Mr. and Mrs. John Ziegler welcomed a baby boy – Brian J. – to their family.
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A 50-pound bag of potatoes cost $1.89.
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The American chapter of the International Travel Club held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Basi Fischer.
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Pitman-Moore employees Glenn Higgins and Elsie Duhn were honored for their 35 years of service with the pharmaceutical company. Robert I. Barnhorst was recognized for 25 years of service.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
“Papa Buck” Henry F. Buck and his sons, Robert, Richard and Don, broke ground for the new Buck’s Supermarket at Meridian Street and Troy Ave.
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Le Scene, central Indiana’s only discotheque for the under-21 crowd, opened at 1116 Prospect St. The club featured live bands, including Our Generation, whose members were Mike Ray, Mike Stack, Al Smith, Dave Fitch and Doug Kennerly.
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Southport United Methodist Church appointed the Rev. Howard Chattin as its pastor.
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The Rev. Howard Chattin, the new pastor of Southport United Methodist Church, was going to address the Methodist Men’s Club.
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G.C. Murphy in Fountain Square was holding a truckload sale of upholstered platform rockers, which had been marked down to $19.95 from $29.95. If you bought two or more, they were only $15 each.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
The Indiana State Employment Service advertised the following jobs: concrete brick mason, $6 an hour; diesel engine mechanic, $5 an hour; neighborhood coordinator, $8,000 annually; sales associate, $800 a month plus commission; and keypunch operator; $143 a week.
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The sales staff at Schmadeke Realtors featured Don Skillman, Roger Williams, Kay Vahle, Jo Molina, Delores Aldridge, Marty Sandefer, Harry Docke, Gloria Docke, Alice Miller, Tom Hildebrand, Larry Tuttle, Rick Kern and Mark Beery.
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A three-bedroom home with 1 1/2 baths in Greenwood was listed for $29,000; a new four-bedroom home in Perry Township cost $49,900; and a four-bedroom brick home in Hill Valley cost $40,900.
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Eight 16-ounce bottles of Pepsi cost 99 cents, as did a pound of sirloin steak. A 12-ounce box of Nabisco triple decker cookies were 69 cents.
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Airman Scott R. Zimmerman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Zimmerman and a graduate of Perry Meridian, was selected for technical training at Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Lydia Klopp, a registered nurse who worked in St. Francis Hospital intensive care unit, was presented the hospital’s Family Spirit Award and $100.
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Dr. Kathleen Flohr, who specialized in noninvasive cardiology, joined the staff of Indiana Heart Physicians.
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Barbara Holston, a graduate of Roncalli and a senior at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, was elected president of the school’s Students Against Drunk Driving chapter.
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Manual High School senior Rhonda R. Hawley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hawley, won district honors at the American Legion’s oratorical contest and qualified for the district competition.
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After nearly 40 years with Indiana National Bank, Joseph C. Buergler retired as executive vice president for consumer banking.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Michael H. Zunk was named Indianapolis’ fifth police chief in the past five years. He was a member of the Indianapolis Police Department from the late 1960s until retiring as commander in 1988 to serve as security director of the Naval Air Warfare Center.
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Center Grove’s and Perry Meridian’s girls basketball teams were off to 12-0 and 9-0 starts, respectively. Beech Grove’s and Southport’s boys teams were struggling with 0-8 and 1-9 records.
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Marsha Baker, a server at Holiday Inn Southeast, and Darlene Day, a housekeeper at Quality Inn South, were nominated for the sixth annual ROSE (Recognition of Service Excellence) Awards.
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Catherine S. Tucker, daughter of Robert D. Tucker and Ann Matzek and a graduate of Jefferson City High School, was engaged to T.J. Carroll, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Caroll and a graduate of Perry Meridian and Indiana State University.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.