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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

Showing of 52 results for Telephone Service.

ID	65200
Title of Article	Brooke Moore ranks among Indiana State's elite runners
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brooke Moore and track runners; Brooke Moore and track runners
Date	March 6, 2019
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Indiana Telephone Service - Area Codes, Moore, Brooke, Indoor Track

ID	58033
Title of Article	Sprint cutting long-distance service
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 11, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Telephone Service, Telephone Companies

ID	46002
Title of Article	Frontier assumes landline phone service
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 6, 2010
Page	A3, A5
Subjects	Frontier Communications Corp., Verizon, Telephone Service

ID	19759
Title of Article	You can't hear me now?
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 19, 2006
Page	C1
Subjects	Verizon, Telephone Service, Telephone Companies

ID	19755
Title of Article	Businesses soaked by phone woes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 18, 2006
Page	C1
Subjects	Telephone Service, Verizon, Telephone Companies

ID	90950
Title of Article	State no-call program best
Notes	Indiana General Assembly - 2003 envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Steve Carter
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jun 26, 2003
Page	A1, A12
Subjects	Indiana, Telephone Service, Legislature, Politics and Government

ID	90948
Title of Article	No-call list nets $300,000
Notes	Indiana General Assembly - 2003 envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 18, 2003
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Indiana, Telephone Service, Legislature, Politics and Government

ID	89743
Title of Article	Collect calls net department $235,000
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Nov 24, 2002
Page	A1, A9
Subjects	Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, General Finance, Telephone Service

ID	1889
Title of Article	Number's up
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Elkhart County History File
Picture Caption	illustration of state/area codes
Date	May 29, 2002
Page	A1
Subjects	Indiana Telephone Service - Area Codes

ID	1890
Title of Article	Number's up
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Indiana History File
Picture Caption	illustration of state/area codes
Date	May 29, 2002
Page	A1
Subjects	Indiana Telephone Service - Area Codes

ID	1629
Title of Article	Your new area code: (574)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 12, 2001
Page	A1
Subjects	Indiana Telephone Service - Area Codes

ID	1630
Title of Article	Option keeps 219 area code in region
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Indiana History File
Date	July 21, 2000
Page	A1
Subjects	Indiana Telephone Service - Area Codes

ID	91768
Title of Article	Snow-plow driver dies
Notes	Fatalities, traffic 2000, Brian Steinbicer
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Plowed down telephone service box
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 19, 2000
Page	A1, A9

ID	82474
Title of Article	Report: No phone, cable price drop in most households
Notes	Cable TV Companies envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 04, 1999
Subjects	Satellite Industries, Telephone Service, Television/TV, Business

ID	82019
Title of Article	State working on 911 cellular system
Notes	Phones - Mobile / Cell envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 27, 1998
Page	A8
Subjects	Telephone Alert System, Telephone Service, Telephone Companies, Politics and Government

ID	82020
Title of Article	Wireless firms set the hook
Notes	Phones - Mobile / Cell envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 08, 1998
Page	C1, C2
Subjects	Telephone Companies, Telephone Service, Communications, Business

ID	81549
Title of Article	Fed probing phone costs
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 27, 1998
Subjects	AT&T, Telephone Service, Telephone Companies, Business

ID	81548
Title of Article	Pay phone long-distance rates prompt action
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 16, 1998
Page	A7
Subjects	AT&T, Telephone Service, Business, Legislature

ID	82018
Title of Article	Caller-pays mobile phones in works
Notes	Phones - Mobile / Cell envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 28, 1998
Page	C4
Subjects	Cell Phones, Telephone Companies, Telephone Service, Business

ID	82021
Title of Article	Calling all cars: Cellular phone owners say the device can save time, money and even lives
Notes	Phones - Mobile / Cell envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Kelly; Cellular Phone Facts
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Apr 08, 1997
Page	D1, D6
Subjects	Cell Phones, Telephone Service, Communications, Electronics

ID	80652
Title of Article	Don't call this number; we won't answer
Notes	America's Directories Inc.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 29, 1996
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, Telephone Service, Business

ID	80680
Title of Article	Ameritech's yellow pages to list electronic addresses
Notes	Ameritech
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 17, 1996
Page	A11
Subjects	Business, Telephone Service, Internet

ID	69192
Title of Article	Centel to be Sprint Cellular Co.
Notes	Centel Cellular Co.; Sprint Cellular Co.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 18, 1993
Subjects	Business, Telephone Service

ID	86788
Title of Article	Replacement of City Hall's phones just a little too late
Notes	City Hall envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	May 08, 1992
Subjects	City Hall, Telephone Service, Courts

ID	95922
Title of Article	You can telephone your congressman
Notes	Roemer, Tim envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	May 06, 1991
Subjects	Politicians, Telephone Service, Politics and Government

ID	86685
Title of Article	Mayor's office a key link
Notes	City Access envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 17, 1991
Subjects	Politics and Government, Perron, James (Mayor), Telephone Service

ID	95986
Title of Article	Call Roemer toll-free
Notes	Roemer, Tim envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 09, 1991
Subjects	Politicians, Politics and Government, Telephone Service

ID	80681
Title of Article	Ameritech Net Income increases 7.6 percent for third quarter
Notes	Ameritech
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Oct 22, 1990
Subjects	Business, Telephone Service

ID	85634
Title of Article	Judges will request car telephones again
Notes	Courts - General envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 16, 1990
Subjects	Courts, Judges, Telephone Service, Technology

ID	81555
Title of Article	Computer glitch hangs up AT&T
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	AT&T logo
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 16, 1990
Page	A1
Subjects	AT&T, Computer Software, Telephone Service

ID	81556
Title of Article	Who ya gonna call? MCI, Sprint
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jan 16, 1990
Page	A1
Subjects	AT&T, Telephone Service, Telephone Companies

ID	81551
Title of Article	AT&T predicts heavy holiday LD calling
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Dec 21, 1989
Subjects	AT&T, Telephone Service, Business

ID	69191
Title of Article	Cellular telephone operation acquired
Notes	Centel Cellular Co.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Oct 12, 1988
Subjects	Telephone Service, Business

ID	89384
Title of Article	Politicians line up in opposition
Notes	Political Campaign - Hiler/Ward 1988 envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jul 06, 1988
Subjects	GTE Corp., Business, Telephone Service, Politics and Government

ID	70453
Title of Article	Clark reducing phone rates
Notes	Telecommunications
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 28, 1987
Page	B6
Subjects	Telephone Service, Business & Industry Report

ID	85061
Title of Article	She thought she'd heard it all
Notes	Government, Elkhart City envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Denise Waltz, Michelle Fioritto
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 15, 1987
Page	A8
Subjects	Perron, James (Mayor), Politics and Government, Telephone Service

ID	8166
Title of Article	Library Phone Link with Deaf
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of Doellman
Date	August 15, 1985
Page	11
Subjects	Elkhart Public Library, Deafness, Telephone Service, Libraries

ID	85621
Title of Article	Elkhart Judges Install Speaker Telephones
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 21, 1985
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building, Telephone Service, Technology

ID	94454
Title of Article	Correction
Notes	Civil Air Patrol envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 20, 1981
Subjects	Civil Air Patrol, Telephone Service

ID	70794
Title of Article	Coachmen Industries Inc. Picture
Notes	Centrex system
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Coachmen personnel in training; Julia Hurst; Sally Thomas; Bill Boyden; Dick Marshall; John Ross; Ron Baker
Date	Aug 07, 1976
Subjects	Coachmen Industries Inc., General Telephone Co. of Indiana, Inc., Telephone Service

ID	79331
Title of Article	Osceola Telephone Service Depends On Two Workmen For Town's Area
Notes	Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 17, 1971

ID	29195
Title of Article	Telephone service back to normal Tuesday
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of Gerald Stevens, J. L. Samick, J. A. Christenson & G. E. Grimes
Date	November 28, 1966
Subjects	Penn Central Railroad, Train Derailments, Railroads, New York Central Railroad

ID	84228
Title of Article	Bristol Phone Number Switch Set For Aug. 7
Notes	Bristol Telephone Company envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Mar 21, 1966
Subjects	Business, Bristol, IN, Telephone Companies, Telephone Service

ID	87068
Title of Article	Phone System Among Best
Notes	Elkhart Truth - Communicana folder in Business Documents
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Jul 16, 1965
Page	Open House Edition pg. 4
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, Communicana Building (Equity Building), Telephone Service, Communications

ID	39014
Title of Article	Does Indiana have an official seal?
Notes	Indianapolis Star Magazine
Source	Other
Location	Indiana History File
Picture Caption	photos of seals & Charles Brown
Date	December 30, 1962
History #	3
Subjects	Indiana Telephone Service - Area Codes

ID	84231
Title of Article	Three More Lines, Elkhart to Bristol, Placed in Service
Notes	Bristol Telephone Company envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Sep 16, 1950
Subjects	Business, Bristol, IN, Telephone Companies, Telephone Service

ID	84232
Title of Article	Incorporate To Aid Bristol Phone Firm
Notes	Bristol Telephone Company envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Sep 15, 1950
Subjects	Business, Bristol, IN, Telephone Companies, Telephone Service

ID	84227
Title of Article	State PSC Orders Series of Bristol Phone Improvements
Notes	Bristol Telephone Company envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Sep 08, 1950
Subjects	Business, Bristol, IN, Telephone Companies, Telephone Service

ID	84226
Title of Article	State Engineer's Report Read Into Bristol Phone Record
Notes	Bristol Telephone Company envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 19, 1950
Page	1
Subjects	Business, Bristol, IN, Telephone Companies, Telephone Service

ID	84230
Title of Article	State Examiner Hears Further Complaints on Bristol Phones
Notes	Bristol Telephone Company envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Aug 18, 1950
Page	2
Subjects	Business, Bristol, IN, Telephone Companies, Telephone Service