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One of the two greenhouse plants operated by Fred L. Lainson is at Ninth Avenue and Twenty-ninth Street. It has 100,000 square feet of glass. A partial view is shown above.

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Making Plans . . . for the 1972-73 city school budget are Dr. Leonard Gregory, incoming superintendent, and Dr. Robert Benton, outgoing superintendent of schools.

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Discussing Plans . . . for elementary education are Ray Newburg, elementary education director, and Dr. Leonard Gregory, new superintendent of the Council Bluffs Schools.

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Reading Up . . . on current trends in education is Dr. Leonard Gregory, superintendent of Council Bluffs schools. He notes a trend toward more vocational skills.

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is the Glendale water reservoir and caretaker's house as they appeared before 1900. The original residence had two stories. Water for the house was drawn by bucket from the reservoir, according to Harry Pfeiffer,…

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Today...the Glendale reservoir is a covered concrete storage tank, left. The old caretaker's house was rebuilt and enlarged. When the residence was no longer needed by the Water Works, it was sold. It is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Holmes…

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This was the oldest house west of Fourteenth Street as it appeared in the early 1900s. At 131 S. 15th St., the house was built in 1869 by John Morris, a Union Pacific employe [sic]. Miss Nellie Morris, daughter of the…

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Today...the house at 131 S. 15th St. has undergone many changes. The porch, windows, exterior finish--and even the ground grade--of the house has been changed since the original picture was taken. The house is now occupied by Paul J. Morris,…

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Between 1873 and 1880, this building at 144 West Broadway was the harness and saddle factory as well as the home of Frank Riaski, shown here in the doorway.

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Today...some 75 years later, the same building, after a face lifting, houses the Broadway Appliance Co. The old print comes from Mrs. Lillian Riaski, 410 Grace St., granddaughter of the harness man.

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This was Broadway Pumping Station in 1882 when West Broadway as little more than a trail through corn fields. Center is the original steam pump house, at left the operator's residence and right the reservoir. This…
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