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Utley the portals of success and thoroughness and diligence have characterized all of his work. His professional standing is of the highest and through his labors he has contributed in substantial measure to the development and improvement of
Detroit, being recognized as a most progressive and public-spirited citizen, whose influence is at all times on the side of advancement and improvement."
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267:. By 1931, the hotel's debt burden had become a problem, and Utley made a substantial investment in the hotel. Following Utley's investment, the hotel's business dropped off, as Prohibition was repealed in the United States and gambling was outlawed in Mexico. Utley became the hotel's principal owner in the 1930s, and the hotel was closed in 1938.
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included a profile of Utley, noting: "Jerome A. Utley, a contracting engineer of
Detroit who has executed many important contracts, has had broad experience in this line of work and his standing in engineering circles of the city is an enviable one. ... Industry is the key which has unlocked for Mr.
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Census record for Stuart W. Utley (manufacturer steel work), Jeroma A. Utley (engineer, city engineer), and
Beatrice M. Utley. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census . Census Place: Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T624_679; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0014; Image: 941; FHL
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Draft
Registration Card completed by Jerome Adams Utley dated September 12, 1918. Residence 146 Forest Avenue. Office 718 Penobscott Building. Date of birth January 7, 1881. Ancestry.com. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 . Registration Location: Wayne County, Michigan; Roll:
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Census record for Jerome A. Utley (contractor, mechanical engineering) and
Beatrice M. Utley at 1455 Burlingame Avenue, Detroit. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census . Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: 1037; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 1079; Image:
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team from 1900 to 1903. After receiving his degree in 1903, Utley returned to
Michigan as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines baseball team in 1904. The Wolverines had a 10–5 record in Utley's only season as the head coach.
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to play for the
Calumet baseball team and work as an engineer in one of the area's mines. In 1905, he was the manager of the Hancock Infants of the Copper Country Soo League. In 1906, he played minor league baseball for the
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team in the early 1900s. He also briefly coached and played minor league baseball from 1905 to 1906. After retiring from baseball, Utley had a successful career as a contracting engineer on building projects in
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599:"Soldier hurler is massacred: Van Sickle, Twenty-sixth Infantry's Pride, is Prey to D. A. C. Boys. DELRAY ATHLETICS GIVE BAD FIELDING EXHIBIT Lathers and Lerchen Lead the Clubbers--Utley Allows but Three Hits"
577:"D. A. C. Hammers rival pitchers: Cleveland Athletic Club Proves Easy Mark for Delta Sluggers; Three slabmen given enthusiastic reception; Forest City People Are Unable to Make Much Headway Against Utley"
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Utley also formed a brief partnership with
Dempsey to promote boxing matches. Dempsey and Utley were the promoters of the June 1933 heavyweight championship match between
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Census records indicate he was unmarried and living in
Detroit with his brother Stuart and sister Beatrice in 1910 and with his sister Beatrice Utley in 1920 and 1930.
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as an engineering student. He received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering in 1903. While attending Michigan, he was a pitcher for the
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During World War II, the hotel was used as a military headquarters to guard against a Japanese attack on the United States through
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baseball team. He also returned to the mound in 1913 as a pitcher for the Euclids, a semi-pro baseball team in Detroit.
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player and coach, contracting engineer, hotelier and boxing promoter. He played and coached college baseball for the
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In his later years, Utley was best known for his role as the owner of the Hotel Playa Ensenada, later renamed the
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453:"Utley joins calumet: Has position at mines, and will also play ball; Blanks for Mt. Pleasant"
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as a boxing promoter which included promoting the 1933 heavyweight championship match between
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306:. Alumni Association of the University of Michigan. 1958. p. 344.
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Clarence Monroe Burton; William Stocking; Gordon K. Miller (1922).
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In 1907, Utley was hired as the baseball coach at Detroit College.
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Utley was a member of the First Congregational Church, a
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325:The City of Detroit, Michigan, 1701–1922, Volume 3
105:, Mexico. He also briefly had a partnership with
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751:Maria Eugenia Bonifaz De Novelo (Spring 1983).
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844:Westbrook Pegler (June 8, 1933).
825:Samuel B. Cohen (June 12, 1933).
431:. Acadia Publishing. p. 35.
753:"The Hotel Riviera del Pacifico"
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643:"Utley to pitch for Dean's men"
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605:. July 28, 1909. Archived from
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303:The Michigan alumnus, Volume 65
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137:in approximately 1899.
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362:"Utley captain again"
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101:, a luxury hotel in
812:Albuquerque Journal
427:Rich Adler (2004).
131:Central High School
979:Charles F. Watkins
963:Charles F. Watkins
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261:Johnny Weissmuller
206:Penobscot Building
196:Engineering career
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82:Jerome Adams Utley
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1151:1881 births
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1123:Tracy Smith
1117:(2013–2022)
1115:Erik Bakich
1109:(2003–2012)
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1085:(1990–1995)
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32:Utley, 1903
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1051:Ray Fisher
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265:Myrna Loy
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