FILE PHOTO BY RONALD CORN The Ayr-Way in the 3700 block of South East Street was a popular destination for shoppers for several decades. This photo was probably taken around 1960.
Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1958
Floyd W. Van Fossen was elected president of the Southport Lions Club. Other officers were Lester L. Johnson, first vice president; George W. Jackson, second vice president; Maurice E. Winn, third vice president; Eldon M. Beghtel, secretary; and Joseph P. Davis, treasurer.
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Indianapolis Archbishop Paul C. Shulte was going to officiate the dedication service for the new home of Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus Council 3660, 511 E. Thompson Road.
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William Sherman, a senior at Sacred Heart Central High School, won a $50 savings bond for finishing first in the annual oratorical contests sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 3660.
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Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968
Plans were on the drawing board for a new Sherwood Country Club at 6500 S. Emerson Ave. Tom, Bill and John Weliever owned the present facility and had about 1,800 members between the ages of 15 and 20.
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Joseph E. Walters, manager of the Madison-Thompson branch of Peoples Bank & Trust Co., took on the added responsibility of serving as an assistant cashier.
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Margaret Comella, the 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Comella and a junior at Chartrand High, won a competition hosted by the U.S. Twirling Association.
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Bethel Baptist Church relocated from Singleton and Iowa streets to 329 W. Banta Road and changed its name to Meridian Woods Baptist Church. The Rev. Jesse Hood was the pastor.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1978
The winning exhibits at St. Mark Grade School’s science fair were submitted by Mike Higgins, Chris Bowdon, John Fender, Theresa Evitt, Jenny Price, Christie Lee, Ed Hartman, Joe Morrison, Steve Michael, Marcy Lentz, Rob Huser, Mary Jo Boyce, Anne Mullin, Cathal O’Connor and Kurt Ihrig
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Mr. and Mrs. George F. Kopetsky were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house. George, who owned Red Carpet Car Wash, and his wife, Pat, had six children, Kathy, George Jr., David, Linda, Laura and Steve.
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Making plans for the spaghetti social at St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic School, 1009 E. Tabor St., were Marge McHugh, Ann Papesh, Cathy Lamperski, Robert Noe, Pete Coraso and the Rev. Harry Monroe.
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Steve Tummers, Bill Joyner and Michael Humes were recognized as Eagle Scouts, the highest honor attainable in Boy Scouts. The boys were members of Troop 118.
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Construction work to enclose the Greenwood Park shopping center continued.
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Eric Armstrong, Randy Stansbury and Michelle Long, all of whom attended Babe in the Woods Preschool, 4040 E. Thompson Road, enjoyed a field trip to the Beech Grove Fire Department.
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Rucker’s Greenhouses, 5336 Bluff Road, opened for the spring and was running a special on cabbage plants: 12 for $1. Heidenreich Greenhouses, 502 E. National Ave., and Hafer Bros. Gardens, 2856 S. Meridian St., also opened for the season.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1988
Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian Donald Davidson was going to speak at the pancake breakfast being hosted by Greenwood United Methodist Church.
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St. Francis Hospital was celebrating its 75th anniversary with a health fair and various other activities.
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The girls basketball team at Meridian Middle School won the Perry Township tournament. The squad featured Liz Arnold, Heather Birk, Laura Gennrich, Dawn Goodwin, Lisa Richardson, Sondra Lindop, Melissa Dexter, Nicole Alexander, Olivia Aikin, Christie Linder, Jenna Durban, Vivian Artis, Kara Deal, Jenny Doyle, Jill Berger, manager Shannon Kraft and coach Howard Ely.
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Manual High School students Jason Broadstreet, Phillip Main, Gary Hillard II and Darin Fishburn spent a week studying in Washington, D.C., with the Close Up Foundation.
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The fourth- through sixth-grade spelling bee champ at James A. Garfield IPS School 35 was Jamie Bronson. Kristy Olsen won the first- through third-grade competition.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
The University of Indianapolis named Dr. Jerry Israel as its seventh president. He was replacing the retiring Dr. G. Benjamin Lantz Jr.
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Mayor Steven Goldsmith announced the details of a five-year, $100 million plan to improve the water quality of Indianapolis’ waterways.
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St. Mark School’s seventh- and eighth-grade A volleyball team won the Catholic Youth Organization tournament. The squad featured Kaylee Schembra, Ashley Egan, Katy Stamm, Megan Nalley, Julie Fry, Toni and Keri Oberting, Cassie Carter, Megan Turlep, Trice Johnson, Cara Verner, assistant coaches Kristine Wheeler and Nancy Caskey and head coach Susan Hoereth.
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Roncalli received six computers and monitors through IBM’s matching grants program.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2008
The archives from 2008 are missing.
Floyd W. Van Fossen was elected president of the Southport Lions Club. Other officers were Lester L. Johnson, first vice president; George W. Jackson, second vice president; Maurice E. Winn, third vice president; Eldon M. Beghtel, secretary; and Joseph P. Davis, treasurer.
* * *
Indianapolis Archbishop Paul C. Shulte was going to officiate the dedication service for the new home of Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus Council 3660, 511 E. Thompson Road.
* * *
William Sherman, a senior at Sacred Heart Central High School, won a $50 savings bond for finishing first in the annual oratorical contests sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council 3660.
* * *
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968
Plans were on the drawing board for a new Sherwood Country Club at 6500 S. Emerson Ave. Tom, Bill and John Weliever owned the present facility and had about 1,800 members between the ages of 15 and 20.
* * *
Joseph E. Walters, manager of the Madison-Thompson branch of Peoples Bank & Trust Co., took on the added responsibility of serving as an assistant cashier.
* * *
Margaret Comella, the 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Comella and a junior at Chartrand High, won a competition hosted by the U.S. Twirling Association.
* * *
Bethel Baptist Church relocated from Singleton and Iowa streets to 329 W. Banta Road and changed its name to Meridian Woods Baptist Church. The Rev. Jesse Hood was the pastor.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1978
The winning exhibits at St. Mark Grade School’s science fair were submitted by Mike Higgins, Chris Bowdon, John Fender, Theresa Evitt, Jenny Price, Christie Lee, Ed Hartman, Joe Morrison, Steve Michael, Marcy Lentz, Rob Huser, Mary Jo Boyce, Anne Mullin, Cathal O’Connor and Kurt Ihrig
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Kopetsky were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house. George, who owned Red Carpet Car Wash, and his wife, Pat, had six children, Kathy, George Jr., David, Linda, Laura and Steve.
* * *
Making plans for the spaghetti social at St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic School, 1009 E. Tabor St., were Marge McHugh, Ann Papesh, Cathy Lamperski, Robert Noe, Pete Coraso and the Rev. Harry Monroe.
* * *
Steve Tummers, Bill Joyner and Michael Humes were recognized as Eagle Scouts, the highest honor attainable in Boy Scouts. The boys were members of Troop 118.
* * *
Construction work to enclose the Greenwood Park shopping center continued.
* * *
Eric Armstrong, Randy Stansbury and Michelle Long, all of whom attended Babe in the Woods Preschool, 4040 E. Thompson Road, enjoyed a field trip to the Beech Grove Fire Department.
* * *
Rucker’s Greenhouses, 5336 Bluff Road, opened for the spring and was running a special on cabbage plants: 12 for $1. Heidenreich Greenhouses, 502 E. National Ave., and Hafer Bros. Gardens, 2856 S. Meridian St., also opened for the season.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1988
Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian Donald Davidson was going to speak at the pancake breakfast being hosted by Greenwood United Methodist Church.
* * *
St. Francis Hospital was celebrating its 75th anniversary with a health fair and various other activities.
* * *
The girls basketball team at Meridian Middle School won the Perry Township tournament. The squad featured Liz Arnold, Heather Birk, Laura Gennrich, Dawn Goodwin, Lisa Richardson, Sondra Lindop, Melissa Dexter, Nicole Alexander, Olivia Aikin, Christie Linder, Jenna Durban, Vivian Artis, Kara Deal, Jenny Doyle, Jill Berger, manager Shannon Kraft and coach Howard Ely.
* * *
Manual High School students Jason Broadstreet, Phillip Main, Gary Hillard II and Darin Fishburn spent a week studying in Washington, D.C., with the Close Up Foundation.
* * *
The fourth- through sixth-grade spelling bee champ at James A. Garfield IPS School 35 was Jamie Bronson. Kristy Olsen won the first- through third-grade competition.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
The University of Indianapolis named Dr. Jerry Israel as its seventh president. He was replacing the retiring Dr. G. Benjamin Lantz Jr.
* * *
Mayor Steven Goldsmith announced the details of a five-year, $100 million plan to improve the water quality of Indianapolis’ waterways.
* * *
St. Mark School’s seventh- and eighth-grade A volleyball team won the Catholic Youth Organization tournament. The squad featured Kaylee Schembra, Ashley Egan, Katy Stamm, Megan Nalley, Julie Fry, Toni and Keri Oberting, Cassie Carter, Megan Turlep, Trice Johnson, Cara Verner, assistant coaches Kristine Wheeler and Nancy Caskey and head coach Susan Hoereth.
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Roncalli received six computers and monitors through IBM’s matching grants program.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2008
The archives from 2008 are missing.
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