Thomas McCormick, a graduate of Manual High School, was elected president of the freshman class at Indiana Central College.
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Hanover College freshman Dick Speth, a graduate of Sacred Heart High School, earned a letter playing quarterback for the Panthers.
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The Sacred Heart Altar Society was going to give away more than 60 embroidered pillow cases during its pre-Christmas card party.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Howard Beasley was the manager and pharmacist of the new Hook’s Drug Store at 6908 Madison Ave. He was assisted by Robert A. Mayer and Robert Chelf.
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Lt. Col. Charles Sanders received a long-awaited medal from Korea for heroism displayed when serving as an adviser to the Korea army in 1950.
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Coached by Jim Wessel and Chet Coy, the Green Hornet football team at Baxter YMCA finished its season 12-0-1 and won the city title. The squad featured 8- and 9-year-olds.
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WHOOPS – Wives of Officers Presently Stationed Elsewhere – was going to host its Christmas party at the Victorian Restaurant in Riley Towers, 650 N. Alabama St.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
A fundraiser was underway for an addition to Resurrection Lutheran Church, 445 E. Stop 11 Road, where the Rev. Kaye E. Olson served as pastor.
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Brian J. Freese, a member of Boy Scout Troop 39, earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor attainable. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Freese and an eighth-grader at Southport Middle School.
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C.W. “Woody” Burton was named president and general manager of A.O. Diaz and Co. Realtors.
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An ambulatory clinic, spearheaded by Drs. Frank Fortuna and Marvin Christie, opened in University Heights Hospital, 3350 Carson Ave.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Indiana Bell was reducing its rates. Single line business customers would see decreases ranging from $1.20 to $1.78 month; multiline customers would save between $1.28 and $1.93 a line.
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Jason “Jay” Allen,” a fourth-grader at St. Mark School, won first-place honors in the Marion County Sheriff’s Department’s Say No to Drugs poster contest. He won $500 and had his picture taken with Mayor William Hudnut, Sheriff Joseph McAtee and Prosecutor Stephen Goldsmith.
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Marilyn Salmon relocated her Precious Moments Bridal Boutique to 7747 Madison Ave.
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Roncalli’s girls basketball team was off to a 5-0 start behind the stellar play of All-State candidate Colleen Jordan, who scored a school-record 34 points in a 59-41 over Greenwood. Also playing a key role in the team’s success were Ronnie Huck, Erin Duncan and Kathleen McCarthy.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Opened in 1928 as one of the most impressive buildings on the Southside, the Fountain Square Theatre was undergoing a $2 million renovation after years of neglect. The funding came through a creative partnership between NBD Bank, Southeast Neighborhood Development and the Local Initiatives Support Corp.
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Perry Meridian High School History Department Chairman Jerry Brown was featured in a story penned by fellow faculty member Craig Potter, who wrote that Brown did more than teach history ... he lived his job through extracurricular activities.
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Marty’s Lounge, owned by Ron and Tina Dudas and located at 4056 S. Keystone Ave., was hosting its ninth annual Toys for Tots party. The event was billed as the largest of its kind in Indiana.
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Frank Mascari, who owned Spalding Jewelry, 701 Main St., took out a full-page ad to promote his Christmas sale, which featured diamond, topaz and sapphire rings priced from $26 to $2,312.
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St. Roch Brownie Troop members Rose Meyer, Angie and Juliana Schott, Sarah Ferry, Brittany Eisenback and Kathy Zapp went for a ride in the restored L.S. Ayres Christmas Train at the Indiana State Museum.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.