The threat of a bombing attack and the peril of radioactive dust in rural districts downwind from attacked cities prompted the Federal Civil Defense Administration to urge all families to keep at least a seven-day supply of emergency food on hand.
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Center United Methodist Church was hosting a chicken fry.
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Indianapolis property owners were warned that it may cost them $100 if they allowed their weeds or other plants to obstruct the view on right-of-ways. Once warned of the violations, residents had 10 days to remove the obstructions.
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The Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Church installed Leo Mitchell as president. Other officers were Ted Schott and Fred Sauer, vice presidents; Gene Daeger, secretary; Albert Seyfried, treasurer; John Battiato, Cyril Kuchler and Leo Massing, marshals.
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Wanamaker’s only tavern closed at 6 p.m. daily.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Ray Crawford’s Hair Styling Salon in Greenwood celebrated its grand opening. The 25,000-square-foot shop was capable of serving 60 clients daily.
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Eli Lilly and Co. was moving forward with its plans to construct the tallest office building south of Maryland Street. The facility would be the city’s fifth-largest.
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G.C. Murphy was hosting a huge three-day sidewalk sale that featured sports shirts for $1.50, bras for 67 cents, baseball gloves for $2.77, women’s boots 99 cents and free goldfish.
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Nearly 25 percent, or 24,871, of Indianapolis Public Schools’ students were enrolled in summer school.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Former California Gov. Ronald Reagan visited Indianapolis to meet with mayoral candidate Bill Hudnut, who was facing an uphill battle to take over the mayor’s seat.
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Manual senior Marite Berzin, daughter of Helga Berzin, was crowned queen of the Greater Southside Inc’s Strawberry-Art Festival by longtime civic leader Wallie Sims.
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Ford’s new Mustang II had a sticker price of $3,448.
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Kurt W. Schoch was appointed volunteer coordinator of the Southside Youth Council. A lifetime resident of Perry Township, Schoch was a graduate of Southport High.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Youths and their cruising and congregating habits along “The Strip” (South East Street) were making local and state headlines. Law enforcement officials and business owners weren’t sure about the best method to combat the problem.
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Holy Rosary Church was gearing up for the ethnic event of the summer, its annual Italian Street Festival.
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In the wedding/engagement department, Diane Dietz exchanged vows with Andrew Ebbert; Jackie McFadden and Jay Cole were married; Mary Armstrong and Charles Smitt II were engaged; and Christie Bergen was engaged to Darryl Macy.
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Keith Cline, who graduated from Southport and was studying radio and television at Indiana Central University, was named assistant operations manager and news director of WICR-FM, which was owned and operated by ICU.
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Live lobster and 20-ounce T-bone dinners were served for $8.95 at Hagan’s Bar, 1121 E. Troy Ave., on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Brian Hommel, son of Al and Helen Hommel and a 1991 graduate of Perry Meridian, signed a baseball contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. Hommel, drafted in the 21st round, was a senior at the University of Louisville and was fifth in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings.
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The foursome of Aaron Spencer, Sean and Marvin Christy and Howard Nettles took first-place honors in the benefit golf outing for the Southside Youth Council. The second- and third-place teams were captained by Dean Abplanalp and Bob Uebelhor, respectively.
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St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fountain Square celebrated its 130th birthday.
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Ground was broken for the new church of Good Shepherd Catholic Parish, which was formed in 1993 from the union of St. Catherine of Siena and St. James.
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Gina Schouten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Schouten, was named Student of the Year at Mary Bryan Elementary.
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Torrential rains turned Hanna Avenue into a lake from East Street to Madison Avenue. Most motorists warily navigated the new “waterway,” but other less patient ones were seen with drowned-out engines and their car hoods raised.
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Andrew Dietz and Chris Laughland graduated from Mary Bryan Elementary with perfect attendance records.
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Mike Renfro, who starred in football, basketball and baseball at Beech Grove High, was named Marion County Athlete of the Year by The Indianapolis Star.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
The archives from 2005 are missing.