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The Denison Herald
Sunday morning, January 8, 1967
pg. 6-B

MOSS RETIRES AFTER 47 YEARS AT POST OFFICE
George B. Mosse, 65, has retired as superintendent of mail at the Denison Post Office after 47 years and 8 months of service, ending a career that ended spanned the period between horseback letter carriers and the zip code.
Mosse retired on his doctor's advise after a November illness. Prior to that he had accumulated 7,809 hours of sick leave. He still had 2,300 hours when he retired, However, unlike some sick leave arrangements, postal employes receive no pay for time accumulated from the 12 days a year allotted for sick leave.
When he was 18 Mosse started work at the local post office. That was January 24, 1919. As a substitute carrier, he used the regular man's horse to deliver mail.
"I remember one morning a rein which wasn't in too good a shape broke and I just hung onto the saddle for the most of the route. That horse knew it better than I did, He would up to every box and wait for me to put in the mail, then go on." Mosse smiled. "But I had to watch out when he took a couple of shortcuts under low tree limbs." he added.

NEW SCHOOL
When Mosse entered Denison High as a freshman in 1914 it was the first year for the new building, now McDaniel Junior High. In 1917 he graduated from Denison High School and went on to TCU a semester for an officer preparatory training program as he anticipated service in World War I. However, the Armistice settled that, and he returned to Denison.
Mosse played fullback on the Yellow Jacket team of the day and played bass drum in the band.
His bass drumming later him to miss the one day of pay he has lost since going to work regular at the post office.
There was a parade in Wolfe City and the ---- wanted to take a band. That was January 1, 1920 or 1921, and it was ---- off
When Charlie M. Winborn died, Mosse got his route and became a regular carrier. He carried a route 16 years, working Woodard, Main, Chestnut and Crawford streets. September 8, 1938 he became night dispatcher. Mosse has worked all the post office jobs except the money order window during his long career. He was promoted to superintendent of mail, November 1, 1948.

BORN IN DENISON
Mosse was the second son of eight children of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mosse. He was born at 1237 West Walker and grew up at 731 West Elm, the property where Central Elementary School's annex is now located.
Mr. and Mrs. Mosse live just four blocks away at 906 West Bond. They were married December 11, 1938 at Durant. Mrs. Mosse was the former - - - - Carter, born at Achille and reared in Durant. They have six children, George Mosse, Jr. of Las Vegas, Mrs. Shirley Jo Byrd of ---- North Carolina, Billy Carter of Texarkanna, Gary Bob Mosse, former Hughes Junior High band director now teaching in San Antonio; Mrs. Suzanne D---- of Irving, and Kathy Mosse, a Denison High senior.
Mosse's dad operated a harness shop here ---- years at 476 West Main where the Rialto now stands, at 213 West Chestnut and later in the 100 block West Main.
"He would never let us in the shop because he was afraid we would be harness makers and by 1919 he could already see that the horse was on its way out." Mosse frowned.
Mosse is a member of the Kiwanis Club and a past president. He is a member of Mason Lodge No. 405. He and Mrs. Mosse are members of First Baptist Church.
Boy Scout work has ---- much of Mosse's --- time for the past 27 years. He holds the coveted Silver Beaver award and is currently neighborhood commissioner having served as district commissioner and on the training committee previously.
Mosse figures his scout work will continue to be one of his.....