Old Time Phone Service In Macksville WV
In Macksville West Virginia the North Fork Mutual Telephone Co operates a manual switchboard from a home in a small farming area. Gladys Richards and two assistants handle calls 24 hours a day, with customers supplying their own crank phones and paying yearly. The system relies on personal connections, not automated dialing, while plans for modern dial systems and regional mergers begin to unfold.
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North Fork Mutual Telephone Co
Macksville Exchange
Oly Exchange
Gladys Richards
North Fork Mutual
Onlw
Macksville
Daybrook Telephone Commira
Monongalia County
Circleville Mutual Telephone, Co
Spruce Knob- Senéva Rocks
Circleville
Escapee, guard found after Oklahoma breakout
An escapee from McLeod Honor Farm in Oklahoma was stopped for a traffic violation in Conway, Arkansas, Tuesday night. He was with the prison guard he abducted. the guard appeared unharmed. The abducted guard’s wife said he is jailed and expected to return home Wednesday.
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Conway, Ark
Oklahoma
McLeod Honor Farm
Conway
Calvin Andrew Spencer
Kiowa
Okla
Charles A. Hubbard
Spencer
Arykansas
Bellmon backs Nixon amid impeachment debate
Sen Henry Bellmon of Oklahoma said there is utterly no basis for Nixon impeachment and praised the president as honorable and wise. He criticized Nixon’s handling of the Cox firing and called Cox’s pursuit a vendetta, while defending Nixon against political attacks.
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Washington
Nixon
Henry Bellmon
R- Oklah
Bellmon
Oklahoma
Bellman
Archibald Cox
Cox
Laton Named Exhibit Judge in Missouri Art Show
J Laton chairman of the East Central art department has been selected as one of the judges for the 43rd Annual Art Exhibition in Springfield Missouri The local artist will judge the two dimensional work submitted The exhibition was open to artists in Oklahoma Missouri Iowa Nebraska Kansas Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Tennessee Robert Bussabarger chairman of the art department University of Missouri was the other judge
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J. Laton
East Central Art Department
Springfield
Oklahoma
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Robert Bussabarger
Art Department
University of Alissouri
Spuw
Stilts Save Ruins as Dover Complex Rises
In Dover England a large new office and shopping complex will rise on seven foot stilts to keep an ancient Norman church intact. An extra 950000 pounds covers most of the 12 percent million project. The church will not be excavated now but may be preserved for future archaeology. Architect Don Dryke- Wells says the measure ensures undamaged church remains if demolition ever occurs.
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England
Ceater
Dover
France
Don Dryke- Wells
Welfare reform SSI drive targets 4 hundred thousand plus
Washington AP government begins searching for aged blind and disabled Americans who may qualify for newly federalized welfare payments starting Jan 1. Social Security surveys 400000 in select areas and 88000 nationwide. potential to reach 1.6 million more if productive. SSI promises minimum monthly income and standardized limits. eligibility hinges on income assets and vehicle values. States must keep December 1973 support levels or lose federal Medicaid matching funds.
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Washington
Arthur BE. Hess
Social Security Commission
Social Security
Hess
New Manual on China Business Etiquette Sparks Caution
Geneva based Business International issued a 124 page guide for executives traveling to the People’s Republic of China. It warns Americans that proper decorum matters, detailing taboos such as touching others and discussing politics. Officials and hosts value honesty and reliability in business dealings.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Peking
China
People’s Republic of China
U.S
Mao
Business International
S.A
Tulsa Tax Commission Chief Faces Grand Jury Probe
Tulsa officials urged calling a grand jury as the state Tax Commission investigates Owen Austin, head of the Tulsa office, over sales tax returns from two Tulsa firms. Austin denied the allegations and suspended himself pending inquiry. Fallis indicated the grand jury could review the Austin matter.
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Tulsa
Okla
Aity
Fallis
State Tax Commission
Presiding District Court
Raymond W. Graham
Owen Austin
The
Tax Commission
Austin
Unusual Births and Local Anecdotes From Washington Missouri
In Washington Missouri Mrs. Alex Strastman gave birth to a son, her first since a 23 year gap during which she reportedly had 34 consecutive daughters. In Los Angeles bulldozer operator Ray Bow sher misaddressed a home he was to demolish. Yellowstone National Park reports a new water spout named Unexpected Geyser erupting 400 feet high every 14 hours. A Rajkot marriage dispute over a 5s cash dowry ended with the groom attacking his father in law with a sword. The page also includes a crossword and a list of clues with mixed entries and wordplay.
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Washington
Missouri
Alex Strastman
Yellowstone National Park
Rajkot
India
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Seneca
W-Va
U.S. Navy
North Fork
South Branch
Potomac River
Honor Farm
Lon
Social Secur
Alaska
Hawaii
Tulsa Tax Commission
By Arnold
Hanley Norris
San Francisco
New York
Ite
Sam Francista
Dies
Ete Garvallo
Arcadia
Calif
Rainy Bay
Omery
Hes
Art Beema
By Warren Sattler
Hin
By Brad Anderson
Hes Gong
Ama Dog
By al Smith
Sid Hathaway
Los Angeles
Ray Bowsher
Bird
Hammer
Animal
Columbia
Charity Green Vegetable Split Pulse
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Pops
By Kern Pederson
By George Wolfe
Deems
By Tom Oka
Twitch
Ete
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