TALES OF OLD ELMA — FURTHER READING & BACKGROUND
"THE GREATEST BULL IN THE WORLD" was in Elma
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The Greatest Bull in the World.
ELMA'S FIRST INVENTOR:
THOMAS HANVEY, MASTER COOPER
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SUE HOWE BLAZAK: ELMA'S BETSY ROSS
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THE KETCHUM MOWER, THE WORLD'S FIRST, BEST MOWER AND ITS ELMA CONNECTION
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THE MANY VILLAGES & HAMLETS OF ELMA
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GOD'S SPRING WATER BETHESDA MISSION
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THE RAILROAD HELPED ELMA PROSPER AND OFFERED A BIT OF MAGIC
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DANIEL MCPHERSON: INVENTOR OF A GRAIN BINDER AND BURIED IN ELMA CEMETERY
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THE TRIAL OF CARL MANKE FOR THE HEINOUS KILLING OF JOHN ATLOFF
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1878 Murder of John Atloff by Carl Manke
FRAN STRIKER, THE CREATOR OF THE LONE RANGER DIED IN AN ELMA CAR CRASH ON 9/4/1962
THE 1908 NY TO PARIS THOMAS FLYER RACE CAR WAS IN ELMA FOR 25 YEARS
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