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The City Takes A Look
A steady flow of curious Council Bluffs citizens circulated through the sparkling new First Federal Savings and Loan Association building during the first day of its open house Saturday. President Einer Juel was on hand to show people one of his new…
Juel's Daughter Contributes Art To First Federal
A Scene Near Lake Tahoe . . . is the subject of the painting inspected by Mrs. Mary Ruffcorn, A First Federal employee. The painting hangs in the president's second-floor office and was created by his daughter.
First Federal Savings & Loan Association
The West End Office . . . for First Federal Savings and Loan of Council Bluffs at 32nd and W. Broadway was completed in October.
Tragedies Cast Shadow Over Holiday
Piles Of Rubble . . . remain after a Christmas Eve explosion leveled the First Federal Savings and Loan building at 32nd Street and Broadway. Two men died in the explosion and several people were injured.
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
Covered With Debris . . . the First Federal Savings and Loan West Broadway sign lays as mute evidence of the explosion's destruction.
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
The Night Deposit Box . . . from First Federal Savings and Loan's West Broadway office survived the explosion. It was removed from the rubble and transported to the savings and loan's main office, a bank official said.
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
Peering Through Broken Glass . . . is Beverly Paben, restaurant manager at the Burger King just west of the decimated First Federal office. Employee Pearl Franks handed a food order to a drive-up customer seconds before the blast. Paben said Franks…
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
Taking Notes . . . on Christmas Day amidst the rubble of the First Federal building is Fire Chief Delbert Burdick. To Burdick's left is the gas meter that supplied the natural gas to the savings and loan office.
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
Fighting The Remnants . . . of Friday's fatal explosion, firefighters quickly contained the blaze that followed it and gas company employees checked surrounding gas lines for damage.
1st Federal Seeks Building Bids
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…
Handless Artist To Display Her Works
Finishing Touches...on painting are applied by Mrs. Brown.
Handless Artist To Display Her Works
Checking Over Paintings...Mrs. Brown decides which ones she will display at her show in August.
February artist prefers watercolors, landscapes.
Checking A Watercolor...for display this month is Council Bluffs artist Donna Yeatman Brown. The Council Bluffs Artists Association is sponsoring an exhibit of about 40 of her artworks this month at Crafts, Etc., 555 W. Broadway.
C.B. artist 'just happens to be handicapped;' Donna Brown's work to appear in Des Moines display
Nostalgic scenes...are among artist Donna Brown's favorite subjects. She photographs older sights in Council Bluffs and then paints the scenes so they will not be forgotten--even after the buildings have been torn down.