Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1956.
Mrs. Eugene Raines and Michael Bailey were frantically peering up to the trees in their neighborhoods because their parakeets had flown away.
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Clee Straughn retired from Eli Lilly and Co. after 30 years of service.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church was holding its annual turkey dinner.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Frederick A. Fetta, an activist in civic affairs, joined the law firm of Compton, Clark & Sandifer. He and his wife resided in Beech Grove with their two children.
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August J. Sturm, a graduate of Florida Southern College and a former Marine, was appointed vice president of Union Federal Savings & Loan Association.
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The following quip was published: “Cosmetics are a device to keep men from reading between the lines.”
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Southport High School seniors William Hancock, Vivian Heacox, Reba Stevens and Bryce Walden were semifinalists in the competition hosted by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence S. Walls, Mrs. and Mrs. Herman Frickenschmidt and Mr. and Mrs. Major E. Seay celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries.
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St. Jude Catholic Church was holding its inaugural Oktoberfest. Organizers included the Revs. Gerarld Burkert and William Morley, Diane Feldhake, Barbara Schura, Kathy Roembke, Monica Goettemoeller and Madonna Smith.
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The Big Red Barn in Greenwood was hosting a benefit roller skating party for the Indianapolis Zoo and the Indiana Youth Council.
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The team of real estate agents at Diaz Realtors’ Greenwood office featured Wes Fleenor, Dale Deerberg, Bonnie Erickson, Bob Stahl, Don Griffin, Bob Lane, Dan Harris, Lorn Kidwell, George Shunk, Mack McCall and Dave Fahrner.
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Hafer Bros. Gardens, 2856 S. Meridian St., and Rucker’s Greenhouses, 5336 Bluff Road, advertised a variety of vegetables, Indian corn, pumpkins and ornamental gourds.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Marilyn Petry, a music teacher at Indianapolis Public School 39, was named the district’s Educator of the Year. Sarah Bogard, a home economics teacher at Manual, was the runner-up.
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Manual High School’s senior class elected its officers: Raynell Berry, president; James Pruitt, vice president; Tamitha Christ, treasurer; and Mildred Fox, secretary. Berry and Pruitt were also in the homecoming court.
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Lee Grubbs Beauty School in the Target Center at South U.S. 31 and County Line Road featured the following specials: manicures for 99 cents, haircuts, $2; tints, 99 cents; perms, $10.
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Roncalli senior Mort Gallagher, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gallagher, was named to the All-State honors choir.
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Perry Meridian High School’s band elected its officers: David Shreeve, president; Shannon McGrath, vice president and drum major; Terri Collins and Chris Wessel, secretaries; Pam Toon, drum major; Scott Franklin and Scott Cleaver, historians; and Tony Wilson, Reggie Moon and Bridgette Brandon, publicity.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
The former Hawkins Pharmacy building at the corner of Madison and Southern avenues was purchased by St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers, which was converting it into a health clinic.
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Perry Meridian High School’s Erika Quebe advanced to the state golf finals by shooting a 79 at The Legends Golf Course.
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Indiana’s newest bingo hall was located at 2829 Madison Ave., where $1,000 coveralls were featured every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The nightly payout was a guaranteed $6,000.
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The final Mass at the former St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church was going to be celebrated Oct. 13.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.
Mrs. Eugene Raines and Michael Bailey were frantically peering up to the trees in their neighborhoods because their parakeets had flown away.
* * *
Clee Straughn retired from Eli Lilly and Co. after 30 years of service.
* * *
Sacred Heart Catholic Church was holding its annual turkey dinner.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Frederick A. Fetta, an activist in civic affairs, joined the law firm of Compton, Clark & Sandifer. He and his wife resided in Beech Grove with their two children.
* * *
August J. Sturm, a graduate of Florida Southern College and a former Marine, was appointed vice president of Union Federal Savings & Loan Association.
* * *
The following quip was published: “Cosmetics are a device to keep men from reading between the lines.”
* * *
Southport High School seniors William Hancock, Vivian Heacox, Reba Stevens and Bryce Walden were semifinalists in the competition hosted by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence S. Walls, Mrs. and Mrs. Herman Frickenschmidt and Mr. and Mrs. Major E. Seay celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries.
* * *
St. Jude Catholic Church was holding its inaugural Oktoberfest. Organizers included the Revs. Gerarld Burkert and William Morley, Diane Feldhake, Barbara Schura, Kathy Roembke, Monica Goettemoeller and Madonna Smith.
* * *
The Big Red Barn in Greenwood was hosting a benefit roller skating party for the Indianapolis Zoo and the Indiana Youth Council.
* * *
The team of real estate agents at Diaz Realtors’ Greenwood office featured Wes Fleenor, Dale Deerberg, Bonnie Erickson, Bob Stahl, Don Griffin, Bob Lane, Dan Harris, Lorn Kidwell, George Shunk, Mack McCall and Dave Fahrner.
* * *
Hafer Bros. Gardens, 2856 S. Meridian St., and Rucker’s Greenhouses, 5336 Bluff Road, advertised a variety of vegetables, Indian corn, pumpkins and ornamental gourds.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Marilyn Petry, a music teacher at Indianapolis Public School 39, was named the district’s Educator of the Year. Sarah Bogard, a home economics teacher at Manual, was the runner-up.
* * *
Manual High School’s senior class elected its officers: Raynell Berry, president; James Pruitt, vice president; Tamitha Christ, treasurer; and Mildred Fox, secretary. Berry and Pruitt were also in the homecoming court.
* * *
Lee Grubbs Beauty School in the Target Center at South U.S. 31 and County Line Road featured the following specials: manicures for 99 cents, haircuts, $2; tints, 99 cents; perms, $10.
* * *
Roncalli senior Mort Gallagher, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Gallagher, was named to the All-State honors choir.
* * *
Perry Meridian High School’s band elected its officers: David Shreeve, president; Shannon McGrath, vice president and drum major; Terri Collins and Chris Wessel, secretaries; Pam Toon, drum major; Scott Franklin and Scott Cleaver, historians; and Tony Wilson, Reggie Moon and Bridgette Brandon, publicity.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
The former Hawkins Pharmacy building at the corner of Madison and Southern avenues was purchased by St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers, which was converting it into a health clinic.
* * *
Perry Meridian High School’s Erika Quebe advanced to the state golf finals by shooting a 79 at The Legends Golf Course.
* * *
Indiana’s newest bingo hall was located at 2829 Madison Ave., where $1,000 coveralls were featured every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The nightly payout was a guaranteed $6,000.
* * *
The final Mass at the former St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church was going to be celebrated Oct. 13.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.
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