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Mondamin Library Patrons . . .
Mondamin Library Patrons . . . are looking forward to the completion of the community's new library building, replacing the present library headquarters in City Hall, which is also shared by the police department, city clerk, city patrol, treasurer…
Mondamin Plans New Library - 'Something We Need'
Entering . . . the Mondamin Public Library is Mayor Jerry Shelton. The library has been located in the town's municipal building for over 50 years, but has outgrown its space.
Mondamin Centennial
Mayor and Mrs. Doyle Knadle of Mondamin pose in their ancestors' traditional apparel in practice for the community's centennial which begins Friday. The celebration ends Sunday with a free barbecue.
New Mondamin Bank Building Completes Month Of Operations - Old Windows Used
New Brownstone Bank . . . at Mondamin replaced a 60-year-old structure that began to buckle.
Mondamin's Hotel Full Of Memories - But Not Very Many Paying Guests - Salesmen Don't Stay In "The Sticks" Now
Raking Yard . . . around Mondamin's hotel, a 10-room house, is Mrs. Kate Deith and her dog, Barry
Days Of Labor Are Over For Annie's Aged Team
Driving Home . . . from trading at the corner grocery is Mrs. Annie Nelson, standing with the reins instead of sitting in her ice cream chair.
Centennial Begins Friday -- Modale Ready For Visitors
(top) A Giant Banner . . . proclaiming Modale's 100th anniversary celebration is stretched across a street in preparation for hanging by Mrs. Corinne Harker, Mrs. Kath Gilgren, Richard Marshall, Mrs. Shirley Cleaver and Mrs. Beverly Dietering.…
Old Modale Bank To Be Dissolved
The Modale Savings Bank . . . built in the early 1900s, may soon become a bank office of the State Bank and Trust of Council Bluffs. Papers have been filed with the state of Iowa and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to dissolve the Modale…
R.S. Sassaman Closes 54 Years With Modale Bank - Interests Sold To Montana Men . . .
This Sedate . . . little country bank was once the scene of a wild shooting holdup. Principal interest in the bank has now been so9ld by its long-time cashier, R.S. Sassaman.
Modale's New School In Use - Holding Classes As Work Continues
Finishing Touches . . . are still to be completed on the new Modale school building. Classes are being held in the new unit while the work is being finished.
And Then The Modale Roof Came Tumbling Down - No One Will Ever Know If Slim Made His Shot
(top) Cave-In Damage . . . is examined by Clarence Vittitoe, owner and operator of the tavern-poolhall that collapsed under the weight of snow Wednesday.
(bottom) Demolished Tavern . . . at Modale appears to have suffered an explosion rather…
(bottom) Demolished Tavern . . . at Modale appears to have suffered an explosion rather…
. . . How It Was Named
Early day settlers drew on surrounding physical features to name this community. The tag, Modale, was coined from the Missouri River (Mo) nearby to the west and from a small valley or glen (dale) that at this point ran down to the river's brink. …
IWCC Considers Old Base For Model Farm Or Nursery
A Sign . . . at the old Missouri Valley Missile Base, now owned by Iowa Western Community College, gives an ominous warning to anyone entering the gates. Since IWCC obtained the base about a year ago, little has been done with it other than the…
Like Swords Into Plowshares - Missile Site Goes Agricultural
The Entrance To The Old Missile Base . . . located five miles southeast of Missouri Valley, still bristles with "No Trespassing" signs and barbed wire fences. The 280-acre site was acquired a month ago by Iowa Western Community College. The college…
Missile Base Closing Fails To Excite M.V.
Still Well-Guarded . . . although ruled obsolete by the Pentagon is the Atlas Missile Base southeast of Missouri Valley.
Former Area Missile Sites' Fates Differ
One of three missiles located at the Missouri Valley base, this Atlas Series D Intercontinental Ballistic Missile was part of the first generation of nuclear missiles. (photo 1960)