Category Archive : 1959

Bribing Gardeners for Chirstmas Greenery

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Filename: 1959-12-23 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 December 23
Letter Topics: Bill in Kandahar as protesting riots break out due to emancepation of women (no
longer required to wear veil and chadri.

Vonda Transfers to New Job Until Birth

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Filename: 1959-12-16 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 December 16
Letter Topics: Vonda works in Mail and Records; Snow everywhere now

Dead Beirut Flight Crash Victims Looted

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Filename: 1959-12-02 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 December 02
Letter Topics: Bill goes hunting in Kandahar; Film lost in plane crash; Cat eats oatmeal; Foreign
wifes of Afghans; President Eisenhower to vist on Dec 9, 1959 (photo of AirForce
One)

Vonda Gets a Horse

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Filename: 1959-11-28 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 November 28
Letter Topics: Gets horse from departing neighbors; buys unused horse equipment for $26;
replacement bird dies

New Cook Feeds 1/4 Pound of Liver to Tropical Fish

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Filename: 1959-11-23 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 November 23
Letter Topics: Toilet stinks; New cook wiz with potatoes; Dentist appointment; Some women stop
wearing veils

Vonda Not Keen to Travel to Karachi for Baby

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Filename: 1959-11-20 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 November 20
Letter Topics: Baby gender guesses; Travel plans for birth; Landlord adding a 2nd story

Servant’s Job in Peril After Best Bird Dies

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Filename: 1959-11-14 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 November 14
Letter Topics: Death of Best Bird; An American Dies; Brush with fame – John Hudson, the film
director

Wanted: Dog who Bites Everybody but Us

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Filename: 1959-11-12 From Mom Letter Fragment Want Ads.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 November 12
Letter Topics: Letter fragment of local want ads; Two very different types of dogs

Yikes! House Full of Leaks

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Filename: 1959-11-02 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 November 02
Letter Topics: Roof leaks and fixing them with cement; Unloading another kitten; Care of tropical
fish

Oh the Errors in the Salem News Article!

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Filename: 1959-10-28 From Mom to Grandparents.pdf
Author: Vonda Adorno
Post Date: 1959 October 28
Letter Topics: Couldn’t part with kitten; Yet another new cook; Never tried baking