Food Stocks Will Be Needed To Tide Over Weekend
Whakatane housewives will need to lay in extra stocks today or tonight to keep them supplied over the weekend. The three day holiday is being observed by most businesses.
Some of the closing times are:— Butchers: Normal closing at 4.0 p.m. on Friday. Shops will be closed over the weekend and will reopen on Tuesday. Bakers: There will be a normal delivery of bread on Friday and no more bread until- Tuesday.
Grocers: Shops will close at 8.30 p.m. on Friday and will reopen on Tuesday.
Fruiterers: Shops will close at the normal time on Friday night and at least one will be open both Saturday and Monday. Chemists: Shops will close at the usual time on Friday night and will not reopen until Tuesday. Urgent prescriptions will, however, be obtainable over the holiday period as usual. Postal Services: There will be no mail delivery on Monday and the Post Office will reopen on Tuesday. Banks: The normal closing time for banks will be observed on Friday. They will then remain closed until Tuesday.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 92, 24 October 1947, Page 5
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183Food Stocks Will Be Needed To Tide Over Weekend Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 92, 24 October 1947, Page 5
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