Southport High School’s Nancy Brown, Manual’s Patricia McVey, Sacred Heart’s Mary Steffen and Wood’s Retta Parrott were queen candidates for Miss Madison Avenue.
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The Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department was holding its semiannual fish fry. The organizing committee was led by Don Emrich, Kevin Kirch and Frances Resener.
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The Kasper Furniture Co., 860 Virginia Ave., held a huge open house to showcase its new color television, but the set didn’t work. Owners Oscar and Kenny Kasper said they were fit to be tied because the TV had worked earlier in the afternoon.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1964
Richmond Bros., Paul Harris, Ace Hardware, Zale Jewelers and Baker Shoes were opening in Southern Plaza and brought the number of merchants in the center to 39. Serving as managers were John Kirch, Shirley DeLa Cruz, Al Hoppes, Sol Schaffer and Earl Benner, respectively.
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A box of 24 (full-size) brand-name candy bars cost 89 cents.
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A burglar broke into and ransacked Dee and V’s Beauty Salon. “The thief was a little choosey,” reported The Spotlight. “He walked off with all the petty cash and a pair of Dee’s pajamas.”
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Jim Mullen and Tom Carson were two of the McGinty’s Dodge Boys at the recently opened dealership at 3419 S. East St.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1974
Retiring Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department Chief James Turner received a plaque for his two terms of service. The township’s Advisory Board made a habit of recognizing retiring chiefs since they received no salary for the position.
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Editor George Cafouros urged federal authorities to investigate The Indianapolis Star and The Indianapolis News for their alleged corruption in exerting undue influence upon elected and appointed public officials. A host of other allegations were also published in stories that took up more than half the front page.
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The haunted house at 2800 S. East St. charged 50 cents for admission.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1984
Former Roncalli football standout Kenny Gillum played for Indiana Central University and led the Heartland Collegiate Conference in kickoff returns.
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Methodism of the early 19th century was relived when a “circuit rider” arrived on horseback to a service at Rosedale Hills United Methodist Church, 4450 S. Keystone Ave. The rider, the Rev. John Young, chaplain at Indiana Central University, was met and greeted by the congregation, many of whom were clad in clothes befitting of the era.
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Steve Taylor was named Perry Meridian’s varsity baseball coach after having served 11 years as a reserve coach. Taylor, who succeeded James Roach, graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1965 and Marian College in 1969. He and his wife, Janet, lived in West Hill Valley with their 3-year-old daughter, Amy.
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Perry Meridian seniors David Hollinden, Grace Yen and James Yegerlehner were named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1994
The winning entry in Adrian Orchards’ great pumpkin contest weighed in at 623 pounds.
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John Bird, 13, who attended Calvary Lutheran School but played football for St. Mark, took first-place honors in the local Punt, Pass & Kick contest to qualify for regional competition. He was the son of Zack and Tammy Bird.
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Lincoln Elementary’s third-, fourth- and fifth-grade cheerleaders were Ashley Donovan, Brandy Norris, Megan Anderson, Lyndsay Grubbs, Brittany McDonald, Kristin Hedges, Kristi Anderson, Ashley Schott, Cassondra and Kandi Flecker, Megan Jerrell, Karen Kjeldsen, Amber Marsh, Sarah Hiser, Diana Searcy, Ashley Armstrong, Erica Frye, Maggie Rasdall, Natalie Allen, Britney Ballard, Jackie Parr, Desiree Skaggs, Heather Cravens and Heather Stiener.
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Former Indianapolis Colts running back Marshall Faulk made a guest appearance at Sharp Ford, 3931 S. East St.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2004
Fifth-graders at Clinton Young Elementary returned from Camp Allendale in Trafalgar, where they and their chaperones learned how to fish, canoe, identify trees and birds and reduce pollution. A picture depicted the canoeing skills of John Sponsel, Brandan Benefiel, Matt Mangus, Julie Barricklow, Brittany Rivera and James Montgomery.
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The winning entry in Adrian Orchards’ great pumpkin contest tipped the scale at 1,024 pounds.
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Louie, a 5-year-old horse who served on the Indianapolis Police Department’s mounted patrol, died from injuries suffered when hit by a car.
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Southport High School Assistant Principal Thomas Galovic took a whipped cream pie to the face during a pep rally to promote the Cardinals’ homecoming football game.