Mr. and Mrs. Donald Turpin won a gas range during the grand opening of Citizens Gas & Coke’s Eastside branch. Mr. Turpin, who was employed by the U.S. Rubber Co., said it was the first time he had won anything.
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A three-bedroom home with a garage was listed for $15,500.
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Rock Hudson and Dana Wynter were starring in “Something of Value” at the Oriental Theatre, 11105 S. Meridian St.
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Indianapolis Public School 35 had to cancel its bean supper because of a flu epidemic at the school.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Southport High School students Marajo Hawkins, Diana Elliot, Sally Burnett, Teresa Moseman, Katie Baker, Pam George, Kathy Foster and Diane Langley were honored for their volunteer service at St. Francis Hospital.
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Dr. Malcolm L. Broome was installed as pastor at Southport Baptist Church. He previously served at Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Booneville, Ind.
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Beth Anne Blanchard, a graduate of Southport High School, received a $750 scholarship to attend Marion County General Hospital School of Nursing.
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Mrs. Bill Summers was pictured modeling a mink stole to be auctioned by South Group Women’s Committee of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
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Jackie Gleason was reported to have attended the 12:10 p.m. Mass at Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Kevin Kahn, son of Ishu and Patty Kahn, won a 10-speed bike from Supreme Bicycle Shop.
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Perry Meridian High School seniors Annette Spencer, Gayle Burton, Linda House and Kathy Stewart were vying for the title of homecoming queen.
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Carl C. Beck, executive director of the Indianapolis Housing Authority, announced his retirement. He had served under nine mayors.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Roncalli’s varsity, reserve and freshman volleyball teams had a combined record of 72-3. The varsity stood at 31-2, the reserve 21-1 and the freshmen 21-0.
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Sen. Richard Lugar endorsed Nelson S. Hart for mayor of Beech Grove.
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Tracie L. Torrence and Roger Timmerman and Dottie Barnhill and Jeff Linton announced their wedding plans.
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Drs. Charles Coats and Joe Mayoral opened a practice for child and adolescent psychiatry at the Valle Vista Professional Building in Greenwood.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Dave Carmichael hosted a Halloween party and a pig roast. Those attired in ghoulish costumes included Kathy Armstrong, James Bush, David Syrus, Joe Russell, Mary and Tom Hein, Barb and Joe Tanner, Jim Mackey, Janice Turk, Cindy Hudson, Brad Miller, Mark Sekel, Mike Kirkmeyer, Annie Rogers, Mike Priskard, Donna and John Cantner and yours truly.
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Roncalli senior Tony Dale, son of Tom and Joan Dale, received a WISH TV We Value Youth Award for his work with TeenLine, a hotline for teens who needed someone to talk to.
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The fourth-grade Maroon kickball team from St. Barnabas won its division in the Catholic Youth Organization with a 7-0 record. The squad featured Sarah Hurm, Lauren Cook, Molly McCarty, Emily Holsapple, Kristen Vercruysse, Molly Shank, Brittany Feldman, Ashley Waugh, Amy McCoy, Vanessa Pinna, Krista Langferman, Rayta Trumble, Alyson Bontrager and coaches Debbie McCoy and Clare Trumble.
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Nathan Felix and Brian Slack from Perry Meridian and Jay Bowles from Southport were competing in the state high school tennis tournament.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.