New Britain herald., 1929-12-03
REQUESTED
 ID HURRY MAILING
Post Office Officials Urge Pa
 irons to Cooperate
LARGE RUSH EXPECTED
High school to Open Basketball season - Meeting of plainN illr Grange This I,cning-Euncral of Harry parI>in insOn-ItcmS.

With Christmas only g2 days away, the local post office is again urging its patrons to mail carly Post offices will make every CfGor' to handle the Christmas mails witE- out congestion and delay. but oWin : to the enormous volume this can yt done only with the cooperation of the public. Postmaster James l.. Usher expects that the local office will be rushed for the next three weeks.
 II is not too early 10 mail Christ mas packages and cards tO the western and southern states. To in sire delivery by Christmas, mail to these states must not be sent later than December 12. New England mail must he sent by December r.. and the final date for local delivery in Connecticut is December 21.
 Especial attention is invited to Christmas cards and letters. They can he brought to inc local post or fee in bundles with stamps on anI the cmploycs will see that they ar" mailed on the right dates for d.. livery. Parcel post to Italy may be sent insured, starting at once. For eign parcels and letters should he mailed Immediately in order to make good connections with boats. Parcels may be marked "Do nos open before Christmas" The ad- dress of tho sender must appear on the parcel in all cases, preferably in the upper left and corner. The address Of the party 10 which the parcel is being sent should bc il the lower right hand corner. pco- pie arc requested not 10 place ad- dresses on both sides of the pack age, as it is very confusing if insur- cd. as it is stamped only on one side.
 Parcel post leaves the local office every day al ! o'clock in the eve ming, Parcel post and stamp de partmcnts are open from q. m. 10 D, m. every day but Sunday. To expedite the delivery, special handling and special delivery stamps are recommended. Air mail giv4s II quicker service at five cents for the first ounce and ten cents for every ounce after inc first, l,m- ploycs will be at home on Christ mas day, so all patrons arc asked to mail early. There will bc no de- livery service on that day.
 Christmas seals must not be uso for postage on mail matter and must hr on the back Of parcels and , letters. not the front
 Special attention should be paj,I 1 in wrapping parcels Strong pap.r and heavy twiuc should b. used. For further information rouccrnins Christmas mailing, patrons may iu- quirc of anyone at inc post onico. Local people have always coopora.- ed with the post office in past years aud are expected 10 continue their good work this scaSon
 Funeral Services
 Funeral services for Harry rar%- in&on or Whiting street. who dicI suddenly at his home Saturday morning. were held this morning a; Q o'clock at the Church of our LadI of Mercy Paul Hayes sang 70 Salujaria" at the ofrcrtory anI '"Falc to Face" at the conclusion of the mass.
 Relatives Of Mr. Parkinson were the pail bearers. Burial was in s. JoacpG'a cemetery on l'armngton avenue.
 Francesca DiBencdctto
 Funeral services for Francesca DiBcnrdetto. 40. Of ShuttIe Meadow road. who was killed instantly car. IN yesterday morning by an automo- bile driven by Attorney James W Carroll Of Waterbury, were hchI IhIS afternoon at . o'clock at the Church of Our Lady of Mcrry Bur lal N3S in St. Joscph's cemetery.
 Attorney Carroll is being held uu- der bonds Of S1poo pending a find