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30-Year East German Captivity Ends
Ernest Kephart, 86, and his daughter Belle Kephart of Council Bluffs are anxiously awaiting the return of their son and brother, Arnold, who recently walked to freedom after being held captive for 30 years behind the Berlin Wall.
33 Will Move Monday Into Little Flower Haven Home - Two Days of Dedication Slated
Little Flower Haven . . . rests on a hilltop site at the edge of Earling. The front and south wing of the nursing and retirement facility are seen here.
36 Chamber Members Initiate Transit Firm's Airline Buses; New Behicles Cost $26,000 Each
Welcoming Abord...Chamber President C.W. (Bill) Emarine and Mayor Noran Davis is Transit President James R. Kiger. They were among the first persons to ride the new bus.
36 Members Of Class Of 1914 Attend Reunion
At Golden Reunion...for Class of '14. Art Whitman, left, 101 Greenwood, class treasurer; Ed Spetman, 146 Norton; Mrs. Whitman, class secretary, and Edwing F. Fuller of Glendale, Calif., in front. From left standing are James Leverett of Des Moines,…
37 Cars Of Milwaukee Derailed Near Persis
A Huge Cleanup Job...faced Milwaukee work crews as they started removing wreckage of the 37-car derailment at the Mosquito Creek bridge near Persia. A section of the badly damaged bridge is visible in the center of the picture.
4.65 Inch Storm Floods CB Streets, Basements; Strong Winds Down Trees
Two-Story House...fell into its own basement after it was undermined by heavy rains. The house was moved to a new foundation at Fifteenth Street and Avenue H within the past week.
41 Persons live together as on 'family' at home near McClelland
Since 1903 . . .this many widowed brick building near McClelland has served as the Pottawattamie County Home for the Aged. This is a view of the main entrance.
4th Generation On Dolph Homestead
Dolph Homestead . . . is shown in this drawing by Miss Ellen Dolph. Home was built nearly 80 years ago. The cement walk across the front yard was the first of its kind in Mills County. Some of the original shrubs and bushes still grow in the yard.
4th Generation On Dolph Homestead; Settled in 1849
Dolph Homestead...is shown in this drawing by Miss Ellen Dolph. Home was built nearly 80 years ago. The cement walk across the front yard was the first of its kind in Mills County. Some of the original shrubs and bushes still grown in the yard.
50-year activist lobbying for seniors
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50-year class celebrates
Toasting each other with their 50-year keepsake cups are Donald Hatcher, Jean Geppert Stip and Harold Spee, classmates of the Thomas Jefferson High School Class of 1934. Ms. Stip is from Redwood City, Calif., Hatcher, who was treasurer of the class,…
55,733 Persons In Co. Bluffs City Limits; Gain Of 10,304 Since 1950
A "Growing" Story...is told by these figures exhibited by District Census Director Percy A. Lainson
60-Foot Long Wall Of New Gym At Eastside Collapses
All That Remains...of west wall of Eastside addition gymnasium now under construction is pile of cement block rubble. Job superintendent would not speculate on cause of collapse. photo was taken immediately after collapse by a Nonpareil reporter…
650 Beefland Workers Strike; Cite 'Unfair' Firm Practicses
On Picket Duty . . . Friday at Beefland International are James Brown of Omaha, R.J. Hunt of 2 Wright Road and Jim Cook of Neola. The 650 workers at the plant went out on strike at midnight.
7200 Strike Against I.C. - Protest By Unions Over Settlement; I.C. Railroad At Near Standstill - About 40 Workers In C.B. On Strike
All Is Quiet . . . in most sections of the Illinois Central Railroad yard here. This picture was taken near Thirteenth Street and Avenue F.
9 Freight Cars, Contents Burn In McPaul Derailment; Broken Truck Is Blamed
Jutting Skyward...at McPaul derailment, this flat car didn't get into orbit Tuesday. Its load, polished slabs of granite, slid off, foreground. Other picture on page 5.
93-Year Tradition Ends As No. 5 Makes Last Run
Old No. 5...emerges through a cloud of swirling snow with its last string of passenger cards for Council Bluffs
93-Year Tradition Ends As No. 5 Makes Last Run
Swinging Down...from the engine cab are crewmen James Nelson, the fireman, and engineer Tom Ogilvie.