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Operation ©I the. Troy telephone system wifl be taken ovei by Illinois Bell Telephone Com* pany tomorrow (Friday), May 17*.Both the Federal Communications” Commission and the Illinois Commerce Commission have found that the acquisition is -in the’public interest Don M. Glover, the new telephone manager for Troy, said, “We. want to take this opportunity to welcome all the telephone' users 'in Troy to the Illinois Bell family. We will doTwo auto accidents near Troy Injured five persons last week.On Friday, Mrs. Marjorie Rieke and her brother-in-law. Ralph Rieke, were injured when their car hit head-on with a ear driven by Richard Keen of Staunton. The accident took place on Highway By-Pass 40 In front of the Sedlaeek farm west of Troy. Mrs. Rieke’s husband, Whrren Rieke, and1 his parents were travelling east in the car in front of Mrs. Rieke’s. Warren's auto just grazed the Keen auto, which had pulled out to pass a truck. Keen was travelling west. Marjorie Rieke’s and Keen’s autos then hit head-^eiythteg in o«t !F®»er te pH*^de friendly, courteous service Manager Glo^ pMd that atsoon as practical Illinois plansA IIto esteblteh extended-areaservice for Troy telephone user: This seridce will eliminate to# (barges ho# ]#iid on callsbetween \-Trby;^.teleplmhes' ; imd the Edwardsviile, Collinsville and Glen Carbon -areas. The service will, he said, be provided at the same monthly rqtescharged in comparable ex-, changes served by lillinois BeH.“Until the exiended-a r e a service is operating;, Glovpr pointed out, ‘Troy telephone rates, will remain omchanged.’^* Records lor the Troy exchange,, which/ seryes approximately 865 customer?* will be maintained at the' CoHJiisville telephone business office, 203 Goethe Street' :Telephone bills in. Troy can be paid locally at the Troy Security Bank,' 100. East Market Street, or mailed to the Illinois Bell business office in Collinsville, or paid- iit person In .Collinsville. ^Manger Glover said, Tf Troy subscribers . should have any questions about their service, they can get them answered by talking to their telephone Service Representative in Collinsville. They can reach her by by dialing the operator and asking her for the ’telephone business office’. There is no charge for the call.’ft
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Troy Tribune
Troy, Illinois, US
Thu, May 16, 1957
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