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fTIZEN, WEEKEND, OCTOBER 22. I%6Highland Grocery Market Notfleeted By BoycottDespite the nationwide housewives’ boycott of food stores md supermarkets against highprices, Highland Grocery and Market, located at 2724 Trice in Waco has suffered no ill effects. Tbeir business has increased.Highland has consistently kept food prices low and still featured only the highest quality products available.Highland Grocery and Market was opened in 1 o4G by Ton) P. Bennett arid his brotheiClyde. At that time the business was more or less an “oldfashioned” grocery store with counters, aid the merchandise on shelves behind the counters. There was a soda fountainwith soft drinks, hamburgers,etc. A drug store was in thesame building but with a separate entrance. At that timeMPANYniOSIEV CABSIAN SAVE TIME AND R BY USING OUR* t •• •Rental Service•d-2 CUon Each *e«k •d-3 Claon Eoeh *aah.j i Each Wa#kWaaki m i ^ _ . - AHANAN’SCIUMISSouth 11thPL 3-2461not COUHSEthe store remained open until 9 p.m.In 1951 the Bennett brothersmodernized the store; they didaway with the drug store, sodafountain aid lunch counter.They knocked out the partitionbetween the two businesses andmade one big store out of the whole building.They installed self-service counters and shelves and set up central checking stands. By doing so, they cut iperating expenses by about 40 c.The store now stocks allnationally advertised food products and features the famous BAH S line of meats. Bennett says, “There are no better meats to be had anywhere.Clyde Bennett went into ten Dorarv retirement some tinback due to ill health, and Tony Bennett is now the active manager of the store. He is assisted by Joe McConnell, assistant manager and by V.C. McDonald, market manager. McConnell is a veteran of 30the foodofa complete non prescription) drug department, books and magazines, fresh, lean pitrrv.Wfti hick r, smoked barbe-years experience in business. He is in charge produce, frozen foods and drug sundry items in addition to hisother duties.McDonald is a meat specialist who also has about 30years experience in the meat business. “Mr. Mac,’ as he is affectionately known, has wonthe hearts of hundreds of house-cue and fresh home made potato salad.Highland ffers charge accounts and free delivery to cust imers wh want these services. Due t» the current switch of housewives to independent I -d st res, Highland’s regular staff has been ver-w rked the past week, but Bennett said he would hire murepeople as fast as he c»ui: findcapable personnel to handle the work.t *wives because of his knowledge of meats and his refusal to handle anythin: but th test.In addition to grlt;lt; -nes and meats, Highland aJso stocksBennett, his wife Vivian anda son, Handy, 17, make their home at 2733 Pine Street mttaco.TOWY BENNETT, Co-owner and manager of Highland Grocery and Market.Experienced - QualifiedPIANO TUNINGPHONE PR 2-4310PromptDependableMORGANOf AllPL 2-3784WESTINGHOUS2 L(XHwy. 81 t W. Crov.n S(Lacy Lakaview)HOME OF HIGHLAND GROCERY AND MARKET, 2724 TRICElAMOUtBRANDt
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Waco News Citizen
Waco, Texas, US
Sat, Oct 15, 1966
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