Sweet Autumn…and Butch Loves November, Too!
I would imagine that everyone has their favorite season of the year.
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Are There Any Jimmy Stewarts Around Today?
Recently I read a book titled “Hank and Jim,” which told of the lifelong friendship between actors Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart.
Read MoreTeddy Bear of Bumpkin Hollow
When I was born in 1948, my Grandma Dale gave my parents a children’s book that had been published that year.
Read MoreTalk … Smoke … Pray … Cross Your Fingers
If police officers are on the job long enough, they are going to be called to a situation where a person is threatening to commit suicide.
Read MoreSmall Town Main Street: What Happened?
If you grew up in a small town back in the 1940s, 50s, or 60s, you had everything you could want right there in town.
Read MoreA Hawk, a Train, and Two Drunk Women
By John ‘Butch’ Dale Guest Columnist If I wrote a book about the strange incidents that I encountered as a police officer here in Montgomery County, many people would not believe me. But as Joe Friday, from Dragnet TV fame, used to say …”The stories you are about … Read More
Boy, That Sure Was Dumb!
Have you ever done anything really stupid?
Read MoreMake Some Popcorn … Ed Sullivan’s On!!!
If you were around in the 1950s and 60s, you may have heard a family member shout that on a Sunday evening.
Read MoreButch Recalls Those Crazy Fads from the Good Ol’ Days
When I go shopping or dine out, I am always amazed at the number of people nowadays who have tattoos … both men and women.
Read MoreSHHHHH! Butch Needs Peace and Quiet!
Have you ever pulled up to an intersection and the car next to you has their sound system on full blast, with the volume cranked up to the point where your windows vibrate?
Read MoreButch Remembers the Toys from the 50s
My Dad told me one time that as a child growing up in the 1920s and 30s his parents just didn’t have any extra money to buy him and his five brothers and sisters any toys.
Read MoreHappy Trails to You !!!
“Post cereals presents The Roy Rogers Show, with Roy Rogers, king of the cowboys, Trigger, his golden palomino, and Dale Evans, queen of the west…with Pat Brady, their comical sidekick, and Roy’s wonder dog, Bullet.”
Read MoreButch Remembers Harry’s Typing Class
Yes, I admit it. I still use a typewriter here at the library.
Read MoreCranking Out The Homemade Ice Cream !!!
Like most of the farmers in the community, Dad often took a break in the afternoon and headed to town to have a bottle of Nehi pop, buy a pack of Chesterfields, and loaf with his buddies.
Read MoreThe Life of a Breakfast Cereal Nut Case !!
Yes, I admit it.
Read MoreStaying Cool in the Good Ol’ Days
Well, folks, summer has arrived.
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