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Tempers simmer at dump meeting
Michael Angel speaking at meeting.
Ten Months Makes Huge Difference For Mercy
Bruce Hopkins
Tests To Sap Your Strength
Straining Under The Weight . . . as he attempts to pull a 50 foot section of hose to the top of the training tower is Alan Knott, Omaha. Firefighter Mike Mattox stands by.
That Soft Stuff Takes Hard Work
The polyurethane foam machine at Future Foam Inc., 400 N 10th St, pumps out mattress material at the rate of 15 feet a minute. The material is 2.5 feet thick, about six feet wide and is cut into 30-foot lengths for handling. The process starts on the…
That Soft Stuff Takes Hard Work
A Saw Slices . . . the 30-foot long sections of foam to any desired thickness. The machine is operated by Gary Lee, 2224 Fourth Ave. Here he checks the accuracy of his cuts. The machine, operated by push buttons, handles the material on reversible…
That Soft Stuff Takes Hard Work
Continuous Rolls For Shipment . . . are wound on an overhead reel. The half-inch thick slices are heat sealed at the ends to form the roll and will probably be used for clothing insulation. The plant, started in Council Bluffs 17 years ago, employs…
That's A Lot Of Bull, Man
Dan Compton, plant manager at Beefland International, is dwarfed by this massive bull in front of the plant Saturday. The promotional steer is made of fiberglass, weighs 2,000 pounds and is 14 feet high and 24 feet long. It was removed from atop a…
That's Progress...
aerial photo of Bennett Avenue area before development (1959)
That's Progress...
aerial photo of Bennett Avenue area, after development (1970)
The 1,500-Gallon Tanker
The 1,500-Gallon Tanker...moves out of the Carter Lake Fire Department building on its way to a blaze. The bright yellow tanker, formerly an army vehicle, was rebuilt by department members. The firefighters moved into their new building last July.
The Bertrand Depicted In New Sketch
Two years of research...and hundreds of field drawings have resulted in this artist's version of what the Missouri steamboat Bertrand looked like in 1864.
The Black Angel
The Black Angel . . . located near Lafayette Avenue and North Second Street was dedicated to the late Mrs. Grenville M. Dodge in 1920. At that time the statue was bronze, but through the years the weather has changed her to black. Now the weather has…
The Black Angel : Fountain, Bluffs heritage flow anew
Participating in Wednesday's dedication of the fountain at the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial were, from left, Mayor Tom Hanafan, Council Bluffs Arts Council President Phyllis Otto, Hitchcock Foundation President Denman Kountze, Council member Jane Peters…
The Black Angel: Fountain, Bluffs Heritage Flow Anew
Participating in Wednesday's dedication of the fountain at the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial were, from left, Mayor Tom Hanafan, Council Bluffs Arts Council President Phyllis Otto, Hitchcock Foundation President Denman Kountze, Council member Jane Peters…
The Bumpy Road At Big Lake
The Bumpy Road At Big Lake...is one of the areas scheduled for paving this summer under the city's schedule. here the sign introducing picnickers and fishermen to the area guards the meandering road that disappears over the levee in the distance. …
The City Takes A Look
A steady flow of curious Council Bluffs citizens circulated through the sparkling new First Federal Savings and Loan Association building during the first day of its open house Saturday. President Einer Juel was on hand to show people one of his new…
The Council Bluffs Changing Scene
This was the main dormitory and administration building of the Iowa School for the Deaf as it looked in 1887. In 1902, the building burned. Note the wagon trail across the foreground and the row of trees. The lawn was more like a pasture.
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The Day Before
Busy Workmen hustle about the fairgrounds at Dodge Park Monday, building fences, driving stakes and setting up tents for the opening of the West Pottawattamie County Fair. Livestock entries and agriculture exhibits will be in place at 9 a.m.…
The Early Crowd
The Early Crowd...at Saturday night's rock concert at Cresent waits patiently as one of the bands repairs its amplifying system. Between 1,500 and 2,000 rock fans turned out for the event, held on the Steve Buresh farm. Another picture on page 7B.