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Target: A Fat Pheasant
Area hunters tramped into the fields in Southwest Iowa Saturday as pheasant season officially opened with an audible bang at 8 a.m. Peter Trzeciak, 1312 N. Broadway, was on hand to try his skill east of Council Bluffs. Game predictions place Western…
The Fall Is Near
Council Bluffs area leaves, like this group of maple and others criss-crossed by vines in a shady dale, will soon be drifting earthward as autumn arrives. Many leaves will still be on trees, however, when fall is here officially--at 6:26 p.m.,…
The Feeling Is Mutual
A mutual admiration society aptly describes Council Bluffs school bus driver Pat Murphy, 2516 Avenue A, and the kindergarten children of Hoover and Washington schools. "I love these children," Murphy says. And as for the children, "they would…
The Headless Wrestler
The Headless Wrestler...is Alan Poore of Lewis Central as St. Albert's Jack Stageman forces him to stand into position.
The Pumpkin Tree
When pumpkins grow on apple trees, it's time to take a second look. Mike McDuffie, 11, son of Mr. aand Mrs. James McDuffie, 21 S. 9th St., admires his 15-pound pumpkin that is thriving in an apple tree--about 20 feet above the ground. Mike got the…
The Rites Of Spring?
It was Ground-Hog-Day Eve and the temperature was a balmy 51 in Council Bluffs. Atop a hill in Fairmount Park, four Creighton University students and their friends cavorted while on a picnic, becoming silhouettes against the setting sun. It was a…
The Rush Isn't Over Yet
General Delivery Clerk Henry Christensen, 210 Greenview Drive, prepares to stuff a load of mail into a rented box at the Council Bluffs Post Office. Although this year's volume of Christmas mail was down slightly from last year, postal authorities…
The Splat Of Raindrop.
The Splat Of Raindrops...on the faces of Diane Baldwin and Vickie Corum produced smiles as they waited for a traffic signal near Washington School. They are first graders at the school. Nonpareil photo by Jack Kennedy
Web Of Steel
Harold Lewis and Roy Vaughn, both brick layers, scramble through the network of scaffolding at the Council Bluffs Savings Bank remodeling site, Main Street and Broadway. The picture, shot as a silhouette against the sky, was reversed purposely in…
Well-Guarded Leaf
Now that fall has officialyl arrived, this small twig with three leaves attached managed to find itself resting in the protective circle of an old marine cannon. The cannon is one of four that surround the Col. William H. Kinsman monument in…
Who Days Dandelions Are Dandy
It's inevitable--with warm spring days come dandelions. But Mrs. Andrew Karr, 33-3 Avenue G, looks on the bright side of the situation as she joins her small daughter, Becky Arnold, 2, in a closer look at the blooms. The yellow flowers, Webster…
Winter's Grip Doesn't Lose Punch; Heavy Snowfall In State
A Wet, Sticky, Snow...Thursday night left trees in Council Bluffs outlined in white resembling a giant cottonfield [sic]. Nonpareil Chief Photographer Jack Kennedy, used a time exposure and three flashbulbs to illuminate this scene on Huntington…