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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1947
Page
1
The Co-Op Cold Storage Locker Plant in Pella Iowa has undergone a large enlargement adding more floor space and modern equipment for meat processing bologna making curing and smoking
In 1938 the price of a locker was $10.00 per year and in 1947 it remains $10.00 per year. For less than a three cent postage stamp a day you may have a space to store two hundred pounds of your choice meats fruits or vegetables.
HONOR Brand fresh frozen fruits and vegetables offer red cherries strawberries peaches pineapples and apricots all sweetened and ready to serve. Also fresh coconut for cake pie or pudding from a modern Cold Storage Locker Plant.
A Pella based cold storage locker plant invites visitors to tour its modern facility. Foreman offers to guide guests through the plant and highlight its cured hams bacon and dried beef suitable for sandwiches and gatherings.
Since 1938 the plant expanded from 80 to nine hundred families using Frozen and Food Lockers. Better foods and greater variety are now available to the average family. Over $25 000 spent last year to improve conditions and service. The pictures show the services offered and invite more use.
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