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All hourly paid employees of Stark, Wetzel & Co. received raises of 4 cents an hour.
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Mary Mandabach of Beech Grove won a Columbia high-fidelity phonograph from Higgins Restaurant & Gift Shop, 2206 Shelby St. Her husband, Bob, was employed by Suding’s Hardware.
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The Madison Avenue Men’s Association held its annual picnic at the home of its president, Melvin Nordholt.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968 A farewell reception for the Rev. Charles L. Stricker of Olive Branch Christian Church was being planned. Stricker was going to assume the pastorate of First Christian Church of Greensburg.
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Indiana Central College, which had an enrollment of more than 1,000 day students, was constructing a five-story dormitory.
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A sleeping room with a private kitchen rented for $8 a week; a three-bedroom home in Carriage Estates was listed for $25,900; and a 1964 Pontiac station wagon was advertised for $1,050.
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Donna K. Nordhoff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Nordhoff, and Gary K. Nunnally, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl O. Nunnally, were going to be married July 20 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
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Diana Powers and Karen Gedig led Baxter YMCA’s swim team to 460-345 victory over Krannert YMCA.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1978
Greg Bedan, paralyzed during football practice at Our Lady of the Greenwood School in 1973, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Indiana University by the Greenwood Sertoma Club. Bedan was the first quadriplegic to graduate from Center Grove High School and would be the first to live in a dorm at IU.
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Nancy J. Denny, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Terrell Denny, and Vincent R. Brizendine, son of Mrs. Kennard Brizendine, were promoted to airmen in the Air Force.
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The Sherwood, 6520 S. Emerson Ave., served beer for 10 cents during lunch.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1988
Drs. David G. Cross and Joseph D. McPike opened a family practice at 234 E. Southern Ave.
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Editor and “Nutcracker” columnist George Cafouros reported on how you could tell if it was going to be a rotten day:
• You put you brassiere on backward and it fits better.
• Your twin sister forgot your birthday.
• Your blind date turns out be your ex-wife.
• You walk to work and discover that your dress is stuck in the back of your pantyhose.
• Your wife says, “Good morning, Bill,” and your name is George.
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Former Indiana University basketball standout Steve Alford, who led the Hoosiers to the 1987 NCAA championship, was making a guest appearance at Tom O’Brien Chrysler & Plymouth in Greenwood.
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Ruby Hill was pictured with her five-generation family: daughter Kathryn Charles, granddaughter Shirley Huskisson, great-grandson Robert Huskisson and great-great-granddaughter Alisa Huskisson.
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Joe Crave was recognized by University Heights Hospital for his volunteer work at the facility. Crave and his wife, Janice, had two children and one granddaughter.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
The Friends of Garfield Park named Shelley F. Mitchell to serve as its director development. Her initial responsibilities included launching a $1 million endowment to support preservation of the park’s Sunken Gardens.
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Seven-year-old Rachel Cobb, daughter of Ronda Wilson and Rob Cobb, was a daily customer at the new Dips ice cream station wagon at the south edge of Buck’s Supermarket, 3015 S. Meridian St.
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