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The Fairmount Lodge, heavily damaged by fire last year, has been remodeled into an entirely new-looking structure. The top portion of the lodge has been made into an open-air patio with fireplace. Iron railing has been added. The lower level was…

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Park Commissioner Charles Hannan . . . strides past KOIL Point in Fairmount Park where the Park Board hopes to construct another lodge. The new lodge, to be built with a gift from a Council Bluffs woman and insurance money from the old lodge, will…

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Operating Machine . . . which makes complete and accurate blood count is Dr. M.H. Kulesh and Miss Rannells Phyliss at Jennie Edmundson Hospital.

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Admiring End Table . . . is Pastor Richard D. Hogan, his wife, and children, David, Dan and Diane. The table was made for them by Mrs. Hogan's father.

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The Rev. Lowell L. Lubben . . . and wife Dorothy are noting duties at their new church, Faith Lutheran.

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Motive power and car shops offices have been combined in new quarters at the Chicago and North Western Railroad diesel shop building on Avenue G. Miss Letha Wadley, general clerk, works at her desk. Former quarters occupied by the two offices were…

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Serving Coffee . . . in lounge to an oncology patient's husband, Arthur C. Woolman of Oakland, is Wanda Hessel, a Jennie Edmundson Hospital volunteer.

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A Dodge House Collector's Plate . . . is now available in the gift store at the Gen. Dodge House. The plate features pictures relating to Gen. Dodge, his life and his work.

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Bayliss Park Fountain...will send a frothy film of water 40 feet into the air, then decorate it with lesser jet streams and bubblers. This is an artist's concept of how the project will look when plaza, planters and walks are completed. Park Board…

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Edward T. Reity, president of the Chicago Great Western Railway Company, accepts delivery of one of eight powerful new diesels the line is placing into service this month from R.L. Terrell (on left), vice president of General Motors and general…

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Photograph of "the new power house" under construction. Taken July 10, 1898 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Travelers along Interstate Highway 29 just south of Council Bluffs take a breather during their driving at one of the two newly opened rest area facilities. Each includes restrooms, picnic areas and a tourist information guide, showing travelers…

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Inside Looking Out . . . is attendant Bob Millett, who checks tourist information on folding display board at the Loveland rest stop on Interstate 80. From this workshop he can view the parking area, still coated in winter white, through the window.

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Ready To Open . . . is King's Food Host, which has done extensive remodeling on it s building, an old theater.

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A ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opens King's Food Host here Monday. At the event are John Kerry, manager; Douglas Peters, Chamber of Commerce president; Henry Kaufman, public relations manager; and Mayor Eldon Evans. The restaurant at 317 W.…

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Picking Out Hymns . . . for Sunday's dedication service are the Rev. Richard D. Hogan, pastor of the First Christian Church, and organist Berneil Hanson. Some of the pipes from the 1,800-pipe Wicks Organ in the sanctuary can be seen in the…

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Sheriff Mike Kerns . . . examines a floral greeting he received from Lt. Kerry Cozad and his wife, Janet. It's a giant chrysanthemum designed to represent Sheriff Kerns - complete with glasses, a badge and a light dusting of gray "hair."

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Bill Clark, manager of the new B.F. Goodrich store at Broadway and Twenty-fifth Street, said Saturday the store's grand opening will be the first week in December. The store is presently open for business.

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The Tentative Route . . . of the proposed Interstate Highway through west Council Bluffs is shown by dotted lines. The "X" indicates the point where a new park was to be located.
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