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Woodrow Wilson: “Hereafter when a vacancy occurs in the position of postmaster of any office of the first, second, or third class as the…”

On the recordOctober 7, 1920
Hereafter when a vacancy occurs in the position of postmaster of any office of the first, second, or third class as the result of death, resignation, removal, or, on the recommendation of the First Assistant Postmaster General, approved by the Postmaster General, to the effect that the efficiency or need of the service requires that a change shall be made
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Executive Order 3338—Competitive Examinations for Postmasterships

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