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There's No Peace For Once Rowdy Big Muddy; As Engineers Stab And Slap River
The Merriwether Lewis dredges silt from the Missouri River channel south of Council Bluffs while three young shoreline "superintendents" scrutinize the operation. They are Debby, Ricky and Mark Orent, ages 6, 8 and 10, whose home is near the…
There's No Play When The Pupils Are Away; In The Halls Of Learning
Much Neater Now...is this view of the terrace at Harrison School. Borken concrete collected at the site has been converted into a long retaining wall on the north and east property lines.
There's Still No Need For The Henderson Jail
Town Jail . . . at Henderson, scheduled for the wrecker's hammer six years ago, still stands.
These Kindergartners In Own 'Schoolhouse' - Griswold Youngsters Really Feel At Home
Walking On Lawn . . . of their schoolhouse are Mrs. Jack Ruppert with kindergartners Ronnie Williams, Kathy Tanner, Glen Potter, Mickey Rabe and Jeff Shellberg.
They Call It Home - Hotel or Apartments?
The word "hotel" is taped over. Residents at the Goodrich don't care what it's called. It's home to them.
They Call It Home - Hotel or Apartments?
Afternoons are relaxing in the lobby, and Dennis Smith, William Jenkins and Don Stodgill take advantage of chairs lined against the west wall. An unidentified man scans the newspaper.
They Call It Home - Hotel or Apartments?
Coming down the stairs is Gerald L. Way, who has a room on the second floor of the Goodrich. Way said he likes the building.
They Call It Home - Hotel or Apartments?
Goodrich owner Bob Knox rides from one floor to the next in the building's elevator, built in 1924 by Kimball Bros. Co.
They Call It Home - Hotel or Apartments?
Paul and Jackie Richard have lived in the Goodrich for four weeks. They watch a lot of TV. "If you didn't have a TV or radio or something you'd go crazy," Paul said.
They Call It Home - Hotel or Apartments?
Wooden floors in the third-floor hallway are clean. Desk clerk Jim Bedsaul walks from the fire exit on the northwest side of the building. Sunlight silhouettes his form.
They Have Confidence In The Future Of Town
New Nursing Home . . . in the hills at the north edge of Missouri Valley will house about 60 and employ more that 20 persons.
They Have Confidence In The Future Of Town
New Supermarket . . . in Missouri Valley is envisioned as start of a shopping center on this large site, surrounded by a decorative stone wall.
They'll Walk The U.S.; Students At Bloomer
Taking A Break...on Texas after painting the United States on the Bloomer School playground are Jesse Fitch, Bloomer curriculum consultant, and his sone, Mark. The 26 by 47 foot map will be used next fall to help teach children about the nation.
They're Eager To 'Work' Strawberries; At Defiance, Treat Instead Of A Treatment
Cleaning 150 Boxes Of Strawberries...is an arduous task, these members of the Defiance EUB Church Ladies Aid will agree. They prepared the berries for the annual strawberry festival, inaugurated three years ago by the Rev. Robert Dragoo. From left…
They're Off
Out of the starting gate come two-hard-running ostriches, "drive" by Don Greever of Hancock and Ernest Wede of Minden. The race was one of the features at the Thursday night show at the Pottawattamie County Fair at Avoca. Also in the first heat was…
Things Are Happening
New offices of Griffin Pipe Products Company at 2601 Ninth Ave., are nearing completion and will give the company two and a half times more space. The new building enlargement is due to added expansion in the past two years and also to improve…
Things Are Happening
With the steel structure completed and the masonry work under way, workmen continue construction on what is to be the Hilt Truck Line Co. from Lincoln. The building is being built on South 35th Street. The general contractor is Dale Steufer.
Things Are Happening
A few months ago, there was a high embankment at this location at Harmony and Frank streets. The older section of Mercy Northeast stood here. Today, with the building removed and thousands of yards of earth distributed to various parts of the city,…
Things Have Changed
Things Have Changed...since large brick home [of George A. Keeline ] was torn down. Now standing on the site is the home of City Building Inspector Oscar Biesendorfer. The tree has grown.
Third Iowa Infantry
Postcard of the Dodge Light Guards arriving in Brownsville, Texas.