Housewives Rally to Lower Food Prices Across States
The nation sees a wave of women led price protests from Williamsville New York to Albuquerque New Mexico with groups like WOW HELP OLFP and WASLP forming to pressure grocers. Spokespersons claim target is the food industry while grocers caution inflation presses margins. A HELP leader notes a successful boycott ending after prices fell from 85 to 69 cents for bacon and 31 to 29 cents for bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
MMFF
WOW
BCLP
HELP
WASLP
NAACP
CORE
SNCC
Williamsville
N.Y
Charlotte
N.C
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Colorado
Washington Area
Wilmington
OLFP
Burlington
BCLLP
Waukesha
Wis
Thomas Heyen
Tom Gregory
Georgia Retail Association
Lexington
Max Lefler
Ted Walker
Ozark Empire Grocers Association
Albuquerque
N.M
She's Seeing Double Again At St Marys School
In Oak Ridge Tennessee AP reports identical twins Chris and Tina Qualantone, fourth graders at St Marys School, have both sustained casts on their left arms. Chris previously broke his left arm and Tina later fractured the same arm in a fall. Their Army Sgt. father and mother are listed as guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Chris
Tina Qualantone
St. Mary’s School
Nick Qualantone
Tina
Grant To Aid Science Program At Holy Cross College
The Associated Press reports a $225,000 grant from Research Corp to Holy Cross College will fund science and the college will add $215,000. The note mentions Holy Day observances and school calendars as parochial schools adjust holiday observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Cross
Associated Press
Worcester
Mass
Holy Cross College
Research Corp
Halloween Supper Precedes Meeting
The Uni ty Social Club held a Halloween supper at Mrs. Emma Garside’s Buxton Road home in Saco before a business meeting led by new president Mrs. Josephine Meserve. Regular reports were heard and plans made for the Nov. 9 gathering at Mrs. Meserve’s Pleasant Street home. a Halloween party awarded a mystery prize to Mrs. Florence Mooers with several members in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Social Club
Emma Garside
Buxton Road
Saco
Josephine Meserve
Meserve
Pleasant Street
Florence Mooers
Ethel Whitten
Hazel Emmons
Ruth Scammon
Genie Edgecomb
Irene Townsend
Edna Bradbury
Martha Herrin
Thelma Farley
Harvest Buffet planning session hosted by Saco church group
A planning session was held at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Anderson for the Harvest Buffet sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship of the First Parish Congregational Church in Saco. The event on November 2 begins at 6 p.m. Local committee members and chairmen were named and contact details provided for reservations with Mrs. Fogg at 240 Ferry Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Anderson
Ferry Road
Saco
Women’s Fellowship
First Parish Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
John R. Gibson
G. Patrick Shaw
Jeffrey
Harry Garland
Dinsmore Worthing
Anderson
Jason A
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Main St
Col
Theodore B. Gillette
Bryce Milne
G.O.P
Mittee
Robert H. Knox
Atty
William F. Wilson Jr
George S. Hutchins Jr
York
Peter A. Garland
Topsham
Arkdown Miracle
Chevrolet Power
Falcon
FORD
Plymouth
Chrysler
Oldsmobile
Tempest
Mercury
Fair Isle
Orion
Valiant
Maling, Inc
Alfred
Biddeford
Bar Harbor
Maine
Frenchman’s Bay
Smith Center
Kan
Donnie Atwill
Allentown, Pa
Allentown
Lamb‘s
Prestige
Fairisles & Turtle
Aters Necks
Sudaat
Osoff
Othes
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