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Arnolds Park, June 29 - Miss Iowa - Twenty-two-year-old Kay Nielson, daughter of Dr. And Mrs. L.C. Nielson, Council Bluffs, was chosen Miss Iowa last night. She will represent her state in the Miss Universe contest at Long Beach, Calif., late in…

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Arnolds Park, June 29 - Crowning Miss Iowa - Placing the crown of Miss Iowa on the head of Kay Nielson, 22, of Council Bluffs, is Muriel Fairchild, who recently was crowned Miss Minnesota. The two will compete in the Miss Universe contest at Long…

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Arnold's Park, Iowa - June 29 - Miss Universe Hopeful - Kay Nielson of Council Bluffs, a former Miss Nebraska, is Iowa's candidate for Miss Universe honors. She won over 16 other hopefuls last night. In 1957 Kay, at the time a University of Nebraska…

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Kay Nielson in her costume at the Miss Universe contest.

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A Family Gathering . . . at the Nielson home finds 12-year-old Carl focusing his camera on a subject guaranteed to delight any amateur camera fan. Watching the operation are Miss Nielson's parents. Dr. L.C. Nielson is a Council Bluffs chiropractor.…

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It Takes Time . . . to bring out a girl's best features, even though she is a beauty queen. Miss Nielson spends "30 to 45 minutes" each morning grooming herself for the day ahead. "That way," she says, "you usually stay presentable all day long."

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Relaxation Time . . . usually finds Miss Nielson catching up on current events. There isn't likely to be much of that this summer. Miss Nebraska's schedule calls for more dancing and speech lessons, "quite a bit of modeling" and dozens of personal…

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Dancing Lessons . . . have been a regular part of Miss Nielson's life since she was 3 years old. Her specialty - interpretive dancing. Until a year ago, she concentrated on ballet, then switched to the more modern form "because I enjoy it more." Mrs.…

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Vital Statistics . . . take on a new meaning when the Council Bluffs girl dons a bathing suit. For the record, she's 5 feet 6, and weighs 115 pounds. Her measurements - 36-23-34.

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Dohany's Opera House as 554 W. Broadway, is shown as it appeared in the booklet, Council Bluffs Illustrated, published in 1889.
["Today" photography not present in the file, but the caption for the photo in the…

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Today...the same building at 1703 Tostevin shows few structural changes when compared with the original sketch, but has been converted to apartments and is owned by William Kemmish. The large elm at right appears to be the same as the small tree in…

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene--High on a bluff overlooking Tostevin and Graham Avenues is the residence of W.O. Gordon as it appeared in the booklet Council Bluffs Illustrated published in 1889. Typical of large homes of the times, the big brick…

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Today...the same location is minus the bridge. A lower bridge across the old street car cut has been built and removed. In WPA days the deep cut was filled, banks sloped, and landscaped, and just last year paving was laid through the drive.

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in the horse and buggy days, even before the electric cars ran into Fairmount Park, the deep cut near the Graham Ave. entrance looked like this. Sketch was made by Gail Connelly, park department employe [sic],…

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Gayle Gosnell: Council Bluffs Woman Disappeared After Being Granted Recent Furlough
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