Petersen Baking Plant in Cedar Rapids Showcases Modern Processes
A Cedar Rapids Petersen Baking plant tour highlights advanced controls for bread making. Temperature and humidity management, a 20-ounce loaf bake time, and automated slicing and wrapping keep production uniform while plant landscaping and rapid distribution support serving 300 eastern Iowa towns.
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Cedar Rapids
Petersen Baking Company
H. A. Rundquist
Rundquist
Hugh G. Sliss
Exact
Petersen's
Petersen Company
Sixth Avenue SE
Third Street
Quaker Oats Plant Fire Safety System Overview
A detailed description of the Quaker Oats plant fire protection setup outlines gravity fed sprinkler tanks with 75 000 and 50 000 gallon capacities, four 5000 gpm pumps, and dual power sources. Automatic controls monitor water flow and valve status, with CO2 inerting for grinding zones, fire walls, onboard extinguishers, a voluntary plant fire brigade, alarms, and 24 7 patrols to detect and respond to incidents.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
City Fire Department
Exports Rise for Iron and Steel in June
The United States exported 617,678 tons of iron and steel valued at 38,794,157 dollars in June, up 30 percent from May, the commerce department reported.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Wilson Meat Plant And Its Vast Payroll In Cedar Rapids
The Wilson and Company Cedar Rapids meat packing plant employs about 1,600 people and drives Cedar Rapids weekly payrolls. The firm buys livestock from regional farmers, supports Iowa’s economy, and ships products worldwide including canned hams and other meats to nations across the globe.
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Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Company
Iowa
Madeham
Wilson
Pacific
Atlantic
Canada
Mexico
Great Britain
Spain
Jamaica
West Indies
Flanders Tradition Involves Ceremonial Cat Toss From Tower
For years in Flanders a yearly ritual threw cats from a high tower to drive away evil spirits. The practice reflected old superstitions about the animals being harborers of malevolent forces.
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Flanders
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Petersen Plant
Story
Arthur W. Story
Peter Pan Bakers
Waterloo
Oskaloosa
W.N Worcester
Art W. Story
H. G. Sliss
Lasswell
Nate Worcester
Milo R. Whipple
Iowa Theater
DIAL
General Machine
Iowa Machine Co
West End
Eighth Ave
Wilson Meat Plant
Rico
Philippines
Japan
Martinique
Venezuela
Virgin Islands
East Indies
ST TO Peter Pats
Cous
Ala
Cee
Link-Belt Speeder Corp
Third ST
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