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Historic Dodge House Readies For Centennial
The Historic Gen. Dodge House...at 605 Third St., closed its sixth season with a record December attendance of more than 2,300 persons. While restoration is completed on the house, plans for 1970 center mostly on the old carriage house and the…
Swiss-Type Doll House Latest Dodge House Child's Addition
A Delight...for little girls is a doll house, and this doll house has delighted many little girls since its construction near the turn of the century. The doll house, a gift to Dodge House, is admired by Kimberly Ranch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.…
Annual Membership Tea Schedule For Dec. 8th
The Lavish Beauty...of a past era dresses the table for the membership tea at the Historic General Dodge House. Mrs. Marvin King is publicity chairman. Mrs. Robert Collins and Mrs. Noran Davis, sustaining members, will pour.
Historic Dodge House Recipient Of A Surrey
A Surrey..."without the fringe on top" was delivered Wednesday to the Historic General Dodge House. Volunteer workers at the house examining the carriage of an earlier vintage are Miss Melodee Hielen and Bob Winebarger.
Dodge House Visitors
Vern Tollinger, local attorney, shows a silver tea service to Robert Montgomery Jr. and his wife of Newport Beach, Calif., when the couple visited the Historic General Dodge House Tuesday. Montgovery is the great-grandson of Gen. Grenville M. Dodge…
3 More Dodge Rooms TO Have Spirit Of 1870s
In Newly Restored Room...at the General Dodge House are Mrs. John Whittaker, chairman of the Dodge House Board of Trustees, and J. Frederic Schlott, chairman of the City Park Board.
The Historic Dodge House Dressed In Holiday Garb
Ready For A Stroll...with dolls of another era, and the lavish wicker buggy with taffeta sunshade, are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Peters and their children, Denise 7, Brian, 9, and Stephanie, 5. Special guests at the tea will be Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Ferris…
Fifth Generation Visitors
Two great-great-great-grandchildren of Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, Laurel and Lincoln Ferris, and their grandmother, Mrs. Robert Langford Montgovery, were visitors at the Historic General Dodge House on Tuesday. This was the first opportunity for the…
Invite Members For House; Drive Opens Monday
The General's Suite...at the Historic Gen. Dodge House, just opened to the public, is viewed by Mrs. John A. Whittaker, Mrs. Andrew Fluetch and Mrs. Clifford Lee
Carol For An Old-Time Christmas
Official Hostesses...for the holiday tour and tea will be members of the Council Bluffs Business and Professional Women's Club. Mrs. Dorothy Letner (left), Mrs. Grace Gretzer and Miss Evelyn Blyth select costumes of the Victorian age which they will…
Independence Day
A Victorian Mansion...will again provide the background for an old-fashioned lawn party today when the Park Board and the board of trustees of the Historic Gen. Dodge House serve ice cream, cake, and pink lemonade. The four young ladies, in cotton…
French Military Painting Returned to Dodge House
'Le Gal Saussier aux manoeuvres de l'Est"...back to a permanent location in the Gen. Dodge House here.
Restoration Work Pushed On Historic Dodge House
Fresh Finish...is applied by painter Dick Jones to the interior woodwork in the front entrance hall of the Dodge House. The old finish was completely removed and repairs were made to the fancy moulded walnut woodwork be fore new finish was applied.
Restoration Work Pushed On Historic Dodge House
Installing Fireplace...in the second parlor of the The Historic General Dodge House is Harold Polen. The fireplace was removed from an old home on Glen Avenue. It is slate crafted to look like black marble with a gold inlay. The original Dodge…
'Raising' An Historical Landmark
Designation Ceremonies...at the former home of Gen. Grenville M. Dodge, 605 Third Street, will begin at 3 p.m. today when District Judge Folsom Everest will accept a plaque from the United States Department of the Interior, making the home a National…
Offer the Beautiful Dodge Home as Historic Memorial
Portions of the twin parlors...in the Dodge home. Much of the furniture and pictures are just as they were in the general's lifetime. Antique beauty is apparent in every section of the spacious home.
Moran Named To Jepsen Staff
Mike Moran
High School Students Receive Staffer Awards
Mike Moran
GOP's Mooty A Man Of Boundless Energy - Successful Farmer, Businessman, Politician
Mooty . . . 'one of the boys.'