The 25th annual Easter Sunrise Service was held at Southport Fieldhouse, where 150 laymen, 1,000 singers and 6,000 worshipers participated in the celebration.
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A Merle Norman Cosmetics demonstrator could make about $20 when hosting a show.
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Ralph Carmine announced his candidacy for the Perry Township Board of Education, saying, “I believe that government officials are servants to the people, not masters of.” Carmine and his wife, Alberta Tex, had two children, Ruth Ann and Guy “Joe.”
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Candy-filled Easter baskets cost between 59 cents and $5.98 at G.C. Murphy in Fountain Square; hyacinths and hydrangeas were priced from 66 cents to $2.88, and baby chickens were free.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Pastor Arnold Meckstroth and the congregation of St. John’s United Church of Christ dedicated their new worship center at U.S. 31 and Southport Road, the parish’s third home since its 1896 founding in Fountain Square.
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The PTA of Burkhart Elementary hosted its annual Home and Garden Tour, which featured the residences of Mr. and Mrs.Edward Gee, 2714 Duane Drive; Mr. and Mrs. R.F. Henthorn, 3842 Dundee Drive; Mr. and Mrs. Sandor Kovacs, 359 Leisure Lane; Mr. and Mrs. Don Resener, 8420 HiVu Drive; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hinnifield, 669 Brookview Drive, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Roger Newman, 6626 Yellowstone Pkwy.; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith, 5515 Rahke Road; and Mr. and Mrs. Clark, 848 Coach Road.
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Daniel Cloyd won a Schwinn bicycle and Joe Denzio was presented a TV for being the top salesmen in the candy sale at Indianapolis Public School 95.
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The Indianapolis Liederkranz celebrated its 100th birthday with a concert and a dance.
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South Village Plaza, 8900 S. Meridian St., opened and welcomed the following merchants: Coppi Drugs, Old Masters Pizza, Swan’s Records, Patio Ice Cream Parlor, Village Barber Shop, Crayton Cleaners and Village Super Market, which sold 12-ounce soft drinks for 10 cents and a dozen eggs for 39 cents.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 were ruined when The Spotlight’s lower level was flooded in the early 1990s.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
The Catholic Community Foundation, which managed the funds of the Indianapolis Archdiocese, appointed William Weinmann to its board of trustees.
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The Greater Greenwood Chamber of Commerce relocated to 1000 N. Madison Ave.
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Scott Hottell, son of Ken and Georgia Hottell and a graduate of Southport High School and the University of Indianapolis, and Tricia Ann Beck, daughter of Fred and Karen Beck and an alum of IUPUI at Fort Wayne, were engaged.
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The husband and wife team of David and Libby Fogle were named Manual’s Alumni of the Year. Mr. Fogle, a 1938 graduate, earned a degree from Butler and started a baby goods company, which evolved into Best Rentals. Mrs. Fogle, a ‘43 grad, was an Indiana University alumna who owned Libby’s City Market Delicatessen. The couple had two children and two grandchildren.
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A seven-piece shrimp dinner cost $5.99 at Ponderosa Steakhouse, 5005 Emerson Ave.
20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
Handi-Capable Hands, an agency that employed the mentally impaired, dedicated its new facility at 3215 E. Thompson Road. Among those attending the ceremony were Edwin Imasuen of the Shiel/Sexton Co.; Marion Mascari, who co-founded the organization in the early 1980s; Bonnie Jackson, director; Joe Schaedel, vicar general of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis; Dan Moriarty, CSO Architects; Greg Levell of Shiel/Sexton Co.
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Ashley Hager, daughter of Julie and Tony Hager and a second-grader at Clinton Young Elementary School, took first-place honors on the vault and fourth place all-around at a gymnastics meet in Cincinnati.
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Southport High School Principal Larry Hensley-Marchand was leaving the school to pursue other academic endeavors.
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Mixed bouquets cost $6 at Stout’s Greenhouse, 5245 Bluff Road, as did a dozen roses.
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The Rev. Henry “Harry” Tully was installed as pastor of St. Mark Catholic Church. Tully’s brother, Robert Tully, was a longtime teacher and coach at Roncalli.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2012
The Beech Grove City Council approved renaming South Grove Park in honor of the late Don Challis, who left a legacy of developing parks and creating recreational opportunities.
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Perry Meridian Middle School seventh-graders Gage Blackledge, Dylan Staten and Nick Webber were certified in CPR.
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Roncalli sophomores Lucas LaRosa, Tom Shulse and Emily Elliott finished third, second and first, respectively, in the geometry division of the Catholic Math League to lead the Rebels to a first-place finish in that category of a national competition.