Bernie Strack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Strack, entered the theological seminary at Teutopolis, Ill., to complete his training to become a Catholic priest.
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Members of the Edgewood Legion Post junior baseball team were Wilbur Dean, Jerry Brown, Paul Shock, Jack Reese, Joe Beal, John Braughn, Tommy Williamson, Harold Skillman, William Hair, Jack Pieper, Bob Gilmore, Norman Weddle, Kenny Otto, manager Harlan “Buck” Houston and coach Elston Beal.
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Dr. Paul Hawley, director of the American College of Surgeons, said the love of money – more so than in any other vocation – was the root of all evil in the medical profession.
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The Southport Y Little League was hosting a horse show at Southport High School’s football stadium.
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Coppi Drugs, 2616 Madison Ave., was advertising its homemade ice cream.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
It was reported that the American flag first flew in a land battle Aug. 16, 1977, when troops under Maj. Gen. John Stark fought in the Battle of Bennington in southwestern Vermont during the Revolutionary War.
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Patty Friedersdorff, Sue Fuller, Nancy Stewart, Natalie Christy, Joyce Block and Shirley Dutton were installed as the newest pledges of Zeta Eta chapter of Psi Iota Xi.
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Mary Reed was named manager of Hendricks Music in Southern Plaza.
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In celebration of its first anniversary, McCap A&W Root Beer, 735 S. Capitol Ave., lowered the price on all of its menu items to 1 cent.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Boy Scout Troop 104 members James Brandli and Martin Meyer and Brian Sutherlin from Troop 99 earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest attainable honor in Scouts.
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Harrell’s Car Wash, 4130 Madison Ave., reopened after being closed for a week to install new equipment. Longtime employees were Tim Grider, Jimmy Redmon, Bob Snider, Matt Harrell and Homer Koening.
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Perry Meridian High School flag corps members Stephanie Rothermel, Janet Gray, Terri Stasik and their teammates attended a summer camp at Indiana University, where Rothermel was honored for her stellar performance. The team received the Most Outstanding Trophy.
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Gregory’s Discount Shop, 1044 Virginia Ave., which called itself the Southside’s headquarters for sporty clothes, had marked its blue jeans down to $9.99 and $11.99, a savings of $2 to $4. All jewelry was marked down 20 to 40 percent.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Gregory L. Wells was named vice president and manager of branch administration of Morris Plan, an affiliate of Firstmark Financial Corp.
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The Rev. R. Scott Colglazier was installed as senior minister of Southport Christian Church. He was a graduate of Christian Theological Seminary and had recently served as associate minister of Third Christian Church.
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Sisters Elrieda Willett, Christina Lippert, Rosemary Haag, Lillian Baumann, Casimir J. Hurrle, Janet Kuciejczyk, Rose Seyfried, Judith Miniace and Carolyn Strack attended the homecoming picnic of Sacred Heart Parish.
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Indianapolis firefighters Sam Burrello and Ralph Poteet were promoted to the rank of captain and lieutenant, respectively.
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Forty-one friends of former Southport High School basketball coach Blackie Braden participated in the fifth annual golf outing that honored him while raising funds for scholarships. Participants included Braden, Louie Dampier, Jamie Mabe, Morris Hancock, Gary Gegax, Fritz Hohlt, Steve Christ and Bob Wayman.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
A groundbreaking ceremony for Community Church at Murphy’s Landing was held at Harding Street and Bluff Road.
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Mary Bryan Elementary School’s 1,100-member PTA was named the best in Indiana.
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State Sen. Patricia Miller was appointed to serve as chairman of the Central State Advisory Committee. She was charged with acting upon a report from Gov. Frank O’Bannon on the proposed sale or lease of the property.
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Weigman Greenhouse, 950 W. Hanna Ave., had marked down its bedding plants and potted geraniums by 25 percent.
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Adrian Orchards, 500 W. Epler Ave., opened for the season and was advertising its yellow cling peaches from Mississippi and frozen cider.
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Amy Frey, a recent graduate of Perry Meridian and the daughter of Eric and Beverly Frey, was named to the Indiana All-Star softball team. Frey pitched 480 innings while striking out 365 batters during her high school career.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.