60 Years Ago This Week - 1962 
Construction on the Indianapolis fire station at Shelby Street and Hanna Avenue was expected to commerce in the near future. 
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Kinney’s Shoes at the point of U.S. 31 and Madison Avenue held a huge sale. When buying a pair of shoes for $2.99, the second pair cost 1 cent.
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Richard Emery, Joe Buergler, Charles Possman, Carl Bates and Harold Schuman were elected to the Greater Southside Inc.’s board of directors.  
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Work was progressing on the YMCA’s swimming pool at 7900 Shelby St., with a completion date set for June 1.
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J. Bernard Smith and Michael Hittle were named manager and assistant manager, respectively, of American Fletcher National Bank’s Southport branch, which was opening in March.
 
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Terrence P. Osburn, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Osburn, was named valedictorian of Cathedral High School. He had been awarded a scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, where he planned to study pre-law.
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Gail Butterfield, a senior at Manual and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Butterfield, was a sweetheart candidate for DeMolay’s annual dance, an event for youths in the Masonic organization.
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Southport High School students Sharon Bellamy, Carole Perkins, Elizabeth Heacox, Carolyn Tetrick and Joe Yeager were making plans for their summer studies in England, France and Russia.
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The “Jim and Jesse Show,” a Grand Ole Opry production starring brothers Jim and Jesse McReynolds, made a stop at Central Hardware at U.S. 31 and Shelby Street.   

40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 are lost.

30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
Carol Bjorklund retired as director of Christian education at First Presbyterian Church of Southport.
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The girls basketball team from Southport High School won a sectional title by defeating Perry Meridian 70-47.
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The Fireside South Restaurant, 522 E. Raymond St., served a Valentine’s Day dinner for two for $27.95. The meal included a sizzling filet mignon, salad, potato and dessert. 

 20 Years Ago This Week - 2002

Perry Meridian High School girls basketball team defeated Southport 57-54 to win the Southport sectional.
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Mary Bryan Elementary School Principal Stephen McGee spoke during the opening program of the Men’s Lenten Breakfast Series hosted by United Methodist churches.
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Perry Meridian wrestlers Nate Moore, Jeremy and Justin Dibbern and Nick Henninger, Franklin Central’s Nate Newport, Southport’s Sam Scheib and Roncalli’s Ray Ahaus, Mike Perry and Nick Himes qualified for the state finals. 
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Brand-name cigarettes cost about $2.20 a pack.
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The fifth- and sixth-grade B volleyball team from St. Barnabas School won a preseason tournament. The squad featured Jasmine Slivka, Jordan Sudzina, Chelsea Stumpf, Jill Grande, Kellie Corbin, Briana Spiegl, Allison Kresbach, Mary Langferman, Amanda Miller, Laura McHugh and coaches Mike Sudzina and Donna Slivka.

Christopher Heck, son of Dr. Jim and Margie Heck, “examines” a pretend patient during Mount Pleasant Christian Church’s prekindergarten Hospital Day.
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​Brian Stone landed this 175-pound bigeye tuna while fishing in West Hawaiian waters.

​10 Years Ago This Week - 2012

Roncalli’s bowling team won a sectional championship. The squad featured (front, from left) Jordan Smith, Rachel Warren, Maryann Todd, Kelsey Neylon, Jessica Neu, Christina Gillenwater; (back) Sophie Mascari, Allison Brothers, Maddi Wincek, Kristin Bashore, Megan Powell, Megan Harrell and coach Mike McGreevy.
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Roncalli senior Cole Toner, son of Dave and Angie Toner, was awarded a scholarship to play football at Harvard University.
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Main Street Estate Buyers opened at 324 W. Main St., Greenwood.

60 Years Ago This Week - 1962
The newest members of the Thespian Club at Southport High School were Suelynne Childers, Roger Cook, Suzanne Darko, Carole Dampier, Pamela Heiney, Nina Henry, Karen Hollingsworth, Karen Kautsky, Sharon Klatte, June Linkel, Jerry and Larry Lynch, Stephen McGee, Herbert Neidenberger, Karen Shephard, Keith Smart, Sharon Stegemoller, Jon Thomas, Susan Thompson, Dianne Todd, Terry Volpp and Judi Utterback.
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Lincoln Elementary Principal Keith Brown led a series of meetings to discuss the school’s policies.
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Skip’s Food Market in Fountain Square sold a dozen eggs for 19 cents; a pound of bacon for 29 cents; three quarts of milk, 89 cents; and five loaves of bread, 99 cents.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Roncalli’s annual candy sale was spearheaded by the Rev. Fred Schmitt, Superintendent Pam Evans, Principal Bernie Dever, Michele Heid and Steven Stewart.
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Karla Deardorff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Deardorff, and Margaret Chastain, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Chastain, finished third and fourth, respectively, in candy sales for District VI of Camp Fire Girls of Central Indiana.
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Em-Roe Sporting Goods was preparing for its grand opening in Southern Plaza.
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Homes in Colonial Meadows, an upscale edition being developed off Fry Road between State Road 135 and U.S. 31 in Greenwood, were priced around $38,000.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1992 are missing.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
Baptist Temple High School, 2700 block of South East Street, dedicated its “new” gym floor. The floor, purchased for $250, came from the old Lutheran High and was originally laid in a Franklin Township school on Post Road in the mid-1930s. One contractor wanted $77,000 to take it up, lay it and refinish it; volunteers from Baptist Temple performed the job for about $15,000.
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Stephen Maple, an associate professor at the University of Indianapolis and an attorney, announced his candidacy for the Perry Township School Board.
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The new Sisters’ Restaurant opened at 215 Terrace Ave., with “Baldy” and “Buddy” Nordholt and “Mom” Richter being the first customers. The trio was diner’s original patrons when it opened in 1983 on Shelby St.
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Dr. Robert Hignite, a drug education instructor at Manual, was named Indianapolis Schools’ Teacher of the Year. Other finalists were Lynn Noel, Jean Fritsch and Roberta Hannon.
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Gloria Dock, a 17-year real estate agent, joined ReMax Preferred Realtors. A graduate of Indiana Central College, she was a two-time finalist for Indianapolis’ Realtor of the Year.
20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
Ted’s Feed Store in Beech Grove and Edgewood Feed & Seed, 5518 Shelby St., celebrated their 55th and 75th anniversaries, respectively. They combined to sell more than 340,000 pounds of bird seed annually, and Ted’s sold about 600,000 pounds of horse food on a yearly basis.
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Perry Meridian senior Erin Massie took grand-prize honors in the mystery story writing contest sponsored by Hershey’s Chocolates, in which he was awarded a $5,000 savings bond. Other winners from the school were Katie Merida, Alexis Sisko, Jessica Cleary, Heidi McKenzie, Shelby Nelson, Rob Cravens, Alvin Lange, Miriam Huck, Morgan Dotts, Matt Ashmore, Amanda Ferrand, Janette Taylor, Tom Bryant, Emma Cahill and DeAnna Pflum.
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Holy Name School’s spelling bee was won by Greg Armant (left); Dave Eckert was the runner-up. They are seen with Principal Kent Schwartz.
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​Perry Meridian eighth-graders Katie Dill and Matthew Fultz served as pages for Rep. David Frizzell during a session of the Indiana General Assembly.
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St. Barnabas’ fourth-grade basketball team won a tournament at Nativity. The squad featured (front) Matthew Eckert, Matthew Neylon, Connor Mathias, Cody Basch, Sean McNamara; (back) assistant coach Paul Clark, Curtis Reeser, Blake Stasik, Ethan Brothers, Matthew Zieles and coach Jim Zieles.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2012
Florence Henderson, left, who portrayed Carol Brady as the TV mom in “The Brady Bunch,” was named spokeswoman for American Senior Communities, the largest provider of health care for elders in Indiana.
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Drs. Carole and Rob Thoman were known for providing excellent dental care at their practice, Paradox Dental Center.
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The Beech Grove Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors were: Melody Stevens, president; William Fennema, vice president; Ed Aide, treasurer; Dawn Whalen, secretary; and Ben Brown, board adviser.

60 Years Ago This Week - 1962 
Indianapolis Public School 65, near Indiana Central College (now the University of Indianapolis), organized a PTA and elected its officers: Mrs. Gordon Geiger, president; Wallace Decker, vice president; Nathan Wooden, treasurer; Mrs. Earl Collier, recording secretary; and Mrs. Edwin Shoaf, corresponding secretary. 
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The $55,000 collection of elegant gowns worn by Jill St. John, Joan Fontaine and Jennifer Jones in the movie “Tender Is the Night” was displayed at Block’s department store in Southern Plaza.
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Judy Ziegler’s 7-month-old raccoon, Jud, ran away from his kennel. Ziegler, who was offering a reward for the little critter’s return, had raised him from an orphaned runt to a plump 17 pounds.
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Fisher Bros. Furniture & Appliances, 1315 Shelby St., offered what it called “a once-in-a-lifetime buy”: a Cloud Foam mattress and box springs for $49.50 a piece.
 
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972

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​Garry Winkle, also a Southport grad, completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.
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Norman G. Wilson was named Manual High School’s Alumnus of the Year..
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Edna Condon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Costa Condon and a graduate of Southport High School, completed basic training at the Women’s Army Corps Center in Fort McClellan, Ala.
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Repossessed and former rental mattresses were on sale for $18 at American Furniture, 2111 E. Prospect St. (that’s a bargain I would have passed on) 
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Studio and one-bedroom apartments leased for $115 and $140 a month, respectively, at Crestwood Village South, 8800 Madison Ave.
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Specials at Miller’s Regal Market, 215 Terrace Ave., included a stalk of celery for 29 cents; a 40-ounce can of yams, 39 cents; six grapefruits, 49 cents; and five cans of corn, $1.

 40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 are lost.

30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
Former Indianapolis Department of Transportation Director Joseph Staehler was named the first paid fire chief of Franklin Township. He and his wife, Sherry, had six children. 
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St. Barnabas kindergartners (from left) Jordan Suber, Amy Taylor, Eddie Roodvoets and Aaron Gabbei celebrated their 100th day of school by participating in activities that had “100” as the theme.
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Yours truly reported on his bungee-jump off a 140-foot-tall crane at the Marion County Fairgrounds, describing it as breathtaking and awesome. Kelly Leonard, a three-time jumper, said it’s “a total body rush that lasts all day!” 
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Aerobic instructors at Easy Tone & Tan, 2318 E. Stop 11 Road, included Terri O’Connor, Michelle Chase, Teri Music, Dannetta Gill, Julia Schaefer, Karen Ridriquez and Kim Blackwell.
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Perry Meridian junior wrestler Gil Journey (26-1) won his second consecutive sectional title.

 20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
Walgreen announced plans for a store at Raymond and Shelby streets.
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Don Fogleman opened his “Bookman” column by penning: “My personality is a rich mosaic of annoying habits; it’s a wonder that anyone can stand to live in the same house with me. Among other things, I smoke; I’ve been known to swear an oath or two even when not testifying in court; and I am usually irritated about one thing or another.” 
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City Life, the Southside’s newest nightclub and located in the former Club Mark building at 2662 E. Stop 11 Road, served free food with the purchase of an alcoholic beverage.  
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Roncalli junior Brian Allen, left, set a school record by scoring 216.5 points in the 1-meter diving competition during a meet against Speedway, and Roncalli senior Erin Madden, middle, and freshman Ashley Zachary, right, were finalists in the Prelude Awards challenge, which challenged students in visual, performing and fine arts.

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Biologists at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources counted a near-record of 204 bald eagles, including three golden raptors, during their helicopter flights around the state. 

10 Years Ago This Week - 2012

Board members of Southport High School’s Alumni Association were (front) Sharon Kreutzberger, Cindy Bertram; (back) Vicky Martin, Jay Danner and Brent Bockelman. 
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The Indy Air Bears, a jump rope team, performed at the Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis.
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Perry Meridian’s wrestling team won its 13th consecutive sectional title. Individual champions for the Falcons were Jared McKinley, Nick Bova, Brandon James, Aiden Kenny, Cody LeCount, Kirk Johnson, Jake Massengale, C.J. Martin, Devante Ash and Donte Winfield.