Shirley Temple Dolls Recall Joyful Childhood Memories
Readers share memories of Shirley Temple dolls from the 1930s released by Ideal Novelty and Toy Company. Cedar Rapids residents recount gifting, repairs, and the dolls’ enduring appeal, with one note about a neighbor hood fire station replenishing toys for needy children.
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Ideal Novelty and Toy Company
Margaret (Novak) Probasco
Shirley Temple
Kathy Bowen
Cedar Rapids
Bowen
Shirley
Kathleen McLaughlin
Coralville
Elizabeth Skalsky
Ely
Ladies’ Home Journal
Skalsky
Shir ley Temple Doll Story Sought by Historical Society
Readers are invited to write to Johnson County Historical Society at P.O. Box 5081 Coralville Iowa 52241 or email leighannjo@countyhistory.org to share memories or information about the Shir ley Temple Doll.
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Johnson County Historical Society
P.O
Coralville
Leighann
Johnsoncountyhistory
Cedar Rapids woman ties weight loss to hunger relief effort
Jenifer Hanson, 48, of Cedar Rapids, vows to lose pounds between Thanksgiving and Easter to fund hunger groups. Sponsors pledge per pound. by Feb 4 she had shed 23 pounds and raised $782. She blogs weekly updates and links to hunger information, turning personal weight loss into community aid.
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Molly Rossiter
Ie Nazette Edar Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Jenifer Hanson
Hanson
Renson
Wordpress
Molly
Dartmouth student raises Haiti relief funds to 211000
G R native Vernon, senior at Dartmouth College in Hanover, leads a campus effort that grew from a hoped for five to ten thousand dollars to a total of two hundred eleven thousand. The drive included 300 student participants and a dinner drawing 300 guests, with donations from the wider Hanover community and faculty involvement.
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Molly Rossiter
Gazette
Jances Vernon
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
Dartmouth College
Hanover
N.H
Haiti
Dartmouth
Jim Yong Kim
Partners In Health
Vernon
Frances Vernon
Assu
Stanford
Edu
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Frances Verne
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