Excerpts from past Tracy newspapers
Dec. 8, 1955 — Mrs. Al Luft, Currie, won a 16-foot Unico upright food freezer and the title of State Butter Cake queen when she was named winner of the state butter cake-baking contest last week. Mrs. Luft’s cake was judged the winner for being of good volume, golden brown, of excellent texture and pleasing flavor. It received a score of 95.8.
Dec 9. 1965 — A business transaction was completed last week whereby John Visker of Tracy purchased the Garvin Comer service station. For years, the station has been a Standard Oil products retail outlet, but under new ownership Cities Service products are being handled. Visker is a” Citgo” bulk dealer in Tracy. A new service station at the corner of 14 and 59, six miles west of Tracy, will probably be built in the spring.
