Anne Koch, Diane Eickhoff, Agnes Mader, Carolyn McCarty, Reva Gholdson and Mary Wilder were finalists in the queen contest at the Greater Southside Inc.’s Strawberry Festival and Art Show.
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Customers who purchased 8 or more gallons of gas at M and M Shell at the corner of Meridian Street and Thompson Road received 100 Top Value stamps.
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Michael and Gloria Schott brought their twin babies, Kathleen and Kimberly Kay, home from St. Francis Hospital.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1974
Because the Southport Masons anticipated to fry 3 tons of fish during what was billed as Indiana’s largest fish fry, they had recruited 15 volunteers to do nothing but man 23 fryers. Police would patrol the area in an effort to keep traffic moving as throngs of Hoosiers entered and exited the grounds at 5678 S. U.S. 31.
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Area students who graduated from Butler were Mary-Jane Allison, George Burns, Kathy Kaiser, Paul Lindstadt, Celeste Stickan, Stephen Somermeyer, Michael Caito, Ann Divine, Mark Barhan, Billy Finney, Robert Rawlings, Charles Wentling and Marcy Wolsieffer.
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Pat McKinney was elected commander of American Legion Post 355, and Billy Keller of the Indiana Pacers was a special guest at St. Barnabas’ festival.
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Patti Miller, a 1973 graduate of Southport and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Miller, was preparing to do missionary work with 9- to 18-year-old Kickapoo Indians near Oklahoma City. Her role would be that of music director and supervisor of the community center.
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Daily specials at the House of Sirloin, 902 E. Hanna Ave., included a fish or ham sandwich and salad bar for $1.53; a cheeseburger and salad bar, $1.62; and a steak sandwich and salad bar, $1.99.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1984
Kathy Steffey, attorney at law, joined the firm of Lewis, Bowman, St. Clair and Wagner. Steffey, daughter of restaurateurs Mary Ann and Pete Steffey, was a graduate of Southport and Indiana University School of Law.
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Jerry Cosby reported on the Sigma Firefly Scientist Club paying a penny apiece for lightning bugs. It seemed that fireflies were needed for research in such fields as heart disease, muscular dystrophy, waste water treatment and swine disease.
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German Park, 8600 S. Meridian St., was celebrating its 50th anniversary.
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Congressman Phil Sharp’s bicycle accident resulted in a week’s stay at the hospital, some excruciating aches and pains and hundreds of cards and letters from well-wishers.
30 Years Ago This Week — 1994
Eric Pease, son Sam and Vicki Pease, graduated from Clinton Young Elementary without missing a day of school in five years.
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St. Jude Grade School won the Academic Olympic Bowl at Cathedral High School. The team featured Jean Buckel, Kevin Huser, Andrea Kirk, Kevin Sahm, Derrick Alba, Eric Sahm, Mark Conner, Andy Richardson and coaches Mary An Chamberlin and Sister James Michael.
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The Indiana State Police was accepting applications. Applicants had to be at least 21 and a U.S. citizen, have completed 60 hours of college with at least a 2.0 GPA and have eyesight correctable to 20/50.
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Indianapolis Public School 114 fifth-graders Tiffany Shaffery, Janieka Thompkins and Lanisha Martin took top honors in their school’s Just Say No Club poster contest.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2004
Several big events — each hyped by quarter-page ads — were taking place: the Italian Street Festival at Holy Rosary and a fish fry at Center United Methodist.
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Brooke Austin, daughter of Bart and Robin Austin, won the 8 and under division of the Midwest Junior Tennis Tournament and qualified for regional action in Chicago.
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A third-grade class from Homecroft Elementary School was treated to lunch at 8 Lucky Buffet.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency established a temporary service facility at the Perry Township Government Center to accommodate victims of the May 30 tornadoes.
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Dr. Marvin Christie named Marion County’s Older Hoosier of the Year by the Central Indiana Council on Aging. Christie, who had delivered more than 1,200 babies over his 45-year career, practiced at Beech Grove Family Physicians and was a medical examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration. He and his wife, Dolores, had three sons and seven grandchildren.
10 Years Ago This Week — 2014
Eric Vincent, a member of the Lutheran High School faculty since 1999 and dean of curriculum, was named the school’s Teacher of the Year. He also served as chairman of the English department.
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Southport senior Clayton Bowie repeated as state champion in the 3,200-meter run.
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