Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 28 Jan 1927, p. 7

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January 28, 1927 WILMETTE LIFE 7 four cents for each additional ounce ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN or fraction thereof. "Foreign Air Mail Service : AIR MAIL POSTAGE RATE "On letters to France, Belgium and I Postmaster· Joseph E. Shantz Issues Statement Regarding Alterations Effective Feb. 1. the Netherlands, 4 cents; Ge.r many 6 cents, for each ounce or fraction thereof. In addition to the above the International letter rate of postage is required. Mark such mail in the upper left hand corner of the envelope 'Ai.r · In order that the patrons of the \Vil- Mail-London to Continent.' "Day air mail Closes at 5 :30 p. m. mette post office may be in'formed re"':r\ight air mail closes at 2:30 p. m." garding changes in the rates of matter to he dispatched via air mail, Postmaster Joseph E .. Shantz has is sued. the Scouts to Engage in following statement: Inter-Troop Contests "Effective February 1, 1927, the domAn inter-troop contest between repestic rate on mail to be carried by airplanes will he ten cents for each resentatives f.r om Scout troops df Evhalf ounce or fraction thereof, cr-egard- anston, Wilmette. Kenilworth and less of distance. Special airplane Glencoe, will be held at the Kenilworth stamps ,are issued for the prepayment community gymnasium at 7 :30 Friday of postage, but ordinary stamps may night, January 28. The meet will be a be used. Air mail should be plainly preliminary meeting, according to marked inunedi;1tely below the stamps Scoutmaster Bob Townley of KenilCind above the ·address .. Via Air Mail" worth, and will not represent any unor Via Night Air Mail," as ·the case usual show of Scout efficiency. It will may be. Matter marked for air mail be mainly directed toward finding out service·, but bearing less than ten cents exactlv what the bovs can do and what postage, will not be dispatched by air is needed to p·a t them into first class mail. Postage on air mail matter form. Contests to follow at a later date should be fully prepaid to avoid de- will be directed tO\vard a more earnest lay and collection of deficient postage competition. The events are listed as follows: of addressees. Event 1, signaling and semaphore-one "Effective same date the postage on team will be entered from each troop: letters or articles sent as letters from Event 2, Fire by friction-one team of the United States to foreign countries three boys from each troop; Event 3, and intended for t.ransmission by the O'Grady drill-team of eight boys. the Vnited States Air Mail service, irres- leader being a s~out: Event 4, Knotpective of distances traveled or routes, tying-one team of · five Scouts from will be as follows: each troop: Event 5, Relay ,race be"When destined for countries to tween Scout teams from all troops. which the domestic rate applies, the domestic ai.r mail postage only (ten HIKE TO CARY c~nts for each half ounce or f.raction Fifteen members of the Junior Gymthereof) is required; but when des- nasium Leade.rs' club of the Keniltined for any other country, the Air- worth Community gymnasium will take plane postage, plus three cents for the I a hike to Cary. Ttl., Saturday. January first ounce or fraction thereof, and 29. . 1 Speeials lo· Week Commenelng FRIDAY, JAM. 21 C.t\LIFORNLA ORANGES, sweet and juicy, per doz. 29c. FLORIDA GRAPEFRUI'l' 3 for 2Sc; per doz. 9Sc DELICLt\ i\PPLES, large size, S for 2Sc;. per doz. 59c. COOKING .APPLES, .... 4 lbs. 2Sc; per.bu. $1.79 JON.A THAN APPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 lbs. 2Sc ROMAN BEAUTY APPLES, nice to serve baked, 3 lbs. 2Sc. ·wiSCONSIN POTATOES Per pk. 4Se MUSHROOMS-FOR SATURDAY ONLY3Sc 3Sc Z9c Z9c ZSc 39c per pound. SPIN/\CH ........................ per pk. BRUSSEL SPI{OUTS ............ per box GREE.N PEAS .. ~ ..... .. ........... per lb. GREEN BEANS ................... per qt. KALA.lVIAZOO CELERY ............ bunch · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Tales of Hoffman · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · How Much Coal ·· · · is there · · in your bin · · now? · · · Better order · before the weather · changes · Specials-3 ·Bunches BEETS and CARROTS 25e HE..L\D LE'l"rUCE ...... . .......... 10c, lSc, 20c CAULIFLOvVER ................. each 20c up S\iVEE'r PO'fA.TOES ................ 3 lbs 2Sc NEW POT A TOES . 2 lbs. 25e NEvV C.ABB~~GE ..................... per lb. 7c Strawberries and other seasonable items at market's lowest' prices. CANAD.A. DRY GINGERALE, case of 1 doz. $2.15 MANOR HOUSE COFFEE-CHASE and SANBORN COFFEE-Li\IZE VIEvV COFFEE, per lb. 59c. l\tiiSSION INN PEACHES ........ 4 cans $1.00 · COSMAS BROS· 1143 Wilmette A venue Opposite Post Office Phones 2693 .. 2694 Delivery FREE HOFFMANN · · · B RQS · · · ~ · · 1208 Central Ave. Wil. i31 · · Potatoes Ou14 Specialty

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