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Air Photo Shows Status Of Improvements At Lake Manawa
Dredged areas of Lake Manawa (1) are easily seen in this air photo, taken from a height of 10,000 feet. Areas designated as No. 2 are those which will be dredged if Council Bluffs raises the balance of its $25,000 pledged for the project. The…
Landmarks Identify Communities
Malvern Is Proud . . . of this log cabin in the city's Paddock Park. The cabin, over 100 years old, was the home of Gov. Robert Ray's great-grandfather. The one-room cabin was restored last year and dedicated by Gov. Ray.
Malvern Festival Renews Spirit
An Antique Hearse . . . which will appear in the Malvern Heritage Days parade is checked by Karl Hertz of the Mansfield-Hertz Funeral Home in Malvern. Hertz said the solid mahogany vehicle hasn't been out of the warehouse since the Malvern Centennial…
Nishna Cottage Nursing Home Plans New Malvern Facility
Nishna Cottage Nursing Home . . . in Malvern will be replaced this year by a new 50-bed facility at the town's east end. The old home, currently housing 39 people, will be used for residential care patients.
Centennial Scenes
Parade Autos . . . include a 1924 Model T Ford owned and displayed by a Malvern Ford man, R.W. Salyers of Salyers Auto Co., in business since 1910. Salyers has another Model T which was made in 1922.
Whiskers Everywhere
Carl Whitney, grocer at Malvern, is one of many in Southwest Iowa with faces groomed for 1969 centennials. Malvern will celebrate its centennial Sept. 7 through 12. Emerson will hold celebrations May 1 through Sept. 1; Avoca's centennial will be June…
Railroad Has Many Changes - Including Station At Malvern
The Ticket Window . . . is no longer a busy spot in many railroad stations. Don Gleason, agent for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, hands a Burlington folder through the window in the station at Malvern to portray a scene once familiar in the days…
He's No Ordinary Bystander At School - Chantry Keeps Friendly Eye On Malvern Namesake School . . .
Resting En Route . . . around the new addition to Malvern's Forrestt Chantry School is the man whose name the building bears.,
Fine Old Grand Piano Once Pride Of Malvern Opera Days
Relegated To A Dark Corner . . . is the old grand piano, all that's left of the Malvern Opera House. Roy Mansfield, whose furniture store now occupies the building, inspect the old instrument.
Residents Of Malmore Acres Take Shovels To The Muck
Mark Ward, left, of 3601 Ronald Rd., and LeVerne Hansen, 3510 John St., traipse through the mud at Malmore Acres Saturday as they follow other volunteers down William Street. Residents tried to direct standing water toward a drainage ditch on the…
'Booming Village' Is Perfect Example Of U.S. Democracy - 85 Trailer Homes Line Three Main Streets
New Sidewalks . . . at Malmore Acres are inspected by three members of the Community Council. They are John Novak, Mrs. Yvonne Labron and Lyman Saum.
Main Street Fire (1950)
Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Thar She Goes - Spectacular aftermath of Monday's $250,000 fire here occurred in the afternoon when front walls of two gutted buildings were knocked down. Shown toppling here are the shells of the South Main Furniture Company (center) and…
Thar She Goes - Spectacular aftermath of Monday's $250,000 fire here occurred in the afternoon when front walls of two gutted buildings were knocked down. Shown toppling here are the shells of the South Main Furniture Company (center) and…
Business Block Burns; Damage At $200,000 - Early Morning Blaze Destroys Four Places; One Fireman Is Dead
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Top Floor Falls - Here the fourth floor of the L.H. Katelman company building buckles and starts its fall to South Main Street. The third-floor front of the building, for the most part, fell inward. A fireman can barely be seen atop the…
Top Floor Falls - Here the fourth floor of the L.H. Katelman company building buckles and starts its fall to South Main Street. The third-floor front of the building, for the most part, fell inward. A fireman can barely be seen atop the…
Main Street Fire (1950)
Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Fire Damage . . . seem from the alley entrance on First Avenue includes burned-out Jensen Apartments wall rubble in alley (center), and shell of Brooder Supply Company warehouse (far right).
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Crushed Truck . . . becomes a platform…
Fire Damage . . . seem from the alley entrance on First Avenue includes burned-out Jensen Apartments wall rubble in alley (center), and shell of Brooder Supply Company warehouse (far right).
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Crushed Truck . . . becomes a platform…
Tragedy, Pathos And Humor Sidelight The Morning Fire
Hasty Evacuation . . . is made by Earl R. Andersen, 207 West Washington Avenue, as he carries belongings from the apartment of his mother, Mrs. Carl O. Anderson, 98 Fourth Street. Scores of apartment dwellers fled the flames.
Driver Cavett, 45, Dies During Fire - Collapsed In Run From Falling Wall
Fireman William D. Cavett . . . receives first aid at the fire scene from the Rev. Arthur Farrell and Acting Postmaster Kenneth A. Madigan.
Business Block Burns; Damage At $200,000 - Early Morning Blaze Destroys Four Places; One Fireman Is Dead
Shortly After Start . . . of early-morning blaze, firemen battle flames from entrance to Nonpareil Court. Fire and smoke billow from the Katelman hardware store (tallest building at right center) while the fire ladder is run to the Morphy Drug…
Time Leaves Strange Mark
It's obvious that time has weighed heavily on this weather-beaten barn south of Magnolia. After many years of service, the structure is showing signs of age, and its backbone begins to succumb oddly to gravity.
Magnolia Masonic Temple Slated To Become Museum
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Fixtures . . . and rug in Magnolia Masonic Temple are well over 100 years old. All furniture was handmade by a former member.
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Oldest Building . . . in Magnolia is Masonic Hall, located on corner near the town pump which was…
Fixtures . . . and rug in Magnolia Masonic Temple are well over 100 years old. All furniture was handmade by a former member.
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Oldest Building . . . in Magnolia is Masonic Hall, located on corner near the town pump which was…
Magnolia People Are Happy About Their School Addition
Now In Daily Use . . . is this new addition to Magnolia School. Auditorium space in the older building has been converted into classrooms.