The Indiana Central Y Babe Ruth Baseball League elected its officers: Earl Wallace, president; George Scarce, vice president; Mrs. Francis Lesser, secretary; Harold Zaiser, treasurer; Mrs. John Reese, publicity; Ernest Brunoehler, league contact; and Robert Guthier, district commissioner.
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A dependable grade school girl offered her baby-sitting services for 50 cents an hour.
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A 21-inch black-and-white TV was marked down to $157.61 from $239.95 at Higgins Appliances, 2604 Madison Ave. The payments were $1.87 a week.
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Cecil Hurt Mortuary held a one-game lead (58-32 to 57-33) over Thoman Shoe Store in the St. Catherine Bowling League. John McHugh rolled the top series (612) and game (234), and Smoky Callahan picked up the 6-7-10 split twice.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Southport High School students Bob Leonhardt, Theresa Adams, Carman Geiger and Susan Stumph were serving as directors of the theater department’s trilogy of one-act plays.
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Mary Lou Schumacher, a freshman at St. Agnes Academy, won the Best Actress Award for comedy for her performance in the school’s production of “Ah Romance” in the Catholic Youth Organization’s play contest.
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Sacred Heart High School graduates Mike Zahn, Bill Kemmerer, Batts Conway, Vincent Raja, Bill Schott, Kenny Duncan and John Oechsle were planning an alumni basketball tournament.
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Southport chapter of Psi Iota Xi was hosting a card party and a wig show at the Italian American Society, 3850 S. Meridian St.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
Harriet C. Allen, daughter of Paul and Betty Jacks, was crowned queen of Southern Plaza in celebration of the shopping center’s 15th anniversary. Other finalists were Emily Abel, Angela Bellamy, Denise Bohman, Nancy Jo Best, Karen Bohn, Debbie Caldwell, Cheryl Clay, Martha Ann Herbig, Phyllis Lang, Karen Ann Luckey, Ellen Marie McDonald, Paula Overton, Jayne Sims and Nanette Wise.
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Bonnie Temperly, Sharon Hedegard and Peggy Magee, members of South Group Women’s Committee of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, were busy preparing for their membership drive and fashion show at Valle Vista Country Club.
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The Big Red Barn Roller Rink, 1265 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood, offered free admission with a paid one.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Southport senior Todd Hottell, son of Ken and Georgia Hottell, signed a letter of intent to play football at Indiana Central University.
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The new $2.5 million Southport post office opened at 1701 E. Edgewood Ave. About 115 employees worked at the facility, where they processed more than 165,000 pieces of mail daily, according to manager Charles Berger Jr.
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Brock Terry, a senior at Southport and the son of Jane Terry, was named an Eagle Scout, the highest honor attainable in Scouting.
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Kristi Bell, Lisa Berkemeier and Kimberly Wildridge were the winners in Southern Plaza’s Easter coloring contest.
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Ponderosa introduced its buffet sundae bar for 59 cents with every meal.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
Ray Schultz, a 1959 graduate of Manual, was named the school’s Alumnus of the Year. Schultz had devoted most of his adult life to his alma mater, having served 32 years as a teacher, a coach and an athletic director. He and his wife, Sandy, had three children, Kristi Broughton, Karen Alter and Steve, all alumni.
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Roncalli workshop students Rick Lawrey, Paul Schouten, Josh Miller, Jerod Billerman, David Armburster, Ezra Hill, Phil Strack and Joe and Tony Agresta were making birdhouses for local Catholic cemeteries.
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Perry Meridian High School’s speech team placed third in the state meet and boasted individual champions in Emily Allen, radio broadcasting, and Keshar Williams, discussion. Nick Gladden and Nicholas Stadtmiller placed sixth and eighth in discussion and U.S. extemporaneous, respectively.
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The Perry Wildcats won the inaugural March Madness basketball tournament hosted by Southport Middle School. Team members were John Spicer, Brandon Yates, Rus Rowley, Mike Westlake, Brent Moore, Steve Howell, Todd Borgman, Kern Woods, Mark Franklin, Kyle Morrison, Bobby Woods, Michael Williams and coaches Terry Yates and Rich Westlake.
Ten Years Ago This Week 2006
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