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Butch Relates Childhood Memories of Marta Jeffries

   Marta Cox Jeffries was the daughter of Cecil and Mabel Cox, who owned the...

Butch Remembers Local Businessmen . . . Final Chapter

   My hometown had several thriving businesses on Main street when I was a youngster....

Butch Remembers Local Businessmen…Part IV

  In the last three columns I have told of the business men and women...

Butch Remembers Local Businessmen . . . Part III

   As I stated in my last two columns, there were several Mom and Pop...

Butch Remembers Local Businessmen…Part II

  In my last column I told about a few of the business owners on...

Butch Has Fond Memories of Local Businessmen

    A few years ago, I listed all of the local "Mom and Pop" businesses...

Butch Travels Back in Time to Fall of 1965

   It's hard to believe, but, yes, it's true...I started my senior year at good...

Butch Remembers Red Skelton Show

   Are there any funny comedians around today? Ok, let me restate that...Are there any...

Butch Visits 1958 Indiana State Fair

   During all of the years that I spent at home as a child, our...

Butch Remembers His Neighbors on 400 North…

   Last week I drove down County Road 400 North, southeast of Darlington...the road on...