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Sherman Avenue Methodist Church Eagle Scout

Date: 02 17 1961
Description: Scoutmaster Flare Fredrickson presenting the Eagle Scout award to Ronald Bessire as his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Milton C. Bessire, look on. Ronald is a membe...
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Red Cross Volunteers

Date: 02 21 1961
Description: Three volunteer staff aides working at a Red Cross Bloodmobile. The women are dressed in Red Cross uniforms and caps and include, left to right: Mrs. James...
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Red Cross Volunteers

Date: 02 21 1961
Description: Two volunteers dressed in Red Cross uniforms and caps working with records of 22,000 blood donors. The women are Alma Wiese (left) and Violet Hughes.
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Five Proud Eagle Scouts

Date: 03 11 1961
Description: Five smiling Boy Scouts displaying their newly earned Eagle Scout badges which were awarded during a special ceremony held at the Church of Jesus Christ of...
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State High School Wrestling Tournament

Date: 02 24 1961
Description: Action shot of wrestlers Loren Nordahl of Amery High School (on top) and Phil Robbins, Richland Center High School, during the state tournament at the Fiel...
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Blessed Sacrament School Friars Win Basketball Championship

Date: 03 03 1961
Description: The Blessed Sacrament School Friars won the Parochial Grade School League basketball championship with a record of ten victories and no defeats.
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Edgewood Relays

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: John Huston (left) and Jim Connors, Edgewood high school trackmen, performing stretches. They will compete in the Edgewood Relays in the Camp Randall Memor...
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Police Crash Helmet with Blinking Red Lights

Date: 04 19 1961
Description: Monona Police Chief Clifford Pfister demonstrating a police crash helmet with blinking red lights that he designed with assistance from the the Ray-O-Vac C...
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Barbershop in State Capitol Basement

Date: 07 05 1961
Description: Four barbers dressed in white are cutting the hair of four men sitting in barber chairs. The barbershop, located in the basement of the State Capitol, was ...
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University of Wisconsin Freshman Convocation

Date: 09 10 1961
Description: More than a thousand members of the freshman class at the University of Wisconsin watching as cheerleaders perform in front of them at the President's Conv...
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University of Wisconsin Freshman Convocation

Date: 09 10 1961
Description: University cheerleaders performing in front of more than one thousand freshmen at the President's Convocation in the University of Wisconsin fieldhouse.
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 1961
Description: Visiting Nurses is one of 29 United Givers agencies. It provides free instruction about caring for infants, skilled home-nursing and part-time nursing care...
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St. Patrick's Grade School Girl Scouts Earn Marian Award

Date: 12 08 1961
Description: Girl scouts from St. Patrick's Catholic Grade School are the first in the Madison Diocese to receive the Marian Award, the highest Catholic scouting award....
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Attempted Jail Break at Dane County Jail

Date: 12 26 1961
Description: Jailer Max Koons pointing to the hastily-repaired ceiling in the lobby of the Dane County Jail which two inmates tried to claw open during an attempted esc...
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Attempted Jail Break at Dane County Jail

Date: 12 26 1961
Description: Jailer Ralph Chesemore examining the control room buttons that were pushed to unlock a series of doors leading to the Dane County Jail lobby in an unsucces...
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Sauk Slaying Trial

Date: 03 02 1962
Description: Sauk County Policeman Fred Bayer, in uniform, using a pointer stick while testifying at the trial of William Welter, Lawrence Nutley, and Richard Nickl. Th...
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"Hawks" Hockey Player

Date: 03 10 1962
Description: Action shot of a "Hawks" hockey player Tom Grumke skating through a check at boards to retrieve the puck before scoring.
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Norman Rauch in AAU Weightlifting Meet

Date: 06 07 1962
Description: Norman Rauch, the Truax Field strongman who already holds three state records, working out in preparation for the Wisconsin Amateur Athletic Union senior w...
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Eagle Scout Awards

Date: 10 29 1962
Description: Andrew Anderson, left, and Morris Wee receive their Eagle Scout badges at Bethel Lutheran Church. They are members of Boy Scout Troop 6.
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Madison Firefighters Local 311 Hosts Christmas Party

Date: 12 12 1963
Description: Madison Firefighters Local 311 hosting a Christmas Party in the children's ward of St. Mary's Hospital complete with a visit from Santa Claus. Robert Hoxie...

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