This Week in History

The Star Archives

December 26, 1946, article from The Star newspaper archives. “Install Telephone Cable. A special crew from Spokane under the supervision of Virgil Zickler is in the area working on the installation of a 400-pair telephone cable under the bridge at Coulee Dam.

It is expected that it will take about a month to complete the job, and when finished it will have a capacity of service for 700 to 800 additional subscribers.”

Source(s): The Star archives

Compiled by Bob Valen

Source(s): Library of Congress

Compiled by Bob Valen