Carrington Post Office

Commissioned Postmasters:

 

Arthur C. Halsey February 15, 1883
Charles D. Smith September 2, 1885
James Murphy. June 2, 1887
Wallace Galehouse November 5, 1889
Donald M. Smith November 7, 1893
Wallace Galehouse April 1898
James E. Galehouse, Jr. October 4, 1905
E.T. Halaas January 22, 1910
John W. Stambaugh March 11, 1914
James E. Galehouse March 1, 1923
John Stambaugh March 22, 1933
George J. Boley April 10, 1935
Pied A. Sommars August 16, 1941
Miss Mollie M. Stambaugh February 1, 1942
Harry C. Dunttey June 16, 1944
William A. Kunkel June 16, 1944
Wesley D. Kahl August 18, 1961

 

 

Rural Free Delivery: Routes were established as follows with name of carriers:

No. 1 established August 1, 1904 John Canada

No. 2 established (later) George Lowery

No. 3 established September 1, 1911 Ed Blake

No. 4 established December 1916 Howard Kreiwald

Carriers in 1933:

No. 1 Charles Evert

No. 2 Frank Brown

No. 3 Ivan Sheets

No. 4 James T. Brady

City carrier service was established July 1, 1928.  District carriers were:

No. l Arthur Albus

No. 2 John Garland

Substitute Jerald Tollison.

On May 22, 1932 the U.S. Post office Department erected a modern fireproof, brick building with ample floor space.  Charles Legns was construction engineer.  John Stambaugh was the first postmaster to occupy the new building.

Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 228