Oswego Public Entertainment Flourished Across Two Eras
Oswego grew from lectures and circuses to formal drama with the 1875 opening of the Academy of Music. The town hosted notable figures like General Tom Thumb and Jenny Lind, while earlier venues included Doolittle Hall and Music Hall, with stock companies and spiritualist lectures shaping a vibrant stage culture.
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Norbert Ellerin
Oswego
Academy of Music
Tom Thumb
Academy Hall
Palladium
Europe
Jenny Lind
P. T. Barnum
Barnum
Jenny
The
Bay State
Ledyard
Syracuse
Doolittle Hall
Oswego Entertainment
Richardson Theater
Fort Sumter
Timbuctoo
Il Trovatore
Music Hall
Henry Ward Beecher
Wendell Phillips
S. Ormsby
H. W. Seeber
D. L. & W. Railroad
Oswego & Syracuse R. R
Times
Sylvester Doolittle
County 4-H Honors Two Young Men
Elwin Clemens of Hastings and Leonard Cutuli of Maple View chosen as June Members of the Month by Oswego County 4-H. Clemens, a five-year member of Little France Herdsmen, shows in Garden, Field Crops and Dairy and has county and state fair experience plus club leadership. Cutuli, nine-year member of Maple View Champions and leader, excels in Health and Safety and won state fire prevention contests. plans to study Business Admin at Onondaga Community College.
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Central Square Central School
Leonard Cutuli
Charles Cutuli
Maple View
Maple View Champions
Fire Relief Association of
New York State
Leonard
Onondaga County Community College
Guild to Meet Pulaski
The St Marys Guild of St James Episcopal church meets at Mrs William Claridge home on Thursday June 4 at 8 30 p m Members urged to attend as officers will be elected and a discussion on the parish house project will be held
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Pulaski
St. Mary's Guild
St. James’ Episcopal Church
William Claridge
Wheat program lets farmers sell to anyone for best price
Under the 1964 wheat program farmers may sell their wheat to any buyer at any price, with certificates valued at 70 cents per bushel for domestic use and 25 cents for export. Certificates, plus diversion payments, support income. loans on harvest depend on allotment and national averages.
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Harry L. Nicholson
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
New York State
Nicholson
Hit and Run Driver Sought After Route 57 Crash
State police seek early arrest in a hit and run on Route 57 a quarter mile south of Owen Road Volney town. Louis H Devoe 51 Fulton RD 5 was southbound when a northbound station wagon crossed the center line struck his left rear and fled. No injuries. Weather rain. Evidence left at scene. Contact Devoe or state police.
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Owen Road
Volney
Howard D. Slade
Minetto
Louis H. Devoe
Fulton RD
Devoe
Exhibition Baseball Detroit A 10 St. Louis N
In a spring exhibition game Detroit A defeated St. Louis N with a ten run showing. The contest featured standout hits from Detroit players and overall strong hitting across the lineup.
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Detroit
St. Louis
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Central City Business Institute
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Mexico Academy
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Syracuse University
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E. Utka St
Homeowners Policy
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Insurance Service
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Oswego, N. Y
Minetto, N. Y
Alroll, Inc
New York
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