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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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 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 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…
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…
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…
Happiness Is A Furry Chick
What's more cuddly, soft and loving than a baby chicken? Not a thing, implies pretty Elizabeth Allred, 4, daughter of Maj. and Mrs. Raymond Allred of Greenbriar Apartments. The young chicks appear ready to flee to the dismay of Elizabeth. She was…
Frozen Lacework
Brittle fingers that in summer hold a lcoak of green leaves belong to this row of trees at Lake Manawa. As the Picnic tables huddle against the trees as if for warmth, the dull winter sun filters its way through a lacework of branches. Clouds hold…
First Shadows Of Fall
A bright sun, a heavy dew, fresh air and a few trees and shrubs beginning to turn color. What more could a guy want on the first day of autumn? The fall season officially arrived shortly after midnight Tuesday and Fred Bucknam, 427 Frank St., took…
Firemen Show Skill, Rigs
A Fireman's Hat...brings a coy smile from Bryan Baber, 3, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baber, 125 Langstrom St.
Fencing Out Winter
Frost was so thick Wednesday it remained for at least half the day on this chicken wire fence on the farm of Wilbert Nilan of Route 2, Oakland. It resembles white clothing hanging on the fence to dry.
Everyone Say 'Ahhhh!'
It wasn't an April Fool's joke, but the children of Mrs., William Manning, 421 Gleason Ave., were sill in high spirits Tuesday as they prepared to have their tonsils removed at Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Manning thought there was little use in just having…
Early Bluffs High Rise
This Illinois Central Coal chute may well have been one of the first high-rise structures in Council Bluffs. Its use discontinued about 1954, a railroad employe[sic] said. The tall building was used to feed coal to hungry steam engines, and a few…
Canning Hill Work To Start This Year; Four-Lane Divided Road
Black Line Traces...approximate relocation route of Highway 6 over Canning Hill. Present Highways 6 and 64 meet at the intersection of Pierce and Canning streets. At the right of the proposed route, from top to bottom are: Wilcox greenhouse,…