Postwar plans for rural telephone service grow
A joint committee of Bell and Independent telephone leaders outlines farm service expansion after the war. It cites extended lines, lower costs, and new tech like rural carrier systems over power lines and microwave options to improve service for rural families and REA cooperatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
United States
Dee A. Patton
John P. Boylan
United States Independent Telephone Association
National Organization of the Thousads
Keith S. McHugh
American Telephone and Telegraph Comany
Bell Operting
Bogan
McHugh
United
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Pendergast Couple Visit Dillon From Wise River
Mr and Mrs Tom Pendergast of Wise River were Dillon visitors on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Pendergast
Wise River
Dillon
Prepare Car For Winter Conditions
Helena report quotes Highway Patrol Supervisor Chas L Sheridan urging drivers to fit anti skid chains and ensure defroster and windshield wipers work before winter travel. The National Safety Council notes 31.7 percent of plant absentees blamed transportation in a six week winter test. Sheridan says road crews can’t fix all roads during storms so drivers must prepare and repair vehicle safety gear now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Highway Patrol
Chas. L. Sheridan
Sheridan
National Safety Council
U. S. Department of Labor
Sheridan Okly
Safety Rules for Winter Driving During Wartime Speed Limits
Chief Sheridan emphasizes salvaging heater defrosters and anti skid chains and boosting anti freeze. Drivers are warned that wartime 35 mile speed with icy roads and reduced visibility increases disaster risk. Rules: adjust speed to conditions, slow at intersections, maintain distance, use anti skid chains, signal turns, ensure defroster and wipers work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Cheif Sheridan
People and Visits Nearby Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Otto C. Gosman left for Portland to spend part of the winter. Miss Ardella Sanner of Montana State college visited with her parents, joined by Miss Beverly Knorr from Glasgow. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Johnson spent Thanksgiving in Missoula. Anna Jeanne Sockness of Montana State college stayed with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Henry and son Robert from Missoula, formerly of Dillon, visited Ernest C. Luebben. Mrs. Laura Judge of Polaris spent Saturday in Dillon.
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Otto C. Gosman
Portland
Ore
Ardella Sanner
Montana State College
John Sanner
Bozeman
Beverly Knorr
Glasgow
D. L. Johnson
Missoula
Anna Jeanne Sockness
J. A. Sockness
Norman Henry
Robert
Dillon
Ernest C. Luebben
Laura Judge
Polaris
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Japan
Marine Corps
Northwest
Highlander
Johnson Hirness Shop
Pvt
Abe Fortner
Livermore
Fortner
U.S. Treasury Department
Dillon Examiner
Hazelbaker Insurance Agency
Real Estate — Abstracts
Beaverhead
Hazelbaker
Montana
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