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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…
City Official Says Don't Can It, Bag It - October Start For MBR
Maps of Four Areas . . . selected for the Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR) pilot program of garbage collection also show on which days collections will be made. Residents of these areas will be receiving free plastic bags on Sept. 10, enough for three…
Biggest Problem Is MBR Customers
A Pile Of Bags . . . placed on the steps behind a parked car makes the job as Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR) operator very difficult for Everett Malone.
Biggest Problem Is MBR Customers
Snaring A Portion . . . of the bags, Malone wonders whether they will all make it. Residents have been asked not to place bags close to obstacles.
Trial Run for Compactor
Testing the Maxon Shu-Pak refuse loader Friday at the City Garage are Jack Bowen, Public Works mechanic and Bob Martin, city sanitation director. The city is using the $33,000 machine on a week's trial basis. It is operated from the right side by the…
Lewis 'Researches' Garbage Collection
A Bag Of Garbage . . . is tossed onto the city's Mechanical Bag Retriever (MBR) by City Councilman Dan Lewis. He is researching the garbage collection situation in Council Bluffs.
Council Bluffs Refuse Now Baled, Trucked to W. Omaha
One Of The First . . . loads of refuse from Council Bluffs is dumped at the Omaha baling station Monday by its crew, Harry Ahrens, and Jack McCart. The Council Bluffs landfill closed Sunday night in compliance with a state order.
One Of 12 Princesses Will Be Judith Hall - In Ak-Sar-Ben Court . . .
Judy Hall . . . will be a princess in the Ak-Sar-Ben coronation court and ball.
'Miss Omaha' Title Won By Council Bluffs Girl
Two More Honors For Miss Judy Hall
Judy Hall Advances In Miss Universe Contest - Outshines 19 Other Iowa Beauties . . .
Omaha's Beauty Queen . . . picked from Council Bluffs, is Judy Hall. She will enter the 'Miss Nebraska" contest in June.
Miss Judy Hall . . . wins state title. The 20-year old part-time model in Council Bluffs, was chosen Miss Universe of Iowa at…
Miss Judy Hall . . . wins state title. The 20-year old part-time model in Council Bluffs, was chosen Miss Universe of Iowa at…
Geddes, Mrs. Gordon (nee Judy Hall)
Former Miss Iowa in Miss Universe 1957
Okoboji Lakes, July 1 - Miss Iowa Crowned - Judy Hall, right, part-time model from Council Bluffs, is being crowned Miss Iowa of 1957 by Carol Morris, of Ottumwa, last year's winner who captured the Miss Universe title. The crowning was part of the…
Geddes, Mrs. Gordon (nee Judy Hall)
Former Miss Iowa in Miss Universe 1957
Naval Air Station Los Alamitos, Long Beach, California. 21 July 1957
A good time was had by all at the Grand Coronation Ball ending the "Miss Universe Pageant" in Long Beach, California, last night . . . especially by Naval Aviation Cadet John W.…
A good time was had by all at the Grand Coronation Ball ending the "Miss Universe Pageant" in Long Beach, California, last night . . . especially by Naval Aviation Cadet John W.…
Geddes, Mrs. Gordon (nee Judy Hall)
Former Miss Iowa in Miss Universe 1957
It's June in January . . . for Judy Hall who will reign as Miss Outdoors of 1958 at the all new 1958 Sports, Vacation and Boat Show which will open on Tuesday, March 4th and run for 6 event-packed days through Sunday, March 9th at the Omaha Civic…