Enthusiastic over progress made in remodeling the Beghtel Farm, 1941 E. Hanna Ave., into the Southside YMCA, more than 400 Southsiders were prepared to make an urgent appeal for funds that would complete the project, which included a pool, tennis courts and baseball diamonds.
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Leo Friedman Floor Coverings, 1433 S. Meridian St., installed stainless vinyl floors for less than $25 ... if the room was 12-by-8-feet or smaller.
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The Perry Township PTA elected its officers for the upcoming school year: Mrs. John E. Kleinhenz, president; Elmer Higbie, first vice president; Hugh Thompson, second vice president; Mrs. E.J. McGee, secretary; Mrs. Llody Weaver, treasurer; and Mrs. William McMillan, Mrs. O. Janert and John Pollard, advisory board members.
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Sacred Heart High School’s band, which had won a statewide contest, was going to showcase its award-winning music during a spring concert.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Indiana Central College dedicated its $1.25 million Louis Schwitzer Center, which was used for the school’s non-academic activities.
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Specials at Buck’s Quality Foods, 3001 S. Meridian St., were sirloin and T-bone steaks for 99 cents and $1.09 a pound, respectively, ground beef, 49 cents a pound; a gallon of milk, 69 cents; and five cans of corn, $1.
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Larry P. Crawford was going to be ordained a priest. A graduate of St. Catherine of Siena Grade School and St. Meinrad College of Liberal Arts and School of Theology, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Crawford.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
The PTA of Burkhart Elementary was hosting its annual Home and Garden Tour. The featured homes belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Grimsey, Mrs. Norma Jean Erwin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson, Joe and Dr. Connie VanValer, Mr. and Mrs. John Garrity, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Edwards and Mr. and Mrs. James Long.
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Bill Heidenreich was holding an open house at Heidenreich Greenhouses, 502 E. National Ave.
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Warren Whittaker, an agent for State Farm, was named to the company’s Millionaire Club for selling more than $1 million worth of insurance during 1975.
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Political ads were abundant. Seeking office were Martha McCardle, William Myers, Paul Lewis, Doris Dorbecker, Melvin Dilk, William Hohlt, James Wessel, Don Mantooth, Howard Keeler, Gene Leeuw, George Schmid, Lester Neal, Tex Kline, Byron Fowler, Marie Lauck, Robert Bales, David Crane, Larry Borst, Robert Bush, “Chic” Wieting, James Stainbrook, Catherine VanArsdale, Forest Handon Jr. and Mary Ann Seyfried.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Mayor William H. Hudnut officiated at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate the newly completed Beech Street Bridge over Pleasant Run Creek.
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Tom Hathaway, a popular science teacher and an acclaimed track coach at Southport High School, completed the Boston Marathon in 3 hours, 19 minutes. He had hoped for a time of 3:15, but the conditions were less than ideal: cold, rainy and windy.
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A story was published about the trip that Roncalli French Club members took to Paris over spring break. Pictured outside of Versailles were Mickey Bilitz, Mary Pendick, Lisa Vernick, Jeanine Strack, Mark Anderson, Mary Foote, Jeanne Lawrie, Kathy Vodde, Renee Schmidt, Laura Eizmember and Mike Gentile.
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Lincoln Elementary PTA members Nita Taylor, Dorothy Jarvis, Judy Lewis, Marty McCoun, Vicki Fox, Jan Krohne, Charisse Angell and Pat Hardy provided some entertainment during their meeting by singing.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
A tornado damaged many homes on the Far Southside. Valley Ridge Farms, off Stop 11 and Bluff roads, was hit particularly hard. Miraculously, no deaths or serious injuries were reported, although many people endured life-threatening situations.
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With her students excitingly watching, Jeanne Schott, a first-grade teacher at St. Mark Catholic School, bottle-fed one of the Indianapolis Zoo’s 375-pound baby walruses. Schott’s unique experience was the reward for her class’s winning submission in naming one of the babies.
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Teams from Center Grove, Roncalli and Southport high schools advanced to the finals of the Ameritech Hoosier Academic Super Bowl.
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The Spotlight won several awards at Community Papers of Indiana’s annual conference at the Embassy Suites North. Mike Delaney was honored for his photography, and Kelly Smith was recognized for her ad design.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.