New Britain herald., 1929-11-27
UNEMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS
 NOT TRACEAbLE TO SLUMP
 IN INDUSTRY, MAYOR TOLD
CITY WILL OBSERVE
 THANKSGIVING DAY
General Cessation Of Business,
 Services in Churches Planned REPORTER PROBES PRICES

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 Events Arranged for Tomorrow ''I wan. a story on the cost of ThanksgiNiuG dinner" unused Inr city editor. Continuing his editorial nominations he added. Tt must be written hy on" who jS gastronomic as Wrll as economic expert" so hr picked on a married man.
 The stores were busy. The rr- porter couldn't get the car Of H manager even by quoting Mark Antony, so h. dug down into his l1fthand vest pocket, r,slrrrcfcI the wifc's shopping list and be- came a customer
 He learned there are two ways to figure the cost of a Thankygi,- ing dinner. One vas To figure tho cost Of what he actually had to purchase and the other the approNi- mate cost of what was served for one dinner.
 He started with turkey He ! figured 4S cents was a reasonable price and eight pounds an aNcraa" size for q small family-cost $%.>5. it being slightly undcrWeight. Bread still remains an important item on the Thanksgiving menu so he bought ono loaf The .gular l@ cent loaf was reduced 10 10 cents \ stalk Of celery cost 17 cents. sweet potatoes cost 15 cents for three pounds. q half peck of white potatoes came to 2N cents, two cans of corn were A cents, two grape i fruit brought 70 cents, pound Of 1 butter was 52 cents, q pound of coffee the same price. onions Wcr" eight cents for a quart and the whole thing, minus trimmings and dessert came to S6.79. Adding an- other dollar for dessert and possibly 90 cents for incidoutals would make a Thanksgiving dinner cost about $S.29 for four persons.
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 Thinking he had learned some thing, the reporter showed thcs" | figures 10 an experienced house. keeper. She looked them over and swept the whole argument off ft4 1 feet with one question, Have you i figured in the lcftovcrs""
 The housekecper revised the list. 1 Here let's take your lisi. A family 1 Of four will eat one loaf Of bread. i that's 10 cents: their dinner will in- l cludc about @5 cents worth of celery l and olives, that makes your total 35 cents; allow 70 cents for grape fruit, l 70 cents for soup; give them half Of | that turkey or four pounds for one 1 meal. that's $t.92 more: then figure about 70 cents for white and sweet 1 potatoes: 22 cents for corn. and the same amount for peas. probably 50 cents for the salad, 70 cents more fer 1 cranberries; $l.2O for q couple ot ] genuine New England pumpkin and apple pies; IS cents for coffee: , cents for butter; : cents for milk; 25 cents for cream; 10 cents milk; 25 cents for cream: 10 cents for turnips and l5 cents for onions and you have $G.2I your dinner act Ually costs you, with the possibility of some of the material being left over for Friday. Of course you can add candy, hints, nuts, fruit and other things as much as you like"
 General Observance Planned
 New Britain will observe Thanks giving in general tomorrow. Moro persons will cat turkey than ordi- narily would because of the low price of the Thanksgiving bird, ac- cordinE 10 one local dealer. He stat cd that with working conditions as , they arc the low price ot turkeys has just balanced the market so that the sales amounted 10 practically the same as last year.
 Observance Of the day actually starts this evening when the local lodge of EIks will hold its annual dance at the lIlks hall, the annual Grcmou's ball will take place at the 1 Y. A, E. hall, and Aziz Grotto will hold Thanksgis-nS party for mem bcrs only at the Masonic temple.
 services In Churchc,
 Special ThanksGiving services will he held in many local churches while others will join in a union i service. At the Greek orthodox church on Beatty stree special
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