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Transcribed by Kay & John Collins, 2008
Ada Sail - Diary 1934
Ada Sail in 1934 walking past Ward's Corner
Ada with friends at Yarmouth in 1934
Ada in 1934 in the High Street
Aug 25th - Saturday Slept with Aunt Clara last night. She pinched my nose to wake me up. Got up about 8a.m. Help Mother. Went down High St and came back with Betty. Had dinner. Kath and myself went down High St and then I went Football Match. Rushden won v Stamford 7-4. Aunt Ada and Cliff came for tea. Kath and myself went Theatre. Gracie Fields in "Love Life & Laughter". Went to bed about 11 o'clock.
Aug 26th - Sunday Woke up about 10.15. Got up 10.40. Help[ed] mother, cleaned drains out. Got washed. Had dinner. Went Sunday School. Went for a walk, and had tea. Went Chapel. Kath and myself went for a walk to Higham - sat on a seat. Got home 9.10. Went bed about 9.30.
Aug 27th - Mon Got up 7.10. Wash[ed] myself. Went work. Washed up. Iron for mother. Knitted. Listen to wireless. Went bed.
Aug 28th - Tuesday Got up 7.15. Went work. Had half a day. Rained all afternoon and evening. Kath and myself went pictures. "The Warren Case". Poured of rain when we came out. Went bed 10.0.
Aug 29th - Wednesday Got up 7.10. Went work. Mother went Leicester, bought me a handkerchief. Washed up and cleaned cubbords. Had practice. Prince George announced his engagement today. Listen[ed] to wireless. Went bed 10.0. Mother came home about 10.15. Well Goodnight everybody.
  [Nothing more is entered until: Christmas 1934]
1934 Christmas Presents I had bought me.
 
Mother 1 pr shoes & 5.0.
Dad 5.0
Eric 2.6 1 pr dance shoes
Uncle Herbert 1.0
Grandma 1.0
Uncle Owen 1.0
Kath Handbag
Aunt Clara 1 brown handkerchief
Aunt May 1 white handkerchief
Aunt Annie 1 blue handkerchief Bottle scent.
Lucy Diary
Elsie 1 powder compact
Hilda Goodman 1 bottle June Evening in Paris scent
Cliff 1 bottle Yardley Lavender Scent.
Christmas 1934 I went to Long Eaton for Christmas. Had a lovely time.
  Started work on Monday Dec 31st.

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