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After 38 years of service to the public as postmaster of Castleton, Ray T. Cannon has retired effective Feburary 29.
“When I read in the Rappahannock News that I was the only male postmaster in Rappahannock County, I decided I couldn’t be the Lone Ranger and was convinced I should quit.”
In a more serious vein, Cannon explained that he had been in the office long enough, since November 1940 and would have more than
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