Memories of a Spanish visit by Phyllis Sidebotham
Phyllis Sidebotham recounts her Madrid arrival and six week stay in Franco era Spain in 1966 nine years after her first trip. She notes travel challenges from New York via Lisbon, meeting relatives Pete Douma and Francine, and describing life, work, markets, fashion, and restrictions in Segovia Madrid Valladolid and the Valley of the Fallen.
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Phyllis Sidebotham
Madrid
Spain
Earl Brewer
Francine
Pete
Douma
Valladolid
New York
Lisbon
Portugal
Brewer
Dale
Mrs. Brewer
Peter
la Coruna
Alabama Flour Mills
Segovia
Middle Ages. As I Looked Down From the Castle Heights
Francine Douma
America
Moulton
Holland
United States
Alabama
Dear Ann Landers Advice Columns From Readers
A compilation of reader questions to Ann Landers about domestic help wages treatment of housekeepers, limits of teen romance, and handling ex spouses in family life. The letters show concern over fair pay, respect for workers, airport etiquette, and guidance on discussing past marriages with children.
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Ann Landers
Bird
The
Mail Daily
O. K
Ann
Madison
Wis
George
Fran
Publishers-Hall
Tight fashion squeeze as waistlines grow in couture week
New York fashion week shows a return to smaller waists amid a broader shift to stretch fabrics and looser cuts. Designers at Mignon and Cone fabric reveal shifts toward comfort with belt tweaks, denim dresses, and varied jacket lengths while waistlines push above previous norms.
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New York
New York Couture Group
Mignon
Ole Borden
Rem
Brandt
Junior
Decatur BPW Club holds first regular meeting of year
The Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club met in the Pet Dairy Hospital ity Room on Thursday with Mrs. Elaine Shirley presiding. Guests Mrs. Muse Hollon and Miss Susan Cooper were welcomed. The program featured Mrs. Eich reviewing Morgan County Mental Health Association work and future plans with a film on aiding returns home from hospitalization. The group set dinner meetings for the third Thursday monthly at the Downtowner. Next meeting January 18 features the Finance Committee.
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Decatur Business and ‘Professional Women’s Club
Pet Dairy Hospitality Room
Elaine Shirley
Muse Hollon
Susan Cooper
Downtowner Motor Inn
Catherine Riethmaier
Sami Eich
Morgan County Association For Mental Health
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GSC
Paris
Vand
Nestle
Peter Douma
Joe Milsapp
Lonnie McDaniel
Mommy
Gateway Shoe Repair Shop
Young Land
Jane and
Grant ST
Jean Sprain Wilson
QAP Fashion
Borden
Tiffeau and Bush
BPW
Ophelia Hagerman
Woolworth’s
Ktefen
Noolworths —S
Woolworth
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