Miller’s Regal Market at the corner of Madison and Terrace avenues was holding a 10-day sale to celebrate its 56th anniversary. Specials included 10 ounces of frozen strawberries for 29 cents, 3 pounds of Crisco, 79 cents; two cans of apple sauce, 25 cents; a half-gallon of ice cream, 59 cents; and 5 pounds of oranges or grapefruit, 39 cents.
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Mrs. Paul Snider was looking for 7- to 10-year-old girls who were interested in becoming members of a Brownie troop sponsored by Madison Avenue Methodist Church.
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Arthur J. Beck, a 14-year deputy U.S. marshal, was appointed deputy clerk of the Federal District Court in Indianapolis. The job paid $4,755 annually.
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Mary F. Tietz was engaged to Tom Crampton.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
The girls gymnastics team from Baxter YMCA won the Indianapolis YMCA championship. Leading the way were all-around champions Joe Ellen McFall (ages 11 and under), Marcia Gunnion (12-15) and Jayne Thompson (15-18).
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Janet A. Stambro, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert B. Stambo, entered the Postulate of the Sisters of St. Francis in Oldenburg, Ind.
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“Hearts and Flowers” was the theme of the card party being sponsored by South Group Women’s Committee of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. Philip R. George was chairing the event.
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The new management at the Singer sewing machine store in Southern Plaza was holding a housecleaning sale. A used Franklin console was marked down to $9.95 from $24.95, and a good portable machine was $24.50. Discontinued button cards cost 10 cents.
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Clare Ann Hillan, the 2-1/2-year-old daughter of Bob and Margaret Ann Hillan, must have wanted to have a good dental checkup as she ate more than a half tube of Crest toothpaste. When the foam and bubbles started to back up in her mouth, she became a mighty sick girl, reported George Cafouros in his “Nutcracker” column.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
The Merchants Association of Southern Plaza Shopping Center elected officers and directors for its 15th anniversary year. They were Rick Gasaway, John Boyers, Frank D. Bixler, Gary Williams, Lyle White, Mike Baxter, Bob Miles, Jack Kahrs and John Visker.
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Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Kayffman were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary with a trip to Florida. The couple had two sons, Russ and Rick Kauffman.
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Registration was underway for Baxter YMCA’s floor hockey league.
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Junior high honor roll students at Indianapolis Public School 35 were Lori Scott, Cynthia and Susan Sexton, Robert Clayton, Frank Shepherd, Terri Brightwell, Dana Green, Susan Van, Moneta Schmidt, Donna Wheeler, Gina Lamberti, Joy Dillman, Rochelle McCauley and Susie Davidson.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
The Southside Youth Council celebrated its 10th anniversary by relocating to a larger facility at 5110 Madison Ave. The agency served parents who needed help with the stresses of raising children.
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Roncalli was forming an alumni association, whose membership was also open to all former students and graduates of Sacred Heart, Kennedy and Chartrand high schools.
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Century 21 Skillman Realtors Alice Miller, Vern Heber, Alice Griffin and Flo Gukien each sold in excess of $1 million in real estate during 1985.
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Lisa Fall, a 1985 graduate of Southport and the daughter of Martin and Mary Fall, was serving on Purdue’s freshman student council.
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Roncalli wrestlers Mike Bowling, Steve Clements, Eric Feldhake and Donny Nevitt won sectional championships; John Black and Howie Cotty were runners-up.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
Good Shepherd Catholic Parish – formed through the merger of St. James and St. Catherine of Siena churches – broke ground for its new worship center at the intersection of Cameron, Carson and Shelby streets.
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First- through fifth-place finishers in the Southside Sertoma Club’s Freedom Essay Contest for sixth-graders in Perry Township Schools were Andrea McCullough, Bekkcy Hinchman, Erin Frank, Therese West and Shannon Cook.
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Beech Grove High School’s Robin Adair, Manual’s Amanda Parks and Southport’s Jacqueline M. Canada were finalists in the Downtown Kiwanis Club’s Abe Lincoln Scholarship Program, which presented grants to seniors who had succeed in the face of overwhelming obstacles.
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Perry Meridian High School’s girls basketball team was 19-3 and ranked No. 7 in the state. Roncalli (15-4) was No. 16.
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Roncalli’s Students of the Month for January were Phillip Minar, Amanda Knotts, Steve Eckhart, Emily Szostak, Stephanie Rizi, Melissa Williams, Beth Weinman, Laura Smith, Sarah Williams, Fred Carr, Laura Agresta and Daniel Beuoy.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.