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Dodge, Gen Grenville
portrait of Cadet Grenville M. Dodge [on revers of photo: "Grenville Mellon Dodge as a Norwich Cadet"]
Council Bluffs Lost Union Pacific Headquarters in a Fight Over Railroad Bridge
Here is an early day view of a Union Pacific train crossing the Missouri river between Council Bluffs and Omaha on tracks laid on the ice. In the spring the flood waters from the Missouri would seep the temporary ties away, and the trains returned…
Mills Landmark Being Razed - Old County Home, State School Building
Mill's County's . . . poor house is being razed after 50 years of housing the county's needy and ailing.
Dedication Address:
Whitney Gilliland, Washington D.C., former Glenwood resident, delivers the dedication address at the new Mills County Courthouse in ceremonies there Saturday. The new structure replaces the 102-year-old courthouse which stood in the same square.
Mills County Residents To Vote On Courthouse - For Third Time In Recent Years . . .
Fate . . . of Mills County's 100-year-old courthouse may be decided in a special election Tuesday.
Miller One Of Eight Finalists For D.M. Post
Michael Miller: Council Bluffs city manager said "Des Moines is a career opportunity for me."
Let's Chat . . . With Jan Miller
Jan Miller
Life Pretty Good For Kids Of Council Bluffs Leaders
City Manager Michael Miller . . . treats his children, Carrie and Tony, like individuals, they said. That makes having a prominent father much easier, Carrie said.
Bluffs Man In Broadway Comedy - Millhollin Attended Tee Jay High
Playing A Scene . . . in new comedy "The Girls In 509," are King Donovan, Imogene Coca, James Millhollin and Peggy Wood. -- Friedman-Abeles Photo.
Midwestern College Opening Sat Oct. 6 -- Will They Make It?
(top) Administration Building . . . on Midwestern College campus will house offices, auditorium, library, classrooms and dining hall.
(bottom) Dormitories . . . take shape on "College Hill" overlooking Denison and the Boyer River Valley.
(bottom) Dormitories . . . take shape on "College Hill" overlooking Denison and the Boyer River Valley.
No More Burning At Midwest Walnut
The Familiar Sight . . . of the cone-shaped scrap burner at the Midwest Walnut Co. plant will make way for three shavers and a drier to convert waste materials.
Firm Cuts Pollution Sources - Noise, Smoke Reduced
(top) The Green And White Striped Box . . . structure adds some color to the planing operation at Midwest Walnut. But it also serves a useful purpose - suppressing sound from the company's planer machine. David Miller, Midwest employee, removes…
Walnut Co. Rolls Out Lots Of Logs In C.B. - Uses Midwestern Timber . . .
(top) Rolling Logs . . . with a cant hook in the Midwest Walnut Company yards is George Bacon. Each log is measured and graded.
(bottom) Guiding A Log . . . into the 60-inch mill saw, are Gene Sorensen and Robert Lewis, chief sawyer. Some logs…
(bottom) Guiding A Log . . . into the 60-inch mill saw, are Gene Sorensen and Robert Lewis, chief sawyer. Some logs…