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Hope For Safe Halloween
"Slightly Spooky"...best described Eulalia and Becky Shanks, 7 and 4 respectively, daughters of Mrs. Geraldine Shanks, 2420 W. Broadway, as they peer over the top of their jack-'o-lantern in preparation for Halloween this Thursday night. Nonpareil…
Ignoring Chilly Temperatures
Ignoring Chilly Temperatures, Orland Leitch dangles about 150 feet above the ground on Radio Station KRCB's new AM-FM tower near South Omaha Bridge Road. The station's old tower is at left and will be dismantled when the new 330-foot tower is…
It Depends On The Weather
Mr. Groundhog peered out of his cozy burrow Sunday expecting to see, or not to see, his shadow. Instead, there was Mrs. Michael Rolf, 734 Madison Avenue, looking at him. Ground Hog Day is set aside annually on Feb. 2 to give the furry…
It Looks Like A Hole In One
Players on Westwood Golf Course have a new addition to the landscape to consider before shooting toward the fourth green in the southeast corner of the links. Mr. and Mrs. DeLaine Rutledge, 1928 Avenue B., play near the mouth of the concrete…
It Was A Cold Day
It Was A Cold Day...when the Rock Island Railroad's Cornbelt Rocket pulled into the station to take on a load of passengers for Chicago. Steam rising from the waiting cars turned two rail employees into bundled silhouettes backlighted by a bright…
It Was A Horse Of A Different Color
It Was A Horse Of A Different Color...about 12 hours before this picture was taken on East Pierce Street. Dense, wet snow returned to the Bluffs area Friday morning, after the welcome thaw. Cars had to turn on headlights and drivers again reverted…
Lace Trimming
Lace Trimming...furnished by the cold weather gave a touch of beauty to a lowly drainage ditch at Twenty-third Avenue and Twenty-fourth Street Friday. The effect was created by hoarfrost on the dead weeds. Nonpareil Photo by Jack Kennedy.
Lakeshore Tracks
Tracks make a noticeable pattern as they lead to and from the water's edge at Big Lake Park, north of Council Bluffs, as the seasons first big snow remains in the area Wednesday. Reflections of the trees can be seen in the edge of lake. Nonpareil…
Limbs And Twigs
Limbs And Twigs...weave an intricate pattern against the backlight of a winter sun on the frozen expanse of Lake Manawa. Forecasters say temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday should take the edge off the deep freeze the Council Bluffs area has been…
Looking For Trouble
Tons of diesel locomotive above him doesn't bother this Burlington Railroad yard man as he checks the alignment of the engine's wheels. The lead wheels on the three trucks of a double diesel unit dropped off the track near Main Street and Eleventh…
Make-Believe Trains
Readers who squint--and squint hard--and imagine themselves atop a railroad trestle looking over the yards, can almost believe that these old ties are long, shiny-white passenger trains coming from the passenger station. The damages rails, unlike…
Midwest Harvest Going Downstream
Iowa corn flows into barges as Peavey Company River Terminal for the first time in four years, and is checked by Jerry Swanger, Peavey barge loader, Dick Johnson, division manager, and Clyde Thorkildson, superintendent for Peavey. Johnson said the…
Near Season's End
Autumn leaves signal the close of a season for this sailboat, one of several at the Elks Country Club area of Lake Manawa. Nonpareil Photo by Joe Cavallaro.
Next Year's Crop
Mike Meadows is a nine-year-old who finds this spring's super crop of dandelions very intriguing--especially the fuzzy little seed head that can be dispersed with a quick puff. The seeds will try to take root for next year's crop. Mike is the son…
Nippy Temperatures
Nippy Temperatures...in Council Bluffs early Wednesday caused a variety of happenings. Russell Madsen, 1227 Sixth Ave.,m found his glasses fogged up from the 28 degree reading at 9 a.m. The lowest reading here was 18 at 3 a.m. Nonpareil Photo by…
Pointing The Way
Like so many topless, giant redwood trees, tall steel piles reach skyward at the Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. switching center site at Washington and Oakland avenues, pointing the way to a mid-1971 completion date. The view from between the…
Reflection
This pagoda-like structure casts a dark reflection in a nearby puddle, perhaps because its useful days are gone. There was a time, when the coal chute's concrete legs weren't chipped and surrounded by a crop of weeks, that this was the center of…
Sparkling Holiday
Sue Young, 2527 Avenue H, spells out the holiday with a sparkler for this Independence Day picture. Photographer Joe Cavallaro made the picture by taking a time exposure while Miss Young did the spelling. Then he added her picture with a flash…
Storm Causes Considerable Damage To The Bluffs Area; Winds Reach 75 Miles Per Hour
High Winds,,,Sunday night uprooted this large Cottonwood tree, causing it to fall on the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Carter, 1411 Second Ave. All that remained of the front porch Monday was the screen door and frame. Carter had hooked the screen…
Striped Kitty Doesn't Get Skunked In Warehouse
Lunchtime For Kittens...isn't interrupted by the antics of the one small skunk, at lower right. The "family" lives in the bottom of a can at Warren Feed and Grain Co. [photo has lines added to enhance/clarify outlines.]