Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1955
Jack H. Carr, a veteran of World War I and the Korean War, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel by Col. L. Robert Mottern, commanding officer of the First Group, Internal Security Corps of Indiana.
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A sock hop for teenagers was held at the Garfield Park Community Center, where admission was 25 cents.
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The U.S. government spent $52.2 billion – or 71 percent of its budget – on defense, foreign aid and atomic energy development in 1953.
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In addition to serving fried chicken dinners for $1, Rayona Restaurant, 1607 S. East St., boasted that its steaks, seafood and homemade soups, pies and cakes were the best in town.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Entries were being accepted in a drawing for a 1965 Mustang, which was being given away by the four Safeway food markets.
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The grand opening gala for the 120-room Holiday Inn South was just two weeks away. Those on the VIP invite list included Greenwood Mayor W.B. Myers, Beech Grove Mayor Elton H. Geshwiler, Joseph Buergler, George Bixler and Drs. Robert Kopecky and Francis Price.
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Featuring brand names in clothing and appliances, Walker’s Department Store in Greenwood was holding its semiannual half-price sale.
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Prescription Life Insurance Co. opened its doors at 7054 Madison Ave., where Vitus F. Kern served as president and Angelo J. Auda as vice president. The other officers were Rudy Roehl, Ken Biddle, Sam Johnson, Chris Jorgenson and Marion D. Stuck.
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J.M. TV Furniture & Appliances, 1447 Shelby St., repaired toasters for $1 plus parts.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Perry Meridian High School band director Roy Geesa was pictured instructing trumpeter Bill Patterson, clarinetist Stephanie Rothermel and flutist Lisa Ward as they rehearsed for their upcoming concert.
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Joe and Bonnie Schott were the proud parents of Dominique Schott, who weighed in at 8 pounds, 11 ounces at St. Francis Hospital.
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Randy Hutsen, president of Woodman Toastmasters Club, was named the group’s Toastmaster of the Month.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
A visit from Indianapolis Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara would highlight the opening ceremonies for the eighth and ninth floors of the Bonzel Towers at St. Francis Hospital. The eighth floor featured a geriatric ward, and the ninth floor housed general surgical patients.
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About 200 pupils were expected to participate in Homecroft Elementary’s 21st annual science fair, which was being organized by William Greathouse and Verne Chandler.
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Charles Kindermann, executive director of the Indianapolis Senior Citizens Center, commented, “We don’t have to fear forgetfulness; after all, only about 15 percent of those above the age of 65 are really senile, and those who are don’t really worry about it.”
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Howard Hubler, Alice Hughes and Larry Reynolds took great delight in smearing pies in the face of Jerry Cosby during a fundraiser at Greenwood Park Mall for the Indiana Society to Prevent Blindness. Also taking it on the chin were David James, “Big John” Gillis, Charles Henderson, Doug Dahlgren, Bob Lamey, Bob Kevoian and others.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Jay Yates, a 126-pound wrestler from Center Grove, finished second at the state meet. Andrew Taylor, Manual’s stellar 134-pounder, lost to Belmont’s Tim Meyers in the semifinals and finished third.
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Historic Landmarks Foundation was going to move the 735-ton Indiana Oxygen Building from the Lilly Corporate Center to 502 Fletcher Ave. The inch-by-inch move on a 3-foot-high platform with 120 wheels and reinforced steel I-beams would require three days.
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Cathy Howard from St. Jude Grade School, won top honors in the Southside Sertoma Club’s 10th annual Freedom Essay Contest. Second through fifth-place finishers were Darren McWilliams, St. Roch; Anna Warner, St. Barnabas; Jacqueline Ooley, Keystone Middle School; and Jessica Eckles, St. Barnabas.
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Yours truly interviewed Ukrainian gymnast Tatiana Gutsu, the Ukrainian blonde bombshell who won four medals – gold in all-around – at the 1992 Olympics. Gutsu was in Indianapolis because she was being trained by Rick Resener, a 1977 graduate of Perry Meridian and a top coach in the field.
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Drug educator and Indiana University alumnus James S. Arvin received the Maynard K. Hine Medal. He was honored for his efforts in designing and implementing local, state and national programs to combat drug use, especially at the youth level.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
The archives from 2005 are missing.
Jack H. Carr, a veteran of World War I and the Korean War, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel by Col. L. Robert Mottern, commanding officer of the First Group, Internal Security Corps of Indiana.
* * *
A sock hop for teenagers was held at the Garfield Park Community Center, where admission was 25 cents.
* * *
The U.S. government spent $52.2 billion – or 71 percent of its budget – on defense, foreign aid and atomic energy development in 1953.
* * *
In addition to serving fried chicken dinners for $1, Rayona Restaurant, 1607 S. East St., boasted that its steaks, seafood and homemade soups, pies and cakes were the best in town.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Entries were being accepted in a drawing for a 1965 Mustang, which was being given away by the four Safeway food markets.
* * *
The grand opening gala for the 120-room Holiday Inn South was just two weeks away. Those on the VIP invite list included Greenwood Mayor W.B. Myers, Beech Grove Mayor Elton H. Geshwiler, Joseph Buergler, George Bixler and Drs. Robert Kopecky and Francis Price.
* * *
Featuring brand names in clothing and appliances, Walker’s Department Store in Greenwood was holding its semiannual half-price sale.
* * *
Prescription Life Insurance Co. opened its doors at 7054 Madison Ave., where Vitus F. Kern served as president and Angelo J. Auda as vice president. The other officers were Rudy Roehl, Ken Biddle, Sam Johnson, Chris Jorgenson and Marion D. Stuck.
* * *
J.M. TV Furniture & Appliances, 1447 Shelby St., repaired toasters for $1 plus parts.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Perry Meridian High School band director Roy Geesa was pictured instructing trumpeter Bill Patterson, clarinetist Stephanie Rothermel and flutist Lisa Ward as they rehearsed for their upcoming concert.
* * *
Joe and Bonnie Schott were the proud parents of Dominique Schott, who weighed in at 8 pounds, 11 ounces at St. Francis Hospital.
* * *
Randy Hutsen, president of Woodman Toastmasters Club, was named the group’s Toastmaster of the Month.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
A visit from Indianapolis Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara would highlight the opening ceremonies for the eighth and ninth floors of the Bonzel Towers at St. Francis Hospital. The eighth floor featured a geriatric ward, and the ninth floor housed general surgical patients.
* * *
About 200 pupils were expected to participate in Homecroft Elementary’s 21st annual science fair, which was being organized by William Greathouse and Verne Chandler.
* * *
Charles Kindermann, executive director of the Indianapolis Senior Citizens Center, commented, “We don’t have to fear forgetfulness; after all, only about 15 percent of those above the age of 65 are really senile, and those who are don’t really worry about it.”
* * *
Howard Hubler, Alice Hughes and Larry Reynolds took great delight in smearing pies in the face of Jerry Cosby during a fundraiser at Greenwood Park Mall for the Indiana Society to Prevent Blindness. Also taking it on the chin were David James, “Big John” Gillis, Charles Henderson, Doug Dahlgren, Bob Lamey, Bob Kevoian and others.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Jay Yates, a 126-pound wrestler from Center Grove, finished second at the state meet. Andrew Taylor, Manual’s stellar 134-pounder, lost to Belmont’s Tim Meyers in the semifinals and finished third.
* * *
Historic Landmarks Foundation was going to move the 735-ton Indiana Oxygen Building from the Lilly Corporate Center to 502 Fletcher Ave. The inch-by-inch move on a 3-foot-high platform with 120 wheels and reinforced steel I-beams would require three days.
* * *
Cathy Howard from St. Jude Grade School, won top honors in the Southside Sertoma Club’s 10th annual Freedom Essay Contest. Second through fifth-place finishers were Darren McWilliams, St. Roch; Anna Warner, St. Barnabas; Jacqueline Ooley, Keystone Middle School; and Jessica Eckles, St. Barnabas.
* * *
Yours truly interviewed Ukrainian gymnast Tatiana Gutsu, the Ukrainian blonde bombshell who won four medals – gold in all-around – at the 1992 Olympics. Gutsu was in Indianapolis because she was being trained by Rick Resener, a 1977 graduate of Perry Meridian and a top coach in the field.
* * *
Drug educator and Indiana University alumnus James S. Arvin received the Maynard K. Hine Medal. He was honored for his efforts in designing and implementing local, state and national programs to combat drug use, especially at the youth level.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
The archives from 2005 are missing.
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