Boycott by candlelight, 1959

A Daily Express report of 6 October 1959 on the village’s campaign for an electricity supply.

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DAILY. ESPRESG TUESDAY OcTORER 6 1959

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Gladys Moore, the —postmistress (right), counts her

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hat do they think, we are?™™A shower of animal

up in semi-darkness

But the younesters shows, no zecord

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My ope Eobody votes th, } ee fei Nee Village

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‘No films

But the youngsters have | film shows, no record Playne [i x nu Ca Kelp 0 1 foods, and bakery Work hac be done by hand; Major’ Frederick Hayes, Village squire, has an inch- Ale of fortesbondence electricity. board, whic £1,000. 10 take ga

village” ? David

On Friday he had about Stanton at a ing, His answer: He besb and was powerless,

They’re coming ,. But last night he said: “

ope the “no yote’ decision| can be changed before Thursday,” Labour’s Glyn Thomas Visited | Stanton yesterday. ‘He said: spoke only to. women, I must say I got no wind of the problem. T saw Some wiring in the village and] thought they had eléctricit; “Thave a meeting tonight but 1

0 get to Stanton tomorrow as a matter of urgency to méet the men—and, iarigentally, to persuade]

them to voi

Liberal candidate Dai. Reés id very bad indeed

and ‘could be seriou

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