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Harold E. Hughes of Ida Grove is the first Democrat to announce his candidacy for governor in next June's primary election. Hughes, 37, is chairman of the Iowa Commerce Commission.

Spraying The Smoldering Remains . . . of the Ranks Department Store, 325 W. Broadway, are members of the Council Bluffs Fire Department. The fire, which was discovered about 1 a.m., destroyed the building and an adjoining two-story complex, and…

Des Moines
Iowa City Capitol
Includes Terrace Hill
{Note on back of photo: "General Grenville M. Dodge of CB, astride a horse on the Soldier's and Sailors' Monument, state capitol grounds, Des Moines. Dodge is on the LEFT in this photo. He is…

Des Moines
Iowa City Capital [sic]
Includes Terrace Hill

DeSmet, Father Pierre Jean
Jesuit Priets
Died 5/23/1873

Now Ice Bound...this section of the Missouri River will become a part of the DeSoto Bend Lake after a new river channel is cut by Army Engineers. Timbered area to right will become a wildlife refuge.

Entrance of DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, from near the parking lot

DeSoto Nat'l Wildlife Refuge
near Missouri Valley
File #2
1980s--
+ some early photos
DeSoto Nat'l Wildlife--file 2

DeSoto Nat'l Wildlife Refuge
#1 Up to 1980s
near Missouri Valley
See med file on Youth Conservation Corps (YCC
DeSoto Nat'l Wildlife file #1

Littering The Boat Ramp...are a number of pilings that have been pulled out of the lake by DeSoto Refuge employes. Refuge officials say the lake has quite a lot of drift that could be dangerous to boaters, Jeffy Jauron, an Iowa river official, says…

New walls for Arnold Plastic's Inc. at 3135 W. Broadway are fast nearing the roof line to replace the plant that was destroyed by fire Nov. 28. Construction started early in December, as soon as debris was cleared away, and the operation is expected…

Framework for the new Dillard Department Store is erected and workers are now preparing to install exterior walls, rooftop and heating units so interior work can be competed [sic]. Nonpareil photo by Glen Fahrenkrug.

photo of outdoor entrance to Dillard's Department Store at Mall of the Bluffs in Council Bluffs,

Dillard's Department Store
Mall of the Bluffs

More than 165 students were confirmed Friday evening at St. Albert High School gymnasium in the first 'citywide' confirmation involving six area parishes. Students from Our Lady of Carter Lake, St. Columbanus of Weston, and Holy Family, St.…

Dingman, Most Rev. Maurice J.
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese
Des Moines

Glenda Larsen helps her son Chris, 16, improve his speech through the use of speech exercises.
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