Ladies and gentlemen, in the 1960s, Ed Bousman had a dream. This dream became a reality when Ed went to his congregation at the Lynchburg Church of Christ one Sunday morning with a challenge for them to go home and ask God for something impossible. Ed took his dream to God that day, asking for the impossible – a nationwide radio broadcast.

In 1876, Hillsboro was still Hillsborough, and when the Fourth of July rolled around, the town held a “feast of patriotism” that started early and lasted all day as 20,000 people celebrated the nation’s birthday. There were flags, banners and other decorations all around. There was a procession, oration, music and fireworks. It was, indeed, “a grand gala-day.”

In my lifetime, there has been one reunion I’ve attended more than any other (by far) – the Gossett Reunion in Pricetown, a reunion that dates back more than a century. The reunion is held the third Saturday in June by the descendants of James Worth Gossett (1847-1922) and Sarah Ann Roberts Gossett (1843-1932), who are my great-great-grandparents.

Ulric Sloane passed away Jan. 23, 1912 at the age of 61 and is buried in the Grandview Cemetery in Chillicothe. As we observe Memorial Day in 2021, may we heed the perspicacious words Sloane spoke 140 years ago in the Hillsboro Cemetery.

Ladies and gentlemen, back in the 1960s last week, we went to the Moon – Moon Tractor Company – to look at lawnmowers. This time, let’s drive the Studebaker over to Burch Tractor and Implement Company on North West Street and see what kind of mowers and deals they have there. We’ll see if we can get a “Burch” cut, so to speak.

As I browse a newspaper from the spring of 1968, I stumble over an ad from Moon Tractor Company, which bills itself as a “Lawn Mower Headquarters.” And, yes, Moon Tractor is very much in business to this very day on West Main Street in Hillsboro.

Ladies and gentlemen, after catching a couple 1960s Dannie Hess & Associates auctions last time, let’s hop back in the Studebaker and find an auction or two from the other auction company we mentioned in the previous offering, Hunter-Wilson-Mayhugh Co.

Ladies and gentlemen, after catching a couple 1960s Dannie Hess & Associates auctions last time, let’s hop back in the Studebaker and find an auction or two from the other auction company we mentioned in the previous offering, Hunter-Wilson-Mayhugh Co.

Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve been tooling around Hillsboro in the ol’ Studebaker hitting local eateries, and I don’t know about you, but I’m kind of full. Don’t worry, I’m sure we’ll get hungry again soon and hit more local 1960s restaurants, but I’d like to drive around and hit a few local auctions and see if we can score a few deals.

Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve been tooling around Hillsboro in the ol’ Studebaker hitting local eateries, and I don’t know about you, but I’m kind of full. Don’t worry, I’m sure we’ll get hungry again soon and hit more local 1960s restaurants, but I’d like to drive around and hit a few local auctions and see if we can score a few deals.

The Skyscraper would often open at 3 or 4 a.m. on certain days of hunting season, and in 1967, the Skyscraper advertised a “fried mush breakfast” for only 55 cents – including coffee. They also sold hunting licenses and ammo. For the first 10 years of the Skyscraper, sandwiches, pie, soup and milk were a nickel. Pancakes were 15 cents, waffles 20 cents with a drink and bacon, eggs, toast and a drink were a quarter.

The Skyscraper would often open at 3 or 4 a.m. on certain days of hunting season, and in 1967, the Skyscraper advertised a “fried mush breakfast” for only 55 cents – including coffee. They also sold hunting licenses and ammo. For the first 10 years of the Skyscraper, sandwiches, pie, soup and milk were a nickel. Pancakes were 15 cents, waffles 20 cents with a drink and bacon, eggs, toast and a drink were a quarter.

The Highlander Restaurant dates back to the early 1950s, and construction on the Highlander Bowling Lanes began in the summer of 1959. The restaurant was owned by Harold M. Day, and later by Mae Rosselott Means.

The Highlander Restaurant dates back to the early 1950s, and construction on the Highlander Bowling Lanes began in the summer of 1959. The restaurant was owned by Harold M. Day, and later by Mae Rosselott Means.

Let’s stop at Stanforth’s Steak House. Do you remember Stanforth’s or where it was located? If you don’t, you might remember where the former Slow & Low Barbecue was located, or Prime Cut before that on West Main Street or maybe Jon's Cocktail Lounge & Restaurant.