Browse Items (7982 total)
Sort by:
It Takes Plenty Of Coal To Keep Fires Burning
Expansion At Power Plant . . . is viewed from the roof of the existing structure by Superintendent John Thorson. The existing plant has a capacity of 140,000 kilowatts. The new plant will increase the capacity by 720,000 kilowatts and is scheduled to…
It Pays To Advertise
The Christian Home provides excellent service in childless couples in this area. Some persons had trouble finding the Home at 714 Avenue E, so the Home contracted for a bright new sign on the side of a downtown building. A portion of an old sign…
It Looks Like A Hole In One
Players on Westwood Golf Course have a new addition to the landscape to consider before shooting toward the fourth green in the southeast corner of the links. Mr. and Mrs. DeLaine Rutledge, 1928 Avenue B., play near the mouth of the concrete…
It Depends On The Weather
Mr. Groundhog peered out of his cozy burrow Sunday expecting to see, or not to see, his shadow. Instead, there was Mrs. Michael Rolf, 734 Madison Avenue, looking at him. Ground Hog Day is set aside annually on Feb. 2 to give the furry…
It began with drunken knock; Found Lemen had faithful
Rev. J.G. Lemen
It began with drunken knock; Found Lemen had faith
A Bird's Eye View...of the Christian Home was painted on a postcard years ago. Most of the brick homes pictured have been removed although the Home is still on the same site near downtown Council Bluffs.
It began with drunken knock; Found Lemen had faith
The good old days. The sturdy brick dormitories of the old Christian Home dwarf the trio of little residents pictured nearby. Today's home, however, has neither the building nor the little orphans. But the vision of the founder, the Rev. J.G.…
ISD Mentor Retires After 23 Years
Dr. C. Joseph Giangreco will retire July 31 after 23 years as superintendent of the Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs. The school's main administration building and dormitory area was rededicated on April 30 and named Giangreco Hall in honor…
ISD Hosts Iowa Regents
The Iowa Board of Regents visited the fourth-year classroom at Iowa School for the Deaf Wednesday during a tour of the ISD campus before an executive session. The regents are also meeting at ISD Thursday and Friday. Pictured, left to right, are Wayne…
ISD Graduates Told To Set New Goals
Pausing Before Commencement Ceremonies . . . Saturday at the Iowa School for the Deaf are Charles Grandick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Grandick of 700 Military Ave., Dr. Joseph Giangreco, ISD superintendent, Audrey O'Dell of Chariton, and Dr. Robert…
Irwin Plans To Seek A Third Term
Sam Irwin
IPALCO To Spend Third Of Budget On C.B. Plant - Sells $10 Million In Bonds
Growing On Schedule . . . is this 90,000-kilowatt addition to the Iowa Power and Light Co. plant near Manawa. It is to be completed next December. At left is the generating plant, and at right the steel framework for new boilers.
IPALCO Plant
Aerial photograph of a powerplant
Ipalco Officials, Guests Tour New Power Station
Ipalco Executives . . . check the luncheon menu before the preview tour of the new power plant. They are Vern Beats, district manager, and President N. Bernard Gussett, seated; E.T. Meredith, E.H. Mulock, John Shuler, and J.T. Schilling.
IPALCO Buys 16th Ave. Site - To Become New Service Center
New Service Site . . . for Iowa Power and Light Co., will be this building and a smaller unit at Sixteenth Ave. and Third St.