50 years ago

ROBERT Muir (30) from Laurieston, this week admitted a charge of stealing three goblet glasses from the Star and Garter hotel. The glasses were valued at 2s 6d. A fine of £5 was imposed with the option of 30 days imprisonment.

TWO buses filled with local bakers and their friends had an enjoyable day's outing on Wednesday when the local branch of the Baker's Union made their annual trip. Ninety people went to Berwick on Tweed, visiting Coldstream and Kelso on the way.

THE Edinburgh Film Festival Committee have organised a ball for September 11. This will be the first time the festival has had a film ball, and it coincides with French film week. A contingent of French directors, film writers and players will attend.

DOCTOR A. E. Thompson of Edinburgh University discussed the Middle East crisis and its effect on the Scottish Shale Industry at St Andrews on Saturday. He pointed out that Scottish Shale industry supplied Scottish public transport with four fifths of its demand.

TWO promising 17 year-olds are the newest additions to Bo'ness United. From Stirlingshire Juvenile side Denny Rangers, comes winger Jim Scott, and from Edinburgh Juvenile team Broughton, comes defender George Addison.

25 years ago

THE first full meeting of Forth Valley Tourist Board, set up six months ago, will take place tomorrow in the council chambers of the Burgh Hall, Linlithgow with the new tourist officer for the board, Miss Jane Rodgers.

TWO Bo'ness Harriers carried home trophies from an event organised by Livingston and District AAC. Trevor Spence (12) came fourth in the 200m Open Championship and Stewart Gibson (12) came first in the 1500m open handicap, winning the MacBrayne Trophy.

The steering committee behind the proposal to reintroduce a golf course to Winchburgh has been "very disappointed" by the response to a plea for cash. They asked 200 potential members to pay £10 to help get the scheme off the ground, but they received only 45 replies.

Two Kinneil miners and brothers James and Stewart Adamson are two of 1095 men at the doomed Cardowan Colliery, near Glasgow, fighting for their jobs. James said that Cardowan was a good pit and it would be a terrible blow if it closed.