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Presidential Visits at the Town & Country Inn
Too many cooks spoil the broth, and too many presidential candidates in the kitchen can cause a lot of problems too. That’s just one of…
The Town & Country Inn
When do you need to ride 100 yards in a limo to get from your motel room to the banquet hall? When you’re campaigning for…
The Carthage, Illinois Jail
Jails aren’t supposed to be a thing of beauty, but the tan limestone walls of the 1839 jailhouse in Carthage, Illinois are attractive set against…
Trying to Hold Harry Houdini
They threw him in jail cells, put him in straight jackets, handcuffed him underwater, suspended him in the air from cranes, all in an effort…
Harry Houdini
When you mention the name Harry Houdini, you, of course, recall him for his famous card tricks. Probably not. However, if he had not been…
Living Through The War of the Worlds
It was Halloween Eve, 1938. Suddenly, the ghosts and goblins that were just an imagination in one’s mind became very real. Were there really ghostly…
The Dusenberg
In Northeast Indiana, there’s a town that once produced the top cars of the day. In this very showroom, some of the world’s biggest stars…
A Flight Plan for Life
Vernice Armour was a combat pilot in Iraq. It was an extraordinary mission, working to rebuild the country and protecting citizens and troops form those…
Vernice “Flygirl” Armour
Vernice had a dream to fly. However, that dream wasn’t simply to take to the air, but to push the limits of what had been…
The End of the Pony Express
Today we say hello to our listeners on KNDY. It was in their home town one hundred fifty years ago this week that the Pony…