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By B. Scott Mohr, associate editor

1/21/2015

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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1955
Judy Garland’s box office smash “A Star Is Born” opened at the Fountain Square Theater, where the regular admission price for adults had been increased to 50 cents for the movie.   
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The classified ads featured some bargain buys: An oil water heater was priced as “cheap”; an Overton upright piano in excellent condition was listed for $45; and a dinette set was $15. 
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Ron and Dave’s Grill, 1728 S. East St., was running a special on hamburgers – five for 50 cents.
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After months of renovation, the old Kroger store at Madison and Southern avenues had been transformed into a professional building that housed Hawkins Pharmacy and medical offices.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
The Revs. Bryon P. Zoderer, son of Mrs. Frank Zoderer, and Cupertine J. Zetzl, son of Mrs. John Zetzl, had just been ordained and were going to celebrate their first Masses at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church.
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A foot of snow fell over the weekend and caused havoc for Southsiders in every way imaginable.
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The Indianapolis Board of Sanitary Commissioners announced that its crews would begin to pick up trash in Southport. 
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Advertised as “tasty with a flaky crust and loaded with piping-hot, Michigan-apple filling,” apple turnovers had been introduced by Burger Chef for 20 cents.
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Eggs cost 33 cents a dozen, and milk was 60 cents a gallon.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Editor George Cafouros didn’t publish a paper. He must have been in Las Vegas or at a horse track where the weather was warm.

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Volunteer bell-ringers from the Southside Exchange Club manned one of the Salvation’s Army’s red kettles at Southern Plaza for 20 hours before Christmas and raked in $1,054.65, as reported by Editor Jerry Cosby in “Coz’ Corner ... .” Cosby also wrote about his all-expenses-paid trip to Snowmass Ski Resort in Colorado.
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Exercise physiologist Tom McMullen was named wellness coordinator at St. Francis Hospital.
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Surplus federal cheese was going to be distributed throughout Greater Indianapolis.  
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The other hot news of the week was a ham and bean dinner being served by Mary Rigg Senior Citizens.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Perry Meridian High School’s girls basketball team won its third Marion County tournament by defeating Lawrence North 64-50 at Southport Fieldhouse. Coach Mike Armstrong’s team featured Jennifer Backer, Alisa Nordholt, Amanda Vice, Nida Tansinsin, Erin Covert, Katie Douglas, Holly Turk, Latasha Austin, Angie Weddle, Carrah Campbell, Nicole Hall and Amy Frey.
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Fred D. Cavinder reported on the ostrich farm that Doug and Pam Huntley operated near Thompson Road and Southeastern Avenue. The couple’s flock numbered about 200. The birds, whose meat was growing in popularity overseas, eat a lot in the winter, said Doug, who speculated that they used the food to heat their bodies instead of growing purposes.  
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Coached by Mike Mullen, the Perry South Stars hockey team boasted a record of 35-2-3 and were gliding toward a state title. Because the Stars didn’t have the luxury of practicing after school, they honed their skills at Perry Park Ice Rink at 5 a.m. every Tuesday and 9:15 p.m. Wednesdays (the cheapest times to rent the facility). Team members included Kevin Allen, Trevor Wilson, Joe Vandagrifft, Nick Semon, Eric Brandenburg, Zach Mullen, Dave Bass and Nick Fazio. 
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Darren McWilliams, a sixth-grader at St. Roch, was a winner in the “What Freedom Means to Me” essay contest sponsored by the Southside Sertoma Club.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
The archives from 2005 are missing.
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Kay Watson
5/3/2021 12:17:50 pm

I’m not sure. Scott Mohr does the column.

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Good morning, Scott. I have a question/request. I saw earlier that you printed the valedictorian and salutatorian from Perry Meridian in the “Reminiscing” column under “30 Years Ago.” I wonder - do you plan to publish the same for Southport ? I know my daughter would get a kick out of seeing it.

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    B. Scott Mohr

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