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Rose bushes cost 57 cents; room and board was available for $18 a week; a nice seven-room house rented for $85 a month; and a 7-year-old Oldsmobile was priced at $295.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1971
Publisher George Cafouros penned an editorial condemning boys and girls for wearing long and wild hair. In part it read: “Are they just doing this to get attention? And did you ever stop to consider how much energy they spend brushing hair out of their eyes?”
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Bridge classes were offered at the Bluff Recreation & Culture Center, 555 W. Hanna Ave.
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Riverside Park held its annual kite-flying contest.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1981
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A three-bedroom split-level home in Holly Hills was listed for $56,000, and a spacious four-bedroom home in Hill Valley was advertised for $70,900.
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Risch Greenhouse, 5540 S. Old Meridian St., was hosting its annual open house. The staff included (front) Hazel Risch, Ann Marsh, Leah and Carl Risch, Joe, Danette and Anna Marie March, Carl and Betty Risch; (back) Cathie Holman, Mayme Risch, Harold Stacy and Adam Kreuzman.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1991
Cases (24 12-ounce cans) of Miller and Coors Lite, Budweiser and Old Style cost $9.98 at Dinner Bell Markets.
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Dee Dee Scott, Sheila Grubbs and Bonnie Bernard joined the staff of Ameri-Cuts Hairstyling.
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Amanda Titsworth, a nurse at St. Francis Hospital, was honored with the medical center’s April Family Spirit Award, presented for a caring attitude that exceeded expectations.
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20 Years Ago This Week - 2001
This issue is missing from the archives.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2011
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Gray Park, a diamond in the rough near Southport Road and Sherman Drive, was receiving some care. The 8-acre park, home to a beaver dam, an occasional heron and other wildlife, would soon sport some walking trails and a picnic area.
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Sarah Knisely-King was named director of emergency services at Community Hospital South.