James Stewart and Ruth Roman were starring in “The Far Country” at the Fountain Square Theatre.
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The Murat Shrine Circus was busy preparing for its big four-day run at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum. The shows would feature 30 acts in three rings.
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Dr. Harold A. Nash was appointed director of Pitman-Moore. Nash, who earned degrees at Purdue and Oregon State College, joined the drug company in 1947.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Queen candidates for Manual High School’s 16th annual Military Ball were Nancy Fouts, Rita Carson, Pam Payne, Kathy Marshall, Diane Wortman, Sharon Callahan, Vicki Dorman, Sherry Lopassa, Kathy Seyfried, Jackie Clark, Cathy Sparks, Sue Huppert, Carla Hancock and Diane Eiechoff.
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Gus Kasper Furniture and Appliances, 1062 Virginia Ave., was closing its doors after being in business for 25 years.
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G.C. Murphy’s in Fountain Square announced that it would sponsor the race car of A.J. Watson in the Indianapolis 500. Watson finished ninth in the 1964 race as a rookie.
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Heritage Cafeteria in the 3700 block of South East Street was scheduled to open within a few weeks. The slate foyer showcased an apple tree and other lush plants growing from the center of an octagonal table.
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A fish sandwich, fries and slaw cost 40 cents at Doc Gainey’s Tavern, 3652 S. Meridian St.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Dr. Thomas Walker, a dentist who graduated from Indiana University, joined the practice of Dr. David Miller at 8007 S. Meridian St. Walker had previously served in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps for two years.
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The St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary was making and selling Easter baskets for the 40th year. Shown displaying some of the 1,200 baskets were Mesdames Clarence McKhann, Irvin Dietz, Adolph Price and Robert Goldman.
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A half-double with five rooms at 1809 S. Talbot St. rented for $100 a month.
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A 1-pound chocolate rabbit cost $1.27 at G.C. Murphy’s, where 12 ounces of spiced jelly beans were 47 cents.
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The following quip was published on the front page: “There are only two ways to handle women, and nobody knows either of them.”
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Bill Bright, the athletic director at Indiana Central University, was the guest speaker at the Lenten breakfast at Rosedale Hills United Methodist Church, 4450 S. Keystone Ave. Bright also chaired the university’s department of health and physical education.
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Greater Southside Inc. honored Spotlight Publisher Jerry Cosby, Southport High School girls basketball coach Marilyn Ramsey and Beech Grove Mayor Elton Geshwiler during its annual meeting.
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Heidi Stutz, the 11-year-old daughter of Richard and Sheryl Stutz, garnered first-place honors in The Indianapolis News’ letter-writing contest, in which 312 youths were asked to apply for a ride on the space shuttle.
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Amy Gilkison, Jennifer Planker, Jeff Smithey and Laura and Joan Thorburn, all 10-year dancers at Stage 1 Dance Academy, were busy rehearsing their routines for the studio’s annual revue.
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Perry Meridian senior Frank Epperson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Epperson, received a $1,000 scholarship from the Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis for maintaining at least a C average while staring down and overcoming adversity.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
A bowling benefit for Southport sophomore Janice Waling, who had suffered severe brain damage and the loss of her right leg in a car accident, was being planned at Sport Bowl. Her medical bills had crested $300,000.
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Kathryn Gorski received the Service to Mankind Award from the Sertoma Club of Greenwood for her volunteer work with Families in Action, Johnson County Citizens Against Drug Abuse and the Safe Sitter program. Sertomans Roger Robey and Phil Ohlrogge, club president, presented the award.
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Harold “Buddy” Meyer received a Mayor’s Volunteer Partnership Award for his longtime work with Wishing Wells for Needy. The charity originally fed the hungry at Christmastime – 50 families the first year to more than 150 – but Meyer took that one step further by collecting clothing, furniture and firewood for the needy.
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Boy and Girls Scouts in central Indiana were hoping to collect more than 600 tons of food during their food drive.
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Since St. Patrick’s Day fell on a Friday, a penitential day for Catholics when they could not eat meat, Archbishop Daniel M. Beuchlein said Catholics of the archdiocese could eat meat on the holiday if they abstained from it another day that week.
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Laura Vannuys, Amanda Bjerregaard, Laura Runkle, Lori Rustowski, Courtney Gray, Emily Allen, Charles Digiovanna and Courtney Johnson, all 10-year dancers at Stage 1 Dance Academy, were busy rehearsing their solo routines for the studio’s annual recital at the Murat Shrine Theatre.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
The archives from 2005 are missing.