
Hal Bailey and His Orchestra was performing at the 500 Festival dance at Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus Council 3660, 511 E. Thompson Road. Admission was $1.50 per couple.
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Lewellyn Hardward, formerly known as C.H. McDowell Hardware for many years, was celebrating its grand opening at 935 S. Meridian St. The news release reported that an attractive 11-quart plastic pail cost only 10 cents when purchasing a gallon of paint.
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The starting pay for postal clerks was $2 an hour.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1969
Stephen Speth and Sherry Meyers were honored as valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of Kennedy Memorial High School, which was hosting it final graduation ceremony before closing.
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Dick Holler managed the new Turtle Creek gasoline and service station, which opened at 505 E. Thompson Road.
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The Rev. Julius Armbruster celebrated his 25th jubilee of ordination at St. Catherine of Sienna Church.
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Nancy Hopper, Robin and Joy Partridge and Kim Graham, members of Brownie Girl Scouts Troop 566, assisted the Rev. Charles Lane in planting two trees at Rosedale Hills United Methodist Church.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1979
Grace Garza and Sam Priddle were crowned queen and king of Manual High School’s junior prom.
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Thomas J. Dent, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dent, and Mark C. Dietel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dietel, were named to the dean’s list at the University of Dayton.
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30 Years Ago This Week - 1989
Dee Hopkins, a 1965 graduate of Southport High School and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Connerly, received a teaching award from the University of Wyoming.
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Rick Mears won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 with a record-qualifying speed of 223.885 mph. Al Unser Sr. was in the middle of the front row at 223.471; Emerson Fittapaldi was on the outside at 222.329.
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Mary Beth Schueth graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine and was going to do her residency in internal medicine at Methodist Hospital. Scheuth, a graduate of Perry Meridian and Notre Dame, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schueth.
20 Years Ago This Week - 1999
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The Indy Falcons basketball team finished third in the Hoosier State Games. The squad featured Karrie Scaringe, Chelsea Holliday, Jean Schoettle, Amy McCoy, Marcie Morgan, Christy Sering, Rachel Terlep, Amanda Gully, Megan Robbins and coach Chris Zigovits.

Kennedy Tank & Manufacturing, 833 E. Sumner Ave., was shipping its heaviest tank ever constructed to Michigan. The carbon steel column weighed 250,000 pounds and was 175 feet long.
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Randy (left) and Nancy Pieper finished restoring a dilapidated greenhouse that had been in their family since 1914. They are seen with neighbor Mike Etchinson, whose orchid cactus hung in the background.
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Southport High School’s Alumni Association awarded nearly $40,000 in scholarships to 54 seniors, including (from left) Anthony Rippy, Kristine Morgan and Christopher Drullinger