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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1947
Page
11
A civil service examination for six vacancies in the ranks of substitute clerks and substitute cameraworkers at the Elyria post office will be held soon. J. E. Dewhurst, local civil service secretary, announced today. Applications and blanks are on hand at the present time.
Information on positions is available from Dewhurst at the post office. Six vacancies will be filled after the examination results, with five for substitute carrier duty and one for substitute clerk. Current substitute workers may be moved to full time, creating new vacancies among substitutes. Deadline for filing applications nears.
The notice outlines exam timing for civil service applicants with veteran preferences and added service points for veterans and spouses or widows of veterans. It also sets pay for postal service substitutes starting at 1.04 per hour, with increases to 154 per hour, plus night and overtime premiums, and notes interchangeability of duties among substitutes and carriers for mail handling tasks.
The notice describes substitute carrier duties including sorting and distributing mail to railway post offices and city routes, with standing, walking, and lifting requirements. Applicants must be at least 5 feet 4 inches tall and weigh 125 pounds, with physical ability to perform duties. height and weight limits may be waived for military preference. A new tunnel under the Andes to connect Argentina and Chile is proposed.
Special Tuesday sale at Sears offers attractive toweling on firm quality cotton in bright fruit prints.Buyers can save on a selection of colorful towels during the promotion, emphasizing value and durable materials.
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