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  • Collection: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

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Michael's Carpets and Furniture, 825 W. Broadway, closed its doors Sunday night, and will re-open only to begin liquidation procedures, co-owner Jerry Hughes said Monday. Hughes estimated that 90 people, most of them located in Council Bluffs, will…

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Robert Peterson, IBP Inc. chairman, shakes the hand of Gov. Terry Branstad during a Saturday press conference. Branstad was on hand for the plant reopening announcement and subsequent tour.

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The Highway 375 Bridge is slated for reopening in about mid-May, said Leo Rechtenbach, job superintendent for Hobe Construction Co. of Sioux City. Workers have poured most of the new paving and are preparing to place the new aluminum side rails. The…

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A collection of photographs of the Midlands Mall (Old Mall) in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Includes photos of demolition, design, construction, ribbon cutting, and use.

Midlands Mall File #1

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Two portable spotlights provide light for midnight work at a north levee critical spot Saturday. Soldier on duty at the lights is Cpl. Herbert Schwartzberg of New York City.

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Iowa corn flows into barges at Peavey Company River Terminal for the first time in four years, and is checked by Jerry Swanger, Peavey barge loader, Dick Johnson, division manager, and Clyde Thorkildson, superintendent for Peavey. Johnson said the…

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Oldest Structure . . . on the Glenwood State School grounds is being torn down to make room for a new two-story employee's dormitory. view is from window of new administration building.

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Spectators Gather...outside the Minden branch office of the Farmers and Merchants State Bank Saturday morning following a robbery just before noon. A young gunman took an undisclosed amount of money and fled. Authorities were searching for three…

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Parts Of The Road Grader...are scattered alongside the 100-car freight train with which it collided, causing the death of Delmar Schuning. The cab and chassis are in the foreground. The blade is at left. The rear wheels and engine are at the right.

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Reminiscing About His Trip To The Holy Land . . . the Rev. Richard Hogan said he felt a sense of "belonging" during his visit. Here he displays mementos of his trip, including an olive wood plaque depicting the Western or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem; a…
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