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New IPALCO Plant to Open This Week - Ipalco To Use Coal, Gas In Producing Electricity
This Giant Pulverizer . . . will reduce coal to a fine dust capable of producing a 2,000-degree heat necessary to make steam in the plant's boiler. Coal comes down pipes at top from hopper on roof. There are four such crushers, but only two or…
New IPALCO Plant to Open This Week - Ipalco To Use Coal, Gas In Producing Electricity
Water Intake Station . . . on the bank of the Missouri River will pump 34,000 gallons of water per minute to the plant interior where it will be used to condense live steam. The station, as well as the plant, sits "high and dry" on built-up river…
New Iowa Governor And Family . . .
New Iowa Governor And Family . . . Harold Hughes, his wife and two of his three daughters take preview of governor's mansion. Shown with the governor-elect and Mrs. Hughes are Phyllis, 10, and Carol, 19. - AP Wirephoto
New Industry:
This aerial shot shows the new Janesville Auto Transport Co. in the south side of Council Bluffs. The highway running from mid right to the top is Relocated 192. Highway 375 runs diagonally across the left bottom. Archer Daniels Midland Co. elevator…
New Industry Spurs $100,000 Fund Drive - Omaha Firm May Move To C.B.
Proposed Factory Location . . . on the Industrial Foundation site is pointed out by Harold Beckman, president. Map shows site bordered at top by Twenty-ninth Avenue and at right by Highway 192. Uneven line from circles at top is proposed water…
New Ideas, Not New Taxes
Jepsen - AP Wirephoto
New home for planes
At the Council Bluffs Municipal Airport, planes are already moving into a new hangar that is 95 percent complete. The only work remaining is the floor construction. Temporary housing accommodations were set up for the aircraft during a spell of wet…
New Home For High School
Jay Wheeler, senior, and Raymond Marshall, principal, discuss landscaping plans for the new Fremont-Mills Junior-Senior High School building just south of Tabor. The building, financed by a $745,000 bond issue, was completed in time for occupancy of…
New Highway Will Open
Three employees of the Iowa Highway Commission wait at the intersection of Interstate 80 and Highway 375 for other crews to finish scraping ice from the interstate segment, which is scheduled to be opened Friday noon between the intersection and old…
New Heart Testing Lab Measures Patient At Work
Human Stress . . . is measured at Jennie Edmundson Hospital with this series of machines, including a treadmill. Working on the machine are Allan Zimmerman, an electrocardiogram (EKG) specialist; patient Mrs. Mary J. Stancliffe, 431 Ridge Road; Dr.…
New Griffin Pipe Plant Here In Full Production - After Year Of Remodeling
Red-Hot 20-Foot Length . . . of pipe is pulled from one of the three centrifugal casting machines. By pressing three buttons on an electronic control panel, a workman can turn out the pipe, extract it from the casting machine and send it to the…
New Government Building and Post Office
Photograph of new government building and post office. Southwest corner of Sixth Street and Broadway. Dedicated in 1888. Enlarged twice. Torn down in 1950.
New Glenwood Complex Is Ready For Tenants
The Woodglen Apartments at Glenwood, new housing units for the elderly, are all ready for tenants. The six buildings in the complex just west of Glenwood High School each contain four electrically-heated one-bedroom apartments with a combination…
New Flag Raised
A flag which has flown over the United States Capitol is hoisted at Glendale School Friday. Raising the colors which were presented by U.S. Rep. Ben F. Jensen, R-Exira, are Randy Spetman, Douglas Walton, John Daley, teacher Mrs. Ben Holden and Craig…
New Fire Truck
Fire Chief Norman Elgan and Laymon Simmons, representative of Home Fire Equipment Co. of Anderson, Ind., look over the new 1,000 gallon pumper truck delivered Friday to Central Fire Station. The truck will replace an older piece of equipment.…
New Fire Station To City Soon
Sweeping Effect . . . of 12-foot overhang eliminates "boxy" look of new fire station near Twenty-seventh Street and Broadway, and affords protection for front driveway. Brick facing is red tile, the overhang is painted white, and all the windows are…
New Fairmount Lodge Fancy - $22,000 Worth Of Alterations
The New Look . . . in park facilities dominates Kiwanis Point at Fairmount Park. In its completely remodeled stage, the old Kiwanis shelter features an exterior of rough cedar stained siding and natural stone. It is expected to be opened to the…
New Exira School One Of Area's Most Modern
Translucent "Pods" . . . and lots of glass will permit natural light to rooms in the new $595,000 high school under construction at Exira.