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1932 January - McHenry Telephone Directories, Page iv

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INFORMATION ABOUT TELEPHONE SERVICE How to (Jse the TeX.ephone to the When usirrg the tclephorre speak distirrctl5 in a moderate tone of voice rvith lips close mouthpiece. Ca11 this directorl,. "Information" for nanles not listed in Service Ca[[s Ansrver -r*our beil promptly but do not renlove the receiver from tire hook '"vhile the bell is ringing. It ma1. interf ere n'ith the operator hang up tlte receiver and give the handle one quick turn. t1're Ca11 "Chief Operator" to report unsatis{aciorr lrtrrdlirra of vour calls. is out o{ order. Cail Cal!"'Repair Serviie" rvhen ; our telephone Business Office, 1,{cHenry-9981, signals. To recall Party tim.es A11 subscribers on the line have equal rights; for that reason cal1s should be reason- -vour for all matters, relating to new telephone service, rernovals, termiuation of service, directory listings, adjustrnents oi accounts, collectiotr of bil1s, etc. ably limited in length of conversation. 'lo make for efficient service and to prevent annoyance to others on the iine the following rirles should be observed: You ma1, telephone telegrams, cablegrams or radiogrims to the Postal 'l'elegraph Cable \Viren- calling the telegrapl-r company, fo1lorv the instruitions shorvn under its iisting Compan1.. ![elegranns by Te[ephone When you rvish to call, rernove the receiver and listcn. If the line is in use, restore the receiver to tl're hook and rvait f or those using the line to finish. Ahvays answer your orvn signal. If there is any confusion about the rings, report the facts to the Chief Operator. Bv arrarrg.ntinl l itlr tlre Postal Telegraph Cal,i. Contt,arrl', tlre cltarges for telegraph lrlessages ser-rt b-v telephole wili appear on vour nlonthlv teleplrone bill. On messages ieleplroned iiom public coin box telephones, r-ou l ill Le requested to deposit tlte message iharges in the coin box. Reversgd Charges-Charges may be reversed on all person-to-person and station-to- in this clirectory. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICE stalion call is a call to a telephone at an out t"r"o point on rvhich the persofl calling "i *ltL t"tt ivith anyone u-ho adsr.vers at that telephone. Tell t"he Long Distance oirerator yori - will talk with "anyone u'ho ansrvers." Reduceci rates are in-effect during the eve. Station-to-Station Service-A station-to- ]l.yotd th.e corlPany's control. Call By Nurnbe^r-Cal1ing by *number Du-ri1rg reclucecl rate periods no station-to" speecls 1'our ca11. Give the Lolrg Distance nor any operator the uan'ie of the place and the telestation rite of less than 35c is reduced 'belorv phoue number ]'ot1 :tre ca11ing. If you are 35c. rate of rnore than 35c reduced Person-to-Ferson Service-A pcrson-to- n'rakirrg a person-to-persou call also give t1-re person call is a call to a particular person or nane of the persott n-ith u'hom I'ou r,l'ish to i particular extension telephone orr a private ta1k. If -vou clo not knot the nurnber give the su,itchboarcl at a1r out of torrn point. The n:rnre and aclch-css and the number rvil1 be rates for this serv:ice are the same for all hours furnished by the operator duritlg the compleand arc somer.r.hat higher thal corresponding tion cf the call so that you may malre a note of it for {uture use. station-to-station clal, rates. Nigt,t H^t".-8:30 p. l,{. to 4:30 A. XlL re{io_lrs ning ind night periods as follorvs: I)"av Rate"s-4:30 A. trI. to 7:00 P. M. Ev6ning Rates-7:00 P. I[. to 8:30 P. trf. station ca11s. Where the statign rate is less than 25c the rate for reversed charge stationto-station sen'ice is higher tl-ran the station' to-station rate. Report Charge-A report c1-rar.ge is made if comnunication cannot be establisl'red on person-to-person or Reversed charge ca11s for Station-to-station ca11s to the points shorvn belorv are har,rdled by your local operator. It is not necessarv to call "Long Distance." Simply give the number desired to TOLL CALLS HANDLED BY YOUR OPERATOR rec Rate I9!f op=tor who will Rate TO Antioc! . ... . .... .$0.15 .1 5 Barrington .3.5 Bellwood .......... ..,....... .40 Berwyn . ,.... ".... .50 Burnham Cafi:entersville .1 5 ....... . ., .40 Chicago . .40 Cicero . Crystal Lake .10 Dolton. .50 Dundee . ..-....... .15 Elgin .. .20 Evanston Davis . ......... .35 Greenleaf .35 Universitv ,...... "....... .g5 ]l ".........$0.45 .. . .... .. .10 Fox Lake .10 Genoa City, Wis. .......... ,,.,...., " ,10 Grayslake .2O Great Lakes ...""".... Hillside . "35 .2O Lake Geneva, Wis. ......... .15 Libertyville .40 Lyons . .35 .......... Maywood .35 Melrose Park ,30 Morton Grove .15 I Mundelein ......,,...,,,., Evergreen Park .. TO Niles .. Niles Center North Chicago Richmond Riverdale Riverside Tmsville Wauconda Waukegan Rate ...$0.30 ,........ ....,..... .......".. .......... ..".."... .30 .20 .10 .40 .40 .30 .10 .2O I ; ( Ontario . Majestic " l I l l ( Woodstock zion '... '. '.... .20 ,10 '....... ' .2q Illinois Commerce Commission and are subiect to change without notice 1V IUCEenry

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