The Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department was hosting its annual fish fry.
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The following students from Manual High School made the A honor roll: Louise Barr, Eleanor Carter, Mary Ellen Craig, Anne Kask, Jim Miller, Bob Napper, Rita Overmyer, Howard Smiley, Teddy Winckelbach, Carolyn Winstead, Connie McCubbins, Miriam St. Clair, Paul Brink, Judy Griffith, Gloria Harvey, Carney Likens, Tom McCormick, Raymond Schultz, Sylvia Staples, Connie Webber, Mary Ann Wilhite and Judy Ziegler.
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Circle Furniture Co., 938 Virginia Ave., advertised a never-before-seen price of $149.95 for a 21-inch black-and-white TV. The TV featured an optic glare shield, which trapped out annoying light reflected from lamps and windows.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Henry’s Hamburgers, 3545 S. East St., was celebrating its fifth anniversary by selling hamburgers for 10 cents and fish sandwiches for 29 cents.
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Debbie Welsh, David H. Moore and Ronald Hawkins took first-, second- and third-place honors, respectively, in the poster contest at IPS Raymond L. Brandes School 65.
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G.C. Murphy’s in Fountain Square announced that it would begin to accept charge cards issued by American Fletcher National Bank.
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Murphy’s was sponsoring a car in the Indianapolis 500 for Roger McCluskey.
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Two pairs of children’s canvas oxfords or hi-tops cost $3 at Shoe World in Fountain Square.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
Kelly Enright, an eighth-grader at Keystone Middle School, qualified for the U.S. Gymnastics Federation’s junior nationals in Oregon by placing first in the floor exercise, vault, balance beam and all-around at the state meet in Munster.
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Richard W. Wall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Wall, was graduating from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and had accepted a position with U.S. Steel in Gary, Ind.
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Kim Cromley, Pam Willis, Juli Card, Tina Henderson and Amy Corsaro, students at Experience and Dance Studio, 2604 Madison Ave., were performing in a recital at Marian College.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Indianapolis Deputy Chief of Police Paul Annee was going to address concerns about the cruising problem along U.S. 31 and Madison Avenue when speaking to the Southside Community Advisory Council.
Dr. Blanche Penrod received Southport High School’s Outstanding Alumnus Award. Penrod graduated in 1922 and served the school 43 years as a teacher and dean. She retired in 1969 after instructing biology and chairing the science department.
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Eli Lilly and Co. employees Wayne G. Kooms, Norma J. Phillips, Daniel G. Swisher, Paul E. Wright, Monte G. Crumley, Frances A. Lovingood, Jacquelyn T. Massey, James M. Mockford, Robert E. Taylor, Dr. Gerald W. Wallace, Key-May Chou, David R. Bennett, Jack T. Harman, William J. Perkins, Leonard Porter, John R. Shea and Delores Wilson were honored for 25 or more years of service.
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Lincoln Elementary’s fifth-grade was staging “Return to Oz,” which starred Jay Robinson, Loren Hayes, Larry Wilson, Cory Delp, Maisah Williams, Sarah Wilson, A.J. Wilkerson, Heather Newport and Katherine Graham.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
Scott Brayton won the pole for the 80th running of the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap speed of 233.718. Tony Stewart (233.100) was in the middle of the front row, and Davy Jones (232.882) was on the outside. Arie Luyendyk set a track record of 236.986, but his run was on the second day of qualifications, placing him on the outside of Row 7.
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April Herman, a freshman at Southport and the daughter of William and Marcia Herman, was crowned champion in the Marion County 4-H speech and demonstration contest for her presentation on motorcycle safety.
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St. Barnabas’ fifth- and sixth-grade C volleyball team completed its season by winning the consolation game in the Catholic Youth Organization tournament. The squad featured Breanna Anderson, Carley Meek, Adrienne Campbell, Katie Denny, Colleen Merkel, Erin Jardina, Caitlin Rose and Collen Rose Harrington, Lindsey Heiob, Jessica Milano, Janelle Pasteur, assistant coach Jennifer Pasteur and coaches Patricia Jane Harrington and Ed Pasteur.
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Erin Powell and Sylvia “Sly” Harmon were celebrating their 21st and 40th birthdays, respectively.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.