Red Skelton and Robert Horton headlined the list of celebrities scheduled to appear at the Indiana State Fair.
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The work of Mrs. William Haver, a production engineer for the “Timothy Churchmouse” television show, was praised by John Block, one of Hollywood’s renowned scriptwriters.
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Enrollment in Indianapolis Public Schools was expected to be around 96,000 students when classes resumed in September (it’s less than 25 percent of that today).
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Lots were for sale in the Golfmoor subdivision at Troy and Perkins avenue. The area abutted Sarah Shank Golf Course on two sides and was 8 blocks west of St. Francis Hospital.
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Girls from the Peas and Pans 4-H Club held a picnic and workshop at the home of Mrs. George Irish. The young ladies made cakes and cookies and did a fine job of cleaning up their mess.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Garfield Park hosted a horseshoe tournament.
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Paula Stafford, a junior at Southport High School, attended a camp for baton twirlers at Purdue University, where she was named the best performer.
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Leo M. Pfister was appointed president of Shelby Street Savings & Loan Association, which had been in business for 80 years.
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New technology that used sound waves to monitor the growth of fetuses led researchers to believe that women who smoked during pregnancies caused harm to their unborn children.
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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Jeanna Ratz and Mary Glover celebrated their 30th and 40th birthdays, respectively.
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Stylists at Kellie’s Hair Designers, 930 E. Hanna Ave., were Nancy Baker, Kellie Green, Krissy Lohman, Mary Shine Clapper, Nancy Kammerer, Kathy Brown, Debbie Oskins, Mindy Fromer and Marina Mills.
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Eli Lilly and Co. announced plans to build a $125 million biotechnology laboratory on Kentucky Avenue.
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The run-off of heavy rains washed away an embankment at Fletcher Avenue and I-65, causing the latter to resemble an inland waterway.
20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra performed at Garfield Park.
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Decatur Township hoped to increase the size of Southwestway Park to 300 acres by purchasing 100 acres along the ground’s north side. However, a large roadblock stood in the way: $400,000 had to be raised in five days by the Indianapolis Parks Foundation and the Sierra Club.
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Travel correspondent Spencer Moore recapped his trip to Panama, reporting on the country’s beautiful mountains, lush jungles and people, “whose villages seemed frozen in time -- not a recent era but an ancient one.”
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Francie Corsaro and Paul Rossman were planning the 40-year reunion for Sacred Heart High School’s Class of 1962.
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In a battle of the bars, these were some of the specials: longnecks, well drinks and shots of schnapps for $1 at the Point After, 3940 S. Keystone Ave.; a pitcher of beer and a one-topping pizza for $10 at Kelly’s Sunshine Inn, 5449 S. Harding St.; two sloppy joes and chips for $2 at Lucky’s, 3652 S. Meridian St.; and Long Island teas for $2.75 at City Life, 2362 E. Stop 11 Road.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2012
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April McDivitt, a former Indiana Miss Basketball from Connersville High School, was named to coach Roncalli’s girls hoopsters. McDivitt was a four-time collegiate Academic All-American