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Photograph of military funeral procession of W. L. Murphy.

Gayle Gosnell: Council Bluffs Woman Disappeared After Being Granted Recent Furlough

Raincoats Used...by teacher to beat out flames on Gerald Dixon's clothing are viewed by James Burke, local fire inspector, and Gail Odem of Atlantic, deputy fire marshal.

Dr. Robert Benton...views burner doors of Gunn School furnace after explosion.

An aerial ladder is rigged to shoot steady stream of water into the smoldering ruins of the General Wood Works plant at 105 S. 31st St. Firefighters Monday were working to kill fire in stacks of lumber and wood parts. Walls of the building nearest…

Future Foam, former National Steel Services building in Council Bluffs, IA

A Transformation . . . from bare land to industrial complex took place on this site in just a few years. Firms located on the Council Bluffs Industrial Foundation plot are, from left, Werner Enterprises, Pure Oil Co. and G & E Transportation Co. The…

Preston Niles . . . talks to visitors while standing in front of his "Stage Depot," a log cabin built in 1856 near Ames which he later had moved to form part of his museum at Missouri Valley.

Niles and Kenneth Acrea . . . chairman of a group to form a county historical society to preserve the museum, discuss plans inside the old cabin amid such relics as a spinning wheel, ancient guns and household items.

"Good New"...in the form of positive recommendations by a legislative committee may be in store for the Clarinda Mental health Institute. Pictured is the Administration Building.

Future Plans...of Pottawattamie County's anit-poverty committee are discuss by Mrs. Robert Beno and Wylie King. [Photo in Nonpareil article also includes Wylie King; print photo has been cropped to include only Mrs. Beno.]

Future Progress...the goal of Carter Lake Mayor Gerald Waltrip. He said the city is in the process of changing its image. Among his hopes are a central city department complex.

Pondering Plans . . . for a modernized Highway 64 are Clarence Russell of Weston, Raymond Kassell of Ames, Ralph Beck of Underwood and R.M. Terry of Weston.

Postcard photograph of General G. M. Dodge's funeral procession.

Postcard photograph of General G. M. Dodge's funeral procession.

Postcard photograph of General G. M. Dodge's funeral procession.

Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.

GM Dodge Engineer Camp in Missouri River bottom near Crescent City Iowa. Sept 1853. Rock Island RR Survey. Sketched by George Simons, cook…
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