Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1956
Dr. Victor H. Mercer, a dentist, opened a general practice at 1051 E. Raymond St. A graduate of Indiana University School of Dentistry, he was married to the former Carolyn M. Faure.
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Candidates for Perry Township Junior High School’s sports queen were Delores Hogue, Artith Bright, Sue Gardner, Myra Graves, Marcia Brittan, Charlene Losche, Donna Mahon, Judy Mullis, Jayne Tegler and Edith Schnier.
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Bloomfield Jewelery, 1101 S. Meridian St., was celebrating its sixth anniversary with a huge sale.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
The Pizza Inn, 7023 Madison Ave., was opened by Ellsworth Cook, who was assisted by Lewis Bailey. Specials included a large pizza for 98 cents.
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Prologue Players, the Southside’s contribution to the local theater scene, was hosting a family-style chicken dinner before staging “The Public Eye” at the Holiday Inn South, 520 E. Thompson Road.
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Emmett Herr was named athletic director at Sacred Heart Central High School. He replaced Bob Wilbur, who had accepted the head football coaching position at Bishop Knoll Institute in Hammond, Ind.
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Safeway Quality Foods, 1201 Prospect St., was holding a big Easter sale. Specials included whole smoked hams for 49 cents a pound, five cans of green beans, $1; a dozen eggs, 49 cents; 5 pounds of sugar, 49 cents; and four rolls of toilet tissue, 29 cents.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
A home show was being held to showcase the new houses in Ridge Hills Trails, near Stop 11 and Bluff roads.
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Girl Scouts from Fountain Square raised nearly $1,000 in an effort to help renovate the Garfield Park pagoda.
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A.O. Diaz & Co. Realtors opened an office at 1515 E. Southport Road. The company’s agents were Larry Tuttle, Bob Bellmore, Pat Waisner, Mike Baxter, Jim Hammond, Nancy Bailey, Terry Shannon, Tom Robinson and Carl Huber.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Hunger Inc., which was operating its pantry out of a mobile home behind Orme Floor Coverings at Old Meridian Street and Epler Avenue, was looking for a new site to call home.
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Jack Brink Music Center, 2554 Madison Ave., was celebrating its 20th anniversary.
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Jim Talhelm took first-place honors in the speech contest hosted by the Greater Greenwood Toastermaster Club.
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Keith B. Van Deman was named director of development at Indiana Central University, where he had served as an admissions counselor for one year and director of alumni relations for six years.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
The following chuckle was published: “Well, darling,” greeted the boy’s mother as he walked into the kitchen, “were you a good boy at school today?”
“Sure,” answered the lad. “How much trouble can you get into standing in a corner all day!”
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Boy Scout Troop 118 from St. Roch Catholic Church collected more than 70 bags of canned goods during its food drive. The Scouts and their leaders included Victor and Andy Risch, Ryan Baumann, Gabe Fleck, Ryan Davis, Matt Medcalf, Gene, Darren and Brian McWilliams, Chris Erazmus, Zach Churnousky, Bob and Matt Coffman and Nathan Mazza.
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The area of Homecroft bounded by Loretta and Maynard avenues between Madison and Orinoco avenues was entered in the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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St. Jude Grade School wrestlers Greg Dant and Mike Shaw took first-place honors in the Catholic Youth Organization tournament for the fourth consecutive year.
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The seventh-grade girls basketball team from Southport Middle School won the Fulton Invitational Tournament by defeating Perry Meridian Middle 43-24. The winning squad featured Jill Ransdell, Melissa Pennington, Katie Frommeyer, Megan Duckworth, Desiree Hamilton, Ashley Linson, Julia Large, Abby Mercer, Jenna Reardon, Leslie Durham, Sara Petronie, Lauren Chaney, Allison Rosemeyer, Laura Hayden and coach Steve Covele.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.
Dr. Victor H. Mercer, a dentist, opened a general practice at 1051 E. Raymond St. A graduate of Indiana University School of Dentistry, he was married to the former Carolyn M. Faure.
* * *
Candidates for Perry Township Junior High School’s sports queen were Delores Hogue, Artith Bright, Sue Gardner, Myra Graves, Marcia Brittan, Charlene Losche, Donna Mahon, Judy Mullis, Jayne Tegler and Edith Schnier.
* * *
Bloomfield Jewelery, 1101 S. Meridian St., was celebrating its sixth anniversary with a huge sale.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
The Pizza Inn, 7023 Madison Ave., was opened by Ellsworth Cook, who was assisted by Lewis Bailey. Specials included a large pizza for 98 cents.
* * *
Prologue Players, the Southside’s contribution to the local theater scene, was hosting a family-style chicken dinner before staging “The Public Eye” at the Holiday Inn South, 520 E. Thompson Road.
* * *
Emmett Herr was named athletic director at Sacred Heart Central High School. He replaced Bob Wilbur, who had accepted the head football coaching position at Bishop Knoll Institute in Hammond, Ind.
* * *
Safeway Quality Foods, 1201 Prospect St., was holding a big Easter sale. Specials included whole smoked hams for 49 cents a pound, five cans of green beans, $1; a dozen eggs, 49 cents; 5 pounds of sugar, 49 cents; and four rolls of toilet tissue, 29 cents.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
A home show was being held to showcase the new houses in Ridge Hills Trails, near Stop 11 and Bluff roads.
* * *
Girl Scouts from Fountain Square raised nearly $1,000 in an effort to help renovate the Garfield Park pagoda.
* * *
A.O. Diaz & Co. Realtors opened an office at 1515 E. Southport Road. The company’s agents were Larry Tuttle, Bob Bellmore, Pat Waisner, Mike Baxter, Jim Hammond, Nancy Bailey, Terry Shannon, Tom Robinson and Carl Huber.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Hunger Inc., which was operating its pantry out of a mobile home behind Orme Floor Coverings at Old Meridian Street and Epler Avenue, was looking for a new site to call home.
* * *
Jack Brink Music Center, 2554 Madison Ave., was celebrating its 20th anniversary.
* * *
Jim Talhelm took first-place honors in the speech contest hosted by the Greater Greenwood Toastermaster Club.
* * *
Keith B. Van Deman was named director of development at Indiana Central University, where he had served as an admissions counselor for one year and director of alumni relations for six years.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
The following chuckle was published: “Well, darling,” greeted the boy’s mother as he walked into the kitchen, “were you a good boy at school today?”
“Sure,” answered the lad. “How much trouble can you get into standing in a corner all day!”
* * *
Boy Scout Troop 118 from St. Roch Catholic Church collected more than 70 bags of canned goods during its food drive. The Scouts and their leaders included Victor and Andy Risch, Ryan Baumann, Gabe Fleck, Ryan Davis, Matt Medcalf, Gene, Darren and Brian McWilliams, Chris Erazmus, Zach Churnousky, Bob and Matt Coffman and Nathan Mazza.
* * *
The area of Homecroft bounded by Loretta and Maynard avenues between Madison and Orinoco avenues was entered in the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of Energy.
* * *
St. Jude Grade School wrestlers Greg Dant and Mike Shaw took first-place honors in the Catholic Youth Organization tournament for the fourth consecutive year.
* * *
The seventh-grade girls basketball team from Southport Middle School won the Fulton Invitational Tournament by defeating Perry Meridian Middle 43-24. The winning squad featured Jill Ransdell, Melissa Pennington, Katie Frommeyer, Megan Duckworth, Desiree Hamilton, Ashley Linson, Julia Large, Abby Mercer, Jenna Reardon, Leslie Durham, Sara Petronie, Lauren Chaney, Allison Rosemeyer, Laura Hayden and coach Steve Covele.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.
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