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Two postcards of Neola, Iowa depicting Main St. and the Clifton Hotel.

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Photograph of Neola fire fighters.

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Interstate Highway 80 Is Open . . . from Neola south to Highway 375 in Council Bluffs. Iowa Highway Commission crews remove barricades at the Interstate highway's intersection with Highway 6, northeast of Council Bluffs.

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Interior of the Neumeyer Hotel Bar. Built in 1888.

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"New" is a key word at this educational facility on Bonham Avenue. The statue of Abraham Lincoln is in a new location, the building has a new name and the school has a new principal, Kenneth Kuester, at left. With him are Doug Borman, 11 Kenmore…

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A new county ambulance went into service Friday and one of its first stops was City Hall where Mayor Joseph Katelman gave it a personal inspection. The new unit is box shaped giving attendants more working room. It will hold up to four patients.…

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Company A, 1st Battle Group, 168th Infantry of the Iowa National Guard, has moved into its new armory at Glenwood. Although some work remains to be completed, the unit has been using the armory for drills. The building, 124 feet wide by 148 feet…

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Housing Authority Members . . . are, standing, Jack Conley, Harold Finkel and William Knox. Seated are Leland Lykke and Mrs. Marie Schultz. The group will be in charge of housing for the elderly.

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New beach area : Swimmers or sunbathers will find a new 1,000-foot sandy beach ready for them this summer at DeSoto Bend National Wildlife Refuge west of Missouri Valley. The swimming area has been relocated to the inside of the bend southeast of the…

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Showing Off His New Bicycle . . . is Wes Jespersen, 102 1/2 W. Broadway. Jespersen was given $110 by Manawa residents in appreciation of his volunteer work in cleaning up litter around the lake. The money was used to buy a new three-speed bicycle.

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New boat launching . . . facilities are located at the south end of the lake. The concrete, six-lane ramp with docks is inspected by manager Dybsetter. This facility replaces a temporary unit to the north which has been closed. Swimming is no longer…

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Roller Bearing...on the council Bluffs abutment of the I-480 Bridge is inspected by William J. Kontor.

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Teeth Joints...at various points in the bridge surface allow for expansion and contraction. Beyond south rail of the new span is Ak-Sar_Ben Bridge, and in distance the Union Pacific Bridge.

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Delta piers for Spring Street Bridge are taking shape as the reinforcing steel fans out on the number 11 pier on the Iowa side of the river. Grading for the Nebraska approach can be seen in upper background. The substructure is scheduled for…

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For pier number 9 a cell 90 feet in diameter is being formed with sheet piling. It will be filled with sand before construction of a coffer dam. Thirteen caissons, six feet in diameter, will be augured 99 feet to bed rock, and continue 11 feet into…

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Moving Equipment . . . into the two-stall barn owned by the Lewis Township Volunteer Fire Department is Dave Nelson, department chief. The fire department has grown along with the township but has outgrown its fire barn.

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The reins of leadership were transferred to new officers of the Council Bluffs Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet Monday night at the Lakeshore Country Club: (from let) Tony payne, outgoing Chairman of the board of directors; Mike Theisen, New…

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The new children's library . . .provides a new setting for the world of children's books. Note how the shelf areas, reading tables and the circulation department are all designed to fit "little people." - Nonpareil Photo.

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Picture book desk . . . in foreground are of special design for young readers who life the wide pages of picture books. At the table, left to right, are Lorraine Hodge, 7, and Rita Walsh, 7. In background, at "browsing" shelf, is Margie Hodge, 10.…

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Entrance to the new children's library . . . strikes the visitor with its brightness and color. Just inside the entrance is the circulation desk. Seated is Mrs. Ruth Plummer, assistant in the children's department. --Nonpareil Photos.
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