Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1956
Starring Donald O’Connor and Ann Blythe, “The Merry Monahans” was showing at the Oriental Theatre, 1105 S. Meridian St., where anyone with the last name O’Connell was admitted free on St. Patrick’s Day.
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Manual High School’s ROTC was hosting its seventh annual Military Ball. Queen candidates were Barbara Acton, Bonnie Clark, Jane Clark, Felice Fallowfield, Sandra Rollings, Phyllis Taylor, Beverly Rich, Nadine Brehob, Sherry Dyer, Nancy Foster, Janet Jones and Ricki Rowles.
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Several Golden Glove boxers put on an exhibition during the meeting of the Sacred Heart Holy Name Society.
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Whole tom turkeys and chickens cost 40 and 50 cents a pound, respectively, at Marschke Farm, 6104 S. Harding St.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Contracts were awarded for the expansion of MacArthur Elementary. The 12-room addition would make the facility the first elementary school in Perry Township to have 24 rooms. The cost was around $275,000.
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Anita Deckard, a graduate of Southport High School and a freshman at DePauw University, won a second-place plaque at the state oratorical contest. She was the daughter of Mildred T. Deckard.
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Martha Y. Burnett, a former state senator with eight years of service, announced her intention to run for Marion County recorder.
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Porter Paints opened a new store at 7025 Madison Ave.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
Tom Sanders of Sanders Cleaners & Laundry was running a special on replacing torn pockets on blue jeans for $1. Sanders said he started the promotion because there were plenty of jeans that needed pockets replaced to keep up with the popularity of faded denims. “We won’t make much at $1 a pair, but we will make up for it in the volume we do.”
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Mr. F.B. Miller’s cat, Sam, had a run-in with a younger feline and wound up at the Southside Pet Clinic. Sam had to undergo surgery with skin grafting from one side of his back to the other. The procedure required about 35 stitches.
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St. Mark students Christine Lee, A.J. Ratz, Mary Jo Boyce, Tracy Hoggs, Kim Vodde, Jim Kern, Charlie Bowling, Amy Obergfell, Judy Townsend, Mary Beth Scheuth, Denise Powers, Martina Brown and Mike Marien received awards at the school’s annual science fair.
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Among the nominees for “Who’s Who Among Music Students in American High Schools” were Southport’s Cyndy Love, Lisa Dye, Martha Butts, Greg Stevens, Cindy Scheib, David Marshall, Beth Rutherford, Bill Laut, Randy Scott and Diane Huckleberry.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Retired Southport High School band director Bill E. Schmalfeldt announced his candidacy for trustee of Perry Township. A Republican, Schmalfeldt pledged to work for the people, not the party.
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Southport Library administrator Barbara “BJ” Juday was retiring after 17 years of service at the branch.
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Manual senior Lori Hayes received the Circle of Valor Award and $200 from the Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis during its recognition banquet.
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Area students Sara and Dan Richwine, Matthew Poe and Jeremy Sheehan served as pages during a session of the Indiana General Assembly, where they performed a variety of clerical tasks.
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Roncalli’s Rick Herbetz, Matt Reese and Erika Persson had lead roles in the school’s production of “Bye Bye Birdie.”
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
The girls basketball team from Southport High School defeated Fulton to win the Marion County tournament. The squad featured Nicole Perry, Karma Moss, Leah Boyce, Katie Campbell, Heather Rayburn, Kelly Floyd, Jenny Bridgewater, Jeanette Eads, Julie Barrett, Stephanie Goans, Kori McNamara and coach Haley Dennis.
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Top finishers in the Quest for Excellence academic competition at Roncalli included Nativity Grade School’s team of John Harrell, Paul Bohnert, John Agresta and Tony Hollowell, which took top honors in the quiz covering the history of the Olympics; St. Roch’s Jaime Cook, Lisa Kocher, David Martinez and Dan Thompson, the second-place finishers; and Our Lady of the Greenwood’s Sarah Davis, Chris Manley, Jessica Shepherd and Brandmier, who placed third.
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Perry Meridian High School’s mock trial team took third-place honors at the state meet at Purdue University. Perry junior John Waymire won an award for being one of the 10 best “attorneys” among the 200-plus participants. Fellow team members were Chris Bush, Eric McAfee, Greg Hasecuster, Julie Frye, Mindy Brunning, Laura Blanford and coaches Linda Burdine and Ted Blandford.
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Construction was underway on the Indianapolis Indians’ new ballpark in Downtown. The $18 million facility – scheduled to open July 11 – would accommodate 13,500 fans in seats and 2,000 spectators on the lawn.
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Homecroft Elementary third-grader Alexis Tullos devised the “purfect” invention for cat owners – a “kitty-cat comb home” – which won top honors at the school’s Invention Convention. The house had special bristles around the doorway, and they provided Alexis’ cat a good brushing every time it entered or exited the doorway.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.
Starring Donald O’Connor and Ann Blythe, “The Merry Monahans” was showing at the Oriental Theatre, 1105 S. Meridian St., where anyone with the last name O’Connell was admitted free on St. Patrick’s Day.
* * *
Manual High School’s ROTC was hosting its seventh annual Military Ball. Queen candidates were Barbara Acton, Bonnie Clark, Jane Clark, Felice Fallowfield, Sandra Rollings, Phyllis Taylor, Beverly Rich, Nadine Brehob, Sherry Dyer, Nancy Foster, Janet Jones and Ricki Rowles.
* * *
Several Golden Glove boxers put on an exhibition during the meeting of the Sacred Heart Holy Name Society.
* * *
Whole tom turkeys and chickens cost 40 and 50 cents a pound, respectively, at Marschke Farm, 6104 S. Harding St.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Contracts were awarded for the expansion of MacArthur Elementary. The 12-room addition would make the facility the first elementary school in Perry Township to have 24 rooms. The cost was around $275,000.
* * *
Anita Deckard, a graduate of Southport High School and a freshman at DePauw University, won a second-place plaque at the state oratorical contest. She was the daughter of Mildred T. Deckard.
* * *
Martha Y. Burnett, a former state senator with eight years of service, announced her intention to run for Marion County recorder.
* * *
Porter Paints opened a new store at 7025 Madison Ave.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
Tom Sanders of Sanders Cleaners & Laundry was running a special on replacing torn pockets on blue jeans for $1. Sanders said he started the promotion because there were plenty of jeans that needed pockets replaced to keep up with the popularity of faded denims. “We won’t make much at $1 a pair, but we will make up for it in the volume we do.”
* * *
Mr. F.B. Miller’s cat, Sam, had a run-in with a younger feline and wound up at the Southside Pet Clinic. Sam had to undergo surgery with skin grafting from one side of his back to the other. The procedure required about 35 stitches.
* * *
St. Mark students Christine Lee, A.J. Ratz, Mary Jo Boyce, Tracy Hoggs, Kim Vodde, Jim Kern, Charlie Bowling, Amy Obergfell, Judy Townsend, Mary Beth Scheuth, Denise Powers, Martina Brown and Mike Marien received awards at the school’s annual science fair.
* * *
Among the nominees for “Who’s Who Among Music Students in American High Schools” were Southport’s Cyndy Love, Lisa Dye, Martha Butts, Greg Stevens, Cindy Scheib, David Marshall, Beth Rutherford, Bill Laut, Randy Scott and Diane Huckleberry.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Retired Southport High School band director Bill E. Schmalfeldt announced his candidacy for trustee of Perry Township. A Republican, Schmalfeldt pledged to work for the people, not the party.
* * *
Southport Library administrator Barbara “BJ” Juday was retiring after 17 years of service at the branch.
* * *
Manual senior Lori Hayes received the Circle of Valor Award and $200 from the Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis during its recognition banquet.
* * *
Area students Sara and Dan Richwine, Matthew Poe and Jeremy Sheehan served as pages during a session of the Indiana General Assembly, where they performed a variety of clerical tasks.
* * *
Roncalli’s Rick Herbetz, Matt Reese and Erika Persson had lead roles in the school’s production of “Bye Bye Birdie.”
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
The girls basketball team from Southport High School defeated Fulton to win the Marion County tournament. The squad featured Nicole Perry, Karma Moss, Leah Boyce, Katie Campbell, Heather Rayburn, Kelly Floyd, Jenny Bridgewater, Jeanette Eads, Julie Barrett, Stephanie Goans, Kori McNamara and coach Haley Dennis.
* * *
Top finishers in the Quest for Excellence academic competition at Roncalli included Nativity Grade School’s team of John Harrell, Paul Bohnert, John Agresta and Tony Hollowell, which took top honors in the quiz covering the history of the Olympics; St. Roch’s Jaime Cook, Lisa Kocher, David Martinez and Dan Thompson, the second-place finishers; and Our Lady of the Greenwood’s Sarah Davis, Chris Manley, Jessica Shepherd and Brandmier, who placed third.
* * *
Perry Meridian High School’s mock trial team took third-place honors at the state meet at Purdue University. Perry junior John Waymire won an award for being one of the 10 best “attorneys” among the 200-plus participants. Fellow team members were Chris Bush, Eric McAfee, Greg Hasecuster, Julie Frye, Mindy Brunning, Laura Blanford and coaches Linda Burdine and Ted Blandford.
* * *
Construction was underway on the Indianapolis Indians’ new ballpark in Downtown. The $18 million facility – scheduled to open July 11 – would accommodate 13,500 fans in seats and 2,000 spectators on the lawn.
* * *
Homecroft Elementary third-grader Alexis Tullos devised the “purfect” invention for cat owners – a “kitty-cat comb home” – which won top honors at the school’s Invention Convention. The house had special bristles around the doorway, and they provided Alexis’ cat a good brushing every time it entered or exited the doorway.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.
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