60 Years Ago This Week — 1963
Buck’s Super Market, 3001 S. Meridian St., celebrated its 20th anniversary with giveaways and special prices on an array of groceries, including a dozen ears of corn for 29 cents; a 16-ounce can of peaches, 19 cents; whole fryers, 23 cents a pound; 25 pounds of taters, 69 cents; and six pot pies for $1.
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Charlie and Doris Possman closed their paint and wallpaper shop at 2751 Brill Road for a couple of days so they could take a short vacation.
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An all-time high of nearly 101,000 students were expected to be greeted by 4,100 teachers when Indianapolis Public Schools opened for the fall semester (about 26,000 students attended IPS in 2021).
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Madison Avenue Library (later the Southport branch), 6840 Madison Ave., showed the movies “This Is New York,” “Story of a Book” and “Litterbug” to children who read at least eight books each over their summer vacation.
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More than 35 prominent USAC late model stock car drivers sought starting positions in the second annual 100-mile race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The competitors included 1961 Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt; 59 and ‘62 winner Parnelli Jones; ‘59 and ‘62 winner Roger Ward; Jim Hurtibise; Jim McElreath and Lloyd Ruby.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1973
Buck’s Super Market, 3001 S. Meridian St., celebrated its 20th anniversary with giveaways and special prices on an array of groceries, including a dozen ears of corn for 29 cents; a 16-ounce can of peaches, 19 cents; whole fryers, 23 cents a pound; 25 pounds of taters, 69 cents; and six pot pies for $1.
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Charlie and Doris Possman closed their paint and wallpaper shop at 2751 Brill Road for a couple of days so they could take a short vacation.
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An all-time high of nearly 101,000 students were expected to be greeted by 4,100 teachers when Indianapolis Public Schools opened for the fall semester (about 26,000 students attended IPS in 2021).
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Madison Avenue Library (later the Southport branch), 6840 Madison Ave., showed the movies “This Is New York,” “Story of a Book” and “Litterbug” to children who read at least eight books each over their summer vacation.
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More than 35 prominent USAC late model stock car drivers sought starting positions in the second annual 100-mile race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The competitors included 1961 Indianapolis 500 winner A.J. Foyt; 59 and ‘62 winner Parnelli Jones; ‘59 and ‘62 winner Roger Ward; Jim Hurtibise; Jim McElreath and Lloyd Ruby.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1973
Joy Shop, a ladies clothing store, opened at 3840 Madison Ave. Marty Kersey (center) the shop’s manager, was pictured modeling a fall outfit while her sister, Joyce Zack (right) and their mother, Marie McLaughlin, nodded in approval.
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St. Roch Catholic School hoped to raise enough funds during a two-day festival to purchase a new bus. Chaired by Roland Daeger, the event featured spaghetti dinners, a fish fry, carnival rides, games and raffles.
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The Perry Township Republican Club held a luau, during which Congressman William Hudnut served as the guest speaker.
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Bananas cost 10 cents a pound at Miller’s Regal Market, 215 Terrace Ave.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1983
Richard Shaffer, a Southport High School graduate who earned a degree in journalism from Butler, was named the girls tennis coach at Franklin College.
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Chris Ayers, the 12-year-old son of Janie and Kenny Ayres, belted his 11th home run of the season to set a record in the Garfield Y Little League.
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Chris Witt, a 1982 Southport grad, was crowned queen of the Kroger 200 stock car race at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
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Shoe World in Fountain Square sold leather school shoes for $3.88.
30 Years Ago This Week — 1993
Roncalli’s newest sports program was its girls golf team. Coached by Kevin McKeand, the squad lost its opening match to Greenwood but rebounded to defeat Chatard and Lawrence Central behind the fine play of Susan Bender, Karen Curd and Michelle Eckhart.
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Beech Grove High School graduate Kimberly Goodin, daughter of James and Marjorie Goodin, was named to the dean’s list of Indiana University School of Allied Health Sciences.
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St. Roch Catholic School hoped to raise enough funds during a two-day festival to purchase a new bus. Chaired by Roland Daeger, the event featured spaghetti dinners, a fish fry, carnival rides, games and raffles.
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The Perry Township Republican Club held a luau, during which Congressman William Hudnut served as the guest speaker.
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Bananas cost 10 cents a pound at Miller’s Regal Market, 215 Terrace Ave.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1983
Richard Shaffer, a Southport High School graduate who earned a degree in journalism from Butler, was named the girls tennis coach at Franklin College.
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Chris Ayers, the 12-year-old son of Janie and Kenny Ayres, belted his 11th home run of the season to set a record in the Garfield Y Little League.
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Chris Witt, a 1982 Southport grad, was crowned queen of the Kroger 200 stock car race at Indianapolis Raceway Park.
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Shoe World in Fountain Square sold leather school shoes for $3.88.
30 Years Ago This Week — 1993
Roncalli’s newest sports program was its girls golf team. Coached by Kevin McKeand, the squad lost its opening match to Greenwood but rebounded to defeat Chatard and Lawrence Central behind the fine play of Susan Bender, Karen Curd and Michelle Eckhart.
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Beech Grove High School graduate Kimberly Goodin, daughter of James and Marjorie Goodin, was named to the dean’s list of Indiana University School of Allied Health Sciences.
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Manual High School began its centennial year with a new principal, Sarah Bogard (center) and two new assistant principals, Harolyn Torain (left) and John Takacs.
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Joan Ellis, who taught English at Perry Meridian High School, was named Perry Township’s Teacher of the Year for 1992-93.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2003
Roncalli’s defending Class 4A football champs were blanked 27-0 by Center Grove in the season opener for both teams.
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Joan Ellis, who taught English at Perry Meridian High School, was named Perry Township’s Teacher of the Year for 1992-93.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2003
Roncalli’s defending Class 4A football champs were blanked 27-0 by Center Grove in the season opener for both teams.
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Sam Albright, son of Perry Meridian athletic director Kevin Albright, was anxious to see the Falcons first football game of the new season.
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The German-American Klub, 8602 S. Meridian St., was hosting the first of its two-weekend celebration of Oktoberfest, which would be ruled by German food, pastries, beer and music.
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Joe Mulinaro, who sold cars for Sharp Ford when the dealership was located on Virginia Avenue, and his wife, Sandy, opened Madison Avenue Video and Tobacco, which also featured Barbie dolls, Beanie Babies and NASCAR items.
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Massage therapist Tonya Brew joined the staff at Edgewood Barbershop, 6025 Madison Ave. She was originally from Winimac, Ind., where her grandfather was the only barber in town for 44 years.
10 Years Ago This Week — 2013
The seventh annual Gateway Fest featured the Miracle Mile Parade along Madison Avenue on the Southside, a car show, arts and crafts, a concert and a fireworks show at Garfield Park.
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The football teams from Perry Meridian and Southport high schools won their season openers by defeating Greenwood and Roncalli, respectively.
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The German-American Klub, 8602 S. Meridian St., was hosting the first of its two-weekend celebration of Oktoberfest, which would be ruled by German food, pastries, beer and music.
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Joe Mulinaro, who sold cars for Sharp Ford when the dealership was located on Virginia Avenue, and his wife, Sandy, opened Madison Avenue Video and Tobacco, which also featured Barbie dolls, Beanie Babies and NASCAR items.
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Massage therapist Tonya Brew joined the staff at Edgewood Barbershop, 6025 Madison Ave. She was originally from Winimac, Ind., where her grandfather was the only barber in town for 44 years.
10 Years Ago This Week — 2013
The seventh annual Gateway Fest featured the Miracle Mile Parade along Madison Avenue on the Southside, a car show, arts and crafts, a concert and a fireworks show at Garfield Park.
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The football teams from Perry Meridian and Southport high schools won their season openers by defeating Greenwood and Roncalli, respectively.
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This monstrous tank, measuring more than 200 feet, was manufactured by Kennedy Tank for a company in Clarksville, Tenn. The length of the vessel and semi was longer than 300 feet.
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David Lauck (right), whose Roncalli softball team went 27-3 and won a sectional title last season, was congratulated by Principal Chuck Weisenbach for being named Indiana’s softball Coach of the Year.
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