A small, mysterious business was opened in that room (reference to the rear of 101 N. Main St.) by a guy from out of town not long before the Dillinger gang came to town
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A Bluffton John Dillinger story from Charles Hilty that you've never heard -
A story told to me by my father was that a small, mysterious business was opened in that room (reference to the rear of 101 N. Main St.) by a guy from out of town not long before the Dillinger gang came to town.
By Fred Steiner
It is a certainty that “The Covid-19 Era” will resonate with us as “The Great Depression” did with our parents and grandparents.
The message “never throw anything away because you never know when you might need it,” is among the what-did-your Depression era grandparents and parents teach their Baby Boomers children?
That Great Depression generation’s continual reminder that things may be great today, but, once upon a time that wasn’t the case, can only mean they experienced something that we know very little about today.
For more information about "Bluffton Anthology" click here. Dr. Howard Shelly remembers – Dr. Rodabaugh and Dr. Travis, the two general practitioners in Bluffton, were both were good to us. Dr. Rodabaugh took me under his wing and I took my internship at Memorial Hospital in Lima.
For more information about "Bluffton Anthology" click here. Rudi Steiner remembers Bluffton in the 1950s – The 1950s were dangerous times for kids growing up in Bluffton.
We grew up in homes and went to school in buildings painted with lead paint and floors covered with asbestos tiles. The air we breathed was filled with smoke from houses heated by Little Joe, Black Star, Jewel and Pocahontas lump coal.
For more information about "Bluffton Anthology" click here. Column about Don Schweingruber – How can a guy from a place called Zelienople have so many friends in a place called Bluffton?
That guy, let’s call him “The Donald” – he would have thought it funny – showed up here about the time Nixon was in the White House.
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Portion of a column on Gregg Luginbuhl - A little sports explanation. Gregg played basketball with the artistic ability that he threw pottery.
Point in fact: he had natural athletic ability. He could dribble a basketball in the middle of a crowd and escape with ball in hand. Try it. You’ll probably fail. He didn’t.
