The Southside’s newest shopping center – Southgate – opened at 2825 Madison Ave. The tenants were Kroger, Hook’s Drugs, Goldstein’s fine home furnishings and Fidelity Trust Co. More than $800 worth of prizes would be given away during a three-day grand opening celebration.
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John E. Barkhaus won 100 gallons of gas in Foxworthy Fords’ weekly drawing.
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A new Ford could be purchased for as little as $1,697. With a down payment of $295, monthly payments were $55.06.
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Ronnie Mescall, 17, won the junior tennis tournament sponsored by the Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1964
Editor George Cafouros had earned a well-needed vacation.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1974
Cafouros had earned another much-needed vacation.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1984
The fabled Fox’s Roller Rink at Madison and Summer avenues had been purchased by the Iaria family and converted into a flea market – Peddler’s Corner. As a result of buying the building, Pete Iaria inherited a zillion pairs of skates, which he was willing to part with for $10 or $15 a pop.
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Purdue seniors Debbie Sanders and Rick Nevill were selected as residence hall counselors.
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The New Filling Station Restaurant, 5302 Madison Ave., featured steak and shrimp dinners for $6.95 and lobster dinners for $7.75. A luncheon buffet was served for $2.95 on Tuesdays.
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Fiesta Hair Fashions in Greenwood and Beech Grove offered back-to-school haircuts for $6, which included a Frisbee. Children ages 9 and under were charged only $4.49.
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Southport Little League’s All-Stars emerged as champions of the Midwest World Series and moved on to compete at the national level in Williamsport, Penn., where they finished third. Team members were Danny Boehm, John Wheeler, Brett Detty, Craig Hendricks, Mike Yeager, Tony Hofmann, Barry Overstreet, Brian Simmons, Jason Heck, Kevin Kavanaugh, Mike Eder, Ryan Bordenkecher, Chad Brand, coaches John Carpenter and Larry Heck and manager Tim Kavanaugh. Upon arriving home, they were greeted at Indianapolis International Airport by Mayor William H. Hudnut.
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The Marion County prosecutor’s office opened a branch at the Perry Township trustee’s office at 4130 Madison Ave. to offer aid to parents who received child support.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1994
Oliver’s Restaurant and Pub, 3951 S. Meridian St., celebrated its grand opening.
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Seven-year-old Katie Stenger of Beech Grove served as an honorary engineer on the opening run of the Indiana State Fair train.
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After delaying its grand opening by a month, Perry Park Aquatic Center, 415 E. Stop 11 Road, finally welcomed swimmers.
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St. Roch grade schoolers Julie and Katie Bradley and Charlie Elsner were pictured as they displayed prizes that would be awarded at the parish’s pitch-in picnic.
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Perry Meridian High School’s Mary Rebber, who taught English, was named Teacher of the Year for Perry Township Schools.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2004
The Indiana State Fair set a single-day attendance record as 117,706 people passed through the gates, breaking the old mark of 110,973 set in 2001. The fair attracted 330,475 people during its first four days, also a record.
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Although it had been several months since the Lutheran Saints had won the Class A state championship in softball, a cookout was hosted for the team and retiring coach Joe Tilford, for whom the school’s softball field had just been named.
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The Neighborhood Alliance for Child Safety held a toy gun buy-back program. Children who traded in a gun received a $10 gift certificate to a bookstore. “A toy gun may be just a toy gun,” said event coordinator Angela Green, “but unfortunately the toys are no longer used to play a simple game of cops and robbers. Guns represent power, violence and potential death.”
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The AYBT national basketball championships were won by fifth- and sixth-grade teams from the Southside. The Indy Hustlers – the fifth-grade squad – featured Joseph Reed, Stephen Rice, Andrew Fogg, Kyle James, Cameron Farley, Collin Lynch, Mack Brown and Desmond Harris. The Southside Extreme – the sixth-grade bunch – consisted of Isaac Cartwright, Ryan Carrico, Anthony Rice, J.T. Barton, Will Collier, Patrick Heckman, Griffin Ford and A.J. Heck.
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Carol Kortepeter, Rose Marie Kuntz, Rita Leeper, Lennyce Powers and Steve Taylor were recognized for 35 years of service to Perry Township Schools.