Pedigo Jewelers in Fountain Square celebrated the grand opening of its renovated and enlarged store.
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An exceptionally nice three-bedroom apartment in the 900 block of South New Jersey street rented for $18 a week.
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Jody’s Drive-In, 2951 S. Meridian St., served charbroiled steaks with all the trimmings for $1.50.
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Pantzer’s Drug Store, 1601 S. East St., was holding an “amazing remodeling clearance sale.” Specials included six bars of Castille soap for 29 cents, plastic salt and pepper shakers 10 cents each, 7 ounces of chocolate syrup for 10 cents, and billfolds had been marked down from $10 to $3.98.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Southport Jaycees Paul Davis, Bill Bowermaster, Sam Adams, Bob Condit, Ed Barnard, Dave Roembke, Carl Huffman, Carl Fox, Clarence Prentice and Dave Mickel were erecting new street signs in Southport.
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Perry Township 4-H’ers Georgana Irish, Jan Frick, Billy Russell, Marcia Fitzpatrick and Bob Heeringa were presented National 4-H medals at the township’s achievement program.
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Manual senior Karlis S. Steinmanis, a member of the junior ROTC program, received a Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement.
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St. Jude Catholic Church was hosting its annual turkey shoot and dinner. The event was chaired by Larry Wilhelm, William Johnson and Mrs. Tate.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Perry Meridian high schoolers Laura McBride and Rene Arbuckle had roles in the Junior Civic Theatre’s production of “Clown Prince of Wanderlust.”
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University Heights Baptist Church, 2200 E. Hanna Ave., was presenting “Ring All the Bells of Freedom,” a multimedia sight and sound tribute to America. The show would feature The Life Action Singers.
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The cast for Manual’s production of “Annie Get Your Gun” included Carl Baumann, Carol Smith, Kimery Shelton, Pete McKay, Scott Stine, Chris Powers and Gary Holmes.
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Grocery specials at Dinner Bell Markets, 1751 S. Meridian St., were 5 pounds of sugar, 89 cents; 5 pounds of flour, 69 cents; a pound of cottage cheese, 59 cents; and a half-gallon of ice cream, $1.19.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
To date, more than 33 million marijuana plants had been eradicated in Indiana through a partnership between the state police and Indiana Farm Bureau. There was no estimate on what the street value was.
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Members of Southport’s newspaper and yearbook staff won Harvey Awards at the Indiana High School Press Association convention. The honorees were Mark Siple, Barb Rogers, Michelle Watts and Mary Shrawder Jungemann, faculty adviser for both publications. Michelle Kurtz, Rick Niedenthal, Jim Kaufman, Laura Moorhead, Becky Bjerke, Denise Castille, Bill Taylor, Tracy Timbrook, Michael Thomas and Angie Wright also attended the event.
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Edrie Harlan-Martin joined the staff at Greenwood Travel as office manager. She previously managed the Hoosier Motor Club in Columbus, Ind.
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Fireside at the Heliport featured New York strip, prime rib and filet dinners for $6.95; french fried lobster cost $9.95. A meal for two and a helicopter ride cost $75.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Danny Hollowell, the water boy for Roncalli’s football team and the 11-year-old son of the school President Joe Hollowell, was pictured weeping after the Rebels had been defeated 32-14 by Jasper in semistate action.
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Phyllis Tisdale-Yager, an employee of The Health Foundation of Greater Indianapolis and board director of the Perry Township Education Foundation, was named a Distinguished Hoosier by Gov. Evan Bayh. Tisdale-Yager was honored for her selfless dedication to improving the community.
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Southport Middle School students Joe Wohlhieter, Beth Windisch and Justin Charles checked the water quality of Lick Creek near Madison Avenue.
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Cartons of Marlboro cost $14.29 at Joe’s Tobacco Road, 2041 Shelby St., where Camels and Winstons cost $12.29 and Kools were $11.29. Generic brands were $9.29 a carton.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
The archives from 2005 are missing.