People experiencing sleeping problems due to worn-out mattresses could take advantage of the huge sales at Kasper and Richey’s furniture stores. Both retailers were offering the pressurized Innerspring mattress for $44.50, a savings of $15. The matching box spring was marked down from $54.98 to $35.
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Gillie’s Hardware & Supply, 3203 English Ave., was preparing for its grand opening, which would include live entertainment, gifts for all customers and deep discounts on home improvement supplies.
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Friday’s specials at Joe Tavern’s 2849 Shelby St., included pigs brains and fish sandwiches.
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Glen Way of Southport was offering $50 for the return of Sparkie, his trained parakeet who had flown away. The bird had mastered many tricks and sported an impressive vocabulary.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Notre Dame President Theodore Hesburg was scheduled to speak during the university’s annual observance night in Indianapolis. Chick Lauck, an All-City fullback from Sacred Heart High School who was awarded a scholarship to ND, and his parents were going to be honored during the program.
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Kasper Furniture, 1062 Virginia Ave., was going out of business and had cut its prices by 75 percent.
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The following quips appeared in George Cafouros’ “Nutcracker” column: “Women’s faults are many. Men have only two – everything they say and do,” and, “Many couples get into difficulties when they regard marriage not only as an institution but as a reform school.”
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Girl Scout Troop 1285 of Trinity Lutheran Church led the “Pledge of Allegiance” during the grand-opening ceremony for the Shelby Federal Savings and Loan Association branch at 1121 E. Stop 11 Road.
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The cast of Perry Meridian High School’s spring comedy, “Don’t Drink the Water,” included Bob Willsey, Tina Barron, Debbie Vogel, Ann Daly and Paul Walker.
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Forty families from Southport United Methodist Co-op Nursery School were busy sorting items for a huge garage sale. The fundraiser was chaired by Sara Lakstins, Mrs. Charles Childers, Ruth Ann Underwood and Georgia Stump.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
The New Filling Station, a popular watering hole for the 20-something crowd, offered a variety of drink specials, including 25 cent draft beer on Mondays, $1.05 vodka drinks on Thursdays and $1.10 Jack Daniels and Crown Royal drinks on Saturdays.
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Southport United Methodist Church dedicated its 7,000-square-foot addition, which included administrative offices, a fellowship hall and a kitchen.
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Perry Meridian senior Jodie Bales, daughter of Dr. James and Mrs. Bales, received a Volunteer of the Year Award from the Volunteer Action Center of the United Way of Greater Indianapolis. She was recognized for her work with the Marion County 4-H program, Falcons Against Drinking and Drugs and Perry’s Teacher of the Month initiative.
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Indianapolis Public School 35, 209 E. Raymond St., announced the winners in its 500 Festival of the Arts contest: Jamie Bronson, Andy Ulshafer, John Steinbeck, Stephanie McMillen, Alicia Brown, Robert Woodward, Sonya Lane, Stacy Wright, Anne Jones, Danielle Webster, Shawn Twitty and Troy Smith.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Spotlight Editor Jerry Cosby received the Bob Collins Media Award from Indiana Golden Gloves. Presented by longtime sportswriter Russ Leonard, the award was named after retired Indianapolis Star sports editor Bob Collins and recognized Cosby’s coverage and promotion of the annual boxing tournament.
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The Catholic Youth Organization was celebrating its 50th year of promoting kickball leagues for fourth- through eighth-grade girls in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
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The National Association of Water Conservation Districts reported some peculiar figures in a story titled “Amazing facts about Water.” The agency noted that it took 39,000 gallons of water to manufacture a car and about 1,500 gallons of water to bring a hamburger, fries and a soft drink to a restaurant customer.
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The Perry Township Fire Department swore in Steve Davis, Mike Barrett, Brian White, Paul Hiatt and Todd Kirkham as merit firefighters. The recruits would undergo more than 200 hours of emergency medical training and 200-plus hours of firefighting training.
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Organizers of Manual High School’s centennial celebration were expecting more than 1,000 graduates to show up for a dinner program at the Indiana Convention Center. Tickets were $40.
Thelma G. Underwood, referred to as “Grandma Southport” by many of her friends, was celebrating her 90th birthday. Still spunky, she enjoyed gardening, boating and playing the organ. She had two children, Charles and Alice, four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two stepgreat-great-grandchildren.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
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