The South Side Exchange Club was finalizing the plans for its two-day Woodlawn Festival, which would feature a fish fry, carnival rides, games and door prizes
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A small furnished apartment with all utilities paid rented for $15 a week.
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Brass table lamps were on sale for $3.98 at G.C. Murphy, 1043 Virginia Ave., where framed mirrors and utility tables were priced at $3.49 and $4.77 respectively.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1966
Dorothy M. Fromhold, the 12-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W.A. Fromhold, won a Singer sewing machine for her performance in a sewing contest.
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The Boyd Printing Co., 1313 E. Orange St., offered a special on wedding invitations: 100 for $10.50.
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As part of its 26th anniversary celebration, Derleth Beauty Salon, 1461 S. Meridian St., offered cold waves for as little as $3.50.
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The original home of the Shara Teffila Congregation was torn down for further expansion of Wood High School. The old landmark at Merrill and Meridian streets had been built about 50 years ago. At one time most of the Jewish synagogues were on the Southside before relocating to the Northside.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1976
McCarrel Jewelers, a Southside household name since 1933 and located at 2610 Madison Ave., continued to serve the community in the tradition of its late founder, A.D. McCarrel. The staff included Erich and Roselyn Wild, Helen McCarrel and Phil Hellman.
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David L. Feeney, a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., and the son of Mr. and Mrs. James J. Feeney, completed a training program in weapons, tactical skills, survival techniques and field engineering.
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Lawrence Paint & Wallcovering, 5448 Madison Ave., was hosting a free wallpaper clinic.
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Beech Grove High School students Jeff Hudson, Greg Driver, Bill Kirsch, Mike Fisher, Anna Haussecker, Mark Beloat, Becky Booher, Bob Robinson, Sharon Tiebert, Scott Kroening, Cindy Humphrey and Joe Wright were selected to perform with the U.S. Navy Band at an upcoming concert at the school.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1986
Jo Gottemoeller snared a 107-pound blue marlin off the coast of the island Kona, Hawaii, while vacationing with her husband.
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Featuring national, world and Olympic figure skaters, “Celebration ... America on Ice” was coming to Market Square Arena. In addition to the star-studded lineup of Tai Babilonia, Brian Boitano, Scott Hamilton, Peggy Flemming and Randy Gardner, the show would feature a trio of Southside youths: Karen Krampe, Barbara Rector and Greg Krampe, who were selected when auditioning earlier in the year.
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New Indianapolis Police Department Chief Paul Annee met with CrimeWatch block captains to assure them of continued support between his department and area crime vigilance groups.
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Bands from Beech Grove, Manual, Roncalli, Perry Meridian and Southport high schools were competing in the 13th annual Hook’s Midwestern Marching Festival at Busch Stadium.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1996
The second annual Fountain Square Youth Fest at Finch Park attracted nearly 250 children. The free event featured pony and horse rides, games, face painting, prizes and food.
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Donald F. Myers, a colonel in the Indiana National Guard, was awarded the Indiana Distinguished Service Medal. He was cited for his service to make the Guard a more efficient organization. During a two-year stint in Vietnam as a platoon sergeant, he was wounded five times in combat and later received two Silver Star Medals and the Navy Commendation Medal. He and his wife, the former Dorothy C. Renforth, resided in Franklin Township.
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Michael J. Kelly, a graduate of Manual High School and Indiana and Georgetown universities, was named director of legal research, writing and advocacy at Michigan State.
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Perry Meridian’s varsity volleyball team won the Beech Grove Invitational. The squad featured Jennifer Pasteur, Christin Annee, Erin Ross, Erin Covert, Alisa Nordholt, Amanda Vice, Kristin Slaton, Jenny Bauermeister, Holly Turk, Kinsey Olsen, manager Kim Babcock and coach Hans Neumann.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2006
The archives from 2006 are missing.