President Bush standing, smiling, pointing finger off-camera; seated audience at the back of the photo..
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Bush favors oil embargo of Iran. November 13, 1979 George Bush to visit Bluffs. November 30, 1979 Bush makes Bluffs speech. December 3, 1979 Bush: I'm closing the gap on Ronald Reagan; For the GOP presidential nod. December 4, 1979 Law officials anticipate safe visit for VP Bush. October 18, 1984 Bush: No action on manual until probe completed. October 20, 1984 Excitement, patriotism fill air for Bush's visit. October 20, 1984 Ferraro 'zero' on agriculture, Bush tells Council Bluffs crowd. October 20, 1984 Bush plans Bluffs stop on March 5. February 12, 1987 Bush will visit Bluffs next week. February 24, 1987 Bush tops straw poll. March 1, 1987 Bush may miss local GOP. March 1, 1987 Secret Service clears Bluffs for Bush. March 2, 1987 Bush will answer questions from invited area Republicans. March 5, 1987 Bluffs-bound Bush woos Iowa. March 6, 1987 Bush: Market expansion will end farm woes. March 7, 1987 Vice President Bush to visit C.B., SWI points next Friday. October 16, 1987 SWI students fire questions at Bush. October 24, 1987 Bush scraps visit on Friday. October 21, 1987 Mrs. Bush sets campaign tour in SWI Friday. January 25, 1988 Mrs. Bush calls reading best way to improve U.S. January 30, 1988 Bush: We must defend freedom. January 20, 1988 Mrs. Bush comes to school. February 1, 1988 C.B. gives Bush's speech high marks. January 30, 1991 Bush speech draws a mixed response here. January 29, 1992 Bush visits Bluffs. November 4, 1994
First Presbyterian July 26, 1936 Police Link Presbyterian Fire With 2 Other Church Breakins September 25, 1950 Fire Marshal Is Called To Bluffs - to Aid In Probe At Presbyterian Church September 26, 1950 Two Church Fires Possibly Started - Investigators Study Evidence Of Arson September 27, 1950 Study Of Church Blaze Concludes - Deputy Fire Marshall Will Submit Report September 28, 1950 Name Chairmen For Fund Drive - First Presbyterian Sets $100,000 Goal September 6, 1952 Committee Heads For Presbyterian Fund Drive September 8, 1952 Approves Plans For Church Structure July 26, 1954 Break Ground For Church Structure August 2, 1954 Lay Cornerstone For Church Unit - Hold Ceremony At First Presbyterian October 18, 1954 Church To Dedicate Educational Unit September 11, 1955 Presbyterian Church To Mark 100th Anniversary - Pageant Will Open Activities . . . September 8, 1956 Rededication Services Set - Dr. Calhoun To Speak At First Presbyterian October 13, 1956 300 Persons Attend Centennial Banquet October 13, 1956 Old Church Bell To Be Memorial For Publisher - At First Presbyterian October 20, 1956 Huge Church Bell Hoisted Into Place March 6, 1957 Presbyterians Buy Oda Sulley Home October 24, 1957 Mortgage Burning January 19, 1961 Know Your Scenes: August 5, 1962 Stained Glass Windows Adorn Churches - History Along With Beauty July 6, 1974 Old Church Coming Down July 8, 1974 Easy Does It! July 21, 1974 Church Building Dies - Thinking Out Loud July 26, 1974 Church Demolished August 17, 1974 New Sanctuary Is Planned - For First Presbyterian September 25, 1976 Groundbreaking Set For April 24 April 16, 1977 Groundbreaking April 25, 1977 First Church Above Ground July 30, 1977 Finishing Touches October 18, 1977 C.B. Church Construction For 1978 Is Looking Good December 31, 1977 First U. Presbyterian To Dedicate Sanctuary April 1, 1978 First Church Will Host Presbytery Day February 10, 1979 First Presbyterian Pony Express Event October 25, 1980 Stewardship Campaign Begins Sunday At First Presbyterian November 8, 1980 First Presbyterian To Mark 125 Years October 3, 1981 Church Marks 125th Year October 12, 1981 First Presbyterian Installs Chair Lift December 4, 1982 1st Presbyterian Notes 130th Year October 12, 1985 First Presbyterian Church Celebrates 130th Year October 11, 1986 Grace, First Deadlock On Yoke Issue November 10, 1990
In August of 1856 a steamboat which came up the Missouri river carried Rev. John Hancock, who became the first pastor of the First Presbyterian church; Thomas Officer, one of the church's first elders; James B. Rue and Cinncinnatus W. Boyers. Rev. Mr. Hancock was commissioned to work in Council Bluffs by the board of domestic missions of the Presbyterian church. On October 12, 1856, the church came into being. Its charter members were Narcissa Beck, Malena R. Hardin, Martha E. Hugart, Mr. Boyers, Margaret A. Boyers, Sarah Ellen Pusey, Maria J. Hancock, Henry P. Warren, Hannah L. Warren, Mr. Rue, Mr. Officer, Elizabeth M. Officer and Susan Lee. Officer, Rue and Boyers formed the first official board of the church, which had a charter membership of thirteen. First services were held on the third floor of the Empire block. Later services were in Concert hall, Keller's hall and the Congregational church. A frame church building was erected on Pearl street, near the present location of the Citizens Power and Light company. Foundations of a permanent place of worship were laid in the summer of 1857 at Seventh street and Willow avenue. Because of a depression the super-structure was not completed until April 18, 1866. In 1883, owing to increase in membership, another building, the present church, was proposed. It was completed on Jan. 20, 1889. The church today has more than 600 members. Its pastors have been: John Hancock, William McCandlish, James H. Clark, William Hamilton, T.H. Cleland, Alfred K. Bates, Stephen H. Phelps, W.S. Barnes, Marcus McClure, Frederick W. Evans, Alfred Van Orden, Paul Calhoun and C. Carson Bransby, present pastor.
Police Link Presbyterian Fire With 2 Other Church Breakins
Police Sgt. F.L. Foster . . . examines secretary's desk, which has been ransacked at First Presbyterian church.
Name Chairmen For Fund Drive - First Presbyterian Sets $100,000 Goal
Looking Over Plans . . . for First Presbyterian Church addition are the Rev. Howard B. Dooley, Joe W. Smith, Robert R. O'Brien and Norman E. Nygaard.
Breaking Ground . . . for the new First Presbyterian building is Miss Margaret Nicoll, second from right, a member of the church for over 60 years. Church group representatives are: Harry Crowl, Joe W. Smith, Miss Betty Kulisek, Mrs. Clinton Gross and the Rev. Howard Dooley.
Front door of the First Presbyterian Church August 1955
New Educational Unit - This buff-brick educational unit will be dedicated by the First Presbyterian Church next Sunday, Sept. 18. It will be open for public inspection from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The new unit, costing about $225,000, faces on Willow Avenue. It is L-shaped, extending behind the church to Seventh St. The portion of the church which burned in 1950 is now being razed.
Rededication Services Set - Dr. Calhoun To Speak At First Presbyterian
Reading Centennial Booklet . . . are four ministers who have served First Presbyterian Church here. They are C. Carson Bransby, Paul Calhoun, Frederick W. Evans and Howard B. Dooley, present pastor.
The O'Brien Memorial First Presbyterian Church June 1957
Know Your Scenes: This 92-year-old bell has tolled the glory of God, the call to school, and the justice of American government. Its booming peals were so loud it was retired to a life of silence in 1951. Then it was stored at a construction company until 1957. Where is it now? The answer appears elsewhere on this page.
Stained Glass Windows Adorn Churches - History Along With Beauty
First United Presbyterian Windows . . . date back to 1889.
First United Presbyterian Church, 634 Willow Ave. is doomed for destruction. The Rev. David McCalmont, pastor of the church is standing at its front entrance which has not been used for the past month. The congregation voted unanimously Sunday to demolish the main church auditorium build in 1884. Two different structural engineers have found the building to be unsafe and hazardous. A date has not been set for demolition.
Reminiscing As They Look At An Old Picture . . . of First United Presbyterian Church are Harry C. Crowl, longtime member; the Rev. Robert C. Bowman, the Rev. Dr. Howard Dooley, both former pastors, and the Rev. H. David McCalmont, current pastor.
First Presbyterian Church Celebrates 130th Year
Top: Mrs. Duane Bogardus of Council Bluffs and the Rev. David McCalmont prepare to burn the mortgage for the First Presbyterian Church sanctuary. The mortgage will be burned Sunday during festivities marking the church's 130th anniversary. Bottom: Nine years ago, Mrs. Duane Bogardus was chairwoman of the building committee when the new sanctuary at 634 Willow Ave. was being built. Here she helps Jack Andersen, left, and J.B. Petrus turn a spade of dirt during groundbreaking ceremonies in April of 1977.
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Flood Control, Flood Plains, Flood Insurance
Flpod Control, Flood Plains, Flood Insurance
Army Readies Plans To Combat The River - No Serious Spring Flood Threat Expected From Missouri, But . . . February 1, 1953 Build Pile Dike To Bolster Levee - Open Bids This Week On New Pump Houses May 17, 1953 Recreation, Flood Control Provisions In Basin Study - Engineers Analyzing Nishnabotna Plan November 28, 1965 Flood Control, Dam Report Is Called Back - by Army Engineers August 16, 1968 Council Bluffs, Valley Share Flood Views With ISU Men - Knowledge, Experiences March 11, 1969 Map Outlines Flood-Prone Areas - Eligible for Insurance March 10, 1974 Much Of City High And Dry August 1, 1976 Flood Insurance Rebate Appeals Handles Locally August 8, 1976 Flood Insurance Is Meeting Topic November 23, 1976 Flood Potential Map Challenged November 29, 1976 Floodplain Rules Dump Cold Water On Industry - Block Future Growth Along River August 27, 1978 Firms Unhappy With Flood Rules - Construction Halted Along River August 28, 1978 Floodplain Law Hits Houses, Too - Puts Damper On New Construction August 29, 1978 Flood Protection Vs. Growth - Government Wants To Avert Disasters August 30, 1978 Bluffs Officials Optimistic About Flood Variance September 6, 1978 Floodway Development Hangs On Ruling - Resources Council To Rule In November October 10, 1978 Cargill Says Business In Floodway Small Risk October 10, 1978 City To Use 'Facts' In Floodway Fight November 6, 1978 Board To Help Flood-Prone Areas Of County May 1, 1979 Supervisors Eye Flood Ordinance May 9, 1979 Flood Ordinance Is On Back Burner June 8, 1979 Board To Rule On Flood Ordinance By Next Week June 26, 1979 Flood Plain Ruling Delayed By Board July 3, 1979 Industries Along River Can Stay With New Levee September 5, 1979 Floodplain Levee Gets Green Light May 13, 1980 Flood Would Be Costly For County March 23, 1988 Wary SWI Residents Watching Waterways June 15, 1991 FEMA Funds To Help With Flood Damage December 18, 1991
Flood Control, Flood Plain, Flood Insurance
Pottawattamie County Transcripts of Death - Belknap Township
Death Records for Belknap Township. Assessor's Return of Deaths register
Council Bluffs Public Library Special Collectons
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Pottawattamie County Transcripts of Death - Carson
Death Records for Carson, Iowa. Assessor's Return of Deaths register