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Miller will retire from the position of Postmaster of the Washington, ,Va. postoffice effective December 30. He has served in this capacity for 31 years, taking office in 1934 after his appointment by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Mr. Miller is a native of Rappahannock County, the son of the late Senator and Mrs. John J. Miller. He resides' with his wife, Mrs. Emily Brent Miller at Mt. Prospect, Washington. They have one daughter, Mrs. James S. Willis of Latham, New York.

After his retirement, Mr. Miller will devote his full time to his real estate business with which he has al^o worked since 1936.

Mr. Miller is an avid foxhunting fan and instigated the organization of the first hunt club in this county. He was Master of the Rappahannock Hunt until it was discontinued at the beginning of the second World War. It has since been reorganized.

No replacement or acting postmaster has been appointed to fill the vacancy.

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