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Jan 15. I buy a new hat, brown spring felt. Immediately on leaving shop it
b;ew off & a man put his foot on it.

17. Bobbie goes to London by car to his new job Electric Vans Ltd

18. Rosalind goes to a party at Burstall & stays with Mrs Baxter

25. The Aurora Borealis seen at N.K & all over Eng

27. Niagara Falls Bridge collapsed by weight of ice

Feb 4. Rehearsal for spring cleaning & geyser. Ros to London to Coulson to ?
Mother has bronchitis & then pneumonia. Nurse Heggs in home

Sun 20. Mother improving

24. Entertainment at Walton - 2 plays "Spring cleaning & old geyser"

Sun 27. Mother downstairs first time

30. Rosalind comes home to go to Golf club dance at Lutterworth. Frank sets off to Germany with Chatham Scouts

31. Frank arrives at ? [Utlm} on the Danube. Heard him speak on radio at [Ullm]

April 2. Frank goes to Munich. 3. Mother comes to N.K

13. Broke up school for Easter hols. I gave 4 prizes & Easter eggs.

Good Friday 15. Uncle Frank, aunt Annie, Madelaine & Mary come to N.K

Sat 16. Pa comes to stay. 17. Car run to Newbold-on-Avon, saw Noel Prentice & his church

18. Car ride to Mkt. Harboro.[ Gumley] etc, etc

19. Took mother & Father home to Morlands. 20. Spring clean at Morlands

21 Dining room, study - 2 bedrooms, stairs, hall, landing, bathroom

23. To Stratford-on-Avon - saw flags unfurled. Tyrone Guthrie was chief guest
Visited Shakespear Memorial in church . Noel Prentice was rector there, wonderful to meet

25 Little theatre to see Othello - Leslie Bowman, Roy [Poclim], Diana [Nicolson]

27. Frank goes to Ramsgate

May 4. Rosalind gets her driving licence. I write an EMPIRE PLAY

24. Pageant - a great day. Pageant most sucessful, N.K loved it
Tea at Col. Belgraves - games after

June 2. Broke up school 4. To Syston 5. Gardened, 4 o' left for Yorkshire
Visited Digly Mills & Bilberry reservoir, Marston & over moors

6. Ret to Syston - found mother ill - to 10 V. ill pneumonis 11 Moved her
in ambulance to Sun Dial nursing home. 12. Visited mother - improving

13. School - all present - school dentist visit

July 23. To Ramsgate to see headmaster Chatham House, Frank returned with us
Tea at Ramsgate where Frank works as Sea scout

27. Frank breaks up for Summer hols. 28. N.K begins summer hols