Post Office Slashes Delays with Busy Cancelling Lines
Post office crews move incoming mail through trays and cancelling machines, reaching up to 52 000 cancellations per hour at peak. Letters sorted to major cities and states then packed for trains or air transport from Kanawha Airport. Postmaster Julius W Singleton cites favorable reviews and a department aimed at maximum speed with minimal snags.
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West Virginia
Kanawha
Julius W. Singleton
Singleton
Charleston
Shopping Money Plan offers $100 cash to families
Aetna Finance Company promotes a Shopping Money Plan giving $100 cash on demand for shopping needs. Eligible people may visit the 145 Summers St office to sign for the money, with larger sums up to $300 for bills or debt consolidation. Office hours extend Monday and Friday evenings until 3 PM through Christmas.
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Aetna Finance Company
Aetna
Summers St
Post Office Method Keeps Mail Moving Amid Busy Season
The postal system uses four rail hubs Chesapeake and Ohio New York Central Baltimore and Ohio and Virginian to speed mail. Incoming mail is dumped and sorted into four zones East End West End South Charleston Spring Hill while outgoing parcels are routed to trains and trucks for rapid delivery.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
New York Central
Baltimore and Ohio
Virginian
East End
West End
South Charleston
Spring
Hill
South Ruffner
South Hills
Kanawha City
East Kanawha Estates
Army Mothers Plan To Install Officers
Army Mothers Post No. 2 will install officers at 7 30 p m December 27 at the YMCA. Mrs Bessarrison serves as post commander and Mrs Edith Mullens is named commander with a slate including Mrs Wayne Hanshaw as first vice commander and Mrs Nancy Combs as second vice commander.
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U. S. Army
YMCA
Bessarrison
Edith Mullens
Wayne Hanshaw
Nancy Combs
Bess Harrison
Ida Moore
Mary Etta Moore
Shirley Marston
Myrtle Clark
Elizabeth Sams
George I. Graves
Post Office Aims for Best Service Amid Rail Strike Delays
A postal official states readiness to handle all incoming mail and explains any delivery delays stem from nationwide congestion at central terminals caused by the regional railway workers strike. He notes no congestion at the local post office and that windows are open to meet the seasonal rush.
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Eye
Regent
Singleton
Puzzle Charity Drives Quick Work Ethic Talk
A speaker stresses that efficiency comes from workers staying busy by clicking tasks. The excerpt notes employees keep busy and mentions a small donation prompt linked to a picture puzzle.
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Brown
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Ozann
London
Lage
Des
Shearling
Fox River
Box
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Mae
Rose
Royal
White
Scarlet
Kelly
Connie
Brotherton’s Food Market
Washington, Fest
Homme Wonder
Cohen, Whelan, Rand
Scott Bros
Argyle
SOX
Strea
Beckley
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