 1988 -Woody Eldridge retired from the Perry Township Fire Department after 20 years of service, most recently as engineer on Engine 1. |  1988 - Kimberly Kaye Noble, a graduate of Center Grove High School, was crowned queen of the Indiana State Fair. |
1998 -The largest blue heron rookery in Indiana could be found in a crook of the White River, not far south of Perry Township. Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1958
Students wouldn’t report to school until Sept. 2 at University Heights, where weekly lunch tickets cost $1.50. Perry Township Schools also had the same opening date.
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As part of its second anniversary celebration, State Pharmacy, 1650 E. Raymond St., was giving silver dollars to every customer who spent $5 or more.
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Southport Lumber Co. boasted that it offered the lowest prices on Hotpoint appliances. An automatic washer, regularly priced at $299.95, was marked down to $198.
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Nino’s Spaghetti Restaurant, 1012 Virginia Ave., was known for serving the finest Italian food in the city.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968
Editor George Cafouros closed shop for the week and was vacationing at one of his favorite fishing holes.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1978
Rick Crafton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Crafton, won the Dairy Cow Showmanship Award at the Marion County Fair.
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Hershell “Slim” Collins reopened the Sunoco Service Station at 2315 E. Troy Ave. “Southsiders,” he said, “I’m glad to be back to help keep your cars in good condition. Stop in and let’s get together again like we used to before I sold out and took a good vacation.”
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Southeastway Park, 5426 S. East County Line Road, was accepting reservations for hayrides. The cost was $30 for a group of 20 or less, $40 for 21 to 40 people.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1988
Dr. George P. Willis, associate professor of dentistry at Indiana University, and his wife, Winnie, performed a root canal on a 14-year-old lion. The work was done at the Indianapolis Zoo’s vet hospital.
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The Dance Conservatory, which was owned by Rachel Cheesman, relocated to 3133 E. Thompson Road.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
Perry Township Schools named Bernice Mary Jakel as its Teacher of the Year. Jakel, who taught at Southport Elementary, resided in Greenwood with her husband, Dennis, and their children, Leslie and Todd.
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Marion County Sheriff Jack Cottey assigned 29 deputies to concentrate on speeding motorists in school zones and on nearby shortcuts and side streets. Violators would face a minimum fine of $110.
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First Indiana Bank appointed Charles B. “Chick” Lauck as its vice president and manager of commercial real estate and land development.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2008
The archives from 2008 are missing.
Students wouldn’t report to school until Sept. 2 at University Heights, where weekly lunch tickets cost $1.50. Perry Township Schools also had the same opening date.
* * *
As part of its second anniversary celebration, State Pharmacy, 1650 E. Raymond St., was giving silver dollars to every customer who spent $5 or more.
* * *
Southport Lumber Co. boasted that it offered the lowest prices on Hotpoint appliances. An automatic washer, regularly priced at $299.95, was marked down to $198.
* * *
Nino’s Spaghetti Restaurant, 1012 Virginia Ave., was known for serving the finest Italian food in the city.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968
Editor George Cafouros closed shop for the week and was vacationing at one of his favorite fishing holes.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1978
Rick Crafton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Crafton, won the Dairy Cow Showmanship Award at the Marion County Fair.
* * *
Hershell “Slim” Collins reopened the Sunoco Service Station at 2315 E. Troy Ave. “Southsiders,” he said, “I’m glad to be back to help keep your cars in good condition. Stop in and let’s get together again like we used to before I sold out and took a good vacation.”
* * *
Southeastway Park, 5426 S. East County Line Road, was accepting reservations for hayrides. The cost was $30 for a group of 20 or less, $40 for 21 to 40 people.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1988
Dr. George P. Willis, associate professor of dentistry at Indiana University, and his wife, Winnie, performed a root canal on a 14-year-old lion. The work was done at the Indianapolis Zoo’s vet hospital.
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The Dance Conservatory, which was owned by Rachel Cheesman, relocated to 3133 E. Thompson Road.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
Perry Township Schools named Bernice Mary Jakel as its Teacher of the Year. Jakel, who taught at Southport Elementary, resided in Greenwood with her husband, Dennis, and their children, Leslie and Todd.
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Marion County Sheriff Jack Cottey assigned 29 deputies to concentrate on speeding motorists in school zones and on nearby shortcuts and side streets. Violators would face a minimum fine of $110.
* * *
First Indiana Bank appointed Charles B. “Chick” Lauck as its vice president and manager of commercial real estate and land development.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2008
The archives from 2008 are missing.
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