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City National Bank Open New TV Drive-Up Facility
Money-Studded Ribbon . . . is cut by Miss Council Bluffs to open the drive-up TV banking service at City National Bank. Assisting with the ribbon cutting are Robert Turner, chairman of the board, and Roland Tornblom, president.
City Official Says Don't Can It, Bag It - October Start For MBR
Maps of Four Areas . . . selected for the Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR) pilot program of garbage collection also show on which days collections will be made. Residents of these areas will be receiving free plastic bags on Sept. 10, enough for three…
City Orders James Block Demolished - Must Be Vacated By July 10
Demolition Order . . . applies to this three-story structure in downtown Council Bluffs, a landmark dating back to Civil War times.
City Planning Commission Spends Only $378; Members Assist in Community Development!
Planning Engineer S. Herbert Hare presents Master Development Plan to Commission Chairman Henry K. Peterson
City Reins Given Hoden - Wins By 3-2 Vote
Taking The Oath Of Office . . . from City Clerk Elmer Westphal Saturday is Mayor Ben Hoden who was elected by other city councilmen to the one-year post. Past Mayor John Pogge was elected mayor pro tem.
City Roller Mills, 1875
Photograph of the Council Bluffs City Mills building, J. C Hoffmayr proprietor. A brief history of the mill is on the back of the photograph.
City Roller Mills, 1881
Photograph of the City Roller Mills, 1881. Brief history of the mill appears on the back of the photograph.
City Roller Mills, circa 1890
Photograph of Old City Roller Mill at Washington Ave. and Bryant. Picture taken about 1897. Features three people in a cart pulled by a donkey. Driver is Miss Cora Hitchcock, now Mrs. C. B. Matthai of Omaha and Miss May Snyder. This mill was built in…
City Street Department Meets Many Problems; Begins Long-Range Improvement Program
City's muddy streets are a perpetual problem. But more than 110 blocks of new pavement are on the agenda for next spring.
City Transit Buys 2 Buses; New Models Will Go In Service Soon
Heads-On View...shows the advanced design of new model buses to be added by City Transit Lines, Inc. Better driver visibility is a major feature.
City Transit Lines, Inc.
photo of City Transit Lines bus, at corner of Vine and N. Main. Man standing outside door of bus, pointing forward; driver in bus preparing to pull out onto street.
City Transit Lines, Inc.
Photo of 3 men exiting through door labeled "City Manager Information". Two of the men identified (on back of photo) as Roy C. Rolfe and Ron Kiger.
City Water Office
Photograph of City Water Office, 35 North Main.
City Water Supply Is Now Fluoridated - After Long Legal Battle
A Switch Is Thrown . . . by M.E. Rew, adding the first fluoride to city water. Checking fluoridation equipment from left, are: Robert Young, and Carl Blomgren and Daryl Ebert.
City-Financed Building Won't Celebrate Birthday
33 Out Of Work
Twisted Ruins of Building . . . flattened by fire late Saturday were in the focus of fire officials attempting to determine the cause Monday. Salvage crews worked Monday to untangle the mass of roof and steel that collapsed during the fire at Arnold…
City-wide Group Makes Clean Sweep for Five Council Posts as 10,200 Ballots Are Cast; Allan Ardell and A.J. Nielsen Are Named to Municipal Judgeships; Schlott to Park Board; Madden and C. Ingraham Are Unopposed.
New City Councilmen...review sweeping returns of Monday's city election. They are, left to right: Carl E. Schonberg, Frank L. Griffeth, James P. Mulqueen, Einer P. Juel and Marion L. Shugart.
City's 70-Year Old Sewer System Needs Constant Maintainanbce [sic], Repair
Frank LeChappel repairs ruptured sewer line on Avenue C. Heavy winter rains cause the cave-in and break.