An estimated 3,000 children showed up for the annual Easter egg hunt at Garfield Park. Because the crowd was so huge, many tots went home with empty Easter baskets. Organizers expressed their apologies and promised that it wouldn’t happen again ... “if we can prevent it.”
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The Perry Township Republican Club held an old-fashioned pitch-in dinner at Southport High School.
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Dick Lewis opened Reliable Radio & TV Service at 2711 Shelby St. He carried televisions, appliances and a large stock of popular, classic and hillbilly recordings.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1964
The Rev. Urban Habig returned to his home parish of Sacred Heart of Jesus to celebrate his 60th year as a priest. Born in 1881, he was one of 14 children.
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Candidates in Manual’s all-school popularity contest were James Wheeler, Francis Alice Smith, Ronald McBridge, Teresa Oliver, Richard Cooper, Diane Eichoff, Denzil Throckmorton and Carol Willsey. The event was being held in conjunction with the school’s annual pow-wow, which featured food, games, a sock hop and a vaudeville show.
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Clearance items at Woolworth’s Fountain Square store included quart mixing bowls for 10 cents, artificial orchids, 5 cents; ladies bathing suits, $3.97; and a dozen diapers, $1.67.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1974
Louis A. Weiland, a long-time attorney and Boy Scout volunteer, was named Manual’s Alumnus of the year. He graduated in 1924 and went on to play basketball and swim for Indiana University. He was active in politics and at St. John’s United Church of Christ.
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The W-1 Bullets won the peewee basketball tournament at Baxter YMCA. Team members were Jimmy Alexander, Steve Clements, Bradley Ford, Steve Engleman, Keith Kinnick, Ricky Burgett, Jerry Eder, Jeff Clements, Mike Meyer, Brent Schieb, Steve Blount, Danny Ball and coaches Mike Clements and Paul Engleman.
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Girl Scout Troop 1027 members Robin Kelsey, Vickie McCullah, Lisa Callahan, Angela Doty, Phyllis Wolfe, Sherry Davis and Nadine Faulkner hosted a rummage sale to help fund their camping excursions.
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Mike Merkel and Steve Studing, both of whom attended St. Roch Gade School, were named to the dean’s list at St. Joseph Franciscan Seminary in Oak Brook, Ill. They were the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Urban Merkle and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Suding, respectively.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1984
Holy Rosary Church announced a series of celebrations to commemorate its 75th anniversary. The church was founded May 2, 1909, by the Rev. Mario Priori to serve immigrant Italian Catholics who had settled in the area. Also observing its 75th anniversary was St. Catherine of Siena Church.
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The Perry Township Democrat Club named Carl Hinds as its Democrat of the Year for 1983. The award was presented by club president Harold Niehaus, Congressman Phil Sharp and Margaret Schattner, a candidate in the House District 52 primary.
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Margaret LaGrotto, her daughter, Lisa, and Margaret’s sister, JoAnn Murello, departed Indianapolis International Airport to meet up with Lisa’s brother, Tony, who had been teaching in Madrid, Spain, for the past year.
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Six-year-old ballerina Kristin Grubbs, daughter of Steven and Jan Grubbs, won a blue ribbon in the Indianapolis Showcase Talent Contest and qualified for the state finals.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1994
Construction on Wishard Hospital’s new Fountain Square Community Health Center in the 1400 block of Shelby Street was scheduled to start soon. The facility would house 12 examination rooms to accommodate pediatrics, general medicine and OB-GYN care.
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Martha Via, Elza Chaney and Ruth Smith, all teachers at Raymond F. Brands IPS 65 near the University of Indianapolis, announced that they were retiring.
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Roncalli students Dawn Wessell, John Hollowell, Stephanie Rizzi, Kevin Finn, Walker Alte, Julie Lynch, Ruth Davis, Chris Browning, Chris Perkins and Jay Allen participated in the Central Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
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Mary Bryan fifth-graders Ashley Entwhistle, Erika Heiney, Jennifer Rhodes, Jordan Heid, Jessica Elliot and Rusty Eikstein wrote an opera titled “You Don’t Know What It’s Like” and were anxious to stage it for their schoolmates.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2004
The Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis presented scholarships to 10 seniors at Southport for showing the most improvements in their grades. The top honoree was Neil Weitzel, who received the $5,000 Dunhan Scholarship, which was named in honor of Southport alumnus Tom Dunham. The winners of $1,000 grants were Leah Averitt, Ashley Coe, James DuPriest, Heather Glascock, Laura Pabody, Ashley Roberts, David Rosenburg, Doug Schouten and Jennifer Zinser.
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“Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed” was the most popular movie at the box office. “The Ladykillers” with Tom Hanks and Marlon Wyans attracted the second most amount of viewers, and “The Passion of the Christ” with James Caviezel and Monica Belluci came in third.
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St. Roch’s fourth-grade volleyball team won its division in the Catholic Youth Organization. Team members were Sara Knott, Alexandria Commier, Khristine Ratz, Toni McQueen, Alexandria Annee, Katie Furguson, Taylor Johnson, Jessica Hayden, Amy Lorenz and coaches Karen “BDA” Kiefer, Teresa McQueen and Melanie Annee.
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Pat McCormick, Joan Daniel, Soni Scaggs, Corrine Bush, Virginia Zorman, Mary Sue Lantz, Pat Druetzler and Wilma Jordan were preparing for the 45th annual meeting and luncheon of the Indianapolis Symphony Women’s Committee South Group. Frances Harman and Sally Kriner, two of the club’s founding members, would be honored during the program.
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Brian Carter, a 1981 graduate of Southport, announced his Republican candidacy for state representative in the District 90 primary. A graduate of Indiana and Butler universities, he and his wife, Maria, had two children, Shawn and Nicole.