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
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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1958 
The St. Francis Hospital Guild was presenting its Silver Tea and Musicale. 
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Garfield Park American Legion Post 88 was hosting a hot stew dinner and a hobo dance. The cost was 75 cents for children, $1 per adult.
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The newly formed Southport Christian Church was raising funds so it could build a worship center on East Epler Avenue.
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Southport chapter of the International Travel Study Club celebrated its ninth birthday with a meeting at the home of Mrs. Elmer Stuart. 
 
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968
Dick Brunoehler, a longtime teacher and swim coach at Southport High, was named to help mentor Baxter YMCA’s summer swim team. 
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Perry Township Schools was going to reorganize its grade structure from a 6-3-3 format to a 5-3-4 format. That meant the elementary schools would have Grades 1-5, middle schools, Grades 6-8; the high school would return to a four-grade program.
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Tom Mills was elected president of the Baxter YMCA Men’s Club. Other officers were John Chittenden, Henry Shackelford and Joe Proki.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1978
Southsiders Nola and Wally Decker bought a 16-unit motel in Panama City, Fla. The inn was being operated by their daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Steve Belcher. 
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Perry Meridian and Southport high school students Kim Rees, Dotie Spining, Joyce Jones, Andy Midkiff, Carole Higgins, Jeannette Conner, Bonny Lamberth, Diane Noveroske, Cathy Conner, Jamie Crowder, CIndy Meyer, Kay Bohn, Gary Lamberth and Mike Duncan were going to study in Spain for five weeks over the summer.
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Roncalli students Larry Keyler, Janna Stumpf, Steve Ferry, Dan Armbruster and Kathy Gorman had lead roles in their school’s production of “West Side Story.”
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Three dozen small eggs cost $1 at Dinner Bell Market, 2824 Shelby St., where 20 pounds of potatoes were on sale for $1.49 and a gallon of low-fat milk cost $1.09. 

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1988
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced that it would widen State Road 135 from Edgewood Avenue to 2 miles south of County Line Road. In addition, the department was going to construct an extra travel lane on U.S. 31 covering approximately the same distance. 
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Roncalli senior Mark Kirkhoff threw a no-hitter – the second of his high school career – as he shut out Franklin Central 4-0 in the second game of a doubleheader.
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Lori Ann Raymann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Raymann and a graduate of Southport High Schoool and Ball State, and Troy Jenschke, son of Mark Jenschke and Kay Christian and a boiler technician in the Navy, were married at St. Jude Catholic Church.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
The Indy Southside Wrestling Club was holding a free car wash.               
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St. Barnabas’ seventh- and eighth-grade A basketball team finished its season with a 26-1 record. The team won its preseason tourney, a holiday tournament and the Catholic Youth Organization city tourney. The squad featured Mark Willsey, Jason Neu, Jeff Manley, Michael Doyle, Jamin Wernke, Louie Stephon, Dan Mahoney, Nick Rembusch, Joe Kuntz and coaches Jeff Kirkhoff and Joe Schaefer.
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Damon Dennin, a senior at Perry Meridian and the son of Jan and Larry Dennin, has signed a letter of intent to play tennis at St. Joseph’s University in Pennsylvania, where he planned to study the performing arts or international marketing.
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Erika B. Decker, daughter of Yvonne D. Snellenberger; Chad A. Broaddus, son of Freda F. Smith and Charles E. Broaddus; and Michael D. Lochard, son of Robert D. and Dawn E. Lochard; were serving in the armed forces.
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Ten Years Ago This Week – 2008
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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1958 
Teenage drivers could test their driving abilities through a series of tests at Perry Township Junior High School. 
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A six-room home at 1140 W. Banta Road with carpeted living and dining rooms, a full basement and a large garage was listed for $10,000.
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The weekly special at The Spudnut Shop, 3955 S. East St., was a dozen iced cake doughnuts for 39 cents.
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Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968
Members of the Garfield Park Junior Music Club won many awards at the music festival at Butler University. The gold cup and ribbon winners were Nancy and Phil Hotle, Teresa Emmett, Kathy Walter, Chris Cartheuser, Sharon Lewis, Debbie Anderson, Tod Rockstroh, Jim Lewis, Gail Sikes, Kevin Rodman, Neil Moody, Carol Hibner, Terri and Nita Horn, Lorraine Burton, Sue Caudill, Charlotte Hammer, Mollie Phillips, Joyce Moody and Ellen Kay Spencer.
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Easter baskets filled with an assortment of goodies were priced from 37 cents to $8.96 at Murphy’s in Fountain Square, where a pound a jelly beans cost 23 cents and a 16-ounce chocolate bunny was 88 cents.
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David Brinkley, a correspondent for NBC News, was going to speak at Indiana Central College. The article was quite detailed as it listed Brinkley’s height and weight and the color of his eyes and hair.
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Southport juniors Bruce Bendinger, Linda Chambers, Jim Luckey, Ross Patronsky and Mary Ann Sells excelled in the National Achievement Awards Program.
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The following quip was published: When the teacher asked his pupils to write an essay about what they would do if they won a million dollars, all except Willie began to write immediately. When the teacher collected the essays, he discovered that Willie turned in a blank sheet of paper. 
“What’s this, Willie?” the teacher asked. “You’ve done nothing.” 
“Well,” replied Willie, “that’s what I would do if I had a million dollars.”  

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1978
Baxter YMCA was hosting a rock-a-thon. Among those decorating rocking chairs for the event, which would feature 13 high schools, were Julie Robinette, Jeff Coahran, Bill Sewall, Dawn Rasdell and Kevin Kerner.
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Garfield Park United Church of Christ was celebrating its 50th anniversary.
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Perry Senior Citizens Services was looking for an executive director. The salary range was $8,000 to $10,000.
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Christine Lee, the 10-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Domingo K. Lee, was participating in the International Suzuki Violin Children’s Concerts at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Carnegie Hall in New York City and Symphony Hall in Atlanta.
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Dolores Parker, a graduate of Southport High School, was named resident manager of the Indianapolis Marriott Inn. She and her husband, John, a real estate agent, had one son.  

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1988
Straight-line winds toppled trees onto homes and caused damage to various structures around the Southside.
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The wall along Emerson Avenue at the foot of Beech Grove’s Main Street was going to be removed through an effort between the city and the Indianapolis Department of Transportation.
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Perry Township School Board candidates Ruby Alexander, Steven Brizendine, Norman Clampitt, Susan Allman, William Hohlt and Barbara Paget were going to participate in a forum.
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The University of Indianapolis’ Trimble Hall, a dormitory that was badly damaged in a fire, was being razed to make room for a new three-story residence hall.
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Mary Riley, Jeanette Merrill, Louise Baily and Miriam Hanscom were making plans for the Southside Art League’s sale of antiques.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
Southport High School physical education teacher Steve Montgomery and school nurse Karen Melick were credited with saving the life of sophomore Joseph Jake, who was suffering a severe asthma attack and had gone into cardiac arrest. Montgomery and Karen administered CPR until paramedics arrived.
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Manual named Janet Cheatham Bell as its Alumnus of the Year. Bell, a 1954 graduate, was a writer and a publishing consultant. She was one of the fortunate few whose hobby had become her livelihood.               
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The female version of “The Odd Couple” was being staged by Southport High. The cast included Bekah Manning, Niki Hurrle, Lindsey Evans, Jacqui Sheehan, Liz Jewell, Kim Jordan, Dorene Engle, Tai Ray-Jones, James Essex and Brandon Kivett.
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Perry Meridian Middle School’s seventh-grade Blue basketball team finished its season with a 17-4 record. The squad featured Elizabeth Herron, Katy Ferguson, Heather Burleson, Meryl Hicks, Katie Engle, Samantha Saba, Elizabeth Stevens, Laura Gaybrick, Rachel Kleiner, DeAnna Pflum, manager Shelby Nelson and coach Leesa Laymon.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2008
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