The Post Office used to be a little more lenient on how you could address a letter. My mother sent this letter to my father in 1947 when he was working in El Campo and he got it just fine. Here’s the translation;
Mr. Walter A. Smock “Rip” (Rip was his nickname)
c/o Bell Telephone Company
El Campo, Texas
![Maria Jacob letter to Rip Smock](https://photos.smugmug.com/Family/Vintage-Photos/Rip-Smock-Vintage-Photos-Scans/Rips-Misc-Papers/i-ZcKsRt5/0/87eb97ad/L/Rip-Papers-0061-L.jpg)