Most merchants in Fountain Square were holding sidewalk sales.
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Manual High School’s homecoming king and queen candidates were Bob Cummins, Steve Davis, Larry Markle, Jim Muir, Jim Jewell, Karen Bertels, Jeanne Fletcher, Shrynn Johnson, Connie Mudd and Denise Shockley.
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Possman Paint and Wallpaper, 2751 Brill Road, hosted a yo-yo contest.
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The 11th annual Woodlawn Festival featured a fish fry, music, prizes and 25-cent carnival rides, including the Scrambler, the Octopus and a Ferris wheel.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1973
Drs. Donald and Mary VanHoy opened an optometry practice at 8130 S. Meridian St. The VanHoys previously spent two years as one of only three husband-and-wife optometric teams in the U.S. Army.
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Leslie Yeager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Yeager and a 1972 graduate of Southport High School, completed the executive secretarial course at Central Business College.
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St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove celebrated the grand opening of its $14-million, seven-story addition, which included an expanded emergency department, twin patient towers, cardiac and intensive care units and a 400-car parking garage.
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Janie (Woods Hodges) from WTTV’s “Popeye and Janie” TV show made an appearance at Edgewood Grade School’s fun fest.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1983
Mark Lentz, Darryl Levin, Jim and Jeff Viewegh, Suzy Bowel, Christy Haley and John Lentz were among the youths from Southport United Methodist Church who participated in a fundraising car wash.
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Dr. Bob Jones, one of America’s best-known preachers of the Gospel, spoke at Thompson Road Baptist Church.
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Marie Polston celebrated her 25th year of employment with G.C. Murphy in Fountain Square.
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David Smith and Jim Peterson from Perry Meridian were nominated for McDonald’s All-American high school band.
30 Years Ago This Week — 1993
Mayor Stephen Goldsmith announced that the Indianapolis Police Department’s South District would relocate to a building to be constructed at 1024 E. Sanders St. in Fountain Square. Additionally, several banks and community organizations were going to invest nearly $3 million to renovate dilapidated homes and buildings in the area.
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Food, music, crafts and a display of pictures from days gone by were part of Southside Turners’ 100th anniversary.
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The boys tennis team from Perry Meridian won the Terre Haute Invitational. The squad consisted of Aaron Walker, Bryan Stinnet, Derek Lee, Gavin Grass, Steve Brizendine, David Daus, Nick Ruskowski, managers Dianna Reed and Jeff Meyers and coaches Paul Buck and Al Boehm.
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Richard Callan, who taught at Bunker Hill Elementary School, was a finalist for a Presidential Award for Excellence in Math & Science.
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The soundtrack for “Sleepless in Seattle” was Billboard’s top-selling album.
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Roncalli’s homecoming king and queen court featured Jason Simmons, Packy Meehan, Matt McGaha, Mike Tender, David Olarte, Greg Hurrle, Mike Bohn, Nicole Feely, Lori White, Stephanie Tex, Angie Funke, Stephanie Wilson, Lori Cissel, Erin Perkins and Amy Weisenbach.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2003
Indiana’s 47th governor, Frank O’Bannon, died of a stroke while in office.
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Sacred Heart Church and Concord Neighborhood Association hosted an old-fashioned fall festival.
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The sixth annual Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day program was held at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in downtown.
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Lia Sherrow and Zachary Shepherd were crowned queen and king of Perry Meridian’s homecoming.
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Four anonymous youths were given $150 each from Perry Township Fire Chief Bill Click for coming forward with information about an arson.
10 Years Ago This Week — 2013
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“Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future.”