Southport’s Tom Bennet was named the Marion County High School Athlete of the Year by The Indianapolis Times, which named Crispus Attucks’ Oscar Robertson the City Athlete of the Year.
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Drs. R.J. Orbick and R.E. Cole, chiropractors, opened associate offices at 1105 Prospect St.
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The Indiana Central Y Little League was going to kick off its season with a big parade and a full schedule of games.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Floyd and Clare Lively were chairing the 15th annual National Square Dance Convention at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, where more than 20,000 dancers were expected to compete.
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Acton Baptist Church was celebrating its centennial with a variety of activities.
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Chartrand High School named Barbara Frieders and Thomas Hobman as its valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively.
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G.C. Murphy in Fountain Square advertised 8-by-10-inch colored portraits for 99 cents (plus 50 cents for handling and wrapping).
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Queen candidates for the Greater Southside Inc.’s strawberry festival were Juanita Brandlein, Paulette Brehob, Ann Fox, Julie Seal, Carla Francis, Barbara Braun and Marsha McFarland.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
Dr. and Mrs. J. Wayne Ebert, Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Strack and Mr. and Mrs. George D. Ketcham celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries.
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Peggy Switzer, Mary Lou Spearing, Chris Brafford and Fran Rajk were preparing for St. Jude Catholic Church’s boutique and bake sale.
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State excise police confiscated 1,060 cases of Coors from bootleggers at the Indianapolis 500. While officials said they were going to pour out the beer, many race fans were skeptical.
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Featuring live music and daily specials, the new Chateau Restaurant & Lounge opened at 8902 S. St. Peter St., just north of the Greenwood shopping center. The business advertised the best steaks and lobster in town and served them until 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Kelly Dresbach, Jessica Umbreit, Sabrina Lane, Emily Burns, Emily Thomas and Jessica Fiddler – all considered part of the tiny tots at Tippy Toes Dance Studio – were going to tell the story of “Mother Goose” in dance at Franklin Central High School.
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WTTV Channel 4 and ESPN sports reporter Gary Lee opened The Courtyard, a delicatessen at the Jane Tillery Plaza, 49 N. State Road 135, Greenwood. Lee’s employees included manager John Barto, Mary Scruggs, Connie Hale, Sherri Lutz, Carl Olmstead and Angie Ryburn.
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With the help of former Southside high school baseball players Dick Winzenread, Tony Vittorio (Southport), Dave Hendricks and Jeff Bray (Perry Meridian), Hanover College won the Hoosier-Buckeye Conference double-elimination tournament.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
Yours truly penned a column about Olivia the mallard who nested near the front door of my home. Just hours after her adorable babies cracked out of their shells, mama and her ducklings took a dip in my cement pond before heading across Meridian Street to a larger water hole.
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Often criticized, ridiculed and scorned, the Indianapolis Police Department was making progress with its community policing project – especially the South District’s bike patrol, which featured Jeff Horn, Scott Teagardin, Brian Clouse, Pete Wynalda and Rob Wheeling.
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Southport graduates Erica Powell, Jeffrey Hearrell, Aaron Holman and David Jarvis were awarded $200 scholarships from the Perry Township PTA Council during the school’s 102nd commencement ceremony. The council also presented grants to Perry Meridian’s Amy Roosa, Tim Schlugel, Shana Prata, Kristina Wiegman and Teresa Hassler.
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Marion County law enforcement officials announced that they were going to turn up the heat on curfew violators during the summer. “Students and parents need to take curfew laws seriously,” warned Prosecutor Scott Newman. “Because if you don’t, you may find yourself at the juvenile center – and that includes parents and guardians.”
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Brandi Bowers and Sarah Planalp shared valedictorian honors at Manual.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.