Dr. I. Lynd Esh, president of Indiana Central College, addressed the PTA of Perry Junior High School.
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Butler University students Evelyln L. Carpenter, Donald L. Lindemann, Richard E. Carter and James R. Stainbrook were named to “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities.”
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Zuckerburg’s clothing and shoe shop, 1001 S. Meridian St., and Gus Kasper Furniture & Appliance Store, 1062 Virginia Ave., were undergoing huge remodeling projects.
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A Spudnut Shop opened at 3955 S. East St. A spudnut was a pastry made out of potato flour.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968
Cathedral High School seniors Joseph Daly, John Dreyer, Timothy Hewitt, Steven Jardina, Davis Kirch, Michael Mascari, Thomas McKean, Michael McShane and John Plummer, all Southsiders, were candidates in the State Commission Scholarship Program.
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Fidelity Rebekah Lodge 227 was located at the corner of Olive Street and College streets .
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Frank Hunter, superintendent of Perry Township Schools, announced that Bluff Ave School was closing, 555 W. Hanna Ave.
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Recommended TV, 5500 Madison Ave., was celebrating its 20th anniversary with an expansion of its building. The company was started in the basement of Joe Ake’s home and was owned by him and Paul Somers.
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Southport High School’s Exercise in Knowledge team featured Sue Thompson, Chad McDaniel, Ross Patronsky, Barry Moore, Mike Kinnick and Brad Braden.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1978
Pfc. Kevin P. Murray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Murray and a 1976 graduate of Manual, was a tank driver with the 33rd Armor in Kirch Gons, Germany.
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Newly elected officers of the Indiana Central University Business Association were Bill D. Sandall, John D. Gauld, Harry A. “Jack” Tilson Jr., Eugene Lausch and Charles E. Cummings.
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The Child Guidance Clinic of Marion County opened the Adult and Child Mental Health Center at 5142 Madison Ave.
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Suzanne Koester, the 10-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Koester, was the winner of the Miss Marion County majorette contest.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1988
Keith R. Huehls, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Huehls and a junior at Franklin Central, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor bestowed by the Boy Scouts of America.
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Homecroft Elementary School second-graders Briana Christy, John Bird, Nicki Kenimond, Angela Cleary, Mariann Angrick, Jeremy Salmons and Lanna Littrell were corresponding with U.S. servicemen in Antarctica.
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David E. Kinsey, Tony Wilson and Gracie Keller from Perry Meridian High School, Melissa F. Thompson from Southport and Michelle Bryant from Roncalli were finalists in the Prelude Awards competition. More than $10,000 in scholarships were awarded through the cultural and performing arts program.
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Manual High School’s Athletic Department was planning its annual auction and chili dinner. In just two years the event had raised more than $12,000.
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Nearly 200 members of the Carson-Heights Neighborhood were opposed to plans to develop the former University Heights Hospital into a psychiatric evaluation center.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
Army Spec. Richard D. Self, a 1995 graduate of Franklin Central High School, was part of a U.N. team aimed at preserving the peace and stability of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
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A candlelight vigil in memory of Barbara Wagner, Marilyn Beckwith and all other victims of domestic violence, was going to be held on the steps of the Statehouse.
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The following quip was published: “Statistics are like bikinis – they show a lot ... but not everything.”
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Lauren Ash, daughter of Rick and Laura Ash and a sixth-grader at Indianapolis Public School 72, was signed by Kristie of Chicago Modeling & Talent Agency.
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Edgewood Feed & Seed, 5518 Shelby St., was holding its annual midwinter sale on birdseed.
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Southport Elementary School’s Spell Bowl team won the Perry Township title and placed 12th in the state competition. The squad featured Olivia Knight, Kristina Tyron, Sara Shumate, Kevin Mauser, Kim Guyer, Alicia Doerr, Erin Westfall, Brandon and Jeramie Carroll, Ashley Waldrup, proctor Melody Carroll and coach Sue MeGee.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2008
The archives from 2008 are missing.