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| Date: | 05 03 1952 |
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| Description: | Badger Spelling Champion Beth Knope with her family. Her parents Pearl S. and Sidney E. Knope, are shown seated on either side of Beth, while her 6-year-o... |
| Date: | 05 17 1952 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Journal's 1952 spelling champion, Beth Knope, boards a train to attend the national finals. Saying goodbye are her parents Sidney an... |
| Date: | 07 1951 |
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| Description: | 1950 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion Warren Slightam about to compete in an exhibition race at the 1951 Madison soap box derby on Gorham Street. |
| Date: | 06 1986 |
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| Description: | "Theresa Fire Queen contestants were, from left, Queen Brenda Bernhard, Diane Adelmeyer, Sandy Wendling, & Collette Kuehl." |
| Date: | 08 07 1958 |
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| Description: | Original caption states: "Everyone benefits. Jans Jackson, Spring Green, champion subscription salesman, of the Wisconsin State Journal's carrier bo... |
| Date: | 12 26 1958 |
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| Description: | William Scobie, age 16 of Brodhead, holds a flight bag while embarking an airplane. Scobie won a trip to Hawaii for selling the most subscriptions to the <... |
| Date: | 03 26 1959 |
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| Description: | Newspaper carrier Donald Fay, 15, of Edgerton is the winner of the Young Columbus trip to Italy sponsored by the Wisconsin State Journal and its Sun... |
| Date: | 05 21 1960 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin's 1960 spelling champion, Judy Ann Nichols, of rural Sharon, posing with her parents at the Badger Spelling Bee. Her parents, who will accompany ... |
| Date: | 04 01 1961 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 04 01 1961 |
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| Description: | The original caption states: "A confident winner, Julie Matthews stands before the microphone minutes before winning the county spelling title and a chance... |
| Date: | 04 01 1961 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 03 27 1964 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 10 10 1964 |
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| 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:... |
| Date: | 02 18 1958 |
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| Description: | Sitting are six young women who won scholarships presented by the Woman's Club of Madison. Left to right are: Sandra Jean Breitzke, Judith Davies, Lorraine... |
| Date: | 04 04 1958 |
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| Description: | 18-year-old Pat Stoycheff is shown with his mother, Mrs. George Stoycheff, in Gov. Vernon Thompson's office prior to his 8-day trip to Spain as "Young Colu... |
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