January 1933

The Swaysland Diploma, the premier honour in the county for boot and shoe education, was won again by a pupil at the Rushden School.

The change to a daywork system rather than piecework was discussed at a mass meeting of the Rushden branch of the Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives.

February 1933

Mr Arthur Warren, son of Mr.E.Warren butcher and dairyman, sustained injuries in a gallant attempt to stop a runaway horse.  With his right arm over the neck of the animal he was dragged towards the High Street where a collision with a stationary motor pinned the would-be rescuer between a milk float and the bonnet of the van.  The horse continued to career down High Street and into John Street.

March 1933

The News Chronicle published an article about Rushden referring to Higham Ferrers as “the uppish sister putting on the cocked hat and dancing at the Mayoral Ball while little Cinderella Rushden is allowed to go making good honest leather shoes with a heart that aches for little glass ones.”

April 1933

Rushden and District Education Sub-Committee urged the County Authority to open a temporary school at Wellingborough Road Mission to accommodate young children from Irchester Road Estate who currently attended Alfred Street, if only for the winter terms.

May 1933

74 year old Mr William Abrams, inspired by the story of two young Higham Ferrers’ ladies walking to Bedford, decided to walk from Rushden to Bedford and back in the same day.  He departed at 4.40am and returned at 9pm.

June 1933

RUDC was represented for the first time at the Conference of Urban District Councils at Ilfracombe.  Important developments affecting local administration were discussed.

July 1933

Rushden and Higham Ferrers Infant Welfare Centre won the Challenge Shield in the national Parentcraft competition.  Fathers who also won certificates but did not allow them name to be published were told by Lady Henly not to hide their lights under a bushel.

August 1933

The licence of the Griffin, Higham Ferrers, was transferred from William Miller breaking a unique record lasting 120 years when the licensee was always a William Miller.  The first licence had been granted in 1810.

September 1933

Mr Charles Robinson treated his newspaper boys to an outing.  He said the ice-cream bill was rather heavy but they were the best lot of boys in the town.

A statement that a Rushden firm had received an order for a million pairs of shoes was denied by the firm concerned.

October 1933

200 representatives from nearly every youth organisation in town were told that the world was within the grasp of a standard of life, both material and spiritual, far higher than had ever been dreamed of, but at the same time, European civilisation was in danger of collapse and destruction.

November 1933

It was an all-Rushden final in the competition to select Miss Northants.  Mrs F.Wildman was chosen out of five finalists and won a prize of three guineas.

December 1933

A double decker bus skidded on Knuston Hill, shot down the hill broadside knocking down part of a wall and a fence.  Passengers were frightened by the experience but unharmed.