Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1957
St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove opened a new wing that featured 104 patient beds, operating and delivery rooms, an X-ray department, an auditorium and a cafeteria.
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The Meridian Appliance Co., 1117 Prospect St., was holding a going-out-of-business sale. “Everything must go down to the bare walls,” owner Al Epstein said. “Prices are slashed on brand-name furniture, televisions and appliances with unheard-of savings in effect.”
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Members of the Indianapolis Hiking Club were going to explore Mounds State Park in Anderson.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Buck’s Super Market was celebrating its grand opening in its new store at 3001 S. Meridian St. Specials included sirloin and T-bone steak for $1.09 and $1.29 per pound, respectively; 3 pounds of Chase & Sanborn coffee, $1.79; six cans of corn, $1; and a gallon of milk, 69 cents.
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The Federation of German Societies was hosting its annual festival at German Park, 8600 S. Meridian St., where Hagemaier’s Band would perform.
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Shelby Street Federal Savings & Loan Association paid 4 1/2 percent interest on savings accounts.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Manual Evening School was beginning to offer computer classes.
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Dr. Greg A. Hardin, a graduate of Center Grove High, Butler and Indiana University School of Dentistry, opened a dental office at 349 S. State Road 135, Greenwood, where evening and Saturday appointments were available.
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The folk dancing Frohliche Schuhplatters from St. Louis were going to perform at the third annual Oktoberfest at German Park.
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Airman LaDonna J. Hite, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman T. Hite, was assigned to Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois after completing basic training.
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David P. Zapp, a senior accounting major at Marian College, received a $2,000 scholarship from the Kiwanis Foundation of Indianapolis. He was married to the former Debra Kumburis.
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Gas was 56 cents a gallon.
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The Perry Township Republican Club was hosting a Hawaiian luau at the Holiday Inn South, U.S. 31 and Thompson Road, where Lt. Gov. Robert D. Orr would be the guest speaker
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Dr. Mark A. Lazar, who specialized in foot and ankle problems, opened the Greenwood Foot Clinic.
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Robbin Williams became the first woman to dispatch Perry Township emergency vehicles.
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Mr. and Mrs. Troy Bowling, the parents of Sandra Haggard and Jimmie and Rich Bowling, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Emily Schmoll, Laura Wilds and Lynn Zloty made the most out of their final day of summer vacation by pulling one another in a cart behind their bicycle. The girls experienced a little trouble with their tow line as it snapped several times and had to be modified.
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Beauti Pleat Draperies, which specialized in custom draperies, mini, micro and vertical blinds and pleated shades, relocated to 1289 N. Madison Ave. The business was owned by Shirley Roller and Janet Swigert.
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The Perry Aces, a traveling soccer team from the Perry Soccer Club, won its division. The squad featured Brian Dolne, Tommy Stockton, Ben Frieders, Michael Jordan, David Harker, Kiel Hauser, Joe Jansen, Scot Bauman, Chad Hert, Willie McMannis and Garrett Stack.
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Randy Bachman of the rock band Bachman Turner Overdrive and a former member of The Guess Who, was appearing at the 4-Play Sports Cafe, 4919 S. Emerson Ave.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.
St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove opened a new wing that featured 104 patient beds, operating and delivery rooms, an X-ray department, an auditorium and a cafeteria.
* * *
The Meridian Appliance Co., 1117 Prospect St., was holding a going-out-of-business sale. “Everything must go down to the bare walls,” owner Al Epstein said. “Prices are slashed on brand-name furniture, televisions and appliances with unheard-of savings in effect.”
* * *
Members of the Indianapolis Hiking Club were going to explore Mounds State Park in Anderson.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Buck’s Super Market was celebrating its grand opening in its new store at 3001 S. Meridian St. Specials included sirloin and T-bone steak for $1.09 and $1.29 per pound, respectively; 3 pounds of Chase & Sanborn coffee, $1.79; six cans of corn, $1; and a gallon of milk, 69 cents.
* * *
The Federation of German Societies was hosting its annual festival at German Park, 8600 S. Meridian St., where Hagemaier’s Band would perform.
* * *
Shelby Street Federal Savings & Loan Association paid 4 1/2 percent interest on savings accounts.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Manual Evening School was beginning to offer computer classes.
* * *
Dr. Greg A. Hardin, a graduate of Center Grove High, Butler and Indiana University School of Dentistry, opened a dental office at 349 S. State Road 135, Greenwood, where evening and Saturday appointments were available.
* * *
The folk dancing Frohliche Schuhplatters from St. Louis were going to perform at the third annual Oktoberfest at German Park.
* * *
Airman LaDonna J. Hite, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman T. Hite, was assigned to Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois after completing basic training.
* * *
David P. Zapp, a senior accounting major at Marian College, received a $2,000 scholarship from the Kiwanis Foundation of Indianapolis. He was married to the former Debra Kumburis.
* * *
Gas was 56 cents a gallon.
* * *
The Perry Township Republican Club was hosting a Hawaiian luau at the Holiday Inn South, U.S. 31 and Thompson Road, where Lt. Gov. Robert D. Orr would be the guest speaker
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Dr. Mark A. Lazar, who specialized in foot and ankle problems, opened the Greenwood Foot Clinic.
* * *
Robbin Williams became the first woman to dispatch Perry Township emergency vehicles.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Bowling, the parents of Sandra Haggard and Jimmie and Rich Bowling, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Emily Schmoll, Laura Wilds and Lynn Zloty made the most out of their final day of summer vacation by pulling one another in a cart behind their bicycle. The girls experienced a little trouble with their tow line as it snapped several times and had to be modified.
* * *
Beauti Pleat Draperies, which specialized in custom draperies, mini, micro and vertical blinds and pleated shades, relocated to 1289 N. Madison Ave. The business was owned by Shirley Roller and Janet Swigert.
* * *
The Perry Aces, a traveling soccer team from the Perry Soccer Club, won its division. The squad featured Brian Dolne, Tommy Stockton, Ben Frieders, Michael Jordan, David Harker, Kiel Hauser, Joe Jansen, Scot Bauman, Chad Hert, Willie McMannis and Garrett Stack.
* * *
Randy Bachman of the rock band Bachman Turner Overdrive and a former member of The Guess Who, was appearing at the 4-Play Sports Cafe, 4919 S. Emerson Ave.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.
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