Queen candidates for Manual High School’s military ball were Nancy Weddle, Gayla Poland, Sandy Head, Marvia Johnson, Sue Elrod, Alice Morris, Linda Schroeder, Pat Oliver, Gloria Coper, Jean Toenjes, Nancy Karstedt, Jackie Hall, Elsa Maschmeyer and Sarah Kinnamon.
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Two dozen oranges cost 61 cents.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Doc Gainey’s Tavern, 3662 S. Meridian St., served 12-inch pizzas for $1 on Mondays.
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Georgetown Furniture opened at 5454 S. U.S. 31 and was managed by A.J. Kurker and his son, A. Thomas.
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Three- and four-bedroom brick homes in Meridian Woods, located off Meridian Street and between West Banta and Southport Roads, were listed for $35,900 and $46,900, respectively.
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Lynn Danner had the lead role in Southport High School’s production of “Hello Dolly.” Other cast members included Roger Smith, Gary Marlin, Molly Phillips, Sandy Lest and Dave Mobley.
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The Madison Avenue Businessmen’s Association elected its officers: Howard Kehlbeck, president; Emerson Davis Jr., vice president; and John Bradshaw, secretary-treasurer.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 were destroyed when The Spotlight’s lower level was flooded in the early 1990s.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
Yours truly was bellaching in his “Mohr or Less ...” column about the annual salary (nearly $500,000) of United Way President William Aramony, who desired to live and travel in luxury -- at the expense of donors who contributed $3.1 billion to the agency in 1991. My other gripe was the Indianapolis Power & Light Co.’s 5.4 percent rate hike.
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Marty Copley, a damage control clerk for UPS, was honored for 25 years of service to the company.
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St. Mark School’s fifth- and sixth-grade basketball team won its division. The squad, coached by John and Paul Jennings, featured Darren “Goose” Thornburg, Paul Stewart, P.J. Tolentino, Nick Childers, Brad Bauman, Mike Pitcock, Sean Schembra and David Hahn.
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Trisha Vollrath, a junior member of Southport High School’s cheerleading squad, helps to lead a cheer.
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The D&M Tavern, 2137 S. Meridian St., served 14-ounce sirloin steak dinners for $6.95.
20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
Lutheran High School student Christopher Robinson, Roncalli’s Danielle Freeman and Southport’s Brandi Crawford received Circle of Valor Awards from the Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis for their academic achievements while facing various hardships.
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Emmaus Lutheran fifth-grader Brittany Muncy won the Sertoma Club of Indiana’s What Freedom Means to Me essay contest.
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Greenwood High School’s boys basketball team won its first sectional title in 11 years by defeating Perry Meridian 50-41. Mark Hervy led the Woodmen with 22 points.
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Indiana’s river otter restoration project was faring much better than biologists had expected. The otters were reproducing in many rivers throughout the state.
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Kerri Prather and Beverly Crosby served as pages for Rep. David Frizzell during a sessin of the Indiana General Assembly.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2012
Retired Beech Grove High School Principal Harvey Warrner hosted his second annual Civil War memorabilia show. The show, held at the school, attracted more than 100 exhibitors.
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Roger Gale, a former art teacher at Southport High who had taught piano lessons for 32 years, was preparing his past and present students for a recital at Southport Presbyterian Church. Gale’s home was adorned with six pianos.
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The girls gymnastics team from Roncalli won its fourth consecutive sectional title behind the efforts of Kaitie and Cassie Schultheis and Ally Egan.