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Dorothy, a mongrel dog who attached herself to the family of The Rev. Lloyd Sapp here, is causing quite a stir in the neighborhood. She likes nothing better than to loll on the air conditioning set at the Sapp home, even in winter.

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Workers Investigate...the best method of pulling this entanglement of freight cars apart. The derailment occurred when a rail broke on a feeder line of the Chicago and North Western at the north edge of Council Bluffs.

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Lakeside Pileup: A piggyback trailer, full of hams, lies on its side only feet away from the pond in Lakeside Park at the north edge of Council Bluffs. The boxcar above is lying on another freight car, behind the trailer. The eight-car derailment…

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An Ancient Torture Machine? . . . Some Farragut women can remember when it was. Mrs. Alvin Hoppock displays an old-fashioned hair curling device at the Vo-Ag building featuring centennial exhibits. She said, "When it got hot, you yelled for the…

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Bonneted And Gowned . . . Farragut ladies prepare for the town's centennial celebration which runs through Sunday. From left are Mrs. Harold Brooks, whose husband is co-chairman of the centennial, Mrs. Arnold Spears and Mrs. Kenneth Livingston.

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Flood Waters Make An Island . . . of adjoining farmsteads a mile north of Ashland as overflow water from Salt Creek surrounds the area.

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Roy Berger - Dubuque Track General Manager
Terry Harrmann - President, Dog Racing Association

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R.H. Fanders, 2212 Avenue K, teacher: "One who leaves the world in a better place because he was in it."

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Photo of Mrs. RH Fanders (Phyllis Fanders)

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Photo of Mrs. RH Fanders (Phyllis Fanders)

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Famous Amos . . . the man who made his aunt Della's chocolate chip cookie recipe into a million dollar business, talks with 100-year-old Sally Williams and Louise Neal, both of Council Bluffs, at the Iowa Western Community College Adult Learning…

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Fruitful Family Tree . . . . is displayed by Mrs. Earl Hodges, Magnolia. It contains more than 500 names on its limbs and twigs, the result of 20 years work by Earl and Abbie Hodges.
Earl A. Hodges . . . planted the seed.
Earl W. Hodges . . .…

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Photograph of people on top of a carriage. List of names on back.

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Family Gatherings . . . are scheduled at most homes in the city, such as the one shown above of Dr. and Mrs. Donald Hennessy. On the floor are Lynn Anne, 11, and Jimmie, 4. Patrick, 1 1/2, is sitting on his mother's lap while she reads to him and…

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Tom Hanafan: Will not seek re-election to the City Council in order to devote more time to his family.
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