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'Brick Laying' Event Launches Construction of Motel In C.B. - To Cost $1.25 Million
Laying Bricks . . . for a new motel are Millard Seldin, Donald Shafto, Mayor Maynard Telpner and Millard Krasne. The ceremony was held under a tent due to rainy weather.
Howard Johnson Motel Is Formally Opened Here - Host Of Dignitaries Attend
Ribbon Cutting . . . at new motel is performed by Mayor Maynard Telpner, second from left. Others, from left, are Miss Council Bluffs (Karen Johnson), Millard Seldin and Richard Bunten.
Howard Johnson Motel Is Formally Opened Here - Host Of Dignitaries Attend
New Motel . . . at Thirty-sixth Street and Broadway has 88 rooms, indoor swimming pool, two meeting rooms and cocktail lounge. The facility was built at a cost of $1.25 million.
Howard Johnson Motel Is Formally Opened Here - Host Of Dignitaries Attend
Governor's Suite . . . at the motel features double beds, private bath, built-in bar and refrigerator, and plenty of space.
Franchise Styles Have Meaning, Too - Howard Johnson Blends Church, Travel
Blending Elements Of Church And Travel . . . the Council Bluffs Howard Johnson's is designed to look like the 1,000 other restaurants across the country.
Howard Plastics To Produce Machine For Vacuum Sealing Of Food In Bags
Extracting Air . . . from a plastic package is Robert M. Wood.
Council Bluffs Is Plastic Bag Center - 'Gastronomical Figures" . . . . .
Printed Plastic . . . is folded and sealed into a 'tube" by Miss Ruby Obradovich of 1527 Fifteenth Ave.
Council Bluffs Is Plastic Bag Center - 'Gastronomical Figures" . . . . .
Two "Webs" Of "Film" . . . come off the press at Howard Plastics, Inc., under the watchful eye of Donald Christensen, 919 1/2 S. Main St.
Old Howard Plastics Plant Gutted By Fire - Financial Loss Unknown
Smoke Pours From Openings . . . in the building at 1401 S. Main St. This is the east side of the structure.
Old Howard Plastics Plant Gutted By Fire - Financial Loss Unknown
Firemen With Hose . . . battle their way into the burning building as heavy black smoke pours skyward.
Mopping Up:
Firemen water down the remains of the second floor of the old Howard Plastics building, 1401 S. Main St., after it was gutted by fire Saturday. Samual Bittner, owner of the building, was not available for an estimation of the loss. Fire Chief Waldo…
Great Western Railway Adopts Ex-Bluffs Man's Caboose Plan; New Car More Versatile
New Caboose...being inspected by Louis Caparelli and Carl Cramer, is the "176" built in Council Bluffs by the Great Western Railroad and roundhouse crew.
New Power For CGW
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…
Unbuilding A Railroad
Since the Chicago Great Western Railroad has been taken over by the Chicago and North Western, the Great Western yards are now being stripped of rails and ties. A crew of seven college students and regular employes [sic] started to dismantle the…
Unbuilding a Railroad
Once loose, the rails and ties are lifted by a crane into a car. This scene is just east of Highway 375 overpass. The job is expected to take most of the summer to complete. Photos by Jack kennedy.
Railroad Tracks "Vanishing"
Railroad tracks belonging to the Chicago Great Western Railroad Co., are disappearing from the scene in the southeast part of Council Bluffs. Five sets of tracks have already been torn up and trackage pictured in foreground is slated for removal in…
Small a big issue in Senate Match
David Childs
Demo Candidate
Harold E. Hughes of Ida Grove is the first Democrat to announce his candidacy for governor in next June's primary election. Hughes, 37, is chairman of the Iowa Commerce Commission.
New Iowa Governor And Family . . .
New Iowa Governor And Family . . . Harold Hughes, his wife and two of his three daughters take preview of governor's mansion. Shown with the governor-elect and Mrs. Hughes are Phyllis, 10, and Carol, 19. - AP Wirephoto
Gov. Hughes, Seated, Signs Bill . . .
Gov. Hughes, Seated, Signs Bill . . . outlawing the death penalty in Iowa. Witnesses, standing from left: Rep. Charles Korn of Logan, who introduced the bill; Sen. Andrew Frommelt of Dubuque, majority floor leader; Sen. John Ely, Cedar Rapids; Rep.…