“SPARKS WILL FLY,” SAYS OFFICIAL OF HOUSEWIVES
(10 a.m.) LONDON, April 7. When Mrs. L. Hawkins, general secretary of the Housewives’ Association, was given news of the food price increases over the telepohne her comments were: Cheese: “Good gracious!” Meat: “O-o-oh!” Margarine: “Yes.”
Butter: “Good Heavens above!” When Mrs. Hawkins had recovered her breath she added: “It’s amazing! It’s disgusting! It’s high time we took some kind of action; in fact, we shall do so. Sparks will fly.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22917, 8 April 1949, Page 5
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