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1934 December - McHenry, Johnsburg, Pistakee Telephone Directory, Page iv

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INFORMATION ABOUT TELEPHONE SERVICE ltrow to (Jse the Telephone When using the telephone speak distinctly in a mo<ierate tone of voice. Answer vour bell oromptly but do not remove the-receiver from the hook while the Call "Inf6rmation" for names not listed il this directory. Call "Chi;f OperatoC' to report unsatisfactorv handlins of vour catls. Call-"Repair Serviie" when your telephone is out of order. Cill vour Business Office, McHenry-9981, for all- matters relating to neJv telephone service. removals. termination of service' di- Telephone Service Calls bell is ringing. It may interfere with the signals. To recall the operator hang up the receiver and give the handle one quick turn. Party l-ines subscribers on the line have equal riehts: for that reason calls should be reason- rectory listings, adjustments of collection of bills, etc. accounts, All ab-ly limited in length of conversation. To make for efficient service and to prevent annovance to others on the line the following rulis should be observed: When vou wish to call, remove the receiver and listei. If the line is in use, restore the You mav telephone telegrams, cablegrams or radiogrims to the Postal Telegraph Cable Company. - Wiri"- calling the telegraph company, follow the instruitions shown under its listing Telegrams by Telephg+e in this directorv, B, arransem6nt receiver using the line to finish. Alwavs answer your own signal. facts to the Chief Operator. is any ionfusion aiout the rings, report the to the hook and wait for those If there for telegraph Catie Com"pany, 'bythe charges telephone will appear on messages sent vour ironthlv telephone bill. On messages ieleohoned fiom public coin box telephones, you-wi1l be reQueited to deposit the message charges in the coin box. Reversed Charges-Charges may with the Postat Telegraph LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICE Station-to-Station Service-A station-tostation call is a call to a telephone at an out point on which the person calling of town 'with anyone who answers at that will talk telephone. Tell the Long Distance opera^tor youwill talk with "anyone who answers'" - Reduced rates are in effect during the eve' ning and night periods as follows: Dav Rates-4:30 A. trI. to 7:00 P. IvI. Ev6ning Rates-7:00 P. M. to 8:30 P' M. Night Rates-8:30 P. M. to 4:30 A. M. Duling reduced rate periods no station-to' station rate of less than 35c is reduced nor arry rate of more than 35c reduced below 35c. and station-toversed on all person-to-person station calls. Where the station rate is less ihan 25c the rate for reversed charge station' to-station service is higher than the station' rate. to-station Refort Charge-A report charge is made if communication cannot be established on per' be re' son-to-person or Reversed Charge calls for reasons bevond the Company's control. Person-to-Person Service-A person-toperson call is a call to a particular person or a particular extension telephone on a private switchboard at an out of town point. The rates for this service are the same for all hours and are somewhat higher than corresponding station-to-station day rates. phone number you are calling. - If you a-re making a person-to-person call also give the name of tfie person with whom you wish to talk. If vou do not know the number give the t r-" an-d address and the number will be furnished by the operator during the completion of the call so that you may make a note of it for future use. are. Call B, Number-Calling by number speeds your ca1l. Give the Long Distan-ce o-peratoi the name of the place and the tele' is not n...j.iirlo i"ili'i6re Distince." Simply give the number desired to yburoperatorwhowil1recordandcomp1Etetheca11. ooErator. Station-to-station calls from McHenry to the points sh-own below TOLL CALLS HANDLED BY YOUR OPERATOR handled by your local It .15 .15 .35 .40 .50 ,15 Nilcs .. ........... '$0.45 Niles Center ......... .10 Lake North Chicago Gcnoa City, Wis. . . ' ... '.. . .10 Bemyn Richmond .10 Grayslake Bumhan Rivcrdale .,.. .20 Carpcntctsvillc Great Lakcs Rivcreide .40 Chicago ......, Hillside .,......... " . .. '.. .3S .40 Ciccro . ?essville Lakc Gcneva, Wis. '.. , '..., .2o .t0 Crystal Lake 'Wauconda . '. '.. . .fs Libertyville .50 Dolton .. 'Waukegan .'...+0 .15 Lyons....;... Dundec .. .20 Maj*tic Elgin .. ........ '. .35 Maywood Evanstotr Ontrio . . '. .,. .35 Mclrosc Parh ,35 Davis ........ Woodstock Morton Grova .. . ... '...... .30 .35 Grccnleaf Zioa.,. ........ .15 Mundclein ,35 Univesity ,* the legal tates ol tbe Com-pany as-on fiIe with Th, ,.t* h*"lt*t"t"d ' Commerce eoamission December I, 1934 Evergreen Park . ........$0.30 .. . Fox .... .30 ..,.....: .,........ .{0 .{0 .......... ...... .30 . .. .. .10 .20 .20 .10 .20 the llliaois McEcntl iy

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