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Show may be mailed in unsealed envelopes en-velopes at the third class rate of 2c each. However, printed announcements an-nouncements which are of odd size or shape, or which are smaller small-er than 2 in. width or 4 inches in length, or which are larger than 9 inches in width or 12 in. In length, require minimum postage post-age of 3c each. This sounds formidable, but it really Isn't. The important things to rememlber are these: when you set down any of information by hand, the item becomes first class; and when you deviate from standard sizes, the post office must igrve you extra service and you must pay an extra fee. Don't guess theimportant questions ques-tions regarding the mails. The right answer can always te had by calling Bingham 11. Amy R. Snow, Acting Postmaster O POSTMASTER'S COLUMN Next to being born and becoming becom-ing dead, the most important experience in life is getting married. mar-ried. One of the time-honored constituents con-stituents of marriage Is housekeeping house-keeping and one of the most popular ways of getting into the housekeeping business is by means of a shower. Since the success of showers is related to the number of people who attend, at-tend, it is imperative that invitations invi-tations go expeditiously and accurately ac-curately to their destinations; hence, the importance of proper preparation. Shower invitations, whether In sealed or unsealed envelopes, require re-quire the first class rate of postage post-age of 3c per ounce if you show the date, the hour, the place of the shower, the name of the prospective bride, etc., In hand writing, or typewriting. If the invitations are wholly printed, mimeographed, or duplicated by similar machine process, they |