Stockton - This is where it all began. J L Kraft started making cheese from the milk supplied by the surrounding family dairy farms 100 years ago.
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The rumor is Stockton Cheese Company will no longer be making Kraft Swiss Cheese. |
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Downtown street named for J L Kraft |
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Jerpa's grandparents, Ira and Mamie Peck, owned this milk route, and Acey Tucker was the driver. |
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This photo was in the Stockton Museum. |
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Milking machine from the early days. This style was a Surge brand. We used DeLaval milkers on the dairy farm where I grew up. |
Window full of today's Kraft products. |
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Ken Hess and Jerpa at the reunion of former Kraft employees. Jerpa worked there in the early 60's while going to college. |
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J L Kraft delivered cheese in this horse drawn wagon in the early years. |
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This early truck was used to pick up milk cans at the family farms. |
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Elaine and friend marched in the parade representing Wa Tan Ye service club. |
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Dana rode in car representing Citizens State Bank and threw candy. |
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Grandma and me waiting for the parade. |
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Jack, Grandma, and Jerpa watching the parade. |
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Jerpa with high school classmates, Marci Schubert and Clayton Brunner. |
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Hammin' it up with the wienermobile. |
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The wienermobile has been around for a long, long time, but this is only the second year for Mr. Peanut and the NUTmobile. |
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I noticed this big tree leaning on another tree for support at the Ford Harris Park this week. |
So many photos this week. Next week I'll write about the new roof.
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