THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

A Dutchman who had worked five years in Germany, and recently returned to Holland, as he found it impossible to endure the conditions in Germany, has informed Het Volk that food was never so bad as now. He was working last at Essen, where last week no bread whatever was obtainable and potatoes were only obtainable by those engaged in heavy work, such as mine workers and the metal workers at Krupp’s. Civilians look very weak from hunger. The feeling in Germany is one of depression.

50 years ago

Kate Kennedy did not meet the Dundee Lord Provost on “her” first visit to Dundee from the ancient St Andrews University. Lord Provost McManus was due to meet Kate at the END of “her” procession through the crowded city centre. But the procession was 20 minutes behind schedule and when the Lord Provost arrived at Dundee High School he had just missed the START. Later, the Lord Provost said that there had been a “bit of confusion”, adding that he had an engagement immediately after.

25 years ago

A personal recommendation from Liz McColgan has secured an invaluable athletics scholarship at an American university for a talented Monifieth schoolgirl. Sixteen-yearold Evonne Reilly has been given the chance to follow in the footsteps of her Hawkhill Harriers team-mate under Liz’s old US coach John Mitchell. Evonne’s opportunity mirrors Liz’s early career when she was awarded a similar scholarship at the same age. Evonne will be travelling to Georgia University.

One year ago

A Fife band is preparing to bang the drum for Scotland at an event in the United States. The Police Scotland Fife Pipe Band has been invited to attend the Virginia International Tattoo – the largest show of its kind in the US and similar to the Edinburgh International Military Tattoo. In this, its 20th year, members of the Fife Police band will line up alongside military bands from many countries. The band is one of the top ranked police pipe bands in the world, led by Pipe Major Douglas Murray.