May 1963
The Battle’s o’er!
Dundee’s last match in the European Cup has provided for the Dens crowd the extremes of Continental temperament.
“Sythe ‘em down, sake hands and we’re all pals in sport,” seemed to be the Milan motto in the determination to hold on to their four-goal lead.Thirty seven thousand fans hadn’t seen the like of it before at Dens Park, and this could be said of their team’s performance in their progress to this last bitter battle.
This match apart, Dundee has given the fans something to remember in the European Cup. They had taken on the champions of Germany, Portugal, Belgium and Italy at home and beaten the lot.
But it was apparent from the game in Milan and on Wednesday night that there’s more than ability needed to play the game well in this competition – a good and fair referee is a must.
Body-checking, jersey pulling, elbowing all bring down the wrath of a Scots referee, but their Continental counterparts never seem to have heard of ungentlemanly conduct.
At least Dundee had the good grace to accept defeat in the traditions of British sport. But perhaps a little more devil and less turning the other cheek would be better.
Anyway, Wednesday’s match will be argues for many a day. It was a memorable occasion and we can thank Dundee for the memory of a wonderful page history.
Cologne, Lisbon, Anderlecht, Milan. These names should be sewn on the league championship flag as glorious battle honours.
Dundee’s New City Centre
The first phase of the Overgate redevelopment scheme should be completed and all shops opened for business by the beginning of August – about eight months behind schedule.
The new opening date was given by Mr George Templeman, estates manager for Scotland of Murrayfield Real Estates, Ltd.
They delay has been due to water seepage during the foundations work, the recent severe winter and a go-slow which had been in operation by bricklayers during part of the building period.
Of the 50 shops in this first phase, 45 have already been let. The five remaining shops are single units. Besides a wide range of shops, catering for clothing, shoes, television and handicrafts, there will also be a bank.
The seven-story Angus Hotel, which is under a separate contract, should be opened by Christmas, although the outside shell will be completed about the same time as the shops.
The second phase of the scheme will proceed immediately after the completion of the first. South Lindsay Street will be closed and a ramp will give access to the new shopping centre, which is at a higher level than the next phase.
Demolition work will be carried out between South Lindsay Street and Tally Street once shops are vacated, and the second phase is expected to be completed by the spring of 1965.
Corporation of Dundee
Public Libraries Department
“The Longest Day”
Is one of the many interesting books available at your public library. Library members may reserve a copy of this stirring account of D-Day. Even the longest day may seem all too short when reading some of the new books added to the library including:-
“My Darling Clementine: The Story of Lady Churchill”
“Douglas Haig, The Educated Soilder”.
“Sixty Days that Shook the West”
“50 North: An Atlantic Battleground”
“The Liberation of Paris”
Central Library, Albert Square.
Telephone No. 24938.
Gaumont Cinema
Darryl F. Zanuck’s
“The Longest Day” (A)
Now in its second week.
Separate performance daily.
Matinees Monday, Wednesday, Saturday.
Evening performances:
Doors 6.45 for 7.15.
Matinees: Doors 1.30 for 2.0.
They Need Your Support
A coffee morning and sale, their last money-raising venture before the opening of their new spastics centre, is being held by Dundee and District Spastics Association in the Greens Playhouse this morning.
Most of the associations’ funds will be needed to pay for the alterations to their premises in Dudhope Street.
The association’s chairman, Mr George Ogilvie, said “We have enough funds to do the job, but now we need the money to run the place.”
The building alterations are expected to cost around £1500 - £2000.
Chicken Special
A lace tablecloth is the prize won by Mrs J. Hutcheon, Pitcaple, Aberdeenshire for this recipe with a difference…
Take a chicken about 3½ lb, ½ cup seedless raisins, ¼ cupful blanched almonds, 3 tablespoons butter, 1 cupful crushed pineapple with the juice, ¼ teaspoonful cloves, 2 cupfuls orange juice, 2 tablespoonfuls cold water, salt and pepper, pinch of cinnamon.
Disjoint chicken and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat butter in a heavy pan, add almonds and allow them to brown slightly stirring constantly. Remove the almonds from the fat, add the chicken and brown on all side.
Add almonds raisins, pineapple, cinnamon, clove and orange juice. Cover tightly and simmer for 45 minutes or until chicken is tender. Remover the chicken and keep warm.
Mix flour and cold water and add to the juices in the pan. Cook until thickened. Pour sauce over chicken and sprinkle with grated orange rind. Serve.
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Morris and Austin Caravanettes
Fitted heater, radio, full equipped.
All the Best Makes of Caravans for Hire 0 on Tow
(9ft, to 22ft)
The Pioneer of Caravan Hiring –
Dan Divers
Muirhead (254), By Dundee.
Top Ten Club
Palais, Sunday
At 7 p.m.
By popular demand, the Return of the Former
Frank Ifield Backing Group, the
Sound of the Echos
With Paul Keene
And Tommy Dene and the Tremors
Admission 4s.
New members welcome.
Bight Tips 1963
Jelly Tip – A hot cloth wrapped around an aluminium mould makes the removal of a jelly or blancmange simpler. Mrs Ireland, Lockerbie.
Quick Pastry – For quickly made pastry, butter a few slices of thinly cut bread and dip them in milk. Put over a dish of fruit, butter side up, and sprinkle thickly with sugar. Bake in a moderate oven until top is crisp and brown. Mrs Stephen, Cults.
Lentil Soup – Add a teaspoonful of vinegar to lentil soup when it is boiling. It improves the flavour. Mrs Finch, Lockerbie.
Tay Rescue
Six merchant Navy cadets at Dundee School of Navigation had just returned to shore after an afternoon’s sailing in the river on Wednesday when an Enterprise Yacht with a crew of three capsized about 200 yards offshore.
The cadets immediately launched their boat again and went to the rescue. They succeeded in plucking the three men from the chilly water and towing the yacht back to shore.
The rescue took place at West Ferry, near the Royal Tay Yacht Club house. The cadets go there every Wednesday for boat trials and boat-pulling training.
The cadets were Coxswain Derek Wickens, Brian Thompson, Alec Brodie, Brian Thorne, Stanley Pattullo and James Reynolds, all from Dundee.