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Butch Discovers There Are No “Used Cars!”

By: John “Butch” Dale I purchased a new 2021 Toyota SUV two years ago. It's...
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Butch Goes Back in Time to 1956….

By: John “Butch” Dale Some of you may be like me...I almost hate to listen...
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Butch Asks, “Who Are the Real Heroes?”

John “Butch” Dale Most youngsters can list people who they consider as their "heroes".... actors,...
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Butch Loves Cloudy And Rainy Days!

By: John “Butch” Dale Why do most people look forward to summer and sunny days?...
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Butch Relates Great Memories From Don Weliever

By: Butch Dale The Weliever families have been an integral part of the Darlington community...
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Butch Selects Our Next President…Guess Who?

By: John “Butch” Dale Well voters, we haven't had much luck in the past forty...
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Butch’s College Chemistry Class Was Wild!

By: John “Butch” Dale When I began my studies at Purdue in the mid-1960s, I...
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Hey Mom, It’s The Fuller Brush Man!

By: John “Butch” Dale Who was that knocking on the door in the 1950s and...
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Fun Times at the Barn!!!

By: John “Butch” Dale Like many of you Montgomery county baby boomers, I grew up...

Great School Memories From Tom Thompson

By John “Butch” Dale NOTE: In 1988 I wrote a book about the history of...