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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1951
Page
2
Published weekly on Friday at Andrews Texas the newspaper lists subscription prices within and outside the county as 3 and 4 dollars per year. The paper notes second class mail status and the 1934 post office entry. It pledges to correct any erroneous reflection brought to the editor's attention.
A Harper's Magazine piece by Chester Walker examines the U S Postal Service as a large monopolistic entity with about 1 6799 billion in revenue 500000 employees 42990 offices and 10000 vehicles yet delays rose after 1950 cuts blamed on a large anticipated deficit The article contrasts profitable British and Canadian models and cites a Hoover Commission critique of centralization and aging systems as sources of the USPS woes.
Mr. Walker argues that private chains like a 1612 store system achieve autonomy while Washington centralizes Post Office decisions. He criticizes personnel appointments, GAO accounting, and archaic methods, proposing a plan to run the Post Office like a standard business to reduce deficits. He questions if government businesses will adopt such practices.
A historical-essay style defense of July Fourth patriotism laments declining public observance and criticizes modern leadership. It argues for leaders with the spirit of the founders and calls for a fresh declaration of independence from federal authority.
Hugh Williamson Austin salutes Bergstrom based 27th Fighter Escort Wing returning from Korea. The unit led by Lieut Col Laske logged 147 combat missions while 60 men exceeded 100 sorties and 15 surpassed 120. They supported ground forces and destroyed or damaged thousands of enemy targets. Replacing them in Korea is the 136th Fighter-Bomber Wing led by Col Prendergast with squadrons from Houston and San Antonio.
Jimmie Ulmer Jr visits his mother in San Antonio after surgery. Brent Pinnell spends the week with grandmother D M Pinnell as Bill and the Pinnell parents vacation in New Mexico and Arizona. James Foster of Lubbock visits Mr. and Mrs. L F Craft in Little Rock. The 136th wing, known as the Texas wing, began with a Texas flag from Major General K Berry and now has 75 percent Texans among officers and airmen as the largest two state unit in the Air Force serving Texas and Arkansas.
Cawdle Dell Chronicle reports Starr Badgett claims the Steepbelly's meeting will approve a bigger police force while he deputized council members to create a free force. Rake Blake dodges grand jury questions amid chatter of female jurors. Fire Chief Ralph Sprinkle demands a new fire truck as he chases a livery fire.
The lesson emphasizes the value of every person through Christ healing a leper and blessing a child. It cites Jesus summons for childlike faith, warns against causing a little one to stumble, and shows God’s care for the lost with the lost sheep parable. It urges personal salvation and valuing others to lead them to salvation.
Sandy Johnson showed his Jersey cows on a warm day. Mabel raises the pump handle with her nose to fill a watering trough, turning the area into a swamp if left unattended. The herd browses under trees near the trough as Mabel demonstrates surprising ingenuity.
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