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This elaborate stonework crowns the entrance to one of Broadway's most prominent buildings. The letters, ME, appearing in the design, should provide a clue.

Answer: The stonework appears above the entrance to Broadway Methodist Church, Broadway…

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Commuters who travel Avenue B pass this cornerstone. It marks a building dedicated in 1955 to the teaching of religion.

Answer: The cornerstone is on the educational unit of Epworth Methodist Church, Twenty-fifth Street and Avenue B.

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Time was when curbside decorations like this were common in Council Bluffs. But the automobile turned them into collectors' items. Chances are, many youngsters don't know what this is. Do you?

Minus its nose ring, the iron horsehead is a hitching…

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The high riding object in the distance is a tower for a battery of flood lights. Crisscrossing steel rods and girders in the foreground are part of a pedestrian bridge. Railroad workers should be able to identify the Council Bluffs locale.

Answer:…

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Builders of a bygone day liked to top things off with a flourish. Here's a sample on a commercial building on South Main Street, a stone's throw from City Hall. Recognize it?

The building, now vacant, is at 209-211 S. Main St.

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There is a logical reason for the variety in directions here. Truck drivers have a choice of routes, depending on their destination. The location of the sign is the clue to the explanation.

Answer: The truck route sign is on Thirty-fifth Street at…

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This symbol marks home base for a group of private citizens who train to bear arms in emergencies. Decipher the lettering and the rest should be easy.

Answer: The Army Reserve Training Center, 1015 N. 25th St., dedicated to the memory of Lt. Col.…

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This elaborate top dressing overlaps the entrance to a public school.

Answer: The entrance to Bloomer School, 2101 S. Seventh St.

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It was T-Shirt and Spirit Day at DeForest School today. To kick off the weekly event, PTA official Kathy DeLawter and Donna Hightower this morning present Council Bluffs School Superintendent Raj Chopra and School Principal Wendell Miller with their…

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Walking Through Mud...on Eighth Avenue between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth St. are Donal and Christopher McCullough. Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCullough of 2310 Eighth Ave.

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Sketch Of Proposed De Forest School...shows the multi-purpose room in the left foreground. The vari-shaped windows are in the kindergarten room.

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Outdoor Play Area...reserved for kindergarteners is seen through the glass of a shorth walkway. It is fenced in by a wavy "hedge" of brick to prevent running into the street. The kindergarten room is at right.

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Kitchen Facilities...in the community room are displayed by Miss Doris Killins, the principal. Counters, sinks, a refrigerator and stove are spread across one end of the room and enclosed by a 30-foot folding door.

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Ready to Leave...after classes is this group of youngsters getting coats from the open wardrobes which surround one of the two "activity areas." Halls are practically eliminated in the 13-room structure which has cost about $281,000. The square…

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Adding More Light...to corners of rooms are glass partitions around doorways. Chalkboards have not been installed. Blocks at left show in the space provided for them.

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A globe, welded by students at the Career Center, lies in a Council Bluffs warehouse although it was to be erected in the community last year, Carmen Gioiello, executive director of student and community relations for Council Bluffs Schools, is shown…

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These doors lead to a specialized training facility know throughout the nation.

Answer: The entrance to the Academic Building at Iowa School for the Deaf.

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The cross gives a clue to the identity of the building in the southwest section of town. Can you name it?

Answer: Faith Lutheran Church, 2100 S. 11th St.

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This machine carries passengers, and the riders have plenty of ups and downs. But they always wind up back where they started.

Answer: The machine is the Tilt-O-Plane, one of the rides at Playland Park.
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