Texaco Gas Stations, 1960s
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| (gentle music) | 0:00 | |
| Announcer | Paris Township, Michigan, | 0:01 |
| a suburb of grand rapids. | 0:03 | |
| Among its most respected citizens is Vern Hyde. | 0:05 | |
| Here's Vern's wife, Laura. | 0:11 | |
| She's coming to pick Vern up for a dinner. | 0:13 | |
| But before they go home, they fill up with a tank full | 0:16 | |
| of Texaco's Sky Chief Supreme Gasoline. | 0:18 | |
| After dinner, Vern will be leaving | 0:23 | |
| to coach one of his bowling teams | 0:25 | |
| called the Vern Hyde Texaco Stars. | 0:27 | |
| Here are some of the trophies which were won by his teams. | 0:30 | |
| (soft music) | 0:33 | |
| Laura and Vern are both active in there local church, | 0:35 | |
| where Vern is an usher. | 0:37 | |
| And here's their son, Steve | 0:41 | |
| and their daughters, Linda and Sally. | 0:43 | |
| Laura teaches in the Sunday school class and is president | 0:48 | |
| of the ladies missionary society. | 0:51 | |
| Once a month, Vern meets with the fire commission. | 0:54 | |
| A volunteer fireman for 12 years, | 0:57 | |
| Vern is assistant fire chief | 0:59 | |
| in the nearby town of Wyoming. | 1:01 | |
| (gentle music) | 1:03 | |
| His duties include firefighting, first aid, fire prevention, | 1:06 | |
| maintenance, and much paperwork. | 1:11 | |
| This is Vern Hyde, good family man, responsible citizen | 1:14 | |
| and Texaco dealer. | 1:18 | |
| Another one of more than 40,000 Texaco dealers | 1:20 | |
| throughout the entire United States and in Canada too, | 1:22 | |
| who sell the best Texaco. | 1:26 |
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