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Warren H. Scofield and son Johnny Joe with tickets to Scofield Dinner, January 1956

Warren H. Scofield and son Johnny Joe with tickets to Scofield Dinner, January 1956 image
Year:
1956
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 18, 1956
Caption:
They Understand: Warren H. Scofield of 244 Crest Ave., and his six-year-old son, Johnny Joe, know what the March of Dimes means. Both were stricken with polio in 1954, and both were confined to iron lungs. They are shown here with money and tickets to the dinner for polio to be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Home. The affair has been designated the Scofield Dinner.

March of Dimes Mothers' March Display in Window of Behnke Furniture Co., January 1955

March of Dimes Mothers' March Display in Window of Behnke Furniture Co., January 1955 image
Year:
1955
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 27, 1955
Caption:
Mothers' March: The above scene, illustrated by a display in the Behnke Furniture Co. window, will be repeated many times tonight as county mothers seek March of Dimes donations. Also, Saturday, local Boy Scouts will be stationed in front of this and several other displays to take donations. Boy Scouts have collected approximately $300 on three previous Saturdays of January.

Theresa Holzapfel Donates To March of Dimes Fund at Eagles Club, February 1955

Theresa Holzapfel Donates To March of Dimes Fund at Eagles Club, February 1955 image
Year:
1955
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 1, 1955
Caption:
Ex-Polio Patient Wants To Help: Theresa Holzapfel, 4 1/2, puts a dime in the Fraternal Order of Eagles' slotted poster for March of Dimes donations. Theresa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Holzapfel, 2115 Jackson Ave., had a slight attack of non-paralytic polio in October, so she knows what the money's for. Watching her is Floyd D. Richards, an Eagles trustee. To date, $103.30 has been collected by the Eagles aerie and auxiliary in addition to the canister Theresa holds.

Children Saving Money for the March of Dimes Drive, January 1955

Children Saving Money for the March of Dimes Drive, January 1955 image
Year:
1955
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, January 1, 1955
Caption:
Has Personal Interest In Polio: Four-year-old Mary Louise Finkbeiner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neil W. Finkbeiner of 2303 Walters Dr., shows playmate David Bauer, 5, what she is doing toward saving for the current March of Dimes drive. David, a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bauer of 65 Westover St., Scio township, was stricken by the disease in September. The young victim, who wears hand braces, a corset and special shoes and has a special reclining chair because he can't sit up or walk, is a University Hospital patient. Formerly an iron lung patient, he now is permitted to go home for weekends.