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Fence Viewer-Lester C Bragg
Officer of Burial of Deceased Soldiers and Sailors-Albert P Houde
Superintendent Brown Tail and Gypsy Moth, City Forester, Stanley S Marchant
Forest Warden-Kenneth T Stack
Industrial Development Commission-Robt F Brown, chairman
Traffic Commission-Roger C Edwards, sec; Devon C Bergengren, Danl J Brosnan, Ed- mond B Marble, John W Whynott
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Headquarters, 8 School Street Chief Engineer-Loring B Blatchford Deputy Chiefs-George A Davis, Henry B Lowe, W Elliott O'Hearn Motor Supervisor-Harold Goodwin City Electrician-Gardner T Burke
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No. Location of Signal Boxes
12 Wonson st and Radcliffe
13 E Main opp MtPleasant av
14 cor E Main and Highland
15 Eastern Point rd nr Grapevine rd
16 E Main cor Sayward
17 Beach rd nr Brightside av
18 cor Haskell and Hammond
19 Atlantic av cor Nautilus rd
112 Tarr & Wonson's, Rocky Neck 113 cor Eastern Point blvd and Stewart av
114 cor Calder st and MtPleasant av
115 Second Gate Lodge, Eastern Point
117 Thorwald Hotel
119 Haskell opp MtPleasant av
122 Rocky Neck av cor Horton
129 Atlantic rd opp Moorland rd
141 MtPleasant av nr Swinson's Farm
142 E Main cor Hammond
144 East Gloucester Elementary School 151 Grape Vine and Atlantic rd 21 cor Eastern av and Webster
23 Main junc Eastern av 24 cor Bass av and Brightside av
25 Friend cor Fair
26 Main opp Herrick ct
27 Main cor Vincent
28 cor MtVernon and Perkins 29 Webster cor Sadler
211 Eastern av cor Harrison av
212 Eastern av opp Nugent's Farm
213 Eastern av opp Witham
215 Thatcher rd Brier Neck
231 Fish Pier, Parker st
254 Friend nr Playground 261 cor Main and Prospect 281 cor Bent and Taylor
31 Main cor Duncan
32 Gas Works, Duncan st 34 Main opp Stoddard lane
35 MtVernon and Prospect 36 Prospect cor Allen st
37 cor Pleasant and Liberty
322 cor Pearce and Wharf
371 Parochial School, Prospect st
381 cor Trask and Summit 41 Pine cor Church
42 Main opp ft of Centre
43 cor Mansfield and Wash
45 Dale cor Warren
46 Maplewood av opp Shepherd
47 Prospect cor School 48 cor Pearl and Railroad av
411 cor Hancock and Rogers
461 cor Maplewood av and Myrtle sq
51 Main cor Wash
52 Commercial at Fort sq
38 cor Cedar and Millett 39 cor Trask and Warner 312 Duncan nr Gloucester Coal Co
313 cor Rogers and Water
314 cor Elm and Federal sts
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No.
53 Western av cor Middle
54 cor Riggs and Summer
56 Washington nr Depot
57 Washington opp Foster 58 Beacon cor Lookout 59 cor Comlth and Centennial av 531 Bridge House, Western av 541 Hampden nr Granite
544 Hovey School, Summer st
581 Exchange opp Lookout
591 City Home, Emerson av
592 High School, Blynman av 61 Cleveland cor Arthur
62 Washington cor Marsh
63 Grove cor Wash
64 Anchor Works, Whittemore st
65 Maplewood av cor Grove
67 Washington near Riverdale Mills
68 Washington opp Gee av
69 Washington opp Dennison
611 Addison Gilbert Hospital 623 Riverdale Park
631 Standard Oil Co, Whittemore st
632 Washington cor Gloucester av
633 Madison av cor Madison ct
634 Wolf Hill
635 Wheeler st entrance to Riverview
636 Riverview nr G L Roberts
651 Maplewood av nr Gloucester av
653 Cherry nr Ellery
661 Wheeler nr Wheeler's Boat Shop 662 Nally av cor Wheeler
71 Leonard cor Bridgewater
72 Leonard cor Cambridge av
73 Washington opp Leonard
75 Washington nr Consolidated Lobster Co 76 Washington, Foster's Drug Store
78 Washington cor Butman av
79 Washington cor Langsford
711 River Road nr Chard & Wilkinson
712 Leonard opp Norwood Heights
722 Norwood Heights
731 end of Nashua av
751 Washington cor Plum ct
752 High nr Young av
762 Langsford nr Munsey lane
81 Western av ft Bond st
82 Essex av nr LePages Inc
83 Fernwood Lake
84 LePages Inc
85 Western av and Magnolia av
86 Concord st nr Bray School
87 Magnolia sq
811 Western av, Kent Circle
812 nr Hammond Estate, Western av
814 cor Western av and Hesperus av
815 Hesperus av nr Hammond Museum 821 Essex av nr Fernwood Garage 822 Essex av opp Magnolia av
823 cor Essex av and Concord st
824 Essex av, West Gloucester Grocery
826 Essex av nr West Gloucester Grange 827 Sumner cor Walker
828 Woodman cor Essex av 829 Concord and Sumner
844 West Parish Elementary School
851 Ocean av cor Norman av, Magnolia
852 Lexington av nr Oceanside Hotel
853 Magnolia av nr Dunbar's
No School Signals
When weather is too cold or stormy, or for special reason-
5-5-5 blows at 7:00 a m, no session for High School
5-5-5 blows at 7:30 a m, no forenoon session for the elementary schools
5 blows at 6:00 p m, no session of Evening School
No school announcements will be made over radio station WBZ, WESX, WNAC at intervals between 7 a m and 8:30 a m, also between 11:45 and 12:30 p m
Engineer's Signals
Two blows, all-out signal
2-2 blows, second alarm
2-2-2 blows third and general alarm, calls
the whole department
3-3 blows calls Engine 2 to Rockport
3-3-3 blows calls Engine 4 to Pigeon Cove
4-4 blows calls Engine 1 to Manchester
6-6 blows calls Engine 2 to Essex
7-7 blows calls all permanent firemen to duty
9 blows emergency recall
9-2 blows Forest Warden call
9-4 blows emergency call U S C G
9-9 blows emergency call (meet at City Hall)
Ten blows calls Police to Police Headquar- ters
10-10-10 blows military call
When two or more alarms occur at the same time, the all-out signal will be followed by one round of the box
Fire Equipment
Central Station-Capts Edmund A Marble, Carleton B McKay, Albert E Noble. Ladder 1 and 3, Pumpers 2 and 6, Combination A, Rescue Squad, Chief's Car
Magnolia-Charge of Capt Willard C Gold- thwaite. Engine 1
Bay View-Charge of Capt Aubrey G Reed. Engine 4
East Gloucester-Charge of Capt Everett A Sawyer, Engines 3 and 5, Auxiliary Pumper
Police Department
Headquarters, 10 Duncan st
Captain Commanding, John J Coyle
Lieutenants-Eug Alves, Robt E Cronin, Marshall R McDonald, David E Mehlman jr Sergeants-Geo E Batson, Arth J Jacobson, Edw Mitchell
Inspector of Motor Vehicles-John Mullen Constable with Power to Serve Civil Pro- cesses-Gardner H Smith
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Office, Central Grammar School, 12 Dale av. Open every week day except Saturday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Chairman-The Mayor, ex-officio
Members-Beatrice K Corliss, vice chair- man; Dr Earle R Andrews, Dr Ronald P Hallett, Elliott H Parsons, Mazie E Smith, Donald P Steele. Regular meetings 2d Tues- day evening of each montli at 7:30 o'clock. Secretary, L Munro Grandy
Superintendent of Schools-L Munro Gran- dy. Office hours at Central Grammar School, 12 Dale av, on days when schools are in ses- sion, 8:30 to 9 am. The Superintendent is generally in the office from 4 to 4:30 pm. Other times by appointment
Assistant Superintendent of Schools-J Stanley Thompson
Supervisor of Attendance-Ralph R Pino. Office hours. 9:00 to 10:00 am. 4:00 to 4:30 pm, 12 Dale av
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Supervisor-Music, Eleanor F Moore, asst supervisors, G Allyn Browne, June Spaulding. Art, Mrs Hale A Johnson. Asst supervisor, Jeanine O Petit; Physical Training, D Ber- nard Pratt, Robt E Karcher; Elementary Supervisor, Martina A Willis. Band Instruc- tor, Robt E Puff. Supervisor of Building Maintenance, W Everett Amero. School Den- tist, Dr Jos A Fialho. Dental Hygienist,
Kathryn T Sherburne. School Physician, Dr Geo S Rust. School Nurses, Winifred E Ross, Mildred V Duwart. Supervisor of Heating and Ventilating, Russell F Strople. Director of Elementary Cafeterias, Gladys Burbank
High School-off Blynman av. Principal, Arth N Smith
Bahson School-90 Pleasant st cor Shep- herd. Principal, Donald W Bisbee
Blynman School-66 Magnolia av. Prin- cipal, Mildred M Rogers
Bradstreet School-901 Washington st, Bay View. Principal, Mary C Bergstrom
Central Grammar School-12 Dale av. Prin- cipal, Milton L Fuller.
East Gloucester Elementary School-Davis cor Division. Principal, Muriel C Rogers
Eastern Avenue School-83 Eastern av. Supervising Principal, Margt W MacKay
Forbes School-41 Washington st. Prin- cipal, Mrs Mary A Waddell
Hildreth School-29 Eastern av opp Web- ster. Principal, Margt W Mackay
Hovey School-8 Summer st. Principal, Helen MacIver
Lane School-1117 Washington st, Lanes- ville. Principal, Edmund E Dodge
Maplewood School-120 Maplewood av. Principal, Katherine A Winn
MtVernon School-13 MtVernon st. Prin- cipal, J Pauline Lowe
Riggs School-421 Washington st, River- dale. Principal, Ada G Olson
Vocational School-off Blynman av. Direc- tor, Harold B Geary
West Parish School-Concord st W G. Principal, Virginia W Smith
CHURCHES
(See Classified Business Directory. Churches are also listed with additional in- formation under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)
CLUBS
(See Clubs-Commercial; also Organiza- tions in Classified Business Directory. Clubs are also listed with additional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)
COUNTY OFFICERS
District Attorney for Essex County-Hugh A Cregg of Methuen
Assistant District Attorneys-Donald J Cregg, Andover; Robt M MacInnis, Glouces- ter: Saml F Hyland, Salem; Martin C Gold man, Swampscott
Probation Officers, Superior Court-Chief Officer, Eug Fenton of Lawrence, Geo F Evans of Ipswich, Clarence L Huntress of Lawrence, J Willis Ingalls of Lynn, Marie T Ronan of Salem
County Commissioners-C F Nelson Pratt, of Saugus, chairman; Arth A Thompson, of Methuen; J Fred Manning, of Lynn
Clerk of Courts- - ; Assts, Chas H Metcalf, Beverly; E Philip Littlefield, Marblehead; Raymond W Schlapp, Methuen; Herbert Levesque, Danvers; Robt J Sweeney, Saugus
County Engineer-John O Harmaala. Office, Court House, Salem
County Treasurer-Thos F Duffy of Lynn. Office, Court House, Salem
Registers of Deeds, Southern District- A Franklin Priest of Haverhill; first asst, Carl C Emery of Newburyport; second assis- tant, Leo H Jones, Salem. Office, Court House, Salem. Northern District-G Hudson Driver, Lawrence; assistant, Helen M Lyons. Office, Court House, Lawrence
Sheriff-Earl E Wells, of Salem
Special Sheriff-Roger E Wells, of Salem
Keeper of Jail and House of Correction in Salem-Earl E Wells
Keeper of Jail and House of Correction in Lawrence-Danl J Ryan
Medical Examiner-First district includes Gloucester and Rockport, Dr John J Egan jr, 23 Dale av; Associate, Geo J Pohas, 41 Pleas- ant
COURTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Chief Justice, Stanley E Qua of Lowell
SUPERIOR COURT
Chief Justice, Paul C Reardon, Quincy
COURT OF PROBATE FOR ESSEX COUNTY
Judges, John V Phelan of Lynn; John A Costello of Andover
Register, John J Costello of North Ando- ver; Asst, Arth D Fowler, Marblehead; Sec- ond Asst, Wm J Greenler jr, of West Boxford; Third Asst, Richd M Riley, Lynn
The records are kept at the office of the Register, in the Court House, Salem
The Probate Court sits as follows: Salem everyday Monday thru Friday, except second and fourth Mondays of each month; no ses- sions from August first until after Labor Day except first Monday of August. New- buryport, 4th Monday in January, February, March, May, June, July, September, Novem- ber and December; Haverhill fourth Monday in April and October; Lawrence, second Mon- day and every Wednesday in each month ex- cept August
DISTRICT COURT OF EASTERN ESSEX 10 Duncan
Justice-Edw Morley
Special Justices-Lincoln S Simonds, John C Pappas
Clerk-Harold L Armstrong
Court and Probation Officer-Robt C Ben- ham
Sessions for criminal business daily at 9 am
Sessions for civil business every Thursday at 9:30 am
Sessions for Supplementary Process First and Third Fridays at 10 am
Juvenile Sessions Mondays at 9:30 a m
Small Claims Sessions 1st and 3d Friday at 9:30 am
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LIBRARIES
Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Li- brary, 88 Middle. Jos A Boyer, pres; D Mar- jorie Taylor, clerk; Chas W Lowrie, treas; D Marjorie Taylor, librarian. Adult Depart- ment open daily 9 am to 8 pm, Saturday 9 am to 6 pm. Junior Dept, 1 pm to 6 pm, and Saturday 10 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 6 pm, summer 10 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 6 pm, closed Sundays and holidays, Lanes- ville Deposit Station in Lane School, Lanes- ville open Tuesday 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm
East Gloucester Deposit Station in East Gloucester Elementary School open Monday 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm and Thursdays 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Annisquam Village Hall Library, 38 Leon- ard, open Monday 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Mrs Mildred Smith, librarian
Magnolia Library, Lexington av cor Nor- man av Magnolia. Loring A Cook, pres; Mrs Frank Cobleigh, treas; Mrs Nancy E Larter, librarian
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
(See Classified Business Directory. Organ- izations-Labor are also listed with addi- tional information under their individual names in Alphabetical Section)
LEGAL HOLIDAYS
New Year's Day, January 1. Washington's Birthday, February 22d. Patriot's Day, April 19th. Memorial Day, May 30th. Indepen- dence Day, July 4th. Labor Day, first Mon- day in September. Columbus Day, October 12th. Veterans Day, November 11th. Thanks- giving. Christmas Dec 25th
When the 1st of January, the 22d of Feb- ruary, the 19th of April, the 30th of May, the fourth of July, the 12th of October, the 11th of November or December 25th, occurs on Sunday, the following day shall be a holiday
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Office, 63 Middle. Medical Officer, Ronald P Hallett, MD
MILITARY Armory, 99 Prospect Armorer-Percy J Sloan
MASSACHUSETTS NATIONAL GUARD A. Battery 211th F. A. Bn Capt, John C Reilly
STATE DEPARTMENT Division of Employment Security 3 Washington
Frank L Fish, mgr
POST OFFICE AND U. S. OFFICERS Office, 15 Dale avenue
Hours lobby from 6:45 am to 7:30 pm; Saturdays 6:45 am to 7:30 pm. Holidays, 6:45 am to 5 pm. Service window open 8:00 am to 6 pm. Money Order 8:00 am to 5:30 pm; Saturdays 8:00 am to 12:00. Registry 8:00 am to 6:00 pm; Saturdays 8:00 am to 12:00. Sundays boxes open 1:00 to 5:00 pm
Postmaster, Donald P Steele. Asst Post- master, Gardner H Marchant. Supt of Mails, Geo H Salter. Assistant Superintendent of Mails, Frank W MacLaughlin. Foremen of Mails, Sherman R Anderton, Robt T Drohan.
Collection from street letter boxes four times daily, with the exception of boxes at Bass Rocks three times, summer only, and Riverdale twice. Essex and Manchester roads twice.
Branch Stations
Annisquam, Leonard street, supt, John D Mac Eachern. Lanesville, 1088 Washington, supt, John A McShara. Magnolia, 30 Mag- nolia av, supt, Jas E Marchant
Station No 1
171 E Main, Wm W Ryan, clerk in charge
ARMY
Army & Air Force Recruiting Station 15 Dale av
CUSTOM HOUSE
15 Dale avenue, room 201. Office hours, 9 am to 4:30 pm. Deputy Collector, Albert E Martel. Inspector, Raymond H Welch. Marine Officer, Roswell B Low
Immigration and Naturalization Office 15 Dale av, rm 208
Bureau of Fisheries, Branch of Commercial Fisheries
15 Dale av, rm 206 Dwight L Hoy, commodity industry analyst
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Office -15 Dale av, Claude F Bocken, Geo M Clarke, Rudolph Kallio, fishery aides
Internal Revenue 15 Dale av rm 207
MARINE CORPS Marine Corps Recruiting Station 15 Dale av
NAVY Navy Recruiting Station 15 Dale av
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
Local Board No 72-15 Dale av rm 211 Frank W MacLaughlin, chairman
Social Security Board 15 Dale av
CEMETERIES (See Classified Business Directory)
BANKS Cape Ann National Bank
154 Main street. Capital, $150,000. Pres, Wm G Brown jr. Vice-President, Wm J MacInnis. Trust Officer, J Hollis Griffin. Cashier and Asst Trust Officer, Everett C Forbes. Asst Cashiers, Waldon J Anderson, Alton F Burroughs. Asst Trust Officer, Hazel M Johnson
Cape Ann Savings Bank
109 Main street. Incorporated 1846. Pres, Wm Moore. Vice Pres, Wm S Webber jr, Treas, Temple A Bradley. Asst Treasurers, Chas W Lowrie, Lester W Harrison, Carrie E Christensen
Gloucester Co-Operative Bank
85 Middle street. Organized April 14, 1887. Pres, Ralph E Cunningham. Vice Pres, Clif- ford F Foley. Treas, Alex J Guittarr. Asst Treas, John C Frithsen
Gloucester National Bank of Gloucester
185 Main street. Capital, $120,000. Pres, Benj Curcuru. Exec Vice Pres, Frank R Loef- fler. Vice Prests, Eben C Carroll, Raymond M O'Connell. Cashier, John E Critchett. Asst Cashier and Auditor, W Raymond Robinson
Gloucester Safe Deposit and Trust Company 191-193 Main street
Pres, W Harold Otis. Executive Vice Pres, Philip B Hamel; Vice Pres, Frank B Sulli- van; Treas, Frederic W Frost; Asst Treas, Henry A Jones, Geo B Low, J Jos Roach, Priscilla Tarr
GLOUCESTER STATISTICS
Settled
1623
19
Incorporated a town.
1642
Incorporated a city.
1873
Area in acres.
Length in miles.
34,540 6 6
Population in 1704.
700
Population in 1955
25,866
Valuation in 1873.
$7,711,096
Valuation in 1953 $42,958,515.00
Rate of taxation in 1873 .. $20.00 per $1,000 Rate of taxation in 1955 .. $55.40 per $1,000 Miles of public streets 120
First schoolhouse built.
1708
Old Town Hall-now Legion Memorial building built 1844
Town Hall built
1866
Town Hall burned. 1869
Present City Hall built.
1869
Steam railroad opened ..
1847
Steam railroad opened to Rockport .. Horse railroad opened. 1886 1861
First electric cars 1890
Electric cars discontinued. 1920
Rockport set off from Gloucester. ...
1840
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1
Width in miles.
20
POINTS OF INTEREST
Annisquam Light, at the extreme end of An- inisquam Point. Iron light tower
Babson House, at Pigeon Cove, erected by three men who fled from Salem about 1698 with their mother charged with witchcraft and hid in this house
Babson House, Riverdale, built about 1740 by Joseph Allen. Said to still retain the slave pens used during the slavery times Cape Pond, on the road to Rockport; water supply for Rockport
Coffin's Beach, near Willoughby Park, now called Wingaersheek Beach. Unusual sand dunes. Take West Gloucester drive to Con- cord street; through Concord street to At- lantic street; thence to the beach
Dennison House, Bay View, built about 1727 Dog Bar Breakwater, Eastern Point
Dogtown Common. May be visited by way of Washington street and Gee avenue
Eastern Point Light. May be reached by the government road. Niles' Beach and Pond are on the road
Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor, so named from the fact that ten pounds were paid to the Indians for it. Here are located buildings of the United States Bureau of Fisheries and lighthouse
Freeman House, W Gloucester, was erected previous to 1700, and used as a tavern for years
Good Harbor Beach, at Bass Rocks
Governor's Hill, to the left of Washington street by way of Commonwealth avenue; commands a fine view of the city and har- bor
Granite Quarries, at Pigeon Cove, may be seen on the drive around the Cape. The quarry of the Rockport Granite Company may be seen from the main road
Independent Christian Church. The first Universalist Society in America. Organ- ized 1770. Present building built in 1806, Middle cor Church
Joan of Arc, World War Veterans Monument, Old Town Hall square, junction Washing- ton and Middle streets
Mount Anne Park, formerly Thompson's Mountain given to the city by Minot Broth- ers of Boston, in West Gloucester. The highest elevation on Cape Ann, being 255 feet above sea level, commanding an exten- sive view
Niles' Pond, Eastern Point, a State pond at East Gloucester, containing pickerel and other fresh water fish
Norman's Woe, known wherever English is spoken through Longfellow's "The Wreck of the Hesperus". May be visited on the drive to Magnolia. Not visible from road
Old Fort, at Eastern Point, just off the road to Eastern Point Light, erected 1862
"Old Mother Ann", at the extremity of East- ern Point. A perfect contour of a woman in a reclining position
Pavilion Beach, just off Western avenue near Main street
Public Landing, Rogers street foot of Wash- ington street
Rafe's Chasm, Magnolia, is a fissure in the solid rocks, some sixty feet deep and twelve feet wide at the mouth, gradually growing narrower as it runs inland
Ravenswood Park. Bequeathed to the city by the late Samuel E Sawyer, to be pre- served as a wild park, on Western avenue, near Fresh Water Cove
Riggs House, 10 Vine street. Oldest house on Cape Ann. Built at Goose Cove by Thomas Riggs, the first schoolmaster and town clerk. Take road on left approaching the Willows
Sargent Murray Gilman House, 47-49 Middle Home of the Rev John Murray, first Uni- versalist minister in America
Sawyer Free Library, 88 Middle. An exam- ple of fine interior architecture of the Colo- nial Period
Stage Fort Park, was purchased by the city in 1898. On Western avenue. An excellent view of the harbor and city
Thatcher's Twin Lights, on Thatcher's Island, the outpost of Cape Ann. They may be vis- ited by hoisting a signal which will be found on shore at the mainland's nearest point to the island
United States Fish Commission Hatchery, on Ten Pound Island in the harbor. Open to the public
United States Life Saving Station, Fresh Water Cove
United States Naval Compass Station, on Thatcher's Island
Willoughby Park, in West Gloucester, by way of Essex avenue and Atlantic street
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DRIVES
Drives around the Cape. May be made via Eastern avenue to Rockport first, or in the opposite direction via Washington street Around the Big Heater. Through Western and Essex avenues to Essex, thence to Man- chester, and thence home by way of West- ern avenue
Around West Gloucester. Through Western and Essex avenues to Concord st, thence through Concord and Atlantic streets to Willoughby Pk. and Wingaersheek Beach. Concord street may be taken to Essex on return
To E Gloucester and Eastern Point. Through Main street and East Main street to East- ern Point; thence along the ocean to Bass Rocks, continuing around to East Main st again
To Magnolia. Through Western avenue, past Stage Fort Park and Ravenswood Park. This is a part of the Manchester drive
To Manchester. Through Western avenue to Magnolia and Manchester
To Wingaersheek Beach. See West Glouces- ter drive
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
Benjamin Smith Playground, E Main june tion of Sayward and Haskell Burnham's Field, Pleasant st
Dogtown Common, east of Washington street and Gee avenue, Riverdale
Edward Dolliver Newell Stadium, Centennial av
Earl F Rice Jr Playground, Stanwood and Gee av
Governor's Hill City Reservation, Common- wealth avenue, Beacon and Lookout sts John J Burke Park, Western av nr Magnolia av, Magnolia
Joseph Mattos Playground, Webster st Ledgemont Avenue Park
Marine Park, Western avenue, at Blynman Bridge
Maxwell Parsons Playground, Davis st E G Mount Anne Park, 50 acres, off Essex avenue,
near Post Office, West Gloucester. Given by the Minot Brothers of Boston to the State of Massachusetts for a public reserva- tion
Ravenswood Park, off Western avenue. This park was donated by Samuel E. Sawyer, to be preserved as a wild park
Stage Fort Park, off Western avenue, oppo- site Essex avenue
West Gloucester Playground, Essex av
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U. S. POSTAL INFORMATION
POSTAGE RATES AND CLASSIFICATION
For information regarding classification, postage rates. and mailability of domestic mail of all classes, entry and mailing of publications as second-class matter, metered and permit mail, bulk rate mailings of third-class matter, Business Reply Cards and Envelopes, apply at your local post office.
DOMESTIC POSTAL RATES
First-Class
LETTERS: 3 cents for each ounce or fraction of an ounce. (Local delivery same rate. )
POST CARDS or POSTAL CARDS: 2 cents each within prescribed sizes.
BUSINESS REPLY CARDS: 3 cents each: Air Mail. 5 cents each.
BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPES: Busi- ness reply envelopes 1 cent in addition to regular postage. Apply at Post Office for Permit.
Second-Class
(Rates Effective April 1. 1952) NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS
(Transient rate) : 2 cents for the first 2 ounces, and 1 cent for each additional ounces or fourth class rate. whichever is lower.
Third-Class
(Limit 8 ounces)-on circulars and other miscellaneous printed matter, also on merchandise, 2c for the first 2 ounces or fraction, plus le for each additional ounce or fraction.
On books and catalogs having 24 or more pages: also, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions, and plants-2 cents for first 2 ounces and là cents for each additional 2 ounces.
Bulk Rate
For Details Consult Your Local Postmaster
Fourth-Class-(Parcel Post)
The present size and weight limits for fourth class (parcel post) will continue to apply in all cases except for parcels mailed at a first class office for delivery to another first class office in which case the size is limited to 72 inches length and girth. 40 pounds in weight to the local first and second zoncs. and 20 pounds in weight in the third to the eighth zoncs. Exceptions to the new size and weight restrictions are:
(1) Baby fowl. live plants. trees. shrubs. or agricultural commodities (not including manufactured products thereof).
(2) Books. permanently bound for pres- ervation. consisting wholly of reading mat- ter or reading matter with incidental blank spaces for students' notations and contain- ing no advertising matter other than in- cidental announcements of books.
(3) Parcels mailed in the United States. including the District of Columbia. for de- livery bv any Army or Fleet post office or in any Territory or possession of the United States including the Canal Zone and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or mailed at anv Army or Fleet post office or in any Territory or possession of the United States. including the Canal Zone and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. for delivery in the United States. including the Dis- trict of Columbia. or any Army or Fleet post office or anv Territory or possession thereof. including the Canal Zone and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
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