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Show ' - HOME ELECTRIC COSTS . Electric service costs the average household , the countryve countryo'er countryover o\'er o 'er er over \ ' , , less than a dime a day , , according to country r1ently figures d discussed discussed1'e ussed c 1'ec recently cently nt1y by J . R . Bohnen , , secretary of the American AmeSwS AmeSwSM 1'e- 1'e 1e re- re ' - Washing M tia- tia Ma- Ma ? chine tiachine Machine hme TlompRt.u Manufacturers Ianufacturers association . , The mont&v montv mont&vTl & Tl - average " monthly b1l1 ball "vomge vomge ulunuiiy oui . per peras domestic omp-Rt.u ompRt.u omp Rt.u Rtu - * customer piiRtnin < M was WQO $2.79 2.79 279 $ co . ryn in ; ? 1934 iftn , compared to $2.76 2.76 276 $ . in 1933 . Average annual consumption per customer increased 4.5 45 . over centover 1933 , but the ' per cent average householdel's householdels householder's householders rate for current . decreas- decreas decreased ed 3 5 per cent . , - - "This This " $2.79 2.79 279 4 $ 2.79 279 . nationwide average is not the thelelechic lelechic electric light bill , ' ' " " says Secretary Bohnen . "Actually Actually " is should be elec- elec known electric as the elec- elec elecresidenees irIC tric blll ball - . service , because it includes the cost of the ironing machine the family washer used in , 9,500,000 9500000 , , homes and the other house- house : housekeeping - keeping conveniences made possible by electricity . " The total of homes receiving electric service for . -residenees residenees )4esidences 4esidences residences ) - 5uch such labor-saving labor saving . - appliances is 20,693,751 20693751 , , , including 743,954 743954 , operating farm |