Thirty-four guests attended the bridal shower for Mary Jo Rosengarten, who was engaged to William J. Leppert. Their parents were Mr. and Mrs. William Rosengarten and Mr. and Mrs. William O. Leppert.
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Southport Presbyterian Church in Homecroft was making plans to dedicate its new sanctuary and education wing.
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Power lawn mowers were advertised for as little at $59.95 at the Whittington Pump & Engineering Corp., 1126 Prospect St.
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Earl F. Schiesz, who was employed by State Pharmacy at the corner of State and Raymond streets, boasted that his store could issue a money order in less than 20 seconds.
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June Allyson and Jack Lemmon were starring in “You Can’t Run Away from It,” which was showing at the Oriental Theatre, 1105 S. Meridian. Also showing was “Magnificent Roughnecks” with Jack Carson and Mickey Rooney.
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Fresh fryers raised by Indiana farmers cost 33 cents a pound at Andy’s Market, 1239 S. East St., where 2 pounds of ground beef cost 65 cents and a pound of coffee was 69 cents.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
The Madison Avenue Businessmen’s Association elected new officers: Dr. David Cross, president; Howard Kehlbeck, vice president; and Ray Gorton, secretary-treasurer.
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The Prologue Players were beginning their fourth season with a dinner show at the Holiday Inn South, 404 E. Thompson Road. The production starred Southport senior Leslee Jordan, Mike Hargitt, Jon Ramsey and Veronica Chermansky
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Two pairs of infants, children’s, teenagers and women’s leather and canvas shoes cost $3 at Shoe World in Fountain Square.
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A three-horsepower 20-inch Briggs & Stratton lawn mower cost $33.94 at G.C. Murphy, 1045 Virginia Ave.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Coached by Steve Rager, Southport High School’s swim team won the Perry Meridian Sectional behind six first-place finishes: medley relay team of Stan Schutz, Dave Reinhardt, Vince Pollard and Herman Tilly; 200-yard freestyle, Dan Elliott; 50- and 100-freestyles, Pollard; 100-backstroke, Schutz; and 400-yard freestyle, Brian Van Deman, Mike Hopper, Elliott and Schutz.
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Southport United Methodist Church Pastor Larry Curtis and his wife, Nancy, were going to present a folk music worship service.
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Weekly specials at Luke Billman’s Old Dutch Delicatessen, 2949 S. Meridian St., included T-bone steaks and catfish dinners.
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Karate champion Ko Yum Sam opened a self-defense school at 2604 Madison Ave.
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Richard Crum was going to conduct lectures on gardening, lawn, and shrub care at Southport Library.
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The world population was increasing by 1.5 million people every week.
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Olive Branch Christian Church and St. Mark’s Lutheran Church were finalizing their worship programs for World Day of Prayer on March 5.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Indianapolis police officer Wayne Vioda (he’s now married to my sister, Dianna) played host to attorney Jeff Cosby in IPD’s ride-along program.
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Roncalli named Darin Campbell (4.435 GPA) as its valedictorian. And in a first, the school recognized salutatorians in Joe Clemans (4.105 GPA) and Michele Kurtz (4.104 GPA).
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Marilyn J. Clark was appointed branch manager of the Beech Grove office of Union Federal Savings Bank.
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Jeffrey D. Curtis, Julia A. Hilcz, John M. Koebel, Andrea M. Suding, Nancy S. Thompson, Lisa Durcholz, Patrick J. McKenzie, Laura Netherton and Anne M. Volk were named to the dean’s list at Marian College.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Coached by Mike Armstrong and led by Miss Basketball candidate Katie Douglas, Perry Meridian’s No. 1 basketball team defeated No. 4 Center Grove 62-61 before 7,100 screaming fans in the opening round of semistate action at Southport Fieldhouse. However, the victory was short-lived as the Falcons lost to Martinsville in that evening’s championship game.
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The Memories Band’s farewell performance was going to be held at Primo Banquet Hall, 2615 E. Thompson. The band, which started playing in 1977, was hoping to unite as many former members as possible for the concert. Tickets cost $25 and included a buffet.
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Powerlifters Roger and Robin Heldman – probably the strongest couple in the Midwest on a pound-per-pound basis – were featured in yours truly’s “Mohr ... or Less” column. Roger had squatted more than 640 pounds, deadlifted 530 and bench pressed 400. Robin, named the 1996 Female Athlete of the Year by the Natural Athlete Strength Association, had squatted 281 pounds, deadlifted 325 and bench pressed 168.
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Melissa Williams, daughter of Sandra Gillaspy and Matt Williams and a senior at Roncalli, was awarded an academic scholarship to Xavier University in Cincinnati, where she planned to major in history.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.