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Suzanne & Jane LaCourt with Dorothy Davis

Date: 02 27 1948
Description: Sisters Suzanne and Jane LaCourt, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. H.A. LaCourt, donating their "choo-gum" savings of 79 cents to Dorothy Davis, head of the bookk...
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Cancer Society Drive

Date: 03 02 1948
Description: Honorary city commander of the Madison branch of the Wisconsin Division of the American Cancer society, Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm, was given a citation b...
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Governor Oscar Rennebohm and Executive Committee of CROP

Date: 04 28 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm met with executive committee members of Christian Rural Overseas Program (CROP), to endorse the relief food program the organizati...
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Madison Jaycettes Aid Cerebral Palsy Fund

Date: 05 26 1948
Description: Mrs. Marvin V. Bump, Junior Chamber of Commerce state cerebral palsy drive chairman, accepts a $2,000 check from Anna Cary, Dane County drive chairman. Lef...
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Community Chest Officials

Date: 09 15 1948
Description: Three officials of the Madison Community Chest drive shown examining two awards at the "kick-off" meeting for the advance gifts division. At left is Theron...
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Women Volunteers for the Community Chest

Date: 10 04 1948
Description: Three division chairmen view the trophy that will be awarded to the division that attains the highest percentage of its quota for the Madison Community Che...
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Women Volunteers for the Community Chest

Date: 09 04 1948
Description: Mrs. Jerome H. (Helen) Coe and Mrs. Wayne K. Loveland, who are two members of the Madison Community Chest campaign headquarters staff, shown at the office ...
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Community Chest Fund Luncheon

Date: 10 11 1948
Description: The Madison Community Chest campaign kick-off luncheon at Grace Episcopal Church. Shown at the speakers table, clockwise from the left are: F. Halsey Kraeg...
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Madison CARE Committee

Date: 11 16 1948
Description: Seven members of the Madison CARE committee looking at a poster about CARE Week. Left to right are Rev. W.B. Waltmire, Madison Council of Churches; Rabbi ...
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Junior Red Cross Council Toy Drive

Date: 11 23 1948
Description: Fritz Hanson, Peggy Huiskamp, and Winifred Grant of Wisconsin High School, are shown checking on the drive for toys which the school's Junior Red Cross Cou...
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Girl Scout Troop 7

Date: 11 27 1948
Description: "Members of new Girl Scout Troop No. 7 of St. James' church are completing their fourth Girl Scout clothing kit to be sent to needy children overseas."
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Governor Oscar Rennebohm Honored by Viennese

Date: 11 26 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm was honored by the citizens of Vienna, Austria, for Wisconsin citizens' contributions to the "American Silent Guest committee" of ...
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Seven Girls Holding Eight Puppies

Date: 12 02 1948
Description: Seven girls are shown holding eight puppies. The girls are members of the Poll Parrot Club which raised the Labrador mix puppies. They intend to sell them ...
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Cub Scouts at Christmas Tree

Date: 12 06 1948
Description: Ten cub scouts from Cub Pack 319 placing gifts for less fortunate boys and girls under a Christmas tree at Marquette School. Standing, left to right, are J...
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Help for Fire Victims

Date: 11 28 1948
Description: Joseph Rothschild, manager; Bertha Atkinson, buyer and Freda Kitson, saleswoman opened the children's and infants' department at Baron Brothers Department ...
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Young Women Benefit Dance Sponsors

Date: 12 14 1948
Description: Group of seven young women who are sponsoring a benefit dance for the Empty Stocking fund. Pictured, left to right, are: Mrs. E.H. (Joyce) Sticha, Mrs. Mar...
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Allis School Pre-School and Kindergarten Club

Date: 12 14 1948
Description: Members of the Allis School Pre-School and Kindergarten club in the school auditorium refinishing old toys and making other Christmas gifts for sick and ne...
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Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot

Date: 12 20 1948
Description: Three volunteers distributing Christmas gifts at the Wisconsin State Journal Empty Stocking Toy Depot. Volunteers, left to right: Mrs. F.R. (Alice)...
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"Roundy" With Four Dells Boys

Date: 12 23 1948
Description: "Roundy" with four men from Wisconsin Dells holding milk bottles full of donated money they collected for "Roundys" Fun Fund. Left to right are "Roundy" C...
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Yule Collections

Date: 12 23 1948
Description: Dorothy Blank receiving donated money for the Empty Stocking Club from newspaper carrier boy Gordon Schaaf in front of a Christmas tree.

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