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Newspaper
Deer Park Weekly Progress
Location
Deer Park, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1969
Page
3
Houstonians made an average 184,017 long distance calls daily in 1968, up from 155,986 in 1967, Carpenter said. Local calls averaged 6,866,480 daily, up 615,000 from the prior year, with more calls moving to the new Touch Tone push button phones as an extra-cost option.
Houston advances an electronic switching system project costing 3.9 million dollars begun in 1968 at the Capitol central office with aim to serve 123,000 city customers by 1970 and later all 22 central offices. The plan, part of Southwestern Bell’s Enlarged Metropolitan Plan, includes new dial capabilities and cost increases for basic services in 1970.
The Progress notes new subscribers and renewals, listing numerous names and addresses across states. Notable entries include Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cook Jr of Portsmouth Virginia, Otis Johnson of F Iris Lane, and attorney Paul Strong of Houston Texas among many others. The list shows broad community engagement and April activity.
Pasadena Mrs Loyd Jack 821 Peggy Fielding L Miller 2313 Pickerton Thomas M Simpson DDS P D Box 422 Deer Park appear in a readable local notice fragment listing residents and a professional address. The readable entities include Pasadena Deer Park and personal names with street-like identifiers.
Frank G. Schlicht of Deer Park is among a record 920 students applying for mid term graduation at Texas A&M University. Heaton, registrar, says Schlicht seeks a Doctor of Philosophy in zoology and resides at 2713 Estate Drive.
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