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September 24th, 2014

9/24/2014

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Picture1974. Because of the outstanding sales record of Bernie Steinmetz (second from right) at the Fred A. Beck Co., he was able to designate the donation of equipment to St. Jude Grade School’s seventh- and eighth-grade baseball team, which was coached by Jerry Cosby. The players are (from left) Chuck Weisenbach and Brian Feldman.
Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1954
Local barbers designated Sept. 14 as the day to donate 50 percent of their receipts to Cross Rehabilitation Center. A picture on the front page depicted little Bobby Boyd, who had cerebral palsy, getting his hair trimmed by George Smith.
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A new and fully automatic washing machine that washed small and large loads of regular or fine fabrics was on display at Circle Furniture Co., 938 Virginia Ave. Since the Kelvinator had two separate cycles, it was like having two washers in one, according to the store’s Charlie Voyles.
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The following quip appeared on Page 1: “Gals who want a second date should shun perfumes that asphyxiate.”
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The 16,000 retired Marion County workers receiving Social Security benefits were in line for monthly increases of $5.10 to $13.50. The new payments would range from $64.70 to $98.50.
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Grocery specials for the week included pork roast for 29 cents a pound, 5 pounds of sugar, 49 cents; six cans of green beans, $1; 3 pounds of red delicious apples, 35 cents; and two heads of lettuce, 33 cents.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1964
Groundbreaking ceremonies for a $1.2 million 120-room Holiday Inn at U.S. 31 and Thompson Road were held. The hotel was being developed on an 8-acre parcel previous owned by Mr. and Mrs. Marion A. Peeples. Donald F. Shine served as the real estate agent.
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Possman Paint & Wallpaper Co. in Southern Plaza was giving away a pair of work gloves with the purchase of a gallon or more of paint.  
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T-bone and porterhouse steaks were priced at $1.09 a pound at Safeway Quality Foods, 1201 Prospect St., where 20 pounds of potatoes cost 89 cents and a pound of ground beef was 39 cents. 

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1974
Kay Haartje, Wanda Spall, Jerry Burton and Larry Fulmer had roles in Mud Creek Barn Theatre’s production of the comedy “Any Wednesday.”  
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Bluff Recreation and Cultural Center, 555 W. Hanna Ave., released its fall schedule of classes. Among the offerings were belly dancing, photography, first aid, badminton, tumbling, pottery, volleyball, karate, macrame and yoga. 
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Spotlight Editor George P. Cafouros blasted The Indianapolis Star’s political reporters for stretching the truth and possibly fabricating lies when writing about politicians. Most of the malicious writing, Cafouros noted, was done to appease the writers’ managing editor, who didn’t care for certain elected figures.
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Officers for the Southport Homemakers Club, which was established Feb. 22, 1938, at the home of the Rev. Luther and Beulah Markin, were Etta Malham, president; Iola Shake, vice president; Ruth Drake, secretary; and Evelyn Know, treasurer. Alma Howell and Hazel McKeighan, who were among the founding members, were still active in the club.
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Rucker’s Greenhouses, 5336 Bluff Road, was closing for the season and had slashed its prices. A bushel of tomatoes was $3.
 
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1984
The Indianapolis Department of Transportation released its final study on the long-proposed widening of Raymond Street between Shelby Street and the White River. Considering design plans and right-of-way acquisition time, construction was not expected to begin until 1988. The cost was estimated at $8.5 million, with $2.5 million being allocated to acquire land.
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Roncalli’s and Southport’s football teams debuted at the Hoosier Dome. The Rebels lost to Chatard 12-9 as Tim Annee missed a 17-yard field goal with less than a minute to play; Ben Davis defeated the Cardinals 26-7. 
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Southside Citizens in Action scheduled a public meeting to address the problems caused by teenagers congregating along The Strip on Madison Avenue. 

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1994
If Southport football coach Ken Haupt and his Cardinals could defeat Mooresville, he would secure his 200th career win. The game took on added significance as it was also homecoming for Southport. Tamika Eversole, Chrissy Parson and Adrienne Owens were queen candidates; their court featured freshman Megan Eskew, sophomore Megan Pinnix and junior Brittany Evans. 
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A group of children from Smith Valley United Methodist Church collected nearly 4,000 packets of vegetable seeds for needy families in Liberia.
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Manual renamed its football stadium after Ray Schultz, a longtime staff member who previously coached the varsity football team. His current duties included coaching the freshman squad, teaching and serving as athletic director. 
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Christian, Brandon and Travis Sparks, sons of Charles and Shelley Sparks, were recognized as Eagle Scouts during a special ceremony at the Indianapolis Memorial Plaza. The Eagle rank – the highest accolade a Boy Scout can achieve – requires the demonstration of leadership and community service and the completion of a service project after earning 21 merit badges.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2004
Perry Meridian and Southport high schools combined for 21 points in the first 90 seconds of their football game. Southport (0-4) scored on its first play from scrimmage, and the Falcons (1-4) returned the kickoff for a touchdown. The Cards then hit pay dirt on the second play of their next possession. The Falcons went on to win 39-20.  
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Roncalli’s football team upped its record to 4-0 by blanking South Bend St. Joseph’s 35-0, Manual was off to a surprising start with a 3-1 record.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Concord Neighborhood Center hosted an Old Southside Fall Festival, which featured music, food, a beer garden, Monte Carlo games, a raffle, carnival rides and a silent auction.  
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In an event known as Angels From the Heart Day, more than 300 volunteers joined forces to paint homes and clean up streets around Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

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September 10th, 2014

9/10/2014

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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1954
Wilfred and Elmer Brehob, the brothers who owned Sport Bowl at 3900 S. East St. arranged for American Machine & Foundry to install fully automatic pinspotters in their alley. The measure was a first for the Midwest.
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The Tom Joyce 7-Up softball team won the Marion County championship to avenge last year’s loss in the title game to Forest Manor. The 7-Up squad featured Jerry Leahy, Bob Hillenbrand, Kenny Scott, Mike Bisesi, Ralph and Jim McLinn, Harold Miller, Mel and Ed Nordholt, Ray Baker, Orie Chandler, George Blackburn, Melvin Dilk, Emil Kaiser, Hank McCall and John Washon.
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Sylvania slashed its prices on TVs, and area merchants passed those savings on to their customers. A 21-inch black and white table model had been marked down to $179.95.
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More than 100 new and remodeled homes – ranging from $9,000 to $50,000 – were displayed in the seventh annual Marion County Parade of Homes.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1964
The Indiana State Police’s annual inspection of school buses was under way. Officers expected to examine nearly 7,000 buses between the first of September and Oct. 15.  
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Al and Betty Cross won $50 in the Money game at Safeway Quality Foods, 1201 Prospect St. The couple had five children, Judy, Jimmy, Mark, Dickie and Mary Beth. 
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Fred Claffey spoke to the Marion County Coin Club about his award-winning display of odd numismatic items.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1974
Steve Russell, Emil DeJulio and Brian and Eric Bobbit broke the world record for playing nonstop doubles tennis. The young men played for 45 hours at Baxter YMCA, breaking the record of 41 hours and 35 minutes set in Scotland. They also established a record for playing 582 consecutive games.  
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Bob and Betty Schmaltz opened The Pirates’ Roost restaurant, which was located about four blocks north of the Meridian Drive-In theater on State Road 135 in Greenwood. 
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The Southside Exchange Club relocated its annual Charity Festival from Fountain Square to Ayr-Way on South East Street. The event featured a fish fry, carnival rides, children’s games and a flea market.
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Michael Burk, a 1974 graduate of Southport and the son of Roselyn Hurst and the late Kenneth M. Burk, was installed as master councilor of Prospect DeMolay. Also installed were Carl Culmann, senior councilor, and Matthew Crossley, junior councilor.

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1984
Monte’s Pizza, 3747 S. Meridian St., advertised two 16-inch, one-topping pizzas for $7.75. Sixteen pieces of broasted chicken cost $7.59.
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Rick and Linda’s Southside Stumble Inn, 2204 Shelby St., featured shots of schnapps for 50 cents on Tuesdays, 25 cent draft beer on Wednesdays and shots of Jack Daniels for $1 on Thursdays. 
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Sue Craig was named the girls basketball coach at Southport High School. She previously had served as the head coach for the women’s program at Taylor University in Upland, Ind., where she was named NAIA District Coach of the Year for 1983-84. 
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Kathy Lynn Driskell, daughter of Mrs. James R. Driskell, and David Wayne Dunbar, stepson and son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Stein, respectively, and son of the late William Dunbar, were married at University Heights Methodist Church. Kim Driskell served as maid of honor, Terry Baker as best man. 

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1994
Greenwood Sertomans Roy Bridge, Bob Hamill, Marvin Tatum and Bob Welsh were pictured inspecting the four new canoes they had purchased for Camp Riley, which empowered children with physical disabilities. The camp, located in Bradford Woods near Martinsville, hosted hundreds of kids every summer. 
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AMI Lumber and Building Materials held its first open house at 3143 Madison Ave.
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Basketball legend Oscar Robertson served as the best man at the wedding of Joe Wolfla, who owned D&M Tavern, and Marcia Hartle. Bobby Plump of Milan Hoosier Hysteria fame was also there.
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Marion County initiated a new curfew for 15- through 17-year-olds, who were prohibited from being in public places from 1-5 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 11 p.m.-5 a.m. weekdays.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2004
Jim Campbell was one of only three men licensed in the United States to grow red savinas, the hottest of the hot peppers. He also raised chocolate and orange savinas, all of which made jalapenos taste mild. Considered an expert in the field, Campbell had been sent to Jamaica by the U.S. government to teacher farmers how to grow peppers.  
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In the battle of defending state champions, 4A Roncalli (3-0) edged 3A Chatard (2-1) 10-7. In other action, Perry Meridian (0-3) got shellacked 48-3 by Bloomington South, and Southport (0-3) didn’t do much better, losing 42-14 to Columbus North.   
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South Group Women’s Committee of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra installed its officers: Chairwoman Lynn Weisman, Vice Chairwoman Sondra Scaggs, Treasurer Shirley Culp, Assistant Treasurer Pat McCormick, recording secretary Judy Robertson and corresponding secretary Mary Sue Lantz.
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Da Coffee Club met every other Thursday at the Starbucks at Fry Road and U.S. 31 in Greenwood to inform disabled people about the aid available to them. Members included Robert Roe, Mike Graves and Carol Roe.
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The Rev. Mark Dwyer, a former minister at Edgewood United Methodist Church, returned to the worship center to help the church celebrate its 95th anniversary celebration, which included a pitch-in luncheon, a homecoming program and a songfest. 

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September 03rd, 2014

9/3/2014

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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1954
Fountain Square Theatre began offering extra matinees to accommodate the throngs of people who wanted to see “Gone With the Wind.”
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Indiana Central College was offering evening classes for the first time. The courses included shorthand, a Bible study and principles of economics.
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Area county schools wouldn’t be back in session until Sept. 7.
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A mere 25 cents would secure a seat at Crossroads Tavern’s all-you-can-eat cold cut buffet.
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Beech Grove resident Gerald Prather, a lieutenant in the Indiana Civil Air Patrol, embarked upon an emergency mission to fly desperately needed blood to Mary Oglesbuy, a Southside substitute teacher who was hospitalized in Missouri. Oglesbuy was seriously injured when the car she was driving ran off the highway. She needed whole blood, which was unavailable in the immediate area. Her recovery was reported to be progressing well.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1964

The McDonald’s at 3920 Shelby St. started to offer the Filet o’ Fish for 24 cents. Owner Bob Kemmerling said the recent demand for fish prompted him to put the sandwich on the menu.
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Seeing a need to accommodate the growing Southside, Sherry and Lloyd Realtors opened an office at 4702 S. Meridian St. Specializing in residential, farm and commercial holdings, the company’s principle operators were Marie Sherry, Isis and William Lloyd and Florence Schmidt.  
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 MacArthur Elementary opened at 454 E. Stop 11 Road. The school featured 13 classrooms, music and art facilities, a gym and a spacious cafeteria.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1974
Wood High School opened for the 22nd year and offered classes in barbering, cleaning, ironing and how to be a food server.
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Lisa Kriner, daughter of “Dutch” and Marie Kriner, collected her 87th trophy in only her two years of baton teaching. Her proud instructor was Joy Meadows.  
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Eight 16-ounce bottles of Coca-Cola cost 99 cents. 
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It must have been a slow news week as notices for belly dancing classes and card parties appeared on the front page.
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Skip Tucker of Tucker Pharmacy announced the addition of Thomas Meier as a pharmacist. Meier was formerly associated with Hook’s Drugs as a manager. The 1962 University of Cincinnati graduate was married and had two children.
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As reported in “Sunny Side”: “A visitor to Indianapolis said his hometown of Brookings, S.D., had a beauty pageant just like the Miss America contest except for one thing – the girl who won the talent contest this year moved a piano.” 
 
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1984
Southport High School science teacher Bob Birch captured his fourth hog-calling contest at the recently completed Indiana State Fair. Birch lived on a 35-acre farm off Gray Road and maintained a herd of about 100 head of hogs.
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Controversy over the much-needed renovations at Manual High School still loomed during meetings of the Indianapolis Public School Board of Commissioners. Although IPS had committed $10 million for the work a year ago, the project was still on hold. A half-page of pictures depicted the football stadium’s crumbling steps and bleachers, antiquated concession facilities and deteriorating music room walls from rain leakage and general neglect. 
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The Laundromat at Southern Plaza had an unexpected visitor when Lula Bay drove her car through the front door after her brakes failed. “No,” responded the tenant, “this isn’t a drive-in car wash.” 
 
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1994
Dick Gallamore’s social studies class at St. Roch School was treated to a lecture on the culture and geography of Madrid, Spain, by Spanish natives Arancha and Marta Garcia, who lived with Carl and Marie Brunsman and their children, Christine and Michael, when she attended Roncalli as a foreign exchange student seven years ago. 
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The Garfield Park Amphitheater was renamed the MacAllister Center for the Performing Arts in honor of P.E. MacAllister, a well-known arts supporter and president of the Indianapolis Parks Foundation. The announcement came during a fundraising concert at the center, which featured jazz legend Chuck Mangione
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Edy’s Grand Ice Cream was looking to hire an “ice cream ambassador” to be the eyes, ears and taste buds in Indianapolis. Interested individuals were asked to submit a resume that highlighted their ice cream tasting experience.
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Frank “Lefty” Cunningham announced his candidacy for constable of Perry Township.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2004
Erin Hartwell, a 1987 graduate of Southport High School and a former Olympian cyclist who won a bronze medal at the Barcelona Games in 1992 and a silver in Atlanta in 1996, returned to his home turf to share his success story with a captivated group of fourth-graders at Homecroft Elementary. Hartwell retired from Olympic competition in 2001 and turned to coaching. His wife, May Britt Hartwell, had also competed in the Atlanta Games before retiring; she was involved in Paralympics.
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The German-American Klub of Indianapolis was busy preparing for its two-weekend Oktoberfest at German Park, 8600 S. Meridian St., where German food, music and beer would reign supreme.
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The Franklin Township School District was taking some heat over its new football stadium. Critics said it was a pretentious edifice and totally out of whack costwise for high school football. “Some of the smaller colleges in the state would die for such a facility,” the naysayers noted.  
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The Blind Pig Food & Spirits, 147 S. Madison Ave., Greenwood, was rolling back its prices for one day in observance of Labor Day. Domestic longnecks would be served for $1 and tacos for 50 cents. 
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The Lady Ambushes took third-place honors and won $2,500 in the American Pool Association Amber Rock 8 Ball National Team Championship in Las Vegas. The squad, which featured Lydi Davidson, Kimberly Taylor, Molly Holly Walter, Pam Kirkwood, Barbara Ann Richey and captain Mary Blythe, played out of John Wayne’s Sports Bar, 2367 E. Southport Road. 

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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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