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Portions of the twin parlors...in the Dodge home. Much of the furniture and pictures are just as they were in the general's lifetime. Antique beauty is apparent in every section of the spacious home.

The Moose Lodge, 807 S. 21st St. Authorities say they won't prosecute sale of illegal pickle tickets.

One view of the library...where one of the nation's greatest railroad builders kept hundreds of books on history, government, railroading and war.

The general's desk, right...is shown in the room he used as an upstairs study. It adjoins his bedroom. The glass doorways lead to a sleeping porch on the south side of the home.

The general's soft felt hat, the last he wore...and his cane still hand in "their" place in the downstairs hallway. note portion of winding staircast [sic]0p and the old time light fixture.

A full view...of the large entrance hall. The library and dining room are on the right. The twin parlors are to the left of the hallway.

color photo of General Dodge House, looking from the south on South 3rd Street

Man working on the finish of the fire box in a fireplace in Dodge House.

Mondamin Library Patrons . . . are looking forward to the completion of the community's new library building, replacing the present library headquarters in City Hall, which is also shared by the police department, city clerk, city patrol, treasurer…

Entering . . . the Mondamin Public Library is Mayor Jerry Shelton. The library has been located in the town's municipal building for over 50 years, but has outgrown its space.

Mayor and Mrs. Doyle Knadle of Mondamin pose in their ancestors' traditional apparel in practice for the community's centennial which begins Friday. The celebration ends Sunday with a free barbecue.

New Brownstone Bank . . . at Mondamin replaced a 60-year-old structure that began to buckle.

Raking Yard . . . around Mondamin's hotel, a 10-room house, is Mrs. Kate Deith and her dog, Barry

Driving Home . . . from trading at the corner grocery is Mrs. Annie Nelson, standing with the reins instead of sitting in her ice cream chair.

Walter Mondale . . . a former vice president and candidate for the Democratic presidential primary, greets Maxine VonTersch at the Dunlap Livestock Auction Barn. VonTersch is co-owner of the Denison Meat Processing Co.

Wading Through . . . the crowd gathered at Hazel Dell Hall Thursday is former vice president Walter Mondale of Minnesota. The Democrat was in Southwest Iowa campaigning for his party's presidential nomination.

The Rev. Wilbur Wood (far right) . . . shows Mrs. Moler and five of her six children how to operate recording machine. (l. to r.) Leo, 9; Ingrid, 4; Mrs. Moler holding Theresi, 7 weeks; Nellie, 10; and Joke, 6.
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