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Four Lakes Council Boy Scouts Circus

Date: 04 15 1961
Description: 1,500 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorer Scouts and their adult volunteers in the Four Lakes Council participated in circus performances at the Dane County F...
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Fidel Castro Rally and Protest on University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 04 21 1961
Description: U.W. students protest a rally by the Wisconsin Socialist Club, hosts of an event at the Wisconsin Union theater supporting Fidel Castro and protesting the ...
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NAACP Leaders Plan Freedom Fund Benefit

Date: 05 10 1961
Description: Madison chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) plans annual Freedom Fund benefit at Central High School. Shown (...
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Testimonial Dinner for Mr. and Mrs. John Blawusch

Date: 05 24 1961
Description: Mr. and Mrs. John Blawusch are honored by the West Side Business Men's Association (WSBMA) and the Mid-States Food Dealers Association at a testimonial din...
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University of Wisconsin Panhellenic Event

Date: 08 17 1961
Description: Karen Mickelson and Joan Kuypers, co-chairmen of the pre-rushing style show and get-aquainted evening of the U.W. Panhellenic Association and the Madison A...
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Mrs. William Robbins, A "White Collar Girl," Employed at CUNA

Date: 09 05 1961
Description: Mrs. William (Martha A.) Robbins, 4325 Wakefield Street, sitting at a broker's office in front of a New York Stock Exchange quotation board. Robbins is an ...
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Nakoma Welfare League Tea

Date: 09 27 1961
Description: Maxine Backer, Eleanor Pritchard and Mildred Zimdars admire a stuffed animal and an apron which were made by the Dane County Homecrafters, an organization ...
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 1961
Description: The University YWCA is one of the 29 United Givers agencies. It assists university students and foreign students in adjusting to university life and the Am...
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Wisconsin Association for Mental Health and the Madison Eagles Sell Christmas Cards

Date: 11 22 1961
Description: The Wisconsin Association for Mental Health and the Madison Eagles Lodge co-operate to sell Christmas cards to raise funds for the rehabilitation of mental...
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 10 1961
Description: Madison YWCA is supported by funds from the United Givers. The YWCA provides group activities as pictured here for teens and young women. One popular activ...
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Give 'till It Helps...Yes, Someone Cares

Date: 11 09 1961
Description: L.J. Larson, left, general chairman of the United Givers fund drive, signals to Jane Scrivner, co-chairman of the woman's division, and Francis Holford, pr...
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Optimists Club Dinner for West High School Football Team

Date: 12 19 1961
Description: Madison West High School football coach Burt Hable (seated, right) points out some winning strategy to West Optimists president Dr. Daro Buchanan at dinner...
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Empty Stocking Club Toy Depot

Date: 12 19 1961
Description: Donald Lawton, director of activities at Central Colony, left, consulting with Julian Clark, coordinator of volunteer services, right, and Mrs. Charles Jen...
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University of Wisconsin Homecoming

Date: 11 08 1963
Description: A crowd of Delta Upsilon members and others being led by cheerleaders at the "Yell Like Hell" contest on the steps of Memorial Union during Homecoming week...
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University of Wisconsin Homecoming

Date: 11 08 1963
Description: A large group of cheering students fills the area between the steps of Memorial Union and the Historical Society terrace as they celebrate Homecoming. The ...
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Boy Scout Silver Beaver Awards

Date: 04 09 1964
Description: Four winners of the Silver Beaver award for distinguished service to scouting at the annual appreciation dinner of the Four Lakes Council of Boy Scouts. In...
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Explorer Scouts Attend National Conference

Date: 08 15 1964
Description: Six Wisconsin Explorer Scouts preparing to leave for a National Explorer Delegate Conference at the University of Kansas. From left are Paul Woerpel, Madis...
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Boxcar Loading with Donated Clothing

Date: 12 11 1964
Description: Two men are transfering boxes of donated clothing from a truck into the open side of a railway freight car parked at Cross Plains. The two men are Frank Ho...
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Annual Security State Bank Dinner Speakers

Date: 02 02 1965
Description: 600 members attend the annual Security State Bank dinner at the East Side Business Men's Club to celebrate the 40 year anniversary of the bank. Speakers s...
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School Bond Referendum

Date: 03 23 1965
Description: Members of Madison's Parent-Teacher Associations are attempting to win favor for the $6,450,000 school bond referendum by distributing booklets citing fact...

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