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Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--The old Merriam block, as viewed from Willow Ave. and Main St., was a fine three-story building, with lots of fancy trim. It housed many store rooms on the ground floor, in addition to offices, clubrooms and--at one…
Today
Today...with some face lifting and decorating the building is still used as a laundry, including the old YMCA location. The old time picture was taken from a post card furnished by L.J. Bussey, who now operates the business.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Bloomer School, as shown in a booklet "Council Bluffs of 1889" was one of 15 buildings then in the public school system which cost the city the sum total of $215,800. (That's considerably less than a single building…
Today
Today...modern Bloomer School stands in the same location at Willow Ave. and 7th St. It was build just 30 years ago when the old school was removed. The old illustrated booklet on Council Bluffs comes from Anita Baum, 515 4th St., and is part of a…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--The Wheeler-Herald Block at 134 E. Broadway looked like this back in 1889 when this sketch appeared in the Council Bluffs Illustrated booklet. At that time, the building housed the Wheeler-Herald bottling works. Note…
Today...
Today...the building, with comparatively few changes on the exterior, houses the C.A. Olmstead market. However, the street level at the intersection of Benton St. and Broadway appears to have been raised several feet. on top, the building still…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Broadway, looking east from Fourth St., is shown as it appeared about the turn of the century. The Nonpareil was published in the IOOF Building at that time, street cars rumbled up and down the main street, among the…
Today
Today...the same street takes on a much more modern appearance, though many of the buildings are the same as in the 1900 picture. New buildings, plus new fronts, and new paving, minus the street cars and buggies change the scene. The original photo…
Gosnell Arrested In Oklahoma
Gayle Jeane Gosnell: Re-arrested in Oklahoma after having disappeared on furlough Aug. 18.
Furloughs Halted For Some Inmates Of Iowa Prisons
Gayle Gosnell: Council Bluffs Woman Disappeared After Being Granted Recent Furlough
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in the horse and buggy days, even before the electric cars ran into Fairmount Park, the deep cut near the Graham Ave. entrance looked like this. Sketch was made by Gail Connelly, park department employe [sic],…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--High on a bluff overlooking Tostevin and Graham Avenues is the residence of W.O. Gordon as it appeared in the booklet Council Bluffs Illustrated published in 1889. Typical of large homes of the times, the big brick…
Today
Today...the same building at 1703 Tostevin shows few structural changes when compared with the original sketch, but has been converted to apartments and is owned by William Kemmish. The large elm at right appears to be the same as the small tree in…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Dohany's Opera House as 554 W. Broadway, is shown as it appeared in the booklet, Council Bluffs Illustrated, published in 1889.
["Today" photography not present in the file, but the caption for the photo in the…
["Today" photography not present in the file, but the caption for the photo in the…
Kay Neilson: The Toast Of Nebraska - Council Bluffs Coed To Vie For Miss America . . .
Vital Statistics . . . take on a new meaning when the Council Bluffs girl dons a bathing suit. For the record, she's 5 feet 6, and weighs 115 pounds. Her measurements - 36-23-34.
Kay Nielson: The Toast Of Nebraska - Council Bluffs Coed To Vie For Miss America . . .
Dancing Lessons . . . have been a regular part of Miss Nielson's life since she was 3 years old. Her specialty - interpretive dancing. Until a year ago, she concentrated on ballet, then switched to the more modern form "because I enjoy it more." Mrs.…
Kay Nielson: The Toast Of Nebraska - Council Bluffs Coed To Vie For Miss America
Relaxation Time . . . usually finds Miss Nielson catching up on current events. There isn't likely to be much of that this summer. Miss Nebraska's schedule calls for more dancing and speech lessons, "quite a bit of modeling" and dozens of personal…
Kay Nielson: The Toast Of Nebraska - Council Bluffs Coed To Vie For Miss America
It Takes Time . . . to bring out a girl's best features, even though she is a beauty queen. Miss Nielson spends "30 to 45 minutes" each morning grooming herself for the day ahead. "That way," she says, "you usually stay presentable all day long."
Kay Nielson: The Toast Of Nebraska - Council Bluffs Coed To Vie For Miss America . . .
A Family Gathering . . . at the Nielson home finds 12-year-old Carl focusing his camera on a subject guaranteed to delight any amateur camera fan. Watching the operation are Miss Nielson's parents. Dr. L.C. Nielson is a Council Bluffs chiropractor.…
Kay To Perform Again At 'Miss America' Show
Miss Kay Nielson . . . will return to Atlantic City.