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Propane Gas Is a Family Thing for Turlock, Calif., Man.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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Feb. 2--John J. Souza entered the propane business almost by accident 64 years ago: He had built a milk transportation service in the Northern San Joaquin Valley, and noticed many of his customers needed propane as well.
So he started making propane deliveries, too, using a flatbed truck with a 500-gallon tank.
That was in 1936. Souza, 92, is retired, but Souza Propane at the corner of Canal Drive and Golden State Boulevard in Turlock is still going strong. It is now owned by Souza's son Lawrence and his wife, Judy.
Several grandchildren work in ...
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