Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1954
The Patricia Stevens of Indianapolis Finishing School was holding a search for the most beautiful and talented girl in the city as part of the Miss America Pageant.
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Plans were made to streamline traffic at Fountain Square by removing the fountain, which would allow for better walkways.
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Carol Frisbie and cousins Annie Lawrie and Margaret Lawrie, all high school sophomores, were winners in the preliminary round of the Indianapolis Parks and Recreation Department’s bathing beauty contest at Garfield Park.
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Indiana Central Little League hosted an ice cream social, and St. Mark Catholic Church sponsored a square dance.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1964
Charles E. Orme was elected president of the Perry Township School Board.
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More than 10,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses descended upon Indianapolis for a four-day district assembly.
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As part of the Happy Homemakers and Nights 4H Club meeting, Debbie Winslow demonstrated the correct way to set a table, and Norma Paugh illustrated the proper way to sift dry ingredients.
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Manual High School announced that it would offer a complete line of night classes in the fall. Except for a nominal materials fee, the courses would be free for students working toward a diploma.
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The annual talent contest for 4- to 18-year-olds at Garfield Park featured competitions in four age groups for vocal/instrumental and dance/novelty.
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Punch and Judy, 8-month-old lion cubs, were the newest denizens of the Indianapolis Zoo. They weighed between 80 and 100 pounds.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1974
Guy, 19, and Greg De Boor, 16, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Donald De Boor, pedaled 1,030 miles over 14 days to Clearwater Beach, Fla. The boys called home every night with a progress report from wherever they were staying. Guy was a sophomore at IUPUI, Greg a sophomore at Manual.
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Kings Island cut its Sunday admission price from $7 to $3.50 for seniors.
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Erich Wild, a 14-year jeweler who had been associated with L.S. Ayres and Zales, took his talents to McCarrell’s Jewelry, 2610 Madison Ave. He and his wife, Roselyn, had three daughters, Sandra, Cynthia and Katherine.
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Beech Grove Bowl owners Darlene and Glenn Gossage announced that they were going to build a 42-lane facility at 400 E. Churchman Ave.
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An open house was hosted for Dr. Ainslee A. Hood, who retired from his family practice at 910 E. Markwood Ave. so he could take a position in St. Francis Hospital’s new emergency room. Well-wishers included Etta Dixon, Effie Stephens, Mary Stephens, Martha Shobe, George Young and Earl and Doris McCormick.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1984
Stephen Battiato and David Strack, both Roncalli graduates and former Spotlight carriers, were named Eagle Scouts, the highest honor attainable in Scouting, after completing their service projects.
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The Holiday Inn South, 520 E. Thompson Road, broke ground for a $2.5 million Holidome, and Olive Markle, an employee at the hotel since its opening in 1963, participated in the ceremony. Innkeeper Joe Dora said the expansion would feature indoor and outdoor pools, recreational and physical fitness facilities and banquet and meeting rooms.
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Educational research analysts had reported that the top five offenses in public schools in 1940 were talking, chewing gum, making noise, running in the halls and getting out of turn in line. Forty-four years later the list changed to rape, robbery, assault, burglary and arson. Ah, for the simpler days.
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GPC cigarettes were 65 cents a pack or $5.75 a carton at Dinner Bell Markets, 2824 Shelby St., where two cases of Budweiser, Miller or Miller Lite were $15.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1994
Bryce Johnson of Center Grove Middle School, Stuart Rogers of Clark-Pleasant Middle School, Jon Berry of Greenwood High, Jacob Harris of Southport High and Matt Ward and Kevin Noone of Center Grove High were among 116 Indiana math students honored during a ceremony at the Statehouse.
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The following quip was published: “If you have money, you are not a dirty old man; you are a dignified, elderly gentleman.”
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A new state law made it illegal to use beepers and portable phones on school property.
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Greenwood Park Mall adopted a smoke-free policy.
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Coors Brewing Co. sponsored a cleanup project at Garfield Park.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2004
The Rev. Julius Armbruster celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood. Although officially retired, the Indianapolis native still assisted with maintaining the grounds at Blue Cloud Abbey in Marvin, S.D.
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Coached by Nikki Glover, the Indy Air Bears took third-place honors at the U.S. Amateur Jump Rope Championships in Orlando, Fla. Jessica Evinger won a silver medal in freestyle, and she teamed with Alex Green to win a silver in pairs freestyle.
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Soldiers at Camp Taqaddum in Iraq celebrated Independence Day over a two-day period with activities that included a comedy show, a blues concert, several sporting events and a barbecue.
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Nancy Smith, Victoria Balser, Marge McMahon, Betsy North, Carolyn Miller, Joan Davidson, Karen Fudge, Mary Kenworthy and Dottie Bowman, all members of the Baxter YMCA Quilting Group, made 45 quilts for premature babies at Methodist Hospital.
The Patricia Stevens of Indianapolis Finishing School was holding a search for the most beautiful and talented girl in the city as part of the Miss America Pageant.
* * *
Plans were made to streamline traffic at Fountain Square by removing the fountain, which would allow for better walkways.
* * *
Carol Frisbie and cousins Annie Lawrie and Margaret Lawrie, all high school sophomores, were winners in the preliminary round of the Indianapolis Parks and Recreation Department’s bathing beauty contest at Garfield Park.
* * *
Indiana Central Little League hosted an ice cream social, and St. Mark Catholic Church sponsored a square dance.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1964
Charles E. Orme was elected president of the Perry Township School Board.
* * *
More than 10,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses descended upon Indianapolis for a four-day district assembly.
* * *
As part of the Happy Homemakers and Nights 4H Club meeting, Debbie Winslow demonstrated the correct way to set a table, and Norma Paugh illustrated the proper way to sift dry ingredients.
* * *
Manual High School announced that it would offer a complete line of night classes in the fall. Except for a nominal materials fee, the courses would be free for students working toward a diploma.
* * *
The annual talent contest for 4- to 18-year-olds at Garfield Park featured competitions in four age groups for vocal/instrumental and dance/novelty.
* * *
Punch and Judy, 8-month-old lion cubs, were the newest denizens of the Indianapolis Zoo. They weighed between 80 and 100 pounds.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1974
Guy, 19, and Greg De Boor, 16, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Donald De Boor, pedaled 1,030 miles over 14 days to Clearwater Beach, Fla. The boys called home every night with a progress report from wherever they were staying. Guy was a sophomore at IUPUI, Greg a sophomore at Manual.
* * *
Kings Island cut its Sunday admission price from $7 to $3.50 for seniors.
* * *
Erich Wild, a 14-year jeweler who had been associated with L.S. Ayres and Zales, took his talents to McCarrell’s Jewelry, 2610 Madison Ave. He and his wife, Roselyn, had three daughters, Sandra, Cynthia and Katherine.
* * *
Beech Grove Bowl owners Darlene and Glenn Gossage announced that they were going to build a 42-lane facility at 400 E. Churchman Ave.
* * *
An open house was hosted for Dr. Ainslee A. Hood, who retired from his family practice at 910 E. Markwood Ave. so he could take a position in St. Francis Hospital’s new emergency room. Well-wishers included Etta Dixon, Effie Stephens, Mary Stephens, Martha Shobe, George Young and Earl and Doris McCormick.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1984
Stephen Battiato and David Strack, both Roncalli graduates and former Spotlight carriers, were named Eagle Scouts, the highest honor attainable in Scouting, after completing their service projects.
* * *
The Holiday Inn South, 520 E. Thompson Road, broke ground for a $2.5 million Holidome, and Olive Markle, an employee at the hotel since its opening in 1963, participated in the ceremony. Innkeeper Joe Dora said the expansion would feature indoor and outdoor pools, recreational and physical fitness facilities and banquet and meeting rooms.
* * *
Educational research analysts had reported that the top five offenses in public schools in 1940 were talking, chewing gum, making noise, running in the halls and getting out of turn in line. Forty-four years later the list changed to rape, robbery, assault, burglary and arson. Ah, for the simpler days.
* * *
GPC cigarettes were 65 cents a pack or $5.75 a carton at Dinner Bell Markets, 2824 Shelby St., where two cases of Budweiser, Miller or Miller Lite were $15.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1994
Bryce Johnson of Center Grove Middle School, Stuart Rogers of Clark-Pleasant Middle School, Jon Berry of Greenwood High, Jacob Harris of Southport High and Matt Ward and Kevin Noone of Center Grove High were among 116 Indiana math students honored during a ceremony at the Statehouse.
* * *
The following quip was published: “If you have money, you are not a dirty old man; you are a dignified, elderly gentleman.”
* * *
A new state law made it illegal to use beepers and portable phones on school property.
* * *
Greenwood Park Mall adopted a smoke-free policy.
* * *
Coors Brewing Co. sponsored a cleanup project at Garfield Park.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2004
The Rev. Julius Armbruster celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood. Although officially retired, the Indianapolis native still assisted with maintaining the grounds at Blue Cloud Abbey in Marvin, S.D.
* * *
Coached by Nikki Glover, the Indy Air Bears took third-place honors at the U.S. Amateur Jump Rope Championships in Orlando, Fla. Jessica Evinger won a silver medal in freestyle, and she teamed with Alex Green to win a silver in pairs freestyle.
* * *
Soldiers at Camp Taqaddum in Iraq celebrated Independence Day over a two-day period with activities that included a comedy show, a blues concert, several sporting events and a barbecue.
* * *
Nancy Smith, Victoria Balser, Marge McMahon, Betsy North, Carolyn Miller, Joan Davidson, Karen Fudge, Mary Kenworthy and Dottie Bowman, all members of the Baxter YMCA Quilting Group, made 45 quilts for premature babies at Methodist Hospital.
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