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  • Collection: Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil Archives

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Taking Rubbings...of a headstone in the Malvern Cemetery are Lois Woodfield and Betty Wilson, members of the Hastings Federated Women's Club. The club indexed as many graves as they could throughout Mills County. There were some they could not find…

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The View...looking north. The road can be seen at left.

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A Large Sign...at Blanchard indicates the town's attitude toward Highway 208.

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Mrs. Amelia Bloomer..."I had no idea of setting a style, no thought that my act would create excitement throughout the civilized world and give to the costume my name and the credit due to Mrs. Miller."
[photo of drawing of Amelia Bloomer wearing…

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Amelia Bloomer [photo portrait, head and shoulders, of Amelia Bloomer, copy of 1954 photo.]
On back of photo:
Mrs. D.C. Bloomer
"Amelia" Bloomer
copy 1854 ]

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studio portrait photo of Dexter C. Bloomer
On back of photo:
D.C. Bloomer
Husband of
Amelia Bloomer
copy 1854

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John O'Connor.,..takes a break after doing some final touches on the refurbished monument of Amelia and Dexter Bloomer. The tall refurbished monument and a newly bought marker will be dedicated tonight.

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photo of Pioneer Storage Company Public Warehouse building. Also shows sign for Corn Belt Adhesives.
Wiring on back indicates Blue Star

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photo of corner of Blue Star Produce Inc. building. at 4th Street and 11th Avenue. Also on building signs: Eggs, Poultry

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nighttime photo of firefighters on ladders, with hoses, entering building's second story windows; smoke at top of photo

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William and John Kaplan show off their line of frozen foods. The local company has shifted its emphasis away from government contracting.

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Photo of exterior of Blue Star Foods building, with Blue Star semi and a train

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Blue Star Foods' float, which featured both the plant building and the space shuttle Challenger. [photo part of parade photo collage].

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color photo of Blue Star Foods logo on the side of the building at 25 Main Place

distance view of Blue Star logo on side of the building at 25 Main Place (W. Broadway and W. Washington/South Main)

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Boning chickens...for Blue Star are 125 women at the plant here. Machine in the foreground is a meat dicer.

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On This Pie Line...workers put out part of the 225,000 per day production

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Charred Batteries...in the foreground held some 6,000 live chickens which were destroyed in the Blue Star fire at Atlantic. Company officials termed the plant a "total loss."
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