Cardinal Charlie Gill
Cardinal Charlie: Gen. Custer visited Walter Beckwith
I was going through some of Berenice Vanderburg’s columns that I cut out years ago, but didn’t put the date on this one.
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Cardinal Charlie Gill
Cardinal Charlie: Memories of educator John Ames
When I read in the paper of John Ames’ death, it brought back my memory of how I first met him.
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:14 pm
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Cardinal Charlie: Sprinkling wagon settled dusty streets
Some years ago I corresponded with Floyd Gifford, an old man down in Florida who was born in 1891 — the same year as my ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:45 pm
Cardinal Charlie Gill
Cardinal Charlie: Sprinkling wagon settled dusty streets
Some years ago I corresponded with Floyd Gifford, an old man down in Florida who was born in 1891 — the same year as my ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, June 13, 2012 10:45 pm
Opinion
Cass during World War I
Dec. 13, 1917: The nation’s capital ranks as the largest dry city in the country. June 21, 1917: The GAR hall was well-filled Wednesday evening ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Thursday, June 7, 2012 10:06 pm
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Cardinal Charlie: A look back at Cass County during World War I
Dec. 13, 1917: The nation’s capital ranks as the largest dry city in the country.
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 11:12 pm
Opinion
Dowagiac connected to Doolittle raid
I guess old Charlie, as he gently ages, seems to frequently learn new things. Just the other day in my mail came something from a ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:15 pm
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Cardinal Charlie: Maj. Griffin part of Doolittle’s daring Japan raid
I guess old Charlie, as he gently ages, seems to frequently learn new things.
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:59 pm
Opinion
Mail bag full of history, too
Old Cardinal Charlie was going through a lot of old letters and cards pertaining to my Dowagiac Daily News columns from years ago. I’d like ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:44 pm
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Cardinal Charlie: Disgruntled 1909 prisoner ready to eat mouse meat
I was given another book to look at by one of my readers.
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, May 9, 2012 11:12 pm
Opinion
Tamarack an early distillery
Here are some more of the old columns in the book by B.C. Hubbard, a columnist for the Marcellus paper years ago. One of the ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, May 2, 2012 11:08 pm
Opinion
Cassopolis-Dowagiac trolley never was
Here is another little bit of information that I caught in my reading of the columns of B.C. Hibbard in his book about Marcellus. He ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, April 25, 2012 10:09 pm
Opinion
Maccabees boulder a mystery
Recently I was given an old picture by one of my many readers. I’m thankful for having them. This picture is of the Maccabees large ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Thursday, April 19, 2012 12:11 am
Niles Entrepreneurial and Culinary Incubator
Workshop aims to grow local business
Area entrepreneurs will have a chance to learn what it takes to run a small business during a new hands-on business development workshop in Niles.
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Monday, April 16, 2012 10:06 pm
Opinion
An incredible fish story from 1913
Here is quite a fish story. Paul Nichols, a Sodus Township farmer, has turned into a human aquarium. For several days he has been coughing ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:31 pm
Opinion
Marcellus ‘burnt woods’ full of blueberries
Here is some more from the book Week by Week. 1909: Citizens of Wayne and Silver Creek used to go over to “burnt woods” to ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, April 4, 2012 11:44 pm
Opinion
Bathtub taxes and galoshes
Some more from Village and Weekly Affairs. Years ago, remember when girls wore long pantalets that came down below their skirts? And both sexes wore ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:44 pm
Opinion
Marcellus columnist mentions Dowagiac
Recently a good friend of mine, Helen Leich, lent me a book of hers to read. It was a lot of columns written by Byron ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:01 pm
Opinion
10 minutes devoted to phys ed in 1905
Here are some things of interest of old Dowagiac’s past. 1905: New at Dowagiac High School is physical culture work. In the middle of forenoon ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:23 pm
Opinion
22 trains a day stopped here in 1913
1913: The Daily News used to publish the Michigan Central time schedule. There were 22 trains stopping in Dowagiac every day. Twelve were eastbound and ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Thursday, March 1, 2012 10:49 am
Opinion
One-room school bells coveted
Recently I received a letter from my friend Don O’Brien, who is a retired school superintendent who lives in Glenview, Ill. Don and I have ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, February 22, 2012 11:01 pm
Opinion
Bowery barber shop shows 1935 N.Y.
A while back I was given an old picture dated 1935 by a friend and reader of my column. It was a nice clear picture ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, February 15, 2012 8:48 pm
Opinion
Round Oak’s ‘pocket’ furnace
May 1942: Development in home heating, a pocket-size coal-burning furnace that may solve the fuel problem created by wartime restrictions, was announced by the Round ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:13 pm
Opinion
Remember parking meters?
I read in the paper that South Bend’s downtown parking enforcement now has a new way of giving one a parking ticket for parking over ...
by Cardinal Charlie Gill, Wednesday, February 1, 2012 9:04 pm
Opinion
Did Dowagiac ever have an organ grinder?
Here is a memory of the past, sitting on top of our big curved china cabinet that was given to my mother years ago from ...
