A Kroger truck lost 20 loaves of bread on Shelby Street, which were quickly eaten by birds, leading to increased business for area car washes.
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Patrons at John’s Sunoco Service, 3920 S. East St., received 100 Top Value Stamps for each oil change and lubrication.
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Grocery specials included 2 pounds of Hills Bros. coffee for $1.09; 5 pounds of sugar, 49 cents; bacon, 45 cents a pound; and sirloin steak, 79 cents a pound.
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50 Years Ago This Week - 1969
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, founded in 1842 and located at the corner of New Jersey and McCarthy streets, was undergoing a $28,000 renovation.
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The Wakelam Carpet Mart relocated to 1100 Bethel Ave. in Beech Grove.
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IPS School 18, 1001 E. Palmer St., held its annual fish fry and fall festival.
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(Below) Mike Boeke (right), general manager of Davidson Home Supply Center, goes over the list of items that John and Barbara Pine won in the store’s drawing.
Southport High School’s foreign exchance students were (front, from left) Rosalice Haberman, Martha Martinez, Angela Ruiz Meseguer, Dorethe Schramm; (back) Markus Demi, Magnus Harryson and Thomas Brendel.
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Southport Middle School served its annual ham and bean soup dinner for $2.
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Bill Bless, football coach of the Indiana Central Greyhounds, and Butler Bulldogs mentor Bill Sylvester were preparing their teams for the annual “Indy Top Dog” game.
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Newlyweds Bob and Paula Cantlon had an aviary in their basement for canaries.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1989
The paintings of Helen E. Fisher were displayed at the Southside Art League in Greenwood.
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Jennifer Deerberg and Doug Fites served as homecoming queen and king at Perry Meridian.
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The National Council of Teachers of English named Perry Meridian seniors Mark Kemple, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Kemple, and David Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Murphy, as winners in the Achievement Awards in Writing contest.
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In its first year of operations at it new facility, the Indianapolis Zoo boasted a membership of 74,000 patrons, second only to the San Diego Zoo.
20 Years Ago This Week - 1999
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Southport High School’s cheerleaders were high-spirited after a festive homecoming parade marshalled by former Indiana Pacers coach Bobby “Slick” Leonard. The football game that followed against Pike had its high points - like when Cardinal kicker Jason Winter booted a school record 46-yard field goal - but Southport lost 32-10.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2009
Roncalli’s girls golf team competed in the state finals at The Legends Golf Course in Franklin.
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The Polo Club (formerly Steak & Ale), 4302 S. East St., featured prime rib and lobster for $19.95 and two 7-ounce sirloin steak dinners for $22.95.
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Adrian Orchards, 500 W. Epler Ave., held its annual Harvest Fest, which included a giant pumpkin contest.
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Louie and Nancy Annee celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. They were the parents of Louie, Joseph, Debbie, Dan, Tim, Kevin, Jenny and Aimee and had 29 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.