McDonald's nationwide hamburger chain has started construction of a new $125,000 unit at 2629 W. Broadway in Council Bluffs. It will be the 11th McDonald's in Iowa. The firm has 419 restaurants in 42 states.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opens King's Food Host here Monday. At the event are John Kerry, manager; Douglas Peters, Chamber of Commerce president; Henry Kaufman, public relations manager; and Mayor Eldon Evans. The restaurant at 317 W.…
Inside Looking Out . . . is attendant Bob Millett, who checks tourist information on folding display board at the Loveland rest stop on Interstate 80. From this workshop he can view the parking area, still coated in winter white, through the window.
Travelers along Interstate Highway 29 just south of Council Bluffs take a breather during their driving at one of the two newly opened rest area facilities. Each includes restrooms, picnic areas and a tourist information guide, showing travelers…
Checking A Copy . . . of The Nonpareil, Richard Petersen of the press crew sees how much ink is being printed on the pages. The new press will be an offset press, which means the ink will not be printed directly on the paper from the plates. The…
Edward T. Reity, president of the Chicago Great Western Railway Company, accepts delivery of one of eight powerful new diesels the line is placing into service this month from R.L. Terrell (on left), vice president of General Motors and general…
Bayliss Park Fountain...will send a frothy film of water 40 feet into the air, then decorate it with lesser jet streams and bubblers. This is an artist's concept of how the project will look when plaza, planters and walks are completed. Park Board…
A Dodge House Collector's Plate . . . is now available in the gift store at the Gen. Dodge House. The plate features pictures relating to Gen. Dodge, his life and his work.
Welcoming . . . Ben Goehring, president of Goehring Meat Inc., to Council Bluffs is Mayor David Christiansen, standing. Gov. Robert Ray also attended the press conference held at Lakeshore Country Club.
The New And The Old Phone Systems . . . are seen in this photo. Nonpareil Publisher A. Richard Gross watches as Patty Osterlund, Belle Telephone business instructor, shows the operation of The Nonpareil's new phone call board to Nancy Cihacek,…
Motive power and car shops offices have been combined in new quarters at the Chicago and North Western Railroad diesel shop building on Avenue G. Miss Letha Wadley, general clerk, works at her desk. Former quarters occupied by the two offices were…
New Mexico Is . . . a cultural layer cake of people set in the dimension of the state's open spaces. There are people like artist Tom Marcione of Santa Fe (top left), Jerry Mirabel, a Taos Indian whose claim to fame is having had his picture on a…