Editor George Cafouros was gone fishin’.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Pat Cole, Jetta Deering and Carol Baas were inducted into Zeta Eta chapter of Psi Iota Xi.
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The Rev. Donald Thayer joined the staff at St. John’s United Church of Christ as associate pastor.
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The Perry Township Board of Education elected its officers: W. Lincoln Christie, president; Charles E. Orme, vice president; Richard Thomas, secretary; and C. Edgar Kilby, treasurer.
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In addition to sandwiches, side orders, cold drinks and shrimp sandwiches, Monte’s Pizza in Southport sold cigarettes for 30 cents a pack.
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Women’s casual shoes and sandals were $1.11 a pair at Shoe World on Morris Street and Virginia Avenue.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Manual High School’s Vicky Swank was named Outstanding Girl at Hoosier Girls State, which was an American Legion program that promoted the involvement of teens in mock government situations.
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Three bunches of green onions cost 39 cents at Rucker’s Greenhouses, 5336 Bluff Road, where cucumbers, green beans, brocolli and cabbage were also available.
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Perry Township Democratic Club members Catherine Van Arsdale, Forest Handlon Jr., Mary Ann Seyfried and Ray Strack were making plans for the organization’s annual picnic at German Park.
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Featuring a complete line of accessories for the outdoorsman, Don’s Sport Shop opened at 2304 E. County Line Road. Night manager Pete Osborne was pictured as he showed a .44 Magnum – the same type of gun used by Clint Eastwood in “Dirty Harry,” to Mark Tate and Scott Lamb.
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As a way to introduce motorists to his improved car wash at 2224 E. County Line Road, George Kopetsky lowered his price from $3 to $1.50 for four days.
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Carol Reed, Robert Fogleman and Gary Dupre, all of whom were diabetic teenagers, were on a camping trip in northern Wisconsin. The excursion was sponsored by the Indiana Diabetes Association.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
City-County Councillor Beulah Coughenour and Deputy Mayor Joseph Slash participated in a White House briefing and met with President Ronald Reagan.
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David Abeshaus and Scharmaine Simpson were crowned king and queen of the tiny tot contest at Concord Community Center. Other contestants were Tom East, Shayana Hatsits, Ashley Lewis and Mendy Fitzwater. The next competition for the newly crowned royalty was the citywide contest at Garfield Park.
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Lisa Hanger and Deanna “Dee Dee” Humbles played softball for Hanover College, where the former led the team in batting with a .285 average.
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Speth Bakery, 3125 E. Thompson Road, specialized in tiered wedding cakes; a serving cost between 50 and 60 cents.
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Featuring deluxe tanning beds with built-in cassette players and high-speed facial tanners, All Seasons Tanning Center celebrated its grand opening at 7745 S. Meridian St.
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Lori Raymann and Jerry Norman were cast in the Southside Summer Theatre’s production of Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park,” which would be staged at Southport High School.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Skydiving added a thrill in the life of 74-year-old Bill Mathews, who had been grounded for five years after enduring open-heart surgery. “I tried bungee jumping, but it was nothing compared to sky diving,” he said.
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Manual High School’s Teacher of the Year was Connie Everline, who was a finalist for the same honor at Indianapolis Public Schools.
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Christina Marts of Greenwood and Heather Walters of Beech Grove received Gold Awards from Girl Scouts – the highest honor attainable in the organization – after they each earned four interest project patches.
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Legendary basketball coach John Wooden, USA Today founder Allen H. Neuharth and Eli Lilly and Co. President Randall Tobias were scheduled to address the Economic Club of Indianapolis during its future programs.
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Anna Matthews, Randy Hunter and David Tilley received scholarships from the Sertoma Club of Greenwood.
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Perry Township Aquatics named Amanda Parker as its Diver of the Week.
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Leo Klemm replaced Chuck Weisenbach as Roncalli’s assistant principal and boys varsity basketball coach. Weisenbach had been promoted to principal.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
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