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The next time you sit down for a turkey sandwich, drive the road to Manton from Dales Station, pass by the fairground in Red Bluff, or canoe down the Sacramento River, and take a moment to think about Joe Alva Martin.
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Next you sit down for a turkey sandwich, drive the road to Manton from Dales Station, pass by the fairground in Red Bluff, or canoe down the Sacramento River, take a moment to think about Joe Alva Martin. Joe’s newspaper notoriety began when four plump turkeys were stolen one January night from Richfield turkey raiser, […]