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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1971
Page
12
A humorous sketch traces bacon from 11th century monks awarding it for marital harmony to Columbus ships and New England colonists. It extols bacon as a high protein, energy giving food with slim calorie notes, noting 34 calories per crisp slice.
Forrest Mykleby serves as administrative assistant to the Cedar Rapids plant manager a post he has held since October 1968 He began with Wilson in 1950 as a provision department trainee at the Albert Lea Minnesota plant rising through roles in Chicago Omaha and headquarters before becoming hog procurement manager and then Cedar Rapids assistant.
The profile traces Wilson-Sinclair from Swarzschild and Sulzberger in 1853 to a 1970s conglomerate. It details mergers into Ling-Temco-Vought in 1967, reorganization into five subsidiaries in 1970, and Wilson-Sinclair as the largest unit with six plants, 20 marketing centers, and multiple brand lines. It notes earnings, stock listings, and planned national expansion while preserving founders' core mission.
The first telephone in Cedar Rapids connected the plant with Thomas Sinclair's home to keep in close touch with operations. When the city system grew, the two lines became numbers one and two and stayed that way for many years.
The Fidelity label, the plant's leading brand in domestic trade, was established in 1879 and quickly became a market cornerstone. The brand's rise reflects early industrial branding and regional distribution.
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