Dr. Thomas E. Quill Jr., who recently returned from military service, joined the dental practice of his father, Dr. Thomas E. Quill Jr. The younger Quill and his wife, the former Rosemary Higgins, had two daughters, Kathleen A. and Suzanne M.
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Robert Ozment opened the Thrifty Laundry, the Southside’s first 24-hour self-serve Laundromat, at 801 Virginia Ave. Nine pounds of clothes could be washed for 20 cents; 10 minutes of drying time cost 10 cents.
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The Glenns Valley PTA was sponsoring a nature trip to Brown County State Park, Bear Wallow Hill and Yellowwood Lake.
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Sanders Cleaners & Laundry opened an outlet at 340 S. Madison Ave., Greenwood.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Candidates for homecoming king and queen at Manual High School were David Hoyt, Randy Boles, Ron Christy, Bill O’Neill, Randy Harrison, Linda Stegemeller, Shirely Eaton, Brenda Buescher, Linda Medcalf and Joanna Hafer.
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A redecorated three-room apartment at 1306 Woodlawn Ave. rented for $70 a month; a four-room, half-double at 1408 E. Minnesota St. rented for $40 a month.
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Larry’s Steak House, 3709 Madison Ave., boasted that it was “the place” for fine steaks and chops, tasty luncheon specials and entertainment every Friday and Saturday night.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Dr. Frank J. Daskalos, whose practice was located at 1406 Shelby St., was elected president of the International Chiropractors Association of Indiana.
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Glenns Valley Girl Scout Troop 1088 took top honors in the water events at the Hoosier Capital Girl Scout camporee at Dudley Gallahue Valley Camps.
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Glenn and Marcia Payne opened Payne’s Meat Market at 618 Main St., Beech Grove, which formerly housed Smith’s Meat Market.
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Dinner Bell Market’s special of the week was a case of 24 12-ounce throw-away bottles of Miller High Life for $5.99. Cases of returnable bottles of Alps Brau, Wisconsin Club and Ballantine cost $3.79.
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A fifth of Canadian Club was advertised for $6.49 at Penn Liquors, 4031 S. Keystone Ave., where a fifth of Seagram’s 7-Crown and J&B Scotch cost $3.99 and $7.89, respectively.
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Mark E. Johnson was named physical education director of Baxter YMCA.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Perry Township’s new fire station was opened at 1108 E. Thompson Road.
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Perry Township firefighter Tracy Wood won first-place honors in the 198-pound weight class of the Indiana Firefighters and Police powerlifting competition. Wood totaled 1,330 pounds in the bench press, squat and dead lift.
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Manual High School’s new football stadium and track was going to be dedicated during homecoming.
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The former University Heights Hospital on Carson Avenue was sold to Myrtle Ball for $520,000 at an auction. Ball owned the Barton House, a retirement/nursing home at 505 N. Delaware St.
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Perry Meridian defeated Manual 35-6 to win its homecoming game. Scoring touchdowns for the Falcons were Tony Garrett, Aaron Hohlt, Scott Parrish and Bill Mynatt (two TDs). The Redskins’ TD was scored by John Hinton.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Ray Schultz, former athletic director, coach and teacher at Manual High School, announced his candidacy for state representative of House District 97. Schultz said he wanted to bring pride back to neighborhoods and communities through building a network between businesses, churches, schools and individuals.
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Melinda Larmore was crowned queen of Perry Meridian’s homecoming festivities. Her court featured Della Moore, Stephanie Maxey and Lauren Popovich.
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Tobi Schrader, Angie Sarver, Deirdre McNary and David King joined the sales staff of Century 21 Waterford Group, 821 N. State Road 135, Greenwood.
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Roncalli elected its senior class officers: David Ernst and Corey McGarrell, co-presidents; Shannon O’Gara, treasurer; and Angie Lauck, secretary.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.