Genevieve Green won 14 ribbons at the Indiana State Fair for her collection of dolls and handmade toys. Mrs. John E. Kleinhenz and Mrs. Paul J. Goben won 10 each for their culinary delights.
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Mrs. Bill Patterson had her seventh baby in the past 6 1/2 years. Roll call at the Patterson home sounded like this: Agnes, 6; Billy, 5; Johnny, 4; Mike, 3; Patty, 2; Donny, 1; and newborn Mary Jo.
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A corner lot at 7800 S. Meridian St. was listed for $1,500, and an electric stove in good condition was advertised for $50.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968
A center for children with learning disabilities was established at Crossroads Rehabilitation Center.
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Dr. Francis W. Price was promoted to manager of Eli Lilly and Co.’s industrial medicine department. He and his family resided on East Edgewood Avenue.
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J.D. Clothing Co., 1609 Prospect St., had marked 50 percent off most of its suits, which were priced from $47.50 to $59.
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Arthur’s Music Store, 931 Shelby St., offered guitar, banjo, drum, piano and accordion lessons.
Behind every successful family business there is usually a feminine member. But at Heidenreich Greenhouses The Spotlight photographer found three lovely ladies – (from left) Pat Heidenreich and daughters Anna Marie and Mary Catherine – preparing mums.
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Rosedale Hills United Methodist Church, 4450 S. Keystone Ave., was celebrating its 20th anniversary.
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Southport High School was hosting its annual chicken and noodles dinner. The cost was $2 per adult, $1 per preteen. The dinner preceded the Southport-Perry Meridian football game at Perry Stadium.
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A 12-pack of Wiedemann fine beer cost $2.39 at Dinner Bell Market, 2824 Shelby St., where cases of Wisconsin Club and Huber were priced at $3.79.
No, this isn’t a scene from 1928, it’s the Nickle Plate Road No. 587 puffin’ it’s way toward Indianapolis Power & Light’s Harding Street generating plant.
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Heidenreich Greenhouses, 502 E. National Ave., carried all of your fall landscaping needs: mums, bulbs, grass seed, peat moss and top soil.
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Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
The 16-screen theater at Southern Plaza was beginning to take shape. The builders were placing precast wall sections on top of poured footings, rapidly accelerating construction over the conventional block-by-block method.
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Teachers, administrators and most students at Southport High were united in their efforts to eliminate profanity at the school.