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National Office Management Association Meeting

Date: 11 11 1953
Description: During the one meeting of the year when the Madison Chapter of the association invites commercial teachers to exchange ideas, Leonard Szudy, Mazomanie high...
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Activities of Firemen at the Central Fire Station

Date: 01 20 1954
Description: Harold Hansen (left) and Fred Manthe making chili for the firemen's dinner. Hansen is standing next to the stove stirring a deep pot with one hand, and is ...
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Lakeview Community Church Sponsors New Boy Scout Troop

Date: 12 1954
Description: Two Boy Scouts enjoying some cake at the initial meeting of Troop 109 at Lakeview Community Church. They are Dick Severan (left) and Tom Severan.
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Delta Tau Delta's Christmas Party

Date: 12 1954
Description: Charlene Bainbrough and Kathy Daly eating ice cream at Delta Tau Delta's Christmas party for children of the South Side Community Center.
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Family Barbecue

Date: 10 1955
Description: A mother and son look on as the father tends to a thick steak cooking on a portable barbecue. The boy is holding a Dachshund puppy; the mother, three bottl...
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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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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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Christmas is Sharing

Date: 12 01 1957
Description: One of the dozens of Madison baby-sitters who give part of their earnings to the Empty Stocking Club is 13-year-old Julie Reynoldson, daughter of Mrs. and ...
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Pie Recipe from Girl Scout Cookies

Date: 03 06 1958
Description: Two Madison Girl Scouts try out a pie recipe that has a crumb crust made with Girl Scout cookies. Elizabeth Davis (left) and Mary Beth Gehner are shown at ...
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We Saw You . . . at the Junior Fair

Date: 07 17 1958
Description: Food canning jars are displayed at the Dane County Junior Fair by , (L-R): Andre Dale, McFarland, member of the Kegonsa 4-H Club; Mary Paviak, Deerfield, a...
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Mrs. James H. Smith Wins Recipe Contest Prize

Date: 10 22 1958
Description: Mrs. James H. Smith, 3112 Furey Avenue, wins third-grand prize in the annual Wisconsin State Journal recipe contest. Mrs. Smith, a 1957 graduate of ...
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Youngsters Celebrate Halloween at Sunset Village Party

Date: 10 31 1958
Description: The Sunset Village Community Association holds a Halloween party for neighborhood youngsters. Shown enjoying an ice cream bar is James Crone, (4), son of M...
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Meredeth Niemczyk, Crossing Guard

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Crossing guard Meredeth Niemczyk prepares lunches for her two sons, Steven, 7, and Tommy, 11, (seated in the background, eating breakfast) before she leave...
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Mothers With Careers

Date: 02 02 1959
Description: Private duty nurse, Mrs. Clayton R. Felland, sitting at a table at home with her two daughters, Chere and Candy.
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Meredeth Niemczyk, Crossing Guard

Date: 01 13 1959
Description: Crossing guard Meredeth Niemczyk is shown looking upon the pies and cookies that she bakes and freezes only on weekends because of her weekday interrupted ...
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Recipes for Working Women

Date: 05 11 1959
Description: Emily Chervenik holds a tray of her jam-filled Swedish cakes that she plans to take to the Altrusa Country Fair in Cambridge. She has a collection of treas...
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Ice Cream Brings Quick Young Friends

Date: 05 28 1959
Description: Upwards of 700 children were treated to free ice cream and potato chips by Lawrence Rich (right foreground) at the rear of his grocery store at 2633 Commer...
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We Saw You . . . at Labor Day Event

Date: 09 05 1960
Description: More than 300 people attend the annual Labor Day program sponsored by the Madison Federation of Labor at the Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park Street. Shown (L-R)...
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Atomic Fallout Shelter Demonstration Project at 457 Togstad Glen

Date: 11 18 1960
Description: An atomic fallout shelter is on display at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert D. Hamann, 457 Togstad Glen. The shelter was built by the federal Office of Civi...

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