Dirks Closes Service Station After 48 Years in Town
Cliff Dirks shuts the garage door on the official last day of the service station he operated for more than four decades. He says it’s time, with the closing set for noon Friday October 4.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 2002
Page
11
Cliff Dirks shuts the garage door on the official last day of the service station he operated for more than four decades. He says it’s time, with the closing set for noon Friday October 4.
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