Miss Southwest Iowa Finalists . . . left to right, Gayle Tarpenning of Shenandoah, Pat Horning of Clarinda, Jan Beemer of Bedford, Nancy Timberlake of Bedford and Kay Dowell of Coin.
These 10 girls will vie Friday evening at Clarinda for the title of Miss Southwest Iowa with the winner of the Lions Club sponsored event competing in the Miss Iowa pageant at Clear Lake. Pictured here at left, back to front are Judy Brewer of…
Poised during the swimsuit competition at the Miss Council Bluffs pageant are eventual winner Noreen Sorensen, runner-up Mary Kay Trafton, Sandra Pierce, Brenda Bertelsen and Phyllis Anderson.
This is the interior of the Mineola St. John's Lutheran Church which was dedicated at special services Sunday. The Rev. Alton Schwandt is pastor of the church.
The Last Christmas . . . services to be observed in this building of the St. John's Lutheran congregation at Mineola will be held this year. The new church, rising in the background, will be occupied by next holiday time.
No Trace Of Tracks . . . or street car can be seen in this picture of present-day Mineola. Although taken from a slightly different angle, the photograph does show some of the same buildings that appeared in the older view on page 1.
A bronze identifying plaque added to the Grenville M. Dodge mausoleum in Walnut Hill Cemetery. The photo does not appear in the article, but the text of the plaque is quoted.
Here is a copy of the original message sent by Gen. Dodge to Oliver Ames, president, on the completion of the Union Pacific railroad. It came from Promontory, Utah, date May 10, 1869
This is a picture of one of the Casement Brothers construction trains used in building the Union Pacific railroad. Employes had to be skilled both in the use of tools and guns. Many times they dropped tools and picked up guns to repulse an attack…
(top) 18th Century Ensembles . . . are worn by members of the Minden Centennial Committee. Mrs. Paul Nihsen is wearing a brown and camel two-piece winter suit with velvet inserts. The fan she is using is bamboo and linen. Mrs. Larry Siebels models a…
Standing In Front Of Church . . . is the Rev. Claude Smith, pastor of the Minden Congregational (United Church of Christ). The 20-classroom $90,000 Educational Unit of the church, dedicated in June 1968, is now debt free.
Inspecting Fire Equipment . . . housed at the old - and the new - Minden Fire Hall is Chief Elmer Schroder. The new addition at the left was funded by a variety of activities ranging from dances to donations. It is expected to be fully completed next…
The New Silver Creek United Methodist Church . . . will be dedicated during ceremonies Sunday, April 25. The congregation will also be marking its 90th anniversary.
Minden Congregational Church . . . is to be dedicated at special services on May 8. Just now being completed, the dedication services will be the first to be held in the new structure.
(top) Forming The Foundation . . . of museum and the historical society itself are collections of Indian artifacts gathered by county's Mintle brothers and by amateur archeologist Paul Rowe. Current Indian collection, numbering more than 15,000…
The Brick Exterior . . . of the new two-story addition to the Mills County Historical Museum is a perfect match for the main museum building. Members of the county historical society are busy cleaning up the new addition and unpacking Indian…