Three-year-old Mike Thomas “surprised” his mom by painting everything within his reach with fingernail polish.
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Canned hams cost 59 cents a pound; eggs were 49 cents a dozen; and T-bone steak was 99 cents a pound.
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Sacred Heart High School graduate Joe Beck, who played basketball at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas, was named to the All-Big State Conference for the second straight year. Beck was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Beck.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968
Davidson’s Lumber Co., 108 Union St., Southport, was hosting an antiquing clinic.
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Construction was scheduled to begin any day on the 12-room addition to Lincoln Elementary School.
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Members of the confirmation group at Friedens United Church of Christ were Mary Summeier, Georgia Anderson, Lisa Haupt, Nancy Hartman, Rosemarie Hohn, Janet Rusher, Jeffrey Shepard, Heidi Marshall, David Chance, Mark Wertzberger, Mark Kendall, Susan Luckey, David McKinney, Phillip Glesing, Charlotte Winkelmeier and Mary Beth Phillips.
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Five loaves of bread cost $1 at Meisberger’s Porky Lane, 1229 Kentucky Ave., where a 50-pound bag of potatoes cost $1 and six grapefruits were 39 cents.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1978
The planning committee for Lutheran High School’s salad luncheon and style show included Beverly Salyers, Lita Wallace, Charlene Matthews, Linda Schulenburg, Pat Schulenburg and Carol Erdman.
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Ceramic Hideaway owners Doris Deardoff and Evelyn Kinnick were hosting an open house at their shop, 510 E. Southport Road.
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Southport High School’s symphonic band was presenting its annual spring concert. The featured performers included trumpeter Tim Decker and the school’s state champion woodwind quintet. Tickets cost $1 and were available at the door.
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Y.S. Ko opened Ko’s Karate at 1307 E. Stop 11 Road.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1988
Frank and Mary Turner were celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary. They had five children and were members of Spirit-Filled Baptist Church.
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Charles Ogden rolled a 300 game en route to an 828 series at Sport Bowl, 3900 S. East St.
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Southport High School’s Cardinal Guard finished second in the state meet, falling to Mooresville by one point.
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Ben and Micki Caughey opened the Carpet Barn at 4016 S. Meridian St.
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Beech Grove High School business teacher David L. Ancelet received a scholarship to attend a banking seminar at Hanover College.
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Dyngus Day, a day to celebrate the end of Lent and the joy of Easter, was observed by the Polish Cultural Society.
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Roncalli sophomore Ajay Mencias placed first in the Central Indiana Regional Science Fair.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
Perry Township Stadium was undergoing a $2.4 million renovation, which called for new seats on the south side of the field, new locker rooms and a new turf.
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Beech Grove city attorney Richard L. Brown was nominated to serve on Amtrak’s board of directors.
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The brother and sister team of Jackie and Austin Grelle took top honors in the reading program at Mary Bryan Elementary School. They were each awarded $50 from Meijer.
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Perry Meridian junior Tim Hartman defended his title as the top scorer in the American High School Mathematics Exam. He was joined by schoolmates Nick Stadtmiller and Elizabeth Hutsell as qualifiers in the competition’s next level. Other top performers from Perry Meridian were Danielle Chou, Jessica Northand, Katie Stroud, Catherine Walsh, Nathan Felix, Paul Lory, Jason Feldhake, Clay Cressler and Tabitha Knerr.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2008
The archives from 2008 are missing.