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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1921
Page
7
The Long-ago notice promotes Postal Improvement Week set for May 1. It urges public cooperation, stresses clear addressing, and directs complaints to the local postmaster for investigation and department reporting.
The Post Office Department urges postmasters and staff to use courtesy in public dealings during Postal Improvement Week starting May 14 1922. The campaign stresses polite behavior as essential to efficient service.
The article recalls early postal practice and urges addressees to include street numbers and full addresses. It notes Ben Franklin’s role and contrasts old vague addresses like Atlantic Coast with modern expectations, stressing that missing street details cause delays at the Office of Delivery.
The Odin Journal owner John Ben Stotts declares in a notarial affidavit dated April 25 1922 that he is the publisher editor and business editor of the Odin Journal Odon Indiana and that no other entities hold 1 percent or more of bonds or securities. Local social notes mention Mrs Hazel Dowden visiting Indianapolis, and various residents visiting or hosting to the Porters and the Franklins in Odon.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Edwards and their children spent Sunday with Everett Laughlin and family, sharing a day of fellowship and refreshments at Laughlin's home.
Guidance urges spelling out the state in postal addresses to avoid confusion between Trinidad California and Trinidad Colorado. Officials stress including full state names in polls and mailing addresses to ensure correct routing.
In President Harding's first message to Congress the phrase underscored by postal officials highlights that postmasters act as managers of local branches of the world’s largest business. The aim is to stress managerial responsibility within the postal system.
Community organizers urge neat rural mail facilities with steps to tidy up letter boxes and rural routes. The campaign invites residents, farmers, and carriers to participate, promising improved service and favorable impressions for visitors and also potential benefits.
The Postmaster General Habert Work emphasizes every employee as essential to the service. He urges viewing postal duties as accommodations for neighbors and friends rather than a hired task for an absentee employer.
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