The year 1936 marks the seventh of The Great Depression which does not end until December 1941 with bombing of Pearl Harbor; same month Germany declares war against the United States.
In 1936, conditions leave little money to build anything, men have difficulty finding or keeping a job; a dollar is worth very little.
How could any town think the government would build a post office?
Post Master Addison Lysander Lincecum had friends at the state and federal level including JJ Mansfield who he asked to front his request. He had nothing to lose and everything to gain if approved. El Campo postal gross receipts for 1935: $17,252.59; 1930 $15,015.79; and 1920 $11,254.66.
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Killeen
Aggravated assault was reported at 6:35 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of 60th Street and London Lane.
A vehicle theft was reported at 3 p.m. Thursday in the 9000 block of Second Street.
Attempted shoplifting was reported at 5:48 p.m. Thursday in the 400 block of Rancier Avenue.
Copperas Cove
An arrest was made at 6:08 a.m. Thursday in the 2400 block of East Business Highway 190 on suspicion of possession of controlled substances and drug paraphernalia.
Credit card abuse, theft and fraudulent possession of identifying information were reported at 7:50 a.m. Thursday in the 2600 block of Mountain Avenue.
An emergency medical detention was made at 9:45 a.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.