By: wm connor

wm connor — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:42:06 +0000

I DIDN’T THINK ANY THING WAS OLDER THAN ME AT 93 BUT IT LOOK’S LIKE THE POST IS.I WAS ABOUT 7 WHEN I BECAME A POST BOY AND I SOON DISCOVERED I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE AS I KNOCKED ON DOOR’S IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE WAS ALWAY’S A NICE LADY THAT ANSWERED THE DOOR.ITSEEM’S THATWE WERE NOT GIVEN TERRITORIES AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE SATURDAY EVENING POST BOY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.FORTUNATELY MY DAD BOUGHT ALL MY FIRST GROUP OF POST’S.AND COMPETITION HAD ARRIVED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT WAS GOOD TRAINING SINCE I OWNED A VERY GOOD INSURANCE BROKERAGE IN THE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL FIELD OF BUSINESS..
BILL CONNOR

By: Frank Jones

Frank Jones — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:46:30 +0000

I sold the Post while we lived in Fort Worth,Tx.. I was in the 2nd grade(year 1932) and I was not your best salesman. Despite this my Sales Manager always praised me and gave me some sort of prize. I lived a happy childhood and did not realize that we were poor. My father moved the family many times in order to find work. We lived in Shreveport,Monroe.Little Rock,Memphis,Ft.Worth,Houston and back to Shreveport. After leaving Ft.Worth I used the Post carrying bag to carry my school books. I would sling it over my head so it would rest on my back not unlike the back packs kids use today. I enjoyed selling the Post and the experience caused me to become less shy and able to talk somewhat intelligently to adults.

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By: wm connor

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