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Courteous Drive Campaign Winners
January 24, 1947
Winners of the Courteous Driver award, given by AAA, are Jeanne Lindsay, seated in a car, and her father, H.E. Lindsay, standing on the driver's side.
Courteous Driver Campaign
January 30, 1947
Observing a poster stating: "Rain, Sleet, Snow, slow!," are Police Officer Walter Randall, with Edwin B. Petersen, winner of the "Wisconsin State Journal's" courteous driver campaign.
Courteous Driver of the Week Kenneth Sidwell
February 12, 1947
Kenneth H. Sidwell , 17 North First Street, shown talking through the window of his car to Madison police officer Harold Nelson on his motorcycle. Mr. Sidwell was chosen by the American Automobile...
Courteous Driver Virgil H. Titus
February 6, 1947
Virgil H. Titus, watchmaker, 201 Dean Avenue, posing with the tools of his trade.
Courteous Driver of the Week
March 28, 1947
Pictured are Lawrence E. Bowers, seated in his car, and police officer, Robert O'Brien, who is giving Mr. Bowers an award for courteous driving. Mr. Bowers, who lives at the YMCA, is a World War II...
Father - Son Police Officers
March 2, 1947
Madison Police Officer, Rufus Haralson, and his son, Duane C. Haralson, a recently appointed police officer. They are the second father-son combination to serve as Madison police officers.
