Main Street merchants in Butler displayed fall fashions and other items, and lent storefront space for booths that touted various area benefit organizations; tickets to c...
The Butler Area League of Women Voters commemorated the 50th anniversary of women’s suffrage on Aug. 25, 1970.
Mrs. Robert L. Eisler, president of the league, wore 1920s ...
Three Janes and a Tom came from Biggleswade, England, to Butler County in August, 1970, on a sightseeing trip sponsored by the Pittsburgh Rotary District 730 and three Sl...
A Union High School student narrowly won a state golf championship at Krendale Golf Course by shooting two eagles — one on the 18th hole — earning the Butler Elks its fir...
Throughout Independence Day in 1970, a steady stream of visitors took advantage of activities and games at the 10th annual Zelienople-Harmony Community Day.
The July Four...
A fire destroyed at least $500,000 in property on Monroe Street in Butler in June 1970, and the state fire marshal was investigating the possibility that the blaze was th...
More than 20 mothers were prepared to compete in an annual baseball game approaching on June 28, 1970.
The Butler Baseball Mothers Auxiliary would play a game at 2 p.m. t...
The Butler Township Recreational Program opened for the first time in 10 years on June 15, 1970, providing entertainment and activities for children ages 5 to 12.
There w...
While the Memorial Park Pool was seeing daily attendance in the hundreds when it opened for the summer in June 1970, the pool at Alameda Park was just being constructed.
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The Butler County Traveling Library started the summer of 1970 with a brand new bookmobile that could store about 500 more books than the previous vehicle.
While the new ...