Arson Cited In Overnight Fire January 20, 1979
Barefooted Woman, Tykes Forced Into Cold By Fire January 31, 1979
Fire Causes Smoke Damage To Trailer Home February 11, 1979
Fire Calls In Bluffs Decrease By 11 Percent February 28, 1979
Four-Alarm Fire Hits Vacant Omaha Building January 4, 1980
Fire Called Arson - Owner In Town Tuesday February 18, 1981
Burned Out Firm Seeks $77,305 From Bluffs May 11, 1981
Elevator Fire One Of City's Worst April 21, 1982
Bluffs Arson Down; Damages Soaring February 3, 1983
A History Of Fires March 19, 1983
Fire History Emblazoned Upon C.B. March 19, 1983
F.T.C. Johnson First 'Fire Chief' March 19, 1983
Arson Fire At Bloomer Causes Smoke Damage June 23, 1983
Baby Killed, Three Hurt In Home Fire August 29, 1983
Fatal Fire Is Traced To Children, Lighters August 31, 1983
Firemen Battle Two-Alarm Blaze November 24, 1983
Fire Probers Suspect Arson November 25, 1983
Arson Suspected In Ervin Blaze December 15, 1983
One Killed In C.B. Fire March 2, 1984
Tests Confirm Fire Victim's ID, Death Cause March 3, 1984
Cosgriff Funeral Monday; Probe Of Fire Continues March 4, 1984
Officials Still Seek Fire Cause March 5, 1984
Fire Marshal: Fire Cause May Never Be Determined March 6, 1984
Officials Investigate Council Bluffs Fire August 22, 1984
Shop Fire Called Arson August 24, 1984
Wednesday C.B. Fire Results In Two Arrests August 25, 1984
Hot Time On The Town For Bluffs Firefighters September 2, 1984
Fire Destroys C.B. Home September 26, 1984
Fire Destroys Trailer September 30, 1984
Fire Destroys Mobile Home December 17, 1984
Fire Damage Is Moderate December 17, 1984
Damaged By Fire January 21, 1985
Fire Guts Duplex; C.B. Woman Dies February 10, 1985
Cause Of Fatal Blaze Sought February 11, 1985
Furnace Thought To Be Cause Of Fatal Blaze February 13, 1985
Blaze Causes $5,000 Damage To Apartments March 10, 1985
Fire April 10, 1985
Fire Officials Investigating Cause Of Fatal Blaze May 10, 1985
Cigarette Caused Fatal Fire May 11, 1985
Afternoon Fire Severely Damages Vacant House May 26, 1985
Fireworks Suspected In Garage Fire July 6, 1985
Fire Damages Bluffs Home August 5, 1985
Fire Damage To Home Estimated At $18,000 August 6, 1985
House Fire Injures One, Causes $8,000 Damage October 6, 1985
Fire Clears Out Park Avenue Apartments October 12, 1985
Jump Credited With Saving 3 Lives In Fire January 2, 1986
Cause Of Fire Still Under Investigation January 3, 1986
Fund Set Up For Fire Victims January 4, 1986
Disposable Lighter Ignited Fire That Injured 5, Engulfed House January 6, 1986
House Catches Fire; Two People Taken To Mercy February 18, 1986
Bluffs Man Dies From Fire Injuries February 19, 1986
Woman Injured In Fire Listed In Good Condition February 20, 1986
Grill Ignites Fire; Couple's Pets Are OK March 24, 1986
Fire-Injuries Down, But Monetary Loss, Deaths Up From '84 March 30, 1986
Arson Fires Decline Over Six Years May 19, 1986
Up In Smoke June 23, 1986
Woman Dies In Apartment Fire July 15, 1986
Investigator: Fatal Blaze Apparently Accidental July 17, 1986
Careless Smoking Caused Deadly Fire July 17, 1986
Short Circuit Cause Of Saturday Fatal Fire July 17, 1986
Arson Suspected In House Fire August 28, 1986
Officials Rule Fire Was Arson September 28, 1986
Passerby Hurt In Bluffs House Fire October 13, 1986
Drive Starts After Fire Levels Home October 21, 1986
Child's Play Turns To Fire, Guts Home November 11, 1986
Three Killed In fire December 5, 1986
Proper-sized Fuse May Have Averted Fatal House Fire December 6, 1986
Funeral Monday For Fire Victims December 6, 1986
Tenants Escape Fire In Apartment House January 2, 1987
Fatal Home Fires Decline, Heaters Fuel More Blazes January 28, 1987
Dry Winter Sparks Fires February 3, 1987
Fire Burns Boy, Guts Trailer March 3, 1987
Fatal Fire May Be Due To Cigarette March 12, 1987
Family Pets Die In Fire March 16, 1987
Smoke From Dryer Fire Routs Students April 2, 1987
Damage Set At $10,000 In Business-Office Arson April 6, 1987
Gas Blast Flattens Home April 27, 1987
Home Gutted After Children Play With Fire May 6, 1987
Hundreds Flee Chlorine Cloud August 10, 1987
Arson Is Suspected In Twin City Fire August 18, 1987
Arson Is Suspected In Classroom Fire August 26, 1987
Children Start Fire In Bed With Lighter August 29, 1987
Lewis Township House Is Destroyed By Blaze September 3, 1987
Arson Suspected In C.B. Business Fires December 17, 1987
Arson Probed After Blaze In C.B. House December 23, 1987
Discarded Ashes Cause Blaze December 26, 1987
Matches Cause File At Home January 2, 1988
Garage Fire Snuffs Lights January 24, 1988
Two-Alarm Blaze Destroys Farm Shed January 30, 1988
Electric Cord Blamed In $150,000 Shed Fire February 2, 1988
Wood Stove Suspected In C.B. Tire Shop Fire February 5, 1988
Damage From Garage Fire Hinders Probe Into Cause February 15, 1988
Mailbox Fire Called Arson February 23, 1988
Elevator Blaze Sparked Fears March 3, 1988
Warm, Dry Weather Gets Blame For Fires March 23, 1988
C.B. Grass Fires Ravage 50 Acres March 23, 1988
Three Counties Ban Burning March 24, 1988
Fewer C.B. Fire Deaths In '87, Damage And Alarms Increased March 28, 1988
Three Hurt In Apartment Blaze April 9, 1988
Extension Cord Blamed For Fire April 11, 1988
Spark From Welding Ignites Spilled Fuel April 12, 1988
Fire Damages Trailer Home April 17, 1988
Lightning Suspected In Fire, Man Treated April 26, 1988
Pit Bull Dies In C.B. House Fire May 4, 1988
Arson Suspected In House Fire May 5, 1988
Heroes Get Good Feeling From Effort May 5, 1988
Three People Rescued From Apartment Fire May 16, 1988
Disaster Averted At Tank Farm - Firefighters Cite Training June 1, 1988
Neighbors Fail To Save Woman Trapped By Fire June 6, 1988
Cigarette In Waste Basket Cause Of Fatal Trailer Fire June 7, 1988
Blaze Destroys Vacant Building, Cause Is Sought June 20, 1988
No Cause Determined For Weyerhaeuser Fire June 27, 1988
Arson Is Suspected In Motor Home Fire August 2, 1988
C.B. House Fire Cause Is Probed September 15, 1988
Fire Officials Say 5-Year-Old Started Blaze In C.B. Home September 19, 1988
FBI Probes Truck Fires In Bluffs October 13, 1988
Cat Saves Family From House Blaze October 23, 1988
Fire Burns Home Of Family Out Of Town For Holiday December 26, 1988
C.B. Man Dies From Injuries In June Blaze December 29, 1988
]]> Fire Started By TV Cord Guts Trailer January 5, 1989
C.B. Family Routed From Home By Two Attic Blazes In Two Days January 11, 1989
Firefighters Battle Flames, Frigid Temps February 2, 1989
Firefighters Battle Blaze, Temps February 5, 1989
Wood-Burning Stove Blamed For Garage Fire February 6, 1989
Fire Deaths Decline, But Injuries Up April 15, 1989
Rural C.B. Home Destroyed By Blaze April 29, 1989
Arson Suspected In Garage Fire June 12, 1989
Wiring Is Suspected As Cause Of C.B. Fire July 28, 1989
Fire Destroys Condemned House August 7, 1989
Arson Is Blamed For Fire In House Condemned By City August 8, 1989
Fire Won't Reduce Cost Of Demolition August 10, 1989
Raging 3-Alarm Blaze Hits Vacant Office Site August 20, 1989
Teen Suspects Questioned In Downtown Blaze August 22, 1989
Arson Investigated In W. Broadway Fire August 28, 1989
Bids Sought To Raze Fire-Damaged Building August 28, 1989
Teens Arrested In Fire August 30, 1989
Iowa Probes Northcrest Fire September 7, 1989
Man Charged In Care Center Fire September 10, 1989
Man Charged In Northcrest Arson Was Suspected In Previous Blaze September 13, 1989
Man Accused Of Throwing Firebomb September 14, 1989
Man Accused In Fire Released To Parents September 26, 1989
Fire Routs 60 Workers From Plant October 4, 1989
Man Pleads Innocent To Firebomb Charges October 10, 1989
Settlement OK'd In Wife's Lawsuit For Store Arson October 10, 1989
House Is Burned Down, Set For City Demolition October 23, 1989
Levan Pleads Innocent To Trailer-Fire Charges October 25, 1989
Fire Destroys Trailer Home November 12, 1989
C.B. Fire Slowly Burns 7,500 Used Tires November 15, 1989
Accidental Causes Ruled Out In Fire November 17, 1989
Children And Matches Cited In House Fire December 1, 1989
Arson Blamed In Two Fires February 13, 1990
Family Loses Everything When Fire Destroys Home March 9, 1990
No Fire Deaths, Arson Cases Up In C.B. For '89 April 20, 1990
C.B. Arson Conviction Earns $1,000 Reward May 3, 1990
Police Investigate Small House Fire June 13, 1990
Two Firefighters Injured Monday June 26, 1990
Five Fires Keep Firefighters Busy July 3, 1990
Arson Probed In Friday Fire July 24, 1990
Officials Probe Cause Of C.B. Car Fire September 6, 1990
Uncapped Gas Line Source Of C.B. Blast September 26, 1990
Porch Fire Damages Two C.B. Houses October 15, 1990
Blaze Imperils Homes - Beno's Crossing October 16, 1990
Saturday House Fire Ruled Accidental October 17, 1990
Gas Ignited By Spark Destroys Garage And Cars, Injures Two Men October 19, 1990
Weekend Attic Blaze Causes $1,500 Damage November 5, 1990
9-Year Old Saves Family From Blaze November 6, 1990
Fires Can Ruin Holiday Cheer December 17, 1990
Rural C.B. Home Damaged By Fire January 2, 1991
$45,000 Damage In 3 Fires January 10, 1991
Avenue B Home Damaged In Wednesday Night Blaze January 24, 1991
Lighter Blamed In Fatal Fire February 5, 1991
Arson Is Suspected In C.B. Boat Fire February 6, 1991
C.B. Arson Fires Down, Arrests Up May 14, 1991
Fire Guts Cab Of Pavers' Tank Truck June 28, 1991
3-Year-Old Blamed For House Fire July 23, 1991
Bluffs Fire Official Warns Against Outdoor Burning October 25, 1991
3 Bluffs Residents Receive $3,250 In Arson-Tip Rewards December 11, 1991
Floor-Stripping Fumes Blamed For Meat-Shop Blaze February 3, 1992
Two Brush Fires Sunday Burn Area South Of Scottish Links Course March 23, 1992
Firefighters Beat Blaze With Brooms March 24, 1992
Faulty Cord Blamed For Bluffs Fire March 28, 1992
Warnings Issued As Dry Conditions Spur Two Blazes May 4, 1992
Cigarette Blamed As Blaze Routs Apartment Tenants May 13, 1992
Firefighters Battle Two House Fires July 26, 1992
Elderly Bluffs Man Dies In Apartment Fire May 22, 1993
Cause Still Sought In Fatal Fire May 23, 1993
Fire Guts Main Street Building - Bluffs Fire Chief Suspects Arsonist Is Responsible May 23, 1994
Bluffs Fire Losses Nearly $1M In '93 August 9, 1994
Tire Blaze Extinguished After 9 Hours December 3, 1994]]>
Description provided by retired Council Bluffs firefighter Calvin Peterson]]>
(bottom) Midwest Walnut Employee Irven Uss . . . operates the baler machine while President J.R. Petrus Jr. watches as shavings are automatically baled and sacked. The baled shavings are sold for livestock bedding. ]]> Midwest_Walnut_09_12_1972_002.jpg]]> Young First Bank Bullish On Council Bluffs April 27, 1986
First Bank Purchase Under Way September 30, 1988
Sale Pact Due In 60 Days For First Bank National January 23, 1989]]> 977.771
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1st Baptist Buys Adjoining Land - Plan 3 Sessions At Monthly Meeting April 27, 1957
First Baptists Begin Campaign - Committee Named For $90,000 Project October 5, 1957
First Baptist Is Named 'Effective City Church' - Award Presented To Pastor . . . November 1, 1957
First Baptist buys Adjoining Property September 1, 1958
First Baptist Church To Build New $200,000 Wing - Completion By End Of 1964 October 19, 1963
Loyalty Sunday Will Include Pledges Toward New Building - Baptists To Let Bids In March November 16, 1963
First Baptist Lets Contracts - Votes $200,000 For Building Program April 23, 1964
New Church Wing Dedication Sunday - 7:30 P.M. At First Baptist February 27, 1965
Dr. A.M. Clarke Supply Pastor April 3, 1965
Young Pastor To Serve As Interim February 28, 1970
1st Baptist Phase Two Projects Begins - After Five Years October 21, 1972
First Baptist Church Will Be Re-dedicated May 18, 1974
Merger Vows To Unite Baptists October 4, 1975
First Baptist To Burn Its Mortgage October 18, 1975
Rally Held Today At First Baptist March 24, 1979
Energy Sunday At 1st Baptist September 15, 1979
Showing The Way June 14, 1980
Guardian Angels Tip Their Wings November 14, 1981
First Baptist Looks Back And To The Future June 2, 1984
Demolition Threat Revives Church November 23, 1985
First Church Sponsors Program April 13, 1985
First Baptist Has Planning Council May 5, 1985]]> circa 1929]]> Frontier and Pioneer Life -- Iowa -- Drawings.
Frontier and Pioneer Life -- Nebraska -- Drawings.
Council Bluffs (Iowa) -- History.
Simons, George, 1834-1917.]]> ]]>