* BOSTON United were in profit, despite spending a record amount in transfer fees that season.
The Pilgrims were £489 in the black, and had another £500 to come after selling player Roly Depear to Leeds United.
The team had spent more than £1,000
in signing new players, but had also seen a rise in gates receipts of almost the same amount to £7,024.
Player wages and bonuses were the biggest expense of the season, coming in at £4,150.
* WAS Boston too healthy for a national health service?
Three weeks into the NHS, surgeries in the town still had room on their books for more patients.
Dr J. Fielding, Holland County medical officer said, somewhat ominously: "We can only conclude that the health of the people in our area is exceedingly good, at least just now."
* THREE pupils were left behind after a school outing to Skegness, despite one of their mums being on the bus home.
The youngsters, aged between 10 and 13, missed the bus by 15 minutes after getting lost in a hall of mirrors.
The boys, who attended St Mary's School, had three shillings between them, just enough for the fare home on a later bus.
* Her husband's heavy smoking led an Eastville woman to steal from her neighbour, a court was told.
The 24-year-old wife of an Eastville farm labourer said she was desperate for money after her husband spent much of his wages on cigarettes.
The defendant, who admitted smoking one or two cigarettes herself, had stolen a purse and a wireless licence, as well as some cash.
The court ordered her to pay compensation to her neighbour, adding: "Do try to stop all that smoking."
Charged by the inch – prices were down
40 years ago this week…1968
It was a mini-cleaning bill for model Carol Taylor, of Wellington Road, Boston, after town cleaners Sketchley's began charging by the inch. Pictured measuring her 141/2in skirt is Sketchley's manageress Mrs O. Snowden.
* HEMLINES were rising but cleaning bills falling in Boston.
For miniskirt misses in the town it was a case of the shorter the better thanks to a new promotion from Sketchley's.
The cleaners were charging by the inch and business was booming, with between 100-150 skirts being cleaned every week.
The shop had discovered on average Boston girls wore skirts 17in long.
* SCHOOL was out for summer... and out forever in Frampton.
The Ministry of Education had decided to close the village's primary school, along with others in Skeldyke and Kirton Holme.
From September, the Frampton youngsters would be attending Kirton Primary School.
School manager Coun M. Bannister said: "We have a community here, and if we lose our school other features of village life will gradually disappear."
"Those leaving must try to live up to the name of Framptonians," he added.
* A 17-year-old motorcyclist was banned from the road the day after passing his driving test.
The Sutterton youth pleaded guilty to drink-driving at North Holland Court after colliding with a telegraph pole in Gosberton the month before.
He had one previous endorsement on his licence, for speeding.
His parents had been waiting for him to pass his driving test so he could drive the van in their greengrocer's business, the court was told.
* BOSTON'S Strait Bargate had been declared a black spot for 'pedestrian-vehicular' accidents in a new study.
The Town Centre Map report stated: "On market days the position becomes critical and warrants segregation of vehicles and pedestrians."
School's out forever - Frampton Primary School was closing its doors for the last time. Headmistress of 29 years Mrs G.E. Coulston received a watch from the first pupil to attend Boston Grammar School, Alan Singleton.
The report also concluded that standing and manoeuvring buses in the Market Place were particularly bad for traffic congestion.
All was berry well on the farm
30 years ago this week…1978
Stock car champion Jim Welch was surrounded by young admirers when he took his car to the Gosberton Youth Club fete 30 years ago this week.
* REPORTS of a strawberry crop failure on a Wigtoft farm had been greatly exaggerated.
Farmer David Carr was putting the story straight, saying reports were nothing more than a 'prediction'.
He said: "Although not exceptional, the crop is not bad this year."
Bad weather, however, had driven away many of the pickers who camp on the site for the whole season.
* THERE was something fishy about a new £4.5 million sewage treatment works sited in Fishtoft.
Villagers had criticised the money spent on the opening ceremony by the Anglian Water Authority.
The firm shared the cost of a slap-up meal for more than 130 guests with the contractors and consulting engineers.
The lunch included prawn cocktails, fresh salmon, a selection of cold meats, salad, and strawberries and cream, and came to around £7 per head.
Villagers had also complained of 'obnoxious' smells coming from the works, when they had been told there would be no smells at all.
* YOUNG couples in Boston did not have a hope of affording a home after marriage.
This was the assessment of Coun Ewart Mann, who was asking Boston's housing committee whether allowances had been made for youngsters marrying in the next five years.
Chairman of the committee Coun Bert Eyre said: "You can't estimate how many young people are getting married."
* NOTTINGHAM Forest goalkeeper Chris Woods, of Kirton, announced his engagement to Pilgrim Hospital student nurse Sarah Burden.
The couple attended primary school together, but had lost contact until the beginning of that year.
The keeper had further cause for celebration that week, after learning he would be receiving a pay rise from manager Brian Clough.
Chris had played in the winning team in that season's League Cup final.
Heading off for fun down under
20 years ago this week…1988
Special guest, jockey Bob Champion, was the judge in a fancy dress competition at the Minstrels Nursing Home summer gala. Pictured (from left) are Nathan Toyne, Craig Jackson, Kirsty Mountain and Craig Mountain.
* A FUTURE member of Boston Borough Council was promising to help Boston's youth reach their potential.
Anne Dorrian had just been appointed area youth worker for Boston Youth Centre, and was joining forces with Rod Evan, who would be in charge of the planned new youth centre on Mill Road.
She said: "Personal and social education play a very important part in the development of teenagers, and our aim is to supply that service."
* SCHOOLCHILDREN in the Boston area were swapping the British summer for the Australian winter in the biggest project of its kind ever attempted.
Five youngsters from the borough were among 60 across the county jetting off to the land down under as part of the bicentennial celebrations.
The month-long visit would see them experiencing life in an Australian high school.
Doing it for the kids – youth leaders Anne Dorrian and Rod Evan were joining forces to help Boston's youngsters.
* A GRAND National-winning jockey was the guest of honour at a Boston summer gala.
Around 800 people attended the event held at the Minstrels Nursing Home, where Bob Champion handed over the keys of a minibus for residents of the home.
The event, which also included a tambourine and gymnastics display, was expected to raise around £1,500.
* HYDRAULIC shears breaking apart boats alongside the River Haven at Fishtoft.
This was the proposal before Boston Borough Council, for the establishment of a ship-breaking business on a site in Fishtoft Road.
A former rubbish tip, the land was proving hard to sell, and borough planning director Ivan Stimson told members they 'could do worse'.
Coun Geoff Moulder said it would be a 'scar on the beauty of the area', and the plan was dismissed for being ugly and noisy.
