Nino’s Spaghetti Restaurant, 1012 Virginia Ave., was offering a two-for-one special on its spaghetti dinners.
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Region 3 of the Civil Defense Police relocated to 1603 S. Meridian St.
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Lilly Endowment donated $10,000 to the Catholic Youth Organization so it could build a cabin for counselors at Camp Rancho Framasa in Nashville, Ind.
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Fisher Bros. Home Furnishings, 1315 Shelby St., was holding a truckload sale on stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers and TVs.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Merchants National Bank & Trust Co. celebrated the opening of a branch at 3904 S. East St. Participating in the pageantry were the Rev. Gordon Knese, pastor of St. Roch Parish; Frank D. and George M. Bixler, owners of Southern Plaza; George Cafouros, publisher of The Spotlight; and Otto N. Frenzel III, executive vice president of Merchants.
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Janie Murphy was crowned queen of Manual High School’s annual ROTC Military Ball. Kay Doty was the runner-up, and Debby Werz finished third in the balloting.
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Howard L. Edwards opened a Marathon service station at 5433 S. East St. Patrons who purchased 7 gallons of gas received two free tea glasses.
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Jeffrey J. Kellams, a graduate of Southport High School and a senior at Indiana Central College, was accepted to Indiana University School of Medicine for the fall semester.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Thomas Swift, Christine Boeke, LuAnne Michel, Peter B. Blankenhorn and Jane Ann Judkins were named to the dean’s list at DePauw University .
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The Quick Print Co., owned by Bob and Suzy Schild, opened at the new Greenwood Park Mall.
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The grand prize in the Easter coloring contest sponsored by Harrell’s Car Wash, 4130 Madison Ave., was a 7-foot stuffed bunny.
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Six lots – about 1 1/2 acres – at the southwest corner of Bradbury Avenue and Hobart Road (3400 east, 2400 south) were advertised for $3,500.
Studebaker Realty had five homes listed on the Near Southside for less $16,500.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Mayor William Hudnut joined representatives of Eli Lilly and Co. and Manual High School’s 50-Year Club to honor 12 of the school’s juniors and 15 seniors for their academic excellence: juniors: Sheryl Davis, Julie Gilvin, Kristina Gossett, Crystal Grigley, Tina Hafer, Johnnie Hatcher, John Hurt, Kim Madison, James Newsom, Brandson Stone, Mark Surface and Stacy Westra; seniors: Gloria Benedict, Kim Kelly, Angela Tibbits, Brad Walker, Raynel Berry, Earl Clausson, Kim Corbett, Sherry Cox, Craig Flandermeyer, Pamela Ford, Mildred Fox, Rhonda Hawley, Brian Lakstins, Laura Mouser and Calvin Murrell.
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The former Manual/Wood High School in the 500 block of South Meridian Street was being renovated to serve as the new corporate headquarters of the Grougher Insurance Group, whose offices were located south of Greenwood.
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El Dorado Country Club, which boasted a swimming pool, tennis courts, a dining room and an 18-hole golf course at 2080 S. State Road 135, Greenwood, was purchased by Ron and Karen West and renamed Royal Oak. The initiation fee for new members was $400.
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Carol Cosby, Beverly and Bill Minton, Fred and Ann Sutter, Dee Urban, Joyce Klinger and Debbie Hardy were among those who attended the Ancient Order of Hibernians’ celebration at the Indiana Convention Center.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Shawn O’Keefe, an Indiana state trooper and a graduate of Roncalli, was named National Trooper of the Year for rescuing a child from a burning car.
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Perry Meridian Middle School’s Academic Pursuit team won the Marion County tournament. The squad featured Arnel Aurellano, Derek Black, Julia Blanford, Alyssa Boardman, Matt Jones, Jason Lantz, Stacey Mullen, Ben Stengel, John Trambley, Eben True, Claire Webb, Eric Wu and coaches Steve Robbins, Barbara Hall and Stephanie Dausch.
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Powerlifters from Perry Meridian High School placed third among the 16 squads competing at the Ben Davis meet, which featured the bench press, squat and power clean. Team members were Adam Amrine, Matt Webb, Mike Brizendine, Ryan Woolwine, Shaun Corliss, Bob Burton, Josh Cox, Nathan Dagley, Mike Hilligoss and coach Mike Tomey.
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Southport heavyweight wrestler Joe Willis won the state championship. He also excelled in football, having been named the school’s Most Valuable Player in 1995.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.