Tom McCormick and Lois Strong were crowned king and queen during Manual High School’s homecoming festivities. Chauffeuring the candidates around the field in convertibles were Bill Andrews, Joe Ernest, Roland Hankins, Benny Townsend, Jim Hoalt, Roger Roembke and Joe Bailey.
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Roland Daeger won a new Ford Fairlane at Sacred Heart Church’s Fiesta; James Dicks won a TV; and Harry Richardson won a $50 gift certificate.
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Stock and sports cars, modified coupes, roadsters, dragsters and motorcycles were racing at the Stout Field Drag Strip.
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Grocery specials included a box of premium Nabisco crackers for 25 cents; coffee, 89 cents a pound; 3 pounds of cabbage, 10 cents; 2 pounds of bacon, 79 cents; and 2 pounds of ground beef, 65 cents.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Letters of commendation were awarded to Southport High School students Lincoln A. Baker, Theresa L. Hill, Kenneth R. Huff, Douglas C. Kemp, KIm E. Marx, Patrick A. O’Connel, Mark W. Pennington and David C. Ullman for their performances on the National Merit Scholarship qualifying test.
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Hundreds of Indiana Central College alumni were expected to return to the school for homecoming festivities, which included a football game, a cross-country meet, a tennis match, a dinner and a dance.
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The Rev. Howard E. “Pete” Chattin was named minister of Southport Methodist Church. He had previously served in Huntingburg, Ind., since 1962.
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Stewart-Carey, a glass and building materials company on the Southsie, observed its 126th anniversary. Longtime employees joining in the celebration were Tex Black, Mrs. Lester Stelhorn, Donald Hawkins, Riley G. Adams and William Shaw.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
Gregory’s Discount Shop, 1044 Virginia Ave., boasted that it had sensational low prices on jewelry, women’s and men’s knit slacks, boys jeans and leatherlike jackets.
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Southport High School’s student council was sponsoring a newspaper drive to raise funds for scholarships and various activities.
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A demonstration on trout fishing was going to be held in a specially equipped pool at Southern Plaza. Participants could take their catches home for supper.
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St. John’s United Church of Christ at U.S. 31 and Southport Road was celebrating its 80th anniversary.
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Greenwood eighth-graders Mike Erickson, Donna Moran, Lisa Calvert, Lisa Boling, Stayce Perkins, Tim Leveritt, Stan Garbe and Steve Hittle visited the Indianapolis Zoo.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Indianapolis Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara was the featured speaker for the dedication of The Villas at Sacred Heart, 1501 S. Meridian St., a housing community for elderly and low-income people.
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Roncalli teachers Rose Mary Fox and Kathy Damon were honored as outstanding educators by the Indiana Council of Teachers and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, respectively.
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Adrian Orchards, 500 W. Epler Ave., advertised its sweet cider and pumpkins, which were priced between 75 cents to $1.50.
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Coached by Jan Borradaile, Perry Meridian High School’s volleyball team was off to a 16-1 start. Key players were Lisa Dillman, Melanie Barnard, Joy Normington, Karen Buddenbaum, Marika Klemm and Amy Weddle.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
St. Jude Catholic Church broke ground for a new sanctuary on what was formerly a football practice field on the north side of the church and school. The $3 million project included converting the present church into a cafeteria and offices.
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Perry Meridian High School’s annual homecoming would feature a parade, pushcart races, a pep rally, the crowning of the king and queen and a dance.
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The following chuckle was published: “A man went to the races and noticed a priest making the sign of the cross over a horse, which won the first race. So the man watched each time the priest made the sign and bet on that horse and won every time.
“When the last race came up, the man bet all his winnings – $19,000 – on the horse the priest approached. The gates opened, the horses were off, and the one he bet on took a few steps and dropped dead.
“Finding the priest, the man asked what went wrong. The priest replied, ‘You Protestants just don’t know the difference between a blessing and the last rites.’ ”
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The boys tennis team from Roncalli broke a 27-year drought to win its first city title by defeating Cathedral. The squad featured Tom Ruth, Jeremy Novotney, Brian O’Toole, Nick Adams, Rocky Moran, Greg Moore, Adam Cornelius, Ryan Henly, Jay Wetzel, Alex Menze, Dan Griffin, Ben Moser, Kyle Bauman, Kevin Krohne and coach Dave Gervasio.
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Grade schoolers Katie Lupke of St. Jude, Katelyn Dawson, St. Barnabas; and Kaylee-Nalley-Schembra, St. Mark; were among area youths planning to participate in a volleyball clinic at Roncalli.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.