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Bahnsen Honored With Gifts, Praise
Proud Parents...Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bahnsen and son, Stan, with Painting by Mrs. Fred Day
Back to the Rails celebration
Back to the Rails celebration banquet. Sept. 24, 1940. W. P. Kennedy, V. P. of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
Back to the Rails celebration
Back to the Rails celebration banquet. Sept 24, 1940. William Jeffers President Union Pacific and E. V. Gustafson.
Back to the Rails celebration
Back to the Rails celebration banquet. Sept. 24, 1940. Governor George A. Wilson and Queen Retta Decker.
Back to the Rails celebration
Back to the Rails celebration banquet. Sept. 24, 1940. Robert R. O'Brien and Gov. George A. Wilson.
Back On Its Feet
The Park Department's antique horse watering trough at the junction of Main and Pearl Streets has been set up again after being knocked down by an automobile recently. Neighborhood resident Phil Danselmo examines the king-sized horse bite from the…
Back in the saddle
Gov. Terry Branstad lends a helping horse to the 63rd Annual Sidney Rodeo as he waves to the spectators along the opening day parade route Wednesday. The rodeo continues through Sunday. Nonpareil photo by Dan Koenig.
Back from a study session in Europe... Miss Klok has frustrating experience with some 'hard-core reds' in Russia
Playing records . . . she brought back from Russia, Karen Klok relaxes "for the first time in 10 month." --Nonpareil Photo.
Bachelor Bahnsen Attracts Females; But His Girl's Home
Stan Bahnsen's Welcome Home...became official Monday when Chamber of Commerce President Ron Kiger, second from left, greeted the American League's Rookie of the Year at a press conference. In the welcoming group too were city councilman Joe Katelman…
B'nail Israel Synagogue-Center Will Be Dedicated-Consecrated; Weekend Of October 25-17
The Pulpit Area...of the B'nail Israel Synagogue chapel is enhanced with the well lighted windows on either side, accented by hanging light fixtures and soft-textured off-white walls and ceiling. Rabbi Jay Karzen stands at the altar in the pulpit…
B'Nai Israel Synagogue
photo of original brick synagogue and addition/center behind it. ca. 1963
B'dway Bypass Route Is Opened
Workmen Remove Barricades . . . to open the Broadway bypass, thereby saving motorists 10 minutes on trips to and from Omaha. This photo was taken at Thirty-sixth Street and Broadway and looks west.
Award Winner: Lillian Francis
Mrs. Lillian M. Francis, 827 Fourth Ave., painted this rear view scene of buildings in the 300 block on Broadway. Her work won a merit award in an international contest sponsored by a Connecticut art school. Fifty-eight of the 3,207 entries won…
Awaiting Pope:
The lofty gothic spires of St. Patrick's Cathedral are framed by the concrete and glass of commercial skyscrapers in midtown Manhattan. This is the setting in which Pope Paul will pray, dine and visit during his New York trip Monday. -AP Wirephoto
Avoca's Newest Residents Complete First Week Here
The Rev. Wilbur Wood (far right) . . . shows Mrs. Moler and five of her six children how to operate recording machine. (l. to r.) Leo, 9; Ingrid, 4; Mrs. Moler holding Theresi, 7 weeks; Nellie, 10; and Joke, 6.
Avoca's Catholic Church Schedules Last Service
Final Service will be held in St. Mary's Church, Avoca, before it is dismantled to make way for a new structure to be started this spring.
Avoca, IA Pt2
Treasurer's office at Avoca courthouse
Avoca, IA Pt1
Photo of Avoca, IA street looking out from the bank.