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Jonquils In Spring
Jonquils In Spring...are admired by two girls in raincoats, Leslie and Debbie McPartland. They are the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James McPartland, 1815 S. 7th St. The early blooms decorate the yard of Mrs. Harold David, 1803 S. 7th.
More Showers
Hiding From Rain...that began falling while they played in Bayliss Park are Dianne, 7; Brant, 6-1/2, and Nancy, 9, all children of Dr. and Mrs. Charles R. Noziska, 125 Third St. Their dog, Hedy, squeezed in under the park bench, too.
They're Off
Out of the starting gate come two-hard-running ostriches, "drive" by Don Greever of Hancock and Ernest Wede of Minden. The race was one of the features at the Thursday night show at the Pottawattamie County Fair at Avoca. Also in the first heat was…
Gosh, Lookie There
Wide-eyed over tall cowboys and their mounts at the Sidney Rodeo is Michael Ladd, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ladd of Hamburg. The young admirer was among about 5,000 persons attending the first night of the rodeo.
Mother And Son Killed In Car-Truck Smashup; Two Children Injured On Highway 92
Scattered wreckage...of car-truck crash which claimed two lives is examined by Iowa Highway Patrolman Larry Torrey, left, and Deputy Sheriff Ed Christensen, far right. The two vehicles came together at the dark spots at right hand corner of picture.
Willy Helms Sheds Three Other Names As He Becomes A Citizen; Korean Orphan Among 17 Naturlized
Waving 50 Star Flag...are Christine and Connie Almquist, citizen and citizen-to-be.
City Is Waging Annual Battle Against Leaves; 'State Of Emergency'
Pool Of Rainwater...makes a pretty mirror for St. John's Lutheran Church at Willow Avenue and Seventh Street. The underlying cause was a leaf-choked culvert.
Two Tots Kick Up Heels After Fall And Too Much Loving Care; At Mercy Hospital
Fractured Right Legs...put Eugene Adkins and Brian Jacobsen in this predicament.
Summer In October
When October becomes summer-warm, a walk outdoors brings an autumn bonus. Judy Juel, a Harlan High School junior, cuddles the feathery fall blooms of Pampas grass by a farm pond. The weather has been ideal for enjoying the fall colors.
Winter Wonderland
This rust, New England winter scene is actually neither rustic nor New England. Freshly fallen snow has transformed the drainage ditch which runs through Mount Loretto school grounds in Council Bluffs into a winter brook complete with foot bridge.
Pale Gunmen Admit Omaha Murder And Four Other Shootings; Two Men In Council Bluffs Among Victims
Pale And Shaken...Charles Edwin Kelly, 20, left, and Charles Noel Brown, 28, are searched by Traffic Officer C. R. Petersen and Detective F.A. (Mike) Kerns. The two men and their woman companion surrendered meekly when officers stopped their bus at…
Skimming The Waves
Skimming The Waves...on North Fortieth Street near Avenue G is George Vogel, Jr., 13, hitched to his father's car. The Vogels, 622 N. 40th St., hauled out a makeshift surfboard when the Memorial Day storm created a pond 2 feet deep in the street and…
Elderly Seamstress Found Fatally Beaten; 'Looks Like Murder, A Tough One'
Investigating Fatal Beating...are, left to right, Detective Leon Nelson, Deputy Count Att. Ross Caniglia, County Atty. Peter J. Peters and Detective R.R. Betchel (background). Victim's leg is shown in the right foreground. Intruder entered the…
Red Oak, Man Critically Hurt In Early Morning Crash Near Carson
Wreckage Of Car...in which Richard Kinser was critically injured is checked by Highway patrolman Larry Torrey of Council Bluffs.
Work Hour To Free Trapped Truck Driver
Tangled Trucks...in a Highway 92 ditch wound up with the garbage truck under the auto transport. The figure in the foreground is one of Lewis Township's Volunteer Firemen, who stood by at the scene.
Work Hour To Free Trapped Truck Driver
Comforting Trapped Man...are Emergency Unit Capt. Logan Miller, Sheriff's deputies Virgil Elmore and Earl Pace. Wayne Chase holds his hand to his face.
Best Pictures 1961
Photo of wreckage from accident with garbage truck and auto transport, with two men examining wreckage. Photo not used in the newspaper story, but associated with "Work Hour To Free Trapped Truck Driver," Daily Nonpareil 10-16-1961. Trapped driver…
C.B. Area Is Slapped By Wet, 4-Inch Snow
Dressed For The Season...is Sheron Ganey, 3, as she views a tree limb that fell on her family's car. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ganey, 220 N. 6th St.
C.B. Area Is Slapped By Wet, 4-Inch Snow
Collapsed Greenhouse...owned by Clarence L. Hardiman sprawls in a heap of framing and glass after it toppled under the weight of snow Thursday on North Fifteenth Street.
Faulty Rail Blamed For C&NW Train Derailment; Eight Of 91 Cars Leave Tracks
Lakeside Pileup: A piggyback trailer, full of hams, lies on its side only feet away from the pond in Lakeside Park at the north edge of Council Bluffs. The boxcar above is lying on another freight car, behind the trailer. The eight-car derailment…