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Oakland Church Turns 100
Sharon Presbyterian Church . . . turns 100 this year. Standing in front of the church are Rev. Michael Harvey, left, Mrs. Donald Hering and Mrs. Claire Vance.
Oakland dentist named head of new county conservation board
At Organizational Meeting. . . of Pottawattamie County Conservation Commission are its five members. They are: Dr. Leo Dick of Oakland, Robert Gronstal of Treynor, and Clyde Talley of Council Bluffs, all seated; Douglas Peters of Council Bluffs and…
Oakland Salon Gets Facelift: First In Renovation Program
(top) The Main Street Of Oakland . . . will undergo a face-lifting in the near future, through a program started by the Oakland Commercial Club, in cooperation with town merchants and landowners. Facades of some of the downtown buildings have…
Oakland Stores Get Fresh Look
Mrs. Jim Johnson . . . co-owner of Carley and Johnson, appliance and furniture dealers in Oakland, proudly displays the restoration work done on the 90-year-old structure which houses her business and three others.
Oakland, Iowa
File #2 1972-1993
New Horsepower . . . pulled an old covered wagon slowly down Oakland's Main Street Monday afternoon during the parade of the Oakland Fall Festival. Theme of the parade was "Through The Years In America."
Oakland, Iowa
File #2 1972-1993
American Beef Packers . . . is the largest industry in Oakland. The packing plant, which often processes about 10,000 head of cattle a week, employs more than 300 area residents. The company has a newly constructed beef confinement facility near…
Obituaries
Mrs. Elsie Everest
Odd Pattern:
Access roads to the several projects presently under construction at the Missouri Valley Atlas missile site and the grading work being done at each project provide an odd pattern in this aerial picture. The road at the right and across the top of the…
Odor Control Device Like Perfumed Whiff - At Beefland Plant
Four Atomizers . . . containing propylene-glycol based fluid are hooked up to emission stacks in the dehydration plant at Beefland. The atomizers spray a fine mist into the stacks to mask any possible odor from the stack gasses.
Of facelifts, brick and mortar; Buildings preserved in 1979
Refurbished By Richard Borman...a Council Bluffs farm equipment salesman, the Willow-Main building now houses offices for several businesses, including advertising and accounting firms.
Off Season Still Busy At Lake
Signs Come Down . . . about the state park so they can be repaired and freshened up for next season. Ranger Reisinger loosens the bolts that hold a sign near the Eleventh Street entrance. Other seasonal chores include attending many meetings for…
Off the track
Two railroad cars running on the Iowa Railroad tracks near South Avenue derailed Thursday. One of the cars was carrying lumber, and it was not immediately known what the other car was loaded with. Investigations into the derailment was underway…
Offer the Beautiful Dodge Home as Historic Memorial
One view of the library . . . where on of the nation's greatest railroad builders kept hundreds of books on history, government, railroading and war.
Offer the Beautiful Dodge Home as Historic Memorial
Portions of the twin parlors . . . in the Dodge home. Much of the furniture and pictures are just as they were in the general's lifetime. Antique beauty is apparent in every section of the spacious home.
Offer the Beautiful Dodge Home as Historic Memorial
The general's desk, right . . . is shown in the room he used as an upstairs study. It adjoins his bedroom. The glass doorways lead to a sleeping porch on the south side of the home.
Offer the Beautiful Dodge Home as Historic Memorial
A full view...of the large entrance hall. The library and dining room are on the right. The twin parlors are to the left of the hallway.