Mrs. Marie Olson, and Mrs. Fae Burkhalter, of the Ottumwa mobile Red Cross canteen, were toasted in coffee Tuesday afternoon by Sgt. J.A. Bramen, and Corp. William Lemfor, of Atlantic, in appreciation of the Red Cross' work in feeding the many hungry…
Finishing Touches . . . are still to be completed on the new Modale school building. Classes are being held in the new unit while the work is being finished.
Opening A Hatch...on the three-foot scale model of the steamship Bertrand is John Carrier, park service employee at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge near Missouri Valley. The steamer model, which the Bertrand museum just purchased for $300, was…
Modern salvage : The Alter Co., one of Council Bluffs' newer industries, uses the very latest equipment in its scrap salvage operation. Here an old car body is being put into a press. It will come in bales.
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.
Wading Through . . . the crowd gathered at Hazel Dell Hall Thursday is former vice president Walter Mondale of Minnesota. The Democrat was in Southwest Iowa campaigning for his party's presidential nomination.
Mayor and Mrs. Doyle Knadle of Mondamin pose in their ancestors' traditional apparel in practice for the community's centennial which begins Friday. The celebration ends Sunday with a free barbecue.
Mondamin Library Patrons . . . are looking forward to the completion of the community's new library building, replacing the present library headquarters in City Hall, which is also shared by the police department, city clerk, city patrol, treasurer…
Entering . . . the Mondamin Public Library is Mayor Jerry Shelton. The library has been located in the town's municipal building for over 50 years, but has outgrown its space.
A large colorful monument to the Blessed Mother Mary stands on a hill overlooking Earling. The monument, in front of the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home, was constructed by Msgr. N.A. Gaul, 81, a resident at the home. The curved structure, of…
Moisture seeping into the Lewis and Clark Monument is blamed for extensive damage to the reliefs. A committee working to restore the monument hired a contractor Thursday to conduct tests to determine how the work should proceed.