Folder 28

[1959] [Mar], 6 p. Letter to Folks “Am. has spent money to send the head of the Ministry of Agri. Info. Man to U.S. to train him in Info. methods two different times. He was just getting so he know the difference between a poster and a letter and a picture. You could never dream by talking to Turks how little they can put into practice of what they know;” worked for an hour on a poster that only had about five Turkish words on it; “I just came from the Weigles. She has a phobia that she will have to leave here without having everything that you can get cheaper here;” will be receiving a hand operated washing machine that was built in Beltsville Research Center in Washington, D.C.
[1960] Dec [?], 5 p. Letter to Folks Invited some kids from Jordan for dinner; took her car to the garage to have some Prestone anti-freeze put in and the guy who worked on her car did not put the radiator tap back in; “I’ve been pushing Dr. Ellis pretty hard about my situation so he called the Gen. Dir. for a conf. I asked him to go with me so I wouldn’t blow my top. We sat there and fought inch by inch. I’m sure Suheyla never got the idea that I was complaining about her;” got out her Christmas decorations; doesn’t understand how Turkey and Greece are so different in native intelligence and attitude and vision, “Greece has so much less in the way of resources and have gone so much farther.”
[1961] [?], 4 p. Letter to Rose Has been trying to get her car serviced before they ship it; found out that the man that had wanted to buy her refrigerator was a “wheeler and a dealer” who works for Dr. Brown as an interpreter but uses it as a cover to buy and sell American goods; had been sick from food poisoning; hasn’t heard anything about her travel orders;
[1961] [?], 1 p. Letter to Brother [In Liberia] Sold her typewriter to the Goldsmith; met the Ambassador for the first time, also met an Embassy secretary from Ankara; is the only woman in her building and there is no toilet.
[1961/1962] [?], 2 p. Letter to Folks In Kakata Liberia, talks about her counterpart, Mrs. Nab; is cleaning the filthy Home Ec. Lab which was equipped from Americans for Institution Management; mentions she doesn’t like to go to the parties because they expect you to stay so late, “My attitude is that at my age I can have a wonderful time. Visit and eating experience in 2 or 3 hours and I don’t need to put on a show for 2 or 4 more. ‘Every man to his taste said the old woman as she kissed the cow;’” has put in her request for home leave and has decided that perhaps she’ll look for a job outside of ICA, AID.
[1965], 1 p. no env., incomplete Reference to possible tour of international students so they can learn about Manhattan, Kansas museum, bank, stores, churches, etc.
[?] Aug 31, 4 p. Letter to Folks In Turkey; Thinks that her folks should read “Let’s Talk Turkey” by Willie Snow Ethridge; finally got a dress that Christine had sent her; tried to get her car washed and she ended up having to furnish all the supplies only to get none of the supplies back [n.d.] Letter to Helen Reference speaking engagement in Russell, Kansas. The printers did not get the invitations done in time, yet that worked out because Russell postponed the presentation for the following month. Mentions Nor Stegg winning an award in Chicago. The printing bill was $99.43 and Mary asked for $35 for stamps