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January 1934
District Commissioner F.E.Preston of Rushden Boy Scout movement was awarded the “Medal of Merit”, an honour bestowed only in cases of exceptional service.
February 1934
Miss W.M.Clipson was appointed a “Serving sister of the Order of St.John of Jerusalem”, the first time Rushden had been honoured in this way.
The newly formed Higham Ferrers Allotment Society dealt with 38 applications for seeds and tools.
March 1934
The death occurred of Mr Thomas Swindall, Council member since 1897, known for his service to the St.John Ambulance Allotment Association, and forewent lucrative public building contracts in order that the Council could benefit from his expertise.
April 1934
Rushden Query Motor club had a motor cycle racing day at Home Farm, off Skinner’s Hill. It was hoped that this would be the first of many on this thrilling course.
The Adult School Male Voice Choir and Rushden Choral Society joined forces to raise funds for the latter.
May 1934
Teachers were warned that no firm of photographers from Blackpool or anywhere else had “received permission to visit schools” to photograph children.
Mr J.Roe headed a unanimous request to the Postmaster General that the Rushden Post Office be made a Head Office.
June 1934
The new hospital block for 14 female patients at Rushden House Sanatorium was opened. It was heralded as “The last word” in TB treatment, and “a sun trap of maximum efficiency”.
For the very first time Rushden had a Carnival Queen, chosen from 73 entries. She was Miss Freda Shortland of Portland Road who worked as a typist for W.H.Chapman’s box factory. Her Maids of Honour were Doreen Percival of Trafford Road, Phyllis Coleman of Fletcher Road, Betty Munns of Oval Road and Joan Hodgkins.
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July 1934
Rushden Rotary Club was founded by a unanimous vote at the Queen Victoria Hotel and was awaiting its Charter. Alderman C.W.Horrell became its interim President.
August 1934
A man ordered six ice-creams for children at Wicksteed Park, but 94 others appeared as if “impaled by some telepathic ray”. They were on a Social Services outing.
A new company, Clark Brothers, was registered following an agreement to carry on the business in all kinds of TV, telephony, wireless and photography apparatus.
September 1934
Within 2 hours of Mrs Fred Wildman of Rushden being chosen as Northants Beauty Queen for Skegness Carnival Week, Rushden had organised a victory parade for her led by the Temperance Band.
October 1934
The Mission Band won the Junior Cup at Crystal Palace for “an outstanding performance”. They gave their first Radio Concert on October 5th.
The new milk scheme in schools, whereby children received one third of a pint for ½d instead of 1d, caused an extraordinary jump in demand.
November 1934
Both the literary and musical features of the new Methodist Hymn Book were the subject of a lecture given by Dr.T.W.Skinner at Park Road Methodist Church.
John White acquired the factory in Midland Road, Higham Ferrers, formerly occupied by Messrs Charles Parker.
December 1934
Baptists decided to push on for a new church on the Westfields Housing Estate.
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