Comments on: The old Gulf station http://statelineobserver.com/the-yellowed-pages/the-old-gulf-station/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-old-gulf-station   Morenci, Mich. & Fayette, Ohio Sun, 05 May 2013 04:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Green http://statelineobserver.com/the-yellowed-pages/the-old-gulf-station/#comment-109 Green Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:02:41 +0000 http://statelineobserver.com/?p=991#comment-109 From Joyce VanValkenburg in Alabama:

Having lived almost across from the Gulf Gas Station — when my husband and I were dating in the late 1940s and early 50s (we were married in 1951) — we used to purchase gas there at 25¢ a gallon. A dollar went much further in those days!!

 We also used to go over there and purchase pints of ice cream for 25¢.  Of course, it was only 50¢ to get in the Rex Theater.  When I was younger than 12 it was only 25¢ to go to the movie, after age 12 you had to pay the 50.  I have no idea how much it costs to go to the Rex these days – I do know its about $7.50 here. 

My husband says when he first moved to Morenci about 1940 it cost 35¢ to go to the Rex, a box of cracker jacks were 5¢ or you could go a couple of doors away to the Hole in the Wall run by Mrs. Cottrell and you could buy a hot dog for 10¢. 

Of course, if you had company from out of town, you took them by Dr. Gerlach’s to see the two headed calf!!!

]]> By: Steve http://statelineobserver.com/the-yellowed-pages/the-old-gulf-station/#comment-108 Steve Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:47:25 +0000 http://statelineobserver.com/?p=991#comment-108 Then I’ll face the wind to be safe, next the time the predicament presents itself. :-)

]]> By: Summerbear http://statelineobserver.com/the-yellowed-pages/the-old-gulf-station/#comment-107 Summerbear Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:36:00 +0000 http://statelineobserver.com/?p=991#comment-107 the Mythbusters already busted the shocking pee on an electric fence myth….. unless you’re really REALLY close the stream breaks up and no poke in the peepee

]]> By: Steve http://statelineobserver.com/the-yellowed-pages/the-old-gulf-station/#comment-106 Steve Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:34:15 +0000 http://statelineobserver.com/?p=991#comment-106 Working on farms when I was a kid, I learned about electric fences. After that first time, I didn’t touch them to see if they were working. But if you’re the guy that puts his 9 volt batteries to his tongue to test them- maybe an electric fence wouldn’t be a deterrent.

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