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Bellevue Stake Takes C.B. Ward
Dr. Gregory
Bell-Airs Choir Tolls A Message
Holding A Rehearsal . . . for a choral program are these nine members of the Grace Church's Bell-Air Choir. Pictured are David Rooney, May Kay Zach, Laura Allen, Trip Allen, Matt Crowl, Mary Ann Knott, Colleen Lyon, Tracy Ronfeldt and Troy Ronfeldt.
Bell Building Starts Out Clean-Faced
Dangling Three Stories Up...window cleaner Dale Morrell scrubs windows on the new telephone building, which will be occupied beginning Saturday. Nonpareil photo by Dave Mitchell.
Belgum, David
portrait of David Belgum, wearing white lab coat
Behind The New Historic Home - O.P. Wickham House On List
Sitting By . . . one of three fireplaces in her restored historic home is Carole Bergquist. The fireplace is tall, mirrored and made of cherrywood. It is decorated with glassware and houseplants.
Behind The New Historic Home - O.P. Wickham House On List
Newest Listing . . . on the National Register of Historic Places is the O.P. Wickham house, 616 N. 7th St., which has been restored by Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Bergquist during the three years they have lived there.
Before Trees Were Cut
Two weeks ago huge elms lined Bayliss Park along Pearl Street, cutting off the view to the north. They were 70 feet high and hung over the curb. Some were considered dangerous. After two minor damage claims were filed against the city by people…
Before The News:
Within minutes after posing for this picture on the Capitol steps Friday, State Sen. Ed. Wearin, Red Oak, and U.S. Rep. Ben Jensen (R-Exira) re-entered the building and learned the President had been shot. Wearin was in Washington to testify about…
Before reopening
Before reopening . . . of Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge, Mayor Joseph Katelman and Manager Pete Pakey view barrel barricades at Douglas Street approach to the old span. At left, autos climb the Interstate-480 Bridge ramp. -- Nonpareil Photo.
Before . . . And After
The old city Auditorium, shown as it appeared last week before demolition was reduced to the rubble on the right by Thursday. The auditorium was raised in one month in 1907 and was razed in one week in 1970. The building would have been totally…
Beer Garden
Photograph of the beer garden at Playland Park
Beefland's Holding Pens
Beefland International is gearing up to slaughter and process up to 2,000 head of cattle per day. Storing the cattle prior to processing will be done in these holding pens situated on a sloped, concrete area that can be cleaned regularly. Cattle will…
Beefland Will Build Hide Plant, Paunch Feed Facility Here
New Industries . . . will be built on land in the foreground located just northeast of the $4-million beef-slaughtering plant being constructed by Beefland International, Inc. The slaughtering plant, hide and cattle feed facilities are scheduled to…
Beefland Waste Is Treated
Beefland's Sediflotor . . . the round tank in the foreground, is now in operation. The aerators for the basin, the body of water in the background, will be operational by Wednesday evening, Beefland President Harry Nelson said.
Beefland Receives Funds
R.G. Dickenson, president of R.G. Dickenson and Co., Des Moines, Thursday presented a check for $5,596,500 to Harry J. Nelson, Council Bluffs, president of Beefland International Inc. The check represented proceeds from the 600,000-share public…
Beefland Plans Dedication Of New Plant On Dec. 6-7
President Harry Nelson . . . raises an Iowa flag Friday afternoon at Beefland's plant site while Robert Knauss, operations vice president, and Ray Burke, vice president of marketing and transportation, stand by.
Beefland Hiring Back Its Employees
A Helicopter Zeroes In . . . to lift a 2,600-pound motor from an aerator in the lagoon area at Beefland International Tuesday. But the helicopter just didn't have enough 'umph' to get the job done. Plant Supt. Carl Summers said another method will be…
Beefland Hires Help
First the plant is built and then people are hired to make it operable. For the last two days, Beefland International officials have been interviewing employment applicants to make their new plant at 2700 Twenty-third Ave. "operable". Ray Burke, vice…
Beefland gets First Customers
Frank Seidler Jr. and Darrell Seidler, who operate Seidler Brothers' Feed Lot on Route 4, receive a check for the first steer slaughtered at Beefland International from William Shannon, vice president in charge of procurement. The steer was…