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City's Newest School...is Washington School on Scott St. and Washington Ave. The $458,000 building will be ready for students when school begins on Tuesday.

Peeling Plaster...does not arouse school pride in youngsters. This group of eighth grade students try to make their room attractive despite the ugly corner.

Proposed New Washington School...will cost an estimated $475,000. The three-story section of the building will face Scott street; the two story section runs back along the Ross street side of the present school site. Sketch by G.B. Larson, arthitect.

George Washington school, Main street and Washington houses the offices of Superintendent of Schools J.A. True.

Walnut Grove Addition...was another project completed by the School Board since it launched its program 5 years ago.

Walnut Grove Elementary School, prior to 1951 addition, looking at the southeast corner from Avenue J.

Photo of schematic of Walnut Grove Elementary School addition, site plan

drawings of north and south elevations of Walnut Grove Elementary School addition

Playing Lady Saphir . . . in "Patience" in New York City is Mary Manchester from Council Bluffs.

With 'Fair Lady' . . . road company is former Council Bluffs girl, Mary Virginia Cook.

The Manawa Park Presbyterian church was organized at a meeting in the old Manawa school on Dec 1, 1921. . . .

Mounting New Tanker . . . purchased by the Manawa Volunteer Fire Department is Chief Delane Harrison. At the rear is Fireman Richard Hartman.

Latest Accomplishment . . . in Manawa's campaign for fire protection is viewed by Mark Maguire. This truck will be joined by another later this week.

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,…

Dredging The West Side . . . of Lake Manawa are two dredges operated by Robers Dredging of La Crosse, Wis. Completion of the $4.5 million dredging project has been delayed and now is slated for the end of November.

Open For Business . . . is the new Lake Manawa Patrol Station at the south end of the lake near the docks. Bill Cunard, Iowa Conservation Commission water aide, discusses his work with his boss, Mick Thomas, ICC state water officer. Boats are checked…

Signs Come Down . . . about the state park so they can be repaired and freshened up for next season. Ranger Reisinger loosens the bolts that hold a sign near the Eleventh Street entrance. Other seasonal chores include attending many meetings for…

Saying Goodbye . . . to Lake Manawa by taking a walk along its shore are Park Ranger Gary Silver and his three daughters, Amy, Rachel and Cindy. Silver is being transferred to Ledges State Park near Boone after six years of managing Lake Manawa State…

The Master Plan . . . of the redevelopment of Lake Manawa is shown here in a diagram prepared by Crose-Gardner Associates of Des Moines. The plan, which includes renovation of camping and fishing areas, reforestation of shorelines, new park…
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