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Spelling Bee Championship in Iowa County

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: The last five spellers left in the Iowa county championship spelling bee all look a bit worried as they wait for the final rounds of the bee, held in the D...
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Spelling Bee Championship in Iowa County

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: The original caption states: "A confident winner, Julie Matthews stands before the microphone minutes before winning the county spelling title and a chance...
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Spelling Bee Championship in Iowa County

Date: 04 01 1961
Description: A happy Julie Matthews (right) receiving a hug from her mother, Mrs. Harlan Matthews (left) of Platteville, after winning the Iowa County Spelling Bee. Jul...
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Brother-Sister General Motors Scholarship Winners

Date: 04 25 1961
Description: Madison Central High School senior Arlene Parmentier (right) holding a scholarship she won from General Motors. Her brother, Robert (left), is also a Gener...
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Edgewood High School Queen and Her Court

Date: 04 07 1961
Description: Group portrait of queen Ann Topp and her court. Shown left to right are: Ann Topp, Catherine Straub, Ginny Buechner, Patricia Sweeney, and Jean Goggin. The...
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Monona Grove High School's Homecoming Court of Honor

Date: 10 04 1961
Description: The five members of the court of honor for Monona Grove high school's Homecoming are shown. Sitting in front are Judy Jordan; Jennifer Simons of Jamaica, a...
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Shorewood Hills Holiday Teen-ager Dancing Party

Date: 12 27 1961
Description: Teen-age girls dancing the twist at the annual Shorewood Hills teen-age dancing party. The six girls in the foreground are, left to right: Barbara Washburn...
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Wisconsin State Journal's Young Columbus

Date: 03 27 1964
Description: Kirby Toberman, The Wisconsin State Journal's 1964 Young Columbus, is shown receiving a passport holder and gift pen and pencil set from State Journal Publ...
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Talent Show Aids AFS Program

Date: 02 28 1964
Description: Beverly Prescott is one of 16 singers from Monona Grove High School. Ticket money from the talent show will go to support the American Field Service (AFS) ...
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Talent Show Aids AFS Program

Date: 02 28 1964
Description: Pat McDermott of Monona Grove does a hula dance. Ticket money from the talent show will go to support the American Field Service (AFS) program, which provi...
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Cadette Scout Troop 399's Sportswear Fashion Show Fundraiser

Date: 04 08 1964
Description: Scout troop #399 members Donna Walker and Kris Anderson (left) get instruction from an unnamed woman (right) shown in the foreground in silhouette.
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AFS Student Saying Goodbye

Date: 06 30 1964
Description: Esen Ozgen, an American Field Service student from Turkey, cries while saying her goodbyes to her Madison friends before leaving to tour the eastern states...
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West High Homecoming Queen and Court

Date: 10 10 1964
Description: The West High School Homecoming Queen and her Court prepare to appear at the school's homecoming game versus Kenosha Bradford High School. Shown (L-R) are:...
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Home Made Style Show at Van Hise Junior High School

Date: 12 15 1964
Description: Students from the 9th grade home economics class at Van Hise Junior High School model for their parents and classmates at a homemade style show at the scho...
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Contestants Register for Miss Madison Pageant

Date: 01 08 1965
Description: Contestants register for the annual Miss Madison contest sponsored by the Madison Junior Chamber of Commerce. Jerry Sheehy, 5005 Sherwood Road, is chairman...
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The Big Job of Baby Sitting

Date: 03 16 1965
Description: Boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 14 who want to be baby sitters are sitting in class at the Bank of Sun Prairie during one of the six one-hour bab...
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Sub-Deb Service Club Members Assist with Annual Cancer Fund Drive

Date: 04 02 1965
Description: Kathy Ela, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Ela, 8 Fuller Court, a member of the Sub-Deb Service Club, is at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Stenjem, 704 Butt...
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Teenage Girls Plan Chi Omega Chi (Catholic Daughters' Club) Tea

Date: 04 15 1965
Description: Committee plans alumnae tea for the Chi Omega Chi (Catholicc Daughters' Club) to be held at the home of Sue Brausen, 402 S. Midvale Blvd. Those planning th...
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Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award Winners

Date: 04 09 1965
Description: Three Madison High School Students were Good Citizenship award winners at a meeting of the John Bell chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. ...
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Jeffrey Levy Achieves the Eagle Scout Award

Date: 10 19 1965
Description: Jeffrey Levy (15), son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Levy, 3941 Plymouth Circle, who achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, is shown with his parents. Jeffrey is a sop...

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