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Why A. Ross Read Was Dismissed As Postmaster of Akron
A 1920 letter from J. C. Koons to Congressman Davey outlines why Alt A. Ross Read was asked to resign as Akron postmaster. Investigations found delays in mail, ignored department directives, and misleading statements, leading to the Department’s action to remove Read for the public good and postal service efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Ross Read
Akron
Elyria
Democratic Party
Congress
J.C. Koons
Read
Martin L. Davey
Alt A. Ross Read
Ohio
Akron Chamber of Commerce
M. O. Chance
Washington, D. C
Frank Barclay
Wm.s. Ryan
Postoffice Service
W. S. Denning
Railway Mail Service
Rudolph Brauer
Post Office Department
Department
Akeron
Ryan
Chamber of Commerce
Goodyear Hosts
Goodyear Heights
Postoffice Department
Chamber of Commerce Committee
William H. Kroeger
Frank P. Allen
Senate
J. C. Koons