The Lady Sunbeam Shavemaster – designed specifically to serve the needs of women – made its debut at the Athenaeum, where company representatives shaved the legs of five women. The small, smartly styled electric shaver cost $14.50.
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The grand prize in the raffle at St. James the Greater Catholic Church was a brand-new Dodge Coronet Lancer.
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Gas was 24.9 cents a gallon at Reliable Super Service, 3485 Shelby St., where a self-service ice vendor had been installed.
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Bill Singer’s Sunoco Service advertised that it was “cooking up a big tire sale” and that people shouldn’t buy tires until they see the company’s promotion in a couple of weeks.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
A pair of harbor seals arrived at the Indianapolis Zoo. Caught off the coast of Maine, they were 5 months old and weighed nearly 40 pounds each. Upon maturity, they would weigh 80 pounds.
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A 16-piece pail of fried chicken was advertised for $2.49 at Safeway Quality Foods, where lettuce cost 20 cents a head and cantaloupes were four for $1.
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Chartrand High School cheerleaders Janet Pogue, Sharon Kern, Susie Zimmerman, Barb Bates and Paula Daeger were pictured doing a routine they had learned at Smith-Walbridge Camp.
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Griff’s Burger Bar, 2640 Madison Ave., served more than 2,000 pounds of ground beef during their weeklong grand opening celebration. The diner sold its hamburgers for 10 cents on Sundays.
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The Rev. Constantine Bach, assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minn., was returning to his hometown of Indianapolis to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his ordination. A Mass to commemorate the occasion would be held at Sacred Heart. Bach was the assistant pastor of St. Roch in 1959 and 1960.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Ernie Pyle Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1120 was celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of fish fries and a special program to honor charter members and past commanders. The post’s namesake was a Indiana University graduate who received a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on World War II from the standpoint of a foot soldier.
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Indiana Central University received a grant of $100,000 from Lilly Endowment to launch programs in health technology, early childhood development and volunteerism.
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William Fisher was presented a plaque for his dedication to the Frank E. McKinney Southside Boys Club. Fisher, who retired from Allisons in 1967, was an active volunteer at the club.
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The Perry Township Religious Education Association elected H. Roger Gale to serve as president. Other officers were Mrs. Robert Windhorst, first vice president; Mrs. Kenneth Sidebottom, second vice president; Mrs. Waldo Newman, treasurer; and Raymond Alexander, secretary.
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Heidenreich Greenhouses, 502 E. National Ave., was holding a summer sale.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Hafer Bros. Gardens, 2856 S. Meridian St., was selling Indiana-grown cantaloupes and had marked its 8-pound baskets of hothouse tomatoes down to $4.75, a savings of $1.
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Allyson Keller, the 5-year-old daughter of John and Kathy Keller, received a trophy for completing three years of gymnastics classes at the Tumbling Block.
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Robert Hill, president of NBG Financial and vice chairman of National Bank of Greenwood, announced his retirement after 27 years of service.
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Twenty-seven fifth-graders at Homecroft Elementary were spending a part of their summer vacation producing “Count Me In,” a children’s show to air on Cablevision Channel 13. The show spotlighted lesser-known events in the lives of historical people.
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The Trailer Hitch, 1305 W. Troy Ave., featured go-go girls from 4 p.m.-3 a.m..
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Century 21 Landtree real estate agent Steve Rossman surpassed $1 million in sales for the 11th straight year.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Indianapolis Power & Light presented its Golden Apple Awards to 25 central Indiana teachers, including Southsiders Andre Norword from Forest Glen International Elementary, Jimmie Johnson, Beech Grove High; Bobbi Wendell, Adams Elementary; Marilyn Dial, MacArthur Elementary; and Deborah Sachs, Roncalli. They were recognized for emphasizing the use of math, science and technology in the subjects they taught.
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The Southport Lions Club presented its Perry Township Citizen of the Year Award to Hal Cole, a longtime educator who served as principal at Southport and Keystone middle schools for 14 and five years, respectively.
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Gerdt Furniture experienced its second setback in expanding its Southport store when high winds brought down trusses. A similar scenario played out in 1994.
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Marianne Kagjuka and Hope Kreuzman had roles in Buck Creek Players’ production of “Aesop’s Falables.”
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Dr. Mark Runkle joined Dr. J.K. Winckelbach’s Southside Foot Clinic, 8920 Southpointe Drive, Suite D-2. Runkle, a graduate of Indiana University and Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, completed his residency at Thorek Hospital in Chicago.
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Perry Meridian High School cheerleaders Ann Curbox, Jill Egenolf, Bridget McNamara, Sara Mathews, Mandy Miller, Jennifer Moyer and Erin Tracy won the Award of Excellence at the Indiana Cheer Camp at DePauw University.
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Center Grove’s 12 and under AAU basketball team was headed to Oklahoma City to compete in a tournament. Members were Sara Hagerman, Katie Peters, Kayla Raasch, Jessica Bochner, Alexis Nyenhuis, Julie Aliff, Libby McKinney, Julie Cord, Julie Shields and coach Tom Cord.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
The archives from 2005 are missing.