Bakers in the Newspaper

Smethport March 7, 1929

AUCTION SALE
Friday, March 15, at the residence of Mrs. Otto Baker, 706 Green street, west of Court House, Smethport. The following articles: Kitchen Cabinet, Kitchen Table, 6 Dining Chairs, 1
Large Rocker, 1 Leather Lounge, 1 Parlor Table, 3 Gas Stoves, 1 Smoking Stand, 1 Parlor Clock, 3 Pictures, 1 Rayo Lamp, 2 Simmons Beds Complete, 1 Congoleum Rug 9x12, A lot of
Linoleum, 10 Window Screens, 2 Screen Doors, A quantity of dishes, fruit jars and a lot of other articles too numerous to mention. This is a good lot of furniture and you will be pleased with it Sale at 2:00 o'clock
—MRS. OTTO BAKER, Owner
spend the week-end. . E. W. JONES, Licensed Auctioneer

March 21, 1929

Last Friday Mr. Jones conducted a successful auction of household goods for Mrs. Otto Baker
of Green street.

March 21, 1929

—Mrs. Otto Baker and family, who have resided on Green street, this borough, for several years past, left this week for southern Indiana where they will join Mr. Baker, who is employed there by B. B. Stroud in a gasoline plant. Mr. Stroud formerly operated the Coleville gasoline factory, abandoned a year or so ago, and later was one of the executives of the large refinery at nearby Farmers Valley. He is making a pronounced success of his new venture in Indiana.

Feb 14, 1929

AXEL VANBLAD BUYS MENCER
RESIDENCE—BIG AUCTION SALE
In addition to the Mencer estate goods, Mr. Jones offered for sale a quantity of household effects
for Mrs. Otto Baker of Green street all of which were disposed of.

March 5, 1927

Otto Baker of Smethport requiring tho attention of a physician. The others were only slightly Injured.
The tank car in which the explosion occurred stood at the rear of the refinery.
Coroner H. Clay Heffner was notified and Immediately made an Investigation.

March 13, 1929

Edward Baker of Hammond. Ind., is the guest of his mother, Mrs. Otto Baker.

April 2, 1931

Similar stories about the circling of the plane were told by Edward Baker and his brother Arthur, who were first to reach the wreckage


Heard Two Reports
" I was in the corral on dad's farm," Edward Baker said. "I heard the plane but couldn't see it."
He testified he noticed nothing out of the ordinary at first, but that the engines were "sputtering" when the plane circled back.
'There seemed to be two reports. It might have been backfiring. Then we heard a sound' which may have been the crash."
Baker believed the clouds were not more than 100 feet above the ground.
The youth said he detected the odor of gasoline when he reached the
wreckage but there was no evidence
of an explosion or fire.


April 23, 1930
Mr. a n d Mrs, J . Alfred Johnson spent Easter with their daughter, Mrs. Edward Baker and family in Hammond,

March 13, 1929
Miss Lorena Baker left Saturday for Hammond, Ind., where she will reside in Indiana.