Harlan, May 28 --Rock On Rollers -- This group has accomplished the unusual -- they square dance on roller skates. The Harlan teen-agers, who have appeared on several television programs, will audition in New York early next month for the Ted Mack…
The Shelby County Courthouse in Harlan, Iowa was built in 1892 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by Charles E. Bell of Council Bluffs and built for $62,733.90. It is…
Largest Employer . . . at Harlan is Western Iowa Pork plant, with 165 workers and a payroll approaching $1 million annually. Between 2,800 and 3,000 hogs are killed here daily.
Reflecting On . . . his 10 years as Council Bluffs city manager is Don Harmon only minutes after the council accepted his resignation Wednesday night. Harmon said he bore no grudges or bitterness. He plans to continue public works but definitely…
Assembling Pegs . . . behind keyboard which adjusts the tone of the harpsichord is the Rev. Dale Shenefelt. These 122 adjustment pegs were only one small part of the building project of the instrument. The Rev. J. William Brewer, whose church…
Pioneer Buildings . . . including a stage depot and a county school house are part of the collection at the Harrison County Museum on Highway 30 between Missouri Valley and Logan.