The Indianapolis Water Co. invited the public to compete with meteorologists and predict when the utility’s Morse Reservoir would reach its capacity of 6.9 million gallons (the amount that flows over Niagara Falls in 10 seconds). The reservoir, northwest of Noblesville, was 20 percent full.
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Janielle Wiese, the 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Wiese, was named mayor of Indianapolis for one day for selling more than 1,000 1-pound boxes of peanut brittle for the Campfire Girls.
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World Day of Prayer was celebrated at various Southside churches and in 134 countries.
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Conducted by Michael A. Bowles, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis was holding its annual midwinter concert at Manual High School. Bowles had quite the resume, having conducted major orchestras in Dublin, Rome, New Zealand, Rome and Canada.
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Grocery specials of the week included frozen perch for 35 cents a pound, a pound of bacon, 45 cents; a pound of coffee, 89 cents; and three cans of peaches, $1.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Purdue University students Diane S. Todd and Sharon A. Resner received $100 scholarships from the Speech & Hearing Foundation.
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Charlie’s Furniture & Appliances, 1062 Virginia Ave., was holding a huge tax sale. Owner Charlie LaMarca was known for saying, “No deal is a good deal unless it’s a good deal for you.”
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Lynda S. Kleppe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale F. Greenwood, was going to be married to Larry S. Beckham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Beckham, at Garfield Park Church of Christ.
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Garfield Park Post 88 of the American Legion served a spaghetti and meatballs dinner for $1.25.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
St. Roch School was hosting its annual Roch Festival, which featured games, food, a gift shop and a drawing for a color television.
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Karen R. Jerrell, Clarice M. Favors and Judy Duggan graduated from Wishard Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.
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J. Wesley Brown, owner of Suburban Realty, 1153 E. Troy Ave., was re-elected president of the Independent Real Estate Brokers of Indiana. He was also named the agency’s Broker of the Year. Also honored was Beech Grove’s Betty Bertrand of Beech Grove, who was named Woman of the Year.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Kelly Collins (the owner and publisher of this paper) joined The Spotlight staff as a sales representative. The paper was celebrating its 48th year in business.
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The Southside Art League’s instructors were Betty Thomas, Neil and LilianDunnigan, Louise Johnson, Helen Fisher and Betty Wade.
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Larry L. Koch announced his candidacy for Marion County sheriff.
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American Pleasure Pools co-owners Mike Tolan and Jack Sharin relocated their business to 4300 S. Meridian St., where they featured displays of pools, hot tubs, wooden decks and chemicals.
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Bargersville State Bank was offering 9.85 percent on its seven-year individual retirement accounts.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
Helen J. Carter was named to replace Haldon T. Cole as principal at Southport Middle School.
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Kennedy Tank shipped a pressure vessel weighing 42,000 pounds and measuring 96 feet in length and 11 feet in diameter to Borden Inc. in Louisville. Once loaded on a trailer and rolling down the interstate, the trailer was able to keep up with traffic.
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Bethany Lutheran Church named John Ricci and Kathy Boyer as its Members of the Year.
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Coached by Lannie Stuteville and Brenda Jackson, Roncalli speech team members Aaron Pagel, Eric Hauser, Becky Goss, Christy Funke, Amanda Eads, Melanie Shafer, Katie Bell, Tony Dale, Danielle Harbor, Cindy Dyar, Rachel Hauser, Janna Semmler and Jennifer Knotts were enjoying an exceptional season.
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Winners in Roncalli’s science fair were Angie Corn, Courtney Burks, Maria Pepin, Katie Bell, Michael Boldt, Brian Kuntz, Stephen Ernst (overall winner) and John and Matt Hollowell.
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Dr. Cindy Bixler Borgmann, an assistant professor of art education at IUPUI and the wife of attorney Louis Borgmann, received the Art Education Association of Indiana’s Outstanding Art Educator Award for 1985.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
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