November 3-4

The 46-years-old Arkansas governor swept to a landslide victory over George Bush early today to end 12 years of Republican rule in the White House. Clinton will become the nation's third youngest president, and the youngest since John Kennedy won aged 43. Clinton vowed to confront problems "too long ignored", from the economy to Aids and the environment.

25 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

November 3, 1977

CONTROVERSIAL councillor Kevan Hornby, who has accused some park workers of "not doing a fair day's work for a fair day's pay", last night defied a vote of censure by every one of his Bolton Council colleagues. Fellow Tory members supported a Labour motion calling on Counc. Hornby to withdraw his "damaging and misleading charges."

But during and after last night's meeting, Counc. Hornby stood by his remarks to the parks and recreation committee last month, in which he talked of some workmen "kicking the council in the teeth."

He said last night that he had had a "staggering" 237 letters supporting him. "The only apology I make is one to the people of Bolton for not having the guts to say what I said earlier," he remarked.

50 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

November 3, 1952

SIR,- Could someone please inform me why some mothers want to put their boys into long trousers and jeans. At a junior school where I live there are at present eight boys in "longs" of some sort - mostly those horrible jeans.

I asked one of the boys why he wore jeans and he said - with a grin - that his mother did not want to keep washing his legs every day!

When my two sons went to school a few years ago shorts were worn until the boy was nearly 14. He had to have clean hands, face and knees. In those days the boys went to school clean, but nowadays it appears you can go to school as you like.

Come, you school inspectors, get cracking before an epidemic breaks out and wakes someone up. Yours, Clean Mother.

100 YEARS AGO

From the Evening News,

November 4, 1902

ONE of the most memorable battles for the municipal polls in which Bolton has been engaged for many years, closed on Saturday evening. November 1 this year fell on a Saturday and the half-day holiday was expected to have been utilised by the working men at the polling booths, but to the surprise of some the polling was not so brisk as been expected, the counter attraction of a football match at Burnden having the powerful militating influence.

It was a curious crowd which assembled on Victoria-square awaiting the results.

The people did not know or care to give voice to any of the popular ditties which are usually sung by the more youthful element at these times. There wasn't even a firework discharged, nor was there a groan, and cheers for a while were almost equally scarce.