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Duck--Or Be Shot
Taking aim at a duck over Lake Manawa Saturday--opening day of the 1957 season--is Tom Hoden of 2630 S. 15th St. He found shooting from shore rather slow, but comfortable. It was shirt-sleeve weather and slightly overcast for the first time in more…
S.W. Iowa Nearly Buried By Paralyzing Snowstorm
Happy Youngsters...spend their "emergency' holiday from school by trying to clear broken tree branches off of Keeline Avenue. Tugging at a limb are Robert Parrott, Richard and Marshall Collins and Marcia Martin. All live on the street. City street…
37 Cars Of Milwaukee Derailed Near Persis
A Huge Cleanup Job...faced Milwaukee work crews as they started removing wreckage of the 37-car derailment at the Mosquito Creek bridge near Persia. A section of the badly damaged bridge is visible in the center of the picture.
Army Reserve Training Center - 915th Transportation Company, 189th Transportation Company
Pentella, Knappenberger, Haston-Hilger
General Praises Council Bluffs
Sharing the honor . . . of breaking ground for the Army Reserve training center are Mayor Paul Gronstal and Maj. Gen H. Olmstead. Maj. Louis J. Gerner is at right. -Nonpareil Photo.
Area 13 Education Agency (Loess Hills)
Area 13 Educ. Media Center and Pottawattamie County Building of Education.
Max is both pet and watchdog. Stray dog finds new life at Halverson Center
On those occasions . . . when Max is allowed inside the educational services building, he simply blends into the office routine, according to Pauline Longnecker, above. She goes about her duties and gives Max an occasional treat for good behavior.…
Max is both pet and watchdog. Stray dog finds new life at Halverson Center
Max can be . . . just like an oversized puppy sometimes, as maintenance worker, Bill Beasley, demonstrates. He loves attention from Halverson Center employees, even if it means being picked up and held.
Best Pictures Best Stories 1957
photo of picnic table and hanging bird feeder covered in snow
Snowfall Disappears, More Moisture Due
Call Of Spring...is too great for these jonquils to be subdued by the snow. Shaking off part of their white coat, the flowers push upward for a breath of the crisp air. This picture was taken on Huntington Avenue.
Randy And Beverly Are Medical Celebrities
A constant companion for Beverly Adams is her toy monkey, "Chum." The monkey, a "graduate" of two hospitals, sports a nurses' cap.
Malvern Boy Sighting Easter From New Angle
Despite Broken Leg...and obvious discomfort David W. Hansen manages a smile.
Laughter Returns To C.B. Home
"Ask In My Name"...reads the verse from scripture on a prayer cloth worn by little Leland Blankenship.
Sunset At Lake Manawa
Hundreds of persons daily find the receded shoreline at Lake Manawa a good place to relax and enjoy the beauties of nature. Especially during the evening hours, many fishermen drive right down to the water's edge. Here a lone fisherman holds down a…
2 Deer, Cops In A Drama Of The Wild
Hold It, Mr. Deer...you can't jump out of Indian Creek. The deer and his companion find this out as they get an escorted tour through the creek and out of town. A pair of unidentified hersdmen help show the way.
This 'Possible Fatality Crash' Has Happy Ending
A Mercy Convoy...of officers and ambulance stops at Green Hill as sheriffs deputies confer with Highway Patrolman A.W. Kellar about a reported traffic crash.
At Crash Scene
At Crash Scene...spectators view the damaged two-seater airplane. Note the piece of wing, ripped from the plane. The craft hit the power pole before crashing to the ground.
Lifting Victim
Lifting Victim...Earl Jensen from plane are CAP Capt. Ralph Gamble, dark glasses, and Dr. Donald V. Hirst, in khaki uniform. Emergency Unit crewman Norvin Oamek stands ready to help, as does Police Sgt. N.J. Sulentic, back to camera.
Joe Katelman Pistol-Whipped; Assailant Abe Leibovitz Felled; Councilman Suffers Severe Head Cuts
Abe Leibovitz...is loaded into a police cruiser for a trip to the hospital by Officer J.G. Olderog
Joe Katelman Pistol-Whipped; Assailant Abe Leibovitz Felled; Councilman Suffers Severe Head Cuts
Helped To His Feet---is Councilman Katelman, center, by Police Chief Earl Miller, rights, and an unidentified officer. Katelman was taken to the hospital in a police cruiser car when the Emergency was tied up on another case.