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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 5 winners and contestants are Larry Morrissey, Eugene Parks, Ward Richter, Tim Byrne, William Anderson.
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 4 winners and contestants are Philip Zweifel, David Scoon, Tom Zurcher, Harold ...
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.
Winners of the American Legion Oratorical Contest
March 24, 1949
Winners in the American Legion oratorical contest held on the campus of the University of Wisconsin are shown being congratuated by Lieut. Gov. George M. Smith. Left to right: Leo Joyce, fourth pla...
