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BASKETBALL TEAM '36-'37: One of the first teams to play at The Civic. ROW 1, Fred Bushner, Norm Bell. rv. Swanson, Mervin Lewis, Ward Single- ton . . . ROW 2, John Zakes, Joe Luber, Bob Salek, Dwight Handley, Johnny Elshiro. Sj[lie Civic Another important addition to La Porte is the Civic Auditorium. This building, a memorial to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Fox, was built in 1929 by their son Maurice. The Civic contains a huge gym floor, seating facilities for 2,000 people, a bowling alley, refreshments, lounges, ticket booths, a large downstairs banquet hall, a big, well-equipped stage, and outside, the Civic las four tennis courts and playground facilities. The Civic Auditorium is a beautiful and useful addition to La Porte. It is located at Tecumseh and Ridge Streets.
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1950 TEAM: The first team to play at Kiwanis Field. ROW 1, Dick Dearaurff, Mike Smith, Owen Lempke, Curtis Passafume, Harold Hocutt, Lambert Lamberson, Jim Nickels, Jack Bunce. . . ROW 2. George Bilger, Woodrow Jacobs, Wayne Glassman, Dennis Hawkins, Tom Essling, Robert Keller. Ed Feikes, Myron Riley, Dick Davisson, John Kowal, Gus Kuk . . . ROW 3, Charlie Haag, John Palmer. Don Foy, Duane Fritzen, Everett Kirkham, Dick Machelc; Bob Wright, Robert Lewis. Duke Penn. iJiiwanis Staclium If La Porte were to do big things, its facilities had to keep improving. One of the most evident improvements is the Kiwanis Stadium, which was built in 1950. This stadium includes two refreshment stands, restrooms, two ticket booths, locker rooms for two teams, storage space and seating capacity for approximately 1,300 people. This is the large Kiwanis Stadium. It has proven to be both useful and beautiful. LaPorteans will appreciate it for a long time. Pogc eight
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The large Central school seemed like the most modem and won- derful school that the pupils had ever been in. The Central school is located on Harrison Street. 27ie Old Central As the other parts of La Porte were improving, so were the schools. The idea of children going from grade school into high school began to catch on. People were quickly putting all their older children in Mr. Packard's High School. The number of students grew to such dimensions that the city officials found it necessary to build a new high school. Page ten
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