Article Archives: Bumps in the Night

A Hoosier Guard on Alcatraz, Part 1

July 9, 2020 | by Al Hunter

This column was first published 11 years ago. Last weekend, I traveled to Terre Haute to check on it’s subject. Next, week, in Part 2, I will bring you up to speed on Jim Albright, the last guard to leave the notorious San Francisco Bay island prison know as “The … Read More

When it rains, it pours

July 2, 2020 | by Al Hunter

It is summertime in Indianapolis and once again, Hoosier eyes look skyward as they ask, “When is it gonna rain?” Recently, I stumbled across an old brochure from Morton’s salt that was handed out at the 1933-34 Chicago World’s Fair. The brochure features the logo of a little umbrella-carrying girl … Read More

Little Orphant Annie

June 25, 2020 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in the March 18, 2011 issue. To most Hoosiers, nay Americans, the name Little Orphan Annie conjures up images of Sunday morning comic strips, ghost story telling nannies or a tiny prepubescent red headed girl singing “The sun will come out tomorrow” in a voice that … Read More

Robert Johnson and the Devil

June 18, 2020 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in the August 16, 2013. “The Devil went down to Georgia. He was lookin’ for a soul to steal. He was in a bind ’cause he was way behind. He was willing to make a deal.” If you’ve ever listened to the radio in your lifetime, … Read More

A Hoosier Wedding in Lincoln’s White House

June 11, 2020 | by Al Hunter

Sometimes, I need to dig up a historical story for no other reason than I need a smile. And nothing makes me smile more than sharing a story with an Indiana connection. A story that many of you have never heard before. This is the story of Abraham Lincoln, the … Read More