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Scope and Contents Summary of notes: Mr. Gurley at first managed and later owned a car dealership in Gallup. He talks about the first cars and sales in Gallup, the road to Albuquerque - Route 66 - and the street routes through Gallup, his Navajo customers, credit and pickups, Indian alcoholism, and how he kept a stock of cars on hold to sell during World War II. He tells of people he knew in business and how he also operated a clay mine for refining oil in Chambers, Arizona. He recalls his service in World War II...