Bootkins and Jack

 August 22, 1937.  Bootkins, BOOTS little china doll, thinks it is time for some new clothes and I agree.

July 11, 1937.  JACK-IN-THE-BOX is one of Bootkins very best friends.  He is a little creepy too, like the halloween mask.

More Paper Dolls by Addie Woodruff

 September 09, 1937.  Here is SIMPLE SIMON with his mother goose suit and his "modern" suit.

August 26, 1937.  "Where are you going, my pretty maid?"  The MILKMAID and SIMPLE SIMON, two more fun paper dolls by Addie Rusco Woodruff.

Paper Dolls by Ruby Tashima

 March 21, 1937.

September 30, 1936.  Two paper dolls by S. L. T. Junior member, Ruby Tashima.

George & Martha

February 21, 1937. A George and Martha Washington paper doll by a S L T Junior member.

A BOOTS A-Day

February 14, 1937. My mom has requested a BOOTS a-day. Well, here is a BOOTKINS that was published 4-months before my mom was born.

Little Girl With a Little Curl

February 18, 1900. "There was a little girl who had a little curl, Right in the middle of her forehead, And when she was good she was very, very good, And when she was bad she was horrid." - - - - I guess we have all known at least one little girl like the girl with the curl.

April 11, 1937. "There was a little girl, and she had a little curl, But this, my dear friends, is the joker - As she left the beauty shop, the rain began to drop. And the curl soon was straight as a poker!" Modern Mother Goose Cutouts by Addie Woodruff.

Baby Cut-Out Doll For You, 1937

November 14, 1937. I like the baby's jacket, bonnet and booties that actually look like crochet-work. Baby paper doll by Marjorie Miller, S L T Junior.

Two Valentines, 1937

February 14, 1937. Two Valentines, paper dolls by Jean Gunderson, a SLT Junior member.

Johnny and Patty Paper Dolls

July 25, 1937. "Another one of Bootkins' very best friends, Johnny Mouse."

July 18, 1937. "Dress Patty Pig in his new clothes." Many thanks to Edgar Martin.

Friends of BOOTS and BOOTKINS

January 05, 1941. A snowman paper doll that looks alot like Boots' friend, Ferd.

August 08, 1937. "This is the little elf who gets into so much mischief." Here is Bootkins' friend as a paper doll.

August 15, 1937. "The little calico horse who runs so many errands in Toyland." Here is Bootkins friend, Ginger the Calico Horse, as a paper doll. Many thanks to Edgar Martin.

Two Paper Dolls by Marjorie Miller, 1937

Louise, a paper doll from January 03, 1937.

Another paper doll by Marjorie Miller, from January 24, 1937. I do not know Marjorie's age but she would have been under 17 because she was a member of the SLT Junior club.

Borrah Minevitch and His Rascals, 1937

I LIKE! This coloring contest jumps into my top ten favorites. "Win A Genuine Minevitch Harmonica. Simple color this picture of BORRAH MINEVITCH and HIS RASCALS." From September 11, 1937. ---Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a genuine Minevitch Harmonica. Thank you in advance, Lucy.

SCARECROWS

Newspaper coloring contest from October 17, 1977.

BOOTKINS' friend, Mr. Scarecrow, as a paper doll. May 02, 1937. Many thanks to Edgar Martin.

The best scarecrow of them all - Ray Bolger in The Wizard Of Oz. This movie coloring contest appeared in newspapers in August of 1939.

Teeny, a friend of Bootkins

BOOTKINS' friend Teeny as a paper doll. From May 16, 1937. Many thanks to Edgar Martin.

BOOTSDAY Continues

This BOOTS paper doll is from a week-day newspaper in 1937. The paper dolls that ran in the week-days newspapers were in black and white unlike the Sunday comics paper dolls. Many thanks to Edgar Martin for his creation.

BOOTS, 1937

LITTLE MISS MUFFET Paper Doll

Modern Mother Goose Cutouts - January 1937, Little Miss Muffet. This is the first paper doll I have in the newspaper series.