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Did the butler do it?
Council Bluffs may not be Hollywood but it is the scene of a movie being taped about the fictional murder of a woman at a local motel. The tape, written, edited, and produced by Council Bluffs police officers, will be used for in-service training…
Eight new policeman for Bluffs
Swearing In... eight new police officers in Assistant City Clerk Nadine Lyon. The new officers are (from left), Stuart More, Robert Miller, David Flores, Theodore Harris, Lee Letarte, Russel Porter, and David Adams.
Narrow escape a matter of luck
Looking over damage... caused by an apparent act of nature is Police Sgt. Larry Wright. The large portion of a tree in the 3400 block of Fifth Ave. , fell across the hood of a car traveling west on Fifth Ave. , driven by William H. Stilen of Omaha.
Ferris wheel of yesteryear
Always a favorite ride among fairgoers, the ferris wheel will return again to Westfair.
Westfair's roots at McClelland picnic; Started 70 years ago
The Bare Gate still beckons fair-goers this year, but for the first time, they'll be able to see the buildings from the road.
Westfair draws opening-day entries
Judging of non-livestock 4-H projects began on the first day of Westfair Wednesday morning. Teena Kern, project assistant, directs entrants to judges' tables for evaluation of home economics, science, mechanical and arts entries. Crowning of the…
County Fair Will Have New Home This Year; First Buildings To Go Up In May
An Artist's Conception...shows what the new West Pottawattamie County Fair will look in the future. The wheel-shaped facility actually includes seven buildings plus a covered arena. Two of the buildings--the wheel's 'Spokes"--will be constructed in…
Nonpareil Tour Group In Scotland Sunday Morning - Starting Three Week Holiday
Getting Acquainted . . . are The Nonpareil's European Holiday tour's oldest member - John Andersen of Council Bluffs - and the youngest - Patty Hartley. They found one thing in common Saturday - both will have birthdays on the trip, Andersen his…
Plenty To Tell Pupils:
Mrs. Glen Drennan, left, Miss Anna Lyman, Drennan and Miss Perle Lyman exchange last minute words before Anna left on The Nonpareil European Holiday Tour Saturday. They came from Corning, where Miss Anna teaches school. She expects to better hold her…
Helping Hand:
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hansen of Avoca talk with Bjarne Kristiansen, Scandinavian Airlines System interflight representative, at the Omaha airport. He traveled with the tour to New York to expedite handling of passports and health reports for members of…
Congeniality Marks First Stage Of European Holiday
Coffee For Plan Passengers . . . is prepared by E.H. Spetman Jr. and Stewardess Ada Squires of Salen, Ore.
Plane Conversation:
Mrs. Gertrude Bostedt, left, of Council Bluffs discusses European holiday plans with Miss Mildred Cassidy of Omaha and Miss Catherine Joyce, tour director, aboard plane Saturday enroute to New York.
Shop For Souvenirs:
Tourists on The Nonpareil Holiday trip enjoy souvenir shopping in Europe. A saleswoman in Edinburgh, Mrs. C. Nisbet, shows Mrs. Paul Weaver a kiltie doll which she wanted as a gift for a grandchild.
Edinburgh Hotel:
This is the Hotel Learmonth in Edinburgh, where most of the touring Southwest Iowans stayed during European Holiday stop.
Holiday Tourists Feel Like Veteran World Travelers - Some 4,200 Miles From Home
(top) John Anderson and Mrs. Bertha Ballenger of Council Bluffs . . . stand against a cannon at Edinburgh Castle.
(middle) Plane Capt. Wahlgaard . . . at the controls.
(bottom) Sterling Castle . . . near Edinburgh, was built about 600 years…
(middle) Plane Capt. Wahlgaard . . . at the controls.
(bottom) Sterling Castle . . . near Edinburgh, was built about 600 years…
Nonpareil Tour - European Holiday I - 1959
(top) St. Paul's Cathedral: Members of the Nonpareil's tour group pass through chapel in St. Paul's Cathedral built in memory of Americans killed in London during World War II.
(bottom) Carole Lane . . . of Council Bluffs . . . with guard at…
(bottom) Carole Lane . . . of Council Bluffs . . . with guard at…
In Piccadilly Square:
Members of The Nonpareil's European holiday tour group spent two and one-half days in London this week. Here Mrs. Carl Huber of Council Bluffs feeds pigeons in Piccadilly Square.
Malindine Greets Nonpareil Tourists On London Arrival - Group Undaunted By Rain
Seth Hills Of Council Bluffs . . . tries to talk to Beefeater at Tower of London.
Old England's Oldest:
A bit of bad weather didn't bother The Nonpareil European tour members who like their ruins really ancient. They gathered around a wall built by the Romans when their legions conquered the British Isles - 55 years before the birth of Christ. This is…