Leo Lauck, who attended St. Joseph’s College in Westmont, Ill., was rehabbing from knee surgery.
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A gallon of milk cost 59 cents, and a pound of ground beef was 39 cents a pound at Buck’s Super Market, 3015 S. Meridian St.
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Kelly’s Used Cars in Greenwood featured a variety of 1- and 2-year-old vehicles for less than $2,300, including a 1961 Monza or a ‘61 Chevrolet convertible for $2,295 and a ‘61 pickup truck for $1,795.
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A lady was offering a reward for the return of a dress that she lost at the cleaners.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Southside Exchange Club members Salvatore Mazza, Urban Renner, John Easley, Harold Joergens, Alan Campbell, Robert Sanders, Kenneth Kasper and Salvatore LaRosa rededicated Roncalli’s Freedom Shrine, which featured replicas of America’s most important documents.
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The Ladies Auxiliary of Prospect Chapter 452 Order of Eastern Star installed its officers: Edith Chance, president; Barbara Francis, vice president; Mable Denker, treasurer; Ella Marsh and Donna Rohr, directors; and Myrtle Reed and Alma Shepherd, publicists.
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Tom Meier was named manager of the Hooks Drug Store at 6908 Madison Ave.
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Snow tires cost $15.83 at Murphy’s in Fountain Square, where a quart of motor oil cost 30 cents and a pound of cashews was 87 cents.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 are lost.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
Reported cases of keratoconjunctivitis, a highly contagious eye infection, reached an alarming rate in Marion County schools.
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Tracy Welsh received St. Francis Hospital’s monthly Spirit Award. She and her husband, Brian, resided in Greenwood with their three children.
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Gloria Hilfiker, who once taught at Southport High School and Manual Evening School, was promoted to a special accounts officer at National Bank of Greenwood.
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Amy Fort, daughter of Lawrence and Charlene Fort and a graduate of Perry Meridian, earned her third letter in tennis at Grinnel College in Iowa.
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Roncalli’s boys basketball team improved to 4-3 with a 63-58 victory over Howe. The Rebels were led by senior Chris Quinn with 21 points, Dan Moore, 12 points, and Dan Lawson, 10.
20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
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Xavier University sophomore and Southport graduate Brenna Goss was going to spend the semester participating in a service learning program in Nicaragua.
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Joshua Mason, son of David and Kathy Mason and a graduate of Manual, completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
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Matthew Krupa, son of Kevin Krupa and Pamela Leach and a graduate of Perry Meridian, enlisted in the Army’s Delayed Entry Program.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2012
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