Keeping up with past and present happenings in a remarkable small town.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Sunday, March 03, 2013
Colonel Ike Scanlon ~
Photo and Question
Thanks: Bill May
Greetings Charles: Thanks: Bill May
I wonder if you could place the attached picture of Colonel Ike Scanlon (real name was Michael Scanlon) on your blog. He was a train announcer for the B & O Railroad, but most people would remember him as selling newspapers at the corner of Main and Jefferson by the Hot Dog Shop. He left Butler in 1936 to move with his wife to Baldwin, Kansas. He was quite the well-known celebrity in Butler and even had his own orchestra "The Star Orchestra". He ran the miniature railroad at Alameda Park and was the first to sell souvenirs at the amusement park.
-- Bill May
Friday, February 22, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Saturday, January 26, 2013
James Bashline ~ BHS '36
† 2008
Jimmy Bashline was Butler's sign painter for many years. He also created a superb model circus.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Patrick BHS '44 and Charles BHS '42 McCarren ~
† 11 February 2013
Photos: Butler Eagle
They kept our Butler ladies in style. We would go into the store on Main Street not only to buy clothes but to spend a few moments talking to these loved and respected personalities.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Friday, January 04, 2013
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