Ray Crawford bought the Fountain Room Beauty Salon in Greenwood.
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Fox’s Roller Skating Rink, 3432 Madison Ave., was hopping with several big events.
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More than 7,000 people attended Perry Township’s 29th Easter Sunrise Service at Southport Fieldhouse.
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Of the 240 students who made the honor roll at Manual High School, Jeanette Klein topped the list with 48 points. She was followed by Lynne Simmerman with 46 points; Nancy Broz, Jude McBride and Ralph Tacoma had 44 points apiece.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1973
Construction on Perry Meridian High School, which was slated to open in the fall, was on schedule.
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Coached by Bob Robisch, Bob Kirkhoff and Jerry Rode, the seventh- and eighth-grade basketball team at St. Jude School won the Catholic Youth Organization city tournament. The squad featured Ronny Schludecker, Jeff Jourdon, Rick Harvey, Jim Jones, Kevin Zweisler, Bill Randolph, Kevin Field, Paul Buergler, Bart Becker, Nick Wehlage and Tom Conner. Two players were listed by only their last name: Church and Sherman. The cheerleaders were Peggy Border, Kathy Cook, Donna Kern, Debbie Berretta, Christie Buergler, Kathy Baldwin, Kim O’Neil, Patty Kesterson and Betty Sue Hurley, with little Marianne Kirkhoff serving as team mascot.
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Monsignor Downey Knights of Columbus, 511 E. Thompson Road, was preparing for its charity ball. The decorating committee was chaired by Mesdames, Leo Feldhake, Frank Kane, George Mennel and Ray Massing.
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Roncalli’s production of “Annie Get Your Gun” featured John Gorman, Hank Carrico, Diana Dale and Ricky McKay in lead roles.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1983
A $1 million improvement project was announced for Garfield Park and its conservatory.
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Michele Sheats, daughter of Louise and John Sheats, and Dave Ridener, son of Lonzo and Jerry Ridener, were engaged to be married at Olive Branch Christian Church.
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Gene Leeuw, a member of Baxter YMCA’s board of directors and a state legislator, assumed the chairmanship of the Y’s membership drive.
30 Years Ago This Week — 1993
Indiana Senate Bill 241, a heated piece of legislation that would allow individual communities to establish their own gun-control ordinances, was being debated by the General Assembly.
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Roncalli graduate Ray Shelburn, son of Connie and Mike Shelburn, was seeking to three-peat as a Golden Gloves boxing champion.
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Meridian Middle School eighth-grader Marcy Frazier was the poster child for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s annual benefit walk.
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Perry Meridian’s Dana Ramey, who led the girls basketball team in scoring and rebounding, was named to the All-Central Suburban Athletic squad.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2003
City officials reached a labor agreement with the union representing Indianapolis Fire Department dispatchers. The contract called for 2 percent raises the next two years, 3 percent in 2005 and 3.5 percent in 2006.
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10 Years Ago This Week — 2013
Roncalli senior Kyle O’Hara, the development driver for Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing, was entered in the Indy Lights Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Jazz Week was underway at the University of Indianapolis, where the performers included Steve Allee, Danny Walsh, Dick Sisto and Steve Davis.
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