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  • Collection: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Policemen Guard . . . the ruins of Kirn Junior High School which was extensively damaged by fire early Sunday. This view is looking toward Fifth Avenue and Third Street. The fire is believed to have started in an art room on the third floor at this…

It's a real honor when a school is named for a living person--as this structure is for Gerald W. Kirn. The long time educator in the Council Bluffs school system views the sign erected this week at the former Abraham Lincoln High building. He was a…

The Rev. J. William Brewer, president of Downtown Kiwanis, presents a birthday card to Richard P. Hamilton, president of Hawkeye Kiwanis, to mark the 20th birthday of the Hawkeye club. The Hawkeye club was sponsored by the Downtown club when it…

All suited up for their installation as district officers for the Kiwanis Club Saturday were Dick Hogan, left, governor, and Bob Hegland, right, lieutenant governor.

Knights of Columbus
Council Bluffs, Neola, etc.

Anyone familiar with fraternal emblems should recognize this symbolic design. It appears on a building that once housed The Nonpareil. Can you identify the symbol and its location?

Answer: It is the emblem of the Independent Order of Oddfellows,…

This kringle and crown, sign of the Royal Bakers of Denmark, hangs above the entrance of a Council Bluffs bakery.

Answer: The kringle and crown hangs above the Axelsen's Bakery, 128 W. Broadway.

This is the top of a local business in downtown Council Bluffs. Know where it is?

Answer: This is the top of the Council Bluffs Credit Bureau building, 305 W. Broadway.
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