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United Givers' Business and Industrial Employees Division

Date: 10 1953
Description: United Givers' Business and Industrial Employees Division meet with section chairmen. Standing left to right: Lynn Terry, Stanley O. Nettum, and Robert Hol...
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Police and Firemen's Show

Date: 07 28 1954
Description: Firemen practice demonstrating the rescue of people from a burning building with an aerial ladder. They are preparing for the Police and Fireman's show at ...
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Girl Praying for a Bright Christmas

Date: 11 17 1954
Description: A young girl kneeling at the side of a bed accompanies a plea for donating to the Empty Stocking Club organized by the Wisconsin State Journal. A st...
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Miss America Visits Madison

Date: 10 22 1957
Description: Miss America, Marilyn Elaine van Derbur, giving a speech at Madison's United Givers' Fund banquet during the Madison stop on her tour of the country.
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Christmas is Sharing

Date: 12 01 1957
Description: 13-year-old Phil Shuler, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shuler, and carrier for the Wisconsin State Journal, is shown delivering envelopes for donations...
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CUNA Contributes Lt. Gerald C. Stull Fund

Date: 05 09 1958
Description: Women attending the convention of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) collected a total of $38.37 and donated it to the Wisconsin State Journal...
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Welfare Fund Donations for Air Force Pilot's Son

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Portrait of Madison wrestling promoter Jimmy Demetral donating to a fund established for the welfare and education of the 3-month-old son of an Air Force p...
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United Givers' Fund Drive

Date: 06 18 1958
Description: Discussing plans for the Women's division of the United Givers' Fund are, left to right: Constance Helmquist, Elizabeth Schlotthauer, and Helen Quisling.
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Donation to Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 10 04 1958
Description: Wisconsin State Journal reporter, Joseph "Roundy" Coughlin poses with five kids who raised money for "Roundy's Fun Fund". Members of the summer Busy Bees c...
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Wrestling Show Benefits Empty Stocking Fund

Date: 12 18 1958
Description: Wisconsin State Journal sports editor Henry J. McCormick (left) accepts $150 cash from wrestling promoter Jimmy Demetral for the paper's Empty Stock...
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Benefit Co-chairmen of the Dane County Medical Auxiliary

Date: 03 27 1959
Description: Mary Jefferson Davis and Nancy Taborsky viewing a book. They were co-chairwomen of the Dane County Medical auxiliary's benefit dinner dance. Proceeds went ...

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