St. Roch School served turkey dinners for $1.50.
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Gee Drugs, 2841 Shelby St., celebrated its 16th anniversary.
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Farm Bureau Insurance opened a branch at 4200 S. U.S. 31.
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Gus and Margaret Miceli opened Imperial Econ-O-Wash Laundry at 931 S. East St.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Karen Kehlbeck rehearsed for (in no particular order) Elaine Bramlett, Martha Streightoff, Barbara Riney and Mrs. Edward Bramlett in preparation for Helene Charisse’s annual dance recital at Manual High School.
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The Haag Drug Co. provided senior citizens free transportation to and from the polls on Election Day.
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Jenny and Eric Staab, children of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Staab, and Christin Popp, son of Mrs. Charles Popp, were winners in the Halloween costume contest at South Village Plaza.
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Behind the leadership of Mrs. Gerald Coyle, St. Catherine Church’s Altar Society held its fall card party. And it must have been a big affair because she had a boatload of assistants: Mesdames Henry Stewart, Charles Steadham, Maurice Kriese, David Fisher, Edward Gabonay, Robert Brown, Ambrose Hornberger, Herman Grote, Elmer Spieker, George Berry and Thomas Walsh.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 were ruined when The Spotlight’s lower level was flooded in June of 1992.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
Kristine Kelly was named chairwoman of the 42nd annual Christmas Gift Lift. Sponsored by the Mental Health Association of Marion County, the program involved collecting new clothing, personal care items and other gifts for the mentally ill.
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Latricia Anderson, a student at Decatur Central Middle School and a member of St. Roch Parish, won the school’s Triple A Award for displaying excellence in athletics, academics and attitude.
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Columnist Diane Kavanaugh wrote about her encounter with a baby cow outside the backdoor of her apartment. With night falling, Kavanaugh followed the wayward calf until a storm blew in. Authorities were called in but had no luck in tracking down the young bovine, which was heard crying later that night before disappearing in the early morning.
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Leanza Cornett, the reigning Miss America from Florida, addressed AIDS awareness at the University of Indianapolis.
20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
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St. Jude’s third-grade football team went undefeated to win its division in the Catholic Youth Organization league. The squad featured Mike Horan, Joshua Pawlak, Kevin Schubach, Shawn Reed, Dusty Norman, Logan Lielinski, Conner Rohrman, Joe Ardizzone, Bradley Fey, David Mappes, Ben Susemichel, Chase Steinbrunner, Tyler Crouch, Jack Wagner, Tim Zimmerman, Peter Molloy, Logan Wolfschlag and coaches Nick Mappes, Bob Susemichel, Mark Storey and Joe Pawlak.
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Carolyn Meisberger, an English teacher at St. Jude Catholic School, was a semifinalist for Indiana’s Educator of the Year. She had recently been named a master instructor in the Teacher Advancement Program.
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Cartons of generic and Marlboro cigarettes cost $15.99 and $25.99, respectively.
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Molly Cleek and Pat Strawser, members of Nu Tau chapter of Delta Theta Tau, presented a $2,000 check to Charlene Guthrie on behalf of Rise Learning Center. The money was raised during the sorority’s craft fair.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2012
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Featherston Cemetery, Indianapolis’ smallest burial ground at 3320 Boxwood Drive – off McFarland Road between Southport and Stop 11 roads -- was dedicated. The cemetery held its first burial in the 1830s and was named in honor of Jeremiah Featherson, who founded Little Buck Creek Baptist Church (later known as Southport Baptist) in 1832.
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