Telephone rate increases reflect postwar costs and investors
The report discusses postwar cost pressures for Western Union style telephone service, noting higher labor and raw material costs, forecasted rate increases to attract investment, and new exchange rate plans. It details proposed Arkansas rates by service class including residence and party-line options, plus taxes and a new incoming-call feature.
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Sto Germit
Arkansas
Axadt
Chamber of
Ize
Telefone
Ark
Beant Elimi Ay
Hope
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Banoubie
Growth in customer lines elevates Hope with Camden and Blytheville
Customer-owned service lines increased from 2152 to 2504, moving Hope into the same group as Camden, Helena, and Blytheville. The proposed rates here align with those asked in all exchanges in this group.
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Camden
Helena
Blytheville
Fragmented sports standings and league listings
A chaotic OCR summary shows American League teams with records like New York 17 9 and Detroit 35 11, plus Philadelphia 15 18, Chicago 14 13, Washington 14 14, Cleveland, Boston, St. Louis and more. National League also lists New York Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis Chicago. Regional leagues appear with Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans Little Rock Mobile Nashville Chattanooga Memphis and others. Terrible raw numbers like 596 216 end the fragment.
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New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
Hicago
Washington
Cleveland
Boston St
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Srooklyn
Philadelph
Pitsburgh
Chicago
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
Little Rock
Mobile Nashville Chattanooga
Memphis
Dallas
Shreveport
San Antonio FC
Oklahoma City
Tolga
Beaumont
Houston
Cotton States
Greenwood Natches
Pine
Greenville
Helena
el Dorado
Clarksdale
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Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
John P. Cox
Renig
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Dodge
B. R. Hamm Motor CO
E. Second Street
Rephan
Panamas
Churchill, Fortune
Tom Sawyer
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