Indiana Central College had raised about one-third of the $975,000 needed to build an academic hall, which would house administrative offices, classrooms, a library, a 1,000-seat auditorium, a dining room and an art gallery.
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In recognition of her outstanding score on a home economics test, Yvonne Dorn was named Southport High School’s Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow.
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Plans for the Olympia Club, a swimming and recreational facility to be built in Beech Grove, were in limbo as 1,000 members were needed before construction could begin. Only 703 had joined, and the club only had two more weeks to reach its goal.
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Grocery specials of the week: 5 pounds of sugar cost 49 cents; 3 pounds of ground beef, $1; 46 ounces of tomato juice, 29 cents; a pound of onions, 5 cents; and two cans of corn, 29 cents.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
For the second time in six weeks, thousands of Southsiders found themselves completely helpless and isolated after Mother Nature dumped a heavy snow on them.
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Walker’s Inc., Greenwood’s only department store, was extending its half-price sale because a snowstorm kept most customers away from the store.
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Repeating his triumph of one year ago, Manual High School ROTC Cadet Col. Charles J. Todd, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Boyd Todd, won the Marion County Oratorical Contest.
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Clarke Krisher was ordained and installed as pastor at Faith United Church of Christ, 4040 E. Thompson Road, where Wayne Fields, Oral Cotton and Rolla McAdams were instated as deacons. Officers were George Schnabel, president; James Wheatley, vice president; McAdams, treasurer; Fred Strelow, treasurer; Fields, benevolent treasurer; Krisher, building maintenance treasurer; and Walter Schoch, stewardship secretary.
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Fisher Bros. Home Furnishings, 1315 Shelby St., was holding a truckload sale of General Electric appliances.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Southport High School students Scott Christie, son of Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Christie, and Kevin Robbins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robbins, were accepted into the U.S. Collegiate Wind Band, which was scheduled to perform at seven of the world’s cultural capitals.
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Although in its infancy, the seniors group at Bluff Recreation and Cultural Center at the corner of Bluff Road and Hanna Avenue, was enjoying a growth in membership. The club hosted arts and craft programs, luncheons, Spanish lessons, pingpong and card tournaments and pitch-in dinners.
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The winners in St. Mark Grade School’s science fair were David Magee, Paul Michaletz, Jim Taylor, Randy Williams, Kurt Ihrig, Dan Mullin, Tom Lauth, Kathy Schonhoff, Charlie Bowling, Dave Able, Lee Ann Daly, Bud Waymire, Dave Mennel, Marlena Derleth, Carol Pitzer, Mary Huebner and Linda Herzog.
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The Indy Bluff Starlettes, a baton twirling team from Bluff Recreation and Cultural Center, took fifth-place honors in the meet in Elliotsville. Coached by Gloria Toney, the squad consisted of Kathleen Gaskin, Kathleen Mappes, Gena Pappes, Paula Paxton, Paula Mascari and Rhonda Mumm. Competing individually were Stacey Hutton, Chris Morris and Dena Robins.
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Shelby Federal Savings & Loan Association was paying 8.17 percent interest on its six-year certificates of deposit. The rate on a regular savings account was 5.13 percent.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
This week is missing from the archives.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Bill Greathouse, an IUPUI School of Education supervisor and a retired Perry Township teacher, was honored with the Distinguished Service Award from the Hoosier Association of Science Teachers. Greathouse taught science at Homecroft Elementary for many years and was a semifinalist for Indiana’s Teacher of the Year in 1991-92.
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Charles Schafer, a longtime helper at the St. Vincent de Paul Society, received a Mayor’s Volunteer Partnership Award. He gave unselfishly of his precious time – precious in the sense that he had incurable lung cancer.
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The Citizens Gas Customer Service Center at Southern Plaza was added to the list of Project Safe Places, which provided immediate help to at-risk children under 18 years of age. The sites were clearly marked by their large yellow and black, diamond-shaped signs.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar told the press that he would officially announce his candidacy for president of the United States in about seven weeks.
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St. Jude’s fifth- and sixth-grade B basketball team finished its season with a 19-0 record, winning a holiday tournament, its division and the Catholic Youth Organization city tourney. Team members were Ray Ahaus, Doug Looney, Bert Roy, Ryan Hall, Harry Dearing, Ben Dexter, Mike Richardson, Bryan Kirk, assistant coach Tony Ahaus and coach Charlie Hall.
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Perry Meridian graduate and Mount Union College junior Dan Trieff celebrated his 21st birthday in style by winning the 100-yard breaststroke during the Ohio Athletic Conference swimming and diving championships. A marine biologist major, he was the son of Dan and Rosine Trieff.
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The third-grade basketball team from MacArthur Elementary finished league play in Perry Township Athletics Inc. with a 10-0 record. The squad featured mascot Evan Gehlert, Ryan Gehlert, Ben Pyles, Donnie Vick, Cory Skiles, Scott Carrico, Matthew Engelhardt, Jeff Nolan, Nathan Lauer and coaches Denny Pyles and Mike Gehlert.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
The archives from 2005 are missing.