The Informer: Lake Charles gets its first dial telephones - American Press

The Informer: Lake Charles gets its first dial telephones - American Press

“The evolution of the telephone in Lake Charles from the little wall instruments with the crank and bell in the late nineties to the latest word in telephones — the dial system, which goes in to use at 12 o’clock tonight — is an interesting history and commentary on the times and people of the city.” That was how the main story in the Nov. 30, 1946, edition of the Lake Charles American Press greeted readers as they drank their morning coffees. L…