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End of Interlaken switchboard marks goodbye to local operators
The Interlaken home telephone system ends with a farewell call on February 28 as subscribers switch to direct dialing. Operators Jane Dowdle and others served for decades, aiding emergencies and calls, while service moves to Ithaca Toll switchboard and New York Telephone.
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Interlaken
H.H. Griswold
Home Telephone Co
Main Street
Wickes Drug Store
Bell Telephone Co
Tru- Mansburg Home Telephone Co
Ovid
Lodi
Trumansburg
Ithaca
New York Telephone Company