| Show t Postman's Is a Happy Lot A A. A policeman's 8 lot Is not a happy one the song goes but a postman's i is Harry Bowes will tell you Born in York England he came to America served in World World War Var I and since then has hW been a letter carrier for 25 25 years Just 25 years this past June June and and 15 years on the same route One lady on his route c calls him the lIthe most aristocratic postman in the city and maybe that's because he still has a bit of ot his English accent Like other postmen Mr Bowes is not fond of ot Friday for that means a huge stack of magazines to deliver but he docs does like working outside His route covers co six double blocks along along- East South Temple Temp e and East First South and everybody everybody everybody every every- body seems to know him and he seems to know everybody But after work its it's home to East his wife and their five children ranging in ag age from 10 to 25 Contact with people makes his job interesting interesting interesting inter inter- esting says the postman and what hell he'll do when he retires its it's a Jong way off yet he says he just hasn't hasn't decided Perhaps Ill I'll travel around he mused Maybe he will travel around but hes he's doing that now and has been for a long longtime time Rain sunshine sunshine sunshine sun sun- shine wind wind and snow but Har Harry y Bowes is on his job pouch over his his' shoulder and cap ap on his head carrying mail to Salt Lakers r. r czi cziP P r rr r 1 q k giu c 4 74 iLI i d r u f r Y of a ar r r if 5 e 4 V 1 s r Harr Harry Bowes cases mail for his route before 1 ho begins pounding pavement Watching him I ay w I w t are arc W. W S. S Reed L. L II 11 Crockett two other postmen of the regular Salt Lake City letter carriers w. First of the month month and and its it's just another bill but Mrs II H. D. D 3 Baker greets the postman with ith smile nn anyway wa Its It's not hi his faultA fault I A I 9 i y- y rU 11 1 empties the box hox while on nn his route Its It's a aarm warm arm 1 trip and thc they hope hell he'll have ha a bite of sherbet 1 n 3 i r f r 4 4 f T y s I r 1 II v r r e. e I r i i 0 LA r rY Y y f fa a rr f S y V 4 5 6 y r b r p or i i ht ri I r i S' S J if Y s W N d J s s1 Y IJ rF 1 r y a F A What an address what a name and look at atthe the I 2 writing Postman's perpetual problem of won won- wont won won- t 1 r A t i r re k d rby r cert le w r e r 4 I r I J Jr r v F M 1 1 r. r 3 r l a S' S Y r t r P l Y r fi i 9 s f Yf r De Y rf 1 i I r o y 9 Y dr rI f y A t ur l G. G r Q M. M m r a 7 nm 5 Fifteen lt en years on the same route outs e and nd you ou know er e everybody everybody even body eD even f the neighborhood dogs Mike like looks ferocious but hes he's friendly S t 1 f S r Sf JA JAS r rrt b ti y t tc c is isI ise I e r F arp r rJ J lJ H rf r t fy Jy i n Y r. 1 r r f I l a f y o JO rV r r 1 Ai It ItA M A r rr r jY F f rc t. t j I 1 x t a 1 b r CX b Ir Irr L w r r r r ry n i 1 S. S x f e eY Y l A r r rr r I LI r f r i J 5 St i y 1 a r t t Y ty r t fN N r i Yf J v rr 4 t tk y k ff If f su Y Y rt tall f 44 f E. E r r ZY A aC l rbt NIrI r rf it k 1 fh a t S r Ser S l 5 I I I v S a aYk er 1 f w a rt r d a M i A irli 7 i v t tS S rr Yr V fl e 6 t IY v y f. f 1 h h V r 4 e Oa f r ft f. f M l tri r r 4 I I 6 Suzanne I c Keyser IIer Jill Jm Judy Ann Larson Larson Larson Lar Lar- son o ha little chat with their postman as us hu lie n n 4 Governors need postmen too Harry Bowes relates how a a formed I governors go wile lie had box moved to side do door r. r Front doors heavy yo Two trips a da day on the route In summer heat heal I 7 I and that's about enough But at home post- post 5 d dering why everybody thinks hes he's a mind r reader ader 1 1 Postman Bowes heaves sigh and scratches head Tribune Telegram Photo Photos s man finds plenty plent of time to spend fl nd with two sons son Bill BiU playing the piano and young joung Jack watching C t L |
