Observations – Page 37

Ready, Aye Ready

Jul 13, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate attends a talk by a retired Major at Drumnadroggit about being prepared for war – and this leads to the establishment of the Deeside Defenders. a local volunteer defence force. Barrowsgate and his neighbours soon declare themselves “Ready”.

Connubial Bliss

Jul 6, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate’s friend gets married but doesn’t think much of his new wife’s cooking.

The Resort Courteous

Jun 29, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Kirsty and Sandy Catchpenny decide to have a holiday by the sea but find the place less than friendly.

Nature in the Raw

Jun 22, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate is invited to the opening of a Public Bathhouse. Note: This was republished in 1950 in the Huntly Express and was broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in 1958.

Soothing Syrup

Jun 15, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate eavesdrops on a conversation on the bus between two women, one of whom thinks she has got herself a coat at a bargain price. Note: An English language version of this was published in the Buchan Observer on 09 February 1937 in the ANZAC column.

An Echo of Muckle Friday

Jun 8, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Two of Barrowsgate’s newspaper colleagues decide to go to Muckle Fair in Aberdeen, pretending to be Buchan farm labourers looking for work. “Muckle Friday” was originally held in medieval times at the festival of Michaelmas on 29 September when the produce of the harvest would be sold in the stalls of the markets, and labourers…