Arbon surprises Mrs. T. B. Evans, its telephone central since the start
January 11, 1923 · Newspaper clipping
In 1923 Arbon’s telephone patrons threw a surprise party for Susannah Smith Evans, who had kept the valley’s post office, store and switchboard, led its Red Cross and registered its voters.
- When
- January 11, 1923
- Who
- Thomas Bowen EvansEach name opens the family on the valley map.
- Family
- Evans family on the valley map ↗
- Where
- Arbon
- What
- Newspaper clipping
- Credit
- American Falls Press, January 11, 1923, page 7. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.
- From
- Arbon surprises Mrs. T. B. Evans, its telephone central since the start
- Record
- The whole newspaper page ↗
- Albums
- Evans family · Arbon · From the Old Papers
Original record
The article as printed in the American Falls Press, January 11, 1923, page 7. Library of Congress, Chronicling America.
Original filename: susannah-evans-of-arbon-1900-1953.jpg
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