WRIGLEY WILLIAM JR CO
SC 13D/A, 1996-01-10
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                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C.  20549
                               SCHEDULE 13D
                 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                            (Amendment No. 13)*

                          Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
                              (Name of Issuer)

                                Common Stock
                       (Title of Class of Securities)

                                982526 10 5
                               (CUSIP Number)

                  Raymond H. Drymalski, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd
                       70 West Madison Street, #3200
                   Chicago, Illinois 60602, (312) 372-1121
          (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                    to Receive Notices and Communications)

                              December 15, 1995
           (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the
following box ( ).

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement ( ).  (A
fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent
of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no
amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent
or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)

Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be
filed with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom
copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however, see the Notes).

                              Page 1 of 8 Pages

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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.    982526 10 5
PAGE  2  of   8   Pages

1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:  Edna Jean Offield
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON:
          ###-##-####
2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
          a ( ) b ( )
3    SEC USE ONLY
4    SOURCE OF FUNDS:  Not applicable
5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
          REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e):  ( )
6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:  United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     WITH--
7    SOLE VOTING POWER:               821,120
8    SHARED VOTING POWER:           9,297,848
9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:          821,120
10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:      9,297,848
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
     PERSON:                       10,118,968
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES: ( )
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):  10.69%
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:  IN

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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.    982526 10 5
PAGE  3  of   8   Pages

1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:  James S. Offield
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON:
          ###-##-####
2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
          a ( ) b ( )
3    SEC USE ONLY
4    SOURCE OF FUNDS:  Not applicable
5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
          REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e):  ( )
6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:  United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     WITH--
7    SOLE VOTING POWER:              106,662
8    SHARED VOTING POWER:          5,796,554
9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:         106,662
10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:     5,796,554
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
     PERSON:                       5,903,216
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES: ( )
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):  6.32%
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:  IN

<PAGE>
SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No.    982526 10 5
PAGE  4  of   8   Pages

1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:  Paxson H. Offield
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON:
          ###-##-####
2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
          a ( ) b ( )
3    SEC USE ONLY
4    SOURCE OF FUNDS:  Not applicable
5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
          REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e):  ( )
6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:  United States
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
     WITH--
7    SOLE VOTING POWER:               97,000
8    SHARED VOTING POWER:          5,295,510
9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:          97,000
10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:     5,295,510
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
     PERSON:                       5,392,510
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES: ( )
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):  5.79%
14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:  IN

<PAGE>
PAGE  5  of   8   Pages

     This Amendment No. 13 relates to the joint statement on Schedule 13D,
dated October 18, 1991, as previously amended and as amended hereby (the
"Statement"), of Edna Jean Offield ("EJO"), James S. Offield ("JSO") and
Paxson H. Offield ("PHO") relating to the Common Stock, no par value, of
the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company (the "Company").  Unless otherwise defined
herein, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings given them in the joint statement filed October 18, 1991 or any
previous amendment.  Except as amended hereby, the information set forth in
the Statement remains true, complete and correct.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

     Not Applicable

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

     The reporting persons effected the transfer of shares of Common Stock
specified in Item 5(c) for tax planning purposes and to decrease
their equity position in the Company.  As previously reported under
Item 5(b) of the Original Statement, the nature of the reporting persons'
respective beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock varies.  However,
regardless of the nature of the reporting persons' beneficial ownership of
shares, all shares of Common Stock reported by this Statement as being
beneficially owned by them are held for investment purposes.  In the normal
course of managing their investment in the Company's Common Stock (whether the
Common Stock is owned directly or indirectly as a result of any of the facts
described under Item 5(b) of this Statement), the reporting persons may acquire
or dispose of shares of Common Stock.  Except as described in the preceding
sentence, the reporting persons have no plans or proposals which relate to or
would result in any of the events described in paragraphs (a) through (j) set
forth under Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

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PAGE  6  of   8   Pages

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

     (a)  Shares of Class B Common Stock, no par value ("Class B Stock"),
of the Company are convertible at any time into shares of Common Stock on a
share for share basis, are entitled to ten votes per share and are subject to
restrictions on transfer.  Because of the conversion feature of the Class B
Stock, rule 13d-3(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
requires that the shares of Class B Stock beneficially owned by the reporting
persons be treated as shares of Common Stock for purposes of this Statement. The
following table sets forth, with respect to each of the reporting persons (i)
the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned, and (ii) the
approximate percentage of outstanding shares of Common Stock beneficially owned.
Of the shares set forth under the middle column below, 3,253,362, 2,024,034 and
1,792,119 are shares of Class B Stock beneficially owned by EJO, JSO and PHO,
respectively.  The percentage calculations set forth below are based on
91,395,583 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 13,1995, plus the
respective number of shares of Class B Stock that are beneficially owned by the
reporting persons.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                    Shares of
     Reporting      Common Stock                Percentage
     Person         Beneficially Owned<F1>      Owned
     ----------     ------------------          ---------
<S>                 <C>                         <C>
     EJO            10,118,968                    10.69%

     JSO             5,903,216                     6.32%

     PHO             5,392,510                     5.79%

</TABLE>

     (b)  The following table sets forth, with respect to each of the
reporting persons, the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the
reporting person has (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote, (ii) shared
power to vote or direct the vote, (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the
disposition, and (iv) shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                  Sole           Shared            Sole             Shared
   Reporting     Voting          Voting         Dispositive     Dispositive
     Person     Power<F1>       Power<F2>        Power<F1>        Power<F2>
    --------    ---------      -----------       ---------        ---------
<S>            <C>            <C>              <C>            <C>
      EJO       821,120<F3>    9,297,848<F4>     821,120<F3>    9,297,848<F4>

      JSO       106,662<F5>    5,796,554<F6>     106,662<F5>    5,796,554<F6>

      PHO        97,000<F5>    5,295,510<F7>      97,000<F5>    5,295,510<F7>

</TABLE>

<PAGE>
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     (c)  The reporting persons have effected the following transactions in
the Common Stock of the Company since Amendment No. 12 was filed:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                   Amount
                   Sold or                          Type of
      Date       Transferred       Price          Transaction
    --------     -----------     ---------        -----------
<S>                <C>           <C>              <C>
    11/07/95       932,000         n/a             Transfer from
                                                   a family trust to
                                                   EJO's living trust

    11/07/95       207,000         n/a             Donation by EJO's
                                                   living trust to
                                                   a charitable trust

    11/09/95       140,000         $48.00          Open market

    12/05/95        17,600         $47.25          Open market

    12/06/95        15,000         $47.25          Open market

    12/08/95        37,000         $48.51          Open market

    12/11/95        19,000         $49.26          Open market

    12/12/95        36,000         $49.94          Open market

    12/13/95        30,000         $50.67          Open market

    12/15/95        18,400         $52.00          Open market

</TABLE>

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<F1>  Of the shares listed in this column, 81,066 and 75,999 are shares of
Class B Stock beneficially owned by JSO and PHO, respectively.

<F2>  Of the shares listed in this column, 3,253,362, 1,942,968 and 1,716,120
are shares of Class B Stock beneficially owned by EJO, JSO and PHO,
respectively.

<F3>  EJO beneficially owns these shares in her capacity as trustee under her
living trust.

<F4>  EJO beneficially owns (i) 4,002,338 of these shares as a result of being a
trustee of several family trusts, (ii) 4,755,396 of these shares as a result of
the provisions of certain family trusts described under Item 6, and (iii)
540,114 of these shares as a result of serving as a director of the
Foundation, which is the legal owner of such 540,114 shares.  EJO disclaims
beneficial ownership of all of the shares described in clauses (i) and
(iii) of the preceding sentence and 2,498,299 of the shares described in
clause (ii) of that sentence.

<F5>  The indicated reporting person beneficially owns these shares in his
capacity as trustee under a living trust.

<F6>  JSO beneficially owns (i) 501,044 of these shares as a result of being a
trustee of several family trusts, (ii) 4,755,396 of these shares as a result
of the provisions of certain family trusts described under Item 6, and (iii)
540,114 of these shares as a result of serving as a director of the
Foundation, which is the legal owner of such 540,114 shares.  JSO disclaims
beneficial ownership of 430,380 of the shares described in clause (i) of the
preceding sentence, 3,533,947 of the shares described in clause (ii) of that
sentence and all of the shares described in clause (iii) of that sentence.

<F7>  PHO beneficially owns (i) 4,755,396 of these shares as a result of the
provisions of certain family trusts described herein under Item 6, and (ii)
540,114 of these shares as a result of serving as a director of the
Foundation, which is the legal owner of such 540,114 shares.  PHO disclaims
beneficial ownership of 3,478,547 of the shares described in clause (i) of the
preceding sentence and all of the shares described in clause (ii) of that
sentence.

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PAGE  8  of   8   Pages

                                  Signatures

     After reasonable inquiry, the undersigned certify that the information
set forth in this Statement, or amendment thereto, is true, complete and
correct.

Dated: January 9, 1996                 Edna Jean Offield
                                       ------------------------
                                       


                                       James S. Offield
                                       ------------------------
                                       


                                       Paxson H. Offield
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