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Automobile Driving Contest Winner

Date: 08 29 1930
Description: Lyman Sylvester of 1818 Keyes Avenue, the winner of the automobile economy driving contest, stands next to a Chevrolet Six automobile outside Hult's Capita...
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Presentation of the Moose Prize Car

Date: 08 04 1930
Description: Mr. Larson presenting the Moose Whippet prize car to the winner at Whippet Knight Sales Company, 437 W. Gilman Street.
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winners

Date: 07 28 1949
Description: Phil Lenhart and Warren Slightam, Soap Box Derby winners, are awarded sports jackets (letterman jackets) by Johnny Casey, manager of the boys' department a...
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Walgreen Employee Honored

Date: 11 15 1949
Description: Robert A. Knoll (left) receives a gold watch in honor of his 25 years of service with Walgreen Drug Stores. It is being presented by E.A. Rintelmann. Mr. K...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Winner

Date: 08 02 1950
Description: Larry Laverty of Mineral Point accepts a sports jacket as the prize for being the runner-up in Class B of the Madison Soap Box Derby. Presenting the jacket...
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Rennebohm Drug Store 25-Year Club

Date: 05 20 1952
Description: Oscar Rennebohm, president of Rennebohm Drug Stores, Inc., welcoming two new members to the Rennebohm Drug Store 25-year club at the firm's annual pension ...
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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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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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Dorothy Hatfield

Date: 04 24 1955
Description: Dorothy Hatfield receives a bag of silver dollars as her award from J. Jesse Hyman Sr., President of the Emporium Company, in recognition of her 13 years s...
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Car Slogan Contest Winners

Date: 02 01 1957
Description: Five adults and three children posing in front of a prize new 1957 Chevorlet. On the left is Warner Young, chairman of the Madison Automobile Dealers Assoc...
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Top Carrier Salesmen

Date: 06 28 1958
Description: John Canny, left, circulation manager for Madison Newspapers, Inc., presents trophies to five of the Wisconsin State Journal's most efficient carrier sales...
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National Sales Executive Club of Madison's "Top Management" Night

Date: 12 04 1958
Description: Members of the National Sales Executive Club of Madison were hosts to their bosses at "Top Management" Night. Highlight of the evening was the presentation...
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Award for Shoe Store Clerk

Date: 04 30 1959
Description: Joan Frey, a clerk at the Chandler Shoe Store, receives a national award for courtesy and cheerfulness from Richard Johnston, retail division manager of th...
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Salesman Awards Banquet

Date: 07 01 1959
Description: F.F. Malcomson and his wife, Helyn, of 3725 Ross Street are shown with Mrs. and Mr. Merle Monahan, Platteville, at the National Sales Executive Club of Mad...
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Salesman Awards Banquet

Date: 07 01 1959
Description: Mr. and Mrs. L.P. (Zelma) Martin (left) of 5317 Coney Weston Place look at the trophy won by Mr. Donald Schaefer, 4605 Shore Acres Road, for his work as an...
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Schappe Motors, Inc. Receives Quality Dealer Award

Date: 07 02 1959
Description: Schappe Motors, Inc., 819 East Washington Avenue, received a Quality Dealer award from Chrysler Motors Corporation. At the award ceremony are left to right...

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