* TWO mothers were both sentenced to six months in prison at Boston Magistrates' Court for child neglect.
The first Boston woman, a single mother of five, was visited by an NSPCC inspector who described her house as 'more like a crew yard'.
He adde
d that the place was 'abominably dirty'.
The second mother was said to 'frequently leave the children at home to go to a pub crawling with servicemen'.
Both had pleaded not guilty.
* PRIVATE Q.H. (George) Wilkinson was carrying out his daily routine at his North African convalescent camp when he bumped into a secret visitor… the King.
George VI made a top-secret trip to greet the troops and raise morale. Pte Wilkinson said: "Just for a moment there was silence as if everybody were dumbfounded.
"Then everybody realised it was true. Everyone sprang to attention and began to sing God Save the King."
* A KIRTON farm labourer died when he was hit by a Grimsby-Kings Cross train.
He was struck by the 50mph train on the track near Middlegate Lane, Frampton.
* NEWS had arrived that Boston serviceman LAC Joseph Freeman was being held as a prisoner of war.
The RAF man had been in action in Singapore and after his escape was later caught by the Japanese.
He was being held in Java.
Gangs blamed for crime surge, and United fan's shown red card
July 5, 1963… 45 years ago this week
These Boston Rowing Club members tasted success at the Newark Regatta. Pictured (from left) are John Vere, Tony Stocks, P. Goldspink (cox), Peter Julian and William Watkin.
* GANGS were being blamed for the swift rise in crime.
The previous three months had seen break-ins rise by 50 per cent with 546 cases reported in Boston in 12 weeks – way higher than the 146 that took place during the corresponding period in 1962.
Lincolnshire Chief Constable J. Barnett said: "There's little doubt this is down to the activity of gangs of men operating together."
* YOU wouldn't fancy being Dennis Robbins on the drive home from a family holiday in Minehead.
You may have thought that Dennis, from Forest Dale, Boston, would have been as proud as punch after wife June won the Holiday Princess contest at Butlins… instead he found it all hilarious.
June said: "When I saw Dennis having such a big laugh at me I could've kicked him.
"I never thought I'd win and when I did I was sure he'd change his tune – but he just kept on laughing."
* HOLLAND was not too small to be deemed a county in its own right.
After receiving the Boundary Commission's proposals for a merger with Kesteven, Holland County Council instantly rejected the idea.
However, Boston Rural District Council was adamant the county should come under one administrative site based in Lincoln.
* A BOSTON United fan appeared at Boston Court after taking the law into his own hands.
After a match he ran on to the York Street pitch, dodged two police officers and kicked a Matlock Town defender.
His defence? "He was the dirtiest player on the field."
Making sense of school test
July 6, 1973… 35 years ago this week
Pictured are athletes competing at Boston High School's sports day.
* A 12-year-old boy was finally talked down after threatening to jump 60 feet to his death from a third-story Pilgrim Hospital window ledge.
The youngster, dressed in just a pair of trousers and his socks, was holding a bread knife which he threatened to plunge into himself if anyone went near him.
The boy was from a home and refused to go back.
However, after an hour of negotiations he stepped back inside after a telephone call to his father, who was being held in Lincoln Prison.
Pictured are athletes competing at Boston High School's sports day.
* A PORNOGRAPHY pedlar who sent leaflets to his clients offering the 'randiest, dirtiest magazines available' found himself in court after accidentally posting these order forms to two women.
At Lincoln Crown Court, Judge Cotton described the material for sale as 'only fit for fire' but also attacked the defendant's trades description, adding the material was 'not as pornographic as it made out to be.'
An all-male jury found the
42-year-old not guilty of possessing obscene books, but he was found guilty of sending obscene material through the post.
The Bostonian – who offered the 'strongest Scandinavian material' – was ordered to pay £200.
Juicy! Heather Hague and Gill and Susan Ulyattt check out the groceries on the fruit stall at Giles School's fete. Running the stall was Doreen Syndacombe.
* BEFORE the days of banning free milk, education minister Margaret Thatcher was busy investigating Holland's 11-plus selection system, then-MP Sir Richard Body revealed.
The 11-plus system was alleged to include coaching in schools, while parents asked why the verbal reasoning test had been the same for two years.
* JOBLESS figures were improving.
Boston had 456 people out of work, 121 fewer than the previous month and better than the previous June's statistics of 856.
A bullock loose about the house
July 1, 1983… 25 years ago this week
Great day at the Great Northern! The James Street pub was hosting a midsummer fancy dress contest. Pictured are some of the entrants, along with £10 first-prize winners Ricky Lovelace (baby) and Jane Beck (Victorian lady).
* LOOK who's moo-ving in! The Whalley family were given a shock when they found a bullock in the living room of their Littlemoor Lane home in Sibsey.
Dad Keith tried coaxing the beast – escaped from a nearby farm – out through the patio windows while wife Judy hid behind the sofa and kids Simon and Peter shot at it with a toy gun.
After the children were taken to the safety of the family caravan, Keith managed to remove the animal, which was not house-trained.
"It was docile, but left a mess in the lounge, dining room and hall," he said.
* HAVEN Cinema manager Jack Judd revealed he had been suspended for a fortnight… by his own sister.
Doreen Moses, head of the family-run business, confirmed the revelation but refused to elaborate.
It had been rumoured Mr Judd was planning to set up a rival bingo hall.
* DOG-lovers Jack and Mary Marshall were caring for a mongrel called Lucky – who was literally saved from the grave.
Lucky's previous owner had hit it with a spade, tied its legs together and buried the pet at his allotment.
However, another allotment holder heard whimpering and saved the dog, which could now look forward to a better life.
* A 600-name petition demanded Lincolnshire County Council didn't build a new footbridge on the Maud Foster near Boston College.
Protest organiser Win Bradshaw said: "Everybody is against the plan. The money could be better spent on other things.
"The students have always managed just fine."
