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Bloomer marker to be rededicated
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.
Blue Star Foods
photo of Pioneer Storage Company Public Warehouse building. Also shows sign for Corn Belt Adhesives.
Wiring on back indicates Blue Star
Wiring on back indicates Blue Star
Blue Star Foods
photo of corner of Blue Star Produce Inc. building. at 4th Street and 11th Avenue. Also on building signs: Eggs, Poultry
Blue Star Foods
nighttime photo of firefighters on ladders, with hoses, entering building's second story windows; smoke at top of photo
In its 50th year, Blue Star Foods casts an eye toward the consumers
William and John Kaplan show off their line of frozen foods. The local company has shifted its emphasis away from government contracting.
Blue Star Foods
Photo of exterior of Blue Star Foods building, with Blue Star semi and a train
Pride goeth with a parade
Blue Star Foods' float, which featured both the plant building and the space shuttle Challenger. [photo part of parade photo collage].
Daley named office of resource group
Patrick Daley
[HR manager at Blue Star Foods]
[HR manager at Blue Star Foods]
Blue Star Foods
color photo of Blue Star Foods logo on the side of the building at 25 Main Place
Housewife Likes Bird In Pan; It's Made In Council Bluffs
Boning chickens...for Blue Star are 125 women at the plant here. Machine in the foreground is a meat dicer.
Housewife Likes Bird In Pan; It's Made In Council Bluffs
On This Pie Line...workers put out part of the 225,000 per day production
Fire Destroys Blue Star Food Plant At Atlantic; Considered A Total Loss
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."
Blue Star Now Packaging 4 Frozen Breakfast Varieties; Testing In South
Frozen Breakfast...is displayed by Ronald Burgis.
2,500 Turkeys Are Processed Each Day; At Blue Star Plant
A Ton Of Turkey...in perforated container is lowered by Walter Igou, 2725 S. 6th St., into a vat of bubbling cooking broth.
2,500 Turkeys Are Processed Each Day; At Blue Star Plant
Hooked For Surgery...on the boning line, the holiday bird is butchered by Mrs. Margaret Morrison, 21 Kimberly Drive.
Blue Star Plant Damaged By Fire
Food Cans...are shoveled from the second floor of the Blue Star plant by the truck load, as workmen start cleanup after fire.
Frozen dinner market has changed
Blue Star Foods...is producing a "Dining Lite" lite [sic] of foods at its Council Bluffs plant, selling the entrees initially in Omaha and Dallas. The food line change is attributed to a change in lifestyle.
Plant manager McLaughlin added to Blue Star staff
James W. McLaughlin [photo cropped to head and shoulders in newspaper article]
Business, BAC 'sign up'
Providing An Example...of business/art partnership, Omaha's Riley Building highlights city's heritage while promoting building's occupants; a real-estate company, interior designer and advertising agency. Michael's owners expressed admiration for…