Nine sets of twins attended Southport Grade School. They were first-graders Charles and Nancy Lyon, Ann and Helen Fox and Terry and Jerry Holtsclaw, second-graders Wayne and Elayne Church, fourth-graders Sue and John Soroko, fifth-graders Ronald and Donald O’Neal and James and Diane Norwood and sixth-graders Jerry and Larry Lynch and Jeannee and Jeanne Wagner.
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Indiana National Bank announced that its second branch on Madison Avenue would be constructed in the 3300 block.
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Huggins Appliances, 2604 Madison Ave., advertised a matching RCA Whirlpool automatic washer and dryer for $399.90.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
The Indianapolis Baptist Temple, 2635 S. East St., was undergoing a $600,000 expansion. The addition would include a 28,000-square-foot sanctuary capable of seating 2,500 people, making it one of the largest auditoriums in central Indiana.
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The license branch at the corner of Meridian Street and Hanna Avenue received numerous complaints on a daily basis.
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G.C. Murphy’s Fountain Square store, which many customers said defied description because of its tremendous selection and low prices, was holding a sidewalk sale.
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Specials at Buck’s Quality Foods, 3001 S. Meridian St., included ground beef and sugar for 49 cents a pound; bacon, 79 cents a pound; cans of E-Z cool soft drinks, 7 cents; eight cans of pork and beans, $1; and a half-gallon of ice cream, 69 cents.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
The Penny Patch Garden Club installed its officers during a program at Valle Vista Golf Club & Conference Center.
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Epsilon Tau chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority awarded $400 scholarships to Ann Marie Huber and Cynthia Lane, who had recently graduated from Perry Meridian and Southport high schools, respectively.
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The Southport Lions Club installed its officers: Dr. William Green, president; Paul Mills, first vice president; Cy Harmon, second vice president; David Nice, third vice president; Paul Shigley, secretary-treasurer; Al Kingham, director; and Frank Sisson, tail twister.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Vernon L. Parish was presented the inaugural Conservateer Award for his volunteer efforts at the Garfield Park Conservatory.
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Southport High School’s marching band accepted an invitation to perform in Macy’s 1987 Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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Paintings, drawings and sculptures by the Buck family – Harold, Tom, Luke, Paul, Brad and Michael – were on exhibit at the Southside Art League Gallery, 703 Executive Park Drive, Greenwood.
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Michael L. Baughman, Gregory A. Dunlop, Ronald W. Inman, Jill A. Kerr, Howard A. Smallwood, Brent A. Smith and James B. West made the dean’s list at Vincennes University.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
The Very Rev. Basil “Michael” Mattingly was celebrating his golden jubilee Mass. After being ordained in 1946 he earned his Ph.D. at Notre Dame and then headed the philosophy department at St. Meinrad Major Seminary. During an interruption for military service, Mattingly served as chaplain for the 101st and 82nd Air Borne Divisions.
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The Central Indiana Better Business Bureau warned that the door-to-door racketeers were back. Many of the schemers claimed that they repaired roofs, gutters, downspouts and chimneys, but in reality all they did was take the money of residents and run.
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St. Jude Grade School students Mike Shaw, Renee Goss and Jim Huser won awards in the writing contest sponsored by the Mary Bryan chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Volunteers from Christ Church Cathedral served more than 6 tons of strawberries and 16,000 shortcakes during their strawberry festival on Monument Circle. The shortcakes contained 1,175 pounds of flour, 570 pounds of margarine, 300 pounds of sugar, 120 dozen eggs and 72 gallons of milk.
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The Garfield Y Yankees minor league baseball team won its division by posting a 12-0 record. The squad featured Adrian Jones, Mike Townsend, Jason Anderson, Tommy and Timmy Rippy, Scott Flouts, Aaron Morrow, John Rardon, Eric Lane, Mike Busbin, Brian McWilliams, coaches Tim Rippy, Kyle Elkins and Hank Pogue and manager John Rardon.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
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