The Penny Candy Counter at Turner's Market
In 1964, in Stockton, California’s “Oakie Town,” kids roamed overflow ditches hunting for Coke bottles, each worth three pennies ' worth of candies at Turner’s Market. The penny candy counter, brimming with candy lipstick, Bazooka Bubble Gum, Tootsie Rolls, Mary Janes, and Squirrel Nut Zippers, was a child’s paradise. Kids could also earn a nickel’s worth of candy by sweeping the store or breaking down boxes for Mrs. Turner. The market was a…
