The Indianapolis Safety Council reported that Indianapolis was the safest city for its size in the United States.
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Square dance lessons for employees of Eli Lilly and Co. were offered at Longacre Park, 4571 Madison Ave.
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Heiskell’s Garden & Gift Shop, 3850 S. Meridian St. was celebrating its 88th anniversary.
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Daisy Davis, who managed the Southport Variety Store, had some fine rabbits for breeding stock that she was willing to sacrifice for a bargain price.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Lake Shore Swim Club divers Linda Carrigan and Bruce Ruoff and swimmers Ted Pollard and David Zirkles turned in outstanding performances at the AAU age group championships in Wabash.
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Robert Kaster and Richard Hawthorne, who owned the Village Shop and Signs by Jim, respectively, taught at Manual Evening School.
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Perry East Junior High School Principal Hugh Thompson retired after having served Perry Township Schools in various capacities for the past 40 years.
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New checking accounts with no minimum balance requirements were being offered to newlyweds by First Bank & Trust Co.
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The Rev. Duane Nelson was installed as pastor of Hope Lutheran Church, 5701 McFarland Road.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Homeowners in the Homecroft area had the opportunity to hook into sanitary sewers at a 15 percent discount.
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Perry Township Firefighters Local 1559 honored Marvin C. McClain for his bravery. McClain reported a fire on East National Avenue, helped rouse the teenage occupants to safety and pulled a 5-year-old from the burning home.
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Jeffrey K. Underwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Underwood and a junior at Manual, was installed as master councilor of Prospect chapter Order of Demolay.
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Dr. Greg A. Harsin, a graduate of Center Grove High and Indiana University School of Dentistry, opened a dental practice on State Road 135 in Greenwood.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Southport High School won first-place honors in the band competition at the Indiana State Fair.
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St. James Church, 1155 E. Cameron St., was going to award $1,000 to the winner of its coverall bingo game. The payouts for other games ranged from $200 to $300.
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Manual High School celebrated the start of its football season with a new stadium.
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Marty Talley, a recent graduate of Southport High School, was presented a plaque and a silver ring for winning the state title in the long jump.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
Aaron and Julie Gregory and their newborn triplets, Tyler, Bailey and Kyle, all of whom weighed a little more than 5 pounds, were pictured on the front page. The babies’ grandparents were Rich and Pat Hutmacher, Delbert and Kathleen Walterman and Bill and Louis Gregory.
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The Super Strikers soccer team went undefeated during a three-on-three tournament in Westfield, Ind., to win the Midwest regional title and qualify for the national tournament in Florida. The squad featured Aaron Evans, Austin Bullard, Jarrett Baughman, Zachary Trotman and coaches Ken Bullard and Mike Baughman.
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The football teams from Center Grove and Perry Meridian high schools won their first two games by combined scores of 72-0 and 98-19, respectively.
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Composed of players from Center Grove, Perry Meridian and Roncalli high schools, the Indiana Hawks baseball team won the state AAU tournament for 15-year-olds. Squad members were Chris Baur, Matt Boehning, Casey Gallagher, Nick Haseman, Brian Lortz, Chris Deter, Jay Wetzel, Adam Finley, Jon Stamm, Pat Guilfoy, Matt Vance, Derek Stansberry, assistant coach Jason Durban and coaches Gregg Boehning and Al Lortz.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.