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Early Telephone Co Moves Through Big Changes and Growth
The article traces the company history from early male operators to the first magneto switchboard, the shift to electric ringing, and the move to dial service in 1959. It notes acquisitions, new buildings on Main Street, motor vehicles for linemen, and personnel changes including separate operator and manager salaries in 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Mahr
H. W. Hanson
R. B. Harrison
Fred Ballard
Roy Godwin
John Clymens
Leo Kolpin
Charles Elliott
Lowell Hills
Andrew Johnson
E & H Market
Main Street
Telephone Company
Woodhouse
Ethel Marsh
Clarence Person
Cherokee
Chet Fisher
Ethel
J. C. Nelson