Twenty-four of Beebeetown's 35 people...turned out for this picture taken at the town's main--and only--intersection. Beebeetown will celebrate its 100th birthday Saturday with centennial festivities and pee-wee baseball tournament.
A Marked Disinterest...in the tintype of his great-great grandparents is shown by David William McElwain as he sits in the lap of his grandmother, Mrs. Fred Ehlert. His great-uncle, L.J. Beebee holds the picture.
Beebeetown, the "biggest little town in Harrison County," celebrated its 100th birthday Saturday with a centennial parage viewed by nearly 4,000 spectators. About 80 units in the parade traveled a parade route of more than a mile, starting and…
Frank Seidler Jr. and Darrell Seidler, who operate Seidler Brothers' Feed Lot on Route 4, receive a check for the first steer slaughtered at Beefland International from William Shannon, vice president in charge of procurement. The steer was…
First the plant is built and then people are hired to make it operable. For the last two days, Beefland International officials have been interviewing employment applicants to make their new plant at 2700 Twenty-third Ave. "operable". Ray Burke, vice…
A Helicopter Zeroes In . . . to lift a 2,600-pound motor from an aerator in the lagoon area at Beefland International Tuesday. But the helicopter just didn't have enough 'umph' to get the job done. Plant Supt. Carl Summers said another method will be…
President Harry Nelson . . . raises an Iowa flag Friday afternoon at Beefland's plant site while Robert Knauss, operations vice president, and Ray Burke, vice president of marketing and transportation, stand by.
R.G. Dickenson, president of R.G. Dickenson and Co., Des Moines, Thursday presented a check for $5,596,500 to Harry J. Nelson, Council Bluffs, president of Beefland International Inc. The check represented proceeds from the 600,000-share public…
Beefland's Sediflotor . . . the round tank in the foreground, is now in operation. The aerators for the basin, the body of water in the background, will be operational by Wednesday evening, Beefland President Harry Nelson said.
New Industries . . . will be built on land in the foreground located just northeast of the $4-million beef-slaughtering plant being constructed by Beefland International, Inc. The slaughtering plant, hide and cattle feed facilities are scheduled to…
Beefland International is gearing up to slaughter and process up to 2,000 head of cattle per day. Storing the cattle prior to processing will be done in these holding pens situated on a sloped, concrete area that can be cleaned regularly. Cattle will…
The old city Auditorium, shown as it appeared last week before demolition was reduced to the rubble on the right by Thursday. The auditorium was raised in one month in 1907 and was razed in one week in 1970. The building would have been totally…