Sacred Heart Church served chili dinners for 30 cents.
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Indiana Central College offered various evening classes for $17.50 per credit hour.
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Central Indiana’s Trailblazer District of Boy Scouts of America, which boasted more than 20,000 members, served buffalo steaks during its membership dinners.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Indiana House Bill 1078, which would allow 18-year-olds to legally consume alcoholic beverages, was debated by the General Assembly.
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The 1.27-mile stretch of I-65 from 21st to Illinois streets opened at a cost of $16.8 million, the state’s most costly construction project per mile to date.
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Sister M. Justine was named director of St. Francis Hospital’s department of staff education. She held degrees from St. Joseph Hospital in Tennessee, Loyola University in Chicago and Ball State University.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 are lost.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
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Cosmas and Dianna Raimondi, owners of the Coin Index, relocated their business to 857 Madison Ave., Greenwood.
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Sport Bowl, 3900 S. U.S. 31, celebrated its 50th year in business.
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In celebrating the grand reopening of American Business Machines, 5144 Madison Ave., owner Bruno Hetwer held a drawing for two round-trip airline tickets to Florida, which were won by Eva Scalf.
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Perry Meridian seniors Mark Su, who played tennis, and Jen Auger, a cross-country runner, were named to academic all-star athletic teams.
20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
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St. John Evangelical Church, 6630 Southeastern Ave., observed its 150th anniversary.
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Ted’s Feed Store, 166 S. Schaff St., Beech Grove, welcomed patrons to its enlarged and renovated facility, which featured an expanded line of merchandise.
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Michelle Elfers was installed as pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church.