Bill Maffett celebrated the grand opening of his Edgewood Standard Service, 5544 Madison Ave., where customers were treated to soft drinks and ladies were given roses.
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Children’s tennis shoes were on sale for $1.79 a pair at G.C. Murphy in Fountain Square; a pound of fudge cost 23 cents and women’s cotton dresses were $1.44.
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Tommy Trees, who attended Edgewood Grade School, won a bicycle at the fish fry hosted by the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department.
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The Three Musketeers, touted as the hottest band in town, performed every Friday and Saturday night at Crossroads Tavern, 2179 Bluff Road.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Hook’s Drug Store employees Harry F. Layne, Keith D. Johns, Bertha Passwater and Marvin B. Lewallen were recognized for their community service.
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The roster of the Anchorettes softball team included Linda Burrello, Betty Nissley, Rosie Allen, Diana Stevens, Phyllis Fisher, Elsie Wolf and Sue Tiffany.
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Renovation work on Luke Billman’s Oasis Tavern, 5569 Madison Ave., was completed.
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Volley’s Shell Service, 4840 S. Meridian St., was selling four tires for the price of three.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
The Kiwanis Club of South Indianapolis presented scholarships to Tony Schroom of Perry Meridian High School and Paula Hershey and Deborah Farley of Southport so they could attend the Indiana State Police/Kiwanis International Career Camp.
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The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra was going to perform a free concert at Southern Plaza, 4200 S. East St.
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Garfield Park was hosting a horseshoe tournament.
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Karen K. Meyer was named principal of Calvary Lutheran School, 6111 Shelby St., where she had taught for eight years. In addition to her new responsibilities, she would continue to teach.
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A fishing contest was held every weekend at Dick’s Lake, I-74 at the London Road exit, where $50 was awarded to the angler who caught the biggest fish.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Pastor Tom Madon and the congregation of Community Church of Greenwood celebrated the groundbreaking of its new building, which would feature a sanctuary, classrooms, a nursery, a kitchen and offices.
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JC Penny in Southern Plaza was closing and had marked down all merchandise by 20 percent.
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Stout’s Florist, 5245 Bluff Road, was a holding sale on its flats: one for $5, three for $10.
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Hafer Bros. Gardens, 2856 S. Meridian St., had marked down its 25-pound bags of potting soil to $1.95, a savings of $1.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Residents of southwest Perry Township attended a forum to voice their concerns to Indianapolis Water Co. officials about the diminishing quality of their well water. Some residents argued that the IWC’s new pumping station at 3425 W. Southport Road was causing the area’s water level to drop.
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Perry Meridian High and St. Jude Grade School received awards from Parent Power and Ameritech for their use of TeleParent, a voice mail project that allowed parents ready access to teachers. Perry Meridian teacher Julie Wagner and Assistant Principal Joan Ellis were seen accepting the award.
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Megan Duckworth, a fifth-grader at Mary Bryan Elementary, was the school’s Student of the Year. She had a 3.9 GPA and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Duckworth.
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Golden wedding anniversary notices were published for Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. DeLong, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Landwerlen, Mr. and Mrs. Karl A. Nitsch and Mr. and Mrs. James E. Roberts.
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Weekly specials at the Save•A•Lot grocery store at 3819 S. East St. included 10 pounds of chicken leg quarters for $3.70 and beef cube steak for $1.97 a pound.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
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