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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.
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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
The town’s old post office provides desks for writing letters to Santa; each note is thoughtfully answered by the postmaster and mailed back before the big day.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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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
The town’s old post office provides desks for writing letters to Santa; each note is thoughtfully answered by the postmaster and mailed back before the big day.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for postmaster
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“Postmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/postmaster. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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