Modern Market opens in Shafter as large grocery hub
Shafter’s Modern Market, opened in 1947 and bought by W. E. Murray and E. J. Murray on June 27 1947, offers fruits vegetables meats groceries and frozen foods with self-service. The store at Shafter highway two blocks south of Five Points provides ample free parking and easy access.
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Bud) Murray
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