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Excerpts from past Tracy newspapers 

Feb. 9, 1956 — The current gas war in Tracy contiuned to bring broad smiles to motorists this week as gas took another two-cent drop. Last week, the gas war brouight prices down from around 30 cents to 22.9 cents. This week, with the addidional two-cent drop, gas was being sold for 20.9 cents regular and 25.9 cents for ethel, with one independent sporting prices one cent lower than these. No immedaite end to the war was seen by dealers this week, and “fill ‘er up” continued to be the gleeful battlecry of local motorists.

Obituaries: Lewis Pederson