Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1957 
The E.B. Brown Furniture Co. expanded its business to occupy 915, 917 and 919 Virginia Ave., where used oil heaters and coal stoves were priced from $7.50. The owner claimed to have the largest second-hand furniture store in Indianapolis. 
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The recently launched Lake Shore Civic League was going to elect its officers.
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King and queen candidates for Manual High School’s homecoming were Paul Frodge, Russ Coper, Benny Townsend, Tony Uuk, Betty Shaner, Jerry Mayfield, Joyce Quinton and Carol Driskell.
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General Electric’s new slimmed-down TVs – only 15 inches in depth – were advertised for $299.95 at Fisher Bros. Home Furnishings, 1315 Shelby St. The sets featured a 262 square inches of viewing area, three speakers and built-in antennas.  

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Airman 1st Class David Speth, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Speth and a 1964 graduate of Sacred Heart High School, received a letter of accommodation for his service in the Vietnam War.
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A ladies wedding ring set that featured 12 diamonds (one carat) cost $399 at Kay Jewelers in Southern Plaza.
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Ayres in Greenwood was holding a sale so large that some of the merchandise had to be moved to the store’s receiving dock area.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Heidenreich Greenhouses, 502 National Ave., was busy preparing for its annual sale of fall flowers and Holland bulbs. Pictured arranging a beautiful assortment of mums were Pat Heidenreich and daughters Anna Marie and Mary Catherine.
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The staff at Don Ketterman’s Sunoco Service Station, 2020 Shelby St., featured Dick Case, Mark Jordan, Bob Kerner, Herb Kieninger, Tony Casada, Ralph Carrol, Zina Weber and Fritz Loran.
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Neil Funkhouser, Linda Leonard, Carl Cooper, Anita Pearson and Harold Rightor had roles in Footlite Musicals’ production of “Bells Are Ringing.”
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The Indiana State Employment Service listed the following jobs: machine repairman, $8.68 an hour; auto painter, $12,000 annually;  welder, $4.50-$5 an hour; news photographer, $160 per week; restaurant hostess, $2.50 an hour. 

 Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Southport High School junior Angie DeBoor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph DeBoor, was crowned queen of the Beech Grove Fall Festival. Her court featured Kathy Keys, Julie Sullivan, Renee Wright and Wendi Cain, all of Beech Grove.
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Roncalli’s volleyball team improved to 12-0 with wins over Chatard, Franklin Central and McCutcheon. Key players included Ann Kaminski, Colleen Jordan and Ronnie Huck.
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Wilma Randolph, who won gold medals in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the 400-meter relay at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, was going to be the grand marshal for Southport High School’s homecoming parade.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Lady Victoria’s Tea Room & Gift Shoppe opened at 201 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood, where owner Gene Elles served lunch daily and dinner on Thursdays and Fridays.               
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Carol Steffey joined the Tomorrow Realty team as a sales consultant.
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Fifth Third Bank was paying 6.1 percent on its 12-month certificates of deposit.
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Dick Nalley, a standout on Roncalli’s 1972 football team, was going to be honored along with other members of the school’s 25- and 50-year squads during homecoming festivities. Nalley was pictured with his daughter, Melissa, and his sister, Kathy-Nalley Schembra.
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The football teams from Beech Grove, Center Grove, Greenwood and Roncalli all sported 4-1.
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Coached by Bob Bohannon, Southport High School’s golf team finished second in the Marion County golf tournament. The squad featured Lora Spiker, Stephanie Kelley, Carma Rieck, Laura Bellinger and Sarah Bellinger.  

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.

Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1957 
St. Catherine Church’s Altar Society was hosting a style show/card party. Organizers of the event were Mesdames William Stader, Paul Field, Arthur Phelan, Felix Chiplis, John Clark, Julius Armbruster, Herman Grote, Stephen Papash, Lester Nassif, Herbert Jordan, Harold Miller, Phillip Seyfried, John Goedeker and Clyde Eacret.
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The new two-story wing at Southport High School was going to be dedicated. The addition featured a cafeteria, classrooms and a large band room. 
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The seventh annual Indiana Square Dance Festival was going to be held at the State Fairgrounds.
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Free sewing lessons were offered at Indianapolis Public Schools 34, 35 and 72. 

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Manual High School’s faculty numbered 132, including newcomers Mary Lockwood, Judith Sehr, Rebecca Soendlin, Howard Herron, John Wells, Gerald Root, Clark Dickerson, Robert Healy, James Weaver, Patricia Klotz, Frances Campbell, Charles Montgomery, Mr. Hignite, Ann Becker and Joseph Thomas.
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Miller Regal Market, 215 Terrace Ave., was celebrating its 67th anniversary.
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Murphy’s in Fountain Square was holding a 6 cent sale, which included the following items: a box of 12 crayons, fish, 45 RPM records, artificial roses, mouthwash, dishcloths, a roll of toilet paper and cosmetic mirrors.
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The following young men were serving in the armed forces: Byron K. Stevens, James C. Taylor, James E. Blankenship, Jerry R. Wilson, David L. Barger, Larry L. Orcutt, Walton Mosley, James C. Whitley, Michael C. Mueller and Theodore F. Waltz.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Cynthia Mieth, a graduate of Perry Meridian High and a senior at Ball State, and Darlene Wendelm, a Southport grad and a senior at Indiana Central, were awarded $200 scholarships from the Perry Education Association .
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Linda Miller, Gerry Sgroi, Barb Platt and Angie Petronie, officers of St. Jude Catholic Church’s Ladies Club, were planning the parish’s annual Oktoberfest.
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The American Red Cross was holding women’s swimming lessons at McKinney Boys Club, 1949 E. Troy Ave.
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Editor George Cafouros’ puppy, Taffy, was back home and safe after having been kidnapped. Whoever swiped the pooch – an unusual mix of Welsh corgi and miniature schnauzer – dropped her off at Indianapolis Public School 22, where she was taken to the office and eventually reunited with her owner. 
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Sharon Moore joined the staff of the Britt Realty Co., where she specialized in residential sales.

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
The new traffic control system at U.S. 31 and Thompson Road cost about $662,000. The system – only the fourth one being used in the state – was designed to give the best traffic flow possible.
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Joe Miller, co-owner of Miller’s Regal Market, 215 E. Terrace Ave., was retiring after having worked 56 years at the Southside landmark. Brother Dick and his son, Rick, would continue manning the store.
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Famous Footwear celebrated its grand opening at Wilgro Shopping Center, 459 S. Meridian St., Greenwood.
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Box 13, a volunteer organization that provided free emergency ambulance service to residents of Perry Township, elected its officers: Tom Booher, chief; Rick Dorris, deputy chief; Terri Yocum, secretary; Larry Andry, treasurer; Yvonne Jones, parliamentarian; Jean Broadbent, quartermaster and Ceil Woodard, chaplain. Board members were Kevin Roberts, president, Joe Lee, Linus Horcher, Karla Booher and Joe Dugan.
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Barb Olson and Vicki Jordal opened the Gray Goose Antique Shops at 50 N. Madison Ave., Greenwood.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
This issue is missing from the archives, but Fred Larmore informed me via email that Melinda Larmore Richardson was crowned homecoming queen at Perry Meridian. She still resides in Perry Township and is a fourth-grade teacher at MacArthur Elementary.
               
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.

Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1957 
Channel 13 WLW-i, Indiana’s newest TV station, was going on the air.
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Mrs. Jaul J. Gohen of Homecroft took honors for her pumpkin pie and cherry nut cake at the Indiana State Fair, where Mrs. John E. Kleinhenz won blue ribbons for her Boston brown and cinnamon breads. Mrs. Robert F. McGinnis was recognized for her corn muffins and cupcakes.  
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The Indianapolis Hiking Club visited Bacon Swamp, which was known as one of the most interesting nature study locations in the state.
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Cousins Richard and Jack Roberts returned home from service in Augsburg, Germany, where they were with the 11th Airborne Division.
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An open house for St. Francis Hospital’s $3 million, six-story addition in Beech Grove was held.  

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
The South Side Exchange Club was hosting its annual fish fry and carnival at the Woodlawn Festival at Shelby and Morris streets.
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Mesdames Fred J. Molchin, Don W. Davidson and David K. Haviland were serving as chairwomen of Southport Tri Kappa’s annual fall market.
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Adrian Orchards, 500 E. Epler Ave., opened for the season.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Martin Furniture’s old warehouse at 1402 S. Meridian St. was being razed. The building had served as a landmark for the city since the turn of the century.
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James Wentland was named the new principal of Lutheran High School. He previously served as principal of Lutheran Memorial School.
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Rucker’s Greenhouses, 5366 Bluff Road, was selling homegrown watermelons for $1.25. Beets, peaches, green beans, sweet corn and a variety of other vegetables were also available.
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Organizers of Southport High School’s annual chicken and noodles dinner included Mr. and Mrs. James Simon, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Partridge and Mesdames Thomas White, Richard Minner, Gerald Manship, Ralph Krietemier and Charles Shotts.
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The 10-part Christian film series “How Should We Then Live” was being shown Sunday evenings at Baxter Memorial YMCA.

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Perry Township Schools recognized its Teachers of the Year for 1986-87: Jerry Brown, Perry Meridian High; Cynthia Denault, MacArthur Elementary; Becky Perkins, RISE Learning Center; Joan Burgett, Glenns Valley Elementary; Sue Meyer, Mary Bryan Elementary; Barbara Joy, Winchester Village Elementary; Jean Ann Carson, Homecroft Elementary; Mary McCoun, Lincoln Elementary; Carolyn Wiseman, Burkhart Elementary; Sarah Traycoff, Southport High; Ethel Spacke, Meridian Middle; Anna Hansford, Southport Elementary; Peggy Simonton, Keystone Middle; Jon Smith, Southport Middle; and Doris Martin, Clinton Young Elementary.
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The Hardy sisters, Katie, Maureen, Heather and Jennifer, competed in the vocal talent contest at the Indiana State Fair, where Jennifer took first-place honors in the junior solo division and Maureen placed third. The girls were the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John Hardy attended Nativity Catholic Grade School.
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St. Roch’s junior coed B softball team won the Catholic Youth Organization’s inaugural city tournament by defeating Central Catholic 12-4.
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Stage I was among the bands scheduled to perform at the Beech Grove Fall Festival. The ensemble featured singer Harry Passehl, drummer Chris Hopkins, guitarist David Chisham, keyboardist Andrew Bills and bassist Billy Thompson.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
This issue is missing from the archives.               

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.

Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1957 
The Indianapolis Safety Council reported that Indianapolis was the safest city for its size in the United States.
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Square dance lessons for employees of Eli Lilly and Co. were offered at Longacre Park, 4571 Madison Ave. 
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Heiskell’s Garden & Gift Shop, 3850 S. Meridian St. was celebrating its 88th anniversary.
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Daisy Davis, who managed the Southport Variety Store, had some fine rabbits for breeding stock that she was willing to sacrifice for a bargain price. 

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Lake Shore Swim Club divers Linda Carrigan and Bruce Ruoff and swimmers Ted Pollard and David Zirkles turned in outstanding performances at the AAU age group championships in Wabash.
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Robert Kaster and Richard Hawthorne, who owned the Village Shop and Signs by Jim, respectively, taught at Manual Evening School.
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Perry East Junior High School Principal Hugh Thompson retired after having served Perry Township Schools in various capacities for the past 40 years.
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New checking accounts with no minimum balance requirements were being offered to newlyweds by First Bank & Trust Co.
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The Rev. Duane Nelson was installed as pastor of Hope Lutheran Church, 5701 McFarland Road.  

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Homeowners in the Homecroft area had the opportunity to hook into sanitary sewers at a 15 percent discount.
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Perry Township Firefighters Local 1559 honored Marvin C. McClain for his bravery. McClain reported a fire on East National Avenue, helped rouse the teenage occupants to safety and pulled a 5-year-old from the burning home.
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Jeffrey K. Underwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Underwood and a junior at Manual, was installed as master councilor of Prospect chapter Order of Demolay.
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Dr. Greg A. Harsin, a graduate of Center Grove High and Indiana University School of Dentistry, opened a dental practice on State Road 135 in Greenwood.

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Southport High School won first-place honors in the band competition at the Indiana State Fair.
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St. James Church, 1155 E. Cameron St., was going to award $1,000 to the winner of its coverall bingo game. The payouts for other games ranged from $200 to $300.
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Manual High School celebrated the start of its football season with a new stadium.
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Marty Talley, a recent graduate of Southport High School, was presented a plaque and a silver ring for winning the state title in the long jump.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Aaron and Julie Gregory and their newborn triplets, Tyler, Bailey and Kyle, all of whom weighed a little more than 5 pounds, were pictured on the front page. The babies’ grandparents were Rich and Pat Hutmacher, Delbert and Kathleen Walterman and Bill and Louis Gregory.                
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The Super Strikers soccer team went undefeated during a three-on-three tournament in Westfield, Ind., to win the Midwest regional title and qualify for the national tournament in Florida. The squad featured Aaron Evans, Austin Bullard, Jarrett Baughman, Zachary Trotman and coaches Ken Bullard and Mike Baughman.
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The football teams from Center Grove and Perry Meridian high schools won their first two games by combined scores of 72-0 and 98-19, respectively. 
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Composed of players from Center Grove, Perry Meridian and Roncalli high schools, the Indiana Hawks baseball team won the state AAU tournament for 15-year-olds. Squad members were Chris Baur, Matt Boehning, Casey Gallagher, Nick Haseman, Brian Lortz, Chris Deter, Jay Wetzel, Adam Finley, Jon Stamm, Pat Guilfoy, Matt Vance, Derek Stansberry, assistant coach Jason Durban and coaches Gregg Boehning and Al Lortz.
 
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.