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. . . How It Was Named
Hastings, Iowa road sign
'Flight Of Black Cutworm' One Reason For Trap - Never Know What Will Drop In On Bug-Catcher
Big Bug-Catcher . . . near Hastings is tended by Dick Hyde.
Lots Of Interest In The Fate Of 4 White Pillars - Problem: Getting Them Down Intact
Contemplating Columns . . . at the old Hastings School are Kenneth Grindle, Hastings, and Lowell Mooney, Shenandoah.
Revision Of Ordinances Puts Hastings Up To Date - Several Ancient Laws Are Scraped
Checking New Ordinances . . . are Mayor Elmo Hites and councilman George Clark in front of Hastings' town building.
Hastings, Iowa
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad depot at Hastings, Iowa, October 20, 1968
Hastings Is Planning To Whoop It Up - Centennial Event Set June 20-22
Waiting At The Station . . . along the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad during a dress rehearsal for the Hastings Centennial are Jim Burrington, Miss Connie Hall, Paul Taylor, Mrs. Marcia Vanderpool and Dan Vanderpool.
Hastings Notes Its History - Past Recounted For Centennial
Teaming Up For A Celebration . . . are four Hastings citizens in front of the Post Office building - once the town's drug store. Looking over on e of the pint-sized ponies is Wayne Crawford and others are Gerald Brazeal, owner of the wagon and team,…
Hastings Notes Its History - Past Recounted For Centennial
Rodeo Activities . . . will be a big part of the celebration of Hastings' 100th year. Planning for the annual Little Britches Rodeo, a three-performance event in conjunction with the centennial, are Wayne Crawford, the first president of the rodeo…
Ridin' High In Hastings
Mitzi Sue, 6, and Timmie, 4, children of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Howell of Malvern, do their part to depict the spirit of the frontier during Hastings' Centennial Celebration, which began Friday and winds up Sunday. The miniature covered wagon is one of…
Church That Could Honored By Peale
Presenting The Plaque . . . to Rev. John Crosswhite is Dr. Norman Vincent Peale. the plaque, symbolic of the Hastings United Methodist Church's winning the 1979 Award from Guideposts Magazine, is engraved with the words: "Presented to the…
Rural Church Addition To Be Dedicated
New Addition Of A Narthex . . . at St. John's Lutheran Church of rural Hastings is to be featured in special services there Sunday. The Rev. R.E. Bloemker, the church's pastor, is standing in the foreground.
Henderson Doesn't Anticipate Big Trouble; Disposing Of Jail - Due To Continue As Peaceful Town
Old Jail . . . and poll tax collection center at Henderson have been sold by the Town Council. The jail will be torn down and a lumber firm will use the other building for storage.
There's Still No Need For The Henderson Jail
Town Jail . . . at Henderson, scheduled for the wrecker's hammer six years ago, still stands.
Patrol Chief Says There's No Excuse - It's Problem Spot, But
Intersection . . . of relocated Highway 34 (center) and Highway 71 to right and left has been the scene of several accidents.
Glenwood Hearing On U.S. 34 Plans
The proposed U.S. 34 Expressway in Mills County, Iowa
Expressway Is Dedicated
The new Highway 34 Expressway from Glenwood to Interstate Highway 29 was busy with traffic Saturday following its official dedication Friday. The highway's dedication was also part of "Pioneer Days" in Glenwood.
Family Tree Outgrows Trunk - Hodges Clan From Mills County Recorded By Magnolian
Fruitful Family Tree . . . . is displayed by Mrs. Earl Hodges, Magnolia. It contains more than 500 names on its limbs and twigs, the result of 20 years work by Earl and Abbie Hodges.
Earl A. Hodges . . . planted the seed.
Earl W. Hodges . . .…
Earl A. Hodges . . . planted the seed.
Earl W. Hodges . . .…
Gamblers Stepped Over Line And Out Of The County
The Historic Log House . . . south of Council Bluffs between 1907 and 1918 sported a small herd of elk (almost hidden in this photo in clump of trees at left). The house, a left-over from the Trans Mississippi Exposition, has a colorful background.
Hopkins Empire Mired In Mud - Spent Over $15 Million
Towering Walnut Trees . . . shaded the comfortable hideaway of Mr. and Mrs. Berne Hopkins south of Council Bluffs. The three-story log cabin was left over from the Omaha Trans-Mississippi Exposition of 1898 and was moved to the site by Ben Marks,…
Hopkins Empire Mired In Mud - Spent Over $15 Million
Berne Hopkins . . . spent $15 to $18 million (taken in 1924).