Ham with Noodles and Curry (Massachusetts, 1964, adapted)

Ham with Noodles and Curry is a quick and easy weeknight pasta for an old-school palate.  As you might surmise from the titular pork product, this is not a traditional Indian dish.    The recipe comes originally from Presenting Boston…, a 1964 Junior League Cookbook.  The recipe probably originated much earlier.  In my pre-WW II cookbooks……