Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1957 
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
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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1957 
Pedigo Jewelers, 1048 Virginia Ave., was celebrating its 12th anniversary “with the greatest sale in our colorful history,” boasted General Manager Kenneth Pedigo. 
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Southport Baptist Church, corner of McFarland and Banta roads, was celebrating its 125th anniversary.
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King Kastle, 411 S. West St., advertised hamburgers for 12 cents, malts, 17 cents and hot ham sandwiches, 23 cents.
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Grocery specials of the week included tom turkeys for 39 cents a pound; 5 pounds of sugar, 49 cents; mincemeat, 63 cents for 28 ounces; chuck roast, 69 cents a pound; and a 5-pound canned ham, $4.49.
   
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
University Heights Hospital awarded five-year pins to Dallas Swant, Jesse Dove, Dorothy Shaw, Ada Waldo, Alice Hollingsworth, Sarah Fyffe, Lorena Steveson, Theordore Fulk, Sara Beth Pitcher, Allie Hollis, Inez Dougherty, Geneva Donahue, Edith Vasso, Dorothy Terrell and Donald Ciolli.
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Ralph Schludecker, a member on the Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus choral group, had one of the featured roles in Footlite Musicals’ production of “Oliver.”
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Hair stylist Jerry Hansen joined the staff at the Jade Room, 7210 Madison Ave. The shop’s owner, Robert Willison, had recently appeared on the “Jim Gerard Show” on Channel 6.
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Kennedy High School junior Patricia Gaither won $100 from the Indiana Heart Association for her science project.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Michael Dye was named manager of the Local Finance Corp.’s Greenwood branch. He and his wife, Jill, had three children.
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The Madison Avenue Flower Shop was hosting Christmas gift shows at both of its stores, 2457 Madison Ave. and 700 N. U.S. 31, Greenwood.
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Lenore Foster was selected president of Perry Senior Citizens Services. Other officers were Mary Ann Seyfried, vice president; Helen Burgmann, secretary; and Phillip Borst, treasurer.
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Heidenreich Greenhouses, 502 E. National Ave., was selling African violets for $2, Christmas cacti for $2.50 and jade plants for $18. 

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Roger and Robin Heldman, who trained at Ardizzone & Nalley Gym, took first-place honors at Indiana’s strongest man and woman powerlifting competition in Wabash. Roger competed in the 198-pound class, Robin in the 114-pound division.
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 Dance Refinery students Stacy Dietz, Trisha Wright, Andrew Hudson and Laura Stickle took first-place honors in the jazz competition at the Regency Talent Competition in Cincinnati with their interpretation of the Beech Boys’ “California Girls.” 
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Brandy Stultz, the 11-year-old daughter of Monte and Rita Stultz and a pupil at Southport Elementary School, was cast as the orphan Kate in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s production of “Annie.”
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The Sherwood Country Club, 6520 S. Emerson Ave., was going to serve Thanksgiving Day buffets for $6.95. 

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Students in Dick Gallamore’s fourth-grade class offered tips on how to bake a turkey:
• Heather Norris: Buy a 30-pound turkey from the Dead Turkey Salon. Take everything out of the turkey and mix it in a blender for seven minutes. Then you take all that stuff and pour it over the turkey before cooking it for eight hours. It will serve about 50 people.
• Charlie Zepp: Cook a 34-pound turkey for 90 minutes at 34 degrees.
• Abby Hurrle: Buy a 2-pound turkey; bring it home; clean it; add seasoning; set the oven at 450 degrees and cook for 30 minutes; remove from oven and serve.
• Andrew Ferry: Buy two turkeys; cook one for 45 minutes and burn the other one to serve to unwanted guests. 
• Andrew Davis: Take the guts out of the turkey and cook it for 90 minutes. If it’s not done, put it back in the oven for 10 minutes.
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St. Barnabas Grade School’s seventh- and eighth-grade B kickball team won the Catholic Youth Organization city title. The squad featured Amber Martin, Angela Babb, Ashley Bencik, Lindsey Heiob, Erica Heinekamp, Sarah Mitchell, Ashley Werner, Kari Andrews, Elaine Cissel, Melissa Clark and coaches Mary Kay Keller, Jamie Schroeder and Carrie McGuire.
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A developer proposed to build a CVS drugstore and a McDonald’s at Raymond and Shelby streets, site of the former St. Catherine Catholic Church.               
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Ray and Sandy Schultz, Lura and Bill Shannon, Joyce Lietch, Lori and Ken Boyce, Kathleen Kindred and Wayne Sharp were among those who attended the “Evening Under Glass” fundraiser for the Garfield Park Conservatory.
 
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1957 
The Shelby Street Barns in Fountain Square were razed to make room for additional parking along the corridor.  
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In celebration of its new shop at 3441 Shelby St., Mascari Dry Cleaners was cleaning and pressing two garments for 1 cent.
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The Fountain Square Barber Shop, 1107 Prospect St., boasted a couple of rarities on the Southside: five chairs ... and five barbers who said they got along with one another. The “ear bangers” were owner Don Tilford, Cappy Caplinger, Robert Skelton, George Rusher and Guy Drollinger.
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Refrigerators, automatic washers and ranges were priced from $199.95 at Verdie Harrel & Son Inc., 4130 Madison Ave.  

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
G.C. Murphy in Fountain Square was holding a one-day sale where everything in the store was marked down 10 percent.
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The Ritz Style Shop, 1135 Shelby St. – a household name on the Southside for the past 17 years – was closing.
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Santa Claus was scheduled to arrive at Southern Plaza, 4200 S. East St., via a sleigh pulled by Siberian huskies.
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Michael F. Miller, Richard W. Cooper, David E. Little, Harold R. Maples, Fred S. Lawrenz and James E. Gilliland were serving in the armed forces.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
The Garfield Rams finished their season with a 6-0 record and were crowned champs of the Garfield Community Center Football League. Coached by Paul Bohn and Tom Carson, the team featured Bradley Walker, Andre Mink, Keith Ingram, Carl Clausson, Danny Hatchmaker, Michael and Patrick Bates, Todd Rutherford, Jeff Smith, Brian Padick, Derek Greensheilds, Kevin Rice, Jake Ham and Tom Carson.
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Pauline K. Selby was elected to the board of directors of Anchor-Standard Federal Savings & Loan Association.
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Manual High School football coach Ray Schultz and his Redskins finished their season with an 8-2 record.
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The Garfield Park Conservatory was hosting its 41st annual Chrysanthemum Show. 

 Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
The Southside Art League relocated from the intersection of U.S. 31 and Smith Valley Road to a parklike setting at 299 E. Broadway St., Greenwood. 
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Southport High School football coach Kenny Wasson, whose 1949 team was the first to go undefeated in program history, was going to be honored by his former players. Members of his 9-0 squad were Joe Hurrle, Buddy Baker, John Dawson, Bob Jaus, Bob Henry, Bill Smith, Jack Pollard, Walt Shaler, Jim Rea, Oscar Stanfield, Art Hagerty, Frank Paradise, Jack Hall, Don Kortepeter, Bob Wheeler, Lee McaGathey, Bob Emmett, Stanley Schmidt, Jim Moore, Lou Schmalfeldt, Dave Bertram, Tom Riggs, Bill Camic, Jim Fryman, Joe Blazek and assistant coach Chauncy McDaniel. 
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Perry Meridian High School Theater Department was presenting Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” a comedy that starred Simone Lawson, Don Marr and Phil Salmon.
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Former Southsider and Manual High School graduate Steve Anderson was inducted into the Karate Hall of Fame in Cleveland. He had won various karate championships and was the owner of two academies.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Led by color guard member Leslie Kopko and percussionist Matt Bieda, Center Grove’s High School’s marching band finished second at Bands of America Grand National Championships at the RCA Dome.               
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Calvary Lutheran students Krista McAloose, Adam Doles, Hannah Rothkopf, Joshua and Aaron Carow and Brittany Driver were pictured on the school’s new playground equipment.
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The Altar Society of Holy Name Church was preparing for its annual Christmas bazaar and chili dinner. The organizing committee included Betty Kuntz, Sharon Huber, Mary Hale, Mary Doyle, Norma Dollar, Jo Pich, Sue Sahm, Pam Griffin, Marcella Miceli, Trudy Killion, Janice Killion and Barbara O’maley 
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Roncalli volleyball player Chris Utnage was named first team All-State; Christina Marx received honorable mention recognition; and Mandy Verner was honorable mention Academic All-State.
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The Rev. Tom Clegg, pastor of Good Shepherd Catholic Church, was named chaplain of Roncalli. A graduate of Latin High School and Marion College who worked for the Indianapolis Fire Department for one year, Clegg came from a family of 10 children, five brothers and five sisters.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
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​Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1957 
Ruth Cummings, a senior at Wood High School, was crowned Miss Madison Avenue at a Halloween party for children and teenagers at Manual’s football stadium. Her court featured Nancy Snider, Diane Hunt and Judy Furguson from Sacred Heart, Southport and Manual high schools, respectively. 
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Footlite Musicals’ production of “Brigadoon” – to be staged at Manual High – featured five Southsiders: Jean Ray, Frank Wilson, Jerry Vance, Mary Ann Chrisman and Joe Lawrie.
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The South Indianapolis Kiwanis Club was holding turkey shoots on Sundays throughout the month.
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St. Roch Catholic Church was holding its annual fall dance at Lake Shore Country Club. Chairing the gala were Mesdames William Michaelis, Henry Mayer and Eugene Strack.   

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Winds exceeding 60 mph toppled a huge tree onto the home of George and Sandra Snodgrass, who lived at 118 East Albany St.
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G.C. Murphy in Fountain Square was holding a huge clearance sale. Specials included a recliner chair for $35, an unfinished desk, $2; tool sheds, $41; ladies blouses, $1.17; and men’s white dress shirts, 99 cents.
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Walter E. Davis, Joe W. Cannon, Walton Mosley, Stephen J. Collins, David C. Sedam and Michael M. Bell were serving in the armed forces.
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Two large heads of lettuce cost 39 cents at Buck’s Super Market, where pork steak was 49 cents a pounds and bacon cost 59 cents a pound.
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Lloyd W. Laughner and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hauke participated in a square dance to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the Laughner Cafeteria chain. 

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Tiny tot dancers Michelle Maynard and Troy and Michelle Kendell were going to be among the performers at the revue presented by Helene Charisse’s Studio. Instructors at the dance academy included Robert and Karen Clayborn, Diane O’Riley Gudat, Darcy Dillard and Whitney Westrick.
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St. Roch Parish was hosting its annual holiday bazaar. Booth chairwomen were Mesdames William Laker, Dick Laker, Dorothy Allen, Marian Haase, Gary Pierle, Dan Pierle, Richard Meisberger, Al Hohmann, Ed Hohmann, Joseph Schott, Karen Niedenthal, Leroy Springman, Steve Martin, Bill Windsmiller and Larry Kottlowski.
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Pam Stroud, Joe Ledell, Beth Van der Moere, Kristi Schultz, Mark Mulhauser, Jim Richardson and Marsha Stenger had roles in Manual High School’s production of “The Sound of Music.”
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Meridian Middle School students Melissa McDonald, Shelia Kenninger, Jim Kidwell and Mike Malloy were promoting their school’s chicken and noodles dinner and open house. 

 Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Southport’s football team defeated Perry Meridian 23-22 to advance in state tournament. Next up for the 8-2 Cardinals was Ben Davis, also 8-2.
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Olive Branch Christian Church members Sylvia Smith, Pat Herbig, Becky Landis and Phyllis Wade were finalizing plans for their church’s annual holiday bazaar and chicken and noodles dinner.
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The Governor’s Task Force to Reduce Drunk Driving and the Ball Brothers Foundation awarded Perry Meridian third place in the High School Grant Awards contest. Perry Meridian was presented $100 for its outstanding drunken driving prevention program.
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Perry Meridian sophomore Kelly Head, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Head, was going to represent her school at the Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation seminar.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Perry Township Trustee Ed Buckley retired after advising the township for seven years, citing undiagnosed health problems. His career of  government service spanned 19 years. Jeanie Payne, chief deputy trustee, was acting as trustee until a new one was elected.               
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Amos Gadient operated a 24-acre cattle ranch off West County Line Road in Perry Township. His herd numbered 18, but it had been as large as 40 in previous years. 
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Katherine A. “Kathy” Price, chief deputy in the Perry Township assessor’s office, announced her candidacy for assessor. 
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Perry Meridian’s football team (9-2) defeated Pike 21-14 in overtime to advance to the Class 5A Sectional 6 championship game against Ben Davis (11-1). Ryan Woolwine scored the winning touchdown for coach Craig Potter’s Falcons.

 Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
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