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At the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport, planes are already moving into a new hangar that is 95 percent complete. The only work remaining is the floor construction. Temporary housing accommodations were set up for the aircraft during a spell of wet…

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Jay Wheeler, senior, and Raymond Marshall, principal, discuss landscaping plans for the new Fremont-Mills Junior-Senior High School building just south of Tabor. The building, financed by a $745,000 bond issue, was completed in time for occupancy of…

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Three employees of the Iowa Highway Commission wait at the intersection of Interstate 80 and Highway 375 for other crews to finish scraping ice from the interstate segment, which is scheduled to be opened Friday noon between the intersection and old…

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Human Stress . . . is measured at Jennie Edmundson Hospital with this series of machines, including a treadmill. Working on the machine are Allan Zimmerman, an electrocardiogram (EKG) specialist; patient Mrs. Mary J. Stancliffe, 431 Ridge Road; Dr.…

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Red-Hot 20-Foot Length . . . of pipe is pulled from one of the three centrifugal casting machines. By pressing three buttons on an electronic control panel, a workman can turn out the pipe, extract it from the casting machine and send it to the…

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Photograph of new government building and post office. Southwest corner of Sixth Street and Broadway. Dedicated in 1888. Enlarged twice. Torn down in 1950.

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The Woodglen Apartments at Glenwood, new housing units for the elderly, are all ready for tenants. The six buildings in the complex just west of Glenwood High School each contain four electrically-heated one-bedroom apartments with a combination…

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A flag which has flown over the United States Capitol is hoisted at Glendale School Friday. Raising the colors which were presented by U.S. Rep. Ben F. Jensen, R-Exira, are Randy Spetman, Douglas Walton, John Daley, teacher Mrs. Ben Holden and Craig…

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Fire Chief Norman Elgan and Laymon Simmons, representative of Home Fire Equipment Co. of Anderson, Ind., look over the new 1,000 gallon pumper truck delivered Friday to Central Fire Station. The truck will replace an older piece of equipment.…

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Sweeping Effect . . . of 12-foot overhang eliminates "boxy" look of new fire station near Twenty-seventh Street and Broadway, and affords protection for front driveway. Brick facing is red tile, the overhang is painted white, and all the windows are…

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The New Look . . . in park facilities dominates Kiwanis Point at Fairmount Park. In its completely remodeled stage, the old Kiwanis shelter features an exterior of rough cedar stained siding and natural stone. It is expected to be opened to the…

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Translucent "Pods" . . . and lots of glass will permit natural light to rooms in the new $595,000 high school under construction at Exira.

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Newly built Exira post office will be placed in use this week Postmaster Charles Powers has announced. The building was erected by Paul McCorkle Construction Co. of Sac City, and will be leased by the post office department.

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Modernistic Designs . . . are emphasized on its sanctuary accented with gold toned walls and mahogany woodworking.

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Spacious And Beautiful . . . is the new Emanuel Lutheran Church located at 2444 North Broadway on 12.5 acres of ground.

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Reviewing The "Success" . . . of their ventures are Leo I. Meyerson, L.A. Caster and George William Miller.

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Transmitting A List...of eastbound freight cars is Chief Clerk Odell Waffle, Route 4, and Asst. Supt. L.C. McDowell. Information is transmitted directly from punched cards.

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Students Relax And Study...in the spacious new library at Eastside Junior High School. The shelves in the rear eventually will contain about 20,000 volumes.
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