Office Phones as a Fringe Benefit in American Firms
Hal Boyle notes office phones often carry private calls. Characters like Hungry Harry and Old Bubblehead reveal how personal chats swamp switchboards. The piece concludes that business is handled in restaurants during long lunches, not in offices.
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Stanton News Visit In Hillsdale
Sunday dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Dan Brassfield and nephew Willard Elrod in Hillsdale. Various locals visited families in Osawatomie Paola Emporia Manhattan and Rantoul with multiple calls and weekend stays noted.
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Dan Brassfield
Willard Elrod
Hillsdale
van Pursell
Stella Graham
Paola
Vinton
Roy Foster
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Wanda Long
Osawatomie
Ross Cole
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Loris Raush
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George
Brassfield
David Rayl
Emporia
Alvin Rayls
Eldon McKeon
Wesley Roecker
Chamule
Ray Redick
Rantoul
Otis Foster
William Nuss
Jim Chamberlin
Earl Croan
Naomi Ravyl
Lloyd Hill
Lane
Lawrence Webber
Raymond Bryan
Manhattan
Melvin
Ronnie Bryan
Baby arrives early at LeRoy Byers shower
In South Haven Kansas guests arrived on time for a pink and blue wrapped baby shower. The oversized cake and a full punch bowl framed the scene as guests exchanged gifts. The honoree Mrs LeRoy Byers was missing. The baby arrived three hours before the party began.
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