The Indianapolis Liederkranz, 1417 E. Washington St., hosted its annual fall dance.
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Woolworth’s in Fountain Square featured numerous sales, including candy bars for 3 cents; 2 pounds of chocolate-covered peanuts, $1; men’s shirts, $2.99; and quilted robes, $3.99.
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The Southport American Legion served a barbecue dinner at Southern Plaza, 4200 S. East St., where many new Fords were displayed.
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More than 1,500 people attended the dedication of Chartrand High School, 3300 Prague Road, (later renamed Roncalli). The facility cost $1.3 million and opened with only a freshman class of 187 students. The capacity enrollment of 750 was expected within three years, when four grades would attend the school.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Third-grader Rob Taylor was avidly collecting the football cards that Sunoco gas stations were distributing.
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Sizzler Steak House, U.S. 31 and Stop 11 Road, served chopped sirloin dinners for 99 cents.
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A case of 24 12-ounce bottles of Pepsi-Cola cost 99 cents at Ketterman Sunoco, 2022 Shelby St., where blemished tires were sold for $19.
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Bruce Haddix, a graduate of Manual and a sophomore at Indiana Central College, had the lead role in the school’s production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”
40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 were ruined when The Spotlight’s lower level was flooded in June of 1992.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
Ronald Morris, who taught fourth-graders at Mary Bryan Elementary, was named Perry Township Schools’ Teacher of the Year. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Indianapolis and earned a master’s degree from Purdue.
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A retirement party for Katie Flike, a longtime employee of Parkcrest Hair Care, 2660 Shelby St., was held at the Old Country Buffet in Southern Plaza. She and her husband, “Red,” planned to spend their free time traveling in their RV.
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Methodist Hospital offered free tests for hepatitis B and C.
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20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
Arthur Cook celebrated his 52nd birthday.
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Pfc. Jeremy Richard, son of Danny and Jamie Richard, completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. James Sandefur, son of Barry Sandefur and Sheila Harrison, graduated from Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, as did Daniel Dashiell, son of William and Donna Dashiell.
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Perry Meridian High School’s football team was 4-0; Roncalli was 0-4.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2012
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James Scifres, a freshman at Perry Meridian, was honored for making care packages for Marines serving in Afghanistan.
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Waterman’s Family Farm on East Raymond Street and State Road 137 in Greenwood was holding its annual Fall Harvest Festival.