Admission to Sacred Heart Central High School’s sock hop was $1.25 per couple.
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Verdie Harrel & Son advertised its Filter-Flo automatic washers for $199.95. A matching high-speed dryer cost $149.95.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Wayne Ebert returned from Houston, where they attended the wedding of their son, Jay Wayne Jr., to Sherrie Wingfield.
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The Royal chapter of Alpha Sigma Chi was planning a pitch-in Christmas party. The organizing committee featured Elmer Cliburn, Mary Ann Miller, Thelma Owens, Shirley Pierce and Betty Wadsworth.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
The PTO of Clinton Young Elementary School presented $100 to the Southside Boys Club. Accepting the donation were club director Bill Fisher and Dr. George Keenan, one of the founders.
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Dr. John E. Gates was appointed to the music faculty at Indiana Central College, where he would teach piano, music and music composition.
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The Shelby-Raymond Merchants Association held its annual dinner-dance at El Dorado Country Club, 2080 S. State Road 135, Greenwood. The event was organized by Benny Koebel, Urban “Duke” Renner, Tom Haug and Gene Bauman.
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G.C. Murphy in Fountain Square featured a “talking Christmas tree,” which really caught the attention of customers, particularly little boys and girls.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
James P. Alender was named manager of the newly opened Indiana National Bank at Madison Avenue and Stop 11 Road.
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Dr. Raymond L. Fatheree was named the new superintendent of Perry Township Schools. He replaced interim Superintendent Melvin L. Mosir and previously headed Stow (Ohio) City Schools.
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Airman Timothy A. Fiscus, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd W. Fiscus and a graduate of Perry Meridian High School, had completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base and was receiving instruction in communications electronics.
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Milt and Carol Deering opened Deering One-Hour Cleaners in Creston Village Square at Madison Avenue and Stop 11 Road. Mr. Deering was one of 13 siblings – nine boys and four girls – and all but one of his brothers were in the dry-cleaning business.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Christ United Methodist Church, 8540 S. U.S. 31, was dedicating its new sanctuary and office space. The 600-seat worship center cost nearly $700,000.
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Registered nurse Linda Walker was named St. Francis Hospital’s Family Spirit Award recipient for December.
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Perry Meridian and Southport high schools had started to offer their students the opportunity to earn an academic honors diploma.
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High school students Aaron Roth, Elayne Chou, Regina Ongley, Otis C. Casey III, Julie Taylor, Lanette Dickinson, Chris Winkler and Andrew Barksdale were going to attend Sen. Richard Lugar’s Symposium for Tomorrow’s Leaders at the University of Indianapolis.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Marsh Supermarkets employee Crystal Smith was named the district winner in the company’s Cashier of the Year competition and won two round-trip airline tickets. She was judged on customer service, efficiency, accuracy, appearance and attendance.
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Forest Handlon was elected president of United Senior Action of Indiana, a 16,000-member organization that strived to see that the needs of senior citizens were met.
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Perry Meridian senior Jennifer Kriech was awarded a full scholarship to play softball at the University of Notre Dame, where she planned to major in marketing or advertising.
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McCarrel Jewelers, 2610 Madison Ave., listed the following reasons to shop at its store: discount prices, free gift wrapping, large selections, fine products, friendly service and honesty.
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Emily Sparks, Lindsay Dixon, Donovan Embry, Rita Cothron and Karen Evans, members of the Indianapolis Baptist Temple’s children’s choir, were rehearsing for the Christmas musical “Candy Cane Lane.”
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.