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Pari-mutuel summary
And they're off...Greyhounds work up to a speed of 45 mph as they bullet around the track, but their endurance cannot match that of a race horse.
The Monticello 1940
1940 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School.
Volume 17.
Volume 17.
The Monticello 2008
2008 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School.
Volume 85.
Volume 85.
The Monticello 1946
1946 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School.
Volume 22.
Volume 22.
The Monticello 1947
1947 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School.
Volume 23.
Volume 23.
The Monticello 1959
1959 Yearbook (Annual) of Thomas Jefferson High School.
Volume 35.
Volume 35.
Auditorium (Old City)
Demolition of Old City Auditorium
Auditorium (Old City)
Moose Lodge Leases City Auditorium . . . plan addition of large kitchen on Indian Creek side.
Before . . . And After
The old city Auditorium, shown as it appeared last week before demolition was reduced to the rubble on the right by Thursday. The auditorium was raised in one month in 1907 and was razed in one week in 1970. The building would have been totally…
Old Auditorium Said 'Ouch!'
School Children Imagine
"Hello There . . . I'm what's left of the City Auditorium". So wrote Robert Acklie, a Washington School sixth-grader, when he was an auditorium-for-a-day as an essay assignment. Bob is the son of Mrs. Genevieve Acklie of 179 Wendover Drive, and Leroy…
Auditorium Nearly Gone
The old city auditorium is about demolished. Acting Urban Renewal Director Dale Bonar said he would like to have it "all on the ground" before the wreckers take off for the Labor Day weekend. Councilman Dan Franksen said he would like to see a new…
Iowa high court: Track must pay property taxes
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Bluffs Run, although owned by a non-profit organization, is not exempt from property tax.
Bluffs Run
photo of Bluffs Run building and parking lot
Big crowd learns how to bet on 'the pups'
Cocktail waitresses serve a capacity crown in the clubhouse area. Each table also has a monitor.
Bluffs Run
photo of two muzzled greyhounds running around a curve on tracks. Snow is along edge and in center of track.
Bluffs Run
photo of man wtih greyhound dog