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Sprawling duties of the postmaster The postmaster general overseas a vast operation.
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Jena Martin, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Santa Claus was nearly lost in 1931, when U.S. postmaster Walter F. Brown tried to force the town to give up its name to ease the burden on the tiny post office.
—The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
Ray Collier, the city’s postmaster, has lived there since 1934 and remains skeptical.
—Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
His only exceptions were clerks, postmasters and enlisted personnel in the military.
—Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
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Jena Martin, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Santa Claus was nearly lost in 1931, when U.S. postmaster Walter F. Brown tried to force the town to give up its name to ease the burden on the tiny post office.
—The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
Ray Collier, the city’s postmaster, has lived there since 1934 and remains skeptical.
—Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
His only exceptions were clerks, postmasters and enlisted personnel in the military.
—Peter Kastor, The Conversation, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmaster. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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