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Chandlers Valley phone kept alive by small independent system
A 1950s profile of Chandlers Valley explains a 14-line, village run telephone service built by local stockholders. The system connects 3-1/2 miles, with yearly board elections, buybacks at 25 dollars, and a planned Bell takeover. Off hours rate is 10 cents per outgoing call. incoming calls lack control.
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Chandlers Valley
Leila Kipple
New York City
Bell
Chandlers Valley Company
Ed Hanson
Charles Peterson
Arthur Engstrom, Jr
Bell Company
Charles
Leila
Wayne
Kipple
Gloria Groves
Marian Hawks
Youngsville
Youngsville Home Telephone Co
Warren
Sugar Grove
Lottsville
Chandlers Wall
Sands Store