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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1977
Page
4
Erick G. Skogman, 87, emigrated from Sweden as a child and became a leading Cedar Rapids builder after WWII. He moved from Omaha to Iowa, built a reputation on affordable, larger homes, acquired key downtown properties, and chaired the Civic Center Committee while engaged in local politics and business.
Erick Skogman builds and sells homes for forty thousand to over one hundred thousand dollars. He defends pricing tied to land costs and a year round building system. Skogman criticizes downtown Cedar Rapids barriers and Mall plans while stressing family values and broad business control across building materials and church construction. He notes crime and social ills as tied to disintegrating families and a lack of Christian upbringing.
The passage notes the U S Department of Agriculture estimates Americans eat about 11 million pounds of hamburger daily. It also states roughly 10 000 characters are needed to read classical Chinese literature and about 3 000 for ordinary prose.
Columbus Day greeting announces a forthcoming Ardan Pre-Holiday Catalog Supplement. The bright red and green cover features holly and a dozen diamond pieces with Tru-Special sale prices as the holiday season approaches.
Emerald Knights Awards and Recognition Banquet at Kirkwood Community College honors corps members and parents. Trophies go to Jackie Kane most improved brass Jeff Ward outstanding brass Eddie Katz most improved percussion Larry Smith outstanding percussion Penny Pash most improved flag Kim Wyatt outstanding flag Julie Baker most outstanding rifle Doug Hadish rookie of the year Mike Piskel knight of the year. First full corps practice for the 1978 season set for Oct. 16.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists pricing for carrier and mail editions, weekly and yearly rates, service areas, and that AP has exclusive republishing rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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