Bucklin High School - Reco Yearbook (Bucklin, MO)

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Planned Progress Movement Hearing that Blues Stadium in Kansas City was disposing of their old lights, they took quick action and secured them at a big saving. A number of women prepared and served meals for the men the days they were work- ing on the diamond, and several children were always at hand to run errands. Later in the season the women operated a conces- sion standat each ballgame, the receipts go- ing to the ball diamond fund. On June Z2 the diamond was ready for dedi- cation and opening game, which proved to be a double header with their old friends, Pleasant Grove. The diamond was in use on an average of four nights a week during the warm months. Five ball teams were organized: the Pee Wees, the Juniors, the Girls, the Women, and the men. To name the ones responsible for the success of this project would be to make a roll call of Boston community. The committee's report revealed a total of 500 man hours of labor and Sl, 180 were donated. They have a .level and lighted field, necessary game equipment, rent and ,light bills paid, and some cash on hand to make further improvements. A portion of the diamond and childredsplayground at New Boston as it appeared later. .af if ,

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Crates of new dial telephone equipment are being put in the new CDO lCentra,l Dial Officel building in Bucklin. This building will house Miss Dial , the streamlined hello girl . Shown below a k 1' Dial Telephones Installed The old magneto plant, which has been in operation since the turn of the century, was purchased by the Chariton Valley Telephone Corporation, March 31, 1955. Survey work was started immediately by Sloan, Cook and Lowe, a Chicago Engineering firm, employed to lay out the new telephone plant. Outside construction work was started in January 1956. The new system was ready for operation in September 1956, but the actual cut-over from manual operation to dial was not made until October 1. re wor ers o the L.P. and H. Construction CO.. of Li t I cl' ' ' ' Bucklin, Highway 129, for the new dial telephone system. n on, n una' spmmng Cable m North . V. , ,114-. 14