Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1957
The Madison Avenue Businessmen’s Association and Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus Council 3660 were hosting their annual summer picnics at Walnut Grove and German Park, respectively.
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Perry Township 4-H members displayed 388 exhibits at the Marion County Fair.
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Wolf’s Sportswear, 11107 Shelby St., was holding a clearance sale on all of its summer apparel.
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Nearly a half-million doctors and nurses would be the first to receive the Asian influenza virus vaccine, which was manufactured on the Southside by the Pitman-Moore Co.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Manual High School teachers Donald Harmon and John L. Kreuger and students Stevie Nordholt, Louie Meo, Greg Cafouros, Steve Graves, Donald Darko and Steve Kendricks were on a 19-day tour of France, England, Germany, Holland and Belgium.
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First Bank & Trust Co.’s newest branch was under construction at the southeast corner of Meridian Street and Troy Avenue, which was also the site of Buck’s Supermarket.
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“Color TV Today” was a free booklet that answered questions most often asked by people who were considering switching from black and white sets to color ones.
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The Ladies Auxiliary of Ernie Pyle Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1120 celebrated the birthdays of its members who were born in August: Mattie McCarthy, Margaret Windisch, Pauline West, Helen Warren, Josephine Ellis, Lona Lane, Edna Spellman, Donna Lance, Hermela Garcia, Hazel Parkhurst and Myrlyn Nickloff.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Dinner Bell Market, 2824 Shelby St., offered great prices on cases (24/12-ounce cans) of beer: Blatz, $4.99; Pabst Blue Ribbon, $5.59; Budweiser, $5.99; and Miller Lite, $6.99. A case of Wisconsin Club (24/12-ounce returnable bottles) cost $3.79.
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Jim Murphy and Bob Chasteen opened Flower World at 936 E. Hanna Ave. The winners of their grand prize – a ceramic planter with a spider plant – were Sandra and Tony Zebrowski.
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Tom Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Allen and a 1973 graduate of Manual, earned his bachelor’s degree in business education from Ball State.
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There was one more reason not to like cockroaches: They were believed to cause asthma in some children.
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Mrs. F.L. Churchman was a finalist in the gracious grandmas contest at the Indiana State Fair.
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Cudjo’s Catfish Place, 9700 S. Meridian St., served catfish dinners with black-eyed peas and cheese-flavored grits for $2.95.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
The Indiana Department of Highways abruptly cancelled its plans to widen State Road 135 in southern Marion and northern Johnson counties. Sen. Lawrence Borst said the reason was a matter of dollars and cents. “The department simply does not have sufficient funds at this time for such an undertaking. However, the project will remain a priority.”
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Roncalli graduate Mary Kay McGinnis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. McGinnis and a sophomore at Indiana University, received one of five Mike Boeke Scholarships awarded by the Home Builders Association of Indiana. The grant’s namesake was a longtime employee of Davidson’s Industries in Southport before his untimely death.
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Southern Plaza was undergoing a $3 million facelift.
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Dan Rosa, son of Bert Rosa, was a member of the Indiana softball team that competed in the International Special Olympics at the University of Notre Dame, where it won a bronze medal.
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Brad Cougil, Eric McGrath and Carl Kendrick were the captains of Franklin Central High School’s football team. Center Grove’s leaders were Doug Penderson and Jason Gallman; Dave Alexander, Pat Rafferty, Aaron and Bill Mynatt were captains at Perry Meridian.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
A community breakfast to benefit the Lilly Boys & Girls Club, 801 S. State St., proved to be a huge success as it raised nearly $2,000, thanks to the efforts of club director Mark Wilson and City-County Councilor Frank T. Short.
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Greg Terry and Brad Kantz opened the 4-Play Sports Cafe at 4919 S. Emerson Ave. Their staff members included Rick Peterson, Emi Basil, Rached deHebreard, Kristin Kanter, Brian “House” Hargis, David Wild and Lance Pringle.
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Dr. Hope M. Chema joined the medical staff at St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers and was practicing at Massachusetts Avenue Primary Care.
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Edgewood Little League’s 9-year-old All-Star baseball team won the Center Grove tournament. The squad featured Jake Maffett, Scott Bauman, Andrew Conley, Travis Boyer, Steven Kirschner, Nathan Graham, Brent Kimbro, Joe Paul, Bill Perry, Paul Strack, Nolan Bernard, Austin Parten and coaches Terry Boyer, Charlie Paul, Bob Bernard, Jeff Conley and Bruce Graham.
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Home-A-Rama was going to feature a Southeastside addition – Greystone, at 5800 Shelbyville Road – for the first time. The homes were priced from $400,000 to more than $750,000.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.
The Madison Avenue Businessmen’s Association and Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus Council 3660 were hosting their annual summer picnics at Walnut Grove and German Park, respectively.
* * *
Perry Township 4-H members displayed 388 exhibits at the Marion County Fair.
* * *
Wolf’s Sportswear, 11107 Shelby St., was holding a clearance sale on all of its summer apparel.
* * *
Nearly a half-million doctors and nurses would be the first to receive the Asian influenza virus vaccine, which was manufactured on the Southside by the Pitman-Moore Co.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Manual High School teachers Donald Harmon and John L. Kreuger and students Stevie Nordholt, Louie Meo, Greg Cafouros, Steve Graves, Donald Darko and Steve Kendricks were on a 19-day tour of France, England, Germany, Holland and Belgium.
* * *
First Bank & Trust Co.’s newest branch was under construction at the southeast corner of Meridian Street and Troy Avenue, which was also the site of Buck’s Supermarket.
* * *
“Color TV Today” was a free booklet that answered questions most often asked by people who were considering switching from black and white sets to color ones.
* * *
The Ladies Auxiliary of Ernie Pyle Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1120 celebrated the birthdays of its members who were born in August: Mattie McCarthy, Margaret Windisch, Pauline West, Helen Warren, Josephine Ellis, Lona Lane, Edna Spellman, Donna Lance, Hermela Garcia, Hazel Parkhurst and Myrlyn Nickloff.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Dinner Bell Market, 2824 Shelby St., offered great prices on cases (24/12-ounce cans) of beer: Blatz, $4.99; Pabst Blue Ribbon, $5.59; Budweiser, $5.99; and Miller Lite, $6.99. A case of Wisconsin Club (24/12-ounce returnable bottles) cost $3.79.
* * *
Jim Murphy and Bob Chasteen opened Flower World at 936 E. Hanna Ave. The winners of their grand prize – a ceramic planter with a spider plant – were Sandra and Tony Zebrowski.
* * *
Tom Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Allen and a 1973 graduate of Manual, earned his bachelor’s degree in business education from Ball State.
* * *
There was one more reason not to like cockroaches: They were believed to cause asthma in some children.
* * *
Mrs. F.L. Churchman was a finalist in the gracious grandmas contest at the Indiana State Fair.
* * *
Cudjo’s Catfish Place, 9700 S. Meridian St., served catfish dinners with black-eyed peas and cheese-flavored grits for $2.95.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
The Indiana Department of Highways abruptly cancelled its plans to widen State Road 135 in southern Marion and northern Johnson counties. Sen. Lawrence Borst said the reason was a matter of dollars and cents. “The department simply does not have sufficient funds at this time for such an undertaking. However, the project will remain a priority.”
* * *
Roncalli graduate Mary Kay McGinnis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. McGinnis and a sophomore at Indiana University, received one of five Mike Boeke Scholarships awarded by the Home Builders Association of Indiana. The grant’s namesake was a longtime employee of Davidson’s Industries in Southport before his untimely death.
* * *
Southern Plaza was undergoing a $3 million facelift.
* * *
Dan Rosa, son of Bert Rosa, was a member of the Indiana softball team that competed in the International Special Olympics at the University of Notre Dame, where it won a bronze medal.
* * *
Brad Cougil, Eric McGrath and Carl Kendrick were the captains of Franklin Central High School’s football team. Center Grove’s leaders were Doug Penderson and Jason Gallman; Dave Alexander, Pat Rafferty, Aaron and Bill Mynatt were captains at Perry Meridian.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
A community breakfast to benefit the Lilly Boys & Girls Club, 801 S. State St., proved to be a huge success as it raised nearly $2,000, thanks to the efforts of club director Mark Wilson and City-County Councilor Frank T. Short.
* * *
Greg Terry and Brad Kantz opened the 4-Play Sports Cafe at 4919 S. Emerson Ave. Their staff members included Rick Peterson, Emi Basil, Rached deHebreard, Kristin Kanter, Brian “House” Hargis, David Wild and Lance Pringle.
* * *
Dr. Hope M. Chema joined the medical staff at St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers and was practicing at Massachusetts Avenue Primary Care.
* * *
Edgewood Little League’s 9-year-old All-Star baseball team won the Center Grove tournament. The squad featured Jake Maffett, Scott Bauman, Andrew Conley, Travis Boyer, Steven Kirschner, Nathan Graham, Brent Kimbro, Joe Paul, Bill Perry, Paul Strack, Nolan Bernard, Austin Parten and coaches Terry Boyer, Charlie Paul, Bob Bernard, Jeff Conley and Bruce Graham.
* * *
Home-A-Rama was going to feature a Southeastside addition – Greystone, at 5800 Shelbyville Road – for the first time. The homes were priced from $400,000 to more than $750,000.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.
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