Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus Council 3660 received a favorable vote from the Indianapolis Zoning Board to build a lodge home at 511 E. Thompson Road.
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St. Mark Catholic Church was hosting a smorgasbord. The meal, which cost $1.25 per adult, 65 cents per child, included prime rib, ham and turkey.
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Manual High School’s PTA raised $3,066 at its powwow.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Blaine Miller, president of Excelsior Laundry and Cleaners, opened his sixth shop in Indianapolis. The new facility was located at 5000 Madison Ave.
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Manual High School’s PTA installed John Garrity as president for the upcoming year. Other officers were Mrs. Raymond Cain, first vice president; Mrs. Donald Boyd, second vice; Mrs. William Lloyd, recording secretary; Mrs. John Sterrett, corresponding secretary; and Nancy Chapman, treasurer.
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Hanna Avenue was going to be widened to four lanes from Madison to Carson avenues for an estimated cost of $550,000.
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Hawkins Professional Pharmacy, 234 E. Southern Ave., was celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
Pete and Maryann Steffey, owners of the popular Pete Steffey’s Restaurant at U.S. 31 and Smith Valley Road in Greenwood, were recarpeting their eatery’s main dining room.
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The Paul Reveres was a group of concerned citizens whose mission was to fight for injustices around the Southside.
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Sandy Brown and Tom Finchum were crowned queen and king of Manual High School’s powwow. Their court members were Willie Caudle, Robin Henderson, Madonna Lamperski, Leon Broughton, Rhonda Frentress and Warren Roberts.
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Johnny Rutherford won the pole for the 60th running of the Indianapolis 500. Gordon Johncock was in the middle of the first row and Tom Sneva was on the outside.
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Midge Kissling, a graduate of Southport High and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph R. Kissling, was exhibiting her artwork at Depauw University, where she just graduated.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Citing the third serious car wreck at Meridian Street and Sumner Avenue, adjacent to St. Roch School, Spotlight Editor Jerry L. Cosby wrote an editorial calling for motorists to slow down before someone was seriously injured.
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Miss America Susan Akin, Lisa Hartman, James Farentino, David Hasselhoff, Jim Varney and Chuck Yeager were among the celebrities planning to attend the 500 Festival Parade.
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Mary Kay Helling, a 1973 graduate of Southport High School and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kastner, was among the seven faculty members at South Dakota State University named Teacher of the Year.
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Manual High School student Danny Madison Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Madison, was named an Academic All-American by the National Secondary Education Council.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
Proposed improvements to County Line Road from Sherman Drive to Madison Avenue were on hold because the Johnson County commissioners were wrestling with the problem of funding their portion of the project.
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Manual science teacher David Brunsting was named an Apple Distinguished Educator.
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George Marshall, a 1955 graduate of Southport, was named to the school’s Wall of Fame, an honor reserved for alumni who have made significant contributions to sports.
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Boasting 4.0 GPAs, Melissa Steinke and Jennifer Vance were named co-valedictorians at Lutheran High; Matthew Oates was the salutatorian.
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Southport’s reserve softball team won the Ben Davis Invitational. Members were Andrea Alte, Erin Reardon, Kristin Roll, Amber Halton, Melissa Setser, Angie Dobbs, Nicole Perry, Mandy Pinnix, Stephanie Kelley, Tyler Crider, Heather Harris, Michelle Frommeyer, Nikki Hurrle, Katie Campbell, Tina Standeford, Shannon Roberts, Amy Macy and coach Dennis Dood.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.