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1930 City Directory
R. L. Polk Council Bluffs City Directory 1930.
1928 City Directory
R. L. Polk Council Bluffs City Directory 1928.
1927 City Directory
R. L. Polk Council Bluffs City Directory 1927.
1926 City Directory
R. L. Polk Council Bluffs City Directory 1926.
1925 City Directory
R. L. Polk directory Council Bluffs City Directory 1925.
1919 City Directory
R. L. Polk directory Council Bluffs City Directory 1919.
1st Federal Seeks Building Bids
Construction . . . is expected to begin in mid May on the 32nd Street and Broadway office of First Federal Savings and Loan Association. The S&L was leveled Christmas Eve when an explosion ripped through the office killing two men, including a First…
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
Fighting The Remnants . . . of Friday's fatal explosion, firefighters quickly contained the blaze that followed it and gas company employees checked surrounding gas lines for damage.
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
Taking Notes . . . on Christmas Day amidst the rubble of the First Federal building is Fire Chief Delbert Burdick. To Burdick's left is the gas meter that supplied the natural gas to the savings and loan office.
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
Peering Through Broken Glass . . . is Beverly Paben, restaurant manager at the Burger King just west of the decimated First Federal office. Employee Pearl Franks handed a food order to a drive-up customer seconds before the blast. Paben said Franks…
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
The Night Deposit Box . . . from First Federal Savings and Loan's West Broadway office survived the explosion. It was removed from the rubble and transported to the savings and loan's main office, a bank official said.
Lot Of Pieces Left To Pick Up
Covered With Debris . . . the First Federal Savings and Loan West Broadway sign lays as mute evidence of the explosion's destruction.
Tragedies Cast Shadow Over Holiday
Piles Of Rubble . . . remain after a Christmas Eve explosion leveled the First Federal Savings and Loan building at 32nd Street and Broadway. Two men died in the explosion and several people were injured.
First Federal Savings & Loan Association
The West End Office . . . for First Federal Savings and Loan of Council Bluffs at 32nd and W. Broadway was completed in October.
Juel's Daughter Contributes Art To First Federal
A Scene Near Lake Tahoe . . . is the subject of the painting inspected by Mrs. Mary Ruffcorn, A First Federal employee. The painting hangs in the president's second-floor office and was created by his daughter.
The City Takes A Look
A steady flow of curious Council Bluffs citizens circulated through the sparkling new First Federal Savings and Loan Association building during the first day of its open house Saturday. President Einer Juel was on hand to show people one of his new…
First Federal To Open Doors
White Georgian Marble . . . covers the vaulted columns of the new $1.5 million plus First Federal Savings and Loan Association building that opens this weekend. Recessed lighting from the top accents gold-stainless steel fins which offset full-length…
1st Federal Sells Building To Bank; Plans A New Structure - Several Business Sites Involved
These Three Buildings . . . will come down to make room for a building to house First Federal Savings and Loan Association. Five buildings to right of Herman's Clothes Shop will be razed and the land used for parking.
First Federal Savings & Loan Association
First Federal Savings & Loan Association, Council Bluffs, Iowa October 1958