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Optimist Club Oratorical Winners
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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 Kennedy (right).
May 19, 1952
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 Oratorical Winners
April 26, 1961
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 B...
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.
Madison Closed Tennis Tournament
August 9, 1956
Group portrait of champions and runners-up in the Junior Division of the Madison closed tennis tournament. Back row left to right: Julie Snyder, winner of Girls 15 and under; Carol Freas, runner-up...
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.
Mrs. Robert Severson Wins Madison's City Golf Championship
June 24, 1958
Mrs. Robert Severson, right, winner of the Madison's city golf championship and Margaret Hundt, runner-up, display their trophies at Blackhawk Country Club.
