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  • Collection: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

Floor Plan . . . shows various rooms of the building under construction at the New Elks Country Club. In addition to locker rooms, at the left, the building will include an office, room for mechanical equipment, lounge, kitchen and all-purpose room.…

(top) This Huge Cut . . . was made in the ridge above the quarry so trucks could dump their loads in the valley beyond. The view looks toward the quarry. Dynamite sheds are seen at the right.

(bottom) Dumping Ground . . . for the useless shale…

Grading On I-80 . . . has started near Yellow Pole Road. The Mott Construction Company of Centerville is doing the grading work on the section of the interstate diagonal from Highway 6 to near Weston.

Closed since the middle of April, the South Omaha Bridge has been undergoing major repairs with new surfacing on the deck plus cleaning and painting. Highways 92 and 275 have been detoured until the work is complete. Job Supt. George Grower of Ely…

This Sketch...shows plans for the renovation of the Ridgecrest Southern Baptist Chapel that will be located at 1500 High St. A.J. Carrithers of Council Bluffs is the architect.

Workers with Ak-Sar-Ben Roofing in Omaha lay down rubber insulation on the roof of the grandstand. (Nonpareil photos by Dan Koenig)

Eric Olsen, of 38 Bluff St., a worked with Anderson Construction, labors on a door in the kennels, where the greyhounds will be housed.

Working Like A Dog...is Schnapps, a St. Bernard who provides power for the V-plow guided by his master, Glen A. Gohlinghost of 232 Jordan St. They are cleaning snow from the sidewalk near their home.

New Garner Township School...is being readied for school opening Monday. A feature is the use of glass in both front and rear walls.

Customer Service . . . sends Monte Christensen up a (power) pole - literally. He's an installer-repairman for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. and usually gets a birds-eye view of the neighborhoods in which he works. He says one of the biggest hazards…

Work Is Underway...to enclose the Bethany Lutheran Nursing Home at Elliott Street and North Broadway, before winter weather halts outdoor construction work.

One Of The Finest Works . . . of the late Daniel Chester French was scheduled for a paint job. It stands at Lafayette Ave. and North Second St.

News Spacious Walnut Grove Baptist Church...is locate at Twenty-ninth Street and Avenue J has been completed and is ready for use. The sanctuary is designed to seat approximately 230 persons.

Discussing Markers...visible in painting of Fields of the Wood, a historical setting created by their church denomination, are Past Robert Brown of the local Church of God of Prophecy, and Earl Clemens, a member of its congregation.

With the WPA working a twelve-hour shift to complete driving of piles on the city hall project within the next fifteen to twenty days, workmen are preparing forms for the foundation concrete. This picture, taken from the fifth floor of the Park…

The Manning Hospital has been in existence since 1926, when Dr. Orren William Wyatt began its construction. Known then as the Wyatt Memorial Hospital, it was opened for use in November, 1927, and formally dedicated May 12, 1929, in memory of Dr.…

Chatting At Beefland Banquet . . . are Chad Wymer, Peter J. Peters and Harry J. Nelson, president of Beefland International, Inc.

Bahnsen ...gets chance

High Jumping...to avoid bumping into runner Don Dew, St. Joseph's third baseman Bob Blankenship sees ball go past the bag on steal attempt by Dew.

Gov. And Mrs. Robert D. Ray...sit at the head table at the Thomas Jefferson High School Jubilee Thursday night with Schools Supt. and Mrs. Robert Benton. About 1,500 Tee Jay supporters and alumni attended the celebration in the fieldhouse. Guests…
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