The top winners in Sacred Heart Church’s raffle were Theresa Gruner, $1,500; John Battiato, $500; Carl Beck, $200; and Martha Dwenger, $100.
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Morrison’s downtown department store needed a sales lady and guaranteed a weekly salary of at least $60, and Block’s Tea Room in Southern Plaza was looking for an experienced waitress.
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Sacred Heart Bowling Lanes & Equipment Center, 1502 Union St., was a happening place on weekends.
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Marvin’s Drive-in Liquors, 2850 S. Meridian St., was open until 2 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Roncalli’s homecoming court featured Susie Massing, Mary Sue Sullivan, Lisa Heid, Peggy Zahn, Debbie Pierle, Gretchen Lindblom, Toni Ford, Dick Nalley, Jeff Rampone, Bob Hammett, John Povenelli, Joe Maguire and Rick Carroll.
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St. Roch Catholic Church and School celebrated its 50th anniversary.
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DePauw University graduate Michael Allee was named executive director of Marion County’s chapter of the American Cancer Society.
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The PTA of Homecroft Elementary School hosted its annual fall festival.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 were ruined when The Spotlight’s lower level was flooded in June of 1992.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
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Frank Lovejoy was elected president of the Greenwood Kiwanis Club and awarded a perfect attendance pin for not missing a meeting in 13 years. Other officers were Dallas Allegra, vice president; Jim Black, secretary; Maurice Rudolph, assistant secretary; Gene Nay, treasurer; and Glenn Morrison, assistant treasurer. Board members were Norman Akers, Ben Gunn (14 years of perfect attendance), Aly Hyatt, Ed Koehm, Gary Lindenmayer and Robert Thompson.
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Ascension Lutheran Church in Beech Grove celebrated its 29th anniversary with a special service and dinner at Jonathan Byrd’s Cafeteria.
20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
The inaugural Kristi’s Games was launched at Lutheran High. Named in honor of the late Kristi Schultz Brougham, the fundraiser featured carnival rides, a dunk tank, karaoke and other activities. Brougham, killed in an automobile accident in 2001, was the school’s cheerleading coach and taught kindergarten at Emmaus Lutheran at the time.
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The football teams from Perry Meridian and Franklin Central upped their records to 6-0 by defeating Southport 35-10 and Decatur Central 56-0.
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Homecroft Elementary School collected thousands of dollars worth of food and clothing for families affected by the Sept. 20 tornadoes. While the twisters wreaked havoc on many businesses, homeowners and the Baxter YMCA, the Y continued to offer programs by moving them to one of Hubler Chevrolet’s vacant facilities, the University of Indianapolis and a number of churches and schools.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2012
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Rusty Brief served as executive director of the Indiana State School Music Association. Located at 100 E. Thompson Road, the organization conducted music contests for more than 200,000 high school students annually.
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Bill Yates was installed as senior pastor at Calvary Lutheran Church, where he previously served as associate pastor for 22 years