Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1957
Indianapolis Mayor Philip Bayt and City-County Councilor Christian Emhardt were the guests of honor when Garfield Y Little League opened its third season.
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Linda K. Ellis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ellis, was married to Robert Beals, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beals, at St. Mark Lutheran Church.
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Indiana Central College broke ground on a 4,200-seat gymnasium. The gym, which would include wrestling, handball and physical therapy rooms, was expected to cost $500,000.
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Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Dwight D. Whitis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Whitis, was promoted to a specialist four in Vietnam, where he was assigned to the 73rd Aviation Company.
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Three dozen eggs cost $1; milk was 85 cents a gallon; and ground beef was 49 cents a pound.
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Sandra K. Fitzpatrick completed training to become a stewardess for Lake Central Airlines.
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Dwight K. Allen was admitted to David Lipscomb College in Nashville, Tenn.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Dr. Philip Borst, a veterinarian and president of the Southport Jaycees, presented a check for $300 on behalf of the Jaycees to Betty Sexton, director of the Fountain Square Senior Citizens Center.
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A four-bedroon, two-bath, two-car garage in Hill Valley Estates was listed for $49,900.
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William A. Mennel received the Coast Guard’s Achievement Medal for Superior Performance of Duty while serving in the Saipan Marianas Islands.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
St. Francis Hospital presented its Family Spirt Award to LeAnne Robinson, who was a physical therapist.
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Perry Township’s 4-H Rabbit Club elected its new officers: Amy Royalty, president; Raymond Gephart, vice president; Scott Chevalier, treasurer; Steph Chmielewski, secretary; and Steve Krohne, reporter.
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Seventeen year-old Mark Heeringa of Southport High School earned three summer trips through his involvement with 4-H.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Spotlight Publisher/Editor Jerry Cosby and yours truly went on a refueling mission out of Grissom Air Reserve Base. We flew at 350 mph in a KC-135 Stratotanker while refueling a B-52 bomber over Tennessee. The tanker, which was about 25 feet from the bomber, could deliver more than 1,000 gallons of fuel per minute.
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Southport High named Richard Theil as its newest addition to the Wall of Fame, an honor that recognized contributions to sports by the school’s former athletes or coaches.
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Vanessa Scott, my 7-year-old niece, was quoted in my “Mohr ... or Less” column as saying, “Salad has a funny taste, but Pepsi, french fries and hot fudge sundaes are absolutely delicious.”
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Don Walter, a 34-year educator, was retiring from Clinton Young Elementary after 24 years of service to Perry Township Schools.
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Samantha’s Hair Care, owned by Samantha Fitzgerald and located at 7210 Madison Ave., was celebrating its grand opening.
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The Indy Southside Falcons 11 and under basketball team won the Ben Davis Regional championship and finished sixth in the state tournament. The squad featured Ashley Werner, Jannell Pasteur, Megan Raines, Carly Meeks, Heather Burleson, DeAnna Pflum, Desi Spears, Katy Ferguson, Laura Gaybrick, Kelsey Garganus, Elizabeth Stevens, Colleen Harrington and coach Mike Armstrong.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.
Indianapolis Mayor Philip Bayt and City-County Councilor Christian Emhardt were the guests of honor when Garfield Y Little League opened its third season.
* * *
Linda K. Ellis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ellis, was married to Robert Beals, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beals, at St. Mark Lutheran Church.
* * *
Indiana Central College broke ground on a 4,200-seat gymnasium. The gym, which would include wrestling, handball and physical therapy rooms, was expected to cost $500,000.
* * *
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Dwight D. Whitis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Whitis, was promoted to a specialist four in Vietnam, where he was assigned to the 73rd Aviation Company.
* * *
Three dozen eggs cost $1; milk was 85 cents a gallon; and ground beef was 49 cents a pound.
* * *
Sandra K. Fitzpatrick completed training to become a stewardess for Lake Central Airlines.
* * *
Dwight K. Allen was admitted to David Lipscomb College in Nashville, Tenn.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Dr. Philip Borst, a veterinarian and president of the Southport Jaycees, presented a check for $300 on behalf of the Jaycees to Betty Sexton, director of the Fountain Square Senior Citizens Center.
* * *
A four-bedroon, two-bath, two-car garage in Hill Valley Estates was listed for $49,900.
* * *
William A. Mennel received the Coast Guard’s Achievement Medal for Superior Performance of Duty while serving in the Saipan Marianas Islands.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
St. Francis Hospital presented its Family Spirt Award to LeAnne Robinson, who was a physical therapist.
* * *
Perry Township’s 4-H Rabbit Club elected its new officers: Amy Royalty, president; Raymond Gephart, vice president; Scott Chevalier, treasurer; Steph Chmielewski, secretary; and Steve Krohne, reporter.
* * *
Seventeen year-old Mark Heeringa of Southport High School earned three summer trips through his involvement with 4-H.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Spotlight Publisher/Editor Jerry Cosby and yours truly went on a refueling mission out of Grissom Air Reserve Base. We flew at 350 mph in a KC-135 Stratotanker while refueling a B-52 bomber over Tennessee. The tanker, which was about 25 feet from the bomber, could deliver more than 1,000 gallons of fuel per minute.
* * *
Southport High named Richard Theil as its newest addition to the Wall of Fame, an honor that recognized contributions to sports by the school’s former athletes or coaches.
* * *
Vanessa Scott, my 7-year-old niece, was quoted in my “Mohr ... or Less” column as saying, “Salad has a funny taste, but Pepsi, french fries and hot fudge sundaes are absolutely delicious.”
* * *
Don Walter, a 34-year educator, was retiring from Clinton Young Elementary after 24 years of service to Perry Township Schools.
* * *
Samantha’s Hair Care, owned by Samantha Fitzgerald and located at 7210 Madison Ave., was celebrating its grand opening.
* * *
The Indy Southside Falcons 11 and under basketball team won the Ben Davis Regional championship and finished sixth in the state tournament. The squad featured Ashley Werner, Jannell Pasteur, Megan Raines, Carly Meeks, Heather Burleson, DeAnna Pflum, Desi Spears, Katy Ferguson, Laura Gaybrick, Kelsey Garganus, Elizabeth Stevens, Colleen Harrington and coach Mike Armstrong.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.
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