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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 30 Jul 1931, p. 5

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Several changes in parcel post regulations will become effective August 1, Postmaster joseph E. Shantz announced this week. A bulle> tin from the United States postoffice department with reference to thèse changes reads as follows: "Effective August 1, 1931, the limit of weightfor fôirth. ciass, or parce! post mail for the fourth, fifth, sixth. sevenïth and eighthzones is'increased fromý fifty pounds to seventy pouids,. thus making the weight limit uuiform for ail zones;ý and the imit of size of parcels for .ail zones is iuicreased! from eigbty-four to one bundred inches ii i eugth. and girth comhined. "The 'minimum postage charge or' a parcel measuring more than eighty- four in4ches, but,'flot more' than one hundred inches in Iength and girth combiued is the saine, as - the appropri- ate zone charge for >a ten-pouud par- cet. That is, parceis mneasuring more than eighty-four luches in iength1 and girth combined but weighing less than ten pouuds will be subject to potage in the amount chargeabie on a ten- pound parcel for the zone to whicli the particular parcel may be address- ed. On parceis weighi4g tenpounds.or more, which measure more than. eighty-four juches but not more than -one hundred luc'hes lun length andi girth combined, the regular zone pouuld rates appiyl.". Eight Postil Zones The postal zones are listed 'accord- iug to distance as follows: first zone, up to 1fifty miles; second, fifty to 150 miles; thirdl, 150 to 300 miles; fourth,~ 300 to 600 miles;P fifth, 600 to 1,00, miles; -sixth, 1,000 to - 1,400 miles; seveuth, 1,400 to 1,80 miles, and eighthi, over 1,800 miles5. The uew regulations, effective August 1, . state that fourth class or parcel post mail. matter '%shall weigh in excess of eight oun ces, and shall include books,. circulars,' and ôther tuatter wholly iu print (except uews - papers and thei periodicais entered as.seconid class miatter),proof sheets, corrected proof sheets 'aud manu- script copy accompanying saine, mer- chaudise (including farm and factory products), ami 'al other mnailabie mat- now from the E~vanston nospitaii where he has been iii for seven weeks. 0o- Miss. Mary Alice Shaughnessy, daugterof Mr. and Mrs. WilliamI C. Shaughnessy, 1357 Greenwood ave-[ nue, returned Friday, july 24, f rom Milwaukee where she spent a weelc. toPur 5IatcLLAA cornaIj i o[tai 01 144 points. Susan Tietgens of Winnetka de- feated Jean Dern 6-3. 6-2; Eleanor O'Ërien of Winnetka won front Betty Knode 8-6, 6-4, while Leonora Tiet- gens and Mrs. Maiorie McLain of Winnetka defeated Sylvia Boynton and Elizabeth Sutherland 'in doubles, 6-3. 6-4. Next Tuesday the Winnetka team Pliays the Indian Hill club, Mr. and Mrs. H. F~.Rodenkirkand chidren, Robènt and Barbara, 1711 Walnut avenue, returned Sunday. July' 19.. frnt Lake Church, Wis.. where1 thev were visiting Mn. and Mrs. N.' J. Risch. 0o Mr. and Mrs. Hubert H. Gary. 530 Greenleaf avenue. returned Moniday. JuIy 20. from a motor trip to, Denver, col. 1123-27 Cenotral Ave. SUNDAY SCHOOL EXJ3RCISES - :45 A. M,, AUGUST- 2, 1931 Subyect; "LOV E" READING ROOM-x 148 Central Avenue Openm Daily. (excepting Wednesday) g 9A. M. to 9 P. M. Wednesday 9 A. M. to 7:45 !P. M. Open Sundag aiternoona 3 P. M.- to 6 P. M. The B ible and Works of Mary Baker Eddy and. ail other, antborized Chiristian Science Literature may bW read, borrowed or puicbased at the Retadini Room. THE, PUBLIC IS CO*D1ALLY INVITED lTO ATTEND .TrE CHURCH. SERVICES AND VISIT THE IREADING ROOM PA TRONIZE OUR -ADVERTISERS MM De pendable Merchandise Phone Wil. .1914. DEPARTMENT STORE FOR THE FA MiLY WHIICH PRINT SHOWS VOUR FOOT. TROUBLE?. -TO PHYSICIAt4S lY ou arc laited tb refer or l4ing yoiw. foot troubted paits to our Store during Ibis Demonstration. The Itest metds &vdoýedby W. M&Schol, M. D., vwlIbc haiIy exp6laid

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