60 Years Ago This Week – 1959 Tickets for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s concert at Indiana Central College cost $1.
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Officers of the newly formed Perry Township Schools Council were: Mrs. Christian Brehob, president; Roscoe Kirkman, vice president; Mrs. W.J. Faust, recording secretary; and Mrs. Allen E. Smith, treasurer.
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Nativity Grade School hosted a roast beef buffet dinner. The meal, which included mashed potatoes, salad, vegetables and hot rolls, cost 60 cents per child, $1.25 per adult.
50 Years Ago This Week – 1969
Manual juniors Stephen Hendricks, Janet Hoffmeister, Frank Knoll, James McDaniel, Timothy Mogie, Martha Norcross, Patricia O’Connor, Rebecca Rogers, Peggy Stroud and Joyce Thompson were recognized as the top students in their class.
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Manual’s Ronnie Ball, Mary Aikman, Robert Baurle, Janet Cook and Sharon Moser took top honors in the Scholastic Art Awards regional competition.
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A four-room house near Garfield Park rented for $20 a week.
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Marvin’s 3rd Base Liquor Store, 2850 S. Meridian St., stocked more than 300 brands of liquor and 25 kinds of beer. 40 Years Ago This Week – 1979 Nearly 25 articles were featured on the front page.
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Beverly I. Hopkins, Janis A. Eubanks, Richard H. Haines, William M. Kendall, Jeffrey K. Ott and Roger Wilson received degrees from Butler University.
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Winners in Homecroft Elementary School’s science fair were Jason Garrett, Joe Allman, Keane Chan, Heather Mankedick, Jon Stack, Jenny Matson, Tammy Taylor, Vicky Stevens and Larry Myers.
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The Beverage Warehouse, 2824 Shelby St., boasted its lowest price ever – $6.49– for 24 12-ounce bottles of Budweiser; 12-packs of Pabst Blue Ribbon and Stroh’s cost $2.99.
30 Years Ago This Week – 1989
Clinton Young Elementary School was hosting a parenting fair. Topics of discussion included computer programming, microwave cooking, storytelling, AIDS and guidelines for special education.
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WTHR Channel 13 named Manual sophomore Sam Breedlove as its Bowler of the Week.
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Simoney’s Bee Club, 3850 S. Meridian St., served 10-ounce prime rib dinners for $6.50.
20 Years Ago This Week – 1999
Beached whale? Tethered blimp? Giant albino grub worm? Nope, none of those. It was the latest addition to the Southside’s skyline, the inflated golf dome at 2106 E. National Ave., where avid golfers could keep their game sharp during the off-season.
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Ignacio Bravo opened Little Mexico III at 1285 N. State Road 135, Greenwood. The restaurant’s servers included Susana Quezada, Nancy Limon, Angeles and Ismael Murillo, Ignacio Bravo Jr., Tony Rodriquez and Jorge Lora.
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Wendell and Sandi Fowler relocated their catering business to 2180 S. East St.
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Tess McClernon, daughter of Susie McClernon and a 7th-grader at Holy Name Catholic School, practiced dance five nights a week. She had appeared in “The Nutcracker,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Coppelia.”
10 Years Ago This Week – 2009
Franklin Central’s boys basketball team won its third consecutive sectional title by defeating Whiteland 40-25.
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Roncalli’s boys basketball team downed Brebeuf 33-30 for a sectional title.
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University of Indianapolis Associate Vice President David Wantz (where is his bow tie) delivered the dedication prayer at The Southsider Voice’s grand opening party