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MARTIN'S Oil Co. was owned by Martin Westerfield, who operated the state's first self-service gas stations at 280 Locust St. and 2175 Central Ave. in Dubuque.
In December 1972, self-service stations became legal in Iowa. This came after a Dubuque County District Court ruling invalidated a state ban on self-service. However, Westerfield had been offering limited self-service at his stations since May in an attempt to "test the law." (1)
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1. "Self-service stations legalized," The Telegraph-Herald, Dec. 13, 1972, p. 33