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Word: wegener (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1941-1941
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Then George Jennings, a nurseryman, the biggest customer the Ralston post office has-he sends out some 300 letters and bills a month-heard what Mrs. Groene wegen was up to. On his mail is a picture of the post office and the legend: "Oldest U.S. Post Office Building." Mr. Jennings was indignant. Said he: "This building ... is our only claim to fame. It means a lot, too, to stamp collectors who want the Ralston postmark in their albums." Mr. Jennings wrote to New Jersey's Senator W. Warren Barbour, asked him to take a stand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEW JERSEY: Miserable Postmistress | 6/16/1941 | See Source »

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