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Muscular Dystrophy Telethon

Date: 09 15 1953
Description: Man and woman looking at a box of money in relation to a WKOW-TV Muscular Dystrophy telethon to raise money for a cure of the disease.
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Newsmen at Governor's Press Conference

Date: 04 22 1957
Description: Wisconsin Governor Vernon W. Thomson sits at his desk during a press conference. Newsmen seated around the governor's desk are (from the left): Mack Hoffma...
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United Givers' Fund Drive

Date: 08 15 1957
Description: Officers of United Givers' Fund Drive look over the budgets submitted by various member organizations. From left are Charles N. Goulet, Francis Holford, an...
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Salute to Newsboys

Date: 10 03 1957
Description: Brothers Malcolm, Mathew and Sidney Bourne, 113 Lathrop Street, line up to pay their bill for copies of the Wisconsin State Journal that they delive...
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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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Savings Bonds Sales Campaign

Date: 05 14 1958
Description: "Airman 2/C Don R. Roberts, Truax Field, is shown purchasing his portion of 'Share in America' — 15 U.S. $50 savings bonds. Roberts, a native of Wichita Fa...
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New Addition to an East Wilson Street Office Building

Date: 06 07 1958
Description: An addition to the General Casualty company building at 117 East Wilson street nearing completion. It will house the offices of the Fire Association Group ...
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Newest City Map Shown by Chamber

Date: 06 20 1958
Description: Two Madison Chamber of Commerce employees are shown holding the newest map of the city printed by the chamber. The maps sold for ten cents. The two women ...
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World's Largest Insurance Policy

Date: 07 18 1958
Description: Three men next to a large poster with the words: "World's Largest Insurance Policy issued to Milwaukee Braves on behalf of Citizens of Wisconsin. Vernon Th...
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We Saw You . . . at Bankers Open House

Date: 11 21 1958
Description: The Wisconsin Bankers Association holds an open house at their new offices in the Wisconsin Power and Light Company building, 122 W. Washington Avenue. Sho...
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We Saw You . . . at Bankers Open House

Date: 11 21 1958
Description: The Wisconsin Bankers Association holds an open house at their new offices in the Wisconsin Power and Light Company building, 122 W. Washington Avenue. Sho...
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We Saw You . . . at Bankers Open House

Date: 11 21 1958
Description: The Wisconsin Bankers Association holds an open house at their new offices in the Wisconsin Power and Light Company building, 122 W. Washington Avenue. Sho...
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We Saw You . . . at Bankers Open House

Date: 11 28 1958
Description: The Wisconsin Bankers Association holds an open house at their new offices in the Wisconsin Power and Light Company building, 122 W. Washington Avenue. Sho...
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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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Governor Starts State Poppy Drive

Date: 05 12 1959
Description: Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson receives a poppy in his office from Selma Mepham, chairman of the 1959 state poppy drive. Looking on are Florence Wooleve...
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Moving Day at CUNA Mutual

Date: 09 30 1960
Description: Friday was moving day for the CUNA Mutual Insurance Society. Ed Reynolds of Reynolds Transfer and Storage Co., which handled the muscular end of the proces...
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CUNA Mutual's Moving Day Goes Smoothly

Date: 09 30 1960
Description: Maintenance men William Glasser, left front, Truax Park; Lou Freiling, second from right, 3514 Hargrove ST; and Earl Kroetz, right, 3916 Vernon Avenue, cle...
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We Saw You on Moving Day

Date: 09 30 1960
Description: While Reynolds Transfer and Storage Co. moved furniture, Russ Gessler, 1250 Elmwood Avenue, Middleton, manager of the mail file, was upstairs waiting in an...
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Moving Day at CUNA Mutual

Date: 09 30 1960
Description: When their furniture finally arrived at the new CUNA Mutual Insurance Society building, these three women went to work straightening it up so that they'd b...

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