A Pile Of Bags . . . placed on the steps behind a parked car makes the job as Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR) operator very difficult for Everett Malone.
Maps of Four Areas . . . selected for the Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR) pilot program of garbage collection also show on which days collections will be made. Residents of these areas will be receiving free plastic bags on Sept. 10, enough for three…
Reaching An Arm . . . to pick up trash is the new Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR), a combination garbage compactor and hydraulic arm. The city is planning to lease the truck for one year to test its effectiveness in collecting bags of trash in the…
Donald LaPointe Sr. (left), chairman of Nebraska's Santee Sioux Indian tribe, and Richard Kudrna, chairman of the board of Harveys Resort Hotel and Casino of Stateline, Nev., presented an 18-page proposal outlining plans for a proposed $67 million…
Continuous Rolls For Shipment . . . are wound on an overhead reel. The half-inch thick slices are heat sealed at the ends to form the roll and will probably be used for clothing insulation. The plant, started in Council Bluffs 17 years ago, employs…
A Saw Slices . . . the 30-foot long sections of foam to any desired thickness. The machine is operated by Gary Lee, 2224 Fourth Ave. Here he checks the accuracy of his cuts. The machine, operated by push buttons, handles the material on reversible…
The polyurethane foam machine at Future Foam Inc., 400 N 10th St, pumps out mattress material at the rate of 15 feet a minute. The material is 2.5 feet thick, about six feet wide and is cut into 30-foot lengths for handling. The process starts on the…
Aerial photo of the 100 acre horticulture experimental farm for southwestern Iowa located about five miles northeast of Council Bluffs, just off Highway 64, August 16, 1955.
Aerial view of the planned 100 acre horticulture experimental farm for southwestern Iowa, located about five miles northeast of Council Bluffs, just off Highway 64.
Additional Land . . . sough by Frito Midwest Co. is part of the treed area beyond the white posts which border Forty-first St. Broadway and the Playland Park roller coaster are on the right.
Principal Lowell Ranck stands in the driveway of the Fremont-Mills Elementary School. The school's design was chosen for its responsiveness to the educational program, energy conservation, flexibility, durability and aesthetic appeal.
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…
Mrs. Lillian M. Francis, 827 Fourth Ave., painted this rear view scene of buildings in the 300 block on Broadway. Her work won a merit award in an international contest sponsored by a Connecticut art school. Fifty-eight of the 3,207 entries won…