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Telegraph Operator Alonzo Wallick Marks Forty Five Years Work
Alonzo Wallick of New Waverly near Peru is the longest serving telegraph operator in his Wahesh railroad division. This month he completes forty five years in the trade after early training under W. C. Price and A P Simpson. He has worked at West Lebanon Wabash Huntington Layro Whitehouse and Climers, with three other Elijah Wellick family members also longtime telegraph operators.
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Alonzo ‘Wallick
West Lebanon
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A. P.simpson