Bill Singer, who owned Singer’s Sunoco Service at 2180 S. East St., was holding his annual sale of Kelly-Springfield tires.
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Children ages 6 and under and adults could enjoy country-style chicken dinners at St. James the Greater Church for 75 cents and $1.50, respectively.
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Sablosky’s department store lost its lease in Fountain Square and was liquidating $40,000 worth of merchandise.
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Southwood Gardens at the corner of Stop 11 and McFarland roads boasted the following specials: evergreens, $1.50 and up; flowering trees and rosebushes, $1 and up; and gladioli and canna bulbs, 7 and 10 cents, respectively.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
F. Edward Wall, head of Manual’s Science Department and who earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Indiana and Harvard universities, respectively, was named the state’s Outstanding Young Educator by the Indiana Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Maxine Baker and Jim and Joyce Wilson won top awards at the 31st annual Indiana Professional Photographers Convention.
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Joseph E. Walters was named acting manager of the Madison Avenue-Thompson Road branch of Peoples Bank & Trust Co.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
Burkhart Elementary School was hosting its annual Home and Garden Tour. The showcased residences included those of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Pennington, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moyer, Mr. and Mrs. Rollie Tillery, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Newman and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Watts.
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Bill Heidenreich was preparing for his annual open house at Heidenreich Greenhouses, 502 E. National Ave. “Come on over and browse around our complete garden center to your heart’s content,” he said.
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Homecroft Elementary’s PTA installed its new officers for the upcoming school year: David Fulp, president; Ritz Woerner, vice president; Carolyn Gaither, secretary; and Richard Crafton, treasurer.
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Dan Nicoson was named director of development at Indiana Central University. Nicoson, who graduated from Manual High School and ICU and earned his master’s at Indiana State, previously served as development counselor and acting director. He and his wife, Linda, had two sons, Scott and Brent.
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Hamsters cost $2.88 at Murphy’s, and cages and litter were 47 cents each.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Beech Grove resident Mona Schoch, a former teacher at Southport and Perry Meridian high schools, was named Goodwill Industries’ Volunteer of the Year.
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Under the guidance of George Humphrey, the Perry Township 4-H Rabbit Club – Perry Paws – was looking forward to a new year of competition at the local and state level. Members were Holly Hall, Christine Dunn, Heather Hall, Amy Royalty, Scott Miller, Scott and Sean Chevalier and Steve Krohne.
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Robert L. Murley, a graduate of Manual and Indiana State University, announced his candidacy for District 23 of the City-County Council. He was running against Oliver Duncan and Cynthia Crawford in the Democratic primary.
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K.J. Bunch, a sixth-grader at St. Roch School, won the South Marion County spelling championship to advance to the state finals.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
In honor of their outstanding work ethics, Dale Cox, Mitch Gersh, Lily Kincade and Diane Law were named St. Francis Hospital’s Family Spirit Award recipients for December, January, February and March, respectively. Cox volunteered in cardiology and transportation; Gersh was a respiratory care coordinator; Kincade served as secretary of the pediatrics unit; and Law was a systems analyst.
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Needing 21 new members to reach a predetermined goal, American Legion Post 88 Cmdr. Bob Sutton had begged and pleaded and used every trick in the book to inspire members to reach the goal. Then with the impending visit of National Vice Cmdr. Bob Brown only two weeks away, he achieved what seemed impossible by issuing a challenge: “Sign the 21 members in time,” he said, “and I will greet Bob while dressed in only a barrel.” The post reached its quota, and Sutton kept his word.
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Courtyard Cafe, a coffee shop and delicatessen, was opened by Tom and Judy Hammett at 2028 E. Southport Road.
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Twins Daniel and Dennis Baar opened Fountain Art & Craft Emporium at 1112 E. Prospect St.
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Charlotte Schultz, Penny Eichelman, Teresa Roehling, Lyn Hopkins, Denise Bush and Nancy Lykins were initiated into Epsilon Tau chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa, a philanthropic sorority. New collegiate members were Sara Burns, Kati Beck, Amanda Vice and Erin Covert.
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Perry Meridian Middle School’s eighth-grade Academic Pursuit team won the Marion County tournament. The squad featured Alyssa Boardman, Julie Blanford, Jason Lantz, Eric Wu, Arnel Aurellano, Matt Jones, Derek Black, Ben Strengel, Stacey Mullen, Claire Webb, John Trombley, Eben True and teacher sponsor Steve Robbins.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.