ANGRY WOMEN SCARE AWAY BARROW BOYS
LONDON, August 22. A crowd of over 1C0 angry women waving shopping baskets, hustled barrowboys out of the direct grower to consuiner vegelable market in ( roydon when the barrownien interrupted efforts bv the B.B.C. to record tlie inipression.of women shoppers. "Who has been overcharging us for yoars — we'll sliow vou, ' ' several women criid as the barrownien boat a hasty retresit. Foilowing tlie move by Fast Grin stead market gardeners and farmers which led to direct producer saies at Croydon, siniilar iuovements have started at Great Yarmouth, lpswich, CoJ chester, Plvmouth and Ilereford. The ninrkef gardeners who have been trad ing al ('roydon have banded themselves into a perniaueiit trading association.
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 August 1947, Page 5
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116ANGRY WOMEN SCARE AWAY BARROW BOYS Chronicle (Levin), 23 August 1947, Page 5
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