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Tourists view a gravesite surrounded by a picket fence.
In Arlington National Cemetery . . . tourists view and photograph the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy. This was one of the last stops by Nonpareil tourists before they returned to Council Bluffs.

A smiling young man in a stock at a tourist attraction.
Trying Out Stocks . . . at Public Gaol, in Williamsburg, Va., is Eddie Henningsen, son of Nonpareil tour director Ron Henningsen of Council Bluffs.

A group of tourists pose in front of the U.S. Capitol.
Capitol Building . . . in Washington makes background for the Nonpareil tour group which closes out its two-week visit of the east Monday. The group is slated to arrive in Council Bluffs Tuesday night.

A laughing woman next to a cartoon character.
Miss Winnie K. Weinman of Avoca adjusts glasses on Gramps, a Walt Disney character at the Pepsi-Cola exhibit on The Nonpareil's tour of the New York World's Fair. The tour group was in Washington, D.C., Saturday for sightseeing.

A group of tourists on a busy street.
In front of a novelty shop in New York's Chinatown are members of The Nonpareil's holiday tour. The group took a bus tour of the big city Tuesday and spent Wednesday at the World's Fair.

A horse pulling a tram loaded with people.
Part of The Nonpareil's holiday group goes to Mount Royal Park in Montreal aboard a horsedrawn tallyho wagon.

A group of six adults posing for the camera.
Squinting In The Mist . . . from Niagara Falls are a group of Nonpareil tourists, including Jack Millard, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stamp, Mrs. Ada Rockwell, Mrs. Lynn Alberti and Mrs. Clara Corbin. The Stamps are from Walnut; the rest from Council Bluffs.

Four women looking at paperwork.
Checking Itinerary . . . of The Nonpareil tour are (left to right) Mrs. Imogene Curl, Mrs. Elsie Ralston and Mrs. Marshall Ketchum, all of Carson, and Mrs. Anne Allen of Avoca.

A large castle-like building.
Once the seat of government of a vast and powerful colony that stretched to the Mississippi, the colonial Capitol building at Williamsburg, Va., has been carefully reconstructed to its appearance of the early 1700s. Here met the House of Burgesses,…

Eight people seated on the ground at a luau and a man playing a guitar.
The Traditional Luau . . . is known as the "Feast of the Islands" and includes the many exotic foods and dishes native to the South Seas. This will be one of the features of The Nonpareil's Hawaiian trip.

Three dancing women in grass skirts and leis.
The Hawaiian Welcome . . . which awaits those taking The Nonpareil's vacation trip will feature smiling hula dancers such as these pictured here.

Photo of smiling man in a suit
Linda Shank...administrative assistant and executive secretary at Council Bluffs Savings Bank, receives a basket of flowers from her bosses, Ed. H. Spetman, left, chairman and chief executive office, and Thomas D. Whitson, resident. [Photo in the…

Woman in suit stands behind table of crafts
Getting Acquainted with one of Rudolph's Friends are these members of Broadway United Methodist Church Women Carol Thien, Kathy Whitson and Shirley Smith. The women are arranging items to be sold at a bazaar at the church Thursday. Various foods…

Man in suit in tie, seated behind desk with papers and open files
Tom Whitson...is a firm believer has a duty to serve the community
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