Tuesday 11 June 1963
Furniture of the future may be moulded and pressed out in one piece with glass fibre and plastic instead of wood. As a result, 65,000 furniture makers could lose their jobs. There are calls for a 30 hour week to secure employment.
Derek Gaisford has won himself a free trip to America. Fifty-one weeks ago, he bet his wife that he could eat a pound of sausages a day, and he’s still eating. After consuming over 3,000 sausages, an American sausage company has invited him to visit America.
The craze for the man-style shirt-blouse is still spreading. In the autumn, these shirt-blouses will be available in Chelsea-set checks and dark “beat” colours, from 39s 11d. The latest trend in jeans – wide legs with 17 inch bottoms, in bronze, with contrasting stitching.
Personal advertisements: Fiona, please contact for talk. Urgent. Australia is now possible – Len. Talented singer-songwriters, send sae to The Dene, Wembley, Middlesex.
Cricket: England v West Indies, First Test, Old Trafford. England were thrashed by ten wickets inside four days. England had no answer to Frank Worrell’s inspired captaincy. Lance Gibbs with eleven wickets in the match was the star performer. England will have to step up their form by two notches to win this series now. Scores – West Indies 501 – 6 declared and 1-0. England 205 and following on 296.
Television highlights: Bookstand. Dinner Party – after dinner conversations. Look to Tomorrow’s Climate.
Radio highlights: Music While You Work. A Welkin of Witches.
Weather: warm and sunny. Outlook – cloudy and cooler. 22c, 72f.
Wednesday 12 June 1963
Forty-nine heroes who battled through blizzards during the Big Freeze this winter to rescue animals in distress are to receive special medals from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Bronze statuettes and certificates will also be awarded.
Fashion experts reckon that Cardiff is the most fashionable provincial outlet. A spokeswoman said, “Cardiff is smarter than London – much more fashion-conscious. If you can sell it in London, you can definitely sell it here.” Formal evening dresses are in in Cardiff, along with figure-skimming dresses with cut-away arm-holes.
Two cans of corned beef, imported from South America, might have caused the typhoid outbreak in Harlow, Essex. Meanwhile, 20,000 people in Merthyr Tydfil have been told not to bathe in the River Taff after a burst sewage pipe polluted part of the river.
People and businesses in Essex have been warned that they face water shortages if they do not economise.
Professional footballers are treated like cattle or paid slaves. This argument was made in the High Court where Arsenal inside-forward George Eastham is challenging the current pay, transfer and contract system. The Professional Footballers’ Association is backing Eastham. The case continues today.
Television highlights: Ask Me Another – quiz. On Safari – in Cambodia. Sportsview – athletics.
Radio highlights: Swinging Softly. Theatre Organ Music.
Weather: sunny, thunderstorms. Outlook – thundery rain. 24c, 75f.
Thursday 13 June 1963
Dozens of members of the race-hating Ku Klux Klan were brought in for police questioning yesterday, on suspicion of murder. The victim, Mr Medgar Evers, was shot in the back. In Washington, the White House said, “The President is appalled by the barbarity of this act. No effort will be spared in the investigation to uncover the assassin.”
You could have boiled an egg on the atmosphere. Last night there was a fervour in suburban Surrey caused by five long-haired lads known as the Rolling Stones. The lads are: Mick Jagger, who is studying at the London School of Economics; Brian Jones, an ex-lorry driver; Keith Richard, who used to be a post office worker; Bill Wyman, who likes poetry; and Charlie Watts, who collects pocket handkerchiefs. They have created a new dance craze called the Twitch, the Parox or the Sudden Attack. Listen to their first record, Come On, and try the dance for yourself.
Two members of Merseyside’s talented Beatles have written a song for Brighton’s Bobby Sansom and the Giants. It’s called There’s a Place.
A ban on bare chests has been imposed on deckchair men at Weymouth, Dorset. From now on, they must wear shirts while they work. A spokesman for Weymouth Corporation, who imposed the ban, said, “I don’t think it’s good for bare-chested attendants to hand out deckchairs to women. No one has complained, but some of the older women have mentioned the bare torsos to me.”
Butlin’s eight holiday camps made a record profit of £13,153,000 last year, an increase of £2,767,000 on the previous year.
Television highlights: Perspective – the pop music story. Ladies Showjumping from Richmond. Here and Now – dockers training school.
Radio highlights: Jazz Club. French Cabaret.
Weather: thunderstorms. Outlook – changeable. 24c, 75f.
Friday 14 June 1963
The whole island of Jersey is in “a state of nerves and uncertainty” because of a growing crime wave. An official said, “Jersey is now one of the wickedest places in the United Kingdom. Teenage reefer parties are adding to our troubles.”
“It took me twenty minutes to drink two cups of tea, smoke a cigarette and grow three new fingernails. This week, I became the first woman in Britain to try out instant fingernails, a new finger-tip beauty product. The nails are produced by a top-secret formula paste that is selling well in France and Germany.” – Paula James.
Best buys this week – medium eggs, not large eggs; kippers; crabs; herrings; shrimps; dover sole; and mushrooms.
Dish of the week, as suggested by the Macaroni Advisory Bureau – Spaghetti Fish Custard. It sounds disgusting, but tastes quite nice.
People have been told not to go to work in Harlow because of Typhoid. Meanwhile, dypyheria has broken out in Southwalk.
International football: Spain 2 Scotland 6. Scotland completed their close-season tour with a fine win, after shock defeats to Norway and Eire.
Athletics: London beat Munich by 94 points to 61. London won nine of the fifteen men’s and women’s events. Ron Jones was the star performer winning the 100 metres in 10.6 seconds.
Speedway: Oxford v Wimbledon postponed – waterlogged track. Lawn Tennis: Kent Championships – rain stopped play.
Television highlights: The Spread of the Eagle – Antony and Cleopatra with Mary Morris. Gardening Club. Dr Kildare – last of the series.
Radio highlights: Motor Cycling. Encounters with Animals.
Weather: cloudy with rain. Outlook – sunny, dry and warm. 19c, 66f.
Saturday 15 June 1963
Banger number 3,196 is poised on the end of Derek Gaisford’s fork. The four sausages on Sausage King Derek’s plate completed his marathon – pork sausages every day for a year. His wife, Florence, said, “Thank goodness that’s all over. I used to like sausages, but now I’m sick of the sight of them.” Derek celebrated by eating steak. He said, “It’s only for a change – I still love sausages.”
What’s the most important piece of equipment in the modern kitchen? Teeth. How else can you break into vacuum-packed sachets of bacon, ham or coffee? Cut with a scissors and you get coffee on the floor. Pierce with a knife and you get a hole in your thumb. The only solution is to use your teeth. But don’t try this with dentures.
The petrol price war hotted up last night when the National Benzole Company slashed the price of their bestselling premium grades by 1 1/2d from midnight. A spokesman said, “Make no bones about it – competition is extremely tough.”
Meet the new muscle men of Britain – clean, bright and lightly oiled. Over 10,000 men now compete in muscle men contests. One of the top contenders is Geoffrey Whittaker, a hairdresser, and the current Mr Yorkshire. “This isn’t a game for cranks,” said a spokesman. “The men who reach the top are highly intelligent people.”
Peter Sellers owns the world’s most expensive Mini. The basic car cost £567, but the extras cost £1,300. The extras include leathers and veneered woods, Rolls Royce finishing and double chrome, push button electric windows and a built-in ladies’ vanity box. He said, “You know me – I wanted a town car like no one else has got.”
Television highlights: Cricket – Lord’s Taverners v Old England. Juke Box Jury with Peter Sellers. Morecambe and Wise Show – new series.
Radio highlights: Motor Racing. Let’s Take a Spin.
Weather: mainly dry. Outlook – changeable. 19c, 66f.
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