Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1955
Cecil Hurt Mortuary was in first place with a 15-0 record in the St. Catherine Bowling League. The team had a one-game lead over Thoman Shoe Store. Bob Weimer’s 220 was the week’s top game. 
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A record 72,571 students were attending Indianapolis Public Schools, which employed 2,843 teachers, principals and supervisory personnel.
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A new addition, Meridian Meadows, was going to be developed at the corner of Meridian Street and Southport Road. The 37-acre tract would feature 72 homes costing between $15,000 and $22,000.
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Indianapolis native Joy Seiler returned to Hollywood after spending a two-week vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heidenreich. Seiler, who appeared in many plays at Manual High and with the Civic & Circle Players, was employed by NBC.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Indiana National Bank was opening a new branch – its 27th – at 2359 Shelby St. 
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A seven-room double rented for $50 a month; sleeping rooms were $10 a week; and a 42-inch sofa with two matching chairs was $15.99.
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High school bands from Greater Indianapolis were going to converge upon the football stadium at Southport High for a day of inspiring music and pageantry.
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Because of the bombardment of complaints by Southsiders, the Board of Sanitary Commissioners dropped its plan to build a dump at the southeast corner of Southern Avenue and West Street.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Jazz-rock band Malachi performed a benefit concert for Southside Young Life at German Park. The group featured vocalist Mark Pieper, guitar Jim Haganman, bassist John Snavely; drummer Kim Matchet; trombonist Ron Rodman; trumpeter Kevin Gasaway; and saxist Jim Spencer.
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Junior Achievement opened a Johnson County center with an energetic reception. More than 250 high school students from nearby schools assembled for the meeting. 
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Kelly Bray, a senior at Manual and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bray, was a winner in the writing contest sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English.
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Perry Meridian elected its senior officers: Jimmy Tuttle, president; Melanie Heidergott, vice president; and Lindsay Weaver, secretary-treasurer; junior officers (in same order of rank): Scott Hall, Lisa Dillman,  Laurie Harris; sophomore officers: Beth Heid, Marika Klemm, Becky Brehob; freshmen officers: John Moore, Tina Yen and Jill Burgett.

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Class 3A No. 1 Roncalli lost to Chatard 3-0 in the Hoosier Dome. A Chatard field goal as time expired in the first half proved to be the difference.
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Our Lady of the Greenwood Catholic Church was celebrating its 30th anniversary.
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A 1985 Dodge Omni with 3,400 miles was advertised for $8,288; a loaded 1980 Ford Ranger was listed for $5,488; and a 1983 Chevrolet Z28 with lots of extras cost $10,488.

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Members of the newly formed Garfield East Neighborhood Association took it upon themselves to tidy up the exterior of an empty apartment building at the corner of Wade and Shelby streets. The cleanup crew featured Scott and Steve Allen, Bev and Joe Linville, Mary Favors, Jose Morando, Kevin Kinz, Ruth Noe, Heidi and Cy Schultz, Betty McCoy, Leonard and Ruth Brown and Shirley Boltz.
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Community Hospital South was going to dedicate its chapel. “The need for a chapel has existed since the building was built 11 years ago,” said Chaplain Mel Schroeder, but the funds were not available.
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Peddler’s Marketplace, 3137 E. Thompson Road, which featured arts and crafts and antiques, was celebrating its grand opening.
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Perry Meridian’s varsity tennis team won its sectional and was moving on to regional play. The junior varsity squad finished its season with a 12-2 record. Team members were Chris Bush, Nathan Gallagher, Rob Fair, Greg Hasecuster, Matt and Jon Gustitus, Evan Currey, Nathan Felix, Ben Merrick, Randy Stinnett, David Veleta, Eric Scott, Jeroen Wichgers, Adam Tracy, Matt Curnutt, Keith Bush, Neil Krishnaswarmy, Ken Madsen, Damon Dennin, Don Strack and coaches Vince Cerbone and Paul Buck.
   
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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1955
The Oriental Theatre, 1105 S. Meridian St., was packed every Saturday morning as it featured an hour of colored cartoons. The main event was “The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,” which starred Dan O’Herlihy and James Fernandez.  
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Back by popular demand, fried turtle and pigs feet were featured at Sebree’s Tavern, 2536 S. Meridian St.

Committee members of the annual two-day Woodlawn Festival, billed as the city’s biggest neighborhood event and held in Fountain Square, were preparing for the colorful affair, complete with food and games for the entire family.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Stewart-Carey Glass Co., 3505 Madison Ave., celebrated its 125th anniversary. The company was started in 1840, when only 2,692 people lived in Indianapolis. 
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Bill Main, manager of Singer’s Sewing Center in Southern Plaza, marked down the price of every machine in his store. “Even if you’re not in the market for a new Singer sewing machine, we have many very good trade-ins in at rock-bottom prices,” he said.
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The Board of Sanitary Commissioners was being blasted by Southsiders for planning to build a dump at the southeast corner of Southern Avenue and West Street.
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A five-room house rented for $55 a month, and a six-room modern house rented for $65 a month.
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Ruth A. House was appointed to the newly created position of associate dean of women at Indiana Central College.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Editor George Cafouros wrote an editorial on how to eliminate hardened criminals. “About the only way we will be able to hold down crime in this country would be to isolate a whole county in a cold state, build a huge fence around it and patrol it from the outside with trained attack dogs.
“Then put all the three-time losers inside the corral without any supervisory personnel but with plenty of food, fuel, televisions and cases and cases of beer. Give them each two guns and $200. Then once a month go inside and whoever was left would be put on probation.”
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 Donna J. Dewey and Jay R. Doty, graduates of Manual High School, were married at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. 
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Perry Meridian cheerleaders Lori Wilson, Julie Boomer, Leesa Wilson, Christi Heuser, Cindy Eickman, Babette Evans and Jackie Park were honored for their sixth-place finish in the Indiana State Fair competition.
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Jim Feeney, manager of Ayr-Way South, hosted a fashion show to highlight his store’s clothing line. The models included Diane Gonder, Michele Shockley, Ron Land, Dave Shelton and Jo Froelich.
 
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Kenya Middleton, Keia Bellamy, Harmonie and Sarah Cloyd, Cindy Sanchez, Rhonda McDaniel, Mary Ann Crider, Margie Stewart, Casey Roberts and Rita Bell appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning, America” in a prerecorded message that celebrated Girls Clubs of Greater Indianapolis’ 40th anniversary.
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Hubler Chevrolet opened its Truck Corral at Hanna and Madison avenues, where the sales staff featured manager Bill Passon, Dick Smith, Ron Shue, Rick Wilhelm, Tom Prenatt, Russ Hollaway, Norm Doughtery and Jon Bethay.
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The new Holiday Inn Holidome was the site for the Perry Township Republican Club’s annual luau, which was attended by City-County Councilor Beulah Coughenour, Ron and Dubbie Buckler, Mayor and Mrs. William Hudnut, John Sweazy, Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Borst, Mr and Mrs. Frank Scholl, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donley, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thompson, Stuart and Melanie Bench, Lou and Cindy Borgmann and Indianapolis Police Department Chief Joseph McAtee.
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Nearly 400 Canadian geese were making a nuisance of themselves at the retention pond at Nantucket Cove Apartments, 2900 E. Hanna Ave.
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Bob’s Pharmacy, 1342 S. East St., was holding a going-out-of business sale.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Ground was broken for a $2.5 million aquatics center at Garfield Park. 
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The Indianapolis Police Department implemented the use of roadblocks and a canine crew to combat crack cocaine and other drugs.
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Carla Lucas, Sarah Pierson and Jennifer Siebert, daughters of Phillip and Debra Lucas, Jack and Peggy Pierson and Steven and Judith Siebert, respectively, were honored during Franklin College’s fall honors program.
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Roncalli’s football team upped its record to 5-0 by defeating Tech 31-0. Nick Kidwell, filling in for the injured Jeff Roell, rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns.
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Danielle Dodrill, the cute little daughter of Eddie Dodrill and Felicia Sherman and granddaughter of Jim and June Sherman and Ed and Gloria Dodrill, was crowned Miss Tiny Tot of Beech Grove.

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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1955
The Southport Farmer Co-op’s elevator, which was severely damaged in a spectacular fire on Aug. 31, would be rebuilt as soon as possible. The fire broke out in the early morning and was not brought under control until fire companies from Perry Township were aided by engine companies from Lawrence, Bargersville, Smith Valley, Franklin, Greenwood and Indianapolis.  
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Mesdames Paul J. Goben, Robert A. Young and Robert McGinnis and Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kleinhenze won an array of ribbons for their culinary and fine arts exhibits at the Indiana State Fair.

Felice Fallowfield from Manual High School, Barbara Renner from Sacred Heart, Beverly Carmichael, Southport; and Karen Atwood, Wood; were candidates for Miss Madison Avenue.
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The bowling team from Cecil Hurt Mortuary was in first place in the St. Catherine League with a 6-0 record. Jim Boehning’s Early Inn and Thoman’s Shoes were tied at 5-1. League newcomer Haug’s Garage was finding the going kind of tough as it occupied the cellar spot all by itself.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
The Indianapolis Public Library eliminated its practice of loaning books for 7, 14 or 30 days – depending on the demand – and adopted a uniform period of three weeks. 
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The Southside Exchange Club, whose president was Arthur Prichard, was hosting its annual fish fry and festival at Shelby and Morris streets.
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Jim and Joyce Wilson, owners of J. Wilson Photography, won four ribbons in the professional print competition at the Indiana State Fair.
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National Bank of Greenwood was opening its second branch. The new  bank – just west of L.S. Ayres in the huge Greenwood Center – would be housed in a trailer until construction was complete on the new facility.
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The Garfield Bakery, 2210 Shelby St., featured its butterscotch pies for 49 cents.
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A furnished apartment rented for $10 a week. 

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Southport High School’s majorettes featured Anita Osbourne, Jayne Sims, Lisa Nardina, Lisa Parks, Laura Pike, Jeanie Adams, Vicki Hayslett and Patty Bruner. 
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Joseph and Jeffrey Farley, the 20-year-old twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer “Doc” Farley, were on a two-year missions trip for the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints. Joseph was serving in Anaheim, Calif., Jeffrey in northern California.
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Charlotte Husselmann, Michele Moye and Leanne Lathrop took first-place in honors in their divisions at the Indianapolis talent contest.
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Kim Kennedy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terry C. Kennedy, was installed as worthy adviser of Southport Assembly No. 10 of the Order of Rainbow for Girls. Also installed were Kathy Jones, worthy associate adviser; Ann Huber, charity; and Susie Cartheuser, hope.
 
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
St. Francis Hospital had laid off 3 percent of its workforce since July 1. The cuts were necessitated by a decline in the census at the hospital. Those let go received four weeks of severance pay, payment for accrued vacation and could keep their insurance through December by paying the premiums.
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Officers for the Southport High School Booster Club were Marcy Sublette, Debbie Burkman, Alicia Elliott and Penny Mathews.
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A group of 45 Southsiders, including Southport teacher Lois Meyer and Perry Township Schools counselors Denise Britt and Kelly Esra, returned from their trip to Paris, Switzerland, Germany, Holland and London.  
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Rosedale Hills United Methodist Church, 4450 S. Keystone Ave., dedicated its new organ with a concert and a salad and dessert pitch-in.
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Ffyona Campbell, an 18-year-old from London who began her quest to walk across the United States – from New York to Los Angeles – on Aug. 16, was expected to stroll through Indiana from Sept. 18-25. An experienced long-distance walker, Campbell was 16 when she became the youngest person to walk across Britain – 1,000 miles. 

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus Council 3360 was holding a raffle for a 1973 Lincoln Continental, which was in mint condition with only 15,500 miles.
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Photographer Mike Delaney captured legendary golfer Lee Trevino sinking a birdie putt on the closing hole of the Brickyard Crossing Championship for a share of second place and a check for $46,200.
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Perry Township firefighters were fairly certain that an arsonist was responsible for the fire that caused $3.1 million in damage at Southport Middle School.
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Southport Police Chief Ron Rexroat was upset because a Greenwood newspaper asserted that the portion of Southport Road that passed through his city – Madison Avenue to McFarland Road – was a speed trap.
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The foursome of Mac McDaniel, Harold Skillman, Larry Koenes and Roy Waddell took first-place honors in the second annual Perry Township Education Foundation golf outing, which raised $20,000 for innovative teaching projects.
   
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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1955
The Dads Club at Manual High School held its annual fish fry, which featured Principal Edgar Stahl as head chef. Fish sandwiches and hot dogs cost 25 and 15 cents, respectively. Side dishes were a dime.
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Tuition at Indiana Central College’s evening school was $10 per credit hour.
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Margaret Brand’s dog gave birth to seven babies, and her cat delivered four kittens.
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Grocery specials included a pound of bacon for 39 cents, 10 pounds of potatoes for 29 cents and a 7-ounce can of pineapple for 10 cents.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Known for its popular McGinty Dodge Boys, McGinty Dodge, 3419 S. East St., was celebrating its first anniversary with a blowout sale on all new cars. 
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Cosmas Mascari was installed as grand knight of Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus Council 3360, 511 E. Thompson Road. Also installed were Paul Schroeder, deputy grand knight; William Penish, chancellor; Sherman Sheridan, recorder; William Schaefer, financial secretary; and Charles Racer, lecturer.
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El Dorado Country Club, 2080 S. State Road 135, Greenwood, hosted a Hawaiian luau. Guests made their way onto the grounds by driving through a torch-lit driveway and entered the clubhouse via a grass shack. Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Denhart, Mrs. and Mrs. Paul Ziegler and Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Casse were responsible for most of the arrangements.
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Adrian Orchards, 500 W. Epler Ave., boasted a large supply of tree-fresh McIntosh and Jonathan apples as it opened for its 33rd season. 
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G.C. Murphy in Fountain Square was hosting a toy sale. All of the following items were 99 cents each: a four-pack of Play-Doh, plastic trucks, battery-operated cars (batteries not included), a dart game and six children’s books.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Indianapolis mayoral candidate William Hudnut and Beulah Coughenour, who was running for a seat on the City-County Council, were busy on the campaign trail. 
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Dick Russell, manager of Preferred TV and Appliances, 7105 Madison Ave., announced that he was holding a spectacular sale on his Quasar TVs, including a 19-inch color set that was marked down to $318.
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Mount Pleasant Christian Church, 381 N. Bluff Road, Greenwood, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its educational wing.
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Joe and Dick Miller, who owned Miller’s Regal Market at the corner of Madison and Terrace avenues, were facing a dilemma as vandals were stealing their grocery carts, which cost $55 each.
 
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
For the first time in its 70-year history, St. Francis Hospital was laying off employees and closing departments. The cuts were blamed on a falling patient count.
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Illegal dumping was becoming such a nuisance that Mayor William Hudnut launched a major offensive against those violating the law. He planned to utilize additional police officers and a helicopter to track down offenders.
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Southport Christian Church, 201 E. Epler Ave., held a mortgage-burning ceremony.
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The Perry Soccer Club’s under-16 team finished third in the White River regional tournament. The squad featured Jeff Bell, Derick Mosher, Paul Kinser, Erick Cox, Scott Risser, Gary Bopp, David Wunch, Craig Welch, Shawn Cannon, Pete Oaks, Tony Denizo, Matt Hostrawser, Erick Johnson, Mark Susemichael, Doug Wofal, Chris Miceli and coaches Mike Moore, Robert Lively, Bill Schrand, Nolan Taylor and Ken Mowrak.
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Joe Gillum and Mike Irmer each scored two touchdowns as Roncalli rolled to a 45-6 win over Manual. Mike Caskey and Ron Roembke also scored for the Rebels. The Redskins’ TD came on James Shelton’s 68-yard run.

Twenty Years Ago This Week 1995
Greenwood Municipal Airport celebrated its continued growth and new runway by hosting an open house. The event featured $10 plane rides, aerial games by local pilots and a fly-in by a huge military helicopter from the Indiana National Guard.
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Fireside South Restaurant, 522 E. Raymond St., was putting its new Jazz Cellar to use by hosting Cathy Morris and Collage.
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Butch Costello of Mooresville hit a hole-in-one and won a new Buick Riviera during a golf tournament sponsored by Jim Stewart Tire Co. at Royal Oak Country Club in Greenwood.
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Microsoft reportedly paid The Rolling Stones $12 million to use the song “Start Me Up” as the theme of its Windows 95 software campaign.
   
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