The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
February 28, 1967
A look back at this day in Peterborough’s history from the Telegraph archives
The lead story in the Evening Telegraph of February 28, 1967 was about a schoolboy who had been missing for more han a week.
The 15-year-old Deacon’s chool pupil was an altar servr at StMary’s Church and the icar made a plea for him to ome home.
Also on the front page was a weather story after the RAF meteorological office at Wittering recorded a gust f 81mph. The high winds meant people were evacuated rom homes in Eye after fears The lead story on the back page as not exactly local sport... it as a report on the 5th test in the ustralia South Africa series. here was not a single mention of osh, although there was a story bout Stamford. he Daniels’ directors had met to scuss the club’s future, but they
Kenning’sLimited, of Broadway, were advertising the new Triumph 000. The car was dubbed ‘today’s most civilised car’. It had ‘civised thoughts on safety’. The lurb said: Take its top gear aceration. Very, very sharp. The ort of acceleration that makes vertaking a remarkably brief, eassuringly safe experience. A saloon would set you back 1,197. 13s and 11d. Imagine not having the 11 ence!
the steeple at St Matthew’s Church might topple.
One of the area’s eldest residents Miss Mary Wright, formerly of Spalding and Eye, was celebrating her 105th birthday.
Miss Wright was born in 1862 and travelled extensively.
She remembered visiting Paris for the opening of the Eiffel Tower in March 1889.
Mr Cecil Hart of Whittlesey’s Super Cinema was back at work after robbers broke into his home.
Mr Hart thought they were after money after a will published the week before
This is a little bit of a cheat, as this story appeared in the ET a day before in the edition of February 27’... but it was too good an opportunity to miss.
The trophy laden young man in the picture is no other than well known city councillor Marco Cereste. Marco has been pictured many times in the ET and PT over the years but I wonder if this was his first appearance.
And it wasn’t in the politics section it was in sport.
revealed he had been left £56,000 by his sister.
Peterborpough and Stamford Hospital bosses agreed to buy a £41 hair drier. The ET reported: ‘Mothers-to-be at the Gables Maternity home will look even more glamorous when husbands visit them in the future.’
There were 1,583 people out of work in the county of Huntingdon and Peterborough.
On the telly was a sitcom All Gas & Gaiters starring Derek Nimmo (BBC1) and Crossroads (Anglia). The Sound Of Music was on at the Odeon.
Marco was a top tenpin bowler and the trophies were awarded at the end of the Teenage League. Marco, who lived in Silver Street, won the overall championship with his partner Alan Fawcett. Their team was known as the Marceddies.
Marco also scooped the hi-average trophy, hi-series, hi-game and the trophy for the most improved player.
He’s been bowling over opponents ever since!
A full page advertisment featured urging people to emigrate to Canada. It was written by Tim Curtis a former Stamford Mercury journalist who emigrated with his family in 1964. He extolled the virtues of his new country but warned husbands to be aware their wives might find it difficult to leave parents and sisters behind!