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Red Oak, Man Critically Hurt In Early Morning Crash Near Carson
Wreckage Of Car...in which Richard Kinser was critically injured is checked by Highway patrolman Larry Torrey of Council Bluffs.
Rededication Services Set - Dr. Calhoun To Speak At First Presbyterian
Reading Centennial Booklet . . . are four ministers who have served First Presbyterian Church here. They are C. Carson Bransby, Paul Calhoun, Frederick W. Evans and Howard B. Dooley, present pastor.
Redevelopment Diagram
This diagram points out the areas considered for downtown redevelopment. The diagram is part of the Request For Proposal booklet submitted to the City Council. The identification of property in the areas includes: R. Residence, 1. Marjorie's Beauty…
Redistricting Sends Jensen On The Campaign Trail Again - After 23 Years In Congress
Talking To Students . . . is Rep. Ben Jensen with State Sen. Peter Hansen. The Manning High School students are Barbara Mundt, Bill Ohde and Gerolyn Hinz.
Redistricting Sends Jensen On The Campaign Trail Again - After 23 Years In Congress
Republican Vote . . . in Carroll County concerns R.L. McCoy and Rep. Jensen at lunch in Carroll.
Redistricting Sends Jensen On The Campaign Trail Again - After 23 Years In Congress
Buying Tractor . . . for grandson "Chipper" from Buel Lensch and Mrs. H.C. Douglas gives Jensen a chance to combine Christmas shopping and politicking in Glidden.
Redland Building Nears Construction Start
Sale of land for a three-story office building in downtown Council Bluffs is scheduled to be completed Thursday, Acting Community Development Director Rod Phipps said. The city will transfer the deed for the property to the building's developers in…
Reflection
This pagoda-like structure casts a dark reflection in a nearby puddle, perhaps because its useful days are gone. There was a time, when the coal chute's concrete legs weren't chipped and surrounded by a crop of weeks, that this was the center of…
Refreshment Pavilion at Lake Manawa
Photograph of Refreshment Pavilion and Boat Landing at Lake Manawa
Reincarnate Bluffs History - Trough Back In Place
After Several Moves . . . about the city, the old horse watering trough that was presented to the city by the National Humane Alliance, founded by Hermon Lee Ensign in 1907, is re-erected Tuesday at Main and Pearl streets by the City Parks…
Reincarnate Bluffs History - Trough Back In Place
An Early 1900s Street Scene . . . shows the original location of the horse watering trough at Broadway and Fourth Street. Horse-drawn buggies drove alongside the street cars on the cobblestone roadway. "I remember going into the old Woolworth store…
Relaxation Theme Of New Counseling Center At T.J.
Mrs. Elsie Springer...guidance secretary in the new Thomas Jefferson High School counseling center, talks with Toni Head, a T.J. junior. The guidance staff moved into the newly remodeled office about two weeks ago.
Relaxing At The Swing
Manning the entrance of one of two swing bridges in the United States is Bernardo Benavides. The Council Bluffs span was built in 1893, and the Omaha side was built later when the river changed course. Only the Council Bluffs side is used today.
Release Sketch of 8th Street School; $350,000 Building Would Face Ave. G.
Proposed Eighth Street School...will face Avenue G on the school's present site. The new building is expected to cost $350,000. Sketch by G.B. Larson
Relic Of CB Is Counting Final Hours
Former Grandeur . . . of the Haas house is reflected in the marble fireplace being reviewed by Charles Glasford. Both the front parlor and the dining room boasted these elaborate heating units.
Relic Of CB Is Counting Final Hours
Brass Light Fixture . . . being inspected by Glasford was illuminated by. It is one of the few early features to survive the passing years.
Relic Of CB Is Counting Final Hours
Barred Windows . . . were installed as a protection against Indians. The ancient safe once contained business records of the Haas family.
Relocated Highway 6 Project To Be Done In Four Phases - Traffic Problems Are Seen
Planned Intersection . . . of Broadway, Relocated Highway 6 and a new Pierce Street connection - as yet unnamed - is shown in this drawing. Construction of the intersection and Highway 6 to near Dutch Hollow Road should be completed this November.
Remember when?
Remember when Broadway boasted the Continental kellar Co., Broadway Theater and The Ranks Department Store? The buildings shown in the 1950s photo were part of the downtown business district. Note the films on the theater marquee--Shirley Temple in…
Remember when?
Remember when the Second Avenue School, 2209 Second Ave., provided the "Three Rs' to hundreds of Council Bluffs youngsters? The school was built in 1892 and replaced in 1950 by Edison School. Note the unusual cornices in the architecture and the…