From Our Files

• Oct. 27, 1949

Facilities of the Central Iowa Telephone Co. in Hartley were enlarged to take care of a growing community for a number of years. Among the outstanding improvements were a new, modern switchboard and the automatic ringing of phones in subscribers’ homes.

Section boss Frank Meyers, Grover Fanning and Clarence Illian narrowly escaped injury when they jumped free of the handcar on which they were riding. The crew was about two miles east of Hartley when a train approached unexpectedly. The handcar was smashed but the men were safe.

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