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Sun Drug Store
2007-11-12 18:53:00
Highly frequented downtown drug store. We did Run to Sun . . .
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Msgr. Wm. J. Spiegel ~ A Good Shepherd
2007-11-07 15:51:00
Msgr. William J. Spiegel Pastor St. Paul's Church [1944-1964], builder of St. Paul's School, friend and helper for many.
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BHS Football 2007 ~ 0 Wins ~ 9 Losses
2007-10-30 13:46:00
Sophomore Cole Harvey was 8 - 15 for 102 yards and 2 TDs BHS 0 [L] ? Kiski 31 BHS 7 [L] ? Norwin 35 BHS 17 [L] - Fox Chapel 19 BHS 13 [L] - Bethel Park BHS 14 [L] - Erie 28 BHS 14 [L] - Shaler 35 BHS 0 [L] - North Hills 20 BHS 0 [L] - North Allegheny 34 BHS 13 [L] - Seneca Valley 27 Better next year. . .
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Downtown Clock
2007-10-23 15:19:00
New clock, new location.June 2007
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Bill Saul ~ Football Great
2007-10-17 11:30:00
+ September 16, 2006 Bill was a '58 graduate of BHS. At Penn State he played basketball and football. In the NFL he played for the Baltimore Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers, then one year for the New Orleans Saints and one year for the Detroit Lions. Bill was inducted into the Butler Sports Hall of Fame in 1968. We all looked up to Bill . . .
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Ed Vargo ~ Major League Umpire
2007-10-07 21:42:00
Ed Vargo of Butler, National League umpire from 1960-1983, is the only Major League umpire to call one no hitter and one perfect game for the same pitcher. Vargo was behind home plate for Sandy Koufax's no hitter on June 4, 1964 and his perfect game on September 9, 1965.

Burger Hut
2007-09-28 19:01:00
Still going strong!
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Hutchinson's Dry Cleaning
2007-09-20 10:37:00
During W.W. II Hutch inson 's Dry Cleaner used horse and buggy to deliver their excellent products to our doorsteps.
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Robert McClung, Writer of Books
2007-09-10 15:18:00
? June, 2006Robe rt M. McClung was born in Butler, he was a graduate of Butler High School. His first book, "Wings in the Woods," a fictionalized version of his summers on this grandfather's farm, was published in 1948. He received a master's degree at Cornell University and began his dream job by working at the Bronx Zoo in New York. In 1955, he left the zoo, where he was curator of mammals and birds, to devote to his writing. In 1958, he moved to Washington, D.C., as a natural history writer and editor for the National Geographic. In 1962, he moved to Amherst to devote his time to the writing of his own books. He published 66 books, including "Green Darner," "The Story of a Dragonfly;" and "Bufo, the Story of a Toad."
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Inseeing ~ Some Strange Photos of Butler
2007-09-07 12:28:00
On a recent visit home I walked around and made these rather strange photos. Greetings to fellow Butler ites,Charles
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Butler High School Band
2007-09-05 17:32:00
BHS Marching Band . Date uncertain. Main Street was bricked.
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Harvey Trader ~ Butler's Music Store
2007-08-26 11:26:00
As it was back in the 40s and 50s. Located on East North Street. A delightful store.
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Beautiful Butler Home
2007-08-24 22:08:00
Thompson Residence ~ Belmont Road
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Butler Public Library ~ Old and New
2007-07-26 12:13:00
Changes on McKean Street
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Butler Cub Scout
2007-07-20 12:09:00
Signed by the Cubmaster: Paul F. Dugan
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Our Town Landmark
2007-06-26 18:12:00
Our forefathers conceived of this. We take pride in it.
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East Jefferson Street
2007-06-13 12:05:00
This was once a highly frequented Butler establishment.
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Hill United Presbyterian Church
2007-05-17 22:26:00
A venerable structure at the corner of E. Brady and Second Streets.
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Institute Hill School
2007-05-04 17:39:00
Built 1901 at the corner of Eau Claire and First Streets. Today it is a professional medical building.
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Our Old Main Street Viaduct ~ Gone
2007-05-01 10:34:00
We fancied the straight thrust of Main Street from the northern hill to the southern, right through the center of town.
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Main Street Clock
2007-04-14 18:33:00
... It was in our very centerin those dayswhen uptown was whereall our paths crossed.From: The Butler Pennsylvania Poems
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Goodbye Army-Navy Store
2007-04-11 17:57:00
On Jefferson Street, one block down from Main Street. [Photo thanks Tom Menchyk]
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Remembering Butler's Streets
2007-04-07 12:14:00
[Click on the map to enlarge it.]
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Bill Morgan's First Diner
2007-03-30 11:08:00
The the corner of Jefferson and Washington Streets.
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Institute Hill Mustangs ~ 1950
2007-03-24 15:45:00
The Must ang s won the championship in 1950 defeating the Penn Street Cardinals.Ed Eicholtz, Wayne Anthony, Nick Newcaster, Dan Murphy, Dick Smith, Diantonio, Dom Monteleone, Mike Newcaster, Ken Mills, Dan Coyle, Lanny Pride, Jack Lokhaiser, Bill Saul, Dale Stetzer, Dick Haron, Charles Leitem, Ray Natili, John Houston and Coach Ed Pickett. [Photo thanks to Michael Newcaster]
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McConnell's Mill
2007-03-15 12:00:00
A local beauty spot near Butler on the Slippery Rock Creek.
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Butler Area Senior High School
2007-03-07 05:09:05
The new High School was built in the early 1960s. This area was known as Fairground Hill.
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Cherrie Ann Mahan
2007-02-24 17:02:02
February 22, 1985After 22 years, she is still gone, but not forgotten, as her family and friends still pray for her safe return.Today marks the 22nd anniversary of the disappearance of 8-year-old Cher rie Ann Mahan. The dark-haired and wide-eyed third-grade student at Winfield Elementary School was dropped off from her school bus along Cornplanter Road in Winfield Township shortly after 4 o'clock that afternoon. Cherrie never made the 50 feet from her bus stop to her front door, and today, State Police at Butler are still collecting leads that will hopefully bring her home safely someday.

Deshon VA Hospital
2007-02-23 17:02:01
During W.W.II soldiers who had suffered hearing loss were treated here. Butler is proud of its service to the military.
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Stoughton's Beach ~ We Loved It
2007-02-20 17:01:01
One of the best treats we had as kids was when we'd pack into the car and head up Route 8 to Stoughton's Beach . Click: More pictures!
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