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Smoke Problem Lessens While Noise Increases - At Griffin Pipe
An Outside Consultant . . . tests the emissions from Griffin Pipe Company, which recently installed a new anti-pollution device. Company officials expect the pollutants to be below the 30 pound limits of Iowa law. The white substance coming out of…
Downtown Omaha Honors Bluffs firm
Roy Miskelley . . . plant engineer, and Carl McCormick, sales manager of Griffin Pipe Products, admire a plaque given the company Wednesday for their efforts in environmental control.
A Spaceship?
A 30-ton upper stack, part of the wet scrubber system being installed at Griffin Pipe Co., was raised to the upper cupola of the building Monday afternoon. The upper stack was raised by a crane shipped from Lawrence, Kan., for just that purpose. The…
Building Upturn Helps Griffin Pipe
Still Hot . . . out of the casting machine, this pipe is being marked by a Griffin Pipe employee. The Griffin plant manufactures ductile iron pipe used primarily in the housing industry.
Griswold Church Marks Milestone - Church Observes 70th Anniversary Sunday
Seventy Years Old . . . Griswold Presbyterian church is observing its 70th anniversary at special services Sunday.
Griswold Class Is Still Intact - Three Graduates First At The School
The Latest Annual . . . from the Griswold High School holds the interest of two members from the first graduating class at that school. They are Mrs. Margaret Sidener and Mrs. R.A. Forsyth.
These Kindergartners In Own 'Schoolhouse' - Griswold Youngsters Really Feel At Home
Walking On Lawn . . . of their schoolhouse are Mrs. Jack Ruppert with kindergartners Ronnie Williams, Kathy Tanner, Glen Potter, Mickey Rabe and Jeff Shellberg.
Vacant Griswold Catholic Church Becomes Braden's Modern Apartments - 'Every Old Building Intrigues Me!'
Converted Church . . . sports an apartment sign where Griswold Catholics once entered to worship.
Cleanup Fire Debris At Griswold School - Classes In Other Sites Monday
Floor Buckled . . in elementary principal's office at Griswold School. The overheated boiled blamed for the fire here is located under the office.
Griswold Museum Bulges With Full Supply Of Historical Items - Expansion Needed Before It Opens
Examining Antique Pistols . . . are Vern Bierbaum, who donated his collection to the Griswold museum, and Rex Powers, president of the Cass County Historical Society.
Stanton, Griswold Boast Rec Areas
Forty-Acre Conklin Park Outside Griswold On Highway 48 is a miniature evergreen forest in the middle of flat farmland. This bridge, complete with a "Cross At Your Own Risk" sign, leads to a small island in the middle of the lake. Facilities there…
Griswold Church Centennial
Reviewing The History . . . of the First United Methodist Church in Griswold is the Rev. Richard Hohl, pastor. The church is observing its centennial this Sunday.
Museum Restoration Sought
Drumming Up Interest . . . in revitalizing the Cass County Museum, historical society members Velma Powers (left) and Helene Forsythe check a visitors' roster. At top is an old farm forge bellows; on wall a drum once used by Civil War veterans of the…
Museum Restoration Sought
Checking The Collection . . . of items at Griswold's Cass County Museum are historical society members Velma Powers (left) and Helene Forsythe. Museum's collection, mostly of old-time everyday items, is now available for inspection only by…
Museum Restoration Sought
Standing Silent . . . in the museum is a cylinder phonograph, part of a largely-loaned collection ranging from toys to guns. Restorers hope to preserve building's patterned ceiling, a leftover from its days as a bank.
A. Richard Gross Retires As Publisher At Nonpareil
A. Richard Gross
Evelyn Ahrens, A. Richard and Virginia Gross Named 1988 Operation Pride Community Service Honorees.
A. Richard Gross, publisher of The Daily Nonpareil from 1969-1988, and his wife, Virginia Gross, will preside as grand marshals of the Pride Week parade Saturday, May 21. The parade is dedicated to the memory of Evelyn Ahrens and her tireless…
Guiding Light Has A New Home
Discussing Exterior . . . of their new church are Dennis Clark, choir director and one of the volunteers who helped with renovation work, the Rev. Robert L. Clark, pastor, and Orville Carman, a layman of the church.
Haas Home Council Bluffs
This is the former home of Mrs. Frank Haas, which is to be razed to make room for a parking lot at the proposed site of the new Masonic Temple.
Relic Of CB Is Counting Final Hours
Former Grandeur . . . of the Haas house is reflected in the marble fireplace being reviewed by Charles Glasford. Both the front parlor and the dining room boasted these elaborate heating units.