Date: Sat, 26 Feb 1994 00:22:43 CST

From: "Donald M. Lance" ENGDL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MIZZOU1.BITNET

Subject: Re: Texas town names



Toponymists who'velooked at old records tell us that for a time the U.S.

Post Office insisted on short names for new post offices, so there are

several 3-letter towns in Missouri -- Ink, Rat....

About 60 miles west of St Louis a church was named for some Christian

martyrs who were killed in Japan -- The Church of the Holy Martyrs of Japan

(or something like that; I could look it up if anyone needs exact info).

In the 1940s someone put together apronouncing guide for Missouri towns and

listed[jeyp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]n] as the way the locals said the name of their town.

DMLance, U of MO