60 Years Ago This Week - 1962
Indianapolis Public School 65, near Indiana Central College (now the University of Indianapolis), organized a PTA and elected its officers: Mrs. Gordon Geiger, president; Wallace Decker, vice president; Nathan Wooden, treasurer; Mrs. Earl Collier, recording secretary; and Mrs. Edwin Shoaf, corresponding secretary.
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The $55,000 collection of elegant gowns worn by Jill St. John, Joan Fontaine and Jennifer Jones in the movie “Tender Is the Night” was displayed at Block’s department store in Southern Plaza.
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Judy Ziegler’s 7-month-old raccoon, Jud, ran away from his kennel. Ziegler, who was offering a reward for the little critter’s return, had raised him from an orphaned runt to a plump 17 pounds.
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Fisher Bros. Furniture & Appliances, 1315 Shelby St., offered what it called “a once-in-a-lifetime buy”: a Cloud Foam mattress and box springs for $49.50 a piece.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Garry Winkle, also a Southport grad, completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.
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Norman G. Wilson was named Manual High School’s Alumnus of the Year..
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Edna Condon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Costa Condon and a graduate of Southport High School, completed basic training at the Women’s Army Corps Center in Fort McClellan, Ala.
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Repossessed and former rental mattresses were on sale for $18 at American Furniture, 2111 E. Prospect St. (that’s a bargain I would have passed on)
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Studio and one-bedroom apartments leased for $115 and $140 a month, respectively, at Crestwood Village South, 8800 Madison Ave.
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Specials at Miller’s Regal Market, 215 Terrace Ave., included a stalk of celery for 29 cents; a 40-ounce can of yams, 39 cents; six grapefruits, 49 cents; and five cans of corn, $1.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 are lost.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
Former Indianapolis Department of Transportation Director Joseph Staehler was named the first paid fire chief of Franklin Township. He and his wife, Sherry, had six children.
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Yours truly reported on his bungee-jump off a 140-foot-tall crane at the Marion County Fairgrounds, describing it as breathtaking and awesome. Kelly Leonard, a three-time jumper, said it’s “a total body rush that lasts all day!”
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Perry Meridian junior wrestler Gil Journey (26-1) won his second consecutive sectional title.
20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
Walgreen announced plans for a store at Raymond and Shelby streets.
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Don Fogleman opened his “Bookman” column by penning: “My personality is a rich mosaic of annoying habits; it’s a wonder that anyone can stand to live in the same house with me. Among other things, I smoke; I’ve been known to swear an oath or two even when not testifying in court; and I am usually irritated about one thing or another.”
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City Life, the Southside’s newest nightclub and located in the former Club Mark building at 2662 E. Stop 11 Road, served free food with the purchase of an alcoholic beverage.
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Biologists at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources counted a near-record of 204 bald eagles, including three golden raptors, during their helicopter flights around the state.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2012
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The Indy Air Bears, a jump rope team, performed at the Super Bowl Village in downtown Indianapolis.
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Perry Meridian’s wrestling team won its 13th consecutive sectional title. Individual champions for the Falcons were Jared McKinley, Nick Bova, Brandon James, Aiden Kenny, Cody LeCount, Kirk Johnson, Jake Massengale, C.J. Martin, Devante Ash and Donte Winfield.