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Me and Ma Bell

Record #:
8935
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Abstract:
Mabel Hicks recalls the telephone's early days. She remembers when each town had a central operator who connected the caller with their desired party, often starting up conversation for a few minutes before transferring the call. Hicks also remembers how the family divided up phone time with the children taking advantage of Wednesday church nights to talk on the “party lines.” For Hicks, the telephone has drastically changed since her childhood.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 51 Issue 9, Feb 1984, p20, il