Sanders Cleaners was celebrating the completion of its enlarged and modernized facility at 3709 Madison Ave., a dream come true for Larry Sanders and family. The addition’s facade featured Colorado stone and Indiana limestone.
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The Meyer Z-52 Zoysia Grass Co. was opened at 1349 S. Meridian St. by Mrs. E.M. Jimes, whose grass plugs were flown in twice weekly from Vienna, Virginia.
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Olive Branch Christian Church, 101 E. Raymond St., purchased 10 acres of land off Epler Avenue between U.S. 31 and Meridian Street for a future church.
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Fisher Bros. Home Furnishings, 1315 Shelby St., was celebrating the completion of its remodeling project with a grand reopening sale.
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Mrs. Paul J. Goben of Homecroft won eight ribbons in pie baking contests at the Indiana State Fair; Mrs. Robert Y. Brown won a blue ribbon for her mincemeat cookies; and Joan E. Kleinhenz earned blue ribbons for her rolls and cinnamon bread.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Charles “Chick” Surina opened Chipperfield Beverage at 1385 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood, and commented, “You name it, and we probably have it.”
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Theresa Annee, daughter of Louis and Millie Annee, was engaged to Rick Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harris.
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Martha Burnett of Harold Insurance Agency completed an agency management seminar.
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Swimmers Larry Lammert, Joe Brink, Sandy Pollard and David Brunoehler turned in decent performances at the AAU meet at Shakamak State Park.
Correction
The entry in this section of last week’s column about Phil Richart should have stated that he was an assistant football coach at Chartrand High School.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
Dr. Carol M. Dickhaus, a pediatrician, opened a practice at Executive Building South, 537 Turtle Creek Drive. She was a resident pediatrician at Riley Hospital from 1973-76.
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Friedens United Church of Christ was going to install the Rev. Richard J. Fraser as its new pastor.
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Cleary Sweeper Co., 3411 Madison Ave., sharpened regular scissors for 49 cents and pinking shears and other unusual scissors for 99 cents.
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Sanders Cleaners & Laundry featured five locations: 3709 Madison Ave., 3987 Shelby St., 7621 S. Meridian St., Greenwood Plaza and at Southeastern and Arlington avenues.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Paul G. Fox was named associate editor of The Spotlight. He was a graduate of Sacred Heart High School and Marian College.
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St. Francis Hospital selected Patty Elliott as its Family Spirit Award winner for August.
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Richard Sobieray, son of Richard and Gerri Sobieray and a graduate of Perry Meridian High School, was named a Collegiate Academic All-American by the U.S. Achievement Academy. A senior at DePauw, Sobieray was studying premed.
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Viola (Heiny) Martin, Marie (Schlensker) Brewer, Ester (Wegehoeft) Merkt and Alma (Lipp) Carper met for lunch to reminisce about the times shared while attending Center Township School No. 2 and Manual High School from 1914-26.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
A recent poll of Perry Township property owners indicated strong opposition to the proposed $54 million school bond issue. Seventy-five percent agreed that the bond should be scaled back dramatically or halted altogether.
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Southport Grooming, 7110 Madison Ave., was celebrating its 19th year of caring for people’s pets. Owner Becky Retz was assisted by Tammy Herald and Anita Stansbury.
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St. Roch School was holding a raffle for a new Dodge Neon. Tickets cost $25, and only 1,200 would be sold.
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Members of Boy Scout Troop 118, including Darren McWilliams, Matt Medcalf, Chris Terhune and Scoutmaster Jerry Owens, rode their bikes from the Southside to Bear Wallow Campgrounds in Nashville. The trip was about 50 miles.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.