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Schools In Bluffs Keep Advancing
Edison School...was built at Twenty-second St. and Third Ave. in September of 1952. It replaced the old Second Avenue School. Edison has more classrooms than any of the other structures built under the School Board's program since 1950/
Schools In Bluffs Keep Advancing
Gunn School Addition...was the last project conspired under the building program. It was completed in January of this year. But school officials say this isn't the end of new school building here, because more is needed.
Schools In Bluffs Keep Advancing
Hoover School...was the first new educational building in Council Bluffs since 1939. It was constructed in October of 1950. Soon after it was built, many other schools began going up in the city.
Schools Must Gear For New Workers
Reading Up . . . on current trends in education is Dr. Leonard Gregory, superintendent of Council Bluffs schools. He notes a trend toward more vocational skills.
Schools selling Kirn field despite 284-name petition
Area residents are protesting the sale of the old Kirn Junior High School field which sits on a bluff overlooking Council Bluffs. The school will put the property on the auction block Feb. 3. Area residents want the property turned into a public…
Scientists Retrace Bertrand Superstructure Line By Line
Scientific Illustrator...Jerry Livingston and writer-editor Jerome Petsch look over photographs and drawings to piece together a diagram of the Bertrand.
Scout Camp Dedicated
Eagle Scout Michael Howard of Avoca leads the retreat ceremony Thursday night by lowering the flag at the dedication ceremonies of the Little Sioux Scout Ranch. More than 2,000 persons attended the ceremonies at the camp which hosted its first…
Scout Camp Dedicated
Standing At The Platform...at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch following dedication ceremonies of the camp are scout official Stan Michael, Ernest Hundahl, who donated 1, 200 acres for the camp, camp chief Ken Nickerson and Toshiji Inamori and Toshisada…
Scout Camp Gets Ready; Near Griswold
Readying The Nature Office...for the influx of 1, 300 Boy Scouts expected at Camp Wakonda this summer are Camp director Dale Smith of Omaha and Program Director Harvey Marshall of Mount Ayr. Nature and ecology study, field reports, and aquatics will…
Scout Camps Are Completed; Fourteen At Little Sioux
Ranger Pete Jennings...surveys part of the 1,800 acre boy scout camp near Little Sioux under his care. The newly completed scout headquarters can be seen below the road. Jennings said the camp may eventually double in size and my include snow…
Tags: Boy Scouts, camp rangers, camps, Little Sioux, Pete Jennings
Scout leaders receive honors
Winners Of Special Awards...at the Trailblazer District Annual Banquet are Victor Oknewski, Mrs.. Helen Helaney, Max Lieurance, and Bill Bowlds.
Scouterama is held at Westfair
Pulling A Buggy...during activities Saturday are two of the hundreds of Boy Scouts who attended the annual Scoutorama at Westfair.
Tags: Boy Scouts, Scoutorama, Westfair
Scouts honor 5 SW Iowans
Displaying Awards...received at a special recognition dinner Thursday are Southwest Iowans Peter E. Heineman, Robert E. Jungst, Evelyn M. Talbot, George E. Rose and Willis D. Frevert.
Scouts set for excursion; Will recreate Lewis and Clark trek
Checking Gear...which will used by Boy Scouts as they recreate the Lewis and Clark trip is Eagle Scout Scott Neal of Council Bluffs. The scouts will travel nearly 3,500 miles by canoe and foot.
Tags: Boy Scouts, Eagle Scouts, Lewis and Clark, Scott Neal
Scrap span plan junked, coup de grace delayed
Superstructure . . . of the Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge has gained a short reprieve from destruction due to weak members. -- Nonpareil Photo.
Tags: Aksarben Bridge, Bridges, Missouri River
Scrub-A-Dub Float Steals Show Monday At Essex Centennial Parade
A Big Attraction Monday . . . at the Essex centennial parade was a float containing an old-fashioned bathtub with a live occupant. There was more than one peek over the rim but the proliferation of soap suds muddied the view. The Labor Day parade…
Tags: Essex Centennial, Essex IA, Essex Iowa
Sculpture Garden Open
James Sinatra, David Dahlquist and Dale Ball look at the new sculpture in First National Bank's new sculpture garden. The sculpture, which is done around the theme of human interaction with nature, was done by Sinatra in collaboration with John…
Search for 3 continues
The search goes on...Saturday afternoon at the Bluffs Elevator Co. for the bodies of three missing men. It was the site of Tuesday's grain elevator explosion and fire. Nonpareil Photo by Bob McKeon.