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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1915
Page
3
The document lists post office staff including A. D. Colegrove as custodian and clerk in charge, C Sumner Bentley as postmaster assistant, and other roles such as clerks, substitutes, and special delivery messengers. It also notes Chronology with office establishment on December 3, 1861 and class advancements through 1915.
Strinner Bentley, longtime assistant postmaster of Corry, earned a reputation for devoted service over more than sixteen years. He helped bring all night service, Rural Free Delivery, and the railway mail transfer station to Corry, and aided efforts for the new Federal building and Station No. 1. Under his regime the staff grew from six to twenty eight, with daily mail arrivals and departures aligned to train schedules, strict office hours, carrier routes, weekend hours, and noted holiday practices.
Schedule lists eastbound trains to New York at 2:53 AM from Sala and Chic and westbound trains to Chicago at 4:00 AM with subsequent times 4:20 AM and 9:13 AM. Includes Tr. 3 and Tr. 4 service details.
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