Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1955
A headline declared that “Sanders Cleaners installs finest shirt-finishing machines.” It was believed that Sanders was the only cleaner in the Midwest to use the Supermatic hydraulic ironer.
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The second annual 12th night Christmas tree burning was held at Garfield Park.
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Editors of the American Peoples Encyclopedia cited its most important stories and people of 1954. Its No. 1 story was the Supreme Court ruling that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. The top personality was Sir Winston Churchill for his vigorous leadership of party and government and his statesmanship at home and in the free world – all at the age of 80.
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Lillian Beck traded in her 1935 Chevrolet for a ’49 Dodge. Beck said she was having a difficult time learning what parts of the car all the automatic buttons controlled.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
First Federal Savings & Loan Association was celebrating its 50th anniversary. The Southern Plaza branch was managed by Carl Tuttle.
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The public was upset with the Indiana Highway Department’s plan to create a new four-lane State Road 135 that would bypass (to the east) the existing road’s intersection of Meridian Street and Epler Avenue. “Eleven businesses will be jeopardized or put out of business by rerouting this road,” the remonstrators wrote in a letter mailed to all newspapers in the city.
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Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus Council 3660 was hosting the K of C bowling tournament at Sport Bowl, 3900 S. East St. Event chairman Charles Racer, who said the tourney would run for five consecutive weekends, was assisted by Tom Uberto, Elmer Tolen, John Mercurio and Carl Hagner.
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Burger Chef introduced its Big Chef for 39 cents. Touted as “totally delicious,” the sandwich featured two open-flame broiled hamburger patties, a generous spreading of mayonnaise, melted cheese and crisp lettuce on a freshly toasted bun.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Registration was under way for various dance, hobby and exercise classes at Bluff Recreation Center, 555 W. Hanna Ave.
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Delores Aldridge was named Schmadeke Realtors’ Rookie Sales Associate of the Year for 1974.
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Parents Without Partners members Jerry Routt, Hugh Naylor, Ray Naylor, Jack Woolridge, Gene Curry, Dick Hager, Frieda Hammitt, Martry Click, Suzanne Conner, Marge Mason, Anne Abrams, Bobbie Money and Erma Miller met to discuss upcoming events.
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St. Patrick’s division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians elected its officers: Edward F. Friel, president; Harry E. Benton, vice president; Francis E. Hanley, recording secretary; Virgil Rohrman, financial secretary; Owen Farren, sentinel; and Michael B. Delaney, grievance committee chairman.
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Top performers on Baxter YMCA’s swim team included Dave Baker, Alisa and Jim Shuck, Diane Goering, Sarah and Randy Schutz, Kelly Mitchell, Emily Pierce, Bruce Franck, Kurt Bottle, Dave Clapper, Melanie Bass, Tammy Ziegler, Dave Deerburg and Darla Wells.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Bemis Bag, which had long ago ceased making bags at its plant at Barth Avenue and Pleasant Run Parkway, shuttered its ink factory, which had been producing close to 4 million pounds of ink annually.
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Picketers were protesting in silence in front of the Museum of Adult Materials, 2992 Madison Ave. The marchers were members of Citizens for Decency Through Law of Central Indiana, which sought to bring attention to the proliferation of adult bookstores in Indianapolis.
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Jim Stewart, founder and president of Jim Stewart Tire Co., was nominated for Indiana’s Small Business Person of the Year. His four stores boasted sales of more than $6 million annually.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Renowned artist K.P. Singh fused the structural and historical significance of the old and “new” Manual while creating a piece of art that celebrated 100 years of Southside architecture and the school’s centennial year.
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Greenwood resident Dave Yeagy’s band, Xplicit Nature, was awarded a recording contract with Big Mamma Studios in Knoxville, Tenn. In addition to Yeager, a singer-songwriter, the group featured drummer Andy Strader, bassist Donnie Reeves and guitarist Mark Oaldon.
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An article was published on how to get poinsettias to rebloom. Here’s the procedure: After the red bracts have fallen off, store the plant in a cool place and water just enough to prevent complete dryness. Take the plant outside in the late spring and fertilize and water regularly through September. Then bring the poinsettia inside and put it in a light-restricted area from 5 p.m.-8 a.m. daily and in bright light from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through the end of November, when the red leaves begin to appear.
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Catholic Social Services of Central Indiana approved the establishment of a supportive housing program at the former St. Patrick School in Fountain Square.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
The archives from 2005 are missing.
A headline declared that “Sanders Cleaners installs finest shirt-finishing machines.” It was believed that Sanders was the only cleaner in the Midwest to use the Supermatic hydraulic ironer.
* * *
The second annual 12th night Christmas tree burning was held at Garfield Park.
* * *
Editors of the American Peoples Encyclopedia cited its most important stories and people of 1954. Its No. 1 story was the Supreme Court ruling that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. The top personality was Sir Winston Churchill for his vigorous leadership of party and government and his statesmanship at home and in the free world – all at the age of 80.
* * *
Lillian Beck traded in her 1935 Chevrolet for a ’49 Dodge. Beck said she was having a difficult time learning what parts of the car all the automatic buttons controlled.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
First Federal Savings & Loan Association was celebrating its 50th anniversary. The Southern Plaza branch was managed by Carl Tuttle.
* * *
The public was upset with the Indiana Highway Department’s plan to create a new four-lane State Road 135 that would bypass (to the east) the existing road’s intersection of Meridian Street and Epler Avenue. “Eleven businesses will be jeopardized or put out of business by rerouting this road,” the remonstrators wrote in a letter mailed to all newspapers in the city.
* * *
Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus Council 3660 was hosting the K of C bowling tournament at Sport Bowl, 3900 S. East St. Event chairman Charles Racer, who said the tourney would run for five consecutive weekends, was assisted by Tom Uberto, Elmer Tolen, John Mercurio and Carl Hagner.
* * *
Burger Chef introduced its Big Chef for 39 cents. Touted as “totally delicious,” the sandwich featured two open-flame broiled hamburger patties, a generous spreading of mayonnaise, melted cheese and crisp lettuce on a freshly toasted bun.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Registration was under way for various dance, hobby and exercise classes at Bluff Recreation Center, 555 W. Hanna Ave.
* * *
Delores Aldridge was named Schmadeke Realtors’ Rookie Sales Associate of the Year for 1974.
* * *
Parents Without Partners members Jerry Routt, Hugh Naylor, Ray Naylor, Jack Woolridge, Gene Curry, Dick Hager, Frieda Hammitt, Martry Click, Suzanne Conner, Marge Mason, Anne Abrams, Bobbie Money and Erma Miller met to discuss upcoming events.
* * *
St. Patrick’s division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians elected its officers: Edward F. Friel, president; Harry E. Benton, vice president; Francis E. Hanley, recording secretary; Virgil Rohrman, financial secretary; Owen Farren, sentinel; and Michael B. Delaney, grievance committee chairman.
* * *
Top performers on Baxter YMCA’s swim team included Dave Baker, Alisa and Jim Shuck, Diane Goering, Sarah and Randy Schutz, Kelly Mitchell, Emily Pierce, Bruce Franck, Kurt Bottle, Dave Clapper, Melanie Bass, Tammy Ziegler, Dave Deerburg and Darla Wells.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Bemis Bag, which had long ago ceased making bags at its plant at Barth Avenue and Pleasant Run Parkway, shuttered its ink factory, which had been producing close to 4 million pounds of ink annually.
* * *
Picketers were protesting in silence in front of the Museum of Adult Materials, 2992 Madison Ave. The marchers were members of Citizens for Decency Through Law of Central Indiana, which sought to bring attention to the proliferation of adult bookstores in Indianapolis.
* * *
Jim Stewart, founder and president of Jim Stewart Tire Co., was nominated for Indiana’s Small Business Person of the Year. His four stores boasted sales of more than $6 million annually.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Renowned artist K.P. Singh fused the structural and historical significance of the old and “new” Manual while creating a piece of art that celebrated 100 years of Southside architecture and the school’s centennial year.
* * *
Greenwood resident Dave Yeagy’s band, Xplicit Nature, was awarded a recording contract with Big Mamma Studios in Knoxville, Tenn. In addition to Yeager, a singer-songwriter, the group featured drummer Andy Strader, bassist Donnie Reeves and guitarist Mark Oaldon.
* * *
An article was published on how to get poinsettias to rebloom. Here’s the procedure: After the red bracts have fallen off, store the plant in a cool place and water just enough to prevent complete dryness. Take the plant outside in the late spring and fertilize and water regularly through September. Then bring the poinsettia inside and put it in a light-restricted area from 5 p.m.-8 a.m. daily and in bright light from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through the end of November, when the red leaves begin to appear.
* * *
Catholic Social Services of Central Indiana approved the establishment of a supportive housing program at the former St. Patrick School in Fountain Square.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
The archives from 2005 are missing.
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