Rules on Christmas Mail to Service Men Abroad
Arrangements by the U S Post Office and War and Navy Departments to accept Christmas parcels for service members overseas. Parcels should be mailed Oct 1 to Nov 1, 1942, weight limits 6 pounds, size max equal to a shoe box. Each parcel must be sturdy, clearly addressed with rank and unit, fully prepaid postage, and avoid dangerous contents. Packages should be packed for easy censorship and inspection with strong wrappings and safe contents.
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US Poot Office
Apsce
Neverthe- Jean
War and Navy Departments
A. P
Marine Corps Unit
Boye Ovgreear
Local Meridian Social News Highlights Family Visits
Mex day Moore and daughter of Meridlion visited Mr and Mrs Maurice Tameson and family. Mr and Mrs Glenn Waite and son spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs A L Rippert. Mira W P Badler spent the past week with relatives in Fort Worth. Marvin Davis of Meridian visits his son and family. Mr Whitney is improving after an accident that broke his collar bone and bruised his shoulder. Sunday School was well attended. Rev Bell delivered the morning sermon. Mr and Mrs J M White visited their daughter Miss Maribel White of Meridian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Maurice Tameson
Asl
Glenn Waite
Rhaunie
A.L. Rippert
Mira
W. P. Badler
Fort Worth
Marvin Davis
Meridian
Bernice da
Whitney
Texas Typhus Control Plan Aids Municipalities
Dr. Geo W Cox Texas State Health Officer announced a joint effort by the State Department of Health and the League of Texas Municipalities to standardize a carriage disposal ordinance for typhus control. The plan emphasizes waste minimization and war material conservation, proposing wooden pails and land-fill methods, with cities like Brownwood and Mineral Wells weighing adoption. Local health departments will supply full details and assist communities, while federal funds support garbage disposal efforts in defense areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Geo. W. Cox
State Department of Health
League of Texas Municipalities
Cox
Ciites
Killeen
Velasco
Ft. Stockton
State Health Department
Motorists Warned to Watch Out for School Children
Austin dispatch reports the Texas State Police Director urging drivers to be vigilant as students return to schools. He stresses safety and cites global education contrasts while warning against careless driving near school zones. The article blends unrelated clippings on clothing, research, and imports, reflecting fragmented OCR text from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Homer Garrison
State OPA chief asks Texans to cut driving
Fort Worth report of a statement from the Office of Price Administration urging immediate conservation of transportation. The chief warns there is no enough rubber, urges reducing nonessential driving, and notes tires must be saved to keep transport moving in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Fort Worth
Price
Casaline
Texas
McGee
Local Promotions And Training Notes From Clifton Area
Corporal Bill Brashears of the 1434 Infantry, 3rd Division, at Camp Edwards Masa, promoted to Sergeant as Clifton friends congratulate him. Suiney Dale Sorenson of Fort Worth selected for Naval Aviation training and to active duty shortly after graduating from Technical High School Fort Worth in June 1944. He will undergo Navy Pre-Flight School in Athens Georgia, then primary flight training at a reserve base, with duties as radio operator and observer before joining Army Air Forces training. The farmer’s annual income from cotton is noted in a lingering local sale mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Brashears
Camp Edwards
Masa
Suiney Dale Sorenson
Monroe Streets
Fort Worth
Samuel Conrad Snerson
Clifton
Texas
U. S. Navy
University of Gencaia
Athens
Georgia
Navy
Sommerfeld Newly Arrived at Jefferson Barracks Mo
Laurence G. Sommerfeld, son of Gus Sommerfeld of Star Route Clifton, is reported as a newly-arrived soldier at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Colonel Allen Kimberly, commanding officer, announces this list at the Mississippi river post near St Louis, noting it as a replacement training center.
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Jefferson Barracks
Laurence G. Sommerfeld
Gus Sommerfeld
Star Route
Clifton
Allen Kimberly
Listore
Missisippi River
St. Ui
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Cayote News
Iampaign
A. B. Cox
University
of Texas Hursatsol Business Research
New York
University of Teas
Mesion
Carlet Crigai-Traves
Mae Bacheon-Marvon
Faroiet Internationa
Atuay
University of
Uncle Sam
Clipton
Army Air Forei Bry
Army Air
Ach Aircraft Corp
Bie al Merrivale High
Schoal
Jefferson Barracks, MO
Eastman Kodak
FIL
Clifton Drug
Robert B. Henderson
Acre
Clifton Tailors
Clifton, Texas
Sam M
Wpriet
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