60 Years Ago This Week — 1963
Out of the 28 stories on the front page, 17 were less than 15 lines long.
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Sandra Tucker was elected vice president of Trane Hall dormitory at Ball State Teachers College; Judy Dresslar was elected recording secretary of Brady Hall.
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Indiana’s first sales tax of 2 percent was just a week away from being implemented.
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King and queen candidates for Sacred Heart High School’s homecoming were Pat Carson, Victor Herman, Tony Ressino, Steve Rieman, Sue Baker, Josephine LaRoss, Charlene McAtee and Connie Rogers.
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The PTA of Homecroft Elementary School sponsored a Christmas in October carnival.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1973
Betty Sexson was named interim director of the Fountain Square Senior Citizens Center. She replaced the Rev. Edward McCance, who had been appointed administrator of Indiana’s Commission on Aging.
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Since Southport Library was expected to have only half its capacity of 70,000 books for its opening in early 1974, the Bucks for Books Committee — chaired by Mrs. Leland Richards — was launched to purchase books and magazines.
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Out of the 28 stories on the front page, 17 were less than 15 lines long.
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Sandra Tucker was elected vice president of Trane Hall dormitory at Ball State Teachers College; Judy Dresslar was elected recording secretary of Brady Hall.
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Indiana’s first sales tax of 2 percent was just a week away from being implemented.
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King and queen candidates for Sacred Heart High School’s homecoming were Pat Carson, Victor Herman, Tony Ressino, Steve Rieman, Sue Baker, Josephine LaRoss, Charlene McAtee and Connie Rogers.
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The PTA of Homecroft Elementary School sponsored a Christmas in October carnival.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1973
Betty Sexson was named interim director of the Fountain Square Senior Citizens Center. She replaced the Rev. Edward McCance, who had been appointed administrator of Indiana’s Commission on Aging.
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Since Southport Library was expected to have only half its capacity of 70,000 books for its opening in early 1974, the Bucks for Books Committee — chaired by Mrs. Leland Richards — was launched to purchase books and magazines.
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Mrs. Price Hawkins pointed out a spooky feature of the haunted house at The Children’s Museum to Rick (left) and Berry Hawkins.
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Michael Dye was named branch manager of Associates Financial Services’ new office at 8001 Madison Ave.
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G.C. Murphy’s in Fountain Square sold battery and electric AM radios for $9.94.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1983
Insty Prints, 936 E. Hanna Ave., boasted three photo copiers to better serve its customers.
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Phil Greene, the newly installed lay minister of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, distributed Holy Communion to his mother, Maggie Greene, and grandmother, Margaret Minardo.
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Marie Kress, Mary Springer and Elsie Hoovler from the Women’s Club of St. Mark Catholic Church were among those planning the parish’s fall bazaar.
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Southport High School seniors Steve Kerlin and Cheryl York were named National Merit semifinalist scholars.
30 Years Ago This Week — 1993
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Michael Dye was named branch manager of Associates Financial Services’ new office at 8001 Madison Ave.
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G.C. Murphy’s in Fountain Square sold battery and electric AM radios for $9.94.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1983
Insty Prints, 936 E. Hanna Ave., boasted three photo copiers to better serve its customers.
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Phil Greene, the newly installed lay minister of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, distributed Holy Communion to his mother, Maggie Greene, and grandmother, Margaret Minardo.
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Marie Kress, Mary Springer and Elsie Hoovler from the Women’s Club of St. Mark Catholic Church were among those planning the parish’s fall bazaar.
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Southport High School seniors Steve Kerlin and Cheryl York were named National Merit semifinalist scholars.
30 Years Ago This Week — 1993
Louie Dampier Basketball legend Louie Dampier served as the grand marshal for Southport High School’s homecoming festivities, during which Sherrie Graham was crowned queen.
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Keystone Middle School seventh-graders Wendy Osborne, Kris Self, Jeanette Eads, Lee Guthrie, Alex Craig and Kelly Floyd, all members of the Discovery Team, presented a play about ancient explorers, particularly Christopher Columbus.
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Perry Meridian High School students Jeremy Garritano, Teresa Ali, Michael Braverman, Richard Burton, Nicholas Camin, Amanda Clarke and Shane Julius were recognized for their performance on on the PSAT National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
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A 370-foot-tall radio tower for WGGR-FM was pieced together in four days in the 600 block of East National Avenue.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2003
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Keystone Middle School seventh-graders Wendy Osborne, Kris Self, Jeanette Eads, Lee Guthrie, Alex Craig and Kelly Floyd, all members of the Discovery Team, presented a play about ancient explorers, particularly Christopher Columbus.
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Perry Meridian High School students Jeremy Garritano, Teresa Ali, Michael Braverman, Richard Burton, Nicholas Camin, Amanda Clarke and Shane Julius were recognized for their performance on on the PSAT National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
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A 370-foot-tall radio tower for WGGR-FM was pieced together in four days in the 600 block of East National Avenue.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2003
Perry Meridian High School English instructor Nancy Johnson (center) received the Project E Teacher Excellence Award, which included a cash prize of $10,000. She is seen with Principal Ed Henry and Dolly Bauman of Project
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Sheila Delaney, daughter of Mike Delaney and a graduate of Center Grove High School, and Mark Nellans, son of Mrs. Gary Nellans, were married at Greenwood United Methodist Church. The bride was an assistant manager for IKON Office Solutions; the groom was employed as a sales manager for Culligan Water Co.
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Brokenburr Trails Apartments on Perkins Avenue at Raymond Street had a date with the wrecking ball to make way for garden apartments and homes. The 35-year-old low-income housing project had been vacant for two years.
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The fall fun fest at McDonald’s, 5416 S. U.S. 31, featured karate demonstrations, live country music, fingerprinting of children and a cheeseburger and fries for $1.
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The 33rd Degree, the highest honor awarded by Scottish Rite Freemasonry, was presented to Carl Culmann and Charles Burton.
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Greenwood High School’s football team upped its record to 8-0 with a 27-7 victory over Whiteland, Franklin Central and Roncalli were 5-3; Perry Meridian, 4-4; Manual and Southport, 2-6; and Beech Grove, 0-8.
10 Years Ago This Week — 2013
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Sheila Delaney, daughter of Mike Delaney and a graduate of Center Grove High School, and Mark Nellans, son of Mrs. Gary Nellans, were married at Greenwood United Methodist Church. The bride was an assistant manager for IKON Office Solutions; the groom was employed as a sales manager for Culligan Water Co.
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Brokenburr Trails Apartments on Perkins Avenue at Raymond Street had a date with the wrecking ball to make way for garden apartments and homes. The 35-year-old low-income housing project had been vacant for two years.
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The fall fun fest at McDonald’s, 5416 S. U.S. 31, featured karate demonstrations, live country music, fingerprinting of children and a cheeseburger and fries for $1.
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The 33rd Degree, the highest honor awarded by Scottish Rite Freemasonry, was presented to Carl Culmann and Charles Burton.
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Greenwood High School’s football team upped its record to 8-0 with a 27-7 victory over Whiteland, Franklin Central and Roncalli were 5-3; Perry Meridian, 4-4; Manual and Southport, 2-6; and Beech Grove, 0-8.
10 Years Ago This Week — 2013
The girls soccer team from Perry Meridian High School won its fifth straight sectional title by defeating Roncalli 2-1.
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Kenny Winslow The 262 American flags that had adorned the city of Southport’s utility poles for the past six months were stored away until next spring, and Kenny Winslow was there to help, just like for the last 10 years.
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Southport’s undefeated football team (8-0) clinched the Conference Indiana title by crushing Bloomington North 70-41.
“Memories are the key not to the past, but
to the future.”
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Southport’s undefeated football team (8-0) clinched the Conference Indiana title by crushing Bloomington North 70-41.
“Memories are the key not to the past, but
to the future.”
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