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Village In Harrison County Brings Back Pioneer Days
Putting The Cover . . . on an original covered wagon in the village's newest building are Agnes Yutesler, Lucille Latta and Preston Niles, who began the village more than 30 years ago.
Village In Harrison County Brings Back Pioneer Days
One Of The Largest Bells . . . in western Iowa sits near the end of the village in front of a miniature church containing pews and pulpit of a pioneer church. A corn museum, jail and a school built in 1868 stand behind the church.
Village In Harrison County Brings Back Pioneer Days
A Rifle, Lamps And Old Chairs . . . set off the fireplace in the old log cabin at the Harrison County Historical Village. Preston Niles, creator of the village, had the entire cabin moved from his farm near Ames to near Missouri Valley in 1937 to…
Vintage Steam Tractors Toil Again; Field Day At Crescent
Working Under A Load...steam engine collectors watch the operation of Bill Cross's 1900 model Russell in a Sunday demonstration. At left is Emil Ulrich, Dr. E.J. Murphy, and Cross. The tractor operates under 150 pounds steam pressure.
Vintage Steam Tractors Toil Again; Field Day At Crescent
Watching The Pressure Gauge...on his fired-up steam tractor of 1900 vintage is Emil Ulrich, Crescent farmer, on whose farm a group of steam engine collectors held a field day to operate their hobby equipment.
Volley Of Shots Fired In House; Ben Jensen Hit
Jensen . . . shot in shoulder.
Volunteers aid in Braddyville effort; Damage estimate: 2.09 million
Sitting Amid The Rubble...of what hours earlier had been her mobile home is Sharon Sheppard of Braddyville. The woman, her husband and their daughter were not at home when the Thursday tornado hit, virtually destroying the town of 200 near the…
Volunteers Are Like Full-Time Firemen - As Glenwood Department Grows
Forrest Mayberry . . . lieutenant of the rescue squad, stands near the Glenwood Fire Department's rescue unit, one of the department's newest vehicles in the one-year-old fire station. The rescue unit will be freed for more specialty work when the…
Voters to face many choices Tuesday
John Culver
Wagon Takes Tots To Surgery
First Passenger . . . in the new Jennie Edmundson Hospital surgical wagon is Jennifer Porter. The surgical escort is Virginia Flynn. Chatting with Jennifer is Max Smelser who, with Ken Bermel, designed and helped construct the wagon.
Waiting for the touch
Waiting for the touch . . . of repair crews is the Ruth Ann Dodge memorial, better known as the Black Angel. Downing said the city will spend about $3,000 to spruce up the memorial, fixing the lights and possibly reconnecting the fountain that once…
Waiting Room Is Gay
Chairs in waiting room of new hospital wing are patterned in green and gold plastic. Figured drapes on the windows harmonize. Children's playroom can be seen through the inner window (left).
Walnut Co. Rolls Out Lots Of Logs In C.B. - Uses Midwestern Timber . . .
(top) Rolling Logs . . . with a cant hook in the Midwest Walnut Company yards is George Bacon. Each log is measured and graded.
(bottom) Guiding A Log . . . into the 60-inch mill saw, are Gene Sorensen and Robert Lewis, chief sawyer. Some logs…
(bottom) Guiding A Log . . . into the 60-inch mill saw, are Gene Sorensen and Robert Lewis, chief sawyer. Some logs…
Walnut Grove Chapel To Dedicate New Unit; Dr. Smith To Speak At Sept. 16 Ceremony
A Special Feature...of the new unit--fold away classroom partitions--is demonstrated by Rev. Joseph Howland, pastor of the chapel.
Walnut Grove Chapel To Dedicate New Unit; Dr. Smith To Speak At Sept. 16 Ceremony
The Long, Trim Lines...of the Walnut Grove Baptist Chapel educational unit are a far cry from the basement classroom of 1950.
Walter Cassel Presents Trophy to Jack Herweg; At Concert Program
Music is topic...of conversation between Walter Cassel and Jack Herweg after the famed operatic baritone presents his trophy to the Jay student.
[photograph is cropped version of photo printed in the Nonpareil; physical photo in file has been…
[photograph is cropped version of photo printed in the Nonpareil; physical photo in file has been…
Walter L. Doiel
Walter L. Doiel, Council Bluffs Fire Department.
Warehouse Fire Damage: $50,000 - Owned By Katelman Bros.
Fire Shines Brightly . . . through the windows of the Katelman Brothers warehouse as it gits the interior of the two-story building.
Warm Finish For Cold Month
November ended with temperatures that could almost make this sailboat ramp at the Lakeshore Country Club usable. The weatherman reported a record high of 62 on Nov. 29, after monthly temperatures averaging 38.2. The average is .7 below normal for…