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Col. Frank Everest. . . . for "skillful leadership", a Silver Star.

Once A Busy Spot...Bartlett's Burlington Railroad Depot opens only once a day now when a single train stops in the tiny Fremont County town. At the left is the garage, at the right, the grain elevator, two of the communities four businesses.

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…

Josh & Justin Eveloft, cast members, on tour with the production of "A Christmas Carol".

A man and 4 women sitting at a table.
Checking the itinerary and passports for their European Holiday, July 25-Aug. 15, are members of The Nonpareil tour. Among the 70 persons at the Friday night meeting are: Mrs. Charles McDonald, a tour conductor; Mrs. Hazel Evans, Mrs. Mae Wederquist,…

Map of Europe showing cities to be visited.
In The "Old World" . . . The Nonpareil tour will cover the route designated by the broken line. It'll start in Glasgow, Scotland, and wind up at Copenhagen, Denmark. Included in the tour, mostly by airplane and motorcoach, is a steamship trip along…

A group of tourist view a castle.
Kronberg Castle at Elsinore, Denmark, is framed here by an arch in the ancient wall, still protected by a moat, that stands on The Sound separating Denmark from Sweden by a short two miles. A group of Nonpareil European Holiday visitors clustered…

Village surrounded by mountains.
Surrounded By The Alps . . . this village near Zurich, Switzerland, boasts one of the most beautiful natural settings in the world. It is on the itinerary of the European Holiday being sponsored by The Nonpareil.

Workers from three companies hoisted a 6,000 pound antenna for the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network (IEBN) into place Thursday afternoon. The men placed the antenna on top of a 120 foot tower at the top of Linn Avenue near the IEBN transmission…

The Mormon Baptismal Services at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Etching. Date and source unknown.

The United States Post Office in Essex, Iowa

Essex IA

Mr. and Mrs. Folmer Jensen, Kimballton, hitched up for the Essex Centennial parade Monday along with dozens of other "pioneer folks" and "Daniel Boones." The celebration ended Labor Day.

The Ervin Building, formerly the Bennett Building, in Council Bluffs, Iowa

The Bennett Building, Council Bluffs, Iowa in the 1930's

This Aerial Photo . . . of the USDA's experimental farm three miles south of Treynor, taken before Monday's torrent, shows the breaks in terracing and consequent erosion caused by several hard-hitting rains in the last 10 days. Damage like this…

Erecting Plaque . . . on Interstate Highway 29 are Arden Mulvania and Jack Richardson. The Iowa Highway Commission employees did the work on their own time.
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