CHRISTMAS LOTTERY MAY TOP $20,000
(Daily Chronicle November 11, 1971)
The guaranteed first prize in the National Christmas Lottery is expected to exceed $20,000.This was disclosed by an official of the Government Lottery Control Committee when commenting on the sale of lottery tickets.
He said that as at today’s date, an unusually large number of tickets had already been sold and if the sales continued the same way the guaranteed first prize would for the first time ever, top the $20,000 mark.
The Christmas Lottery is scheduled to be drawn on December 20 outside Bookers Universal Store.
Tickets are being sold at $1.00 each and quarters can be purchased at 25 cents each.

YOU MUST PAY TO LISTEN
(Daily Chronicle January 14, 1972)
Magistrate Rupert Trim yesterday told 20 persons, mostly women, that if they wanted to listen to “Auntie Cumsie,” the “Guiding Light” and “So help me God” they must take out their radio licenses.
Fines totalling over $150,000 were collected from them for not taking out radio licenses for 1972.

EXCITING REGATTA
(Guyana Graphic October 25, 1970)
The Demerara Rowing and Aquatic Club holds its fourth annual Regatta today from 11.00 a.m.  at their Ruimveld headquarters.
Promising to be the most exciting yet, this year’s program includes speedboat races , skiing, swimming, rowing and the event of the day-the flying of the ski kite.
This will be the first time that Guyanese will have the opportunity to see this magnificent display of wizardry strength of body and mind  and the dare-devil spirit of Maurice Amres as he flies his ski-kite.
The Regatta will be opened by President Arthur Chung.

MORRIS OXFORD(Advertisement)
(Guyana Graphic October 2, 1971)
Guyana’s most popular family saloon. Now safely anchored by our newly built-in thief–proof steering lock. Available with Automatic or Standard transmission from Bookers Garage ;also Bookers Stores Limited, New Amsterdam and Markenburg.
Price with standard transmission $6,150; Automatic Transmission $590 extra. Built-in steering lock $68 extra.

BRAFF AND FIGHTER DOING WELL ABROAD
(Guyana Graphic October 4, 1970)
Guyanese International Pop singer Johnny Braff popped in over the week on a business trip and had very good news about another Guyanese pop artiste abroad.
He said King Fighter  is still King of the Virgin Islands where he has been living for the past five years.
Both Johnny and King Fighter have been entertaining fans in Martinique and other neighboring islands.
They have also made trips to Canada and the U.S.A.
Johnny’s latest recording, a 45 RPM is titled “I’ll kiss the tears from your eyes,” coupled with “Suffer you fool.”
“Tears” has just entered the Windward Islands Top 100 at number 18.
King Fighter’s latest single is one called “Pluck Chicken.”

LOUD-SPEAKING PHONES ARE HERE
(Guyana Graphic October 11, 1970)
The LAT 4 loud speaking telephone has come to Guyana. One of the latest inventions, it allows the busy executive complete freedom to refer to correspondence make notes or even type while carrying on a telephone conversation.
It is also designed to allow any number of people in the office to join in the conversation.
The telephone is operated by an on/off switch and a dial like that of the ordinary telephone.

TEENAGE ARTISTRY
(Daily Chronicle October 31, 1972)
Two teenaged school children will see their paintings exhibited on Guyana’s Christmas stamps this year.
Veronica Bassoo and Ronald Austin will also be awarded prizes for winning a Christmas Stamp competition for students.
Veronica of Dolphin Government school won first prize for painting “The Lord’s Prayer” while Ronald of Central High came second with his “Masquerade”.
They will receive their awards on November 15 next.

AFRO FASHION
(Daily Chronicle January 11, 1973)
Don’t be left out of the 1973 Afro Fashion. The Fashion Pendulum has swung the Afro way. Do your own thing and consult Mrs. Ugo Odiri for the latest and finest Afro prints just arrived from Africa . Call at Queen’s College Compound Georgetown for  the SURPRISE.

THIEVES GO TO CHURCH
(Daily Chronicle January, 11, 1973)
Thieves broke into a church and temple in Berbice Tuesday night and carried away articles worth together $214.
From St. Patrick’s Church East Canje Berbice $150 worth of articles were stolen while  the Hindu temple at Blairmont West bank Berbice suffered $64 loss.
The Police are investigating.

“GODFATHER” SETS RECORD
(Daily Chronicle January 4, 1973)
In less than a year, “Godfather has deposed “Gone with the wind” as North America’s all-time box office film success, the show business weekly Variety reported yesterday.
“The Godfather” starring Marlon Brando and based on Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel about a Mafia family has grossed $81M USD ($163M GYD)in the U.S and Canada since its release.
“Gone with the wind” for long the top box office success has grossed $77M USD  ( $164M GYD) since it was released in 1939.

PRISONER STEALS IN JAIL
(Daily Chronicle January 9, 1973)
A prisoner serving a three months term for larceny was yesterday given a twelve month sentence for stealing a pair of yachting shoes from another prisoner.
45 year old Henry White who committed the offence at the Georgetown Prison  told the Magistrate that he did not care what kind of sentence was passed on him because he was accustomed to “holding the wrong  end of the rope.”
The court was told that one day in November last, Phillip Prowell reported to the prison authorities that he could not find his yachting shoes.
But when he and White appeared in Court the same day he noticed that White was wearing his shoes.
White at first said that the shoes was his but Prowell was able to identify his yachtings by certain marks on them and White finally admitted that he had swiped them.
Checking White’s records before sentencing him, the Magistrate observed that he had 47 previous convictions 31 of which were for larceny.

(Clifford Stanley can be reached to discuss any of the foregoing articles at cliffantony@gmail.com or cell phone # 694 0913.)