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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
4
Amarillo postmaster James Ely reported the heaviest mailing season is ending as of noon yesterday. He noted a clear drop in volume and said employees can move out mail as it comes in and all departments are functioning normally.
The city office improves service by routing three daily residential deliveries instead of two to handle rising incoming mail. If mail volume remains steady, last minute Christmas cards may arrive before the holiday. Mr. Ely notes the change aims to prevent delays and ensure timely delivery across the city.
Mrs. M. Powell of 1207 Van Buren hosts Frances Powell of Fort Worth and Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Arnot of Clovis New Mexico for the weekend at her home.
Fireman Apprentice Edgar W. Stafford son of Austin E. Stafford of McLean serves aboard the aircraft carrier USS Princeton in the China Sea area.
Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce members launched a letter campaign to Washington senators to urge action on expanding the Amarillo VA Hospital to 500 beds. The effort follows a visit by Gen. Carl Gray who urged informing Texas lawmakers. The group also backs Texas Prison System reforms including rehab, living conditions, guard salaries, modernization of prison farms, and profitable prison industries.
Mr and Mrs James L Payne and their son Jimmie Dick of 917 Fannin travel to Fort Worth to attend the Golden Sandie Waco Tigers game on Christmas Day and plan to visit relatives in Dallas before returning home.
Amarillo Public Library will release a mix of pactual and non fiction titles for circulation. Notable works include Roosevelt and Hopkins by Sherwood and The Fourth Postman by Craig Rice along with other fiction selections.
In Hamilton Ohio Judges Cramer and Boll will hear no divorce cases from a week before Easter until the day after Easter marking a Christmas moratorium that has yielded at least 30 reconciliations in nine years. The court says the plan, aimed at reconciliation, has proven successful and worthwhile even if only one marriage is saved.
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