Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

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Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

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Mall of the Bluffs

Business Block Burns: Damage At $200,000 - Early Morning Blaze Destroys Four Places; One Fireman Is Dead November 20, 1950
Driver Cavett, 45, Dies During Fire - Collapsed In Run From Falling Wall November 20, 1950
Tragedy, Pathos And Humor…

Main Street Fire (1950)<br /><br />
Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Thar She Goes - Spectacular aftermath of Monday's $250,000 fire here occurred in the afternoon when front walls of two gutted buildings were knocked down. Shown toppling here are the shells of the South Main Furniture Company (center) and…

Business Block Burns; Damage At $200,000 - Early Morning Blaze Destroys Four Places; One Fireman Is Dead
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Top Floor Falls - Here the fourth floor of the L.H. Katelman company building buckles and starts its fall to South Main Street. The third-floor front of the building, for the most part, fell inward. A fireman can barely be seen atop the…

Main Street Fire (1950)<br /><br />
Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Fire Damage . . . seem from the alley entrance on First Avenue includes burned-out Jensen Apartments wall rubble in alley (center), and shell of Brooder Supply Company warehouse (far right).

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Crushed Truck . . . becomes a platform…

Tragedy, Pathos And Humor Sidelight The Morning Fire
Hasty Evacuation . . . is made by Earl R. Andersen, 207 West Washington Avenue, as he carries belongings from the apartment of his mother, Mrs. Carl O. Anderson, 98 Fourth Street. Scores of apartment dwellers fled the flames.

Driver Cavett, 45, Dies During Fire - Collapsed In Run From Falling Wall
Fireman William D. Cavett . . . receives first aid at the fire scene from the Rev. Arthur Farrell and Acting Postmaster Kenneth A. Madigan.

Business Block Burns; Damage At $200,000 - Early Morning Blaze Destroys Four Places; One Fireman Is Dead
Shortly After Start . . . of early-morning blaze, firemen battle flames from entrance to Nonpareil Court. Fire and smoke billow from the Katelman hardware store (tallest building at right center) while the fire ladder is run to the Morphy Drug…

School Stories--General
File #1 -- 3/11/1989

School Lunch Program in C.B.

C.B. Schools--School Efficiency Task Force

C.B. Schools--School Board Elections
'85

Magnolia, Iowa

Time Leaves Strange Mark
It's obvious that time has weighed heavily on this weather-beaten barn south of Magnolia. After many years of service, the structure is showing signs of age, and its backbone begins to succumb oddly to gravity.

Magnolia Masonic Temple Slated To Become Museum
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Fixtures . . . and rug in Magnolia Masonic Temple are well over 100 years old. All furniture was handmade by a former member.

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Oldest Building . . . in Magnolia is Masonic Hall, located on corner near the town pump which was…

Magnolia People Are Happy About Their School Addition
Now In Daily Use . . . is this new addition to Magnolia School. Auditorium space in the older building has been converted into classrooms.

Log Cabin In Magnolia Park Houses Historic Relics
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Residents of Magnolia point with pride at the little log cabin located in their city park. Although the cabin is not old, it is a replica of the typical home of early settlers in the community. The cabin, open to the public, houses relics…

Magarrell, Kenneth R. & Mrs.

1861-Style Patriotism Is Displayed By 36-Star Flag - On Fourth Of July
Hoisting An Heirloom . . . on the Fourth of July are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Magarrell.

Madison Mall
(see also Mall of the Bluffs)
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