60 Years Ago This Week - 1962
Sharon Resner and Rina Linz, seniors at Southport and Manual high schools, respectively, competed in the fifth annual Photoflash beauty pageant.
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Dogs could be vaccinated against rabies for $1.50.
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A gallon of milk cost 59 cents; a used electric range cost $75; a furnished four-room half-double rented for $90 for a month; and a 1952 Chevrolet was priced at $100 (it was said to run great while being cosmetically impaired).
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
As part of its get-acquainted special, Commercial Donut, 2133 Shelby St., served a donut and a cup of coffee for 10 cents.
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Robertson Auto Supply opened a store at 5565 Madison Ave.
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Roncalli graduate Jane Ulrich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ulrich and a freshman at St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Ind., made the dean’s list.
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Mrs. Fran Campbell and Barbara Hill instructed a sewing class at Manual Evening School.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 are lost.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
Community Hospital South announced its plan to construct a maternity ward.
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Sharon Resner and Rina Linz, seniors at Southport and Manual high schools, respectively, competed in the fifth annual Photoflash beauty pageant.
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Dogs could be vaccinated against rabies for $1.50.
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A gallon of milk cost 59 cents; a used electric range cost $75; a furnished four-room half-double rented for $90 for a month; and a 1952 Chevrolet was priced at $100 (it was said to run great while being cosmetically impaired).
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
As part of its get-acquainted special, Commercial Donut, 2133 Shelby St., served a donut and a cup of coffee for 10 cents.
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Robertson Auto Supply opened a store at 5565 Madison Ave.
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Roncalli graduate Jane Ulrich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ulrich and a freshman at St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Ind., made the dean’s list.
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Mrs. Fran Campbell and Barbara Hill instructed a sewing class at Manual Evening School.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 are lost.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
Community Hospital South announced its plan to construct a maternity ward.
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Bethany Lutheran Church honored Barbara Campbell (left) and Bill Abel (right) as its Members of the Year. They are seen with Pastor Robert Rohrman.
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The Beech Grove Historical Society elected new officers: (seated) Virginia Hammel, director; Ruth Duell, secretary; Roselyn Bailey, vice president; Lila Hopkins, director; (back) John Newman, director; Jerry Sargent, president; and Don Hurst, treasurer.
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Dr. H.O. “Buzz” Hickman, a member of Indiana Heart Physicians and the Indianapolis Regional Heart Center at St. Francis Hospital, was elected to fellowship in the American College of Physicians.
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St. Mark sixth-grade cheerleaders Lisa Berkemeier, Elizabeth Weinmann, Whitney Fulkerson, Christa Spindler, Katie Abel, Tasha Walker, Jenny Nykaza, Kelli Campbell, Abby Mappes, Sysan Shockley, Mindy Childers and Sara Jeffers received some tips from Indianapolis Colts cheerleader Chasney Suskozich.
20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
Dr. Lloyd Boyd, director of student services for Perry Township Schools, was honored with the Julia Carson Service Award for his outstanding work on behalf of Community Action of Indianapolis.
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Dr. H.O. “Buzz” Hickman, a member of Indiana Heart Physicians and the Indianapolis Regional Heart Center at St. Francis Hospital, was elected to fellowship in the American College of Physicians.
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St. Mark sixth-grade cheerleaders Lisa Berkemeier, Elizabeth Weinmann, Whitney Fulkerson, Christa Spindler, Katie Abel, Tasha Walker, Jenny Nykaza, Kelli Campbell, Abby Mappes, Sysan Shockley, Mindy Childers and Sara Jeffers received some tips from Indianapolis Colts cheerleader Chasney Suskozich.
20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
Dr. Lloyd Boyd, director of student services for Perry Township Schools, was honored with the Julia Carson Service Award for his outstanding work on behalf of Community Action of Indianapolis.
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The Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association named John Wirtz and Bill Bright to its Hall of Fame. Wirtz was 560-207 at Roncalli; Bright had compiled a 307-270 mark at Indiana Central College (now the University of Indianapolis)
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Harbor Freight, a tool company, opened an outlet in Southern Plaza.
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Bryce Lacher was inducted into the Sertoma Club of Greenwood, which was celebrating its 35th anniversary.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2012
An oil change at Meineke Car Care Center, 3150 Madison Ave., cost $14.95.
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Harbor Freight, a tool company, opened an outlet in Southern Plaza.
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Bryce Lacher was inducted into the Sertoma Club of Greenwood, which was celebrating its 35th anniversary.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2012
An oil change at Meineke Car Care Center, 3150 Madison Ave., cost $14.95.
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Boy Scouts from Pack 185 hosted their annual Pinewood Derby at Landmark Baptist Church, 7010 E. Thompson Road, where (front) Jack Matczak, Evan Lohman, Nathan Vasquez, Kyan Sparks; (back) Jacob Hudson, Sean Campbell and Dylan Albertson won trophies.
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Jordan Robbins, a fifth-grader at Henry Burkhart Elementary, took first-place honors in the school’s spelling bee; classmate Jackson Bill was the runner-up.
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