In December 1954, The Footlighters opened a production of “Gigi” in Cedar Rapids.
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Created by the team at Hubbard Ice, each Popsicle weighed about 400 pounds.
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Across the nation, newspapers were shifting to morning delivery to stay competitive.
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Modeled after the famed Cheyenne Frontier Days in Wyoming, Cedar Rapids aimed to rival the original.
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Early aviator exhibited his creation during March 1911 automobile show in Cedar Rapids
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It opened in 1968, named for Community House director
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Grant Wood & friends were seriously kind to lecturers in Iowa City
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A big green frog guided children through Cedar Rapids hospital stays
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YWCA, Parson’s event attracted elite runners, crowds in Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids mansion’s owner hanged himself in attic in 1919
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Joey O. had 40-year career as a trick golfer
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Even rain on Saturday didn’t cut into crowds
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... the ‘town’ of Cedar Rapids was founded
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Cedar Rapids business opened in 1859, closed after Prohibition
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C.R. women motorcylists were best-dressed in 1941