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Hide And Leather Plant Takes Care Of Cow's Leftovers
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Following The Style . . . of the main plant, Beefland's hide processing plant is being constructed at a cost of nearly $500,000.
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Ralph L. Bates
Following The Style . . . of the main plant, Beefland's hide processing plant is being constructed at a cost of nearly $500,000.
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Ralph L. Bates
Beefland Will Build Hide Plant, Paunch Feed Facility Here
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…
Big Beef Slaughtering Plant To Locate In Council Bluffs - To Start With 200 Employees
Plans For Beef Packing Plant . . . are discussed by Ronald Kiger, Douglas Peters, Archie Gubbrud and Harry Nelson.
$4 Million Beefland Plant Gets Off The Cold Ground
Off The Ground . . . are the first of a scheduled 186 concrete columns that will be the walls of Beefland International, Inc.'s $4 million plant here. Standing in front of the project is David Slechta, carpenter with Anderson Construction Co., of…
Beefland Plans Dedication Of New Plant On Dec. 6-7
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.
First Load
The first load of meat transported by motor carrier left the Beefland International plant, 2700 Twenty-third Ave. Thursday afternoon. The 37,000-pound load of carcass beef, shipped by the Premier Trucking Service Co. of Carter Lake, is enroute to the…
Payday, Of Sorts, Comes To Beefland Plant Workers
Examining His Check . . . from Beefland International is Kenny Rostermundt of Manilla. Other workers crowd the gate at the closed plant to get the remainder of their pay.. There were a lot of disappointed faces.
650 Beefland Workers Strike; Cite 'Unfair' Firm Practicses
On Picket Duty . . . Friday at Beefland International are James Brown of Omaha, R.J. Hunt of 2 Wright Road and Jim Cook of Neola. The 650 workers at the plant went out on strike at midnight.
Refrigeration Compressor
Plant Engineer Gene Baker inspects the 800-horsepower compressor that will meet the Beefland plant's refrigeration needs. The plant is scheduled to be in full operation early in 1970.
Agree To Beefland Purchase
Beefland International Plant . . . which has been closed since January will be sold to a New York firm, pending approval of federal court and the boards of directors of American Beef Packers and Kane-Miller, Inc. of Tarrytown, N.Y.
Mammoth Cooling Facility
A giant sales cooler that will keep meat items at a minus 40 degree temperature is near the finishing stages at Beefland. With thousands of overhead rails to move the meat in and out of the cooler, the facility has a capacity for nearly a million…
Beefland's Holding Pens
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…
President Of Beefland Predicts Future Expansion Of Facilities
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A Small Array Of Workmen . . . put the finishing touches on Beefland International Incorporated's plant here. Pre-stressed concrete made in South Omaha was used for the building's exterior. The plant is scheduled to be in full operation early…
A Small Array Of Workmen . . . put the finishing touches on Beefland International Incorporated's plant here. Pre-stressed concrete made in South Omaha was used for the building's exterior. The plant is scheduled to be in full operation early…
26,000 Meals In '83? - 300 Volunteers Make It Possible
Delivering Meals . . . to Mr. and Mrs. David Dennie, 830 E. Pierce, is Meals On Wheels volunteer Mrs. James Somers, 906 Grandview Ave. The program is helpful to people like the Dennies, who have special dietary needs, but whose health problems make…
Meals On Wheels Gets New Van
Through cooperation of the Independent Insurance Agents of Council Bluffs and the New Car Dealers of Council Bluffs, Meals On Wheels Inc. has been presented a van truck to aid in distributing the hot meals. Mrs. Sue Feight, executive director of the…
Auto Dealers: Business Good; But Farmers Are Not Buying
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Seven 'Kids' Are Building Mom McIntosh A House - On Weekends And Holidays
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Finishing Touches . . . require more care and are slowing down progress. Four of the builders, Lynell J. McIntosh, Bill Jorgensen, Earl Christiansen and George Jorgensen, were at work Saturday.
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The "Boss" . . . active Mrs.…
Finishing Touches . . . require more care and are slowing down progress. Four of the builders, Lynell J. McIntosh, Bill Jorgensen, Earl Christiansen and George Jorgensen, were at work Saturday.
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The "Boss" . . . active Mrs.…
Bigger Burger Sign
New arches arrived this week at McDonald's of Manawa, 3036 S. Expressway. The 75-foot sign was put up by Globe Sign Co. of Omaha. The workers are Mike Gardener on top of the sign, Earl Ward in the center and Lou Gintz.