Brief entries regarding school and home life; chiefly sporting activities and family visits. Records attending lectures at The Scientific Society; frequent references to radio shows listened to, including guests appearing on ‘In Town Tonight’ and ‘Variety’; sporting events attended or listened to, including rugby international scores, England beating Scotland ‘for first time’ at Murrayfield on 20 Mar in the Calcutta Cup; boxing matches, 1 Feb, Neusel beat Jack Petersen at Wembley ‘towel thrown in 10th round’; Joe Louis and Tommy Farr match, 31 Aug, ‘we all woke at 2.45 to her commentary by Bob Bowman on Farr-Louis fight (New York). Louis won on points’; records the ‘broadcast’ of King George VI’s coronation and subsequent visit to Cardiff on 14 Jul and visit to Cardiff aerodrome, 11 Sep to see King’s Cup Air Race.
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- Dates of Creation1937
- Physical Description1 volume