Monica Dickens Began Writing Career as Maid in London
Monica Dickens great granddaughter of Charles Dickens rose from maid and cook to author after a publisher urged her to write a book about her experiences. She wrote in three weeks, the work serialized in the Sunday Press, later published 17 books and completed her 18th The Room Upstairs set in Plymouth Massachusetts. She resides in Cape Cod with husband Roy Stratton a retired Navy commander who writes mysteries.
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Oath Falmouth
Mass
Monica Dickens
Charles Dickens
London
Dickens
Sunday Press
Miss Dickens
Roy Stratton
Plymouth
Cape Cod
Roy C. Stratton
Shriners to Attend Des Moines Ball from Mount Vernon Delegation
Potentate and Mrs. Richard F. Brisbin of Mt. Vernon will lead 33 at the El Kabir Shrine delegation to Za-Ga-Zig temple ball in Des Moines Saturday. The event at Hotel Fort Des Moines honors Ted Cutler,Des Moines temple potentate. The group returns to Cedar Rapids Sunday after brunch.
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Potentate
Richard F. Brisbin
Mt. Vernon
el Kabir Shrine
Des Moines
Ft. Des Moines
Ted Cutler
Brisbin
I Glenn E. Nortons
Edwin F. Kloudas
James Keltys
Glen W. Brehms
T. H. DeWees
Don
Pam Cakes For Special Breakfast
A recipe suggests using six thin slices of boiled or baked ham and plain or corn meal batter for griddle bakes. Dip each ham slice in batter to coat evenly and fry on the griddle.
Dirksen Leads Band at LBJ Party in White House
President Johnson hosted nearly 100 congressional guests for a bipartisan White House gathering described as peaceful and gay. Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen led the marine band in Danny Boy while leaders from both parties mingled, danced, and praised recent congressional progress on Vietnam aid.
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Dirksen
LBJ
Ashington
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Marine Band
Danny Boy
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Muriel Humphrey
Vietnam
Johnson
Wayne L. Morse
D-Ore
House
Oval
Lincoln
Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon Tour Hong Kong Slums
Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visited a one room home of a Chinese family in Choi Hung estate and toured hospitals and housing projects as Hong Kong officials balanced security. The royal visit highlights poverty and rapid urban development in the city.
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Margaret
Tony
Hong Kong
ONG Kong
Tsui Chuen Lau
Choi Hung
Princess Margaret
Lord Snowdon
Chan Ban
Thanom Kittikachorn
Thailand
Philippines
Temperature Guide Defines Laundry Wash and Rinse Ranges
An appliance manufacturers association presents a temperature guide for home laundry. It defines cold as 75 degrees F or less, warm about 80, medium hot about 120, and hot 140 degrees or higher.
Young junior coat in looped cotton blend with turquoise
Soft turquoise double-breasted coat in cotton wool mohair blend. Custom-sized for the young junior with raglan shoulders and slashed pockets with flaps. Armstrong Girls' Store second floor offers sizes up to 14.
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Randolph
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
Oscar Nemon
Minories
Colchester
England
Queen Elizabeth
Royal Library
Windsor Castle
Sir Winston
James F. Donohue
Thing
Robert Donahue
Armstrong's
C.R. Shriners
Helen Thomas
Armstrong Women’s Coats
Calcutta
India
West Bengal
Margaret Land Lord Snowdon
Town & Country Shopping
Paris
Academy of Beauty
Cedar Rapids, Lowa
Mothers
R.A.R. Empire
Armstrong
3D St
4Th Ave
Roosevelt Hotel
Barria
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