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Elyria Telephone Operator's Years of Service and UFO Calls
In Elyria the telephone switchboard room held 12 long distance boards for 10 circuits each with operators directing calls. Nancy Horvath rose to supervisor while Madeline Whited recalled UFO reporting duties on a 25-operator board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
Horvath
Chicago
Gene Horvath
Minnie Laming
Nancy
Elyria Telephone Company
Madeline Whited
Lorain
West Virginia
Whited
Madeline
Lorain County Historical Society
Second Street
Nancy Dunkle
J. Grant Keys
Third St
Robert Choate
Elyria Chamber of Commerce
Weldon W. Case
Arthur J. Curren
Keys
Ruth I. Keith
J.R. Fitch
Richard Horan
Otto B. Sheepfle
Lorain County Publishing Company
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Peter Naughton