Council Bluffs, Corps, MVA Have A Stake In Waterfront December 15, 1968
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Mississippi Is 'The Life' - Southwest Iowans Seem At Home With River . . . July 29, 1962
Ol' Swimming Hole . . . in Wild Cat Den State Park between Davenport and Muscatine is formed by a dam built in 1832. The building, Pine Creek Mill, went to work in 1850.
Pageant Entrants: June 9, 1964 Bedford's Jan Beemer 'Miss Southwest Iowa' June 14, 1964 Half A Dozen Beauties Are Entered In Pageant - Miss SWI Event At Clarinda May 23, 1965 Miss SWI Runner-Up In Pageant June 15, 1975 Miss S.W. Iowa: June 20, 1965 Beauty Pageant Draws Two Senior Entries June 1966 Two Will Try Again In Pageant June 1966 Girls Up For Beauty Title June 9, 1966 Select 5 Finalists In School Beauty Event July 18, 1966 Rosemarie Dreager Named Miss S.W. Iowa June 18, 1966 Red Oak, Riverton Girls Miss High School Winners July 25, 1966 Talent And Beauty July 26, 1966 Kathy Reed Is Named Miss Southwest Iowa - Chosen From A Field of 13 June 18, 1967 Miss Southwest Iowa . . . June 23, 1970 Miss SW Iowa Contestants Pose June 11, 1971 Hastings Girl Is Selected Miss SWI June 14, 1971 Miss Iowa Pageant Set For March 1-4 October 19, 1971 Miss Southwest Iowa Pageant Set For June 10 June 2, 1972 Thurman Girl Is Miss SWI June 11, 1972 Atlantic Miss Wins SWI Crown June 10, 1973 Bettendorf Blonde Is New Miss Iowa June 17, 1973 Queen Debbie June 23, 1974 Two From C.B. In annual Miss S.W. Iowa Pageant June 5, 1975 Sidney Girl 'Miss SWI' June 8, 1975 Jean Bollhoefer June 18, 1975 Glenwood Beauty Is Miss SWI June 5, 1977 Miss Iowa '78 June 12, 1978 Frazier Runner-Up In Pageant June 15, 1981 Red Oak Woman 4th Runner-Up June 12, 1988
Bedford's Jan Beemer 'Miss Southwest Iowa' June 14, 1964
Miss Southwest Iowa Finalists . . . left to right, Gayle Tarpenning of Shenandoah, Pat Horning of Clarinda, Jan Beemer of Bedford, Nancy Timberlake of Bedford and Kay Dowell of Coin.
These 10 girls will vie Friday evening at Clarinda for the title of Miss Southwest Iowa with the winner of the Lions Club sponsored event competing in the Miss Iowa pageant at Clear Lake. Pictured here at left, back to front are Judy Brewer of Clarinda; Nancy Jones of Shenandoah; Kay Dowell of Coin; Pat Horning of Clarinda and Nancy Timberlake of Bedford. At right, back to front are Jan Beemer of Bedford; Mary Margaret Brown of Griswold; Gayle Tarpenning of Shenandoah; Sheryl Tenhulzen of Coin and Nancy Larson of Villisca.
10 Seek Nishna Valley Title - Pageant To Be Held Saturday April 11, 1982 Eight Compete For Miss Nishna Valley April 22, 1985
Ballet Dancer First To Enter Miss C.B. Pageant April 26, 1964 Nine More Contestants In The Miss C.B. Pageant - Set For June 11 May 18, 1964 Withdraws - May 19, 1964 3 More Enter Miss C.B. Test - 12 Will Vie For Title On June 11 May 29, 1964 Queen Candidates Take Lesson In Parade Poise June 9, 1964 12 Contestants For Miss C.B. June 11, 1964 Curve Competition: June 12, 1964 Tiniest Of The 12 Wins; Noreen Sorensen Miss CB June 12, 1964 Whirlwind Of Activities For 10 Miss C.B. Hopefuls - Style Show Set For June 11 May 30, 1965 Lovelies On Parade: June 15, 1965 Judges Announced For Miss CB Pageant - Contestants Interviewed Tuesday June 16, 1965 Miss C.B. Crown To Sandra Wood - Picked From Among 10 June 20, 1965 "Miss Council Bluffs" . . . May 26, 1966 Miss Bigham Is Named "Miss Council Bluffs" August 14, 1966 Mallory Names Chairmen For 1968 Pageant April 12, 1967 10 Girls Vie For Miss C.B. Title Aug. 18 July 30, 1967 Marilou Joyner Named Miss C.B. August 19, 1967
Poised during the swimsuit competition at the Miss Council Bluffs pageant are eventual winner Noreen Sorensen, runner-up Mary Kay Trafton, Sandra Pierce, Brenda Bertelsen and Phyllis Anderson.
Texas Beauty, 21, Is Miss America September 13, 1970 Preliminary Winners (September) 1972 Miss America 1975 September 9, 1974 Tall N.Y. Girl Wins Pageant September 7, 1975 Minnesotan New Miss America September 12, 1976 Sexy Singer From Ohio Wins Crown September 11, 1977 Miss America September 10, 1978 Miss America May Lose Title July 20, 1984 Pageant Officials Await Resignation July 21, 1984 Miss America Feels 'Violated' July 23, 1984 Miss America: No Comment On Ouster July 27, 1984 Pageant Image Restored September 17, 1984
Views Differ Among Minorities On How They're Treated In Bluffs November 10, 1991 Minorities Want Better Relations November 10, 1991 Hispanic Community Is Hidden November 10, 1991 Asians Look To Omaha for Social Activities November 10, 1991 Black Residents Claim Prejudice Runs Deep In Bluffs Community November 10, 1991 Blacks List Examples Of Racist Behavior November 10, 1991 Most Young Blacks Leave Council Bluffs November 10, 1991
Mineola Parish Now Has New Ranch-Type Parsonage July 15, 1953 Oldtimers Reveal Story Of Mineola's Streetcar June 13, 1954 Mineola Plans For New Church - Work To Start In Spring Of 1955 July 11, 1954 Mineola Parishioners To Cherish Church Services December 25, 1955 To Lay Cornerstone Of New Church In Mineola July 24, 1956 Mineola Lutherans Will Dedicate Church Sunday - Replacing 'Little White Church' . . . March 1, 1957 Mineola Church March 4, 1957 Mineola Congregation To Observe 75th Anniversary - Organized In 1883 April 20, 1958 Mineola Solves Parking Problem - Church Group Razes House, Grades Lot April 29, 1959 $1,442 Taken In Mineola Break-in - Bank Opened For Business Wednesday June 17, 1959 Charge Three In Bank Burglary - Claim Involved In Mineola Robbery August 9, 1959 4 Persons Plead Innocent To Mineola Bank Burglary Counts - Named In One Of 7 Indictments September 15, 1959 Mineola Residents Are Quite Happy To Be 'Unincorporated' - They Have Big Town Conveniences July 17, 1960 Dust Settles On Site Of Mineola's Old Store - Business Began In November 1879 . . . August 10, 1962 Mineola Loses Grain Elevator - Fire Bell Sounds Too Late To Help August 5, 1963 Luxurious New Quarters For Mineola State Bank - After 61 Years October 15, 1964 Mineola Fire Dept. To Dedicate Building September 6, 1970 Mineola Dedicates Firehouse - 'Good Community Response' September 20, 1970 Truck Shed At Mineola September 12, 1971 Mineola School In Final Days April 16, 1972 Usually Quiet Mineola Plans Noisy Centennial October 19, 1980 Mineola Bank Closed; Bad Farm Loans Cited August 7, 1985 Mineola Suspected Bank Woes August 7, 1985 Bank Depositors Quiz Officials August 9, 1985 Fire Levels Steakhouse At Mineola December 12, 1988 50 Mineola-Area Residents Meet To Counter Rash Of Burglaries January 12, 1989 Storm Sends Sightseers To Mineola September 5, 1989 Mineola Plans Open House At Post Office September 12, 1990 Mineola Fights For Sign August 18, 1992
Luxurious New Quarters For Mineola State Bank - After 61 Years
New Mineola Bank . . . graces a prominent corner in the town's business district.
Mineola Congregation To Observe 75th Anniversary - Organized In 1883
St. John's Lutheran Church . . . at Mineola will be the scene of a 75th anniversary observance Sunday. the new edifice was recently dedicated.
This is the interior of the Mineola St. John's Lutheran Church which was dedicated at special services Sunday. The Rev. Alton Schwandt is pastor of the church.
Mineola Parishioners To Cherish Church Services
The Last Christmas . . . services to be observed in this building of the St. John's Lutheran congregation at Mineola will be held this year. The new church, rising in the background, will be occupied by next holiday time.
Oldtimers Reveal Story Of Mineola's Street Car
No Trace Of Tracks . . . or street car can be seen in this picture of present-day Mineola. Although taken from a slightly different angle, the photograph does show some of the same buildings that appeared in the older view on page 1.
Minden To Vote On Addition - Propose Construction Of School Unit April 4, 1954 Minden School Proposal Passes April 8, 1954 Set Dedication Of Minden Church - Complete Work On Brick Structure May 1, 1955 $100,000 Loss As Fire Guts Minden Buildings - Only A Wall Left Standing August 21, 1957 Morning Scene At Minden . . . August 21, 1957 Seek Out Cause Of Minden Fire August 22, 1957 Minden Rebuilds Rapidly After Disastrous Fire - One Firm Ready. Others Soon As . . . November 1, 1957 Minden Congregational Church Is 75 Years Old November 27, 1957 Open House At Minden Firms - Back In Business Following Bad Fire January 19, 1958 Minden Church Has New Parsonage - Dedication Slated Nov. 22 November 15, 1959 It's Reading Time In Minden - They're Flocking To The Library Cuz . . . June 17, 1960 Minden's First Housing Development Coming Up - Lots Were Scarce Once, But . . . July 14, 1960 . . . How It Was Named October 30, 1960 Lone Male Looks Back - From '14 To '61 May 29, 1961 Concrete Abutments East Of Minden Gone For Good April 29, 1962 Planning And Pounding . . . May 16, 1962 Floor Trembles In Minden As Boys Make Music Below - Geiger And Finn In Farm Bureau Finals . . . November 12, 1962 Minden Town Park A Busy Place - Roosting Area For Sparrows February 9, 1965 Minden Church Plans $85,000 Drive - For New Educational Unit July 31, 1966 Minden Group Is Hunting Industry November 18, 1966 Water Shortages At Minden, Shelby - New Wells Are Planned May 24, 1967 Merger Decision Appealed July 26, 1967 Junior High Offers Wider Curriculum - Trei-Center At Minden March 30, 1969 Dedication Planned At Minden Church April 18, 1971 Minden Grain Elevator Burns April 22, 1971 Minden Plans Elderly Housing April 28, 1971 44,500 Pounds Of TNT Burns June 7, 1971 Minden Grows Eastward September 5, 1971 Man Hospitalized After Minden Fire February 1, 1972 Minden Fire Hall Enlarged By New Three-Bay Addition December 30, 1973 Minden Plans For Centennial July 29, 1974 Progress From Past Is Motto For Centennial September 15, 1974 Minden UCC To Burn Debt - Dr. Libby To Speak February 22, 1975 Minden Looks Forward To July Centennial - Beards Are Getting Longer February 23, 1975 Shades Of The Past Promenade At Minden June 15, 1975 100 Years Of Progress June 26, 1975 (Supplement to Neola Gazette-Reporter & Minden-Shelby News) The Way We Were . . . . . 1898 June 26, 1975 (Minden Centennial Issue - Supplement to Neola Gazette-Reporter & Minden-Shelby News) Folks In Minden All Set For Fun June 29, 1975 Minden Activities Plentiful - Centennial Underway July 4, 1975 Keeping Cool In Minden July 7, 1975 Tornado Rips Minden; 60 Homeless - Annual Carnival Ends In Tragedy June 27, 1976 Couple Ran As Storm Hit June 27, 1976 Minden Slowly Coming To Life June 28, 1976 Red Cross Needs Help June 28, 1976 Minden Is Breathing Easier - Ammonia Tank Is Okay June 30, 1976 Minden Finds It Has Friends - Neighbors Roll Up Sleeves July 2, 1976 Minden Declared A Disaster Area July 9, 1976 Red Cross Work At Minden Nearly Done July 25, 1976 French Teens Not Anxious To Leave July 25, 1976 Minden Clinic All In The Family - Teresa Olsen Is New PA August 15, 1976 Woman Marshal Not Caught Napping August 22, 1976 Minden Still Rebuilding; Grateful To Avoca Hero August 22, 1976 A Year To Heal Scars - At Minden June 19, 1977 Minden Hall Nears Completion - Through Volunteer Effort . . . October 16, 1977 New Home For Minden Dances April 23, 1978 Minden Erases All Tornado Scars April 30, 1978 Minden Club Sets Annual Celebration June 17, 1979 Lots Of Cheer At Minden 'Fun Days' June 25, 1979 Gunman Got $14,000 In Minden Bank Theft February 8, 1985 911 Line Costs To Be Discussed April 3, 1985 Phone Link Costly In Minden April 4, 1985 Volunteers Aid Town's Progress April 28, 1985 Twister Can't Blow Away Minden's Pride November 3, 1985 Minden's Grocer Closing His Doors January 10, 1987 Blue And White Turns Beige In Minden Grocery Rebirth April 2, 1987 'Farm Town' Doing Better Than Expected April 26, 1987 Minden Man Honored For Always Flying Flag December 27, 1987 Area Firefighters Lose Fight To Save Farmstead March 28, 1988 Minden Brings In Crowds For Weekly Dances April 24, 1988 Burglars Strike Minden Church And Businesses November 22, 1988 Land Gift To Minden May Be Used For Retirement Homes January 8, 1989 Omahan New Postmaster At Minden February 16, 1990 Tanker Overturns; Fuel Spills In Minden - Some Residents Evacuated April 7, 1990 Workers Cut Phone Lines To Minden May 1, 1990 Man Found Dead At Minden Motel July 19, 1991 Minden Mayor Back In The Saddle Again September 4, 1991 Giant-Sized Pumpkin Crop Squashes Scale October 20, 1991 One Killed, Three Injured In Accident January 27, 1992 Silky Hobby Keeps Minden Dancer Busy April 25, 1993
Dodge, Grenville M. Builder of U.P.R.R. Military Man, etc. (Ruth Anne) Born 4/12/1831--Danvers, Mass. Died 1/3/16 See file: (Historic) Dodge House 3 See book: "History of Norwich University 1819-1911" Vol II pp. 477-487
Dodge Heirs Get $49,571.52 Each. June 14, 1929 Dodge Was Key Figure in Making City A Railroad Center. July 26, 1936 General G.M. Dodge. April 26, 1939 Mrs. Dodge Was Brilliant Woman. February 13, 1939 General Dodge and His Roads. October 8, 1939 Dodge Believed in Railroads. October 8, 1939 General Dodge Estate Auction. December 13, 1950 Gen. Grenville Dodge Named To The Hall Of Great Westerners. April 26, 1963 Historian Attacks The 'Legend' OF Gen. Dodge, Soldier-Engineer. May 4, 1963 Gen. Dodge 'Most Under-rated Figure Of Civil War'--Sheehan. May 10, 1963 Gen. Dodge Had Fine Sense Of Humor--and Knack For Cursing. October 23, 1963 Gen. Dodge Kept Big Bank Account For Speculating October 24, 1963 Two Of City's Generals Knew Dodge As Children. October 25, 1963 Mrs. Bigelow Helped Gen. Dodge Compile Civil War Time Letters. October 30, 1963 It Was a Cold, Sad Day When They Buried Dodge. November 3, 1963 Dodge's Grandson Dies; City TO Get Estate Share In 1984 Refurbish Dodge Mausoleum Here. August 15, 1964 Gen. Dodge, Famed Bluffs Citizen, Died 50 Years Ago. January 2, 1966 Biography Calls Grenville Dodge A Frontier Giant. October 31, 1966 A Different View Of General Dodge. January 22, 1967 Dodge House, Jail To Receive Recognition. May 11, 1975 Dodge's alma mater to establish chair. February 5, 1985
A bronze identifying plaque added to the Grenville M. Dodge mausoleum in Walnut Hill Cemetery. The photo does not appear in the article, but the text of the plaque is quoted.
Raising Flag...over refurbished Gen. Grenville M. Dodge mausoleum in Walnut Hill Cemetery is Manager Earl Williams.