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Bradford used to get it from Herb Foster. She’d peel it and fix it into sandwiches for me because I don’t eat meat. It’s just an example of how far she’d go to satisfy everybody from vegetarians to meat eaters. “She was the first one there in the morning and the last to leave at night. She was very much loved and respected. Mrs. Bradford always had a happy word and a smile for everybody—well, almost everybody,” Batchelder added, chuckling. “She was a friend to everyone, old timers and newcomers alike. She didn’t show any partiality. She treated everyone equally."
The store’s popularity was a mixed blessing, however. Business was great but the work kept increasing.
As failing health forced Boo to transfer more responsibilities to Frances, the load eventually became too much to carry. First the restaurant closed and then the couple decided to put the store up for sale.
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