Butch’s Column
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Butch Asks If You Remember Your Local Grocer
(Photo courtesy of Butch Dale)Kell’s Grocery in Darlington, c. 1940. Seated on a stool behind...
Butch Explains How to Apply for a Job in 47 Easy Steps
Since ol' Joe is still figuring out how to deal with the inflation caused by...(pick...
Butch Goes Hunting
(Photo courtesy of Butch Dale) Young gun-slingin' Butch When I was 6 years old, I...
Butch Loves Old Houses the Best
(Photo courtesy of Butch Dale)The author, John ‘Butch’ Dale ready for action in 1952 at...
Butch Says Many Memories are Here at the Library
(Photos courtesy of Butch Dale)Fourth grade teacher Ms. Audrey Cox (left) and the old eraser...
Butch Got Married in 1966 When Living Was Still Cheap!
With prices the way they are right now, I often think back to 1966...the year...
Butch Says, “Oh, No…It’s Heart Attack Time”
(Photo courtesy of Butch Dale) Now, now, now...before you jump to conclusions...No, it wasn't me,...
Butch Married Into a Family ‘Crazy’ for Horses and Pigs
(Photo courtesy of Butch Dale(Butch’s wife Connie Clark Dale When I was growing up, we...