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Frito Firm Will Move To Bluffs About September 1 - Has 100 Employees
Former Quaker Baking Co. Building . . . is being refurbished for Frito Midwest Co.
Frito Eyes Two-Stage Expansion Program Here - Contingent On Closing Roadway
Additional Land . . . sough by Frito Midwest Co. is part of the treed area beyond the white posts which border Forty-first St. Broadway and the Playland Park roller coaster are on the right.
Fruit Farm (Experimental) CB ISU
Aerial view of the planned 100 acre horticulture experimental farm for southwestern Iowa, located about five miles northeast of Council Bluffs, just off Highway 64.
Fruit Farm (Experimental) CB ISU
Aerial photo of the 100 acre horticulture experimental farm for southwestern Iowa located about five miles northeast of Council Bluffs, just off Highway 64, August 16, 1955.
Future Foam, Inc.
Future Foam, former National Steel Services building in Council Bluffs, IA
That Soft Stuff Takes Hard Work
The polyurethane foam machine at Future Foam Inc., 400 N 10th St, pumps out mattress material at the rate of 15 feet a minute. The material is 2.5 feet thick, about six feet wide and is cut into 30-foot lengths for handling. The process starts on the…
That Soft Stuff Takes Hard Work
A Saw Slices . . . the 30-foot long sections of foam to any desired thickness. The machine is operated by Gary Lee, 2224 Fourth Ave. Here he checks the accuracy of his cuts. The machine, operated by push buttons, handles the material on reversible…
That Soft Stuff Takes Hard Work
Continuous Rolls For Shipment . . . are wound on an overhead reel. The half-inch thick slices are heat sealed at the ends to form the roll and will probably be used for clothing insulation. The plant, started in Council Bluffs 17 years ago, employs…
Grafitti A Big Deal To Gangs
The base of the West Broadway viaduct is a favored 'canvas' for gang graffiti.
Locals Betting Casino Chances At About 50-50
Artist drawing of proposed casino, convention center
Casino Backers Unveil Plan
Donald LaPointe Sr. (left), chairman of Nebraska's Santee Sioux Indian tribe, and Richard Kudrna, chairman of the board of Harveys Resort Hotel and Casino of Stateline, Nev., presented an 18-page proposal outlining plans for a proposed $67 million…
Garbage Removal Council Bluffs
Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR) used to collect trash in Council Bluffs, May 1973
Pride Backs MBR Garbage Collection
Reaching An Arm . . . to pick up trash is the new Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR), a combination garbage compactor and hydraulic arm. The city is planning to lease the truck for one year to test its effectiveness in collecting bags of trash in the…