Rolling Out The Red Carpet . . . are left to right, Gary Hastings and Richard Hastings. The men, employees at a Council Bluffs carpeting company, rolled out the carpeting on the sidewalk in front of First Baptist Church to cut it in the right…
Construction . . . is expected to begin in mid May on the 32nd Street and Broadway office of First Federal Savings and Loan Association. The S&L was leveled Christmas Eve when an explosion ripped through the office killing two men, including a First…
These Three Buildings . . . will come down to make room for a building to house First Federal Savings and Loan Association. Five buildings to right of Herman's Clothes Shop will be razed and the land used for parking.
Looking Over Music . . . are the Rev. David F. Hall, Harry Elliot, sixth grade student and a member of the church orchestra, Norris Teague, and Mrs. Vera Durick, a senior member of the First Nazarene instrumental group.
Hold It, Mr. Deer...you can't jump out of Indian Creek. The deer and his companion find this out as they get an escorted tour through the creek and out of town. A pair of unidentified hersdmen help show the way.
Two Miss Iowas . . . demonstrate one of the secrets of winning beauty contests. Kay Nielson and Jacque Baker demonstrate the proper technique for catching a judge's eye, keeping the knees together when posing.
New Neighborhood Additions...such as Midway Manor have resulted from a five-year building boom here. These are some of the 121 homes built in this section. In the background is Roberts Park, also a product of the last 5 years.
About 160 Homes...are planned for this area outside the city limits where Bennett Ave. (the longest one) joins with Franklin Ave. The River Bend Construction Co. plans 119 homes in the area immediately behind the existing line of homes. Thomas…
Contributing With His Left Arm...to the polio fund, which paid for the treatment of his right arm, is Bobby Munyon. His mother, Mrs. Harley Munyon, accepts the contribution.
More and more . . . unwanted animals - dogs, cats, birds --are facing destruction in Council Bluffs as owners either "dump" them of fall to claim them at the Animal Shelter. Animals are killed by injection or by being put into an airless chamber.…
Before Firefighters Arrived...the wooden elevators of the Bluffs Elevator Co. were a wall of flame. George R. Cockle photographed this scene standing on a locomotive about 300 yards from the fire. It was taken about 5 minutes after the initial…
In Newly Restored Room . . . at the General Dodge House are Mrs. John Whittaker, chairman of the Dodge House Board of Trustees, and J. Frederic Schlott, chairman of the City Park Board.
Campaign Cards . . . are distributed at the Council Bluffs Industrial Foundation, Inc. breakfast. Howard Bessire, left, gives one to C.E. Baird, right foreground. Others at the breakfast are: James Mulqueen, Harold Beckman, Robert H. O'Brien, E.C.…