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Principal's Absence Raises Questions
Hamilton
Priest heads CCI walk for more votes
Rev. Vince Hatt
Pride In Danish Heritage Key To Strength And Success Of Town
Architect's drawing of the future Danish Immigrant Museum
Pride goeth with a parade
Blue Star Foods' float, which featured both the plant building and the space shuttle Challenger. [photo part of parade photo collage].
Pride Backs MBR Garbage Collection
Reaching An Arm . . . to pick up trash is the new Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR), a combination garbage compactor and hydraulic arm. The city is planning to lease the truck for one year to test its effectiveness in collecting bags of trash in the…
Pressed Glass On Display At Historic Dodge House
Contrasting . . . clear and frosted glass are used for these covers for dishes. The left one is a compote with a frosted glass doge serving as a handle. The butter dish at the right sports a crouching lion.
Pressed Glass On Display At Historic Dodge House
The King Of Beasts . . . guards the butter container in clear glass and is representative of intricate designs used during the era of commemorative glassware.
Pressed Glass On Display At Historic Dodge House
Helmet Design . . . butter dish reflects the warlike attire probably used in World War I.
President McKinley visits Council Bluffs
Photograph of President William McKinley during his visit to Council Bluffs, IA. Seated with him is Judge Walter I. Smith. Driving is Cal Shafer and Mr. Minnick. The team belonged to Taylor Woolsey, old restaurant man of this city.
Present of new building for library's 75th year?
Trying to find another space . . . on a crowded bookshelf is Council Bluffs Librarian Mildred Smock. Lack of space is one of the many reasons why library supporters are looking for a new location for a main public library. --Nonpareil Photo.
Present Dams Would Take 8 Feet Off 52 Flood Crest
If 1952 Flood Happened This Year . . . this chart, prepared by the U.S. Corps of Engineers, shows what would happen at Council Bluffs if the Missouri River flood of April 1952 were to happen today. Because Fort Randall is now impounding water, the…
Presbyterian Church
Photograph of the Presbyterian Church. Northeast corner of South Seventh Street and Willow Avenue. First Presbyterian Church built on the same site.
Preliminary Hearing For Hansen Postponed
Aiding Accused Slayer Jerry Hansen . . . back to city jail after his arraignment Tuesday in Municipal Court are Police Sgt. Clarence Capel and , out of the picture, Patrolman Corwin Gray.
Precinct votes mirror outcome
Mayor Thomas P. Hanafan carried all 23 of the city's precincts in Tuesday's election. Newcomer Jack E. Ruesch, who ousted Councilman David Tobias, carried all but the 15th and 16th Precincts. Ruesch tied with newcomer Patricia Jones in the 23rd…
Prairie Rose Lake and State Park Shelby County
Prairie Rose Lake and State Park Shelby County
Power, Thomas S. Gen.
General Thomas S. Power Commander In Chief of the Strategic Air Command Headquarters
Power, Thomas S. Gen.
General Thomas S. Power Commander In Chief of the Strategic Air Command Headquarters
Power Plant Grows:
An aerial view of the Iowa Power and Light Co. plant south of Council Bluffs shows how a current 13-million-dollar construction project is progressing. the right half of the main building, including the second smokestack, is new. Steelwork visible in…
Power Line Fight Nearing An End - Case At Supreme Court
Lined Up . . . and waiting for the first flow of electricity from Iowa Power and Light Co.'s new generating plant are the first of the massive power poles to be erected. But the future of more poles - and the transmission line to central Iowa itself…
Power House
Photograph of the Old Power House, 29th and 1st Avenue - Council Bluffs, Iowa.