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1959 Jan 05, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Had the Weigel’s over for dinner, feels maybe they’re too old to be in Foreign Service; “One thing you learn in Ext. is to hunt the job and go after it”; thinks the American women who work at the children’s hospital are a wonderful example to the Turkish women; Newspaper Clipping “Furlough Facts”; Article about Istanbul’s tradition, wealth, and rebuilding
1959 Jan 12, 2 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Has an appointment with the new Home Ec., with Ankara University, and with Dr. Morrow; one of the men she works with was trying to convince her to stay in the summer but Mary is suspicious he just wants her to do all his work; “I’m learning even at my old age” Enclosed letter from Lillian and Ida to Mary Wishing happy holidays; hoping Mary can visit during the summer
1959 Jan 17, 4 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Is tired of the conference as her counterparts haven’t done much to help, “Us 3 American Ext. workers feel that our counterparts are equally guilty”; I.C.A. wants to put someone in her house while she’s on home leave, but most of the furniture belongs to Mary; has got a second letter from K.S.C. asking for her to take her old job back or to take another
1959 Jan 21, 2 p. w/env. Letter to Brother Trying to get his measurements so she could get him a suit for his birthday
1959 Jan 26, 6 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Discusses her home leave plans; “The Turks say yes when they mean ‘no’, it’s maddening. You say ‘Can I make it?’ they say yes, meaning ‘yes you can not make it’”; got frustrated with the serving men who don’t have enough cups to bring everyone coffee and bought some at the PX herself, “Did that ever tickle the Conasses”; had a conference with a Turkish Vet.; counterpart wanted to teach basket weaving but Mary rants about how the Turkish people want to teach useless skills
1959 Jan 26, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Brother Discusses her distaste in alcohol; others have been having counterpart issues; received a Christmas present on the 18th and it’s been a far stretched holiday; describes her newest neighbor a bit; been alerted to safety precaution, “don’t know what it means”
1959 Jan 27, 5 p. w/env. Letter to Folks Woke up with welts and has been itching, thinking it be fleas, sprayed DDT; frustrated with both her counterparts who refuse to work; talks about reading the book “The Ugly American”; heard of a 13 year old who had been beaten by a gang of American kids and had to be put in the hospital