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Workers off and running at Iowa West
Workers with Ak-Sar-Ben Roofing in Omaha lay down rubber insulation on the roof of the grandstand. (Nonpareil photos by Dan Koenig)
Greyhounds help christen Bluffs track
Susanne Reynolds (foreground) and her sister-in-law Debbie Reynolds display the type of greyhounds that will be running at the new Council Bluffs greyhound track. John Seastrom Kennels of Abilene provided the animals and their handlers for the…
'Sport of Queens' coming for everyday Bluffs folks
...the local track located in what is now Playland Park operated from 1941-1946. patrons purchased "options"on the dogs to get around gambling laws. This photo was taken shortly before the operation was closed for good.
[Written on back:
5421…
[Written on back:
5421…
Bluffs Run
Written on back: Dog Track
Photo of two men in overalls, with rakes, overseeing burning of brush in center of the track. Main viewing stand is in background.
Photo of two men in overalls, with rakes, overseeing burning of brush in center of the track. Main viewing stand is in background.
Bluffs Run
Type on back of photo: Dodge Park Kennel Club April 20, 1946
Stamped/written: File No. 5421
Sub. Dog Tracks
Date Apr 21 1946
Photo of small building in the middle of the track, viewed from main viewing stands.
Stamped/written: File No. 5421
Sub. Dog Tracks
Date Apr 21 1946
Photo of small building in the middle of the track, viewed from main viewing stands.
Bluffs Run
Typed on back of photo: Dodge Park Kennel Club, April 20, 1946 FILE
photo of dog track, with overgrown track, building with broken windows
photo of dog track, with overgrown track, building with broken windows
A Home For Santa Claus?
The 111-year-old log cabin in Atlantic City Park has been turned over to the city of Atlantic and will probably be used to house Santa Claus during the holiday season. The cabin, a gift from Charles Gipples, was originally built by a John Gingery and…
Intruder Flushed Out of Atlantic Store
Atlantic Police, Iowa State Patrol and Cass County Sheriff's officers escort Dennis Edward Elliott, 28, of Red Oak from Cappel's Ace Hardware Store in Atlantic after and eight-hour standoff Tuesday morning. Elliott and Morgan Lee Jensen, 21, of…
Landmark House Eyed As New Inn - Structure 110 Years Old
The Samuel F. Martin House . . . in Atlantic will one day be a country inn if Michael Audino and his wife, Donna Beason, have their way. The couple plans to replace a tower that once extended from the attic.
Cass County Residents Have New Care Facility
The new Cass County Care Facility south of Atlantic is nearing completion and should be done by February or March. The one-story brick structure, authorized by a November, 1975, referendum, will include 43 beds in three wings around a central core.…
Atlantic, IA
Standing Guard Again . . . over the Cass County Soldiers Monument in Atlantic are statues of Civil War and Spanish-American War soldiers. The statues were restored after being subjected to five years of vandalism.
Contrary to Legend, It Isn't Haunted - Thrifty Pioneer Didn't Want Space Wasted So Built Eight-Sided House
Outside of Eight-Cornered House . . . at Atlantic has been altered very little in 95 years but interior has been updated.
Atlantic, IA
This is the Steeple: Only the steeple remains of the First Congregational Church at Atlantic which is being torn down to make way for a parking lot. The church was erected more than 75 years ago.
First Assembly Church Burns Mortgage
Construction on the First Assembly of God Church, 700 S. Seventh St., shown in a photo from The Nonpareil archives, was completed in 1955. On Sunday, the church will celebrate its 55th year in Council Bluffs with a mortgage burning and installation…
1st Assembly to Dedicate New Annex
Fellowship Meet Monday
This Welcoming Entry . . . serves a double purpose, turn to your right to enter the church proper or to the left to the new educational unit.
Church Revamped
First Assembly of God Church has completed exterior work on its $30,000 revamping project. The modernistic designed entrance and annex is a transposition of the former parsonage - only the base of the house remains - the roof and all existing walls…
1st Assembly Concert, New Year Services
Phil Enloe
1st Assembly of God Church
Completed Structure . . . of the Assembly of God Church was finished within 10 months after it had been only a basement building for seven years.
Hard-working Congregation Builds a Church; Dedication Dream a Reality
Distinctive Interior . . . is enhanced by blond wood blocks, ceiling beams and pews. The Rev. Mr. Turner stands near the pulpit.
Missionary to Speak Sunday
Rev. Russell Schirman