Remembering Friends in Washington From An English Nurse Trainee
Ann Courtney of England writes to her host family the Herb Campbells with memories of her Washington stay under the AFS program. She details life in London nursing training at Middlesex Hospital, flat life, austere hours, skiing plans in Austria, future travels to the United States, and warm Christmas greetings to friends in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Courtney
England
Washington
AFS
Herb Campbells
London
Middlesex Hospital
Tam
Austria
Vancouver
Iowa
West Coast
Towans
Irish Coffee Cake and Danish Butter Cookies Featured
A home kitchen roundup presents Irish Coffee Cake with butter sugar batter and a cinnamon pecan topping, Danish Butter Cookies with margarine option, and Mexican Green Beans served with pork roast. Also offered is Malian Spaghetti Sauce with ground beef, vegetables, tomato paste, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, and Romano cheese for serving.
Fink in Germany Means Finch Not Informer in German City
In Frankfurt a slang word Fink signals a bird rather than an informer. The piece explains Fink is the finch and a common family name, with signs and a shoe-store chain branding Fink. It also notes German place names like Bad Homburg and Bad Essen can prompt jokes for American travelers.
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Harry J. Stathos
United Press International Frankfurt
UPI
Webster's
Frankfurt
Finkfurt
Fink
Germany
Europe
Finks
Finkes
Finkenhofstrasse
Bad Homburg
Spas
Bath
Linn
Bad
Wurst
Bad Essen
Zita Duwa Celebrates 79th Birthday in Riverside
In Riverside on Saturday Mrs. Zita Duwa marked her 79th birthday with ten grandchildren bringing ice cream and a cake baked and decorated by Andrea Duwa. The gathering featured gifts and afternoon time with family including relatives from Hills and Iowa City. a pre-Christmas dinner at the Riverside Community building brought together many Duwa relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Zita Duwa
Andrea Duwa
Duwa
Zitta Duwa
Richard Geret
Diane
Joan Rickey
Towa City
Melvin Duwa
Lost Nation
LaVon Duwa
de Witte
Karen Duwa
Davenport
Tony Morgan
Leroy Duwa
Iowa City
Robert Duwa
Lamont Duwa
Edward Duwa
Richard Simon
Cloverettes Hold Christmas Party in Riverside
Riverside December reports the Cloverettes 4 H Club hosting their Christmas party with all 24 members present. Officers organized decorations and lunch while three skits and a gift exchange occurred. Members brought gifts for the club sponsored boy Gerald Newell at Glenwood Home plus visitors assisted at the Veterans Hospital Christmas event in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Clover Cloverettes
4. H Club
Gerald Newell
Glenwood
Kathy
Denise
Janet Veggy
Dear Abby Ring Not a Marriage Dear Abby Ring Not a Marriage
Dear Abby answers reader questions about a husband who wakes early, causing a rift from sleeping. The column also covers a man who loses wedding rings, a wife’s question on marital signals, and a question about whether men are cleaner than women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby Ring
Abby
Frank
Pranks
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Verne Droll
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Hills
Kron
Fred Frank
Richard Rummelhart
Des Moines
Clarence Rummelhart
Washington County Fairgrounds
Westinghouse
D. R
Bob) Langstaff
Cash Murphy & Soakup
Mike Orris
Clyle Mason
Lesk
Haviland
Corona
Nellie Davis
Cloverettes
Frank Novy
Solon
Bess Novy
Edward Bushek
Cedar Rapids
Ernest An Steve
Crawfordsville
Wilbur Kiener
Chamber of Commerce
St. Marys Church
Wayland Sales CO. Inc
Wayland, Iowa
Abigail van Buren
Passaic, N. J
Old Bright Eyes
Sleeping Beauty
Beauty
Los Angeles
Cal
C. L. Jennings
New London, Iowa
Keota
Sigourney
St. Peter and Paul's Church
Talleyrand
Highway 77
ASCS
A. C
J. D
Kewanee
Moel
Valley
Cultipacker
Oliver
Massey Harris
Win
Heiser
Coby
New Holland
Clinton
Chevrolet
SS. Peter & Paul's Church
Adrine
Clara Kaska
M & W Auction Sales
Bob Mallinger
Jerry Wohler
Bob Reinert
Anna Lou Cochrane
Bill Besser
Purina
North Liberty
Res
Ralston Purina Company
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