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Manawa Station Helps Boaters
Open For Business . . . is the new Lake Manawa Patrol Station at the south end of the lake near the docks. Bill Cunard, Iowa Conservation Commission water aide, discusses his work with his boss, Mick Thomas, ICC state water officer. Boats are checked…
Manawa Park Presbyterian
The Manawa Park Presbyterian church was organized at a meeting in the old Manawa school on Dec 1, 1921. . . .
Manawa Firefighters Are 'Just Civic-Minded' Men - Strictly Volunteers
SCUBA Outfit . . . is demonstrated by Larry Harrison (left) and Robert Vanbibber.
Manawa Dredging Delayed
Dredging The West Side . . . of Lake Manawa are two dredges operated by Robers Dredging of La Crosse, Wis. Completion of the $4.5 million dredging project has been delayed and now is slated for the end of November.
Manawa Bath House
Photograph of Lake Manawa Bath House.
Manawa Bath House
Photograph of Lake Manawa Bath House.
Manager, Guard Fatally Shot In Club 64 Holdup; About $1,500 Stolen
At Club 64...sheriff's officers check the office where two employes were fatally shot during a robbery. The officers are Radio Dispatcher Donald Dinatalli, Sheriff Roy Wichael and Deputry Sheriff Earl Miller. Patrolman John Stephens' body was found…
Manager, Guard Fatally Shot In Club 64 Holdup; About $1,500 Stolen
Removing Body...of Patrolman John Stephens from Club 64 are Wayne McCunn, Matt Martin and Don Spencer, members of the Pottawattamie County Ambulance Division.
Man Defeats River in Flood Threat of 1952
Cots Fill Gymnasium...at Abraham Lincoln High School, the main evacuation center set up by the Red Cross. More than 250 evacuees took refuge in this center as the appalling river threatened their homes. Other Red Cross shelters cared for a total of…
Man Defeats River In Flood Threat Of 1952
The Ordeal Ends . . . on a glorious note of triumph, and thousands of displaced families return to their undamaged homes. This mother and son find a personal message of greeting awaiting their return.
Man Defeats River In Flood Threat Of 1952
Watching River Water . . . spew from a conduit box near the Narrows Pumping Station is electrician Dave Ives. River level was above conduit box, forcing water through the conduit from the intake station.
Man Defeats River In Flood Threat Of 1952
Mighty Defender . . . mans the ramparts on the levee. This giant diesel-powered earth mover was one of 10 on the job. Each was capable of hauling 30 cubic yards of dirt per load to form emergency levees.
Man Defeats River In Flood Threat Of 1952
1952 Bluffs Flood Is Just A Memory For Past Mayor
History Revisited: From out of the past come these scenes of the epic struggle that saved Council Bluffs from the rampaging Missour River 10 years ago this spring. Typical of those stirring times was this bit of drama on the levee near Playland Park.…
Man convicted in stab death of Shen woman
James Walter Bettis