Nearly 20 percent of Indianapolis Public Schools graduates who attended Purdue University were honored as distinguished students for the spring semester.
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Indiana Central Y Little League won the Area 1 tournament by defeating Southport Y 3-2. Players who performed outstandingly during the tourney were Freddie Fleetwood, Jamy Twyman, Jim Hohlt and Wendell Lakey.
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Indiana sportsmen reported that the state’s hunting conditions had improved greatly over the past three years.
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The mothers group of Sacred Heart High School were hosting a lawn social, a dance and a fish fry.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Perry Township Schools announced that the first day of school would be Sept. 6.
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Nineteen-year-old Steve Short, a graduate of Southport High School and a member of the Lake Shore Swim Club, won the state diving title on the 1- and 3-meter boards. Teammate Bill Quick placed second in both events. They were coached by Dick Brunoehler.
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Janice E. Garrity was crowned queen of the Marion County 4-H & Agricultural Fair.
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Grocery specials of the week at Safeway Quality Foods, 1201 Prospect St., included ground beef and ham for 49 cents a pound; five cans of fruit cocktail for $1; a 12-ounce box of vanilla wafers, 35 cents; a pound of plums, 29 cents; and a dozen lemons, 49 cents.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
A solar heating system was installed in the building that housed Bohnert Dental Clinic, 6010 Southeastern Ave.
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Cash raffle winners during the Mardi Gras at Southern Plaza included Beth Duncan, Debbie Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. D.P. Shotts, Ernest Kozel, M. Smith, M. Scholl, Lawrence Duban, Mary Cropper, Art Sowder and Betty Elliott.
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Ernest L. Dunn, a lifelong Southsider, returned to the Studebaker Realty Co. after retiring from Shelby Federal Savings & Loan Association .
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The Crickets softball team in the Southport Little League finished its season with a 10-0 record. The squad featured Gretchen Wagner, Wendi, Trudi and Nikki Cambridge, Sheryl Mitchell, Gretchen Herndon, Shari King, Kelly Chandler, Cindy Calvert, Sherrie Lawry, Lisa Herbertz, Michelle de Hebrend, Julie Van Meter, coach Cindy Calvert and manager Jan White.
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Moeller’s Freezer Beef in Southport advertised a variety of meats for 99 cents a pound, including sirloin and round steak, roll roasts, chopped sirloin and pork chops.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Fires caused considerable damage at Mona’s Salads & Meats, 2616 Brill Road, and the Comfort Inn, which was under construction at U.S. 31 and Thompson Road.
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Aaron Strader, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Strader and a three-year letter winner in football at Southport High School, planned to continue his playing days at Illinois State University.
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Mike J. Ruth, Brett A. Simmerman, Andrew D. Spears and Jeffrey K. Redmon made the dean’s list at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the soccer fields at St. Francis Hospital’s South Campus, 8111 S. Emerson Ave.
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The Southport American 11- and 12-year-old boys team swept the tournament hosted by Southport Little League. The squad featured Chad Tucker, Cory Colby, Brad Howell, Ryan Gehlert, Phil Carter, Keith Gentry, Bryan Woodard, Brett Wampler, John Leachman, Sam Scheib, Brian Baker, Matt Smith, Adam Wentworth, Tyler Warner, manager Carl Scheib and coaches Mike Gehlert and Dave Colby.
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The Blind Side Band was performing at the Brickyard 400 party at the Hannah House, 3901 Madison Ave.
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Ponderosa served a half-pound of grilled prime rib, a potato and salad for $8.95.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.