First telephone company in Clinton
| Description: |
Two typed pages describing the first telephone companies in Clinton, Indiana. J. L. Horney was the first telephone owner. Mrs. Leighton, Mrs. Roy Slater, and Mrs. Ben Hunnicut were operators. Bell Telephone bought the business from Mr. Horney. Amelia Robertson owned the Farmers Telephone Company. Miss Hazel Haase was the cheif operator for Bell Telephone exhange. Emaline Hurlow from the Daily Clintonian was a reference. |
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| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/isulib/id/1263 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State University Library |
| Subjects: |
Telephone companies Telephone industry Telephone operators Telephones Business & Industry People |
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