Ruth McEvoy Collection 19 - Genesee County

Oddities (cont) An Oakfield woman chases two would-be hold-up men from her lawn with a
broom. Gets shot, but not robbed. 10-1-1974
Story of a cow in the Creek - began earlier. 6-25-1975
Comments by Holvey on the cow affair. 6-26-1975
List of silly phrases like "Old baldies never die, they just flip their lid'' - Winegar
column. 7-30-1975
After some weeks of publicity and gift of magazines from a publisher inmates at
the County Jail get copies of Playboy magazine, plus the centerfold. 3-26-1976
Opossum first in the Mall - leaves footprints in cement of the pool. 7-9-1976
A woman on Vernon Avenue watches her neighbor clear his drive, throwing the
snow on her driveway, calls the police and then takes a shovel and starts
throwing it back. Police say resolution beyond them - if the disputants can't
settle it they have to get lawyers. 12-26-1978
Winegar remembers Neal Smock - how he once pulled in a noisy wedding
procession. 1-17-1979
Greg Phillips suns himself in a deck chair and bathing suit in 30° temperature
to shame his boss at the Vinyl Jungle for not letting him go to Florida. 12-17-1981
Attica upset by Indian haircut - picture. 2-18-1983
Winegar tells the story of the great mule chase - repeated from the original,
April 28, 1981. 7-26-1999
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Rope walker walks a rope over Main Street from the roof of St. James to the roof
of the Hooper House. 8-17-1883
Ad: M. S. Hayes says he has disposed of his vicious horse and is ready to take
orders as usual if left at N. W. Stiles drug store. 11-14-1883
The Art Gallery on Jackson is the only place that serves up blind robins for lunch.
If you've never tried them come in. Phil Peters. 5-3-1884
Young man flipping a silver dollar lost it into a spittoon. Offered to sell it for 50¢
rather than fish it out. The buyer found the dollar was lead. 4-22-1885
During the first week or so Special Delivery Service business was brisk. Only
one letter delivered in December, at midnight, to Batavia editor scaring him
almost sick. 1-8-1886
Oddo, Samuel Hearing for, who hit Luplow in a riot Sunday June 29. 7-7-1921
Odd's-N-Ends To replace Ryans. Factory bargains store.
Moving to the corner Mall store built by Wendy's for permission to build in the
7-27-1984
Mall area. no date
Opening a second store in the former Tops Store. 10-6-1992
Closing its Mall shop, consolidating in the Tops Plaza store. 2-22-1993
Odell, A. J. Of Syracuse, the new owner of J. Burt Jones Market, 5 Jackson Street. 9-1-1914
New fixtures at Odell Market - owned by J. E. Smith Butcher's Supply Co. of Buffalo. 2-7-1916
Odell's Market, 5 Jackson Street, sold to George C. Hollister of Rochester. 5-13-1918
Miss Emily Hollister to do business at Odell's, 5 Jackson Street. 9-13-1918
Odell Co. provision store closed for reorganization, 5 Jackson Street. 11-18-1918
Odell, Dr. Essie A. Chiropractor, 14 Main Street. 1-29-1919
Mentioned. 3-1-1920
Oderkirk, Cassandra Obit - 64. 7-9-1962
Oderkirk, John Obit. 9-3-1936
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