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Hopkins Empire Mired In Mud - Spent Over $15 Million
The Large Crew . . . required to keep the herds of hogs fed were housed in "the bunkhouse," which later burned down.
Hopkins Empire Mired In Mud - Spent Over $15 Million
The Pride Of Its Day . . . was this barn complex on the Hopkins farm south of Council Bluffs. Hopkins had hoped to make another fortune raising the finest livestock in the country. The Missouri River finally mired his empire and he moved to Colorado…
Hwy. 375 Gap Closed
The concrete deck for the Interstate 80 bridge over Highway 375 near South Avenue will be ready to pour in about two weeks, a spokesman for Cramer Brothers Construction of Des Moines said Friday. Crews are now pouring spacer joints between the…
I-29 Segment Is Now Open
First Through The U.P. Underpass . . . is the Thomas Jefferson High School Band. The Abraham Lincoln High School Band also participated in the Interstate 29 dedication and opening ceremonies Wednesday afternoon. This section completes Interstate…
I-80 Another Step Forward For State - Twin Dedication Tuesday
Barricade . . . is shoved aside to open Interstate 80 by Robert Walton, Pottawattamie County supervisor, State Treasurer Paul Franzeznburg, Council Bluffs Mayor Joe Katelman, Mayor H.R. (Cy) Watson of Missouri Valley, Highway Commissioner Everett…
Insuranec agents donate equipment for ambulances
Demonstrating the use . . . of a new pair of spreaders are Bob Hazelwood, Al Pawloski and Don Osborne. -- Nonpareil Photo.
Interstate 80 Fill:
An earth fill, towering 30 to 40 feet above the floor of this valley in Rockford Township about three miles east of Loveland, will carry Interstate Highway 80 across the valley and over the concrete drainage chute shown under construction. Looking…
Interstate 80 Fill:
Hills Are Leveled . . . by workmen and equipment of the S.E. Gustafson Construction Co. of Sioux Falls, S.D. The huge dirt movers will move over 2 million cubic yards of earth from the hills in construction of the two-and one-half-mile strip of…
Interstate 80 Progress
Construction on Interstate 80 diagonal from northwest of Neola to the proposed intersection with I-29 at the old Council Bluffs airport is on schedule. Two-thirds of the grading work was completed before winter weather halted that phase. Work on the…
Interstate 80 Progress
Three Million Cubic Yards . . . of dirt will be moved in the 20-odd mile diagonal. Cuts through hills, such as this about 1.5 miles south of Weston, will provide fairly level driving. This bridge will carry county road traffic over the four-lane…
Interstate 80 Progress
Three Levels Of Traffic . . . will use these two bridges and the east-west Interstate 80 route east of the intersection of the Interstate and Highway 64 north of Neola. Top bridge will channel traffic from the westbound Interstate 80 route south over…
Interstate Bridge Gap Closing Fast
A gap of about 200 feet remains to be closed for completion of the steel frame for the new Interstate Highway 80 bridge, said Gerald Rainwater, superintendent for John F. Beasley Company of Texas, erection contractor. "We hope to close the gap by…
Interstate Diagonal Nears Completion
Paving machinery dots the panorama of the Interstate 80 diagonal intersection with the east-west I-80 route north of Neola as workmen complete the project. Paving between the intersection and Council Bluffs is now complete according to…
Judge: Witness Not Credible
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July Bridge Opening
Re-opening of the South Omaha Bridge, closed for major repairs about a year, will probably be opened about July 1, W.D. Hattan, district construction engineer for the Nebraska Department of Roads, said Friday. Deck work is nearing completion, and…