Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1958
William N. Niehaus, son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Niehaus and a senior at Sacred Heart Central High School, took second-place honors in the regional science fair at Butler University.
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Dave Field, an expert on termites, advised Southsiders to check their homes for evidence of the insects. “Termites swarm in the spring and fall, but they work year-round and do thousands of dollars in damage,” said Field, who offered free inspections.
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Norma Gray, Sarah Repp, Beverly Simon and Laurel Stanley earned straight A’s at Indiana Central College.
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Featuring genuine Italian pizza, Jimmie’s Pizza opened for business at 1314 Shelby St. The shop also sold canned goods, bread, milk and other staples.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968
Barbara Coombs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Coombs and a junior elementary education major at the University of Kentucky, was elected president of her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega, for the upcoming school year.
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Gas City was opening at 3444 Madison Ave., and motorists who purchased 10 or more gallons of gas were given passes to Fox’s Roller Rink, which was next door. Manager Steve “Rocky” Williams boasted that City Gas, which cost 31.9 cents per gallon, was pure and fresh.
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Pennington Realtors’ new office was located at 2724 Madison Ave.
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A rally for presidential candidate Richard Nixon and his wife, Patricia, was going to held at Southport Fieldhouse.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1978
McCarrel’s Jewelers, 2610 was holding its first advertised sale in 45 years. Every watch in stock was marked down, some as much as 50 percent.
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Meridian Middle School sixth-graders Jamie Ketcham, Tony Gilliland, Russell Clark, Billie Weddle and Susanne Adams were learning all about gardening from teacher Jim Halik.
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Perry Meridian High School graduates Karen McBride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woody McBride, and Jeanne Smith, daughter of Margaret Mills, were members of the Delta Sorority team that won the Indiana University Mini-500 Trike Race.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1988
University Heights Baptist Church, 2200 E. Hanna Ave. was celebrating its 50th wedding anniversary.
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Earl J. Clausson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert H. Clausson and a freshman engineering student at Purdue, was named Indiana’s Outstanding Catholic Youth of the Year by the Knights of Columbus.
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Roncalli juniors Jenny Kennedy, Jennifer Maude and Jim Rechtin were winners in Indiana University’s annual Abraham Lincoln essay contest.
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Mike Shine joined the Greenwood office of Inland Mortgage Corp. as a loan officer
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
Candidates for the Perry Township School Board were Denise Bush, Nancy Cassady, Eric Crouch, Randy Decker, R. Wade Kohlmann, Ronald McClain, Frederick Rhea and Robert Willsey.
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The State Budget Committee approved $100,000 to help Beech Grove finance sewer improvements in the Churchman Avenue-Cleveland Court area and $75,000 for an addition to the city’s Police Department.
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The 3-year-old class at St. John’s Preschool, 7031 S. East St., was rehearsing for its spring program. Class members were Mariah Richardson, Eric Shaw, Devin Leslie, Rachel Reese, Tyler Crouch, Zach Bray, Brandon Ritter, Jacob and Tracie Sandberg, Jacob Scheib, Casey Corsaro and Alyssa Loebig.
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Southport Middle School seventh-grader Amanda Sadler, daughter of Joe and Theresa Sadler and granddaughter of Bud and Judy Schoener, presented a Golden Gloves championship jacket to Chris Neely, who won the 165-pound class.
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Perry Township 4-H members Doug Robertson and Jamelyn Langhammer, both high school seniors, received scholarships from the Indiana 4-H Foundation.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2008
The archives from 2008 are missing.
William N. Niehaus, son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Niehaus and a senior at Sacred Heart Central High School, took second-place honors in the regional science fair at Butler University.
* * *
Dave Field, an expert on termites, advised Southsiders to check their homes for evidence of the insects. “Termites swarm in the spring and fall, but they work year-round and do thousands of dollars in damage,” said Field, who offered free inspections.
* * *
Norma Gray, Sarah Repp, Beverly Simon and Laurel Stanley earned straight A’s at Indiana Central College.
* * *
Featuring genuine Italian pizza, Jimmie’s Pizza opened for business at 1314 Shelby St. The shop also sold canned goods, bread, milk and other staples.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968
Barbara Coombs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Coombs and a junior elementary education major at the University of Kentucky, was elected president of her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega, for the upcoming school year.
* * *
Gas City was opening at 3444 Madison Ave., and motorists who purchased 10 or more gallons of gas were given passes to Fox’s Roller Rink, which was next door. Manager Steve “Rocky” Williams boasted that City Gas, which cost 31.9 cents per gallon, was pure and fresh.
* * *
Pennington Realtors’ new office was located at 2724 Madison Ave.
* * *
A rally for presidential candidate Richard Nixon and his wife, Patricia, was going to held at Southport Fieldhouse.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1978
McCarrel’s Jewelers, 2610 was holding its first advertised sale in 45 years. Every watch in stock was marked down, some as much as 50 percent.
* * *
Meridian Middle School sixth-graders Jamie Ketcham, Tony Gilliland, Russell Clark, Billie Weddle and Susanne Adams were learning all about gardening from teacher Jim Halik.
* * *
Perry Meridian High School graduates Karen McBride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Woody McBride, and Jeanne Smith, daughter of Margaret Mills, were members of the Delta Sorority team that won the Indiana University Mini-500 Trike Race.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1988
University Heights Baptist Church, 2200 E. Hanna Ave. was celebrating its 50th wedding anniversary.
* * *
Earl J. Clausson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert H. Clausson and a freshman engineering student at Purdue, was named Indiana’s Outstanding Catholic Youth of the Year by the Knights of Columbus.
* * *
Roncalli juniors Jenny Kennedy, Jennifer Maude and Jim Rechtin were winners in Indiana University’s annual Abraham Lincoln essay contest.
* * *
Mike Shine joined the Greenwood office of Inland Mortgage Corp. as a loan officer
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
Candidates for the Perry Township School Board were Denise Bush, Nancy Cassady, Eric Crouch, Randy Decker, R. Wade Kohlmann, Ronald McClain, Frederick Rhea and Robert Willsey.
* * *
The State Budget Committee approved $100,000 to help Beech Grove finance sewer improvements in the Churchman Avenue-Cleveland Court area and $75,000 for an addition to the city’s Police Department.
* * *
The 3-year-old class at St. John’s Preschool, 7031 S. East St., was rehearsing for its spring program. Class members were Mariah Richardson, Eric Shaw, Devin Leslie, Rachel Reese, Tyler Crouch, Zach Bray, Brandon Ritter, Jacob and Tracie Sandberg, Jacob Scheib, Casey Corsaro and Alyssa Loebig.
* * *
Southport Middle School seventh-grader Amanda Sadler, daughter of Joe and Theresa Sadler and granddaughter of Bud and Judy Schoener, presented a Golden Gloves championship jacket to Chris Neely, who won the 165-pound class.
* * *
Perry Township 4-H members Doug Robertson and Jamelyn Langhammer, both high school seniors, received scholarships from the Indiana 4-H Foundation.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2008
The archives from 2008 are missing.
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