Checking The Site...of the Bethany Lutheran Nursing Home are John Anderson, Donald M. Mullins, Elsie Gross and Stan Nelson. The building is expected to be ready for occupancy in about 18 months.
Chicago Central & Pacific dual span swing bridge over the Missouri River west of Council Bluffs has been battered by elements and attacked by vandals but still provides steady service for daily trains. In the summer river navigation season, the…
photo of bridge, taken on the bridge and looking straight across it
on back of photo:
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Chicago Central & Pacific
Swing-span bridge
Missouri River west of CB
Yard Office...at Chicago Great Western Railroad's new building has a glass front, seen in background, for a full and unobstructed view of the tracks. In center foregound is William J. Greulack, 617 Twenty-sixth Ave., yard clerk.
New Facility...viewed from the trackside is the Chicago Great Western Railroad's new combination depot, yard office and freight house. The passenger section is at left with glass entrance. Yard office facilities are at center and freight house at…
Jack Kennedy, chief photographer for The Nonpareil since 1934, retired Friday. To honor his 43 years of service editors selected three of his award winning photos as a small tribute . . .
The Present . . . Central Fire Station will have to be demolished along with other downtown property located in the Urban Renewal shopping center development. The station is now located where the parking garage will be in the new project.
Old Stonework . . . that was once part of the Hotel Chieftain but has been covered by paneling and decoration for many years, was uncovered this week by Andersen Construction workmen who are remodeling it into the Elks Club. Contractor Herb Andersen…
Furnished with indirectly-lighted leather booths and composition-top tables, the coffee shop at Hotel Chieftain will be opened Tuesday as the Java room. The cashier's booth is illuminated by fluorescent tubing.
Construction of the Paul Goodenow Discovery park is about a month away from completion, said Gary Grenier, associate director of the Christian Home Association. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.