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<strong>June 1927</strong> Bergengren christened this special third-anniversary -issue the “Dixie -Special” because it covered credit union organizing efforts in the South.</p>
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<strong>November/December 1929</strong> A sample of one of artist Joe Stern's famous holiday covers. The gifts Santa is dropping represent major CU accomplishments.</p>
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<strong>Midsummer 1930</strong> This issue features an in-depth look at five state league meetings: Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana.</p>
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<strong>February 1931 </strong>The lead story in this issue answers the question, “How are the credit unions standing the long strain of the industrial depression?”</p>
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<strong>Spring 1933</strong> This issue contains a report of Edward A. Filene’s trip through the Midwest promoting credit unions.</p>
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<strong>February 1936</strong> After an 18-month publishing hiatus, here's the first issue of the “new” <em>Bridge</em>, which was larger than previous issues. It includes a report on how the national association was created.</p>
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<strong>May 1942</strong> The cover highlights “Air Force recruits in good spirits at Randolph Field.” Inside, <em>The Bridge</em> asks, “What loans are you making to help the war effort?”</p>
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<strong>September 1942</strong> A camera crew visits Madison, Wis., to shoot scenes for a motion picture about the credit union movement. It will be called “The Cred-it Union—John Doe’s Bank.”</p>
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<strong>February 1943</strong> Credit unions help the war effort by creating an on-site presence in factories, according to James M. Barry, managing director of the Kansas-Nebraska Regional Credit Union Association.</p>
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<strong>October 1948</strong> <em>The Bridge</em> celebrates 100 years of credit unions. And the CUNA Executive Committee establishes Credit Union Day as the third Thurs-day of October.</p>
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<strong>September 1949</strong> The cover commemorates the groundbreaking of the Filene House in Madison, Wis. This issue also unveils CUNA’s Public Relations, Organization, and Publicity Program.</p>
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<strong>June 1950</strong> This issue is devoted to the dedication of the Filene House in May of that year. It features numerous pictures of President Truman helping to put the building’s cornerstone in place.</p>
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<strong>January 1952</strong> This issue contains the Gabriel Heatter national radio broadcast as well as the infamous National Tax Equality Association—among the first organized attacks by bankers over taxation.</p>
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<strong>March 1954</strong> Sterling Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus is the site of the School for Credit Union Personnel. The school demonstrates CUNA’s commitment to credit union education.</p>
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<strong>November 1959 </strong>The 1950s marked the beginnings of the international credit union movement. Here, Father Marion Ganey takes part in Credit Union Day -ceremonies in Fiji.</p>
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<strong>June 1963</strong> This issue marks another milestone in the magazine’s history. CUNA directors dropped the word “Bridge” from the masthead, chang-ing its name to The Credit Union Magazine.</p>
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<strong>October 1963 </strong>“Happy Credit Union Day” from actor Steve Allen, pictured with Michael Rye, the education chairman of the American Federation of TV and Radio Artists Credit Union, Los Angeles.</p>
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<strong>April 1967</strong> With Truth in Lending already a reality in Massachusetts, Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wis., leads the fight for a national law.</p>
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<strong>April 1968</strong> Former CUNA President R.C. Morgan (left) congratulates “Mr. Credit Union,” Rep. Wright Patman, on his 40 years of service. The issue also covered Patman’s proposal for a federal regulator.</p>