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August 27th, 2014

8/27/2014

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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1954
Details of Vice President Richard M. Nixon’s Sept. 23 visit to Indianapolis were revealed. He would officiate the groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Community Hospital East at 21st Street and Ritter Avenue.
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The following quip appeared in the “Just Between Us” column: Money provides everything except happiness, and money is a passport to everywhere except heaven.
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A 25-pound box of All, the powdered soap for automatic dishwashers, was on sale for $3.99.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1964
Chartrand High School, which had an enrollment of about 730 students, hired 14 new teachers. The faculty featured six priests, six sisters and 20 lay teachers.
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Friday’s specials at Sebree’s Tavern, 2536 S. Meridian St., were fried turtle, bean soup and hot stew – yum yum.
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A half-double with three rooms and a full bath in a nice neighborhood rented for $42 a month.  
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The Metropolitan School District of Perry Township announced that its first day of school would be Sept. 8. The book rental fee was $10. 
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Burger Chef advertised its “Triple Threat” – a hamburger, fries and a shake – for 45 cents.
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Safeway Quality Foods, 1202 E. Prospect St., sold eggs for 29 cents a dozen, 3 pounds of bacon for $1, five cans of fruit cocktail for $1 and 4 pounds of fresh peaches for 39 cents. 

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1974
A humorous article, “How to live on $15 a week” was published. The proposed budget was as follows: whiskey and beer – $8.80; wife’s beer – $1.55; groceries – on credit; rent – pay next week; midweek whiskey – $1.50; coal – borrow from neighbor; wife’s insurance – 50 cents; movies – 60 cents; pinochle – 50 cents; hot tip on horses – $1.10; snuff – 40 cents; and poker – $1.60. Total: $16.55. This means going into debt, so cut out the wife’s whiskey. 
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Perry Township 4-H Fair champions included Karen Spivey in the butter cakes division, Rose Prang for her collection of insects and Randy Smith for his model rockets. 
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Jimmie Caldwell was installed as president of the Tri-State College Alumni Association.  
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A benefit for Noble Industries raised more than $3,600.
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For anyone wanting to know how much a ton of pennies was worth, the answer was $2,875. 
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Lynn Hurrle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hurrle and a 1974 graduate of Our Lady of Grace Academy, and Rhonda Newport, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Normand Newport and a sophomore at Southport, took top honors in the dance division of the citywide talent contest at Garfield Park.

 Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1984
Plaza Motors, 3902 S. East St., was going to donate a new Camaro Z28 to any golfer who aced the par 3, third hole at Valle Vista Country Club during the Sertoma Charities Tournament.
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St. Francis Hospital hosted a class on baby-sitting. 
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Tammy Zahn, daughter of Jan Zahn, took top honors in point and second place in jazz acrobatics in the talent contest at the Greenwood Old Settlers Festival. 
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A special squadron of three flying aces was cruising over the friendly skies of Indianapolis. The group could be seen in smoke-trailing formations during morning and evening rush-hour traffic. All of the planes featured open cockpits and had been rebuilt to resemble the original Red Baron’s World War I fighter aircraft. 

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1994
Mayor Stephen Goldsmith was restructuring the city’s street maintenance division so there would be less paperwork and more productivity. Goldsmith explained that most of the increased productivity from moving to a two-shift operation would come from the significant time that crews would save in moving and loading equipment. 
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Seaman Scott Seidelman, the 20-year-old son of Mark Seidelman, was among the more than 3,000 Navy men and women and 2,000 Marines patrolling the waters just off Hawaii. He served aboard the USS Portland, a dock landing ship that was home ported in Norfolk, Va.
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The American Psychiatric Association reported that an estimated 10 percent of all U.S. children developed some form of depression before age 12.
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Dr. Worthe S. Holt Jr. was named the new associate director of St. Francis Hospital’s family practice residency program. He previously spent six years at the Indiana University Medical Center.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2004
University of Indianapolis President Jerry Israel announced that he would retire at the end of the school year after a seven-year tenure. Full-time, traditional age enrollment had increased nearly 40 percent under his leadership.
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Slain Indianapolis police officer Timothy “Jake” Laird was laid to rest at Crown Hill Cemetery, where an estimated 2,000 people attended the service.
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Eighteen-packs of Budweiser, Coors Lite, Miller Lite and Miller Genuine Draft cost $9.99 each at Dinner Bell Market, 2824 Shelby St., where Sonoma cigarettes were $18.99 per carton.  
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Nick Johnson, Marcus Nalley, Matt Taylor, Ryan Brizendine and Peter Szostak were expected to make key contributions to the University of Indianapolis’ football program. 
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Joe Clements, a crossing guard at MacArthur Elementary, was back on the job, and a picture depicted him smiling from ear to ear.
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August 19th, 2014

8/19/2014

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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1954
The Southside’s newest shopping center – Southgate – opened at 2825 Madison Ave. The tenants were Kroger, Hook’s Drugs, Goldstein’s fine home furnishings and Fidelity Trust Co. More than $800 worth of prizes would be given away during a three-day grand opening celebration.
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John E. Barkhaus won 100 gallons of gas in Foxworthy Fords’ weekly drawing.
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A new Ford could be purchased for as little as $1,697. With a down payment of $295, monthly payments were $55.06.
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Ronnie Mescall, 17, won the junior tennis tournament sponsored by the Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation. 

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1964
Editor George Cafouros had earned a well-needed vacation.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1974
Cafouros had earned another much-needed vacation.

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1984
The fabled Fox’s Roller Rink at Madison and Summer avenues had been purchased by the Iaria family and converted into a flea market – Peddler’s Corner. As a result of buying the building, Pete Iaria inherited a zillion pairs of skates, which he was willing to part with for $10 or $15 a pop.
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Purdue seniors Debbie Sanders and Rick Nevill were selected as residence hall counselors. 
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The New Filling Station Restaurant, 5302 Madison Ave., featured steak and shrimp dinners for $6.95 and lobster dinners for $7.75. A luncheon buffet was served for $2.95 on Tuesdays.
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Fiesta Hair Fashions in Greenwood and Beech Grove offered back-to-school haircuts for $6, which included a Frisbee. Children ages 9 and under were charged only $4.49.
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Southport Little League’s All-Stars emerged as champions of the Midwest World Series and moved on to compete at the national level in Williamsport, Penn., where they finished third. Team members were Danny Boehm, John Wheeler, Brett Detty, Craig Hendricks, Mike Yeager, Tony Hofmann, Barry Overstreet, Brian Simmons, Jason Heck, Kevin Kavanaugh, Mike Eder, Ryan Bordenkecher, Chad Brand, coaches John Carpenter and Larry Heck and manager Tim Kavanaugh. Upon arriving home, they were greeted at Indianapolis International Airport by Mayor William H. Hudnut.
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The Marion County prosecutor’s office opened a branch at the Perry Township trustee’s office at 4130 Madison Ave. to offer aid to parents who received child support. 

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1994
Oliver’s Restaurant and Pub, 3951 S. Meridian St., celebrated its grand opening. 
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Seven-year-old Katie Stenger of Beech Grove served as an honorary engineer on the opening run of the Indiana State Fair train.
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After delaying its grand opening by a month, Perry Park Aquatic Center, 415 E. Stop 11 Road, finally welcomed swimmers.
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St. Roch grade schoolers Julie and Katie Bradley and Charlie Elsner were pictured as they displayed prizes that would be awarded at the parish’s pitch-in picnic.
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Perry Meridian High School’s Mary Rebber, who taught English, was named Teacher of the Year for Perry Township Schools. 

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2004
The Indiana State Fair set a single-day attendance record as 117,706 people passed through the gates, breaking the old mark of 110,973 set in 2001. The fair attracted 330,475 people during its first four days, also a record.
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Although it had been several months since the Lutheran Saints had won the Class A state championship in softball, a cookout was hosted for the team and retiring coach Joe Tilford, for whom the school’s softball field had just been named.
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The Neighborhood Alliance for Child Safety held a toy gun buy-back program. Children who traded in a gun received a $10 gift certificate to a bookstore. “A toy gun may be just a toy gun,” said event coordinator Angela Green, “but unfortunately the toys are no longer used to play a simple game of cops and robbers. Guns represent power, violence and potential death.”   
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The AYBT national basketball championships were won by fifth- and sixth-grade teams from the Southside. The Indy Hustlers – the fifth-grade squad – featured Joseph Reed, Stephen Rice, Andrew Fogg, Kyle James, Cameron Farley, Collin Lynch, Mack Brown and Desmond Harris. The Southside Extreme – the sixth-grade bunch – consisted of Isaac Cartwright, Ryan Carrico, Anthony Rice, J.T. Barton, Will Collier, Patrick Heckman, Griffin Ford and A.J. Heck. 
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Carol Kortepeter, Rose Marie Kuntz, Rita Leeper, Lennyce Powers and Steve Taylor were recognized for 35 years of service to Perry Township Schools.

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August 12th, 2014

8/12/2014

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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1954
Fountain Square Theatre announced that it would show Cinemascope’s newest picture, “The High and the Mighty,” which starred John Wayne, and Walt Disney’s “Stormy” in four-track stereophonic sound.
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The first winner in Foxworthy for Ford’s gas giveaway of 100 gallons was Francis Hartrich.
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Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus Council 3660 was holding its annual picnic at Walnut Grove.
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A variety show and band concerts were taking place at Garfield Park.
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Weiner schnitzel (breaded veal) and mashed potatoes were served for 75 cents at Bick’s Drive-In Restaurant, 3050 Madison Ave.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1964
Homegrown cabbage was advertised for 8 cents a pound at Safeway Quality Foods, 1201 E. Prospect St.
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The Raftery family reunion at Garfield Park attracted 89 family members: 37 adults and 52 children, all of whom were the children, grandchildren or great-grandchildren of the late Michael and Margaret Raftery. Francis W. Raftery was elected to serve as chairman for the following year’s reunion.  
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Dr. Robert D. Deitch, an ophthalmologist, opened his practice at 234 E. Southern Ave. He graduated from Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1957 and interned at Marion County General Hospital before serving two years in the Air Force as a general medical officer. 
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Clifford Keene, Emma Keene, Mrs. and Mrs. Fred Horn and 15 other members of the Indianapolis Senior Citizens Center were guests at Golf City Miniature Courses, 4200 S. Meridian St. Oddly enough, only three of the seniors had ever played putt-putt golf before.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1974
Paper is missing from the archives.  

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1984
With Jerry and Carol Cosby at the helm, The Spotlight featured a gifted staff of the Cosby sisters, Michele, Lisa and Erin, Gerri Sobieray, Martha Hedgspeth, Linda Burchett, Stacy Gibson, Jeanne Piersall, Ann Schmidt and George Cafouros.
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The three-year search for a suitable mate for the Indianapolis Zoo’s female bald eagle – Old Lady –  came to a close when zoo officials announced that Spike would be paired with Old Lady. 
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Ron L. Dixon received an Honor Award from the Soil Conservation Society of America. 
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Debbie McCann wrote a letter to the editor in an attempt to garner support for the return of boys gymnastics to Perry Township high schools. 

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1994
The Indianapolis Parks Foundation announced that Chuck Mangione was scheduled to perform Aug. 27 at the Garfield Park Amphitheatre, where Cathy Morris & Collage would serve as the warm-up group. 
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Indiana Central’s 9- and 10-year-old all-star softball team won the District 7 championship but was eliminated in the third round of the state tournament. Team members were Monica Shaw, Courtney Purvis, Amanda Key, Stefanie and Ashley Peters, Lesley Roach, Miranda Winters, Brittany Charlesworth, Tia Harden, Sarah Kocher, Clarissa Griffin, Lacey Reynolds, manager Elaine Shaw, coach Rick Shaw and scorekeeper Kim Purvis.
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RCA paid the city nearly $10 million to rename the Hoosier Dome the RCA Dome.
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Joseph Banfield Jr., son of Joseph and Karey Banfield, and Rachel Perry, daughter of Donnie and Tracy Perry, were named the named the cutest baby boy and girl, respectively, in the Marion County Fair’s baby contest.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2004
Spotlight production assistant Robin Graves (she’s an assistant to the publisher here at The Voice) returned from Jacksonville, Fla., after visiting her son, Matt, a naval airman. An account of her first flight was published in Jerry Cosby’s “Coz’ Corner.” Here is how she handled any foreseen problems: “I thought six shots of pineapple rum would be just so delicious ... and would help (with my nerves),” and she refrained from eating or drinking during the fight because she didn’t want to get sick in her purse.
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Airmen 1st Class Justin M. Smith, son of Teri and Mick Smith, and Michael A. Womack, son of Lisa Womack, graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Army National Guard Pvt. Eric M. Brown, son of Lyn and Don Moore, graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. Pvts. Andrew Newland, son of Dave and Danetta Newland, and Steve Mosley, son of Steve and Dawn Mosley, earned the title Marine after completing training at Recruit Depot in San Diego.
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Teen volunteers Emily and McKenzie Neu, Brittany Kehoe, Allison Blanck, Nichole Gillium, Hannah Cave and Jordan Sudzina joined forces to pull weeds and water more than 200 rose bushes at the Garden of Angels at St. Francis Hospital’s south campus.  
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Several hundred people attended the Perry Township Democratic Club’s first picnic. The organization’s officers were Kathryn Tackett, president; Eddie D. Bernard, vice president; and Alice Matthews, treasurer. 
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Betty Stevens, a 25-year member of South Group Women’s Committee of the Indianapolis Symphony, was named the ISO’s Volunteer of the Year.
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Jeff Gordon won the 11th running of the Brickyard 500 and joined IndyCar legends A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser Sr. in winning four races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 

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August 06th, 2014

8/6/2014

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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1954
Indiana Bell was preparing to implement its two-letter, five-figure phone numbers (such as STate 4-2727), which would replace the two-letter, four-figure ones. The change was expected to affect about 75,000 of the company’s nearly 225,000 Indianapolis residents.
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Wanda May McKinney, the 16-year-old daughter of Lucille McKinney, cut her foot so badly on a piece of glass that she couldn’t be moved until an ambulance arrived.
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An extra-rich chocolate sundae cost 17 cents at Daisy Queen (that’s the correct spelling), 2722 Madison Ave.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1964
Love was in the air as numerous couples had recently exchanged wedding vows: Anna Caito and George Copeland; Linda West and James Clifton; Carol Maier and Howard Dardeen; Margaret Zechiel and Christopher Kleinhenz; Margaret Stader and Herman DeHart; Carolyn Reeves and Stephen Harriman; Betty Davis and Paul Carroll; Joyce Sullivan and Byron Morris; Dolores Smith and Roy Capps; Janice Reagin and Richard Bonebrake; Andrea Deever and Kenneth Otto; Peggy Boston and Roy Saunders; and Susan King and Benny Hynes.
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Greenwood was celebrating its centennial anniversary of being incorporated as a town by hosting a weeklong extravaganza. The event featured huge sales by merchants, prizes, contests, a luncheon, a car show and a bean soup dinner prepared by Tom Sanders, who had been a cook in the Army. Sanders, co-owner of Sanders Laundry & Dry Cleaners, was expected to cook hundreds of gallons of soup.  
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Henry’s Hamburgers, owned by Leo Masters and located at 3545 S. East St., was celebrating its third anniversary. Specials included free pony rides with all purchases, three hot dogs for 50 cents, a fried chicken dinner for 59 cents and four fish sandwiches for $1. 
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A dozen ears of corn cost 39 cents at Safeway Quality Foods, 1201 E. Prospect St., where strained baby food was 8 cents a jar, and 2-pound packages of sandwich cookies and french fries were 29 and 39 cents, respectively. Two dozen eggs were 89 cents, and 2 pounds of Hill Bros. coffee cost $1.39.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1974
The handbell choir of Faith United Church of Christ, 4040 E. Thompson Road, attended a three-day conference at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, where members attended classes, rehearsed and performed seven concerts. The choir featured Jim McAdams, Roger Engelau, Kurt and Nancy Nitsch, Carl and Cindy Scheib, Kenny Schoch, Ronna Brenton, Diane Wienke, Marcia Edwards, Debbie Crismon, Janye Ozment and director Eugene Raines. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Engelau and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scheib served as chaperones.  
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Janis McDonald, Mike Timpe and Bob Burch, co-supervisors of the Perry Township 4-H program, took a group of their 4-H’ers to Kings Island.
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Bicycle thefts were increasing at an alarming rate as more than 630 bikes were reported stolen in June. In an effort to identify stolen bikes, police urged all children to register their two-wheelers.
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Drs. Alfonso and Corazon Navarro opened a medical practice at 234 E. Southern Ave. Alfonso specialized in internal medicine; his wife was an obstetrician.  

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1984
What could a dollar buy? Four beers at Silk & Lace on Wednesdays, or a boys tank top, or 19 ounces of Jergens soap, or two pairs of ladies bikini panties or 4 pounds of bananas.  
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The back-to-school section featured students commenting about the start of school. “Summer’s going too fast, and it’s too hot to go back to school,” said Franklin Central freshman Lori Young. “I’ve heard enough yelling from my parents this summer. I don’t need teachers.”
Southport freshman Tami Eckert remarked that she was having too much fun to go back to school. “I like to sleep in.”
Perry Meridian senior Anne Chambers said she was anxious to go back but was a little nervous. “After this year I’ll be on my own at college.”
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A picture of Theresa Dalton captured her near-perfect form in the High Point gymnastics competition in St. Louis, where she took first-place honors. The daughter of Forest and Myrtle of Greenwood was going to attend Ball State on a full gymnastics scholarship. 
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Fred Kelley was named director of youth activities at Southport United Methodist Church, 1947 E. Southport Road. He held a master’s degree in religious studies and was previously employed as a production supervisor for UPS. 

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1994
Candy Howe was named St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers’ August Family Spirt Award recipient for her work with Senior Promise, a program designed to assist the elderly with the cumbersome paperwork that often accompanies health care. She was an 11-year employee of the hospital and had two sons, Robert, 23, and Scott, 15. 
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Good Hall, an iconic building on the University of Indianapolis campus, was undergoing a $1 million facelift.
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Members of the Palmer and Richards families – long-ago neighbors who lived off Troy Avenue – met for a reunion at Steak & Ale at Southern Plaza. Those on hand for the occasion were Norma (Richards) Neal, Martha Ann (Palmer) Fender, Lloyd and Freida (Richards) Neal, Mary Catherine (Palmer) Ramey, Norman Palmer, Michael Palmer, Mildred Richards, Leland and Rosalie (Burnett) Richards, Tom and Shirely Buis and Bob Neal.
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T-bone steaks and New York strips were advertised for $4.99 a pound at Mike’s Midway Market, 7737 Shelbyville Road, where bacon and ground round cost $1.29 and $2.39 a pound, respectively.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2004
The following news release must have found its way around the copy editor: “The Waverly American Grill & Gathering Place in Martinsville, closed after 31 years of restaurant service, is now celebrating its one-year reopening anniversary. ...”
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Featuring XBox and computer gaming for all ages, ToxCity was opened at 640 S. Madison Ave., Greenwood, by Wade Brant and Charlie Bruardic, both of whom were IT professionals at Eli Lilly and Co.  
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Jerry Rogers & The Boogie Boys were appearing on weekends at the 31 Bar & Grill, 3131 Shelby St., where well drinks were served for $1.50 every Tuesday. 
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Airman Anthony Davidson was receiving training in the Security Forces Command at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. He was a recent graduate of Beech Grove High School and the son of Paul Davidson Jr. and Michelle Davidson. 
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Henry Coleman opened Porky’s Pizza at 2236 Shelby St.
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BB’s Liquors was opened at 3001 S. Meridian St. by Mark Buck. Diana Gillenwater managed the store, and Misty Moore was an employee. 

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    B. Scott Mohr

    is a graduate of Perry Meridian High School and Indiana University, where he majored in journalism and political science and wrote for the Indiana Daily Student.

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