Ruth McEvoy Collection 24 - Genesee County

RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION 77
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Smith, Louis To close his retail store in a week - has run it for 6 years (6 years ago today.) 4-6-1901
Smith, Louis E. (cont) S. W. Smith, brother of L. E., buys the retail store on Main Street today. 4-13-1901
S. W. Smith Shoes open today. 4-15-1901
Smith factory doubling shoe sales in a few months. 7-6-1901
An addition to the factory triples capacity. 9-16-1901
Buys the factory of Mrs. L. E. Smith.
Smith takes as a partner Harry P. Watkins of Rochester. Now Smith & Watkins
Shoe Manufacturing Co. To move manufacturing to the 2nd and 3rd floor of
9-26-1901
the Gilmore Building on Exchange Place. Will have 7,000 sq. ft. of space. 5-9-1902
J. Edward Gubb buys Smith retail shoe store - 87 Main Street. 5-16-1902
Smith & Watkins starting a stock company. 1-20-1903
Smith & Watkin is in financial difficulty - trying to find a receiver. 2-2-1903
Smith buys out Watkin. 2-13-1903
The Board of Trade may help Smith.
Place called The Pike q. v.
3-31-1903
Shoe repair at 35 Jackson - Ad. 6-9-1905
Pike Shoe House closed due to smoke and water damage. 6-6-1905
Leases 31 Jackson for overflow business. 3-19-1906
Takes possession of 31 Jackson Street, formerly W. W. Buxton. 4-3-1906
Shoes stolen from Smith's store at 31 Jackson Street. 10-12-1914
Given a patent on an arch supporter - produced by Smith & Broadbrooks.
Smith and a group of Rochester men form Sur-Step Arch Support Co. of
12-19-1914
Batavia. 3-29-1917
John Glade & Son buy the Smith house and surroundings on Railroad Avenue.
Dead. Former shoe dealer - conducted a retail shoe store at 87 Main. Disposed
of it to J. E. Gubb. Son of Louis and Catherine Smith. Brother, S. W. Smith
6-20-1919
of Batavia. Sisters, S. M. Ancilla of Convent of Mercy Albion.
Picture of three employees in front of Louis E. Smith shoe store on Jackson Street -
3-18-1944
called The Pike Shoe House. 10-19-1944
Obit - Mrs. Louis E. Smith. 10-12-1960
Smith, Mrs. Louis Obit. Sons: Bradley S.; Anthony C.; Louis E.; Stanislaus W. Daughters: two
sisters of mercy. Mrs. Smith's funeral was a solemn high mass. 4-1-1912
Smith, L. E. Smith Mfg. Co. Smith wants water lines to his factory. 10-29-1896
Adds two stamping machines, two vamping machines, on buttonhole machine. 9-2-1897
To become Smith Brothers. Louis and Anthony. Business increasing. 11-10-1898
Smith Brothers shoe factory to enlarge. 5-19-1899
Smith store at 87 Main suffers water damage from stopped up sewer pipe. 7-17-1899
Five new machines installed. 11-28-1899
Smith, Louis W. Son of Louis E. Smith, marries Valida Whipple of Brockport. 7-24-1923
Personal representative for Mary Pickford - on way to Hollywood. 1-28-1929
In Buffalo in connection with the opening of Pickford's picture "Coquette."
Now in Hollywood as Production Assistant to director Frank Lloyd. Formerly
4-24-1929
worked for Mary Pickford.
Former newspaper man in Batavia, in Hollywood helped produce "If I were King."
11-18-1937
Picture. 11-16-1938
Of Hollywood, visiting here. 10-23-1939
Showed a picture he produced: "Rulers of the Sea." 10-30-1939
Smith's ''Rulers of the Sea" here Sunday. 12-6-1939
Comment on Smith's movie.
J. E. Brown on - now owns "Lou Smith Organization" - owns a hotel across
12-11-1939
from Disneyland. 1-12-1956
J. E. Brown on Lou Smith of Hollywood and information for tourists to. 6-6-1956
J. E. Brown mentions Smith who has had a visit by Scrapiron Marshall. 1-26-1957
J. E. Brown on. 5-2-1961
J. E. Brown shares visit of Smith's daughter Susan Smith to her dad's home town. 8-5-1961