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The Camden Chronicle
Camden, Benton County, Tennessee
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Postoffice Department designates J. G. McKenzie as acting postmaster at Big Sandy upon request of Rep. Lon A. Scott; full nomination delayed by Sen. McKellar over soldier preference concerns.
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Washington, November 30.-At the request of Representative Lon A. Scott, the Postoffice Department has designated J. G. McKenzie as acting postmaster at Big Sandy.
His commission as acting postmaster will be sent out at once.
Mr. McKenzie was recommended for the postmastership and his nomination transmitted to the Senate, but confirmation was held up at the instance of Senator McKellar, who insisted that the department had ignored the soldier preference rulings in selecting McKenzie.
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Big Sandy
Event Date
November 30
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commission as acting postmaster to be sent out at once; full nomination confirmation held up by senator mckellar due to ignored soldier preference rulings.
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At the request of Representative Lon A. Scott, the Postoffice Department has designated J. G. McKenzie as acting postmaster at Big Sandy. Mr. McKenzie was recommended for the postmastership and his nomination transmitted to the Senate, but confirmation was held up at the instance of Senator McKellar, who insisted that the department had ignored the soldier preference rulings in selecting McKenzie.