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Rector's Guild of Grace Episcopal Church Plans Annual Tea Dance

Date: 05 06 1965
Description: Mrs. Robert E. Fish, 300 Laurel Lane, is general chairman of the annual tea dance sponsored by the Rector's Guild of Grace Episcopal Church. Mrs. Fish is s...
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Betty Faulkner Leading Folk Singing

Date: 05 28 1965
Description: Volunteer Betty Faulkner plays an accordion while leading folk singing with children and parents at Gompers School as part of a YWCA program for 10 to 14 y...
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Girls Scout Troop 638 Donates Cooky Sale Proceeds to Vilas Children's Zoo

Date: 07 08 1965
Description: Girl Scouts from Troop 638 donate $21.63 from cookie sales to the Henry Vilas Children's Zoo instead of using the funds for a party. Troop members shown (L...
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Neighborhood Penney Carnival Donates to Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 07 06 1965
Description: Proceeds from a Neighborhood Penny Carnival held at the Marquette School playground are donated to the "Roundy's Fun Fund" to assist crippled and handicapp...
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Tether Ball at Cherokee Heights Playground

Date: 08 05 1965
Description: Kathy Kurtz, a playground leader at Cherokee Heights playground, playing tether ball with youngsters at her playground.
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Vilas Zoo Animals

Date: 08 07 1965
Description: A little girl in a puffy dress is peering through the fence for a look onto Monkey Island.
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Castor Bean Plant Towers Over Barbara Culver, Age 11

Date: 08 27 1965
Description: Barbara Culver (11), 1123 Edgehill Drive admiring a 10-foot tall castor bean plant planted by Mrs. Carl Dutton, 1101 Edgehill Drive.
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Activity at "Family Night" for Faculty and Families

Date: 08 03 1965
Description: Four boys are pulling a stagecoach at the fifth annual "Family Night" for University of Wisconsin faculty couples, married students and their children. A b...
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Children's Neighborhood Fair Fundraiser for Zoo

Date: 09 01 1965
Description: Jennine Fedele, 11, had the idea and plans for a neighborhood fair to raise funds for the Children's Zoo. She and her friends built fair booths and collect...
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Punt, Pass, and Kick Competition for Boys

Date: 09 29 1965
Description: Four winners in last year's Punt, Pass, and Kick competition are shown registering for this year. Left to right: Tom Lindsay, John Dahl Jr., Jeff Stern, an...
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Busy Mother

Date: 09 30 1965
Description: Mrs. Rodney Gallagher, Rt. 2, Fish Hatchery Road, with a phone at her ear and a list at her side. She is sitting at a table with her five children, who are...
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Fire Station Visit

Date: 10 05 1965
Description: Ann Peterson, 9, of 2111 Clyde Gallagher Dr., proudly dons the loudspeaker-equipped fire helmet she won after visiting No. 3 fire station, 1217 Williamson ...
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Spook Show Fund Raiser for Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 10 09 1965
Description: Roundy Coughlin is shown accepting a donation for Roundy's Fun Fund from boys who put on a "Spook Show" in their home. The kids are Steve Kelp, left, John ...
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The Richard Cooley Family Preparing for Deer Hunt to Tomahawk, Wisconsin

Date: 11 17 1965
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Richard (Patricia) Cooley, 5106 Sherven Drive. Madison, are preparing for their annual deer hunting trip to the Tomahawk area of northern Wisc...
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Sixth Grade Students from Madison Area Study Junior Great Books of the Western World

Date: 11 17 1965
Description: Three sixth graders at Van Hise Elementary School are studying the Junior Great Books of the Western World. Left to right, Jerry Sielaff, Bob Ryan and Pete...
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Creative Playthings

Date: 11 19 1965
Description: In a photograph advertising Creative Playthings, a young boy is sitting on a rocking horse, with climbing apparatus in the background. A catalog shop for C...
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Santa Claus at Madison General Hospital

Date: 12 15 1965
Description: During a visit to the pediatric ward at Madison General Hospital, Santa Claus is presenting Steven Gundlach with a Christmas gift. Members of Firefighters ...
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Santa Claus at Madison General Hospital

Date: 12 15 1965
Description: During a visit to the pediatric ward at Madison General Hospital, Santa Claus presents Steven Gundlach with a Christmas gift. Members of Firefighters Union...
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Hanukkah, Jewish Festival of Lights, Begins

Date: 12 14 1965
Description: Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins at the Temple Beth El. Sixth graders from the temple start the festival by giving gifts to children in the ...
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Tiny Baby Kristin Nadings Beats Odds to Celebrate 1st Birthday

Date: 12 15 1965
Description: Kristin Nadings, daughter of Air Force Capt. and Mrs. Elvin Nadings, Sun Prairie, born prematurely at one pound, six and one half ounces on December 15, 19...

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