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Royalty a family tradition
The new Westfair queen. Tami Jenson, 17, (left) poses with Ruth Wise, 16, Avoca, who was crowned queen of the Pottawattamie County Fair at Avoca last week. Jenson is the daughter of Marlin and Judy Jenson of rural Underwood. Wise is the daughter of…
More small animals expected
The number of large livestock at this year's Westfair is expected to remain constant.
Westfair queen admits title 'shocked' her
Renee Rocheleau, right, the 1985 Westfair queen, is congratulated by 1985 Miss Iowa Sherri Borman, a former Westfair queen herself, after coronation ceremonies at the Westfair Tent Wednesday night. Rocheleau, 17, of Crescent, was also chosen Miss…
Westfair File #2
Man speaking into hand-held microphone, gesturing with left hand
Westfair File #2
Young man in Neola 4-H t-shirt leads a cow during judging at Westfair
Westfair File #2
young woman leading cow during judging at Westfair
Westfair File #2
four go-karts racing around the bend of a track at Westfair
Westfair File #2`
head shot of Owen Darrington, in a straw cowboy hat and wearing a name badge of a Westfair board member
Soggy Car Winched Out
A car is winched out of Indian Creek north of Happy Hollow Boulevard Saturday morning, in the same way in went in, head first. Police said the car, driven Maynard F. Sharka, 22. 201 E. Orchard Ave., was traveling north on Broadway when it knocked…
Open Air Laundry
Council Bluffs Patrolman G.D. DeBoer waits Thursday afternoon for three youths to leave Bayliss Park after they apparently mistook the fountain for a self-service laundry. The youngsters were told if they wanted to "camp out" to use the facilities of…
Carriers Go To Adventureland
A chartered busload of 44 Nonpareil carriers and three chaperones left Wednesday for Adventureland. The trip was a prize for carriers who had signed up seven new subscribers in a six-week period. Nonpareil Circulation Manager Chick Stoner said this…
New Press, Computers In Nonpareil Remodeling
Checking A Copy . . . of The Nonpareil, Richard Petersen of the press crew sees how much ink is being printed on the pages. The new press will be an offset press, which means the ink will not be printed directly on the paper from the plates. The…
Buying A Loaf
Buying a loaf... of raisin bread from clerk Lena Brockman at Eve's Bakery is Richard Van Horn of 316 Lincoln Ave. Van Horn, reflected in a mirror, originally intended to purchase a supply of rolls, but found the cupboard bare at the bakery. "Rolls…
Crunched combine
A combine on the back of a flat-bed trailer didn't quite clear the Loveland overpass over Interstate 29 Wednesday. The combine cab was demolished when the top of the cab struck the bridge. The bridge was not seriously damaged. Tuck driver, John Korth…
This Is Europe - Via The Nonpareil-SAS Tour
Bright And Humorous Incidents -- No Baloney -- From Holiday Logbook
(1) Hall Of Mirrors . . . at Versailles reflects the glory of Seventeenth Century France. This is the way it looked when The Nonpareil-SAS tour visited the famous palace near Paris recently.
(2) Tourists From Iowa . . . look back through the…
(2) Tourists From Iowa . . . look back through the…
Food For Memories:
At a Denmark restaurant near Elsinore, the site of Hamlet's famed Kronberg castle, members of The Nonpareil-SAS tour get one of their last looks at a Scandinavian specialty, Danish smorgasbord. Filling their plates are Charles Osborn, Seth Hills,…
Nonpareil Tour - European Holiday I - 1959
Foreign Aid Program . . . takes a new twist as Nonpareil-SAS travelers provide the push for a stalled car in Denmark. Though they're partially concealed by the car, the menfolk helped, too. These pictures were snapped shortly before the Tour left…
Nonpareil Tour - European Holiday I - 1959
Smoking A Cigar . . . as she chats with a group of Iowans is Miss Bertha Moller, 70, of Skaelskar, Denmark, who operates a goldsmith shop. Many women in Denmark prefer the small cigars, only slightly larger than a cigarette. Miss Moller was a bit…
What Europe Needs Most Is A Good Cup Of Coffee
(top) Looking At Map Of Rhine River . . . before boarding Rheinland steamer at Wiesbaden are Mrs. E.H. Woltmann and Mr. and Mrs. L. Chris Hansen, all of Avoca.
(middle) Getting Ready To Pick Up Passengers . . . at Rudesheim,…
(middle) Getting Ready To Pick Up Passengers . . . at Rudesheim,…
There's Only One Way To See The Rhine -- Leisurely
Members Of Nonpareil Touring Group . . . eat dinner and try to sightsee at same time aboard steamer Rheinland.