Seneca County
Trumansburg
Stone & Biggs
Interlaken notes and college appointments from 1961
Wanda Ward reports Maurice Patterson declines a science grant due to a promotion to Principal. Robert H. Johnson named member of Ithaca College Physical Educators Club. William Peabody Jr. cast as Frederic in Gilbert and Sullivan. Miss Joyce Daily engages Joseph A. Meskill. American Legion Home to host Flight of the 9274 Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron. War Dept approves a million dollar fed project for a munitions plant dump and airport in Seneca County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Patterson
Robert H. Johnson
Ithaca College
William Peabody, Jr
Hobart College
Frederic
Gilbert & Sullivan
American Legion
9274
Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron
Seneca County
War Dept
Washington
Interlaken Community Events and Meetings
Interlaken hosts historical runs and opens RA.M events. A Village Board meeting and School Board session are planned for Friday June 10 alongside a Bernice Rebekah Lodge gathering and Interlaken Firemen Carnival activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
O.E.S
R.A.M
K. Kings Daughters
Grange
Farmerville Lodge Legion Auxiliary
Bernice Rebekah
K. Kings Daughters Interlaken Firemens
Interlaken Firemens
Bernice Rebekah Lodge
Webster Park hosts state campvention draws flood of campers
The Webster Park site filled as the NCHA state campvention attracted about six thousand campers. Attendees endured holes in the ground, cool to cold weather, and lively programs from Friday through Monday, with outings, a teen dance, and camp equipment displays. The author notes crowded grounds, hardy campers, and plans for next year’s gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid
Webster Park
NCHA
Webster
Vention Ground
No one knows what he can do until he tries
A concise line urges belief in action and self discovery through effort, suggesting that potential remains hidden until someone makes an earnest attempt. It emphasizes initiative and personal exploration without specifying a context or person.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phyllis Griffith
Mexico
D.W. Blanchard
Seneca County Teachers Assoc
Ovid Academy
N.W. Jones
Cooley’s Landing
John Turk
George H. MacNish
St. Pauls Episcopal Church
Waterloo
George Slaght
Shortsville
Roland Barnes
Cornell
Mary Crobaugh
New York
Halsey Campbell
Romulus Presbyterian Church
Allen Pomeroy
Coopertown
Lehman
State Institution
Ovid School
the Lakes Theater
Harvey T. English
Hancock
Elizabeth Kinne
Charles Furst
Tompkins Cove
Rebecca Howard
Ithaca
Mercury
Memorial
Wiswell House
Ann St
Alice Conover
Rotary
Gregory’s
Schuyler County Foster Club
Olive Branch Grange
Trumansburg Lodge
Searsburg H.D.A
Rainbow Girls
Masonic Temple
Aili Uitti
Elsie Ahlson
Mabel Reynolds
Central School
Board of Education
Am. Legion Home
Gregorys
Rebekahs
P.m
Jacksonville Community Assoc
Federated Chapel
Canada
Les
Gertrude Carman
Interlaken
Wanda Ward
Pipral
Wanda Waid
Byl-T Publishing Corp
Burnsc
Wam
Prentice
Bitin
Atte
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