Bangkok barber prices and ICA mission updates in January 1956
The letter from Anna Marie Don and Judy Lee notes a Bangkok barber shop offering a full service for 19 cents, compares prices with American barbers at 50 cents, and mentions barbershops in Bangkok. It also covers ICA missions updates, a W. C. A. bazaar, and a National Children's School Handicraft Fair. The family speaks of Ambassador Pewitoy’s death, new ICA directors, and personal health events before a Saigon trip. They report A. P. O. mailing privileges now active.
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Bangkok
Pewifoy
ICA
LE Mars Globe-Post
Nhat
Anna Marie
Saigon
Judy
Airmail Rates for Domestic Letters
ICA Box APO 74 San Francisco California outlines domestic air mail rates for letters. The note specifies mail handling and routing details for principal domestic services.
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ICA
APO
San Francisco
California
Livestock Auction Notes From Remsen and Hawarden
A regional sale list records buyers and consignors across Iowa towns including Francis Bauer Remsen and Herman Schmit Craig with hog lots totaling 214 head at various weights and prices, plus lambs and cattle entries. Top consignments include Bill Hoyt Remsen with 70 hogs and 142 lambs, while Cyril Majeres LeMars and Max Vreugdenhil Akron post notable hogs and lambs values.
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Plymouth
Francis Bauer
Remsen
Herman & Leonard Schmit
Craig
Frank Lauters & Son
LeMars
Magnus Schnepf
Bill Hoyt
Kimbs
Social Bridge and Club Notes from Local Gatherings
Social items list bridge club entertainments and meetings across multiple groups. Mrs. George Sheehan hosted a Saturday bridge evening with lunch, while Mrs. Clyde Eastman hosted a Friday afternoon session. Other events include the Fort Nightly club dinner at Cora's Tea Room, the Eightsome club guests, and the LeMars Friday club meeting. The Mariners' club held a Monday dinner at the church with a TV show styled panel led by Rev. Ransom, featuring local choosers and a master of ceremonies and several panelists.
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George Sheehan
Clyde Eastman
Foster
Post
Santa Monica
California
F.C. Bendixen
Fort
Cora
Bendixen
Nellie Carel
Eightsomé Club
LeMars
M. B. O'Banion
D. O
Kime
Ronald Severson
Joe Duster
R. L. E. Fristad
Edgar Tolsma
Don Wagner
James Ransom
Louis Pech
Ed Tolsma
Johansen
Don Plummer
Ellis Johansen
Ransom
Winter Ducks Persist In Iowa Amid Cold Weather
Biologists with the Conservation Commission report ducks remain in Iowa despite bitter early winter. Commission field personnel estimated in January that waterfowl numbers persist, signaling ongoing habitat use and migratory behavior.
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Iowa
The
Conservation Commission
Commission
Ducks Overwintering in Iowa Lakes and Ponds
Biologists estimate thousands of ducks remain in Iowa over winter across Lake Wapello Nine Eagles Lake Rock Creek Green Valley Lake and Des Moines City Reservoir with several thousand more in farm ponds streams and small open areas. Counts are conducted by conservation officers and biologists in cooperation with the Mississippi Flyway.
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Lake Wapelle
Nine Eagles Lake
Rock Creek Lake
Green Valley
Des Moines City
Iowa
Biologi
Council Reports On Duck Concentrations In Mississippi
The council reviews biweekly updates to map major duck concentrations across Mississippi and inform management decisions. The reports track locations and patterns to aid wildlife oversight and policy actions.
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Mississippi
Largest Iowa deer weighed 265 pounds field dressed
Tom Berkley, Area Game Manager, reports Joseph Martin of Maquokla killed the 1955 season’s largest deer December 4 near McGregor. The buck weighed 265 pounds field dressed and was weighed at a Maquoketa locker in the presence of witnesses, with a calculated live weight over 330 pounds. Iowa white tailed deer often exceed 200 pounds in weight.
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Iowa
Tom Berkley
State Conservation Commission
Joseph Martin
Maquokela
McGregor
Berkley
Maquoketa
Record of Exceptional Deer Weights Spark Debate
A 1952 note from a conservation officer cites a field dressed buck of 300 pounds, noting that whitetails weighing 400 pounds have appeared in northern states. Scientists question such reports, making these records rare and controversial.
Share In Honors Presented At LeMars High School Concert
Two LeMars High School students share honors with guest soloist Al Gallodoro. Kay Pech, a junior, will perform Cubana on violin and with band, while senior Gene Roth will narrate The Tar Baby. Ira Schwarz arranged the musical setting for the tale. Gallodoro will join the band for Ralph Herman's Con- in a concert featuring the renowned woodwind virtuoso.
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al Gallodoro
LeMars High School
Kay Pech
David Bennett
Gene Roth
Ira Schwarz
Ralph Herman
Cert For Doubles Clinic Set With Soprano Clarinet Solo
A Gallodoro clinic featuring the soloist on alto saxophone, bass clarinet and soprano clarinet will be held February 1 at 2 30 in the afternoon, followed by an eight o clock concert. Multiple details point to a music event with woodwind emphasis and a recital.
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Alty
Gallodoro
NIPCO Will Hold Annual Meeting
The Northwest Iowa Power Co op will hold its annual meeting on January thirty first at the Eagles Hall in LeMars. A noon luncheon at 12 15 p m precedes an afternoon program featuring the NIPCORDS charter singing and a main address by the assistant vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Lloyd Caulkins manages the local co op.
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Northwest -Iowa Power Co-op
Eagles Hall
LeMars
Nipcords
Nipco Chartershop
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Lloyd Caulkins
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Rochus Schelling
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Bob Vermulm
Afton
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Sioux Center
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Hula
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Resianela
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Tangerines
Cherokee Creamery
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