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Carl Whitney, grocer at Malvern, is one of many in Southwest Iowa with faces groomed for 1969 centennials. Malvern will celebrate its centennial Sept. 7 through 12. Emerson will hold celebrations May 1 through Sept. 1; Avoca's centennial will be June…

Tom Whitson, president of Council Bluffs Savings Bank, remains cautiously optimistic about his bank's chances for growth in the coming year.

It's inevitable--with warm spring days come dandelions. But Mrs. Andrew Karr, 33-3 Avenue G, looks on the bright side of the situation as she joins her small daughter, Becky Arnold, 2, in a closer look at the blooms. The yellow flowers, Webster…

Although the fire was confined to the rear part, the entire interior of the Broadway theater was redecorated in its $25,000 remodeling program. A new front curtain was installed, the seats refinished, and the walls repainted in pastel colors.

Three Busy 'Danes' . . . walk under main street signs that fit Elk Horn's image - "Iowa Farm," "Elk" and "Danish." They are Herb Christensen, Susan Hansen and Connie Rasmussen, who investigated the community's climate.

Members Of The Juel Family . . . Barbara, a former Miss Iowa and now a resident of California, Mrs. Juel and Einer Jr., a physician in Atlantic, were reunited Wednesday night at a banquet honoring Einer P. Juel.

Bellevue GAR Memorial Toll Bridge...may get a new lease on life when Interstate 29 south of Council Bluffs opens. This is the upstream view from the new park south of Highway 370. Stacks of the Loup River Power District rise in the left of the…

Temporary End Of The Line . . . for the North Sixteenth Street paving is the Illinois Central Railroad track (alongside poles). Dotted lines show the approximate route the road will take north to link up with an Interstate Highway interchange, which…

Congressman Ben F. Jensen will give the address at the evening program of the Tabor Centennial celebration Wednesday evening. The Southwest Iowa town is marking its 100th year with three-day-long programs.

Below, some of the 13 ensembles the mall gathering saw.
[Sherri Bowman wearing full skirt, belted shirt, and boots.]

Bowman gave the audience a chance to hear the Gershwin medley she'll be performing in the pageant, during Thursday of pageant week. The talent competition provides 50 percent of the points on which the contestants are judged.

Bowman told her parents they were most responsible for her success. Bob Bowman is employed with Metropolitan Life Insurance; Betty Bowman is a marketing representative with Council Bluffs Savings.

Gegttng in some runway practice, Bowman models an outfit for he Midlands Mall crowd.

Preparing for her final appearance in the trunk show, wearing the formal gown she'll wear Sept. 14, Bowman applies the finishing touches of make-up.

Below, some of the 13 ensembles the mall gathering saw.
[Sherri Bowman wearing a plaid sweater jacket, calf-length flared skirt, heels, and a fedora hat.]

Below, some of the 13 ensembles the mall gathering saw.
[Sherri Bowman wearing formal gown.]

Below, some of the 13 ensembles the mall gathering saw.
[Sherri Bowman wearing stirrup pants, belted plaid shirt, and blazer.]

Below, some of the 23 ensembles the mall gathering saw.
[Sherri Bowman wearing swimsuit.]

William A. (Bill) Ballenger, smiling and looking down
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