Bronzing a cupcake helps a Columbus firm solve a dilemma
Bron-Shoe Co of Columbus, known for bronzing baby shoes, offered to bronze Sara Oggs birthday cupcake kept for 12 years after a newspaper feature. Vice president Stanley McCloy listed bronzing diverse items. Ogg feared the cupcake would crumble but was relieved after the top nuts were reattached.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
Sara Ogg
Bron-Shoe Co
Stanley McCloy
Bron-Shoe
McCloy
Gifts for millionaires in Naples during Christmas season
Naples shoppers report lavish gifts for the wealthy including a four-pound tin of Russian black caviar valued at 500 dollars and a $25,000 round-the-world Queen Elizabeth cruise with a China stop. Local dealers cite four millionaires who may receive cars priced around 23 to 26 thousand dollars and a diamond studded gray blue robe selling for 3000 dollars. A chocolates shop offers a 29.95 four-pound box and a 3000 dollar antique herb book as gift suggestions.
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Naples
Fla
Florida
Gulf Coast
People's Republic of China
Label sued for 5 million over Space Islands Marijuana label
Speciality Brands Inc of San Francisco sues The Take Off Co and owners Robert Boyar and Anne Taylor for 5 million alleging trademark infringement and unfair competition. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing sale or destruction of labels or printing plates. The Space Islands label links Spice Islands products to unlawful material and carries a Marijuana Brownies recipe.
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SAN Francisco
Specially Brands Inc
Take Off Co
Robert Boyar
Anne Taylor
Roofing crew claims world record for square feet installed
A St. Paul based Hal Baker Co crew installed 41,376 square feet of asphalt roofing in a single day at the Coast to Coast regional center in Brookings South Dakota. The 20 workers started at 6 a.m. under floodlights and finished by 2:30 p.m. They moved 78,750 pounds of asphalt and 2,205 pounds of small rock, aiming to cover 844 acres of roof. The effort follows a prior near miss in 196? and seeks Guinness recognition, with completion expected in 10 days.
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Brookings
St. Paul, Minn
Hal Baker Co
Mew
Hal Baker
Baker
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