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Dallas carrying a sack of U.S. mail which he dropped at a predetermined point near the Post Office.
On October 25th, 1913, Miller flew from Brownwood to Comanche, Texas, carrying a sack of mail, the first cross-country mail delivery in the state. On December 1st he started one week of flying at [[strikethrough]] Grooespeck [[strikethrough]] Groesbeck, Texas.|
On July 25th, 1914, Miller flew at Little Rock, Arkansas, for the [[strikethrough]] LITTLE ROCK DEMOCRAT [[/strikethrough]] Little Rock Democrat. 
In April, 1915 he was a co-founder of the Texas School of Aviation with P.L. Velde and C. McClutchen, to train students and carry passengers. Miller was Manager and Chief Pilot. Soon they were granted a permit to carry mail and the aviation magazines carried their advertising. On July 4th a local air show was put on to attract public interest. At that time Miller was building a new Kirkham-powered tractor biplane at the school, and in October he flew this new plane at a fair at Pontales, New Mexico.
The Texas School venture was apparently short lived, for in July, 1916, Miller and W.A. Southworth organized the Miller Aeroplane Company of Dallas, Texas, to build planes and conduct flying operations. On September 21st Miller flew from Hobart to Gotebo, Oklahoma. That year he also had an air mail contract, flying from Dallas to Fort Worth, Texas. Reportedly Miller did considerable exhibition flying at fairs and other events throughout the southwest area in 1915 and 1916.
During World War I Miller worked for Charles Day at Standard Aircraft Corporation, Elizabeth, New Jersey, helping to build standard trainers. After World War I he moved to Dayton, Ohio, where he organized the Miller Aircraft Corporation to manufacture aircraft parts and deal in accessories. There is evidence that he conducted this business there through World War II, doing subassembly contract work.
Miller returned to Dallas in 1958 and formed Miller Industries of Texas. He passed away in a Dallas hospital on February 14th, 1963, at age 72. He was survived by his wife, two sisters, two brothers and a daughter. He had joined the Early Bird organization in 1959.
Flying Pioneer, Early Bird Lestere Miller was one of the early aviation
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