(A look at some of the stories that made the news ‘back-in-the-day’ with CLIFFORD STANLEY) 

$95 from N.A. ‘Mile of Silver Coins’
(The Daily Argosy: April 20, 1960)
MR. F. J. July, M.B.E, Deputy Mayor of New Amsterdam, deputizing for His Worship the Mayor, W.O.R. Kendall, laid the first silver coin outside the Strand Bazaar on Thursday morning in support of the efforts by the B.G Tuberculosis Society to raise a mile of silver coins.
The following members of the New Amsterdam Branch supervised the collection: Mesdammes W.O.R. Kendall; S.F. Carew; M. Ganpatsingh; M. Alli;  J. Lucas; D. Hazelwood; and Nurse Harte.
The line of coins netted $95.85.

Much rain in N.A.
(The Daily Argosy: April 20, 1960)
THERE WERE continuous showers of rain in New Amsterdam and outlying districts from Thursday night to Easter Saturday.
The Good Friday services in the churches drew fairly large congregations, however.

Mahaicony Cottage Hospital nearing completion
(The Daily Argosy: May 6, 1960)
AT CENTRAL Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, the Mahaicony Cottage Hospital is nearing completion.
The L-shaped building has a Delivery Room and a Maternity Ward, and a Dispensary among other features.
The new Central Mahaicony Cottage Hospital will also house the offices of the District Public Health Officer and Health Visitor.
Cottage Hospitals are also being erected at Leguan and Leonora.

‘Time and the River’ still tops
(The Daily Argosy: May 6, 1960)
NAT COLE’S hit parade, ‘Time and the River’, remained top-tune last night over Radio Demerara’s Husqvarna Hit Parade programme.
It was closely followed by Brook Benton’s ‘So Many Ways’, and the Drifter’s ‘Dance With Me’ in second and third places respectively.
The Brown’s ‘Heaven Fell Last Night’  occupied the number four spot, while making its debut in the fifth spot was Craig Douglas’ ‘Pretty Blue Eyes’.
Making a jump from eighth to sixth space was Cliff Richards’ ‘A Voice In The Wilderness’, while in a terrific drop from fourth place to number seven spot was Sil Austin’s ‘Square from Cuba’ .
Jimmy Clanton’s ‘Go Jimmy Go’ made its first appearance in the number eight spot.

B.G. stamp fetches good price in London
(The Daily Argosy: May 13, 1960)
THE FIRST part of a stamp enthusiast’s collection of used Commonwealth stamps on complete envelopes realized over £3000 at H.R. Harmer’s Bond Street, London salesrooms on Monday.
The collection, formed in the 1920s, included a B.G. 1852 four-cent black-and-deep-blue which sold for £260.
It was originally bought for £21.

‘Too many liars in Berbice’
(The Daily Argosy: May 19,1960)
HIS WORSHIP, Mr. Frank Vieira at the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court on Monday expressed the opinion that there were too many liars in Berbice, and that that state of affairs must be changed.
He thought Georgetown was bad, but he found Berbice to be worse.
The observation was made during the trial of a case of unlawful wounding, brought by the Police after a witness for the prosecution had given evidence contrary to the statement he had given to the Police.

B.G’s population climbs to over half a million
(The Daily Argosy: May 21, 1960)
THE POPULATION of B.G. now stands at over half a million people, according to a recent countrywide census.
Preliminary figures show that there are more women than men.
There are 280,048 women and 278,721 men, comprising a total population of 558, 769.
The 1960 preliminary total disclosed that since the last census was taken in 1946, there has been an increase of nearly 50% in the population.

Domestics off to Canada
(The Daily Argosy: May 28, 1960)
THE THIRTY domestics (the fifth batch) flew out to Canada yesterday morning.
They have gone on one-year contracts to work with families in Canada.
A large number of relatives and friends, despite the inclement weather and the early hour the girls were to depart from Georgetown (1:30am), gathered at the Pan American Airways (PAA) office to bid them farewell.
Employment Manager, Mr. Ramharry, was also there to give them a last-minute briefing.
They left the City at 2 o’clock by bus for Atkinson Field, to join a P.A.A. flight.
They were expected to arrive in Canada tonight.
Following are the names of the domestics: Doreen Blair, Hillon Hinds, Joan Moore, Claudette Waldron, Emmie Seaforth, Daphne Forde, Clarissa Newton, Averil Neil, Mary Culley, Ruth Mootoo,  Joyce Alleyene, Shirley Matthews, Yvonne Henry, Dropatie Persaud, Stella Callendar, Una Franklin, Monica Ferreira, Claudette Marshall, Desula Jacobs, Esme Cummings,  Evadney Medas, Hannah Fraser, Loereen Semple, Constance McCurdy, Marva Douglas, Norma Munroe, Ruby Foster, Norma Norton, Lucille Nestor and Margaret Letlow.

Train in collision with cattle wagon
(The Daily Argosy: June 10, 1960)
AN ACCIDENT involving a passenger train and two cattle wagons occurred yesterday morning at Kitty Railway Station.
It is understood that the 7:35 o’clock train from Georgetown to Mahaica came into contact with two stationary cattle wagons, sending them some distance away from the point of impact.
Thirteen cows, which were in the wagons at the time, were injured.
One of them was taken off dead. (Clifford Stanley can be reached to discuss any of the foregoing articles at cliffantony@gmail.com or by telephone: 657-2043)