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St. Albert Central Catholic High School was dedicated Sunday afternoon by Bishop Edward C. Daly, O.P. of the Des Moines diocese. Shown in the main entrance hall, left to right: the Rev. Daniel Delehant, school superintendent; Mark Wanning, altar…

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Bishop Edward C. Daly...wields trowel at St. Albert's cornerstone laying. With the bishop are Dr. J.P. Cogley, general chairman of the fund drive, the Very Rev. Albert Davidsaver of Missouri Valley, acting superintendent during the school's…

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Happy With Results...of fund drive are Catholic Priests Thomas J. Costin, Joseph P. Ryan, Albert Davidsaver, James J. Wadsworth, Thomas J. Moriarty, John Hart, Richard G. Wagner, O.L. Kaufman and Maurus Kennedy

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Preliminary Plans...for the proposed Catholic high school are discussed by Dr. J. P Cogley, general lay chairman; James Loftus, architect; the Rt. Rever. Msgr Thomas J. Costin, pastor of St. Francis Church, and the Very Rev. Albert L. Davidsaver,…

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Brain Bowl Winners...are from St. Albert High School this year. members of the winning team are, from let Lori Larsen, Mark Elliott (captain), Jim DeMott (coach), Tom Oberdin, and Barb Simon.

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Welcoming A Group... Of former Avenue B Elementary School students is Principal Norman Bush of Roosevelt Elementary. The students and their parents walked to the school Wednesday to see what the route and buildings are like.

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School Holiday: A cluster of Roosevelt School students view the building after an early morning fire Monday did between 500,000 and $600,000 damage. About three quarters of the school was destroyed. Story on page 1.

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Thousands of Gallons of Water...used to fight the Roosevelt School fire left steps, the school grounds and streets around the gutted building covered with ice. Firemen fought the blaze in mid-teen temperatures. Other photo on page 2.

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Extreme Heat...from the fire that did between $500,000 and $600,00 damage to Roosevelt School left the interior of the old section twisted. A newer section, completed in 1953, suffered extensive smoke and water damage.

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"Stewpot Annie"...as her co-workers jokingly call Mrs. Annie Calton, 3107 Avenue C fills two vacuum jugs from a huge food vat at Roosevelt school kitchen. Soon the jugs will be on their way to feed hungry students.

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Steam Pipes...run through one first grade room in the basement at Roosevelt School. Plaster is cracking in several spots along the floor.

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Making A Grand Entry...through the West Graham Ave. portals are a kindergarten group led by Johnny Shriver and Marlee Hayworth. Opening of Pusey wrapped up the nine-project expansion program for lower grade buildings financed by a $1,250,000 bond…

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A Proposal To Raze...old Lake School on North Broadway will be presented to the School Board. The Council Bluffs schools facilities committee Tuesday approved plans to recommend razing the structure.

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This property...is considered "an excellent potential location for housing the elderly. It was the site of the old Pierce Street School, which was built in 1884 and demolished in 1955. This picture was taken from the intersection at Franklin Avenue…

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Old Pierce Street School...what should be done with it? Noting broken windows and general disrepair, one Board member says it has "become an eyesore."

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Pierce Scool [sic]...long a Council Bluffs landmark, is schedule for demolition sometime in the near future. The 70-year old structure may make way for a modern steel cottage-type school building.

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Workmen are silhouetted against the sky at Madison School Wednesday as demolition work moved into its second day. The shingles, tarpaper and wood from the roof litters the ground in front of the 1882 structure. Demolition of the walls was to begin…

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One of Council Bluffs older landmarks, the McMillen School built in 1878, will be razed in a few weeks. The School Board is accepting bids on the demolition contract until Aug. 6. The building located at eighth [sic] Avenue and Fifteenth Street has…

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Sketch of McMillen School...shows one-story unit for kindergarten and first grade with separate entrance. Entrance to other classrooms is shown at the side. Sketch by Architect B.G. Larson

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Reopening of McMillen School...would include only that part to the left of the dotted line. The older front part would either be razed or walled off to prevent its use. The building is now used for storage and repair shop for school equipment.
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