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IHC Agent To Close Ship Here June 15 - After Spending $8 Million . . .
Reviewing Maps . . . of completed land acquisitions are Willis Youells and Herbert Holden, who are closing up the highway right-of-way office at 500 Mynster St.
Illinois Central Bridge
Photograph of the Illinois Central Bridge construction - 12th St. and Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Illinois Central Bridge postcards
Six postcards of Illinois Central Railroad Bridge over the Missouri River.
Illinois Central Drawbridge Is One Of Largest Of Its Type
Shown above is a typical scene at the Illinois Central bridge over the Missouri River as it is opened to permit the passage upstream of an army engineer's paddle wheeler with a barge load of building materials. The draw which is open, is on the Iowa…
Illinois Central Railroad Trestle
Photograph of the Illinois Central Railroad Trestle over Big Lake north of Council Bluffs
Illinois Central Station, Council Bluffs, IA
Three postcards depicting the Illinois Central Station.
Illinois Man Heads Schools
Dr. Leonard Gregory
In 1950s, Bluffs library in a period of expansion
(Article in separate file from photograph used.)
Browsing in the newly opened . . . Mark Twain Room are (from left) Margie Hodge, 10, Lorraine Hodge, 7, and Rita Walsh, 7, all students from St. Francis School. -1952 Nonpareil file photo.
Browsing in the newly opened . . . Mark Twain Room are (from left) Margie Hodge, 10, Lorraine Hodge, 7, and Rita Walsh, 7, all students from St. Francis School. -1952 Nonpareil file photo.
In Council Bluffs, You May Stand In Abe's Footprints
Golden Spike Monument . . . commemorates completion of the first transcontinental railroad.
In its 50th year, Blue Star Foods casts an eye toward the consumers
William and John Kaplan show off their line of frozen foods. The local company has shifted its emphasis away from government contracting.
In London, Nonpareil Tour Will See 'The City' And Other Famous Places - Travel Opportunity Of A Lifetime
Nonpareil European Holiday Travelers . . . will find London a city of pageantry. Here the Lord Mayor of "The City," a part of London, goes through the annual ceremony of swearing allegiance to the Queen. The Queen cannot enter "The City" without an…
In Paris:
Mrs. John N. Eddy lights a candle in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, with The Nonpareil Holiday tour.
In Piccadilly Square:
Members of The Nonpareil's European holiday tour group spent two and one-half days in London this week. Here Mrs. Carl Huber of Council Bluffs feeds pigeons in Piccadilly Square.
In She Goes!
A construction crane carefully hoists a 10-ton manhole into a hole at the east end of Bayliss Park. The manhole is for use of Iowa Power and Light Co., which will run power lines to the new fountain in the park.
In Slaying Case:
Assembled on the desk of County Att. Matt Walsh is the material gathered in the Carter Lake slaying of Joseph David Nixon, 18, Omaha. Walsh is holding the bloody shirt taken from the home of Larry D. Jackson, 36, Omaha, a suspect. The cans contain…
In Switzerland:
Mrs. Vern Bertelsen and daughter, Brenda, of Underwood marvel at the mountains near Lucerne as they look toward the top of Mt. Pilatus.
In the halls of learning . . . Thanksgiving impresses three foreign students
Emptying a cornucopia . . . symbolic of abundance, are Masahiko Nemoto and Paula Ylanne who like the idea of Thanksgiving Day. -- Nonpareil Photo
In The Service
Ballenger [in ROTC cadet uniform, receiving Distinguished Milirary Student Award]