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On 4/11/2016 7:13 PM, Janesta wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAP+wRQTS=6rwbN70CkTm-j9gQ6aQDNXTRqoztSgsBAJ44cjKuQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">That's a picture of Al's mobile. In 1969 I paid $0.21
a gallon there.Sofa change would fill up the tank of my Volkswagen
Bug. There was always a group of guys hanging out in the Garage
working on their hot rods.<br>
Vern Pelton bought he station and it became Vernon's Chevron.<br>
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Those must have been the really good old days in Moscow! In
hometown downtown that summer there were two gas stations
side-by-side on the east side of Main Street, Texaco and Mobil, and
one on the west side, Exxon. Regular gas was 35 cents per gallon,
mileage was about 10 miles per gallon, and wages for a kid maxed out
at $1.25 per hour.<br>
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University semester fees were $105; room, board, and books extra.
Neale Stadium had wood bench seats in bleachers.<br>
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No, I didn't see the moon landing on TV. I was fixing car tires,
and walking to and from work.<br>
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<br>
Ken<br>
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cite="mid:CAP+wRQTS=6rwbN70CkTm-j9gQ6aQDNXTRqoztSgsBAJ44cjKuQ@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">On Monday, April 11, 2016, Moscow Cares <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:moscowcares@moscow.com"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:moscowcares@moscow.com">moscowcares@moscow.com</a></a>>
wrote:<br>
> Does this look familiar?<br>
> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/Photos/Moscow/Moscow_MobilOil.jpg">http://www.tomandrodna.com/Photos/Moscow/Moscow_MobilOil.jpg</a><br>
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