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"Old Abes" Basketball Team

Date: 03 15 1962
Description: Newspaper clipping of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin high school basketball team in action against the Beloit high school team in statewide tournament play.

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Sears Roebuck & Co. Luncheon at Edgewater Hotel

Date: 11 30 1954
Description: Representatives of business, labor and government at a pre-luncheon gathering at the Edgewater Hotel to celebrate the opening of a new Sears Store. Standin...
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Decorated Fraternity House

Date: 10 1955
Description: A neo-classical styled fraternity house on Langdon Street. Fraternity brothers, waving, fill an upper balcony above four large pillars, from which a sign i...
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Magazine Subscription Contest for Paper Carriers

Date: 04 23 1957
Description: Three Wisconsin State Journal carriers entered in a magazine subscription contest get a pep talk about getting subscriptions from Bob Neuendorf, a d...
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Magazine Subscription Contest for Paper Carriers

Date: 04 23 1957
Description: Jack Kitchens, a district manager for the Wisconsin State Journal, explains how the contest to get new magazine subscriptions works to three newspap...
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Magazine Subscription Contest for Paper Carriers

Date: 04 23 1957
Description: Wisconsin State Journal carriers Jim Grosse (left) and Mike Ferm dream of winning the top prize in the magazine subscription contest — a one-week va...
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Magazine Subscription Contest for Paper Carriers

Date: 04 23 1957
Description: Jim Kennedy, Tom Borchert, and Eugene Nelson (left to right) inspect some of the many prizes for the magazine subscription contest sponsored by the Wisc...
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"Rhapsody of Recipes" Cooking School

Date: 05 21 1957
Description: Robert Rohr of Madison Newspapers collects limerick lines for winning prizes from Elaine Mohr and Mrs. Lee Wesner at the three-day "Rhapsody of Recipes" Co...
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WSJ Recipe Contest

Date: 08 21 1957
Description: Looking through hundreds of entries received for the Wisconsin State Journal's cookbook recipe contest are Jo Ann Beier (left), WSJ women's editor, ...
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"Them Cards is Dead" Poster

Date: 09 27 1957
Description: Wisconsin State Journal staff reporter, June Dieckmann seated at a desk. Behind her on the wall is a poster saying "Them Cards is Dead." The poster ...
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First Place Winner of the Wisconsin State Journal Cookbook Contest

Date: 10 01 1957
Description: Portrait of Helen Samuelsen, who won first place for her recipe for blueberry torte in the Wisconsin State Journal cookbook contest.
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Second Place Winner of the Wisconsin State Journal Cookbook Contest

Date: 09 01 1957
Description: Portrait of Henrietta Markham, who won second place for her recipe for apricot bisque in the Wisconsin State Journal cookbook contest.
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Wisconsin State Journal Sports Editor

Date: 05 15 1958
Description: Portrait of Henry "Hank" J. McCormick, sports editor of the Wisconsin State Journal newspaper, in the newsroom.
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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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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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National Realtor Week Luncheon

Date: 04 15 1959
Description: Special guests at the National Realtor Week luncheon included representatives of newspapers, television, radio, and lending institutions such as banks and ...

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