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What caused the 1944 food riot in Watertown?
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“They raided the sugar supply as well as the butter. They opened the store’s large cooler and began pulling butter out of it, disregarding the manager’s warning that only a half pound could be sold to each customer.”
We're back! Today we’re looking back to December 1944 to find the answer to the question what caused the 1944 food riot in Watertown?
Kelly Burdick and Christina Knott are talking to Watertown Daily Times reporter Chris Brock to learn more about this gem he discovered in our local history.
Special thanks to our history detective today, Chris Brock, for his research.
Episode is edited by Christina Knott. Intro music is "Nobody Calls It San Fran" by Coyote Hearing. Outro music is "The Papergirl" by The Whole Other.
To read more about this story, visit nny360.com. To subscribe to the Watertown Daily Times, visit nny360.com.
Follow us on @SecondLookHistory on Facebook and Instagram, or email us at secondlook@jnc.media to share feedback or your own tales from history.
100 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on July 06, 2023 10:05 (). Last successful fetch was on February 08, 2023 09:13 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 241551114 series 2437304
“They raided the sugar supply as well as the butter. They opened the store’s large cooler and began pulling butter out of it, disregarding the manager’s warning that only a half pound could be sold to each customer.”
We're back! Today we’re looking back to December 1944 to find the answer to the question what caused the 1944 food riot in Watertown?
Kelly Burdick and Christina Knott are talking to Watertown Daily Times reporter Chris Brock to learn more about this gem he discovered in our local history.
Special thanks to our history detective today, Chris Brock, for his research.
Episode is edited by Christina Knott. Intro music is "Nobody Calls It San Fran" by Coyote Hearing. Outro music is "The Papergirl" by The Whole Other.
To read more about this story, visit nny360.com. To subscribe to the Watertown Daily Times, visit nny360.com.
Follow us on @SecondLookHistory on Facebook and Instagram, or email us at secondlook@jnc.media to share feedback or your own tales from history.
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