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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.
Faulty Rail Blamed For C&NW Train Derailment; Eight of 91 Cars Leave Tracks
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.
Faulty Rail Blamed For C&NW Train Derailment; Eight Of 91 Cars Leave Tracks
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…
Fate of 20-foot-tall statue headed for battle in court
Lyle Kline, owner of Lyle's Discount Tires, 201 W. Broadway, will go to court here Friday to defend the honor of "Suzibelle," the 20-foot-tall woman used to mark the location of his store. Kline was cited for violation of the city's sign ordinance…
Fascinating, The Word For New Orleans - French Quarter Isn't French; And There's No Streetcar Named Desire
(top) The Night Lights Of Bourbon Street . . . heart of New Orleans' old French Quarter and now a tourist-bait strip street, shine against a counterpoint of lights of modern skyscrapers in this view looking toward the Canal. -AP Photo
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Fascinating London Goes All Out For Margaret's Wedding - Southwest Iowans To Travel Same Street In July
Princess Margaret's Wedding Route . . . on Friday is pretty much the same route as Nonpareil European Holiday tour members will take when they visit London in mid-July. England is only one of the 10 countries to be visited by Southwestern Iowan…
Farragut Observes Birthday
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…
Farragut Centennial Shindig - About 1200 Attend
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.
Farmers Drive 5,000 Cattle To High Ground Via Rail Route; In Nebraska Flood Situation
Flood Waters Make An Island . . . of adjoining farmsteads a mile north of Ashland as overflow water from Salt Creek surrounds the area.
Fans Had To Learn To Love The Dogs
Roy Berger - Dubuque Track General Manager
Terry Harrmann - President, Dog Racing Association
Terry Harrmann - President, Dog Racing Association
Fanders, RH
R.H. Fanders, 2212 Avenue K, teacher: "One who leaves the world in a better place because he was in it."
Fanders, RH
Photo of Mrs. RH Fanders (Phyllis Fanders)
Fanders, RH
Photo of Mrs. RH Fanders (Phyllis Fanders)
Famous Passion Play, Russia To Highlight European Holiday - Nonpareil Announces Second 'Dream Trip'
This Striking View . . . of Moscow's Red Square is on the itinerary of The Nonpareil's European Holiday tour this summer. In the foreground is the Lenin-Stalin Mausoleum. The wall and tower are part of the Kremlin grounds, which also will be visited.…
Famous Amos Speaks Out In C.B.
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…
Family, Friends Gather To Honor Rose Katelman
Rose Katelman
Family Tree Outgrows Trunk - Hodges Clan From Mills County Recorded By Magnolian
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 . . .…
Earl A. Hodges . . . planted the seed.
Earl W. Hodges . . .…