Post Office Faces Christmas Mail Deluge War Effort Strains
The Post Office Department anticipates a record Christmas mail volume as millions of cards and letters move worldwide to support service members. With 25 000 workers already mobilized and more temporary staff sought, freight and weather challenges threaten deliveries. The NY office alone handled 350 000 parcels daily in late October. Public cooperation to mail early is urged to prevent jams.
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Corp Henderson Walker Visits Friends Here
Henderson Walker of Camp Crowder Missouri was in Catserom Saturday visiting old friends. He serves as an instructor in the Signal Corps of the United States Army and was home on furlough for the first time since enlisting. Walker, a former county surveyor, studied under his father the late Quinn Walker in Cameron and later moved to Waco before joining the Army. Claude Ellison was in from Baileyville on Thursday.
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Christmas Play Returns To Connecticut 1942 Hoos Free Pageant
The 31st free performance of Holy Night marks a family affair with three original cast members and relatives. Rehearsals begin after Thanksgiving as villagers restore attic costumes and perform a simple pantomime of the Annunciation and Nativity with a piano and the songs Holy Night He Shall Feed His Flock and Largo. In San Francisco a shopper’s Lost and Found Department reveals gloves pets and even false teeth forgotten during the Christmas rush.
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Germans claim uncertain fate of French fleet at Toulon
British naval forces hunted for two French submarines and other ships thought to have slipped from Toulon as Germans claimed the fleet was scuttled. About 30 French warships are reported at Dakar and Alexandria and may join Allied fleets. Labor demand projections and UT library expansion also appear.
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Bill Morrison Visits Home Now in Armed Services
W. A. (Bill) Morrison former Criminal District Attorney is in Cameron this week visiting his mother and friends. He resigned earlier this year to join the army and is expected to return to duties soon. Corp Kenneth Rogers and wife, guests at a Thanksgiving family reunion, have returned to their Maryland Camp home.
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Bill) Morrison
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American strength shown in war production and power
The piece argues that American war production is the largest in the world and electric power supply exceeds Axis capacity. It credits seven eighths of power to electric companies under public regulation and notes U S families get much more electricity for less money. It praises industry learned the American way and strong management.
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Yuletide This is Christmas in America
A festive description portrays Christmas in America with children of diverse heritages, bells inviting worship, Christina tree lights, cars moving freely, and abundant food. The piece emphasizes universal goodwill and freedom of worship across the nation.
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