Garfield Park announced its summer schedule of musicals and variety shows.
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Ads for home appliances and furnishings took up more than half of the eight-page paper.
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Leo’s Bait & Tackle Shop, 1433 S. Meridian St., offered an array of supplies, including night crawlers, leeches, crawdads, red worms and minnows. Open around the clock Saturdays and Sundays, the store opened at 5 a.m. weekdays.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Nola Haven of Sacred Heart Central High School was crowned queen of the Greater Southside Inc.’s Strawberry-Art Festival. Her court featured Sherry Runyon, Franklin Central; Priscilla Redman, Beech Grove; Dolores Johnson, Chartrand; Peggy Hunter, Southport; Judy Statzer, Wood; and Connie Goss, Manual.
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Heritage Cafeteria celebrated its grand opening in the southeast corner of the Ayr-Way Shopping Center, 3700 S. East St. The eatery featured three dining rooms, which could accommodate more than 300 guests.
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Sacred Heart High was hosting an alumni dance at Lake Shore Country Club, 4301 Carson Ave. The organizing committee was looking for a really big turnout, “and from advance indications,” a spokesman said, “the affair is snowballing into a great reunion.”
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J.C. Brill Appliances, TV & Stereo in Southern Plaza, 4200 S. East St., was holding its annual tent sale. A 23-inch color TV was advertised for $348 with a trade; a dishwasher cost $99; and a two-door refrigerator with automatic defrost was listed at $238 with a trade.
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Charlie Annee, John Zinkan, Bill Weimer, Joe Lauck, Kenny Hinz, Mike Brinkmann, Jim Augustin and Mark Schmaltz were enjoying a nine-day cruise of the Bahama Islands aboard a luxurious 38-foot yacht, which was skippered by Lauck.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
The Harvester Stars had a record of 3-0 and were in first place in the Monday night men’s horseshoe league at Garfield Park; Long Acre led the Tuesday league with a 5-1 record.
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A help wanted ad featured the following openings: janitor, $100 a week; cook with three years’ experience, $2.50 an hour; driver salesman, $80 a week plus commission; receptionist, 2.50 an hour.
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Perry Park Pool, managed by Kevin Sabo, celebrated its grand opening.
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St. Roch Catholic School presented its Highest Achiever Awards to Becky Maier, Jill and Nancy Thompson, Jeff Cunningham, Sheri Powers, Brian Moebs and Santina Schaefer.
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Scorpios Restaurant, which featured authentic Greek cuisine, was opened by Kostas Verbis – a native of Greece – at 3312 S. East St.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Susan Hoereth, a 1995 graduate of Roncalli, was named The Indianapolis Star’s Female Athlete of the Year. She was the fourth Rebel chosen in a row for the honor. Previous winners were Marni Kirkhoff, 1984; Susie Kuntz, 1983; and Suzanne Scheele, 1982. Hoereth played three sports and was “all-everything” in volleyball. She was also a standout basketball and softball player.
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Ownership of the Hoosier Dome was transferred from the Capital Improvement Board to the Marion Country Convention and Recreation Facilities Authority to save taxpayers about $14.7 million through a new financing plan. (FYI: Although the dome was demolished in 2008, the city still owes roughly $43 million on it, more than half its original cost.)
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Some 200 volunteers were busy preparing for the Southport Masonic Lodge’s annual fish fry. Twenty deep fryers would be employed to supply a steady stream of fried fish for thousands of hungry guests.
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The local chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa sorority initiated its newest members: Julie Shreeve, Kim Johnson, Jodie Bales, Mary Lou Morrison, Shirley Duncan, Diane Hall, Lenora Key and Janice Kosten.
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The Marion County prosecutor’s office was granting amnesty for five days to more than 3,200 men with warrants for delinquent child support. The condition for participation was that fathers had to enter into cooperative payment agreements.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Midsummer Fest, Indiana’s largest one-day festival of contemporary music and culinary delights, was celebrating its 20th anniversary by featuring 17 bands on Monument Circle for $5. Performers included headliner The Why Store, Duke Tumatoe & The Power Trio, Cathy Morris and Collage, Ricky & The Rowdies, Frank Glover and Tim Brickley & The Bleeding Hearts.
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Paul Downey, Troy Schlenz, Jonathan Eldridge, Mike Sheets and David Locke, all recent high school graduates, received $1,000 scholarships from Dan and Rhonda Hall, who owned Church Bros. Collision Repair.
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Phyllis Christy was re-elected president of the White River Sound Sweet Adelines. Other officers were Sondra Lipscomb, Joann Eroen, Rosemary Laycock and Nancy Lowery.
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Tobacco Road, 2043 Shelby St., guaranteed the lowest prices on cigarettes in the city, but those prices weren’t listed in the store’s ad.
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Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
The archives from 2005 are missing.