Folder 3

1958 Oct 04, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Had not bathed in two days because the water was off and maid did not fill the reserves; little counterpart says when they go off to America, they starve and save their per diem to spend on electrical appliances whether they need them or not; is cold because they refuse to turn on the heat until October 15th; discusses how her counterpart struggles since her winter clothes are in America but she refuses to borrow clothes from mary but had asked her to buy a record player for her which is illegal; “some Am. [Americans] have gotten rich buying from the P.X. and selling at double to Turks. That could be hearsay too”; “I guess the motto is to yourself follow all the rules and regulations and keep your mind on your job but that has some very complicated problems too that I can’t solve”; “I read with fear and disgust the [Faubus] and other Va. stories”; discusses how she can’t even discuss the subject with her southern friends
1958 Oct 04, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Was tempted with a free flight to Germany for two weeks but had to decline as she could not give up her work; feels her school counterpart is a joy to work with “Wish I had someone like her in Extension”; main counterpart, Suheyla, is pregnant; frustrated because after weeks of hard work, “the little boys” tell her that they won’t be revising the school curriculum she had been working on; is regretting not taking the Germany trip;
1958 Oct 12, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Discovered the storage where she had kept her car was in shambles and destroyed by fire, her own car was tampered and covered with trash but was in good shape; describes the school situation;
1958 Oct 17, 6 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Has been accepted to go on a moral trip to Milan, but was disappointed to learn that the Weigels were not eligible to go; “There is a guy coming in from Tehran Information Spec. and I’m to be the first person to see him Thurs a.m. as I seem to be the only one ready with a publication”; describes her office secretary who married a Turk and has adopted a Turkish child;
1958 Oct 18, 1 envelope without letter
1958 Oct 27, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Is having trouble with the flu and trouble with receiving her paychecks; frustrated that she had to immediately get her field schedule sine July 1st into them when their own members don’t have to do any such thing, also frustrated with the lack of monthly or yearly reports; landlord came in and said that previous landlord is selling her telephone for $300 and Mary might have to pay that and her monthly bills just to keep her phone; was told by her newest counterpart that the reason why they will not get a letter out is that they have no paper or secretaries or typists; 1958 Oct 29, 3 p. w/env.
Letter to Folks Landed in Naples and is going to head north via train and bus; travel company consists of three catholic women so they want to go to Rome to see the coronation of the new pope; wanted to head up to Switzerland but is outnumbered by the women who do not want to go