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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
Uso Madison av cor Madison ct
634 Wolf Hill
635 Wheeler st entrance to Riverview
636 ltiverview nr G L Roberts
651 Maplewood av nr Gloucester av
653 Cherry nr Ellery
661 Wheeler nr Wheeler's Boat Sliop
662 Nally av cor Wheeler
688 Beeman School, off Cherry st 71 Leonard cor Bridgewater
72 Leonard cor Canıbridge 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 IIotel
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 Robt H Kerr jr, Engine 1
Bay View-Charge of Capt Aubrey G Reed. Engine 4
East Gloucester-Charge of Capt Willard C Goldthwaite, Engines 3 and 5, Auxiliary Fumper
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-Danl J O'Hara 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-Donald P Steele, vice-chairman; Capt Harry W Curtis, Dr Ronald P Hallett, Rita M Hiltz, Elliott H Parsons,, Mazie E Smith. Regular meetings 2d Tuesday even- ing of each month at 7:30 o'clock. L Munro Grandy, sec
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, Joan C Bicknell, June Spauld- ing. Art, Mrs Hale A Johnson. Asst super- visor, Dewey T White. Physical Training, D Bernard Pratt, dir; Robt E Karcher, asst dir. Elementary Director, Martina A Wil- lis. Band Instructor, Robt E Puff. Super- visor of Building Maintenance, W Everett
Amero. School Dentist, 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, Rus- sell 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, O Vincent Cafasso
Beeman Memorial School, off Cherry st- Principal, Virginia W Smith
Central Grammar School-12 Dale av. Prin- cipal, Milton L Fuller.
East Gloucester Elementary School-Davis cor Division. Principal, Glenn R White
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, G Read Hamilton
Maplewood School-120 Maplewood av. Principal, J Pauline Lowe
MtVernon School-13 MtVernon st. Prin- cipal, Muriel C Rogers
Vocational School-off Blynman av. Direc- tor. Harold B Geary
Ward 2 Veterans Memorial School-Web- ster st
West Parish School-Concord st W G. Principal, Edmund E Dodge
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-Hughi A Cregg of Methuen
Ass.s. nt District Attorneys-Donald J Cregg, Andover; Saml F Hyland, Marble- head; Martin C Goldman, Swampscott; Robt P McDonald, Andover
Probation Officers, Superior Court-Chief Officer, Eag Fenton of Lawrence, Geo F Evans of Ipswich, J Willis Ingalls of Lynn, Marie T Williams of Salem, John J O'Neill of Danvers
County Commissioners-C F Nelson Pratt. of Saugus, chairman; Artlı A Thompson, of Methuen; John R Ahern, Lawrence
Clerk of Courts-Philip A Hennessey, Pea- body; Assts, Chas H Metcalf, Beverly; E Philip Littlefield, Marblehead; Raymond W Schlapp, Methuen; Herbert W Levesque, Danvers; Robt J Sweeney, Beverly
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- Carl C Emery of Newburyport; Leo H Jones, Salem, first asst; John P Cullinane, Man- chester, second asst. Office, Court House, Salem. Northern District-G Hudson Dri- ver Lawrence; Helen M Lyons, asst. 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, Raymond S Wilkins of Gloucester
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 Northi Ando- ver; Asst, Arth D Fowler, Marblehead; Sec- ond Asst, Wm J Greenler jr, of West Boxford ; Third Asst Irving Kane, 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, Noven- 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 Justice, John C Pappas
Clerk-Harold L Armstrong
Court and Probation Officer-Robt C Ben- liam
Sessions for criminal business daily at 9 anı
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; Mary E Heckman, clerk; Chas W Lowrie, treas; Mary E Heckman, 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 1:00 pm to 5:30 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, winter only
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 7:15 pm; Saturdays 6:45 am to 7:15 pm. Holidays, 6:45 am to 5 pm. Service window open 8:15 to 5:15 pm; Saturdays 8:15 am to 12:00 noon. Money Order 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturdays 9:00 am to 12:00. Registry 8:15 am to 5:15 pm; Saturdays 8:15 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 MacEachern. 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 Army Reserve-201 Main
CUSTOM HOUSE
15 Dale avenue, room 201. Office hours, 9 am to 4:45 pm Monday thru Friday; 9:00 am to 12:45 pm Saturday. 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 J Kallio, fishery aides
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, $200,000. Pres, Wm G Brown jr. Vice-President, Wm J MacInnis. Trust Officer, J Hollis Griffin. Cashier and Asst Trust Officer, Waldon J Anderson. Asst Cashiers, Alton F Burroughs, Robt D Tobey. Asst Trust Officer, Hazel M Johnson
Cape Ann Savings Bank
109 Main street. Incorporated 1846. Pres, Wm Moore. Vice Pres, Wm S Webber jr, Executive Vice-Pres, Temple A Bradley. Treasurer, Chas W Lowrie. Asst Treasurers, 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. Executive Vice-Pres, Alex J Guittarr. 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 Asst Cashier, Russell C Merchant
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, Roy G Guittarr, Geo B Low, J Jos Roach, Priscilla Tarr
GLOUCESTER STATISTICS
Settled
1623
XIX
Incorporated a town.
1642
Incorporated a city
1873
Area in acres.
34,540
Length in miles
6
Width in miles
6
Population in 1704 700
Population in 1957
25,866
Valuation in 1873. $7,711,096
Valuation in 1957 $44,443,560
Rate of taxation in 1873 .. $20.00 per $1,000
Rate of taxation in 1957 $63.80 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.
1861
1886
First electric cars 1890
Electric cars discontinued. 1920
Rockport set off from Gloucester 1840
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POINTS OF INTEREST
Annisquam Light, at the extreme end of An- nisquam 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 Beauport, Eastern Point Boulevard, extraod- inary assembly of over 20 colorful Period Rooms, with 17th and 18th century furni- ture furnishings, woodwork, wallpaper,
rugs and textiles. Special Group Exhibits of glass, porcelain, metalwork and collect- ibles from all over the world. All in what Samuel Chamberlain's book calls "the most fascinating house in America" with a gar- den setting on the water's edge and strik- ing views of Gloucester harbor.
Cape Ann Historical Association, Captain Elias Davis House (1804) and Museum, 27 Pleasant street, fisheries exhibits, ship models, tools and nautical instruments used in 300 years of the Gloucester fisher- ies. Also Colonial and Federal furniture, china, glass and old time toys. Paul Re- vere silver, famous collection of paintings and drawings by Fitz Hugh Lane
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 mav be seen from the main road
Hammond Museum, Hesperus avenue. A castle containing the collection of Mr John Hays Hammond jr, which captures the spirit of medieval times in Europe. Ex- amples of sculpture, furniture, painting and other arts as well as architectural portions taken from dwellings and churches abroad. Romantic art, Gothic and Ren- aissance
Haskell Atkins House, circa 1650. Splendid very early farm house in beautiful setting with distinguished collection of period furnishings. Lincoln street, West Glouces- ter, close to Route 128 Exit 4
Independent Christian Church. The first Universalist Society in America. Organ- ized 1770. Present building built in 1806, Middle cor Churcli
James Babson Cooperage Shop, Route 127, between Gloucester and Rockport, believed the oldest building on Cape Ann (1658). Erected and used by James Babson, the first male member of family in America, for making barrels in which to ship dried fish to England. Very early American tools and furniture
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 ather fresh water fislı
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 Light Island, the outpost of Cape Ann. It may be visited by hoisting a signal which will be found on shore at the mainland's nearest point to the island. United States Life Saving Station, Fresh Water Cove
White-Ellery House, circa 1650. One of tlie best and least altered example of the very earliest New England architecture. Period furnishings, located at Route 128 traffic circle
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 junc- 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 classifica- tion, 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 : 4 cents. MAIL ENCLOSED IN BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPES: 3 cents per ounce, plus 2 cents per piece, col- lected when delivered.
Second-Class
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS (Transient rate) : 2 cents for the first 2 ounces, and 1 cent for each addi- tional 2 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 lc 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 11/2 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 con- tinue 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 zones, and 20 pounds in weight in the third to the eighth zones. Exceptions to the new size and weight restric- tions are :
(1) Baby fowl, live plants, trees, shrubs, or agricultural commodities (not including manufactured products thereof).
(2) Books, permanently bound for preservation, consisting wholly of read- ing matter or reading matter with inci- dental blank spaces for students' nota- tions and containing no advertising matter other than incidental announce- ments of books.
(3) Parcels mailed in the United States, including the District of Colum- bia, for delivery by any Army or Fleet post office or in any Territory or pos- session of the United States, including the Canal Zone and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or mailed at 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, for delivery in the United States, in- cluding the District of Columbia, or any Army or Fleet post office or any Territory or possession thereof, in- cluding the Canal Zone and Trust Ter- rltory of the Pacific Islands.
It is not contemplated that the pro- visions of this law shall be evaded or circumvented by diverting parcels ex- ceeding the prescribed limits of size and welglit from first class offices and malling the parcels at offices of the second, thilrd or fourth class or on rural or star routes.
Zone
(cents)
Local
18
1.45
1 and 2
23
3.95
From $5.01 to $10 .20
From $10.01 to $100. .30
Registry
Domestic mail matter prepaid at the first-class rate of postage, may be reg- istered against loss, rifling or damage upon payment of the following fees :
REGISTERED MAIL
Registra- tion fee
Indemnity limit
$ 0.00 to $10.00. $0.50
10.00 to $100. 7
100.01 to $200. 1.0
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