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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1951
Page
3
An announcement states The American Telephone and Telegraph Company has become the first company in United States history to achieve such a degree of ownership. This landmark marks a new era in corporate structure and control within the communications industry.
The article describes investors in Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company, including Mr and Mrs Bradyenton of Denton and other rural stockholders, funding expansion after World War II. It notes large Idaho construction, doubled telephone counts in a decade, and national defense readiness through telephony. Alexander Graham Bell’s 1876 milestone is recalled as the stem of a vast network handling hundreds of millions of daily conversations.
Members celebrated interior redecorating at the Filer Baptist church but a weekend blaze damaged the work. The walls were painted in pastel colors and the repairs will have to be redone. News tip line offered.
Parma voters turnout strong to defeat incumbent village board members seeking re election. The article lists write in candidates Bennett Mrs Grice and others and notes surrounding community events including a dance festival and local gatherings.
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