Editor George Cafouros was still celebrating the holidays and took another week off.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1974
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Larry Barrett, a graduate of Indiana Central College, was named president of Fletcher Avenue Savings and Loan Association.
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Luncheon specials at the House of Sirloin, 902 E. Hanna Ave., included a bowl of tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich for 79 cents, bean soup and a ham sandwich for $1.09 and chili and a cheeseburger for $1.29.
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Safeway Quality Foods advertised a gallon of milk for 99 cents, three loaves of bread for 1.09 and 10 pounds of taters for $1.19.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1984
A proposed $13 million renovation project at Manual High School called for an array of new facilities, including a football stadium, a natatorium, an auxiliary gym with a weight room and coaches offices, a home economics lab and an auto shop.
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Luke Buck, a well-known water colorist, held a workshop at Pro Art Studio, 5234 Madison Ave.
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Marion County Sheriff James Well announced the formation of a committee to examine an array of alleged problems at the county jail.
30 Years Ago This Week — 1994
The following quip was published: “Wife to husband, ‘Check this out: Half of American adults are illiterate and don’t know it.’ Husband: ‘Couldn’t be me . . . never been sick a day in my life.’”
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Farm Bureau Insurance opened its newest office at 5895 E. Thompson Road, where Joe Hanna served as the manager. Hanna was assisted by Phillip Shambaugh, Vojin Babich, Tim Annee and Michael Land.
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Manual’s wrestling team won its second straight Tech Super-8 meet by defeating Cathedral 31-28. The score was knotted going into the final match, which was won by the Redskins’ Greg Dycus.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2004
An open casting call for CBS’ “Survivor” was held at Hubler Chevrolet, 8220 S. U.S. 31.
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Manual announced that its gym would be named in honor of the late Dick Cummins, who had coached basketball and taught science at the school.
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David Anderson, dean of the College of Arts and Science at the University of Indianapolis, was named president-elect of the Society for Historians of American Relations.
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The first baby of 2004 born at St. Francis Hospital was Emma Nicole Parker, who arrived at 3 a.m. New Year’s Day. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was the daughter of Lesleigh and John Parker of Whiteland.
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Beverly Gray and Deborah Adams starred in “The Myrtle Beach Family Campground” at Epilogue Players Theatre, 1949 N. Alabama St.
10 Years Ago This Week — 2014
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Dr. J K. Winckelbach, a podiatrist, retired from his Greenwood practice, ending 44 years of service. But he left knowing that the Southside Foot Clinic was in good hands as his daughter, Dr. Wendy Winckelbach, and Dr. Michael Carroll would continue practicing at the County Line Road office.
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Gabriella Whitinger, a student at Southport Sixth Grade Academy, showed no fear in dissecting a frog, which was ideal for dissection since its organs were similar to human’s.
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The boys basketball team from Perry Meridian sported a 9-0 record behind the fine play of Dylan Windler, Curtis Green, Anthony Hardy and Devin Parrish.