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Optimist Oratorical Winners
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Winners in Zones 4 and 5 in the Optimists Clubs' oratorical contest are selected at the Continental Restaurant. Zone 4 winners and contestants are Philip Zweifel, David Scoon, Tom Zurcher, Harold Godsey, John VandeBerg and Daniel Gelatt.
April 26, 1961
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Optimist Oratorical Winners
April 26, 1961
Winners in Zones 4 and 5 in the Optimists Clubs' oratorical contest are selected at the Continental Restaurant. Zone 5 winners and contestants are Larry Morrissey, Eugene Parks, Ward Richter, Tim B...
Optimist Club Oratorical Winners
May 19, 1952
The winner and two runners-up in the Madison Optimist Club's oratorical contest. In the center is the winner, fifteen-year-old Richard Harris. The runners-up are Arthur Wobig (left) and Chuck Kenne...
West Side Optimist Club Contest Winners
May 11, 1954
Group portrait of Jeffrey Hansen (left), Harold Joyce, and winner James R. Green, finalists in the oratorical contest sponsored by the West Side Optimist Club.
Optimist Week
November 9, 1950
Acting City Manager George Forster signs a proclamation to observe Optimist Week in Madison. Standing left to right are: C. B. Beebe, director of the Optimist-sponsored Drum and Bugle Corps.; Ross ...
Verona Optimist Club Turkey Shoot
November 3, 1957
Ray Schmid (right) hands a frozen turkey to Ray Wolf, a winner of the Verona Optimist Club turkey shoot. Proceeds from the event go to the club's youth program.
Madison Advertising Club Essay Contest Winners
March 25, 1954
Group portrait of the Madison Advertising Club Essay Contest winners. Cynthia Curreri (first place) is standing and Gretchen Usher, Barbara Nemetz and Bonnie Bishell are seated from left to right.
