End of an Era as Interlaken Switchboard Closes
Interlaken and Ovid subscribers will dial all long distance calls via Ithaca after February 28 1971 with the Trumansburg Home Telephone Co retiring the Interlaken switchboard The change brings more traffic to Ithaca and Ithaca toll switchboard while preserving fire and emergency reporting procedures The move reflects a nationwide shift to electronic switching and reduced small toll centers with praise for former Interlaken operators' service.
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Interlaken
Trumansburg Home Telephone Co
Ovid
Robert Griswold
The
Telephone Company
Ithaca
New York Telephone Co
Interlaken Lodi
Trumansburg
Griswold
Fire Department
America
Village appoints election inspectors in Interlaken
Interlaken officials in a special Fire Hall meeting named Wanda M. Ward as election inspector for a four year term replacing the late Melvin Morehouse. Reappointed were Alice Miller Mary Worrell and Evelyn Georgia. Registration Day is Feb 27 and the village election is Mar 16 from noon to 9 p.m. A Citizen Party caucus is set for Feb 15 at 8 p.m. at the Fire Hall to nominate candidates to replace two trustees and a police justice. The board filed the assessment roll and will hold hearings Feb 16 from 5 to 9 p.m. for complaints. Village employees joined in applying for the New York State retirement plan retroactive to Jan 1 with the village covering full cost.
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Interlaken
Melvin Morehouse
Wanda M. Ward
Alice Miller
Mary Worrell
Evelyn Georgia
Citizen Party
Percy Freese
Harold Daily
N.Y
Lodi Outlines Steps to Form City Water District
Town boards heard from state officials on the procedure to establish a water district in Lodi. A key step is seeking an advisory service contract from the Environmental Facilities Corp to guide engineering, legal, and funding efforts.
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Lodi
Town Planning Board
Environmental Facilites Cort
Environmental Facilities Corp
George J. Natt
Town to dispose of obsolete equipment
At the Interlaken Fire Hall the town board approved giving Highway Supt. Carl Lincoln authority to dispose of obsolete inventory from the equipment fund. The board also authorized spending three hundred dollars for insulation in the town barn. John Swanson reported the general tax fund started the year with eighty four hundred dollars. Attendees included Swanson Smith Mount Hunt Lincoln Braden and Clerk Whittier.
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Interlaken
Aubrey Smith
Carl Lincoln
Howard Hunt
Jack Mount
John Swanson
Leo Braden
John Whittier
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Ing
James Ryan
EFC
Farm Home Administration
Daniel “Webster
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