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Nakoma Girl Scout Troop No. 42

Date: 06 11 1952
Description: Ten members of Girl Scout Troop No. 42, Nakoma School, received curved bar awards at a court of honor. First row, left to right, are: Judy Dale, Jean Anne ...
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Forbes-Meagher Music Co. Wins Display Award

Date: 06 17 1952
Description: Forbes-Meagher Music Co., 27 W. Main Street, won a trophy in a nation-wide window display contest. A.C. Cory (right) presenting the trophy to Harold Frye (...
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Madison Bicycle Safety Week Parade

Date: 07 22 1952
Description: Fourteen-year old Darlene Kripps, center, is the winner of the award for best costume and decorated bike in the Bicycle Safety Week parade. Standing at her...
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Madison Bicycle Safety Week Parade

Date: 07 22 1952
Description: Ten-year-old David Paepke, Sauk City, is pictured with the new Sears Roebuck and Company bicycle he won in the Madison Bicycle Safety Week slogan competiti...
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Reverand Jerome Mersberger Honored by Moose Lodge

Date: 07 25 1952
Description: The Reverend Jerome Mersberger (at left), pastor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, is honored at the annual convention of the Wisconsin Moos...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winner

Date: 07 23 1952
Description: Larry Jacobson, 11-year-old Soap Box Derby racer, receives a $25 savings account from Herman J. Kneubuehl, manager of First National Bank. The bank annuall...
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Governor's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped

Date: 09 10 1952
Description: Governor Walter Kohler presents outstanding service awards to the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor and the Wisconsin Association for the Disabled in rec...
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Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troops at the Washington Orthopedic School

Date: 12 04 1952
Description: Three Boy Scouts and seven Cub Scouts of the Washington Orthopedic School received awards in the advancement ceremonies held at the school. Tenderfoot rank...
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East High School Girl Scouts Troop 48

Date: 06 10 1953
Description: Ten seventh grade Girl Scouts of East High School Troop 48 were awarded first class badges at an outdoor ceremony on the Yahara River. They are shown weari...
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Disabled American Veterans Service Award

Date: 06 25 1953
Description: Three Wisconsin veterans service officers display a citation from the Disabled American Veterans for outstanding service. Holding the plaque is O.N. Marcus...
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Women's Municipal Golf Association Winners

Date: 08 17 1953
Description: Group portrait of season award winners of the Women's Municipal Golf association during their annual dinner.
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Home Talent Baseball League Awards

Date: 09 22 1953
Description: Group portraits of award-winning managers of teams in the Home Talent Baseball League at the annual fall meeting. From left are: Bill Schroeder, Sauk-Prair...
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Mechanical Apprentice Award

Date: 11 09 1953
Description: F.R. Badeau (left), president of the Madison Mechanical Contractors Association, presents an award to Damon Bryant who was selected as the outstanding mech...
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Eagles' Auxiliary Founder Honored

Date: 11 16 1953
Description: Lydia Wolfe receives a corsage from Bernice Swadley, the president of the Eagles' Auxiliary, as she is honored for organizing the Auxiliary sixteen years p...
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Goodman Brothers Bowlers Award

Date: 12 21 1953
Description: Two bowlers are given new Elgin wrist watches from the Goodman Brothers as an award for rolling the high individual single games in the Madison Bowling Ass...
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Awards for Madison Optimist Club

Date: 02 01 1954
Description: Harold R. Noer, past president of the Madison Optimists, accepts two awards for the Madison club. At left Don Hammond, district governor from Racine, prese...
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Alan (The Horse) Ameche

Date: 02 23 1954
Description: Alan (The Horse) Ameche, of Wisconsin, received the Extension Magazine's award of a gold football for being named to the All-Catholic, All-American team. ...
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Badger Spelling Bee Finalists

Date: 04 03 1954
Description: Three finalists in the all-city Spelling Bee pose with Bob Dick, master pronouncer. Left to right are Patricia Jewson, Nakoma entry, who placed third; Jam...
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Badger Spelling Bee Winner With Teachers

Date: 04 03 1954
Description: Judy Fiedler, Franklin School student and winner of the Badger Spelling Bee, poses with two teachers. Laura Reed (left) is Fiedler's spelling teacher and C...
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Boy Scout Explorer Ball

Date: 04 23 1954
Description: Portrait of four of the scouts who received top awards at the Boy Scout Explorer Ball held at the Army Reserve armory. Left to right are: R.A. Grant, Jon T...

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